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East-West Roundball Classic Notes: Natalie Greenwell

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 trips to the free throw line becomes high adventure with little accuracy or success.  I had the plearure 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 a 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.

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12^th Annual East-West Roundball Classic

Rick Bolus provided the following info listing the top performers yesterday:

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)

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12^th Annual East-West Roundball Classic

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).

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Allgood Hoops®, Rick Bolus’ High Potential®, and The Kentucky Basketball Foundation

Presents the 12^th Annual

EAST-WEST ROUNDBALL CLASSIC

APRIL 10, 2010

LOUISVILLE, KY

The 12^th 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.

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

Largest one day exposure event for boys and girls in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

This years’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, Rick Bolus’ High Potential® Scouting Service, and Matt Denison (HoosierHillsHoops.com) are scheduled to attend.  Ron Harrison (Kyprephoops.com) is also expected to provide coverage of the event.

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

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Kentucky AAU State Basketball Tournament

Boys 9&Under 11&Under

Kentucky Basketball Academy

Lexington, KY

March 13-14, 2010

Sunday March 14^th

Boys 9&Under

Scott County Elite 26  Pulaski Thunder 11 (Quarterfinal) – Michael Moreno and Cade McKee led Scott County Elite with 10 and six points respectively.  Wiley Cain and Garrett Heath led Pulaski Thunder with four and three points respectively.

Lexington Lightning 35  Pendleton County 12 (Quarterfinal) – Jace Wallace and Eric Mowder led Lexington Lightning with 14 and six points respectively.  Noah Wirth led Pendleton County with four points.

N. KY Tarheels 32  Fleming County Panthers 8 (Quarterfinal) – Kameron Kraus and Mike Spencer led the Tarheels with 11 and seven points respectively.  Cole Saunders led Fleming County with five points.

Hoops Elite 57  Scott County Blaze 11 (Quarterfinal) – Justin Powell and Jacob Robinson led Hoops Elite with 16 and 12 points respectively.  Brandon Cline and Jordan Fox led Scott County Blaze with four and three points respectively.

Lexington Lightning 30  Scott County Elite 18 (Semifinal) – Jace Wallace led Lexington Lightning with 17 points.  Michael Moreno led Scott County Elite with nine points.

Hoops Elite 47  N. KY Tarheels 21 (Semifinal) – Justin Powell led Hoops Elite with 14 points.  Mike Spencer, Kameron Kraus, and Hez Miller led the Tarheels with six, five, and five points respectively.

Hoops Elite 50  Lexington Lightning 28 (Championship) – Justin Powell, Jake Evans, and Jackson Molsberger led Hoops Elite with 10, 10, and nine points respectively.  Jace Wallace led Lexington Lightning with 12 points.

Boys 11&Under

Hoops Elite South 34 Louisville Elite 33 (Quarterfinal) – John Davis led the victors with 13 points including three three point baskets.  Mitchell Meagher and Isiah Burnett led Louisville Elite with 12 and 11 points respectively.

Team Louisville 43  Hoops Elite-Kramer 37 (Quarterfinal) – David Sloan and Orand Collins led Team Louisville with 25 and 12 points respectively.  Chance Moore led Hoops Elite-Kramer with 11 points including three three point baskets.  Dominick Lewis added seven points.

N. KY Wildcats 45 BCK 29 (Quarterfinal) – Sean McNeil and Dante Hendrix led N. KY Wildcats with 12 and 10 points respectively.  Hunter Mayer and Austin McDaniel led BCK with eight and six points respectively.

N. KY Magic 48  Louisville Lightning 25 (Quarterfinal) – Cole VonHandorf led the victors with 15 points including three three point baskets.  Antenel Thompson led Louisville Lightning with nine points.

Hoops Elite South 51  Team Louisville 31 (Semifinal) – Andrew Taylor, Jared Southerland, and Weston Griebel led Hoops Elite South with 20, 10, and 10 points respectively.  Orand Collins led Team Louisville with 14 points including three three point baskets.

N. KY Magic 48  N. KY Wildcats 44 OT (Semifinal) – Kyle Fieger, Cole VonHandorf, and Andy Kuykendal led the victors with 19, eight, and eight points respectively.  JC Hawkins and Sean McNeil led N. KY Wildcats with 10 points each.

Hoops Elite South 40  N. KY Magic 25 (Championship) – Andrew Taylor and Weston Griebel led Hoops Elite South with 12 and 10 points respectively.  Kyle Fieger led N. KY Magic with 12 points.

The statistics mentioned above are from the official game scoresheets.  I will have a complete write-up of this event at a later date.

Congratulations

Elisha Justice

Shelby Valley

2010 Mr. Basketball

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Kentucky AAU State Basketball Tournament

Boys 12&Under (Division I and II)

Kentucky Basketball Academy

Lexington, KY

March 20-21, 2010

Sunday March 21^st

Boys 12&Under Division I

Hoop Dreams 36  N. KY  Knights 29 (Semifinal) – Darius Williams and Jorden Perry led Hoop Dreams with 11 and 10 points respectively.  Thad Moss and Jake Ohmer led the Knights with nine and eight points respectively.

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 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.

Boys 12&Under Division II

Louisville Elite 41 E. KY Kings 17 (Quarterfinal) – Tony Smyzer and Colin Ferguson led Louisville Elite with 10 and nine points respectively.  Cade Fletcher led E. KY Kings with  five points.

Frankfort Ballers 41 Montgomery Trojans 31 (Quarterfinal) – Trey Farmer and Matthew Smith led the victors 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.

KY Rim Rockers 39 River City Kings 20 (Quarterfinal) – Riley Hall, Spencer McKinney, Jake Smith, and Preston Ledford led the victors with seven, seven, seven, and six points respectively.  Greg Frist and Jordan Johnson led River City Kings with six points each.

N. KY Legends Elite 38 Omega Rhinos 35 (Quarterfinal) – James Russell and David Varney led the victors with nine points each.  Bo Hebel and Matt Wilson led Omega Rhinos with 10 and six points respectively.

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.

KY Rim Rockers 44 N. KY Legends Elite 33 (Semifinal) – Riley Hall and Jake Smith led KY Rim Rockers with 13 points each.  Steffon Green led N. KY Legends Elite with 10 points.

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.

The statistics mentioned above came from the official game scoresheets.  I will have a complete write-up of this event on my website at a later date.

Congratulations

Sarah Beth Barnette

Lexington Christian Academy

2010 Miss Basketball

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2010 PNC/KHSAA

Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament

Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY

March 20^th, 2010

Shelby Valley  (31-4)  vs.  Ballard  (32-4)  (Championship)

Shelby Valley pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Ballard by a score of 73-61.  The Wildcats led by 14 points in the second quarter but Ballard scrapped back and entered the final quarter trailing by three points; 50-47.  Shelby Valley outscored Ballard 23-14 in the final quarter to claim the championship.

Shelby Valley shot 41.4% from the field including four of 17 from the three point line.  The Wildcats connected on 21 of 23 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 17 Ballard turnovers.  Ballard shot 41.7% from the field including three of 19  from beyond the arc.  The Bruins connected on eight of 12 free throws, pulled down 38 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 12 Shelby Valley turnovers.

6-6 Sr. Ashley Hatfield led Shelby Valley with 21 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.  6-3 Sr. Taylor Newsome added 17 points and nine rebounds.  5-10 Sr. Elisha Justice also recorded 17 points.  6-3 Sr. Cody Varney recorded 13 points and six rebounds.

6-1 Sr. Ian Chiles led Ballard with 23 points.  6-3 Sr. Keisten Jones added 17 points.  5-11 Sr. Tyrell Means recorded 15 points and nine rebounds.

Shelby Valley    20    16    14    23  -  73

Ballard              16    16    15    14  -  61

Shelby Valley (73) – Ta. Newsome 17, Ty. Newsome 2, Hatfield 21, Varney 13, Justice 17, Ramey 3.

Ballard   (61) – Jones 17, D. Hardin 0, Parker 5, Means 15, Chiles 23, F. Hardin 1.

All Tournament Team

Troy Halcomb  (Warren Central)

Anthony Hickey  (Christian County)

Thomas Blakemore Jr.  (Butler)

Jarrod Polson  (West Jessamine)

Chad Jackson  (Scott County)

Dakotah Euton  (Scott County)

Jordan Gilbert  (Mason County)

Rheuben Bluford  (Mason County)

Tyrell Means  (Ballard)

Ian Chiles  (Ballard)

Keisten Jones  (Ballard)

Taylor Newsome  (Shelby Valley)

Ashley Hatfield  (Shelby Valley)

Elisha Justice  (Shelby Valley)  MVP

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game and to Robert Sampson for providing the postgame notes all week.

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2010 PNC/KHSAA

Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament

Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY

March 20^th, 2010

Scott County  (29-6)  vs.  Ballard  (31-4)  (Semifinal)

Ballard pulled away late in the game to defeat Scott County by a score of 67-62.  Scott County’s achilles’ heel was once again foul woes as Chad Jackson, Austin Flannery, and Tanner Shotwell all fouled out today.  Chad Jackson was held to 18 minutes of playing time and fouled out with 6:39 remaining in the game.

Ballard shot 44.2% from the field including six of 18 from the three point line.  The Bruins connected on 23 of 30 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 16 Scott County turnovers.  Scott County shot 46.9% from the field including six of 16 from beyond the arc.  The Cardinals connected on 10 of 15 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 14 points off 15 Ballard turnovers.

6-1 Sr. Ian Chiles led Ballard with 20 points and six rebounds.  6-3 Sr. Keisten Jones added 17 points including four three point baskets.  5-11 Sr. Tyrell Means also recorded 17 points.

6-2 Sr. Ge-Lawn Guyn led Scott County with 16 points, seven rebounds, and six assists.  6-4 Sr. Chad Jackson added 14 points on six of seven from the field and two of four from the free throw line.  6-8 Sr. Dakotah Euton recorded 14 points and five rebounds.

Scott County   17    15    19    11  -  62

Ballard            15    19    17    16  -  67

Scott County (62) – Jackson 14, Flannery 9, Euton 14, Manning 4, Guyn 16, Relford 2, Shotwell 3.

Ballard (67) – Jones 17, D. Hardin 0, Parker 8, Chiles 20, Means 17, Baker 3, F. Hardin 2.

Mason County  (25-6)  vs.  Shelby Valley  (29-6)  (Semifinal)

Shelby Valley raced out to a 22-11 first quarter lead on their way to a 71-51 victory over Mason County.  Shelby Valley shot 52.1% from the field including seven of 15 from the three point line.  The Wildcats connected on 14 of 22 free throws, pulled down 28 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 18 Mason County turnovers.  Mason County shot 38.9% from the field including six of 26 from beyond the arc.  The Royals connected on three of five free throws, pulled down 33 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 10 Shelby Valley turnovers.

5-10 Sr. Elisha Justice led Shelby Valley with 31 points including five three point baskets.  Justice was 10 of 16 from the field including five of six from the three point line and six of six from the free throw line.  6-6 Sr. Ashley Hatfield added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

5-10 Jr. Jordan Gilbert led Mason County with 15 points including three three point baskets.5-10 Sr. Justin Lang added 10 points including two three point baskets.

Mason County      11    19    11    10  -  51

Shelby Valley       22    17    16    16  -  71

Mason County (51) – Setty 8, B. Lang 0, Bluford 5, Gilbert 15, J. Lang 10, Pawsat 7, Black 6.

Shelby Valley (71) – Ta. Newsome 7, Ty. Newsome 4, Hatfield 15, Varney 5, Justice 31, Ramey 4, T. Tackett 3, D. Tackett 2.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for the games today and to Robert Sampson for providing the very informative postgame notes.