KYAAU14B

Kentucky AAU State Basketball Tournament

Boys 14 & Under (DI and DII Combined)

Kentucky Basketball Academy

Lexington, KY

April 24-25, 2009

Sunday April 25^th

Boys 14 & Under

Scott County 60  Central KY Warriors 30 (Quarterfinal) – Brandon Phillips and Seth Crank led Scott County with 14 and 12 points respectively.  Shon Wright and Jordan Hatton led Central KY Warriors with eight and seven points respectively.

River City Celtics 61  Northern KY Knights 46 (Quarterfinal) – Craig Owens and Cody Swabeck led River City Celtics with 21 and 13 points respectively.  Mustafa Diaw, Nate Vest, and Tyler Schweitzer led Northern KY Knights with 10, nine, and nine points respectively.

Hoops Elite Gators 73  Tiger1 41 (Quarterfinal) – Zack Chaykowsky led Hoops Elite Gators with 20 points including five three point baskets.  Jackson Davis, Lemontrey Harris, and Jaelin Sanford added 13, 10, and 10 points respectively.  Clay Schaefer and Bobby Martin led Tigers 1 with 10 and nine points respectively.

Northern KY Tarheels 59  Focus Basketball 48 (Quarterfinal) – Brandon Hatton and Zach McNeil led the Tarheels with 21 and 18 points respectively.  Charles Walker and Dee Doss led Focus Basketball with 11 and 10 points respectively.

River City Celtics 58  Scott County 43 (Semifinal) – Wil’Vontrae Ivory led River City Celtics with 19 points including three three point baskets.  Craig Owens added 17 points.  Seth Crank and Brandon Phillips led Scott County with 13 and eight points respectively.

Northern KY Tarheels 60  Hoops Elite Gators 45 (Semifinal) – Zach McCormick, Brandon Hatton, and Zach McNeil led the Tarheels with 22, 18, and 10 points respectively.  Richard Deloney and Lemontrey Harris led Hoops Elite Gators with 14 and 10 points respectively.

Northern KY Tarheels 56  River City Celtics 35 (Championship) – Zach McNeil and Brandon Hatton led the Tarheels with 17 points each.  McNeil recorded three three point baskets.  Craig Owens led River City Celtics with 14 points.

I will provide a complete report on this event at a later date.

Zakiyyah Shahid- Martin “Z” signed a national letter of intent with St. Johns University of the Big East. Z Martin, a 6’2” forward from DuPont Manual High School in Louisville, KY was the lone senior on the team that finished ranked #2 in Kentucky. Z is the #3 ranked senior prospect in Kentucky according to ESPN HoopGurlz  (4/22/10). Z was a McDonalds All American Game Nominee.

 Evaluation from ESPN HoopGurlz:

“Zakiyah Martin might be the forward that a college coach would order off a menu. The 6-2 Manual standout is long, lean and athletic. She's very fluid in her movement and has impressive speed and quickness. Her game around the rim is solid and she has the ability to put it on the floor some. She's active at both ends of the court and a wide wingspan makes her particularly imposing on defense. What really catches your eye is the effort and intensity that she plays with and the interaction with her teammates. She's only going to get better and better.”

St. Johns just completed one of the most successful in history for the Red Storm as it finished the year ranked in both Top 25 Polls for the first time in program history. The Red Storm ranked No. 18 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll and No. 15 in the final AP Poll. The team finished the year with a 25-7 record, earning the most wins since 28 in 1982-83. St. John's posted a 12-4 slate in BIG EAST action, finishing tied for fourth in the league while tying the program mark in BIG EAST wins.

The Red Storm made its fifth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, eventually advancing to the second round with a 65-47 win over Princeton. St. John's came close to making its first appearance in the Sweet 16, dropping a 66-65 overtime decision to then-No. 11 FSU in second-round action.

STJ posted its biggest win in program history this past season, defeating then-No. 4/3 Notre Dame on Feb. 16, 76-71. It was the third win all-time for STJ over the Irish, with all three coming under the direction of Kim Barnes Arico.

 The above info was emailed to me by the coaching staff at duPont Manual.  Congratulations and best of luck to “Z”.

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Kentucky AAU State Basketball Tournament

Boys 13 & Under (DI and DII)

Kentucky Basketball Academy

Lexington, KY

April 17-18, 2010

Sunday April 18^th

Boys 13 & Under (DI)

The Ville 59  Central KY Warriors 36 (Semifinal) – Jax Levitch led the Ville with 10 points.  Simon Christian, Myles Harvey, and Carlton Warren added nine points each.  Desmond Duke and Tanner Johnson led Central KY Warriors with nine and eight points respectively.

KY Elite Kings 58  Northern KY Knights 38 (Semifinal) – Adam Isaacs, Zac Baxter, and Camron Justice led KY Elite Kings with 12, 10, and 10 points respectively.  Brenden Stanley led Northern KY Knights with 17 points.

The Ville 49  KY Elite Kings 40 (Championship) – Myles Harvey led The Ville with 18 points.  Braxton Beverly led KY Elite Kings with 25 points including three three point baskets.

Boys 13 & Under (DII)

Northern KY Celtics advanced via a bye (Quarterfinal)

Southern KY Warriors 55  Charlotte Court 48 (Quarterfinal) – Kenny Spear led the victors with 16 points including three three point baskets.  Lance Claywell added 14 points including four three point baskets.  Dylan Gaskin chipped in with 10 points.  Isaiah Tisdale led Charlotte Court with 15 points including four three point baskets.  DeArion Jones also recorded 15 points.

KY Elite Kings 60 DB All Stars 28 (Quarterfinal) – Kel Stotts, Ethan Blackburn, and Trevor Hill led KY Elite Kings with 12, 12, and 10 points respectively.  Rashaun Jackson led DB All Stars with 11 points.

Mason County 43  Hoops Select 35 (Quarterfinal) – Cameron Frame led Mason County with 16 points including two three point baskets.  Dashon McCarley, Tyler Boarman, and John Baker led Hoops Select with 10, eight, and eight points respectively.

Southern KY Warriors 60  Northern KY Celtics 33 (Semifinal) – Lance Claywell led Southern KY Warriors with 15 points on five three point baskets.  Hunter Cromer added 10 points.  Luke Marksberry and Jordan Kearns led Northern KY Celtics with 10 and seven points respectively.

KY Elite Kings 54  Mason County 42 (Semifinal) – Tyler Dishman, Chance Melton, and Ethan Blackburn led KY Elite Kings with 15 points each.  Dishman recorded three three point baskets.  Cameron Frame led Mason County with 21 points including five three point baskets.

KY Elite Kings 55  Southern KY Warriors 37 (Championship) – Trevor Hill led the victors with 15 points including four three point baskets.  Tyler Dishman added 14 points including three three point baskets.  Lance Claywell led Southern KY Warriors with 12 points including three three point baskets.  Zane Burkhart added 10 points.

A complete report of this event will be posted on my website at a later date.

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12^th Annual East-West Roundball Classic

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 nine 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.  While 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.

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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.

AAUB911

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