Below are my reflections after observing the first two days of the opening round of the 37th Annual King of the Bluegrass Tournament in Fairdale, KY.

• TOP SENIOR: CJ ELLEBY (SEATTLE CLEVELAND, WA)
• TOP JUNIOR: DAVID JOHNSON (LOUISVILLE TRINITY, KY)
• TOP SOPH: MICAH GARRETT (PORTLAND WEST LINN, WA)
• TOP FROSH: ISAIAH MASON (BOWLING GREEN, KY)
• BEST ATHLETE: KESHAWN LAWRENCE (NASHVILLE ENSWORTH, TN)
• BEST BALLHANDLER: MIKAL STARKS (MIAMI PALMETTO, FL)
• BEST BIG: JAKE WALTER (COVINGTON CATHOLIC, KY)
• BEST DEFENDER: ANTHONY WALES (FERN CREEK, KY)
• BEST LITTLE MAN: COBE PENNY (LAWRENCEBURG ANDERSON CO., KY)
• BEST PASSER: BRENNAN STANLEY (WALTON WALTON-VERONA, KY)
• BEST PERFORMANCE: TREVON FAULKNER (HARRODSBURG MERCER CO., KY WITH 36 PTS & 12 BOARDS)
• BEST REBOUNDER: JARIUS KEY (BOWLING GREEN, KY)
• BEST SCORER: STEVE FITZGERALD (SOMERSET PULASKI CO., KY)
• BEST SHOOTER: CJ FREDRICK 6-4/SR (COVINGTON CATHOLIC, KY)
• BEST TEAM: LOUISVILLE TRINITY, KY
• BEST UPSIDE: JOSMEL MARTINEZ (MIAMI PALMETTO, FL)
• MOST IMPROVED: CARTER HENDRICKSEN (LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN, KY)
• MOST UNDERRATED: ZACH CLINKENBEARD (WALTON WALTON-VERONA, KY)
• MOST VERSATILE: KEISHON DAWKINS (PORTLAND WEST LINN, OR)
• SMOOTHEST: MUBARAK MICHAELS (SEATTLE CLEVELAND, WA)
• TOP BLUE COLLAR PLAYER: ALEX RODRIGUEZ (MIAMI PALMETTO, FL)
• TOP DUNKER: CJ ELLEBY (SEATTLE CLEVELAND, WA)
• TOP POST PROJECT: ETHAN BROOKE (WALTON WALTON-VERONA, KY)
• TOP SLASHER: DORION TISBY (LOUISVILLE BALLARD, KY)
• TOP SUB: ALEXANDER HOLLEY (LOUISVILLE BALLARD, KY)
• TOP SLEEPER: MARKELO SULLIVAN (FAIRDALE, KY)

Wednesday I oberved the final first round session of the 37th Annual King of the Bluegrass Tournament held in Fairdale, KY. Below were the game results.

• PORTLAND WEST LINN (OR)-71  MIAMI PALMETTO (FL)-69
• LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN (KY)-65  HARRODSBURG MERCER CO. (KY)-50
• COVINGTON CATHOLIC (KY)-84  NASHVILLE ENSWORTH (TN)-59
• FERN CREEK (KY)-75  SEATTLE CLEVELAND (WA)-57

Below were the top prospects based on college potential.

TOP 8

• CJ ELLEBY 6-7/SR SEATTLE CLEVELAND, WA (WASHINGTON STATE)
• TREVON FAULKNER 6-4/SR HARRODSBURG MERCER CO., KY (NKU)
• CJ FREDRICK 6-4/SR COVINGTON CATHOLIC, KY (IOWA)
• KEISHON DAWKINS 6-7/SR PORTLAND WEST LINN, OR (FB & HOOPS AT OREGON STATE)
• JAKE WALTER 7-1/SR COVINGTON CATHOLIC, KY (XAVIER)
• ANTHONY WALES 6-0/SR FERN CREEK, KY (SAMFORD)
• CARTER HENDRICKSEN 6-7/SR LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN, KY (NORTH FLORIDA)
• JOSMEL MARTINEZ 6-6/JR MIAMI PALMETTO, FL

TOP SLEEPER

         MICAH GARRETT 6-3/SO PORTLAND WEST LINN, OR

SECOND 8

• MUBARAK MICHAELS 5-11/SR SEATTLE CLEVELAND, WA
• MIKAL STARKS 5-11/SR MIAMI PALMETTO, FL
• NICK THELEN 6-8/JR COVINGTON CATHOLIC, KY
• AUSTIN HALL 6-6/SR LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN, KY (UNIVERSITY OF CUMBERLANDS)
• AHMAD PRICE 6-2/SR FERN CREEK, KY
• AIDEN RUTHSATZ 5-10/SR COVINGTON CATHOLIC, KY (CHRISTIAN BROTHERS)
• ALEX RODRIGUEZ 6-5/JR MIAMI PALMETTO, FL
• KESHAWN LAWRENCE 6-3/SO NASHVILLE ENSWORTH, TN

SECOND SLEEPER

         DARIUS WASHINGTON 6-5/FR FERN CREEK, KY

THE FOLLOWING TOP PLAYERS DIDN'T PLAY EITHER ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY DUE TO INJURIES:

• DIEONTE MILES 6-10/JR WALTON WALTON-VERONA, KY
• KYLE RODE 6-7/JR LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN, KY

Tuesday I took in the 37th Annual King of the Bluegrass Tournament in Fairdale, KY. Below were the game results. All teams from Kentucky.

• LOUISVILLE BALLARD-75  WALTON WALTON-VERONA-60
• FAIRDALE-89  BOWLING GREEN-77
• LOUISVILLE TRINITY-90  LAWRENCEBURG ANDERSON CO.-54
• UNION COOPER-74  SOMERSET PULASKI CO.-52

Below were the top prospects based on college potential.

TOP 8

• DAVID JOHNSON 6-5/JR LOUISVILLE TRINITY
• JAY SCRUBB 6-5/SR LOUISVILLE TRINITY
• COBE PENNY 5-10/SR LAWRENCEBURG ANDERSON CO. (34 PTS)
• STEVEN FITZGERALD 6-4/SR SOMERSET PULASKI CO. (SAMFORD)
• ADAM KUNKEL 6-3/SR UNION COOPER (BELMONT)
• ZACH CLINKENBEARD 6-6/SR WALTON WALTON-VERONA
• JUSTIN POWELL 6-5/SR LOUISVILLE TRINITY
• JARIUS KEY 6-6/SR BOWLING GREEN

TOP SLEEPER

         MARKELO SULLIVAN 6-2/SR FAIRDALE

SECOND 8

• DORION TISBY 6-2/SR LOUISVILLE BALLARD
• GLENN QUEEN 5-9/SR FAIRDALE
• ALEXANDER HOLLEY 6-4/JR LOUISVILLE BALLARD
• CRAIG ASH 6-4/SR FAIRDALE
• BRENNAN STANLEY 5-6/SR WALTON WALTON-VERONA
• DANNY BUTT 6-3/SR SOMERSET PULASKI CO.
• CHRIS MCNEIL 6-0/SR UNION COOPER
• ISAIAH MASON 6-4/JR BOWLING GREEN

SECOND SLEEPER

         ELI THURMAN 6-2/SR BOWLING GREEN