2019KBCMS7G

2019 7^th Grade Kentucky Basketball Commission Middle School State Championship (Girls)

Kentucky Basketball Commission

Lexington, KY

October 26-27, 2019

© 2019 by Ron Harrison

There were twenty five teams entered in this tournament and placed into seven pools as follows:  Pool A: Elkhorn, Edythe J. Hayes, Holmes, and Jackson County.  Pool B: Casey County, Mullins, North Laurel, and Johnson (LOU).  Pool C: Ashland, Henderson County, Southern (LEX), and Meece.  Pool D: Knox County, Morton, Menifee County, and Anderson County.  Pool E: Robert Campbell, Lincoln County, and Green County.  Pool F: Meyzeek, Southwestern Pulaski, and Leestown, and Pool G: Bardstown, Northern Pulaski, and Trailblazers.  Each team will play in two pool games and then enter the tournament.  Losers of the first round games will be entered in the Silver Bracket and the loses of the second round games will be entered in the Gold Bracket while the winners of the second round games will advance in the Championship Tournament Bracket.

Saturday October 26^th

Pool Play

Meece	51	Southern (LEX)	17
Menifee County	32	Morton	21
Leestown	20	Meyzeek	7
Elkhorn	41	Edythe J. Hayes	17
North Laurel	43	Mullins	3
Robert Campbell	32	Green County	31
Bardstown	30	Trailblazers	15
Henderson County	47	Southern (LEX)	22
Anderson County	27	Knox County	18
Southwestern Pulaski	29	Leestown	13
Elkhorn	48	Holmes	20
North Laurel	45	Casey County	11
Johnson (LOU)	56	Mullins	10
Green County	34	Lincoln County	31
Northern Pulaski	30	Trailblazers	15
Jackson County	35	Edythe J. Hayes	29
Ashland	48	Henderson County	6
Anderson County	51	Menifee County	46
Knox County	46	Morton	14
Southwestern Pulaski	45	Meyzeek	19
Jackson County	29	Holmes	21
Johnson (LOU)	33	Casey County	25
Robert Campbell	32	Lincoln County	28
Bardstown	35	Northern Pulaski	25
Ashland	41	Meece	31

Tournament Bracket

Henderson County	39	Casey County	22
Holmes	34	Northern Pulaski	32
Morton	21	Leestown	12
Johnson (LOU)	41	Meyzeek	31
Meece	30	Trailblazers	15
Menifee County	31	Edythe J. Hayes	24
Green County	49	Southern (LEX)	23
Jackson County	33	Lincoln County	27
Knox County	41	Mullins	6
Elkhorn	38	Henderson County	5
Morton	28	Holmes	25
Anderson County	42	Johnson (LOU)	26
Meece	48	Robert Campbell	20
North Laurel	56	Menifee County	12
Bardstown	41	Green County	33
Ashland	42	Jackson County	27
Knox County	32	Southwestern Pulaski	30

Sunday October 27^th

Silver Bracket

Northern Pulaski	31	Casey County	24	Quarterfinal
Leestown	21	Meyzeek	17	Quarterfinal
Southern (LEX)	27	Edythe J. Hayes	24	Quarterfinal
Lincoln County	44	Mullins	14	Quarterfinal
Northern Pulaski	32	Leestown	13	Semifinal
Lincoln County	47	Southern (LEX)	21	Semifinal
Lincoln County	52	Northern Pulaski	30	Championship

Gold Bracket

Henderson County	31	Holmes	27	Quarterfinal
Johnson (LOU)	29	Robert Campbell	27	Quarterfinal
Green County	57	Menifee County	49	Quarterfinal
Southwestern Pulaski	38	Jackson County	34	Quarterfinal
Johnson (LOU)	32	Henderson County	22	Semifinal
Green County	38	Southwestern Pulaski	22	Semifinal
Green County	39	Johnson (LOU)	22	Championship

Tournament Championship Bracket

Elkhorn	44	Morton	16	Quarterfinal
Anderson County	34	Meece	25	Quarterfinal
North Laurel	36	Bardstown	10	Quarterfinal
Ashland	46	Knox County	26	Quarterfinal
Elkhorn	37	Anderson County	22	Semifinal
North Laurel	51	Ashland	13	Semifinal
North Laurel	48	Elkhorn	32	Championship

The North Laurel Lady Jaguars seventh grade team is the best in the state again as their sixth grade team won last year and they captured the championship this season by a score of 48-32 over a good Elkhorn squad.  North Laurel dominated this weekend led by the Tournament Most Outstanding Player Halle Collins who won the same award last year as a sixth grader.  The victorious North Laurel team was coached by Haley Ratliff and consisted of players Bella Sizemore, Saige McClure, Halle Collins, Brooke Nichelson, Ellie Adams, Kelsie Smith, Maria Yount, Kierra Larkey, Abby Hubbard, Holly Mathis, Carley Evans, Hannah Hensley, Cecile Craig, and Kyra Lewis.

All Tournament First Team – Halle Collins (North Laurel) (MVP), Bella Sizemore (North Laurel), Brooke Nichelson (North Laurel), Madison Jackson (Elkhorn), Leia Hogan (Elkhorn), Lainey Johnson (Anderson County), Khia Robinson (Ashland), Anieja Russell (Johnson LOU), Haley Combs (Meece), Nariyah Crowe (Bardstown), and Sydney Hurst (Knox County).

All Tournament Second Team – Saige McClure (North Laurel), Anna Kemp (Henderson County), Aaliyah Collins (Holmes), Amari Sims (Morton), Ciara Byars (Robert Campbell), Shalyne Baker (Menifee County), Grace Bale (Green County), Abby Gilbert (Jackson County), Jordyn McDonald (Southwestern Pulaski), Alexia Baldock (Lincoln County), Cam Ridderikhoff (Elkhorn), and Madeline Butcher (Northern Pulaski).

All Tournament Honorable Mention – Kylie Ball (Anderson County), Kenleigh Woods (Ashland), Kadence Livers (Bardstown), Shelby McQueary (Casey County), Kate Baker (EJ Hayes), Kaylee Judd (Green County), Allyson Rideout (Henderson County), Mercedes Frazier (Holmes), Larkin Vaughn (Jackson County), Trinity Miles (Johnson LOU), and Zoey Hamilton (Knox County).

All Tournament Honorable Mention – Alona Perkins (Leestown), Hallie Mullins (Lincoln County), Devan Hurt (Meece), Alana Diehl (Menifee County), Camiya Beasley (Meyzeek), Maddie Turay (Morton), Allie Adkins (Mullins), Hannah Murray (Northern Pulaski), Madeline Settles (Robert Campbell), Miracle Morbley (Southern), and Kylie Dalton (Southwestern Pulaski).

Congratulations to all the participants in another quality event this weekend.  Congratulations to the staff at the Kentucky Basketball Commission for another great effort in putting together another top flight tournament with several players to watch at the high school level down the road.