Fifth Third Bank Kentucky Holiday Classic
Lexington Catholic High School,
Lexington, Kentucky
December 26-29, 2001
Copyright © 2002 Ron Harrison
Lexington Catholic coach/athletic director Danny Haney has put together another excellent field for this event. He has brought 16 teams to town to compete for the championship of this event. This tournament is in its sixth year and has gained prestige as one of the top holiday events.
This year's field will consist of the following teams: Bell County, Bourbon County, Boyle County, Glasgow, Henry Clay, Highlands, Lexington Catholic, Mason County, Mercer County, Paducah St. Mary, Pleasure Ridge Park, Russell, Seneca, Shelby County, Simon Kenton, and defending champion Westminster Academy (Florida).
Some of the outstanding alumni who have played here include: Elton Brand (Duke - NBA), Kenny Gregory (Kansas), Karim Shabazz (Providence), J. R. VanHoose (Marshall), David Graves (Notre Dame), Jaron Brown (Pittsburgh), Erik Brown (Louisville), Casey Sanders (Duke), Vincent Yarborough (Tennessee), Kenny Walker (Alabama), Nick Anderson (Texas A&M), Brandon Bender (Louisville), DeShaun Williams (Syracuse), Ronny Dawn (Marshall), Rashaad Carruth (Kentucky), Antonio Lawrence (Class of 2002), Scott Hundley (Vanderbilt), David Harrison (Colorado), Julius Hodge (North Carolina State), Marquis Estill (Kentucky), Patrick Sparks (Western Kentucky), Larry O'Bannon (Louisville), Carlos Hurt (Louisville), and too many others to mention.
There are several fine teams and many outstanding players scheduled to participate in this event. Nine of the top twenty-five players in the Lexington Herald-Leader pre-season report will play in this event. They are #1 Brandon Stockton (Glasgow), #10 Ross Neltner (Highlands), #11 Preston LeMaster (Bourbon County), #12 Brian Silverhorn (Shelby County), #15 Ryan Cochran (Paducah St. Mary), #18 Brad Lightle (Pleasure Ridge Park), #19 Robert Daniels (Shelby County), #20 Demetrius Green (Lexington Catholic), and #21 Larry Williams (Seneca). Brandon Stockton, the leading candidate for Mr. Basketball 2002, opened a lot of eyes with his stellar play in last year's event.
Who will win this tournament? There appears to be six or seven teams capable of winning this tourney but I would expect Lexington Catholic to come out of the top bracket and Westminster Academy, led by super-soph Taurean Green to be a slight choice to survive the bottom bracket.
December 26th - Day 1
Game No. 1 Shelby County (7-3) vs. Henry Clay (5-4)
Shelby County coach Champ Ligon started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Robert Daniels, 6-5 Sr. Brian Silverhorn, 5-11 Jr. Matt Shemo, 5-10 Sr. Juanie Jackson, and 6-0 Sr. Zane Williams. Henry Clay coach Kirk Chiles countered with 6-6 Sr. Clay List, 5-11 Fr. Bryan Turnage, 5-8 Jr. Lamont Campbell, 5-7 Jr. Branden Bowman, and 5-10 So. Branden Coles.
Shelby County, led by their dynamic duo of Robert Daniels and Brian Silverhorn, defeated Henry Clay by a score of 77-66. Robert Daniels tallied 25 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and seven steals, while Brian Silverhorn added 22 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Zane Williams and Juanie Jackson each added 12 points. Clay List had a big offensive output for Henry Clay with 25 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, and four blocked shots. Branden Coles added 10 points Henry Clay. Turnovers were the downfall for Henry Clay as Shelby County scored 24 points off 24 turnovers.
|
Shelby County |
15 |
21 |
15 |
26 |
- |
77 |
|
Henry Clay |
24 |
11 |
10 |
21 |
- |
66 |
|
Shelby County |
(77) - |
Daniels 25, Silverhorn 22, Shemo 0, Jackson 12, Williams 12, Natalie 3, Masters 3. |
|
Henry Clay |
(66) - |
List 25, Turnage 3, Campbell 8, Bowman 8, Coles 10, Jackson 5, Mitchell 4, Clift 2, Patterson 1. |
Game No. 2 Highlands (4-1) vs. Bell County (8-1)
Highlands coach John Messmer started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Derrik Moeves, 6-3 Sr. Craig Forbes, 6-8 Jr. Ross Neltner, 6-1 Sr. Scott Liggett, and 6-1 Jr. Ryan Gross. Bell County coach Eddie Whitaker countered with 6-2 Sr. Trae Winkler, 6-5 Sr. Jimmy Corum, 6-7 Sr Eric Ely, 5-10 Sr. Josh Defevers, and 6-0 Sr. Jason Messer.
Highlands easily defeated Bell County by a score of 70-36. Both teams came out a bit nervous but with coaches Smith and Pitino in attendance it was very understandable. Highlands was led today by Craig Forbes with 20 points including four of six from the three point line. Ross Neltner added 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Bell County was led by 5-11 Jr. Kevin Napier with 8 points. Turnovers were a major factor in this game as Highlands gained 34 points off 27 Bell County miscues.
|
Highlands |
19 |
15 |
17 |
19 |
- |
70 |
|
Bell County |
2 |
14 |
9 |
11 |
- |
36 |
|
Highlands |
(70) - |
D. Moeves 7, Forbes 20, Neltner 12, Liggett 2. Gross 0, J. Moeves 2, Walker 2, McMahon 2, Gilles 8, Klingenberg 2, Jager 3, Miller 8, Witte 2. |
|
Bell County |
(36) - |
Winkler 6, Corum 1, Ely 4, Defevers 2, Messer 6, Helton 3, Barton 3, Napier 8, Marcum 3. |
Game No. 3 Bourbon County (7-3) vs. Pleasure Ridge Park (9-3)
Bourbon County coach Bob Ward started the following lineup: 6-4 Sr. Donnie Spencer, 6-3 Sr. Josh Willoughby, 6-7 Jr. Craig Williams, 5-10 Sr. Blake Roser, and 6-2 Sr. Preston LeMaster. Pleasure Ridge Park coach Dale Mabrey countered with 6-5 Jr. Donte Sweatt, 6-2 Sr. LaDavid DeLorch, 6-7 Sr. Brad Lightle, 6-1 Jr. Maurice Blakey, and 5-11 Jr. Carlos Williams.
Bourbon County defeated Pleasure Ridge Park by a score of 71-55. Bourbon County outshot PRP 59.2%-33.3% from the field. Bourbon County was led by Preston LeMaster with 31 points. Josh Willoughby added 13 points. Pleasure Ridge Park was led today by 5-11 Fr. Jujuan Spillman and Donte Sweatt with 14 points each.
|
Bourbon County |
22 |
18 |
14 |
17 |
- |
71 |
|
Pleasure Ridge Park |
10 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
- |
55 |
|
Bourbon County |
(71) - |
Spencer 9, Willoughby 13, Williams 4, Roser 4, LeMaster 31, Mitchell 7, Cundiff 3. |
|
Pleasure Ridge Park |
(55) - |
Sweatt 14, DeLorch 6, Lightle 4, Blakey 4, Williams 7, Spillman 14, Horton 2, Bukar 4. |
Game No. 4 Paducah St. Mary (5-3) vs. Seneca (3-5)
Paducah St. Mary coach Steven Middleton started the following lineup: 6-1 Sr. Shaun Kennedy, 6-2 Sr. James Ogden, 6-2 Jr. Shawn Roof, 5-9 Sr. John Colgan, and 6-2 Sr. Ryan Cochran. Seneca coach Tony Branch countered with 6-3 Sr. Tyler Houghton, 6-2 So. Richard Haliburton, 5-11 So. Isaiah Britt, 6-6 Sr. Larry Williams, and 6-9 So. Robbie Simpson.
St. Mary defeated Seneca by a score of 61-54. St. Mary surprisingly was able to rebound with the taller Red Hawk squad and only trailed 29-27 on the boards. St. Mary was led by James Ogden and Ryan Cochran with 21 and 18 points respectively. John Colgan added 12 points. Seneca was led by Robbie Simpson and Larry Williams with 20 and 13 points respectively.
|
Paducah St. Mary |
17 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
- |
61 |
|
Seneca |
12 |
17 |
13 |
12 |
- |
54 |
|
Paducah St. Mary |
(61) - |
Kennedy 4, Ogden 21, Roof 6, Colgan 12, Cochran 18. |
Seneca |
(54) - |
Houghton 9, Haliburton 5, Britt 4, Williams 13, Simpson 20, Firman 2, Shoulders 1. |
Game No. 5 Simon Kenton (5-2) vs. Mason County (5-1)
Simon Kenton coach Scott Humphrey started the following lineup: 6-6 Jr. Eric Reed, 6-1 Sr. Tyler Schoborg, 6-7 Jr. Mike Brock, 5-10 Sr. Jared Smock, and 5-10 Sr. Mike Egan. Mason County coach Kelly Wells countered with 6-2 Sr. D.J. Chambers, 6-1 So. Dustin Grutza, 6-2 So. Chris Lofton, 5-10 Sr. Robert Myrick, and 5-10 Sr. Tee Commodore.
Mason County outshot Simon Kenton 51.9%-43.3% from the field and defeated Simon Kenton by a score of 71-59. Mason County was led today by Tee Commodore, Robert Myrick, and Chris Lofton with 22, 21 and 16 points respectively. Lofton also pulled down eight rebounds. Mike Brock led Simon Kenton with 30 points and 13 rebounds.
|
Simon Kenton |
10 |
12 |
18 |
19 |
- |
59 |
|
Mason County |
10 |
17 |
23 |
21 |
- |
71 |
Simon Kenton |
(59) - |
Reed 7, Schoborg 5, Brock 30, Smock 3, Egan 5, Roberts 2, Hopkins 3, Kannady 4. |
Mason County |
(71) - |
Chambers 0, Grutza 4, C. Lofton 16, R. Myrick 21, T. Commodore 22, N. Myrick 6. G.G. Lofton 2. |
Game No. 6 Boyle County (2-6) vs. Westminster Academy (FL) (11-1)
Boyle County coach Andy Moberly started the following lineup: 6-3 Jr. Jacob Tamme, 6-2 Jr. Adam Tamme, 6-1 Sr. Rob Vonckx, 5-11 Sr. Casey McCoy, and 5-10 Jr. Jeremy Brummett. Westminster Academy coach Buddy Pressley countered with 6-6 Sr. James Robinson, 6-5 Sr. Nate Hughes, 6-9 Sr. Rockas Bartasius, 5-10 Sr. Nick Lamberti, and 6-0 So. Taurean Green.
Westminster outscored Boyle County 14-2 in the second quarter and defeated the Rebels 70-57. Westminster was led Tauren Green, Rockas Bartasius, and Nick Lamberti with 14, 14 and 12 points respectively. Boyle County was led by Jacob Tamme and Adam Tamme with 17 and 10 points respectively.
|
Boyle County |
16 |
2 |
18 |
21 |
- |
57 |
|
Westminster (FL) |
25 |
14 |
15 |
6 |
- |
70 |
|
Boyle County |
(57) - |
J. Tamme 17, A. Tamme 10, R. Vonckx 2, McCoy 3, Brummett 6, Record 9, Pittman 6, Sloan 4. |
|
Westminster (FL) |
(70) - |
Robinson 4, Hughes 6, Bartasius 14, Lamberti 12, Green 14, Avant 2, Teh 3, Wohlleb 6, Berry 5, Maranges 1, Vazquez 3. |
Game No. 7 Mercer County (7-3) vs. Lexington Catholic (8-1)
Mercer County coach Stacey Hall started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Jason Sexton, 6-1 Jr. Casey Watts, 5-9 Jr. Brett Anness, 6-2 Jr. Joe White, and 6-0 So. John Lyons. Lexington Catholic coach Danny Haney countered with 6-3 So. Demetrius Green, 6-4 Sr. Ryan Morton, 6-5 Sr. John Rompf, 5-11 Jr. Brian Smith, and 6-3 So. William Graham.
Lexington Catholic easily defeated Mercer County by a score of 102-67. William Graham and Demetrius Green led the victors with 21 and 16 points respectively. 6-3 So. Harrison Morton came off the bench to add 15 points. Ryan Morton and Brian Smith added 13 and 12 points respectively with Brian Smith dishing out seven assists. John Rompf added eight points and pulled down nine rebounds. Mercer Co was led by Joe White with 26 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Brett Anness and Casey Watts added 16 and 12 points respectively.
|
Mercer County |
15 |
19 |
16 |
17 |
- |
67 |
|
Lexington Catholic |
24 |
21 |
36 |
21 |
- |
102 |
|
Mercer County |
(67) - |
Sexton 0, Watts 12, Anness 16, White 26, Lyons 3, Chadwick 2, Watkins 8. |
|
Lexington Catholic |
(102) - |
Green 16, R. Morton 13, Rompf 8, Smith 12, Graham 21, H. Morton 15, Morones 2, Cooke 5, D. Morton 2, Server 3, Balthrop 5. |
Game No. 8 Russell (7-3) vs. Glasgow (4-2)
Russell coach Larry Stamper started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Dustin Thacker, 6-5 Jr. Kent Robinson, 6-2 Jr. Brandon Daniels, 6-2 Jr. Jered Ferguson, and 6-2 Jr. Bryan Groves. Glasgow coach Bart Flener countered with 6-4 Jr. Ryan Landrum, 6-1 Jr. Nick Whitlow, 6-0 Sr. Ryan Durham, 5-11 Sr. Brandon Stockton, and 6-2 Sr. Drew Thompson.
Glasgow's defeated Russell by a score of 57-34. Russell had difficulties mounting an offense as they committed 30 turnovers and shot only 26.1% from the field. Glasgow was led tonight by Ryan Landrum with 15 points. 6-6 Sr. Ty Bowles came off the bench to adde eight points and pull down 12 rebounds. Russell was led by Bryan Groves with 10 points.
|
Russell |
4 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
- |
34 |
|
Glasgow |
12 |
19 |
16 |
10 |
- |
57 |
Russell |
(34) - |
Thacker 0, Robinson 4, Daniels 2, Ferguson 4, Groves 10, Marshall 3, Repuyan 4, Frazier 3, Cain 2, Jones 2. |
|
Glasgow |
(57) - |
Landrum 15, Whitlow 8, Durham 3, Stockton 8, Thompson 4, Crow 6, Kirkpatrick 2, Flener 3, Bowles 8. |
December 27th - Day 2
Game No. 9 Bell County (8-2) vs. Henry Clay (5-5) Consolation Round
Bell County coach Eddie Whitaker started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Trae Winkler, 6-5 Sr. Jimmy Corum, 6-7 Sr. Eric Ely, 5-10 Sr. Josh Defevers, and 6-0 Sr. Jason Messer. Henry Clay coach Kirk Chiles countered with 6-6 Sr. Clay List, 5-11 Fr. Bryan Turnage, 5-8 Jr. Lamont Campbell, 5-7 Jr. Branden Bowman, and 5-10 So. Branden Coles.
Henry Clay shot 50% from the field on their way to a 69-57 victory over Bell County. by a score of 57-54. Henry Clay was led by Clay List with 26 points and nine rebounds. Branden Bowman and Bryan Turnage added 11 and 10 points respectively. Bell County was led by Trae Winkler with 20 points and nine rebounds. Jimmy Corum added 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds.
|
Bell County |
19 |
14 |
7 |
17 |
- |
57 |
|
Henry Clay |
18 |
25 |
7 |
19 |
- |
69 |
|
Bell County |
(57) - |
Winkler 20, Corum 14, Ely 0, Defevers 3, Messer 8, Helton 5, Barton 3, Napier 4. |
Henry Clay |
(69) - |
List 26, Turnage 10, Campbell 9, Bowman 11, Coles 2, Mitchell 5, Clift 5, Patterson 1. |
Game No. 10 Seneca (3-6) vs. Pleasure Ridge Park (9-4) Consolation Round
Seneca coach Tony Branch started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Tyler Houghton, 5-7 So. Michael Firman, 5-11 So. Isaiah Britt, 6-6 Sr. Larry Williams, and 6-9 So. Robbie Simpson. Pleasure Ridge Park coach Dale Mabrey countered with 6-1 Sr. Garry Horton, 6-3 Sr. Dwan Bukar, 6-7 Sr. Brad Lightle, 6-1 Jr. Maurice Blakey, and 5-11 Fr. Jujuan Spillman.
Michael Firman's two free throws late in the game helped Seneca to a 55-54 victory over PRP. Seneca was led by Isaiah Britt with 17 points. Larry Williams added 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. Robbie Simpson added 13 points. Pleasure Ridge Park was led by 6-5 Jr. Donte Sweatt, Maurice Blakey, and Brad Lightle with 15, 12, and 12 points respectively.
|
Seneca |
16 |
16 |
10 |
13 |
- |
55 |
|
Pleasure Ridge Park |
14 |
13 |
6 |
21 |
- |
54 |
|
Seneca |
(55) - |
Houghton 5, Firman 4, Britt 17, Williams 14, Simpson 13, Burrell 2. |
|
Pleasure Ridge Park |
(54) - |
Horton 0, Bukar 4, Lightle 12, Blakey 12, Spillman 0,Williams 3, Sweatt 15, DeLorch 8. |
Game No. 11 Boyle County (2-7) vs. Simon Kenton (5-3) Consolation Round
Boyle County coach Andy Moberly started the following lineup: 6-3 Jr. Jacob Tamme, 6-2 Jr. Adam Tamme, 6-1 Sr. Rob Vonckx, 5-11 Sr. Casey McCoy, and 5-10 Jr. Jeremy Brummett. Simon Kenton coach Scott Humphrey countered with 6-1 Sr. Tyler Schoborg, 6-6 Jr. Eric Reed, 6-7 Jr. Mike Brock, 5-10 So. Evan Stowers, and 5-7 Sr. Brent Hopkins.
Simon Kenton outshot Boyle County 50.0%-35.1% from the field and held a 33-23 rebound margin over the smaller Boyle County Rebels on their way to a 60-46 victory. Simon Kenton was led by Eric Reed with 22 points. Mike Brock added 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Boyle County had eleven players reach the scoring column with 6-3 Sr. Zac Record leading the team with seven points.
|
Boyle County |
9 |
8 |
10 |
19 |
- |
46 |
|
Simon Kenton. |
12 |
19 |
18 |
11 |
- |
60 |
|
Boyle County |
(46) - |
J. Tamme 5, A. Tamme 6, R. Vonckx 0, McCoy 2, Brummett 3, Record 7, Webb 4, Clifford 5, Pittman 3, Sloan 6, Voth 3, Jones 2. |
Simon Kenton |
(60) - |
Schoborg 4, Reed 22, Brock 19, Stowers 2, Hopkins 2, Nevels 2, J. Smock 2, Egan 2, Kannady 3, Clay 2. |
Game No. 12 Russell (7-4) vs. Mercer County (7-4) Consolation Round
Russell coach Larry Stamper started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Dustin Thacker, 6-5 Jr. Kent Robinson, 6-2 Jr. Brandon Daniels, 6-2 Jr. Jered Ferguson, and 6-2 Jr. Bryan Groves. Mercer County coach Stacey Hall countered with 6-3 Sr. Jason Sexton, 6-1 Jr. Casey Watts, 5-9 Jr. Brett Anness, 6-2 Jr. Joe White, and 6-0 So. John Lyons.
Russell shot a sparkling 56.9% from the field on their way to an 80-61 victory over Mercer County. Russell was led by Jered Ferguson with 23 points. Dustin Thacker, Brandon Daniels, and 6-4 Jr. Tyler Cain each added 10 points. Mercer County was led by Casey Watts with 23 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Joe White added 21 points and 11 rebounds.
|
Russell |
19 |
24 |
17 |
20 |
- |
80 |
|
Mercer County |
21 |
19 |
10 |
11 |
- |
61 |
|
Russell |
(80) - |
Thacker 10, Robinson 5, Daniels 10, Ferguson 23, Groves 6, Marshall 3, Slone 2, Gross 1, Repuyan 8, Frazier 2, Cain 10. |
|
Mercer County |
(61) - |
Sexton 0, Watts 23, Anness 5, White 21, Lyons 4, Chadwick 2, Riley 6. |
Game No. 13 Mason County (6-1) vs. Bourbon County (7-3) Quarterfinal No. 1
Mason County coach Kelly Wells started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. D.J. Chambers, 6-1 So. Dustin Grutza, 6-2 So. Chris Lofton, 5-10 Sr. Robert Myrick, and 5-10 Sr. Tee Commodore. Bourbon County coach coach Bob Ward countered with 6-4 Sr. Donnie Spencer, 6-3 Sr. Josh Willoughby, 6-7 Jr. Craig Williams, 5-10 Sr. Blake Roser, and 6-2 Sr. Preston LeMaster. .
This game was a classic and could very well be a preview of the two teams expected to challenge for 10th region supremacy. The score was tied 44-44 at the end of three quarters, and Mason County pulled out a 74-70 victory over Bourbon County. Bourbon County held a 51.1%-46.4% margin from the field but Mason County was 9 of 19 from the three point line compared to 5 of 18 for Bourbon County. Also, Mason County outshot Bourbon County 76.5%-65.5% from the free throw line. Mason County was led today by Chris Lofton and Robert Myrick with 25 and 20 points respectively. Bourbon County was led by Josh Willoughby and Preston LeMaster with 26 and 24 points respectively. Craig Williams added nine points and pulled down 10 rebounds. .
|
Mason County |
10 |
23 |
11 |
30 |
- |
74 |
|
Bourbon County |
7 |
21 |
16 |
26 |
- |
70 |
Mason County |
(74) - |
Chambers 6, Grutza 8, C. Lofton 25, R. Myrick 20, T. Commodore 3, N. Myrick 10. G.G. Lofton 2. |
Bourbon County |
(70) - |
Spencer 6, Willoughby 26, Williams 9, Roser 3, LeMaster 24, Mitchell 2. |
Game No. 14 Westminster Academy (FL) (12-1) vs. Shelby County (8-3) Quarterfinal No. 2
Westminster Academy coach Buddy Pressley started the following lineup: 6-6 Sr. James Robinson, 6-4 So. Casey Wohlleb, 6-9 Sr. Rockas Bartasius, 5-10 Sr. Nick Lamberti, and 6-0 So. Tauren Green. Shelby County coach Champ Ligon countered with 6-3 Sr. Robert Daniels, 6-5 Sr. Brian Silverhorn, 5-11 Jr. Matt Shemo, 5-10 Sr. Juanie Jackson, and 6-0 Sr. Zane Williams.
This was a real wild west shootout with Westminster claiming a 101-100 overtime victory. Both teams shot the ball extremely well with Shelby County shooting 56.9% from the field and Westminster connecting on 53.6% of their field goal attempts. Westminster was led by Tauren Green with 30 points and eight assists. Rockas Bartasius added 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Nick Lamberti, Casey Wohlleb, and 6-5 So. Jack Berry added 15, 15 and 14 points respectively. Shelby County was led by Robert Daniels with 30 points and eight rebounds. Brian Silverhorn, Zane Williams, and Juanie Jackson added 25, 19, and 13 points respectively.
|
Westminster Academy (FL) |
26 |
16 |
19 |
24 |
16 |
- |
101 |
|
Shelby County |
20 |
20 |
24 |
21 |
15 |
- |
100 |
|
Westminster Academy (FL) |
(101) - |
Robinson 2, Wohlleb 15, Bartasius 16, Lamberti 15, Green 30, Vazquez 9, Berry 14. |
Shelby County |
(100) - |
Daniels 30, Silverhorn 25, Shemo 2, Jackson 13, Williams 19, Natalie 3, Masters 5 Lancaster 1, Jones 2. |
Game No. 15 Lexington Catholic (9-1) vs. Paducah St. Mary (6-3) Quarterfinal No. 3
Lexington Catholic coach Danny Haney started the following lineup: 6-3 So. Demetrius Green, 6-4 Sr. Ryan Morton, 6-5 Sr. John Rompf, 5-11 Jr. Brian Smith, and 6-3 So. William Graham. Paducah St. Mary coach Steven Middleton countered with 6-1 Sr. Shaun Kennedy, 6-2 Sr. James Ogden, 6-2 Jr. Shawn Roof, 5-9 Sr. John Colgan, and 6-2 Sr. Ryan Cochran.
Lexington Catholic scored 38 points off 26 St. Mary turnovers on their way to an 85-50 victory. Demetrius Green led Lexington Catholic with 18 points. William Graham, 6-3 So. Harrison Morton, and Ryan Morton added 16, 16 and 12 points respectively. St. Mary was led by Ryan Cochran and 6-6 So. Nick Wright with 12 and 10 points respectively.
|
Lexington Catholic |
20 |
28 |
21 |
16 |
- |
85 |
|
Paducah St. Mary |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
- |
50 |
Lexington Catholic |
(85) - |
Green 18, R. Morton 12, Rompf 2, Smith 8, Graham 16, Morones 5, Cooke 2, D. Morton 3, Server 3, H. Morton 16. |
Paducah St. Mary |
(50) - |
Kennedy 4, Ogden 6, Roof 6, Colgan 3, Cochran 12, Myre 2, Miller 2, Grimes 3, Gragg 2, Wright 10. |
Game No. 16 Glasgow (5-2) vs. Highlands (5-1) Quarterfinal No. 4
Glasgow coach Bart Flener started the following lineup: 6-4 Jr. Ryan Landrum, 6-1 Jr. Nick Whitlow, 6-0 Sr. Ryan Durham, 5-11 Sr. Brandon Stockton, and 6-2 Sr. Drew Thompson. Highlands coach John Messmer countered with 6-3 Sr. Derrik Moeves, 6-3 Sr. Craig Forbes, 6-8 Jr. Ross Neltner, 6-1 Sr. Scott Liggett, and 6-1 Jr. Ryan Gross.
Highlands' Ross Neltner was too much inside for Glasgow as he tallied 30 points, 15 rebounds, and five blocked shots to lead Highlands to a 72-50 victory. Glasgow was led by Brandon Stockton with 14 points, but he was only six of 25 from the field including one of 13 from the three point line. Ryan Landrum added 11 points.
|
Glasgow |
15 |
7 |
12 |
16 |
- |
50 |
|
Highlands |
14 |
18 |
15 |
25 |
- |
72 |
Glasgow |
(50) - |
Landrum 11, Whitlow 8, Durham 6, B. Stockton 14, Thompson 2, Crow 3, C. Stockton 2, Bowles 2, Mercer 2. |
Highlands |
(72) - |
D. Moeves 6, Forbes 10, Neltner 30, Liggett 1, Gross 5, J. Moeves 2, Gilles 5, Klingenberg 2, Miller 7, Guidugli 4. |
December 28th - Day 3
Game No. 17 Pleasure Ridge Park (9-5) vs. Bell County (8-3) Consolation Round
Pleasure Ridge Park coach Dale Mabrey started the following lineup: 6-5 Jr. Donte Sweatt, 6-3 Sr. Dwan Bukar, 6-7 Sr. Brad Lightle, 6-1 Jr. Maurice Blakey, and 5-11 Fr. Jujuan Spillman. Bell County coach Eddie Whitaker countered with 6-2 Sr. Trae Winkler, 6-5 Sr. Jimmy Corum, 6-7 Sr. Eric Ely, 5-11 Jr. Kevin Napier, and 6-0 Sr. Jason Messer.
Bell County outshot PRP 57.1%-45.2% from the field and held a 37-26 rebound margin but PRP forced 34 Bell County turnovers and managed to capture a 65-64 decision. PRP was led today by Donte Sweatt and Maurice Blakey with 17 and 13 points respectively. Bell County was led by Jimmy Corum with 25 points and eight rebounds. Eric Ely added 16 points and seven rebounds while Trae Winkler tallied 11 points and seven rebounds.
|
Pleasure Ridge Park |
11 |
24 |
18 |
12 |
- |
65 |
|
Bell County |
13 |
14 |
19 |
18 |
- |
64 |
Pleasure Ridge Park |
(65) - |
Sweatt 17, Bukar 6, Lightle 12, Blakey 13, Spillman 3,Williams 2, DeLorch 12. |
Bell County |
(64) - |
Winkler 11, Corum 25, Ely 16, Napier 0, Messer 8, Helton 2, Defevers 2. |
Game No. 18 Mercer County (7-5) vs. Boyle County (2-7) Consolation Round
Mercer County coach Stacey Hall started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Jason Sexton, 6-1 Jr. Casey Watts, 5-9 Jr. Brett Anness, 6-2 Jr. Joe White, and 6-0 So. John Lyons. Boyle County coach Andy Moberly countered with 6-3 Jr. Jacob Tamme, 6-2 Jr. Adam Tamme, 6-1 Sr. Rob Vonckx, 5-11 Sr. Casey McCoy, and 5-10 Jr. Jeremy Brummett.
Boyle County defeated Mercer County by a score of 68-59. Boyle County was led today by 6-3 Jr. Jacob Tamme with 21 points and seven rebounds. 6-3 Sr. Tyler Pittman added 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Mercer County was led today by 6-2 Jr. Joe White with 26 points. Casey Watts and 5-11 Jr. Travis Eades with 13 and 12 points respectively.
|
Mercer County |
8 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
- |
59 |
|
Boyle County |
17 |
16 |
13 |
22 |
- |
68 |
|
Mercer County |
(59) - |
Sexton 4, Watts 13, Anness 0, White 26, Lyons 2, Eades 12, Noel 2. |
Boyle County |
(68) - |
J. Tamme 21, A. Tamme 10, R. Vonckx 7, McCoy 2, Brummett 3, Record 2, Webb 1, Clifford 2, Sloan 6, Pittman 14. |
Game No. 19 Seneca (4-6) vs. Henry Clay (6-5) Consolation Round
Seneca coach Tony Branch started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Tyler Houghton, 5-7 So. Michael Firman, 5-11 So. Isaiah Britt, 6-6 Sr. Larry Williams, and 6-9 So. Robbie Simpson. Henry Clay coach Kirk Chiles countered with 6-6 Sr. Clay List, 5-11 Fr. Bryan Turnage, 5-8 Jr. Lamont Campbell, 5-7 Jr. Branden Bowman, and 5-10 So. Branden Coles.
Henry Clay defeated Seneca 55-52 in overtime. Henry Clay's Lamont Campbell hit a layup and ensuing free throw to tie the score at 46 with 12.9 seconds remaining in regulation. Campbell then added six of Henry Clay's nine points in overtime to lead the Blue Devils to victory. Henry Clay was led by Clay List and Lamont Campbell with 24 and 11 points respectively. Seneca was led by Larry Williams with 25 points and nine rebounds. Williams was five of eleven from the three point line.
|
Seneca |
11 |
13 |
5 |
17 |
6 |
- |
52 |
|
Henry Clay |
12 |
6 |
12 |
16 |
9 |
- |
55 |
|
Seneca |
(52) - |
Houghton 4, Firman 6, Britt 2, Williams 25, Simpson 9, Haliburton 4, Burrell 2. |
Henry Clay |
(55) - |
List 24, Turnage 3, Campbell 11, Bowman 9, Coles 8. |
Game No. 20 Russell (8-4) vs. Simon Kenton (6-3) Consolation Round
Russell coach Larry Stamper started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Dustin Thacker, 6-5 Jr. Kent Robinson, 6-2 Jr. Brandon Daniels, 6-4 Jr. Tyler Cain, and 6-2 Jr. Bryan Groves. Simon Kenton coach Scott Humphrey countered with 6-1 Sr. Tyler Schoborg, 6-6 Jr. Eric Reed, 6-7 Jr. Mike Brock, 5-10 So. Evan Stowers, and 5-10 Sr. Mike Egan.
Simon Kenton easily defeated an injury-depleted Russell squad by a score of 74-48. Russell played the entire tourney without 6-3 Sr. John Darnell and was missing the services of 6-2 Jr. Jered Ferguson today. Simon Kenton was led today by Mike Brock, Mike Egan, and 6-2 Jr. Mike Kennedy with 17, 15, and 12 points respectively. Russell was led by Kent Robinson with 10 points and eight rebounds. 5-10 Fr. Todd Marshall added nine points.
|
Russell |
7 |
16 |
16 |
9 |
- |
48 |
|
Simon Kenton |
16 |
28 |
15 |
15 |
- |
74 |
Russell |
(48) - |
Thacker 6, Robinson 10, Daniels 6, Cain 2, Groves 6, Marshall 9, Gross 4, Repuyan 3, Frazier 2. |
Simon Kenton |
(74) - |
Schoborg 8, Reed 4, Brock 17, Stowers 3, Egan 15, Hopkins 6, Kannady 12, Jared Smock 9. |
Game No. 21 Shelby County (8-4) vs. Bourbon County (7-4) Consolation Round
Shelby County coach Champ Ligon started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Robert Daniels, 6-5 Sr. Brian Silverhorn, 5-11 Jr. Matt Shemo, 5-10 Sr. Juanie Jackson, and 6-0 Sr. Zane Williams. Bourbon County coach Bob Ward countered with 6-4 Sr. Donnie Spencer, 6-3 Sr. Josh Willoughby, 6-7 Jr. Craig Williams, 5-10 Sr. Blake Roser, and 6-2 Sr. Preston LeMaster.
Bourbon County shot 56.4% from the field including eight of 19 from the three point line on the way to an 80-61 victory over Shelby County. Bourbon County was led by Preston LeMaster with 29 points and seven assists. Josh Willoughby and Donnie Spencer added 23 and 16 points respectively. Shelby County was led by Zane Williams, Robert Daniels, and 6-3 Jr. Shane Masters with 16, 14 and 13 points respectively.
|
Shelby County |
17 |
20 |
10 |
14 |
- |
61 |
|
Bourbon County |
20 |
21 |
24 |
15 |
- |
80 |
|
Shelby County |
(61) - |
Daniels 14, Silverhorn 7, Shemo 4, Jackson 3, Williams 16, Crittenden 2, Masters 13, Jones 2. |
|
Bourbon County |
(80) - |
Spencer 16, Willoughby 23, Williams 4, Roser 4, LeMaster 29, Brown 1, Mitchell 2, Sosby 1. |
Game No. 22 Glasgow (5-3) vs. Paducah St. Mary (6-4) Consolation Round
Glasgow coach Bart Flener started the following lineup: 6-4 Jr. Ryan Landrum, 6-1 Jr. Nick Whitlow, 6-0 Sr. Ryan Durham, 5-11 Sr. Brandon Stockton, and 6-62 Sr. Ty Bowles. Paducah St. Mary coach Steven Middleton countered with 6-1 Sr. Shaun Kennedy, 6-2 Sr. James Ogden, 6-2 Jr. Shawn Roof, 5-9 Sr. John Colgan, and 6-2 Sr. Ryan Cochran.
Glasgow defeated St. Mary 81-74 in a well-played game. Glasgow outshot St. Mary 52.7%-48.1% in tonight's game. Glasgow was led by Brandon Stockton who tallied 25 points on 8 of 13 from the field including five of six from beyond the arc. Ryan Landrum and Ryan Durham added 21 and 19 points respectively. St. Mary was led by Ryan Cochran with 28 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists. James Ogden, Shawn Roof, and John Colgan, added 17, 14, and 11 points respectively.
|
Glasgow |
19 |
23 |
15 |
24 |
- |
81 |
|
Paducah St. Mary |
24 |
17 |
13 |
20 |
- |
74 |
Glasgow |
(81) - |
Landrum 21, Whitlow 7, Durham 19, Stockton 25, Bowles 3, Thompson 6. |
|
Paducah St. Mary |
(74) - |
Kennedy 0, Ogden 17, Roof 14, Colgan 11, Cochran 28, Wright 4. |
Game No. 23 Highlands (6-1) vs. Lexington Catholic (10-1) Semifinal No. 1
Highlands coach John Messmer started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Derrik Moeves, 6-3 Sr. Craig Forbes, 6-8 Jr. Ross Neltner, 6-1 Sr. Scott Liggett, and 6-1 Jr. Ryan Gross. Lexington Catholic coach Danny Haney countered with 6-3 So. Demetrius Green, 6-4 Sr. Ryan Morton, 6-5 Sr. John Rompf, 5-11 Jr. Brian Smith, and 6-3 So. William Graham.
Lexington Catholic nipped Highlands by a score of 52-47. The score was tied 47-47 with approximately 35 seconds remaining in the game when Catholic's William Graham stole the ball and was fouled. Graham hit both free throws to give Lexington Catholic a 49-47 lead. Graham hit three additional free throws over the last few seconds to give Catholic the victory. The victors were led today by Graham with 17 points and seven rebounds. Demetrius Green and Ryan Morton added 13 and 11 points respectively. Highlands was led by Ross Neltner with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Ryan Gross added 10 points.
|
Highlands |
11 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
- |
47 |
|
Lexington Catholic |
19 |
18 |
3 |
12 |
- |
52 |
Highlands |
(47) - |
D. Moeves 6, Forbes 3, Neltner 18, Liggett 3. Gross 10, Gilles 3, Miller 4. |
Lexington Catholic |
(52) - |
Green 13, R. Morton 11, Rompf 3, Smith 6, Graham 17, H. Morton 1, Balthrop 1. |
Game No. 24 Mason County (7-1) vs. Westminster Academy (FL) (13-1) Semifinal No. 2
Mason County coach Kelly Wells started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. D.J. Chambers, 6-1 So. Dustin Grutza, 6-2 So. Chris Lofton, 5-10 Sr. Robert Myrick, and 5-10 Sr. Tee Commodore. Westminster Academy coach Buddy Pressley countered with 6-6 Sr. James Robinson, 6-4 So. Casey Wohlleb, 6-9 Sr. Rockas Bartasius, 5-10 Sr. Nick Lamberti, and 6-0 So. Taurean Green.
Westminster managed to advance to the championship game with a 71-69 victory over Mason County. Both teams shot well from the field with Westminster connecting on 59.6% of their shots and Mason County being 50% from the floor. Westminster was led by Taurean Green with 21 points. Nick Lamberti added 14 points and dished out 10 assists. Rockas Bartasius chipped in with 13 points. Mason County was led by Robert Myrick with 21 points while Chris Lofton added 19 points and seven rebounds. 6-5 Sr. G. G. Lofton came off the bench to tally 12 points and pull down six rebounds.
|
Mason County |
21 |
12 |
15 |
21 |
- |
69 |
|
Westminster Academy |
14 |
21 |
20 |
16 |
- |
71 |
Mason County |
(69) - |
Chambers 6, Grutza 3, C. Lofton 19, R. Myrick 21, T. Commodore 1, N. Myrick 5, Litzinger 2, G.G. Lofton 12. |
|
Westminster Academy |
(71) - |
Robinson 0, Wohlleb 10, Bartasius 13, Lamberti 14, Green 21, Berry 2, Vazquez 11. |
December 29th - Day 4
Game No. 25 Simon Kenton (7-3) vs. Henry Clay (7-5) Seventh Place
Simon Kenton coach Scott Humphrey started the following lineup: 6-1 Sr. Tyler Schoborg, 6-6 Jr. Eric Reed, 6-7 Jr. Mike Brock, 5-10 So. Evan Stowers, and 5-10 Sr. Mike Egan. Henry Clay coach Kirk Chiles countered with 6-6 Sr. Clay List, 5-11 Fr. Bryan Turnage, 5-8 Jr. Lamont Campbell, 5-7 Jr. Branden Bowman, and 5-10 So. Branden Coles.
Simon Kenton led 51-42 at the end of the third quarter but Henry Clay mounted a furious rally to pull out a 66-61 victory. Henry Clay was 32 of 40 from the free throw line while Simon Kenton was six of nine from the charity stripe. Henry Clay was led today by Clay List and Lamont Campbell with 28 and 21 points respectively. Simon Kenton was led by Mike Brock with 18 points and eight rebounds. Mike Egan and 6-2 Jr. Mike Kannady added 15 and 14 points respectively.
|
Simon Kenton |
16 |
14 |
21 |
10 |
- |
61 |
|
Henry Clay |
11 |
16 |
15 |
24 |
- |
66 |
|
Simon Kenton |
(61) - |
Schoborg 1, Reed 9, Brock 18, Stowers 0, Egan 15, Kannady 14, Clay 4. |
Henry Clay |
(66) - |
List 28, Turnage 0, Campbell 21, Bowman 10, Coles 6, Patterson 1. |
Game No. 26 Glasgow (6-3) vs. Bourbon County (8-4) Fifth Place
Glasgow coach Bart Flener started the following lineup: 6-4 Jr. Ryan Landrum, 6-1 Jr. Nick Whitlow, 6-0 Sr. Ryan Durham, 5-11 Sr. Brandon Stockton, and 6-62 Sr. Ty Bowles. Bourbon County coach Bob Ward countered with 6-4 Sr. Donnie Spencer, 6-3 Sr. Josh Willoughby, 6-7 Jr. Craig Williams, 5-10 Sr. Blake Roser, and 6-2 Sr. Preston LeMaster.
Preston LeMaster hit two free throws in the final second to give Bourbon County a 70-69 overtime victory over Glasgow in a real thriller. LeMaster led Bourbon County with 32 points on nine of 16 shooting from the field and 13 of 18 from the free throw line. Glasgow's Brandon Stockton set a tourney record with 51 points. Stockton was 18 of 35 from the field including six of 12 three pointers and nine of 10 from the free throw line. A breakdown of Stockton's point barrage was 10 in the first quarter, 8 in the second quarter, 4 in the third quarter, 18 in the fourth quarter, and 11 in overtime.
|
Glasgow |
17 |
13 |
8 |
20 |
11 |
- |
69 |
|
Bourbon County |
11 |
17 |
17 |
13 |
12 |
- |
70 |
|
Glasgow |
(69) - |
Landrum 6, Whitlow 4, Durham 6, Stockton 51, Bowles 2. |
|
Bourbon County |
(70) - |
Spencer 7, Willoughby 12, Williams 4, Roser 8, LeMaster 32, Cundiff 4, Mitchell 3. |
Game No. 27 Mason County (7-2) vs. Highlands (6-2) Third Place
Mason County coach Kelly Wells started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. D.J. Chambers, 6-0 Jr. Nathan Myrick, 6-2 So. Chris Lofton, 5-10 Sr. Robert Myrick, and 5-10 Sr. Tee Commodore. Highlands coach John Messmer countered with 6-3 Sr. Derrik Moeves, 6-3 Sr. Craig Forbes, 6-8 Jr. Ross Neltner, 6-1 Sr. Scott Liggett, and 6-1 Jr. Ryan Gross.
Highlands outshot Mason County 54.2%-32.0% on their way to a 64-47 victory. Highlands was led today by Craig Forbes with 25 points. Forbes was 11 of 13 from the field. Ross Neltner added 22 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, and five blocked shots. Mason County was led by Chris Lofton with 15 points.
|
Mason County |
8 |
11 |
9 |
19 |
- |
47 |
|
Highlands |
11 |
21 |
20 |
12 |
- |
64 |
Mason County |
(47) - |
Chambers 5, N. Myrick 0, C. Lofton 15, R. Myrick 6, T. Commodore 2, B. J. Commodore 2, Grutza 3, Litzinger 6, G.G. Lofton 8. |
Highlands |
(64) - |
D. Moeves 0, Forbes 25, Neltner 22, Liggett 1. Gross 6, Gilles 4, Miller 6. |
Game No. 28 Westminster Academy (FL) (14-1) vs. Lexington Catholic (11-1) Championship
Westminster Academy coach Buddy Pressley started the following lineup: 6-3 Fr. Jose Vazquez, 6-4 So. Casey Wohlleb, 6-9 Sr. Rockas Bartasius, 5-10 Sr. Nick Lamberti, and 6-0 So. Taurean Green. Lexington Catholic coach Danny Haney countered with 6-3 So. Demetrius Green, 6-4 Sr. Ryan Morton, 6-5 Sr. John Rompf, 5-11 Jr. Brian Smith, and 6-3 So. William Graham.
Lexington Catholic defeated Westminster 77-66 to claim the tournament championship. Both teams shot well from the field as Catholic was on target 51.7% of the time while Westminster shot 48.1%. Catholic was led by Demetrius Green and tourney MVP William Graham with 22 and 21 points respectively. Ryan Morton added 17 points. Westminster was led by Taurean Green with 26. 6-5 So. Jack Berry came off the bench to add 15 points. Westminster was hampered for most of the tourney due to the loss of injured starter 6-5 Sr. Nate Hughes.
|
Westminster Academy |
15 |
17 |
15 |
19 |
- |
66 |
|
Lexington Catholic |
22 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
- |
77 |
Westminster Academy |
(66) - |
Vazquez 6, Wohlleb 1, Bartasius 8, Lamberti 6, Green 26, Robinson 2, Berry 15, Maranges 2. |
|
Lexington Catholic |
(77) - |
Green 22, R. Morton 17, Rompf 2, Smith 7, Graham 21, H. Morton 4, Balthrop 4. |
All Tournament Team
|
Clay List |
6-6 |
Sr. |
Henry Clay |
4 games |
25.8 ppg |
8.0 rpg |
|
|
Preston LeMaster |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Bourbon County |
4 games |
29.0 ppg |
|
|
|
Brandon Stockton |
5-11 |
Sr. |
Glasgow |
4 games |
24.5 ppg |
|
|
|
Ross Neltner |
6-8 |
Jr. |
Highlands |
4 games |
20.5 ppg |
11.8 rpg |
|
|
Chris Lofton |
6-2 |
So. |
Mason County |
4 games |
18.8 ppg |
6.3 rpg |
|
|
Brian Silverhorn |
6-5 |
Sr. |
Shelby County |
3 games |
18.0 ppg |
6.3 rpg |
|
|
Mike Brock |
6-7 |
Jr. |
Simon Kenton |
4 games |
21.0 ppg |
9.0 rpg |
|
|
Larry Williams |
6-6 |
Sr. |
Seneca |
3 games |
17.3 ppg |
9.3 rpg |
|
|
Nick Lamberti |
5-10 |
Sr. |
Westminster Academy (FL) |
4 games |
18.8 ppg |
8.5 apg |
|
|
Taurean Green |
6-0 |
So. |
Westminster Academy (FL) |
4 games |
23.3 ppg |
|
|
|
Ryan Morton |
6-4 |
Sr. |
Lexington Catholic |
4 games |
13.3 ppg |
|
|
|
Demetrius Green |
6-3 |
So. |
Lexington Catholic |
4 games |
16.8 ppg |
|
|
|
William Graham |
6-3 |
So. |
Lexington Catholic |
4 games |
18.8 ppg |
|
MVP |
Congratulations to Lexington Catholic coach Danny Haney and the tournament sponsors for putting together another good week of competition. Also, congratulations to coach Haney and the Lexington Catholic Knights for an excellent tournament run. It was a nice coming out party for MVP William Graham. Graham improved tremendously over the summer and had an excellent tourney averaging 18.8 ppg over four games.
The consolation bracket game between Bourbon County and Glasgow was fun to watch. Glasgow's Brandon Stockton won the battle with 51 points but Bourbon County's Preston LeMaster won the war with 32 points and the game winning free throws to give his team a 70-69 victory. Many fans like offensive fireworks so they must have been thrilled with Westminster's 101-100 overtime victory over Shelby County in a quarterfinal game. Mason County defeated Bourbon County 74-70 in another quarterfinal game and these two 10th region powers will probably meet again later this season for even higher stakes. Lexington Catholic had to gut out a tough win over Highlands to reach the championship game.
Two of the top junior big men in the state - Mike Brock and Ross Neltner - had excellent tourneys and Westminster's Taurean Green came in with excellent credentials and this soph can definitely play. Catholic's Demetrius Green and Mason County's Chris Lofton lived up to their sizeable reputations, and Clay List of Henry Clay put up some nice numbers.
I would like to express appreciation to Lexington Catholic, especially Jon Albaugh and Greg Stephens, for the hospitality extended to me during this tourney. Also a big thanks to Butch Cope, Glen Gentry, and Gary Long for providing statistics for the games. The logistics of putting on a tournament like this is staggering and everyone does a fantastic job of making this a class event.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning
the tournament, teams, or players to me at prephoops@yahoo.com .