There are seven teams entered in the Boys 12 & Under Division I. The teams are divided into two pools as follows: Pool A : Northern KY Rockets, Key Player, Hoop Dreams, and Northern KY Suns. Pool B : Northern KY Knights, KY Elite, and Hoops Elite Wildcats.
There are 15 teams entered in the Boys 12 & Under Division II. The teams are divided into five pools as follows: Pool A : KY Rim Rockers, River City Kings, and KY Crush. Pool B : Frankfort Ballers, Omega Rhinos, and Mason County. Pool C : Northern KY Legends Elite, Louisville Elite, and Sharks. Pool D : Northern KY Cavs, Montgomery Trojans, and Swarm. Pool E : Fleming County, Lexington Panthers, and East KY Kings.
| Boys 12 & Under Division I | |||
| Northern KY Rockets | 45 | Key Player | 37 |
| Hoop Dreams | 42 | Northern KY Suns | 24 |
| Northern KY Suns | 68 | Key Player | 41 |
| Hoop Dreams | 40 | Northern KY Rockets | 20 |
| Northern KY Rockets | 34 | Northern KY Suns | 32 |
| Hoop Dreams | 49 | Key Player | 31 |
| KY Elite | 50 | Northern KY Knights | 34 |
| Northern KY Knights | 35 | Hoops Elite Wildcats | 30 |
| KY Elite | 64 | Hoops Elite Wildcats | 36 |
Northern KY Rockets 45 Key Player 37
Leighton Schrand and Will Heppler led Northern KY Rockets with 18 and 15
points respectively.
Christian Villers and Shalah Nobles led Key Player with nine points each.
Hoop Dreams 42 Northern KY Suns 24
Drew Davis led Hoop Dreams with 13 points. Logan Turner and Parker Keeney led Northern KY Suns with five points each.
Northern KY Suns 68 Key Player 41
Ethan Stringer and Aaron Fox led Northern KY Suns with 13 and 11
points respectively.
Shalah Nobles, Damante Thornton, and Christian Villers led Key Player with 14, 10, and nine
points respectively.
Hoop Dreams 40 Northern KY Rockets 20
Keith Mack led Hoop Dreams with 15 points. Will Heppler, Adam Picorillo, and Ben Dreesman led Northern KY Rockets with five points each.
Northern KY Rockets 34 Northern KY Suns 32
Will Heppler led Northern KY Rockets with 18 points. Logan Turner led Northern KY Suns with 12 points.
Hoop Dreams 49 Key Player 31
Darius Williams, Keith Guy, and Jorden Perry led Hoop Dreams with 11, 10, and 10
points respectively.
Chase Porter led Key Player with 10 points.
KY Elite 50 Northern KY Knights 34
Braxton Beverly and Kel Stotts led KY Elite with 12 and 11
points respectively.
Thad Moss led Northern KY Knights with 18 points.
Northern KY Knights 35 Hoops Elite Wildcats 30
Thad Moss and Carson Williams led Northern KY Knights with 13 and 12
points respectively.
William Olsen, Cody Morton, and Q. Goodin led Hoops Elite Wildcats with seven, six, and six
points respectively.
KY Elite 64 Hoops Elite Wildcats 36
Chance Melton, Trevor Hill, Braxton Beverly, and Zach Hall led KY Elite with 18, 14, 12, and 10
points respectively.
John Meuller led Hoops Elite Wildcats with 16 points.
| Boys 12 & Under Division II | |||
| KY Rim Rockers | 68 | River City Kings | 20 |
| KY Rim Rockers | 47 | KY Crush | 26 |
| River City Kings | 44 | KY Crush | 18 |
| Frankfort Ballers | 59 | Omega Rhinos | 32 |
| Frankfort Ballers | 62 | Mason County | 21 |
| Omega Rhinos | 45 | Mason County | 39 |
| Louisville Elite | 47 | Northern KY Legends Elite | 30 |
| Sharks | 47 | Northern KY Legends Elite | 31 |
| Louisville Elite | 42 | Sharks | 27 |
| Montgomery Trojans | 54 | Northern KY Cavs | 21 |
| Swarm | 41 | Northern KY Cavs | 34 |
| Montgomery Trojans | 45 | Swarm | 38 |
| Lexington Panthers | 49 | Fleming County | 16 |
| East KY Kings | 57 | Fleming County | 21 |
| Lexington Panthers | 50 | East KY Kings | 29 |
KY Rim Rockers 68 River City Kings 20
Spencer McKinney, Riley Hall, and Payton Gover led KY Rim Rockers with 12, 10, and 10
points respectively.
Greg Frist led River City Kings with nine points on three three point baskets.
KY Rim Rockers 47 KY Crush 26
Riley Hall and Jacob Johnson led KY Rim Rockers with 12 and 11
points respectively.
DaJean Stroud led KY Crush with nine points.
River City Kings 44 KY Crush 18
Greg Frist and Duncan Barber led River City Kings with 13 and 10
points respectively.
Ronnie Walker and Kaleb South led KY Crush with five and four
points respectively.
Frankfort Ballers 59 Omega Rhinos 32
Trey Farmer and Jacob Cook led Frankfort Ballers with 18 and 15
points respectively.
Matt Wilson, Todd Ramey, and Trent McGovney led Omega Rhinos with seven, six, and six
points respectively.
Frankfort Ballers 62 Mason County 21
Trey Farmer led Frankfort Ballers with 20 points. Harvey Rice and Jesse Morgan led Mason County with six points each.
Omega Rhinos 45 Mason County 39
Todd Ramey, Trent McGovney, Bo Hebel, and Owen Workman led Omega Rhinos with eight, seven, seven, and seven
points respectively.
Harvey Rice, Darren Williams, and Antwavon Williams led Mason County with nine, eight, and seven
points respectively.
Louisville Elite 47 Northern KY Legends Elite 30
Kevin Kirby and Colin Ferguson led Louisville Elite with 14 and eight
points respectively.
Brennon Englemon led Northern KY Legends Elite with 10 points.
Sharks 47 Northern KY Legends Elite 31
Austin Sweeny and Peyton Curry led Sharks with 14 and 11
points respectively.
Jacob Cahill, Brennon Englemon, and Camyrn Snapp led Northern KY Legends Elite with six, five, and five
points respectively.
Louisville Elite 42 Sharks 27
Kevin Kirby and Brian Alvey led Louisville Elite with 11 and 10
points respectively.
Ethan Schulte and Ethan Lloyd led Sharks with 10 and eight
points respectively.
Montgomery Trojans 54 Northern KY Cavs 21
Brandon Combs and Chaiten Tomlin led Montgomery Trojans with 18 and nine
points respectively.
Jackson Crawford led Northern KY Cavs with six points.
Swarm 41 Northern KY Cavs 34
Bobby Anderson, Grant Kiser, and Caleb Bol led Swarm with 10, 10, and eight
points respectively.
Alex Kenkel led Northern KY Cavs with 10 points.
Montgomery Trojans 45 Swarm 38
Shelby Combs and Cody Parsley led Montgomery Trojans with 17 and 12
points respectively.
Bobby Anderson and Grant Kiser led Swarm with 11 and 10
points respectively.
Lexington Panthers 49 Fleming County 16
Justin Kelley, Cam Garner, and Sam Ehrler led Lexington Panthers with 12, 11, and 10
points respectively.
M. Todd and Stuart Hoard led Fleming County with five and four
points respectively.
East KY Kings 57 Fleming County 21
Cade Fletcher and Jon Morris led East KY Kings with 17 and 12
points respectively.
Ashton Hall led Fleming County with 17 points including five three point baskets.
Lexington Panthers 50 East KY Kings 29
Donoven Morris, Sam Ehrler, Sian Holifield, and Justin Kelley led Lexington Panthers with 13, 13, 11, and 11
points respectively.
Cade Fletcher led East KY Kings with 13 points.
| Boys 12 & Under Division I | |||
| Northern KY Knights | 37 | Northern KY Suns | 25 |
| Hoops Elite Wildcats | 43 | Northern KY Rockets | 35 |
Northern KY Knights 37 Northern KY Suns 25
Carson Williams and Thad Moss led Northern KY Knights with nine points each. Brayden Combs and Logan Turner led Northern KY Suns with five points each.
Hoops Elite Wildcats 43 Northern KY Rockets 35
Jake Ramsey and Q. Goodin led Hoops Elite Wildcats with 10 and eight
points respectively.
Will Heppler led Northern KY Rockets with 11 points.
| Boys 12 & Under Division II | ||||
| East KY Kings | 44 | KY Crush | 37 | |
| Frankfort Ballers | 73 | Northern KY Cavs | 26 | |
| Montgomery Trojans | 57 | Mason County | 33 | |
| KY Rim Rockers | 74 | Fleming County | 9 | |
| River City Kings | 38 | Sharks | 34 | (OT) |
| Northern KY Legends Elite | 35 | Lexington Panthers | 25 | |
| Omega Rhinos | 35 | Swarm | 29 | |
East KY Kings 44 KY Crush 37
Austin Hill led East KY Kings with 20 points including three three point baskets. Cade Fletcher added 13 points. Ronnie Walker and Trey Griffen led KY Crush with 18 and 12
points respectively.
Frankfort Ballers 73 Northern KY Cavs 26
Jacob Cook led Frankfort Ballers with 15 points on five three point baskets. Andre Rhodman added 12 points. John Ludwig led Northern KY Cavs with 13 points including three three point baskets.
Montgomery Trojans 57 Mason County 33
Cody Parsley, Chaiten Tomlin, and Shelby Combs led Montgomery Trojans with 14, 11, and 10
points respectively.
Chandler Clark and Darell Henry led Mason County with 10 and six
points respectively.
KY Rim Rockers 74 Fleming County 9
Riley Hall, Trevor Ridner, and Jacob Johnson led KY Rim Rockers with 14, 14, and 12
points respectively.
Ashton Hall led Fleming County with four points.
River City Kings 38 Sharks 34 (OT)
Greg Frist led River City Kings with 14 points including four three point baskets. Austin Sweeny led Sharks with four points.
Northern KY Legends Elite 35 Lexington Panthers 25
Steffan Green and Andrew Arnold led Northern KY Legends Elite with nine and six
points respectively.
Sian Holifield led Lexington Panthers with 14 points.
Omega Rhinos 35 Swarm 29
Bo Hebel led Omega Rhinos with 10 points. Bobby Anderson and Grant Kiser led Swarm with 11 and eight
points respectively.
| Boys 12 & Under Division I | ||||
| Hoop Dreams | 36 | Northern KY Knights | 29 | (Semifinal) |
| KY Elite | 47 | Hoops Elite Wildcats | 31 | (Semifinal) |
| KY Elite | 48 | Hoop Dreams | 41 | (Championship) |
Hoop Dreams 36 Northern KY Knights 29 (Semifinal)
Darius Williams and Jorden Perry led Hoop Dreams with 11 and 10
points respectively.
Thad Moss and Jake Ohmer led Northern KY Knights with nine and eight
points respectively.
| Hoop Dreams | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| Northern KY Knights | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
| Hoop Dreams | (36) - | Williams 11, Hager 4, Davis 1, Perry 10, Guy 6, Jenkins 4. |
| Northern KY Knights | (29) - | Downs 1, Garnett 2, Moss 9, Ohmer 8, Padgett 3, Williams 6. |
KY Elite 47 Hoops Elite Wildcats 31 (Semifinal)
Braxton Beverly and Chance Melton led KY Elite with 17 and 11
points respectively.
Q. Goodin and William Olsen led Hoops Elite Wildcats with 13 and eight
points respectively.
| KY Elite | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 47 |
| Hoops Elite Wildcats | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| KY Elite | (47) - | Hill 8, Melton 11, Beverly 17, Stotts 4, Hall 7. |
| Hoops Elite Wildcats | (31) - | Morton 2, Ramsey 5, Olsen 8, Lewellen 2, Goodin 13, **** 1. |
KY Elite 48 Hoop Dreams 41 (Championship)
Zach Hall, Braxton Beverly, and Kel Stotts led KY Elite with 13, 12, and 10
points respectively.
Darius Williams and Jorden Perry led Hoop Dreams with 15 and 10
points respectively.
| KY Elite | 13 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 48 |
| Hoop Dreams | 14 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 41 |
| KY Elite | (48) - | Beverly 12, Hill 2, Stotts 10, Hall 13, Melton 5, Davis 6. |
| Hoop Dreams | (41) - | Williams 15, Hager 4, Davis 7, Mack 6, Perry 10. |
| Boys 12 & Under Division II | ||||
| Louisville Elite | 41 | East KY Kings | 17 | (Quarterfinal) |
| Frankfort Ballers | 48 | Montgomery Trojans | 31 | (Quarterfinal) |
| KY Rim Rockers | 39 | River City Kings | 20 | (Quarterfinal) |
| Northern KY Legends Elite | 38 | Omega Rhinos | 35 | (Quarterfinal) |
| Louisville Elite | 39 | Frankfort Ballers | 36 | (Semifinal) |
| KY Rim Rockers | 44 | Northern KY Legends Elite | 33 | (Semifinal) |
| Louisville Elite | 60 | KY Rim Rockers | 36 | (Championship) |
Louisville Elite 41 East KY Kings 17 (Quarterfinal)
Tony Smyzer and Colin Ferguson led Louisville Elite with 10 and nine
points respectively.
Cade Fletcher led East KY Kings with five points.
| Louisville Elite | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| East KY Kings | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| Louisville Elite | (41) - | Kinnison 2, Coole 2, Ferguson 9, Sims 2, Drake 2, Kirby 4, Smith 4, Knight 2, Anderson 4, Smyzer 10. |
| East KY Kings | (17) - | Hill 2, Fletcher 5, Smith 4, Ratliff 4, Collins 2. |
Frankfort Ballers 48 Montgomery Trojans 31 (Quarterfinal)
Trey Farmer and Matthew Smith led Frankfort Ballers with 13 and 11
points respectively.
DeShawn Newton added nine points on three three point baskets. Chaiten Tomlin led Montgomery Trojans with 14 points including four three point baskets. Cody Parsley added nine points.
| Frankfort Ballers | 16 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 48 |
| Montgomery Trojans | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| Frankfort Ballers | (48) - | Newton 9, Cook 3, Hurst 5, Farmer 13, Smith 11, Rhodman 2, Robinson 2. |
| Montgomery Trojans | (31) - | Parsley 9, Walker 3, Stevens 2, Tomlin 14, S. Combs 3. |
KY Rim Rockers 39 River City Kings 20 (Quarterfinal)
Riley Hall, Spencer McKinney, Jake Smith, and Preston Ledford led KY Rim Rockers with seven, seven, seven, and six
points respectively.
Greg Frist and Jordan Johnson led River City Kings with six points each.
| KY Rim Rockers | 13 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 |
| River City Kings | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| KY Rim Rockers | (39) - | Hall 7, McKinney 7, Ledford 6, Ridner 4, Crutchfield 2, Smith 7, Gover 5. |
| River City Kings | (20) - | Johnson 6, Knight 2, Barber 2, Frist 6, McMillen 4. |
Northern KY Legends Elite 38 Omega Rhinos 35 (Quarterfinal)
James Russell and David Varney led Northern KY Legends Elite with nine points each. Bo Hebel and Matt Wilson led Omega Rhinos with 10 and six
points respectively.
| Northern KY Legends Elite | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Omega Rhinos | 7 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 35 |
| Northern KY Legends Elite | (38) - | Brolley 4, Russell 9, Snapp 4, Arnold 7, Varney 9, Green 5. |
| Omega Rhinos | (35) - | Anderson 2, Weyer 3, McHugh 3, Workman 5, Wilson 6, Ramey 2, McGovney 2, Hebel 10. |
Louisville Elite 39 Frankfort Ballers 36 (Semifinal)
Tony Smyzer led Louisville Elite with 16 points. Kevin Kirby and Colin Ferguson added seven and six
points respectively.
Trey Farmer, Matthew Smith, and Anthony Robinson led Frankfort Ballers with 10, eight, and seven
points respectively.
| Louisville Elite | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
| Frankfort Ballers | 10 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| Louisville Elite | (39) - | Kinnison 2, Coole 5, Ferguson 6, Kirby 7, Coleman 2, Knight 1, Smyzer 16. |
| Frankfort Ballers | (36) - | Newton 2, Robinson 7, Frank 4, Hurst 3, Farmer 10, Rhodman 2, Smith 8. |
KY Rim Rockers 44 Northern KY Legends Elite 33 (Semifinal)
Riley Hall and Jake Smith led KY Rim Rockers with 13 points each. Steffan Green led Northern KY Legends Elite with 10 points.
| KY Rim Rockers | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
| Northern KY Legends Elite | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 |
| KY Rim Rockers | (44) - | Hall 13, McKinney 6, Ledford 2, Ridner 4, Crutchfield 2, Smith 13, Johnson 4. |
| Northern KY Legends Elite | (33) - | Brolley 6, Englemon 5, Snapp 4, Arnold 6, Varney 2, Green 10. |
Louisville Elite 60 KY Rim Rockers 36 (Championship)
Kevin Kirby led Louisville Elite with 17 points. Colin Ferguson added 12 points including three three point baskets. Riley Hall and Spencer McKinney led KY Rim Rockers with nine and eight
points respectively.
| Louisville Elite | 13 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 60 |
| KY Rim Rockers | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 36 |
| Louisville Elite | (60) - | Kinnison 3, Cook 4, Ferguson 12, Tucker 9, Kirby 17, Coleman 3, Knight 6, Smyzer 8. |
| KY Rim Rockers | (36) - | Hall 9, McKinney 8, Ledford 2, Ridner 4, Crutchfield 6, Smith 7. |
Congratulations to the KY Elite and Louisville Elite for capturing their respective division championships. I have attempted to give a brief recap of this tournament and the statistics came from the game scoresheets. I apologize in advance for any misspelled names or errors in stats as I hurriedly transcribed the statistics from the scoresheets. This report is meant to be an overview of the tournament for entertainment purposes, and not an instrument for ascertaining individual records.
Thanks to the Kentucky Basketball Academy staff for putting on another quality event for these young athletes.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the tournament, 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.