Introduction

The 12th Annual East-West Roundball Classic will be for Boys and Girls basketball players from Kentucky and surrounding states.  The event will be directed by Rick Bolus of High Potential® Basketball Recruiting Service, Jeff Allgood, Director of Allgood Hoops®, and Kris Vance of The Kentucky Basketball Foundation. 

The EAST-WEST ROUNDBALL CLASSIC is in its 12^th year of showcasing players from Kentucky and surrounding states.

It is the largest one day exposure event for boys and girls in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

This year’s event is expanding our grade levels to showcase players from the Class of 2010 thru Class of 2016.  Allgood Hoops® is glad to announce that we will hold this event at duPont Manual High School’s Butch Charmoli Gym.  This facility is located at 120 W Lee St. in Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

This event is promoted and marketed through Allgood Hoops®, Rick Bolus’ High Potential®, and the Kentucky Basketball Foundation.

Clark Francis (hoopscooponline.com), Bluegrass Insider Scouting Service (bluegrassinsider.com), Rick Bolus’ High Potential® Scouting Service (basketball-camp.net), and Matt Denison (hoosierhillshoops.com) are scheduled to attend.  Ron Harrison (kyprephoops.com) will provide coverage of the event on his blog and website.

Above information provided by Allgood Hoops®.  For more information go to www.allgoodhoops.com and click on EAST/WEST ROUNDBALL CLASSIC under event information.

Team Rosters

*denotes no-shows

Results

This event was held Saturday April 10^th at duPont Manual High School in Louisville KY.  Teams 1-10 were boys and teams 11-14 were girls.  The event was open to players from class of 2010 through 2016.  Results of the event were as follows:

9:00 AM

Team #2 79  Team #1 76 – Team #2 MVP 5-6 8^th grader Martinus Williams (Conway Middle).  Team #1 MVP 6-0 Fr. Chris Gillespie (Bourbon County).

10:15 AM

Team #3 103  Team #4 65 – Team #3 MVP 6-3 So. Corey Gregg (Ashland Blazer).  Team #4 MVP 5-11 So. Keith Miller (St. Xavier).

Team #12 105  Team #11 51 – Team #12 MVP 5-6 Fr. Kelly Cox (Harlan).  Team #11 5-7  7^th grader Torri Mitchell (Harlan Middle).

11:10 AM

Team #1 87  Team #2 85 – Team #1 MVP 6-2 Fr. Koty Sexton (Jenkins Independent).  Team #2 MVP 5-10 8^th grader Zack Chaykowsky (Ballard Memorial).

12:15 PM

Team #12 102  Team #11 72 –  Team #12 MVP 5-5 7^th grader Deja Turner (Covington Holmes).  Team #11 MVP 5-6 8^th grader Jourdan Ledford (Harlan).

Team #3 75  Team #4 72 – Team #3 MVP 6-7 So. Hayden Stephenson (Greenup County).  Team #4 MVP 5-11 So. Landon McIntyre (Cumberland County).

1:20 PM

Team #6 110  Team #5 100 – Team #6 MVP 6-1 Jr. TJ Carbon (Owensboro).  Team #5 MVP 6-2 Jr. Jake Simpson (Pleasure Ridge Park).

Team #13 89  Team #14 76 – Team #13 MVP 5-8 Sr. Whitney Reed (Butler).  Team #14 MVP 6-0 So. Ashley Mullins (Harlan).

2:25 PM

Team #7 110  Team #8 108 – Team #7 MVP 6-3 Sr. Garett Ross (Corydon IN).  Team #8 MVP 6-3 Sr. Larry Mimms (Valley).

Team #9 78  Team #10 67 – Team #9 MVP 6-4 Jr. Josh Stroud (Fairdale).  Team #10 MVP 5-11 So. Charles Foster (Louisville Trinity).

3:30 PM

Team #13 111  Team #14 70- Team #13 MVP 5-9 Jr. Rachel Hodge (Union County).  Team #14 MVP 5-6 Jr. Natalie Greenwell (Elizabethtown).

Team #5 119  Team #6 90 – Team #5 Co-MVPs 6-4 Jr. Ben Madon (Bell County) and 5-10 Jr. Dennis Smith (Richmond Model).  Team #6 Co-MVPs 6-2 Jr. Aaron Ponder (Madison Southern) and 6-1 Jr. Trey Wyatt (Spencer County).

4:35 PM

Team #9 125  Team #7 111- Team #9 Co-MVPs 6-1 Jr. Malcolm Foster (John Hardin) and 5-11 Jr. Isaiah Jones (Louisville Central).  Team #7 Co-MVPs 5-8 Sr. Joel Bobbitt (Evangel Christian) and 5-11 Sr. Tyler Whitman (Ooltewah TN).

Team #10 127  Team #8 89 – Team #10 MVP 6-0 So. Trevor Tiller (Paintsville).  Team #8 MVP 6-2 Sr. Blake Greene (Menifee County).

Top Players

Rick Bolus provided the following info listing the top performers:

Each player played in two games.  Below were the top performers (*denotes top ones):

Boys

*Larry Mimms, a 6-3 senior from Louisville Valley (KY)

Garett Ross, a 6-3 senior from Corydon Central (IN)

Josh Kays, a 6-0 senior from Bardstown Nelson Co. (KY)

*Josh Stroud, a 6-4 junior from Fairdale (KY)

*Malcolm Foster, a 6-1 junior from Elizabethtown John Hardin (KY)

Ryan Bowling, a 5-10 junior from Owensboro (KY)

Ben Madon, a 6-4 junior from Pineville Bell Co. (KY)

Trey Wyatt, a 6-0 junior from Taylorsville Spencer Co. (KY)

Desmond Brown, a 5-10 junior from Louisville Central (KY)

*Charles Foster (5-11) and *Nathan Dieudonne (6-6), both sophomores from Louisville Trinity (KY)

Hayden Stephenson, a 6-7 sophomore from Greenup Greenup Co. (KY)

Keith Miller, a 5-11 sophomore from Louisville St. Xavier (KY)

Corey Gregg, a 6-3 sophomore from Ashland Blazer (KY)

Chris Gillespie, a 6-0 freshman from Paris Bourbon Co. (KY)

Kyle Brown, a 6-1 freshman from Olive Hill West Carter (KY)

Jordan Miller, a 6-5 freshman from Fulton Fulton City (KY)

Zach Chaykowsky, a 5-10 eighth grader from Barlow Ballard Memorial (KY)

Girls

*Whitney Reed, a 5-8 senior from Louisville Butler (KY)

*Natalie Greenwell, a 5-6 junior from Elizabethtown (KY)

*Kristin Perry, a 6-1 junior from Olive Hill West Carter (KY)

Rachel Hodge, a 5-9 junior from Morganfield Union Co. (KY)

Adelaide Luckett, a 6-0 junior from Elizabethtown (KY)

Ashley Mullins, a 6-0 sophomore from Harlan (KY)

Kelly Cox, a 5-6 freshman from Harlan (KY)

Deja Turner, a 5-5 seventh grader from Covington Holmes (KY)

Kelsey Garcia, a 6-0 seventh grader from Warfield Middle School (KY)

Torri Mitchell, a 5-7 seventh grader from Harlan (KY)

Notes

One of my pet peeves with basketball today is the inability of so many players all the way from high school to the professional ranks to shoot free throws.  Many a trip to the free throw line becomes high adventure with little accuracy or success.  I had the pleasure to attend the East-West Roundball Classic April 10^th and got to see a master at the line.  5-6 Jr. Natalie Greenwell from Elizabethtown makes the art of shooting free throws look effortless.  She has excellent concentration, good form, and gets results.  I checked on the KHSAA website for the 2009-2010 season and she was 91 for 109 from the line for an 83.5% rate which put her high in the state rankings.  I believe with the game on the line it’s obvious that I would have the ball in her hands.

A few more thoughts and tidbits on this event held on April 10^th.

Boys

There were several excellent players displaying their skills during this event.  Some of the top performers included 6-3 Sr. Larry Mimms (Louisville Valley). 6-4 Jr. Josh Stroud (Fairdale), 6-1 Jr. Malcolm Foster (Elizabethtown John Hardin), 5-11 So. Charles Foster (Louisville Trinity), and 6-6 So. Nathan Dieudonne (Louisville Trinity).

Team #9 won both games with an “iron man” performance as their roster was limited to five players because of “no shows.”  The five players were 6-4 Jr. Josh Stroud (Fairdale), 5-10 Jr. Desmond Brown (Louisville Central), 6-1 Jr. Malcolm Foster (Elizabethtown John Hardin), 5-11 Jr. Isaiah Jones (Louisville Central) , and 5-10 Jr. Corbin Maynard (Louisville DeSales).  Team #9 may of have been limited in numbers but not in ability.

Louisville Trinity was well represented with a talented trio of sophs in Nathan Dieudonne, Charles Foster, and Troy Saxton.

Ashland Blazer was also well represented with the trio of sophs in Corey Gregg, Ryan Whetsel, and Kyle Bush.

Keep a watch on the promising young stars including 6-0 Fr. Chris Gillespie (Paris Bourbon County), 6-1 Fr. Kyle Brown (Olive Hill West Carter), 6-5 Fr. Jordan Miller (Fulton Fulton City), and 5-10 8^th grader Zach Chaykowsky (Barlow Ballard Memorial).

Girls

Several girls had excellent performances today including 5-8 Sr. Whitney Reed (Louisville Butler), 5-6 Jr. Natalie Greenwell (Elizabethtown), and 6-1 Jr. Kristin Perry (Olive Hill West Carter).  Whitney Reed did not play her senior year but she obviously has been working hard as she played extremely well today.

Harlan Independent brought several girls to this event and the future looks bright for that school.  6-0 So. Ashley Mullins, 5-6 Fr. Kelly Cox, and 5-7 7^th grader Torri Mitchell played well for Harlan today.

Evidently the girls from Union County found the baskets to be “friendly” today as Madison Dayberry, Rachel Buchanan, Jalyn Houston, and Rachel Hodge shot well during their games.

6-0 Jr. Adelaide Luckett (Elizabethtown) continues to impress with her ability to shoot and rebound.

5-5 7^th grader Deja Turner (Covington Holmes) impressed with her ability and court awareness for such an early age.  6-0 7^th grader Kelsey Garcia from Warfield KY shows a lot of potential with good size and ability.

Conclusion

Several other boys and girls had good performances and I was very impressed with their effort and work ethics.  Although I was impressed with the event, Rick Bolus, Kris Vance, and Jeff Allgood will strive to improve and make the event even better next year.

Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prephoops@yahoo.com.

Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other basketball events appear on http://www.kyprephoops.com.