Rick Bolus Player Rankings (As of 3/28/2012)
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Ohio’s Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 (Boys) (As of 3/28/2012)

 

Top 12

 

Marc Loving  6-7/Sr.  CF  Toledo St. Johns

Tony Farmer  6-6/Sr.  CF  Garfield Heights

Vince Edwards  6-7/Jr.  SM  Middletown

Mark Donnal  6-8/Sr.  F-C  Whitehouse Anthony Wayne

Nigel Hayes  6-7/Sr.  PF  Toledo Whitmer

Maverick Morgan  6-10/Sr.  C  Springboro

Demonte Flannigan  6-7/Sr.  PF  Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph

Evan Bradds  6-6/Sr.  PF  Jamestown Greeneview

Mark Williams  6-7/Sr.  PF  Cleveland Benedictine

Zachariah Garber  6-9/Sr.  C-F  Vanlue

Devin Williams  6-7/Sr.  PF  Cincinnati Withrow

Evan Bailey  6-4/Jr.  SM  Masillon Jackson

 

Top Sleeper

 

Marquiez Lawrence  6-7/Sr.  PF  Columbus Marion-Franklin

 

Second 12

 

Maurice O’Fields  6-4/Sr.  SM  Cleveland Heights

Josh Davenport  6-3/Sr.  SM  Cincinnati Moeller

Jaaron Simmons  5-11/Sr.  PG  Kettering Alter

Monty Boykins  6-3/Sr.  2G  West Chester Lakota West

Jae’sean Tate  6-3/Jr.  CF  Pickerington Central

Jack Gibbs  5-10/Sr.  PG  Westerville North

Austin Grimes  6-3/Sr.  SM  Cincinnati Aiken

Dontonio Wingfield  6-4/Sr.  SM  Loveland

Vitto Brown  6-8/Sr.  PF  Bowling Green

Kevin Johnson  6-2/Sr.  CG  Cincinnati Summit Country Day

Damarion Geter  6-7/Sr.  CF  Dayton Dunbar

Tyler Herron  6-8/Jr.  C  Willoughby South

 

Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and players may move up or down in rankings throughout the season.

 

The entire list of Rick Bolus Ohio’s Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 will be added to my website under the rankings section at a later date.

Rick Bolus email update
Topic: Basketball

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Subject: 2^nd half of the season preview  (3-26-2012)

 

 

 

                                                                                   FROM THE DESK OF RICK BOLUS

                                                           HIGH POTENTIAL/BLUE-CHIP CAMP & RECRUITING SERVICE

                                                                                         www.basketball-camp.net

 

After having seen over 120+ games since the first of January until the end of this season, I have listed below

my top award winners for both boys and girls.   For the 2011-12 season, I traveled almost 10,000 miles on my

scouting trips throughout the country.   My 2012-13 rankings will be coming out in early April so stay tuned.

Simply go to www.basketball-camp.net and click on NATIONAL RANKINGS and REGIONAL RANKINGS.  Also,

there is information on my two boys’ camps, girls’ minicamp and specialty camps (shooting and post) at

Georgetown College in Georgetown (KY) which is near Lexington.

                                                                                                              BOYS

Top Senior:                          6-8  Alex Poythress of Clarksville Northeast, TN

Top Junior:                           6-8  Jabari Parker of Chicago Simeon, IL

Top Sophomore:               6-6 Jalen Lindsey of Nashville Christ Presbyterian Academy, TN

Top Frosh:                            6-6  Bronson Kessinger of Corydon Central, IN

Top D-1 Sleeper:               6-8 junior Antonio Campbell of Covington Holy Cross, KY

Top Rebounder:                6-9 senior Tony Parker of Lithonia Miller Grove, GA

Top Scorer:                          6-5 senior Archie Goodwin of Sherwood Sylvan Hills, AR

Top Athlete:                       6-5 senior Mckale McKay of Louisville Moore, KY

Top Shooter:                      6-3 senior Craig Bradshaw of Nashville Christ Presbyterian,  Academy, TN

Top Point Guard:              5-11 senior Yogi Ferrell of Indianapolis Park Tudor, IN

Top Project:                       6-10 junior Maverick Morgan of Springboro, OH

Best Little Player:             5-8 junior Brandon Price of Elizabethtown John Hardin, KY

Top Unsigned Senior:     6-5  Andre Applewhite of Memphis Central

Best Upside:                      6-4 junior Darius Brown of Clarksville Northeast, TN

Top Ballhandler:                5-9 junior Zavier Turner of Indianapolis Pike, IN

Top Passer:                         5-7 junior Dorian Jordan of Cincinnati Princeton, OH

Top Defender:                  6-0 senior Charles Foster of Louisville Trinity, KY

Most Versatile:                 6-6 senior Brandon Morris of Lithonia Milton Grove, GA

Best Slasher:                      6-3 junior Darryl Baker of Jeffersonville, IN        

Top 110%:                           6-0  senior Tiger Warford of Greenville Muhlenberg Co., KY

Mr. Clutch:                          6-0 senior Ben Gardner of Carmel, IN

3 Future D-1:                      6-5 sophomore Aaron Brennan of Noblesville Guerin Catholic, IN

                                                6-4 sophomore Hunter Shelton of Owensboro Apollo, KY

                                                6-6 sophomore Zach McRoberts of Carmel, IN  

Top Blue-Collar Player:  6-6 junior Conner Wittmer of Loogootee, IN

Best Team:                         Chicago Simeon, IL

Strangest Game:              Bloomington South (IN) defeating Jeffersonville (IN) who scored no FGs in 2^nd half

Impressive Coach:           Lou Lefevre of Clarksville Providence, IN

 

                                                                                                          GIRLS

Top Senior:                         6-4 Malina Howard of Twinsburg, OH

Top Junior:                          5-10 Makayla Epps of Lebanon Marion Co., KY

Top Sophomore:              5-11 Maura Muensterman of Evansville Mater Dei, IN

Top Frosh:                           6-2 Ashanti Thomas of Lexington Lafayette, KY

Top 8^th Grader:                  6-0 Erin Boley of Elizabethtown, KY

Top D-1 Sleeper:              6-3 junior Shelby Merder of Jasper, IN

Top Rebounder:               5-11 senior Alexa Santamaria of Cincinnati Mt. Notre Dame, OH

Top Scorer:                         5-8 sophomore Mychal Johnson of Huntington St. Joseph’s, WV

Top Athlete:                       5-11 senior Jasmine Whitfield of Crestwood South Oldham, KY

Top Shooter:                      5-7 junior Brittani Rizzi of Bedford North Lawrence, IN

Top Point Guard:              5-11 junior China Dow of Louisville Christian Academy, KY            

Top Project:                       6-1 sophomore Montrail Roberts of Cincinnati Withrow, OH

Best Little Player:             5-5 senior Kelsey Block of Madison, IN

Top Unsigned Senior:     5-11 Kendall Noble of Hazard Perry Co. Central, KY

Best upside:                       6-1 sophomore Erica Moore of Fortville Mt. Vernon, IN

Top Ballhandler:               5-9 frosh Ali Patberg of Columbus North, IN

Top Passer:                         5-8 junior Ashley Morrissette of Twinsburg, OH

Top Defender:                  5-8 senior April Wilson of Louisville Manual, KY

Most Versatile:                 5-7 senior Jade Mills-Harris of Indianapolis Ben Davis, IN

Top Slasher:                       5-5 junior Larryn Brooks of Richmond Madison Central, KY

Top 110%:                           5-8 junior Kelsey Adwell of Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park, KY

2 Future D-1:                      5-11 frosh Kelsi Scott of Sellersburg Silver Creek, IN

                                                6-1 frosh Reauna Cleaver of Elizabethtown, KY

Best Team:                         Louisville Manual, KY

Strangest Game:              Jasper (IN) down at halftime defeats Scottsburg (IN) 62-51 w/o Jasper’s best player

                                                who suffered a first half injury

Impressive Coach:           Sarah Van Horn of Lexington Dunbar, KY

 

Rick Bolus Player Rankings (As of 3/26/2012)
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Illinois’ Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 (Boys) (As of 3/26/2012)

 

Top 12

 

Jabari Parker  6-7/Sr.  WF  Chicago Simeon

Jahil Okafor  6-10/Jr.  C  Chicago Young

Cliff Alexander  6-8/Jr.  PF  Chicago Curie

Kendrick Nunn  6-2/Sr.  2G  Chicago Simeon

Thomas Hamilton  6-8/Sr.  C  Chicago Young

Billy Garrett  6-3/Sr.  PG  Chicago Morgan Park

Malcolm Hill  6-4/Sr.  2G  Belleville East

Kendall Stephens  6-5/Sr.  2G  St. Charles East

Alex Foster  6-7/Sr.  PF  Chicago De La Salle

Sterling Brown  6-4/Sr.  WF  Maywood Proviso East

Gavin Schilling  6-8/Sr.  C-F  Chicago DeLalle Institute

Jaylon Tate  6-1/Sr.  PG  Chicago Simeon

 

Top Sleeper

 

Torrence Johnson  6-3/Jr.  PG  Chicago Morgan Park

 

Second 12

 

Xzavier Taylor  6-9/Sr.  C  Chicago Morgan Park

Larry Austin  6-0/Jr.  PG  Springfield Lanphier

Moshawn Thomas  6-8/Sr.  C  Chicago Hyde Park (elgibility ??)

David Cohn  6-1/Sr.  CG  Elmhurst York

Andrew McAuliffe  6-7/Sr.  PF  Northbrook Glenbrook North

Jubril Adekoya  6-6/Sr.  CF  Tinley Park Andrews

Quinten Payne  6-4/Sr.  SM  St. Charles North

Milik Yarbrough  6-4/Jr.  SM  Zion Zion-Benton

Nate Taphorn  6-6/Sr.  SM  Pekin

Alvin Ellis  6-5/Sr.  WF  Chicago De La Salle

Kieta Bates-Diop  6-7/Jr.  CF  Normal University

A.J. Patty  6-7/Sr.  PF  Westchester St. Joseph

 

Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and players may move or down in the rankings throughout the season.

 

The entire list of Rick Bolus Illinois’ Top Rising Prospects for 2012-13 will be added to the rankings section of my website at a later date.

 

Rick Bolus Player Rankings (As of 3/26/2012)
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Tennessee’s Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 (Boys) (As of 3/26/2012)

 

Top 12

 

Nick King  6-7/Sr.  WF  Memphis East

Jalen Lindsey  6-6/Jr.  WF  Nashville Christ Presbyterian Academy

Leron Black  6-7/Jr.  F-C  Memphis White Station

Jonathan Williams  6-8/Sr.  CF  Memphis Southwind

Jajuan Johnson  6-5/Sr.  2G  Memphis Southwind

Austin Nichols  6-8/Sr.  C-F  Eads Briarcrest Christian

Markel Crawford  6-4/Sr.  2G  Memphis Melrose

Robert “Rob” Hubbs  6-3/Sr.  2G  Newbern Dyer County

Sam Craft  6-0/Sr.  PG  Memphis Craigmont

Sam Edwards  7-0/Sr.  C-F  Memphis East

Demetrius Dyson  6-3/Sr.  SM  Brighton

Terrance O’Donoghue  6-7/Sr.  PF  Chattanooga McCallie

 

Top Sleeper

 

Skal Labissiere  6-9/So.  C  Cordova Evangelical Christian School

 

Second 12

 

Cornelius Elder  5-11/Sr.  PG  Nashville Ensworth

Jake Allsmiller  6-5/Jr.  WF  Nashville Christ Presbyterian Academy

JaQuan Lewis  5-9/Sr.  PG  Dickson Dickson County

Yalen Reed  6-2/Fr.  WF  Lebanon Friendship Christian ??

Cameron Payne  5-10/Sr.  PG  Memphis Lausanne

D.J. Bowles  6-0/Sr.  2G  Cleveland

Jamal Calvin  5-11/Sr.  CG  Chattanooga McCallie

Matt Pond  6-5/Sr.  WF  Franklin Centennial

Rob Marbury  6-7/Jr.  PF  Nashville Franklin Road Academy

Nych Smith  5-8/So.  PG  Memphis White Station

Alex Fountain  6-7/Sr.  WF  Wartburg

Davell Roby  6-5/Jr.  CG  Memphis White Station

 

Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and players may move up or down in the rankings throughout the season.

 

Rick Bolus entire list of Tennessee’s Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 will be added to the rankings section of my website at a later date.

Rick Bolus Player Rankings (As of 3/25/2012)
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Indiana’s Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 (Boys) (As of 3/25/2012)

 

TOP 12

 

Zak Irvin  6-7/Sr.  2G  Fishers Hamilton Southeastern

Trey Lyles  6-9/Jr.  PF  Indianapolis Tech

Jaquan Lyle  6-4/Jr.  CG  Evansville Bosse

James Blackmon  6-1/Jr.  CG  Ft. Wayne Luers

Bryson Scott  6-0/Sr.  PG  Ft. Wayne Northrop

V.J. Beachem  6-5/Sr.  WF  New Haven

Trevon Bluiett  6-5/Jr.  WF  Indianapolis Park Tudor

Devin Davis  6-6/Sr.  CF  Indianapolis Warren Central

Basil Smotherman  6-5/Sr.  WF  Indianapolis Lawrence North

Zavier Turner  5-9/Sr.  PG  Indianapolis Pike

Collin Hartman  6-6/Sr.  WF  Indianapolis Cathedral

Demetrius Jackson  6-1/Sr.  PG  Mishawaka Marian

 

Top Sleeper

 

Bronson Kessinger  6-6/So.  PF  Corydon Central

 

Second 12

 

Perry Poindexter  6-7/Jr.  C-F  Indianapolis North Central

Richard Freeman  6-7/Sr.  PF  Indianapolis Lawrence Central

Tyler Wideman  6-6/Jr.  C  St. John Lake Central

Darryl Baker  6-2/Sr.  2G  Jeffersonville

Ernie Duncan  5-11/Jr.  PG  Evansville Harrison

Tyler Arens  6-5/Jr.  C-F  Marion

Markese McGuire  6-2/Sr.  2G  Elkhart Memorial

Jaraan Lands  6-6/Jr.  PF  Brownsburg

Blake Simmons  6-5/Sr.  SM  Newburgh Castle

Bryant McIntosh  6-3/Jr.  2G  Greensburg

Nick Davidson  6-3/Sr.  CG  Merrillville Andrean

Leo Svelte  6-5/Sr.  2G  Mishawaka Penn

 

Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and players may move up or down in the rankings throughout the season.

 

The entire Rick Bolus list of Indiana’s Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 will be added to the rankings section of my website at a later date.

 

Rick Bolus Player Rankings (As of 3/21/2012)
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Indiana’s Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 (Girls) (As of 3/21/2012)

 

TOP 12

 

Taya Reimer  6-3/Sr. CF  Fishers Hamilton Southeastern

Stephanie Mavunga  6-3/Sr.  C-F  Brownsburg

Andrijana Cvitkovic  6-3/Sr.  C-F  Culver Academies

Bridget Perry  6-2/Sr.  2G  Indianapolis Roncalli

Maura Muensterman  5-11/Jr.  CF  Evansville Mater Dei

Shelby Merder  6-3/Sr.  C  Jasper

Brittani Rizzi  5-7/Jr.  CG  Bedford north Lawrence

Khadijah Moore  5-11/Jr.  CF  Elkhart Memorial

Rhagen Smith  6-2/Sr.  C-F  Sullivan

Erica Moore  6-0/Jr.  C  Fortville Mt. Vernon

Celeste Edwards  5-11/Sr.  2G  Indianapolis North Central

Arians Simmons  5-10/Sr.  CF  Ft. Wayne South

 

Top Sleeper

 

Shai Warfield  5-10/Sr.  CG  Bloomington North

 

Second 12

 

Jenn Anderson  6-3/Sr.  C  Westfield

Nicole Anderson  6-0/Sr.  F-C  Terre Haute North

Whitney Jennings  5-5/Jr.  PG  Logansport

Tierra Huntsman  5-7/Sr.  CG  Connersville

Meredith Shipman  5-11/Sr.  SM  Ft. Wayne Snider

Ana Owens  5-7/Jr.  CG  Indianapolis Lawrence North

Mikale Rogers  6-3/Sr.  C  Indianapolis Lawrence North

Kelsi Byrd  5-9/Sr.  SM  Crawfordsville N. Montgomery

Mackenzie Campbell  5-8/Jr.  CF  Rushville

Katie Curtis  5-4/Sr.  PG  Lebanon

Ally Lehman  5-10/Sr.  2G  Trafalgar Indian Creek

Caitlyn Tolen  5-10/Sr.  2G  Oxford Benton Central

 

Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and players may move up or down the rankings throughout the season.

 

The entire list of Rick Bolus Indiana’s Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 (Girls) will be added to the rankings section of my website at a later date.

Rick Bolus Player Rankings (As of 3/18/2012)
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Kentucky’s Top Girls Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 (As of 3/18/2012)

 

Top 12

 

Becca Greenwell  6-1/Sr.  2G  Owensboro Catholic

Makayla Epps  5-10/Sr.  PG  Lebanon Marion County

Kyvin Goodin-Rogers  6-1/Sr.  C  Lebanon Marion County

China Dow  5-11/Sr.  CG  Louisville Christian Academy

Kayla Styles  6-1/Sr.  CF  Louisville Manual

Ashanti Thomas  6-2/So.  C  Lexington Lafayette

Nora Kiesler  6-6/So.  C  Louisville Assumption

Morgan Turner  6-1/So.  2G  Brandenburg Meade County

Macy Morris  5-9/So.  2G  Pineville Bell County

Aareon Smith  5-11/Sr.  CF  Louisville Butler

Ivy Brown  6-0/Jr.  SM  Hodgenville Larue County

Tearra Banks  6-4/Sr.  C  Louisville Ballard

 

Top Sleeper

 

Leah Schaefer  5-11/Sr.  CF  Ft. Thomas Highlands

 

Second 12

 

Kelsey Adwell  5-8/Sr.  2G  Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park

Emily Fox  5-8/Sr.  2G  Stanford Lincoln County

Danielle Lawrence  5-9/Jr.  C-F  Louisville Butler

Larryn Brooks  5-5/Sr.  PG  Richmond Madison Central

Kayla Rankin  6-0/Jr.  C-F  Hazard Perry County Central

Ashton Feldhaus  6-1/Sr.  SM  Richmond Madison Central

Whitney Hartlage  5-8/Sr.  2G  Louisville Mercy

Erin Boley  6-0/Fr.  CF  Elizabethtown

Serena Sandusky  5-8/Sr.  2G  Lexington Bryan Station

Raven Merriweather  5-6/Jr.  CG  Louisville Sacred Heart

McKenzie Cann  5-11/Jr.  SM  Lawrenceburg Anderson County

Kenya Turner  6-3/Sr.  C  Springfield Washington County

 

Rick Bolus player rankings are based on college potential and players may move up or down in the rankings throughout the season.

 

The entire list of Rick Bolus KY Top Girls Top Rising Prospects for 2012-13 will be included in the player rankings section of my website at a later date.

 

Rick Bolus Rankings As of 3/18/2012
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RB201213KB

 

 

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Kentucky’s Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 (Boys)

 

Top 12

 

Derrick Willis  6-8/Sr.  SM  Mt. Washington Bullitt East

Trey Grundy  6-6/Jr.  C-F  Lexington Henry Clay

Jackson Davis  6-8/Jr.  C-F  Lexington Lafayette

Quinton Snider  6-0/Jr.  PG  Louisville Ballard

Jordan Green  6-4/Jr.  SM  Lexington Henry Clay

Darryl Hicks  6-4/Sr.  SM  Louisville  Trinity

Jack Whitman  6-9/Sr.  CF  Lexington Catholic

Shane Hall  6-7/Jr.  F-C  Paintsville Johnson Central

Justin Johnson  6-6/Jr.  CF  Inez Sheldon Clark

Omar Prewitt  6-4/Sr.  2G  Mt. Sterling Montgomery County

Kelan Martin  6-6/Jr.  PF  Louisville Ballard

Mike Smith  5-9/Sr.  PG  Lexington Dunbar

 

Top Sleeper

 

Antonio Campbell  6-8/Sr.  C  Covington Holy Cross

 

Second 12

 

Stuart Jackson  6-4/Sr.  WF  Louisville Central

Raynold Kasongo  6-8/Jr.  PF  Lick Creek East Ridge (may reclassify as a Sr.)

Larry Morton  6-3/Sr.  2G  Lexington Bryan Station

Darion Burns  5-10/Jr.  PG  Flemingsburg Fleming County

Dominique Hawkins  6-0/Sr.  CG  Richmond Madison Central

David Levitch  6-2/Sr.  2G  Goshen Oldham County

Christian Cunningham  5-10/Jr.  PG  Lexington Henry Clay

David Kapinga  5-9/Jr.  PG  Somerset Southwestern

Rusty Troutman  6-5/Sr.  2G  Mt. Washington Bullitt East

Jaqualis Matlock  6-5/So.  WF  Hopkinsville

Taylor Gover  6-1/Sr.  CG  Somerset Pulaski County

Braxton Beverly  5-10/Fr.  PG  Hazard Perry County Central

 

Rick Bolus rankings are based on college potential and players may move up or down in the rankings throughout the season.

 

The entire list of Rick Bolus Kentucky Top Rising Prospects For 2012-13 will be added to the rankings section of my website at a later date.

2012 PNC/KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen(R) State Basketball Tournament
Topic: Basketball

Saturday March 17^th

 

Trinity  (33-3)  vs.  Southwestern  (29-8)  (Semifinal)

 

Trinity coach Mike Szabo started the following lineup: 6-4 Jr. Darryl Hicks, 6-2 Sr. Troy Saxton, 6-7 Sr. Nathan Dieudonne, 6-1 Jr. James Quick, and 6-1 Sr. Charles Foster.  Southwestern coach Steve Wright countered with 6-4 Fr. Isaiah Collier, 6-4 Sr. Cody Epperson, 6-5 So. Justin Edwards, 5-10 So. David Kapinga, and 6-0 Jr. Justin Schulz.

 

Trinity rallied in the second half to defeat Southwestern by a score of 56-47.  Southwestern led 22-18 late in the first half but Trinity’s Charles Foster nailed a three point basket at the buzzer to pull the Shamrocks within one; 22-21 at halftime.  Trinity took the lead in the third quarter leading 36-33 after three quarters.  Trinity led 41-37 with six minutes to go but Southwestern’s comeback was hampered when Southwestern point guard David Kapinga went to the bench midway through the quarter with an injury.

 

Trinity shot 40.9% from the field including eight of 24 from the three point line.  The Shamrocks connected on 12 of 21 free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored 11 points off 10 Southwestern turnovers.  Southwestern shot 34% from the field including four of 18 from beyond the arc.  The Warriors connected on 11 of 16 free throws, pulled down 29 rebounds, and scored nine points off 13 trinity turnovers.

 

Nathan Dieudonne led Trinity with 16 points and seven rebounds.  Dieudonne was seven of eight from the field including one of two from the three point line, and one of two free throws.  Charles Foster added 12 points including three point baskets and seven rebounds.  Troy Saxton chipped in with nine points on three three point baskets and four assists.  Darryl Hicks added eight points.  James Quick recorded six points, eight rebounds, and four assists.

 

6-4 270 pound Sr. Robby Lewis led Southwestern with 14 points.  David Kapinga added 13 points including seven of nine from the free throw line and five assists.  Justin Edwards recorded seven points and nine rebounds.

 

Trinity,11,10,15,20,56

Southwestern,12,10,11,14,47

 

Trinity (56) – Hicks 8, Saxton 9, Dieudonne 16, Quick 6, Foster 12, Ivory 1, Rice 3, Page 1.

 

Southwestern (47) – Collier 6, C. Epperson 2, Edwards 7, Kapinga 13, Schulz 3, Lewis 14, Merrick 2.

 

Scott County (33-4)  vs.  Oldham County  (31-5)  (Semifinal)

 

Scott County coach Billy Hicks started the following lineup: 6-4 Sr. Tamron Manning, 6-2 Sr. Isaiah Ivey, 6-4 Sr. Josh Harris, 6-0 Jr. Quin Richardson, and 6-2 So. Trent Gilbert.  Oldham County coach Jason Holland countered with 6-2 Jr. Jacob Kopp, 6-1 Sr. Kerry Smith, 6-6 Sr. Tyler Wesley, 5-10 Jr. Sam Gruber, and 5-11 Sr. Parker Simpson.

 

Scott County defeated Oldham County by a score of 56-43.  Scott County shot 45.2% from the field including six of 11 from the three point line.  The Cardinals connected on 12 of 16 free throws, pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 17 Oldham County turnovers.  Oldham County shot 43.9% from the field including three of eight from beyond the arc.  The Colonels connected on four of 10 free throws, pulled down 17 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 22 Scott County turnovers.

 

Trent Gilbert led Scott County with 12 points including three three point baskets and four steals.  6-2 Jr. Jalen Haddix also scored 12 points on four of four from the field and four of four from the free throw line.  Isaiah Ivey recorded 10 points and eight rebounds.  Tamron Manning also scored 10 points.  Quin Richardson chipped in with eight points, four rebounds, and four assists.

 

Kerry Smith led Oldham County with 17 points.  Sam Gruber added 11 points including two three point baskets.

 

Scott County,14,9,24,9,56

Oldham County,10,6,10,17,43

 

Scott County (56) – Manning 10, Ivey 10, Harris 4, Richardson 8, Gilbert 12, Haddix 12.

 

Oldham County (43) – Kopp 6, Smith 17, Wesley 3, Gruber 11, Simpson 0, Davis 2, Flores 4.

 

Scott County  (34-4)  vs.  Trinity  (34-3)  (Championship)

 

Scott County coach Billy Hicks started the following lineup: 6-4 Sr. Tamron Manning, 6-2 Sr. Isaiah Ivey, 6-4 Sr. Josh Harris, 6-0 Jr. Quin Richardson, and 6-2 So. Trent Gilbert.  Trinity coach Mike Szabo countered with 6-4 Jr. Darryl Hicks, 6-2 Sr. Troy Saxton, 6-7 Sr. Nathan Dieudonne, 6-1 Jr. James Quick, and 6-1 Sr. Charles Foster.

 

Trinity shot a blistering 63.2% from the field in a dominating 71-53 victory over a good Scott County team.  Trinity becomes the only team in KHSAA history to capture a football and basketball championship in the same year.  Trinity shot 63.2% from the field including nine of 14 from the three point line.  The Shamrocks connected on 14 of 18 free throws, pulled down 22 rebounds, and scored 11 points off seven Scott county turnovers.  Scott County shot 48.5% from the field including four of six from beyond the arc.  The Cardinals connected on 17 of 24 free throws, pulled down 14 rebounds, and scored 13 points off nine turnovers.

 

Charles Foster led a balanced Trinity scoring attack with 18 points including two three point baskets and four rebounds.  Troy Saxton added 13 points including two three point baskets and three assists.  Darryl Hicks also scored 13 points including three three point baskets.  Nathan Dieudonne recorded 12 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocked shots.  James Quick chipped in with 10 points and three assists.

 

Tamron Manning had a great performance tonight and led Scott County with 28 points including three three point baskets, four rebounds, and three steals.  Manning was nine of 14 from the field including three of four from beyond the arc, and seven of 11 free throws.  Isaiah Ivey added 10 points including six of eight free throws.

 

Scott County,12,8,16,17,53

Trinity,10,21,18,22,71

 

Scott County (53) – Manning 28, Ivey 10, Harris 2, Richardson 5, Gilbert 6, Haddix 2.

 

Trinity (71) – Hicks 13, Saxton 13, Dieudonne 12, Quick 10, Foster 18, Thurman 3, Perito 2.

 

All Tournament Team

 

Tyler Thacker,Rowan County

Adam Fatkin,George Rogers Clark

Zack Davis,Knott County Central

Brandon Price,John Hardin

David Kapinga,Southwestern

Justin Edwards,Southwestern

Tyler Wesley,Oldham County

Sam Gruber,Oldham County

Isaiah Ivey,Scott County

Tamron Manning,Scott County

Quin Richardson,Scott County

Charles Foster,Trinity

Troy Saxton,Trinity

Nathan Dieudonne,Trinity,MVP

 

Acknowledgements:

 

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for all the games and to the KHSAA for maintaining their very comprehensive website with all the info on this tourney.

 

2012 PNC/KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen(R) State Basketball Tournament
Topic: Basketball

Friday March 16^th

 

Southwestern  (28-8)  vs.  Rowan County  (26-7)  (Quarterfinal)

 

Southwestern coach Steve Wright started the following lineup: 6-4 Fr. Isaiah Collier, 6-4 Sr. Cody Epperson, 6-5 So. Justin Edwards, 5-10 So. David Kapinga, and 6-0 Jr. Justin Schulz.  Rowan County coach Shawn Thacker countered with 6-4 Sr. Adam Wing, 6-3 Sr. Jason Egan, 6-11 Jr. Matt Brown, 5-10 Jr. Trevor Newsome, and 5-11 Sr. D.J. Townsend.

 

Rowan County led 47-45 early in the final quarter but Southwestern finished the game on a 22-10 run to earn a 67-57 victory.  Southwestern shot 37.8% from the field including five of 16 from the three point line.  The Warriors connected on 28 of 37 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 20 points off 18 Rowan County turnovers.  Rowan County shot 34.6% from the field including 11 of 30 from beyond the arc.  The Vikings connected on 10 of 16 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 13 Southwestern turnovers.

 

David Kapinga led Southwestern with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists, and five steals.  Kapinga was five of nine from the field including one of one from the three point line, and seven of 10 from the free throw line.  Justin Edwards added 15 points and 10 rebounds.  Cody Epperson chipped in with 13 points including seven of eight free throws.  6-3 Sr. Justin Epperson recorded nine points including seven of nine free throws.

 

D.J. Townsend led Rowan County with 19 points including four three point baskets and five rebounds.  Jason Egan added 16 points including four three point baskets and seven rebounds.  Adam Wing could not find his shooting touch today but finished with five points, 10 rebounds, and five assists.  6-2 So. Tyler Thacker chipped in with nine points.

 

Southwestern,11,19,15,22,67

Rowan County,10,23,12,12,57

 

Southwestern (67) – Collier 0, C. Epperson 13, Edwards 15, Kapinga 18, Schulz 8, Lewis 4, J. Epperson 9.

 

Rowan County (57) – Wing 5, Egan 16, Brown 0, Newsome 3, Townsend 19, Thacker 9, Hodge 4, Barnard 1.

 

George Rogers Clark  (31-5)  vs.  Trinity  (32-3)  (Quarterfinal)

 

George Rogers Clark coach Scott Humphrey started the following lineup:  6-2 Sr. Charlie Rogers, 6-0 Sr. Taylor Howard, 6-6 Sr. Adam Fatkin, 5-11 Sr. Dominic VanCleve, and 6-1 Sr. Bopper Stenzel.  Trinity coach Mike Szabo countered with 6-1 Jr. DeMarcus Page, 6-2 Sr. Troy Saxton, 6-7 Sr. Nathan Dieudonne, 6-2 Sr. Andrew Perito, and 6-1 Sr. Charles Foster.  (Note:  Darryl Hicks and James Quick were given a one game suspension for violation of team rules).

 

Trinity was 10 of 15 (66.7%) from the three point line in a 62-39 victory over George Rogers Clark despite the absence of two normal starters.  Trinity shot 52.4% from the field including 10 of 15 from the three point line.  The Shamrocks connected on eight of 15 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 16 points off nine George Rogers Clark turnovers.  George Rogers Clark shot 35.3% from the field including one of six from beyond the arc.  The Cardinals connected on 14 of 19 free throws, pulled down 18 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 11 Trinity turnovers.

 

Nathan Dieudonne led Trinity with 25 points including four three point baskets and eight rebounds.  Dieudonne was eight of 11 from the field including four of five from beyond the arc, and five of seven from the free throw line.  Charles Foster added 14 points including three three point baskets.  Troy Saxton chipped in with 12 points including two three point baskets.

 

Adam Fatkin led George Rogers Clark with 15 points and five rebounds.  Bopper Stenzel added 11 points, three assists, and two steals.  Charlie Rogers chipped in with nine points including seven of eight free throws.

 

George Rogers Clark,8,9,15,7,39

Trinity,12,14,19,17,62

 

George Rogers Clark (39) – Rogers 9, Howard 0, Fatkin 15, VanCleve 2, Stenzel 11, Gray 2.

 

Trinity (62) – Page 2, Saxton 12, Dieudonne 25, Perito 0, Foster 14, Ivory 3, Hepler 2, Owens 4.

 

Knott County Central  (29-5)  vs.  Oldham County  (30-5)  (Quarterfinal)

 

Knott County Central coach B.B. King started the following lineup: 6-2 Fr. Simon Christon, 6-2 Sr. Zack Davis, 6-5 Fr. Evan Hall, 6-0 Sr. Seth Adams, and 6-1 Fr. Camron Justice.  Oldham County coach Jason Holland countered with 6-2 Jr. Jacob Kopp, 6-1 Sr. Kerry Smith, 6-6 Sr. Tyler Wesley, 5-10 Jr. Sam Gruber, and 5-11 Sr. Parker Simpson.

 

Oldham County’s Tyler Wesley was hampered by foul woes tonight but scored his only points of the night on a field goal and free throw with 3.9 seconds on the clock to give the Colonels a 36-33 lead and Oldham County held on for a 36-34 victory over Knott County Central.  The drama was hardly over as Oldham County fouled Zack Davis with three seconds remaining to  prevent him from getting a three point attempt.  Davis hit the first free throw to cut the deficit to two; 36-34 but intentionally missed the second shot.  Davis got the rebound and was fouled with approximately two seconds remaining on the clock.  Davis missed the first shot then had to intentionally miss the second shot to have any chance of going for the tie or win but Knott County Central was unable to claim the rebound this time and time expired.  Knott County Central’s free throw shooting (15 of 29) came back to haunt them in this game.

 

Oldham County shot 31.4% from the field including two of 12 from the three point line.  The Colonels connected on 12 of 18 free throws, pulled down 24 rebounds, and scored six points off eight Knott County Central turnovers.  Knott County Central shot 28.6% from the field including three of 12 from beyond the arc.  The Patriots connected on 15 of 29 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored five points off six Oldham County turnovers.

 

Jacob Kopp led Oldham County with nine points.  6-2 Jr. Garrett Masters added seven points and five rebounds.  Kerry Smith recorded five points, nine rebounds, and two steals.

 

Zack Davis led Knott County Central with 14 points and 10 rebounds.  Cameron Justice added seven points.  Evan Hall recorded three points, eight rebounds, and two blocked shots.

 

Knott County Central,6,6,14,8,34

Oldham County,4,14,7,11,36

 

Knott County Central (34) – Christon 3, Davis 14, Hall 3, Adams 3, Justice 7, Shrum 2, Cornett 2.

 

Oldham County (36) – Kopp 9, Smith 5, Wesley 3, Gruber 5, Simpson 4, Masters 7, Flores 3.

 

John Hardin  (23-8)  vs.  Scott County  (32-4)  (Quarterfinal)

 

John Hardin coach  Mark Wells started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Ervin Montgomery, 6-2 Jr. Daveon Greene, 6-4 So. Keon Williams, 5-7 Jr. Brandon Price, and 5-10 Sr. Jeremy Harness.  Scott County coach Billy Hicks countered with 6-4 Sr. Tamron Manning, 6-2 Sr. Isaiah Ivey, 6-4 Sr. Josh Harris, 6-0 Jr. Quin Richardson, and 6-2 So. Trent Gilbert.

 

Scott County defeated John Hardin 61-40 despite only getting 10 minutes of playing time from Mr. Basketball candidate Tamron Manning who tallied six points before fouling out of the game.  Scott County shot 48.9% from the field including four of 12 from the three point line.  The Cardinals connected on 13 of 18 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored nine points off nine John Hardin turnovers.  John Hardin shot 28.8% from the field including two of 15 from beyond the arc.  The Bulldogs connected on eight of 19 free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored five points off eight Scott County turnovers.

 

Isaiah Ivey led Scott County with 16 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and two blocked shots.  Trent Gilbert added 11 points and seven rebounds.  Quin Richardson also recorded 11 points.  6-2 Jr. Jalen Haddix chipped in with seven points.

 

Daveon Greene led John Hardin with 11 points and 10 rebounds.  Brandon Price added 10 points.  Ervin Montgomery recorded six points and seven rebounds.

 

John Hardin,11,8,14,7,40

Scott County,13,18,13,17,61

 

John Hardin (40) – Montgomery 6, Greene 11, Williams 2, Price 10, Harness 6, Gaskins 5.

 

Scott County (61) – Manning 6, Ivey 16, Harris 0, Richardson 11, Gilbert 11, Haddix 7, Bryant 4, Crank 2, Peterson 2, Short 2.

 

Acknowledgements:

 

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for all the games and to the KHSAA for maintaining their very comprehensive website with all the info on this tourney.