2007 Warrior National Prep
Shirley Allen Cunningham Jr. Family
Foundation
4050 Georgetown Road
Lexington, Kentucky
May 26-27, 2007
Copyright © 2007 Ron Harrison
The Shirley Allen Cunningham Jr. Family Foundation
“The Shirley Allen Cunningham Jr. Family Foundation (SACFF) was established to enhance the total academic, athletic, and leadership abilities of area youth. Activities at the SACFF started well over 15 years ago with the sponsorship of several basketball teams for boys. Over the years, girls’ basketball teams were added. It is common that participants start with a team at approximately seven years of age and continue team participation through middle school. Repeatedly, the teams have ranked among the top 25 in the nation for Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Leagues. A lifetime dream and milestone for the Foundation was achieved in late 2002 with the opening of the 12,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility to house the SACFF.
The Central Kentucky Warriors AAU club has been formed to provide Central Kentucky boys with above average basketball skills, a chance to play on a team with other competitive players, and against other competitive teams. We are members of the national AAU and Kentucky AAU organizations.”
Mission Statement
“The mission of the Central Kentucky Warriors is to provide the youth of the Lexington and Central Kentucky community with the opportunity to learn and enjoy basketball at the highest competitive level. Our program is designed to develop skillful play, promote good sportsmanship, team spirit, and team loyalty. The Central Kentucky Warriors demand a high degree of ethical conduct by all its coaches, players, volunteers, and parents so that it provides a positive example for the community, the opponents, and it’s participants, in our players’ growth and development into adulthood.
It is the further mission of the Central Kentucky Warriors to cooperate and participate with other youth basketball organizations currently operating youth basketball programs including but not limited to AAU, AACC, BCI, USTOC, and YBOA.”
The preceding information and mission statement are quoted from the 2007 Warrior National Prep event program.
This event will feature eight quality teams with each team scheduled to play five games over a two-day period. The teams scheduled to participate are: Central Kentucky Warriors, South Florida Wildcats, Houston Select, Louisville Legends, Lexington Blaze, DC Assault, Indy Ice, and Northern Kentucky Tarheels.
Saturday May 26th
Game No. 1 Louisville
Legends 57 South Florida
Wildcats 43
The Louisville Legends pulled away in the final quarter to defeat South Florida
57-43. The victors were led by Craig Owens and Antonio
McDaniels with 15 points each. Taariq Lewis led the Wildcats
with 14 points including four three three point baskets.
|
Louisville Legends |
14 |
12 |
13 |
18 |
- |
57 |
|
South Florida Wildcats |
10 |
18 |
11 |
4 |
- |
43 |
|
Louisville Legends |
(57) - |
Byrd 7, McDaniels 15, Owens 15, Scott 3, Walker 8, Williams 5, Talley 2, Johnson 2. |
|
South Florida Wildcats |
(43) - |
Downes 5, Babbit 3, Mooney 6, Lewis 14, Shirajee 7, Naide 1, Morales 4, Fitzgerald 1, Haney 2. |
Game No. 2 Northern Kentucky Tarheels
26 DC Assault 22
The Tarheels defeated DC Assault 26-22 in a hard-fought defensive
struggle. Zach McCormick and Jalen Beal led Northern
Kentucky Tarheels with nine and seven points respectively. DC Assault was
led by Cedrick McFadden and Jalen Houchins with seven and six
points respectively.
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
7 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
- |
26 |
|
DC Assault |
4 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
- |
22 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(26) - |
McCormick 9, Palmer 6, Simpson 2, Crim 2, Beal 7. |
|
DC Assault |
(22) - |
Houchins 6, Gregory 4, Bowman 1, Anderson 4, McFadden 7. |
Game No. 3 Houston
Select 59 Lexington Blaze 36
Justice Winslow and Damien Lewis led Houston Select with 11 and
10 points respectively. Zack Gordon and Foster Porter led
Lexington Blaze with nine and eight points respectively.
|
Houston Select |
16 |
8 |
16 |
19 |
- |
59 |
|
Lexington Blaze |
10 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
- |
36 |
|
Houston Select |
(59) - |
Otis 6, O’Suji 2, J. Lewis 6, Winslow 11, D. Lewis 10, Trauber 5, Hunter 2, Williams 6, Wiley 4, Hanson 4, Jones 3. |
|
Lexington Blaze |
(36) - |
S. Johnson 6, Farris 3, Gordon 9, Price 6, Porter 8, Allen 2, L. Johnson 2. |
Game No. 4 Indy Ice
48 DC Assault 39
Stanford Jackson and LaSalle Thompson led Indy Ice with 12 and 11
points respectively. Darian Anderson, Cedric McFadden, and Kevin
Goode led DC Assault with eight points each.
|
Indy Ice |
12 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
- |
48 |
|
DC Assault |
11 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
- |
39 |
|
Indy Ice |
(48) - |
Garnett 5, Hawkins 6, Thompson 11, Rollins 6, Francis 2, Jackson 12, Price 3, Sheplock 3. |
|
DC Assault |
(39) - |
Anderson 8, Bowman 5, Gregory 5, McFadden 8, Goode 8, Onaghise 4. |
Game No. 5 Northern Kentucky
Tarheels 46 Louisville Legends
38
Zach McCormick led the Tarheels with 23 points including four three
point baskets. Antonio McDaniels and Craig Owens led
Louisville Legends with nine and eight points respectively.
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
4 |
12 |
17 |
13 |
- |
46 |
|
Louisville Legends |
9 |
6 |
4 |
19 |
- |
38 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(46) - |
Avery 3, McCormick 23, Palmer 7, Simpson 4, Crim 2, Beal 7. |
|
Louisville Legends |
(38) - |
Oyler 4, Brasher 2, McDaniels 9, Owens 8, Scott 7, Walker 6, Byrd 2. |
Game No. 6 South Florida
Wildcats 64 Lexington Blaze 45
Sean Mooney, Sean Downes, and Barry Babbit led South
Florida Wildcats with 15, 13, and 10 points respectively. Snoop
Johnson and Zack Gordon led Lexington Blaze with 12 and nine points
respectively.
|
South Florida Wildcats |
17 |
13 |
13 |
21 |
- |
64 |
|
Lexington Blaze |
13 |
13 |
4 |
15 |
- |
45 |
|
South Florida Wildcats |
(64) - |
Lewis 6, Mooney 15, Warren 4, Babbit 10, Downes 13, Morales 4, Shirajee 4, Haney 4, Fitzgerald 2, Naide 2. |
|
Lexington Blaze |
(45) - |
Gordon 9, Farris 3, Price 5, Boyd 7, S. Johnson 12, Jackson 5, L. Johnson 4. |
Game No. 7 Central Kentucky
Warriors 52 DC Assault 47
Christen Cunningham led the Warriors with 17 points including five three
point baskets. Mustafa Diaw added 13 points. Jordan Green
pulled down a game-high eight rebounds. Cameron Gregory and Cedrick
McFadden led DC Assault with 12 and 10 points respectively.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
24 |
6 |
17 |
5 |
- |
52 |
|
DC Assault |
13 |
7 |
18 |
9 |
- |
47 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(52) - |
Grundy 5, Cunningham 17, Diaw 13, Green 3, Miller 4, Lewis 3, Johnson 5, Henry 2. |
|
DC Assault |
(47) - |
Anderson 7, Houchins 7, Bowman 4, Gregory 12, Goode 4, McFadden 10, Yancey 3. |
Game No. 8 Indy Ice
40 Houston Select 39
LaSalle Thompson hit his free throws down the stretch to give Indy Ice
the victory. Thompson and Jordan Garnett led the victors
with 11 and 10 points respectively. Jaquel Lewis led Houston
Select with 11 points.
|
Indy Ice |
8 |
11 |
7 |
14 |
- |
40 |
|
Houston Select |
9 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
- |
39 |
|
Indy Ice |
(40) - |
Garnett 10, Hawkins 4, Thompson 11, Williams 4, Jackson 8, Price 1, Sheplock 2. |
|
Houston Select |
(39) - |
Wiley 4, Otis 8, O’Suji 4, Winslow 8, D. Lewis 2, J. Lewis 11, Hunter 2. |
Game No. 9 Louisville
Legends 46 Lexington Blaze 36
Craig Owens and Kyle Walker led Louisville Legends with 10 and
eight points respectively. Paul Price, DaQuice Jackson, and
Zack Gordon led Lexington Blaze with 11, nine, and eight points
respectively.
|
Louisville Legends |
10 |
14 |
18 |
4 |
- |
46 |
|
Lexington Blaze |
8 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
- |
36 |
|
Louisville Legends |
(46) - |
Owens 10, Byrd 6, Scott 2, Brasher 6, McDaniels 4, Johnson 4, Walker 8, Williams 4, Talley 2. |
|
Lexington Blaze |
(36) - |
McCann 2, Jackson 9, Porter 2, Price 11, Farris 2, S. Johnson 2, Gordon 8. |
Game No. 10 Central Kentucky
Warriors 41 Northern Kentucky
Tarheels 29
Mustafa Diaw and Dakari Johnson led Central Kentucky Warriors with
11 and seven points respectively. Jordan Green pulled down 12
rebounds. Zach McCormick led the Tarheels with 15 points.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
12 |
13 |
10 |
6 |
- |
41 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
10 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
- |
29 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(41) - |
Grundy 4, Diaw 11, Miller 4, Cunningham 6, Green 4, Johnson 7, Ware 5. |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(29) - |
Avery 4, Palmer 2, Simpson 4, McCormick 15, Beal 2, Morgan 2. |
Game No. 11 Indy Ice
55 South Florida Wildcats 30
Jordan Garnett led Indy Ice with 15 points. South Florida was led
by Sean Downes with 10 points.
|
Indy Ice |
15 |
18 |
12 |
10 |
- |
55 |
|
South Florida Wildcats |
10 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
- |
30 |
|
Indy Ice |
(55) - |
Rollins 4, Hawkins 3, Thompson 8, Francis 4, Garnett 15, Jackson 6, Sheplock 8, Price 4, Brooks 1, Williams 2. |
|
South Florida Wildcats |
(30) - |
Lewis 2, Babbit 1, Downes 10, Mooney 4, Warren 4, Shirajee 3, Naide 2, Morales 4. |
Game No. 12 Central Kentucky
Warriors 41 Houston Select 25
The Warriors were led by Trey Grundy with 11 points and eight
rebounds. Mustafa Diaw and Teddy Ware added seven points
each. Justice Winslow and Ryan Otis led Houston Select with
eight and five points respectively.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
15 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
- |
41 |
|
Houston Select |
5 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
- |
25 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(41) - |
Cunningham 4, Miller 2, Green 4, Diaw 7, Grundy 11, Lewis 2, Johnson 2, Ware 7, Henry 2. |
|
Houston Select |
(25) - |
O’Suji 4, J. Lewis 2, D. Lewis 2, Winslow 8, Otis 5, Wiley 2, Hanson 2. |
Sunday May 27th
Game No. 13 DC Assault
38 Louisville Legends 34
Cameron Gregory led the victors with 15 points. The Louisville Legends
were led by Craig Owens with 11 points.
|
DC Assault |
6 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
- |
38 |
|
Louisville Legends |
7 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
- |
34 |
|
DC Assault |
(38) - |
Anderson 4, Gregory 15, Bowman 2, McFadden 6, Goode 5, Onaghise 2, Yancey 4. |
|
Louisville Legends |
(34) - |
Brasher 4, Byrd 3, Owens 11, McDaniels 5, Walker 2, Talley 2, Johnson 4, Doan 3. |
Game No. 14 Indy Ice
61 Lexington Blaze 24
Kendall Rollins led Indy Ice with 12 points. Jordan Garnett
and Joshua Price added nine points each. Snoop Johnson led
Lexington Blaze with seven points. DaQuice Jackson added six
points.
|
Indy Ice |
22 |
19 |
11 |
9 |
- |
61 |
|
Lexington Blaze |
5 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
- |
24 |
|
Indy Ice |
(61) - |
Rollins 12, Garnett 9, Thompson 8, Hawkins 7, Price 9, Jackson 7, Sheplock 6, Williams 2. |
|
Lexington Blaze |
(24) - |
S. Johnson 7, L. Johnson 2, Gordon 1, Boyd 4, Piersawl 2, Allen 2, Jackson 6. |
Game No. 15 Houston
Select 32 Northern Kentucky
Tarheels 24
Justice Winslow and Ryan Otis led the victors with 10 and eight
points respectively. Kameron Crim and Zach McCormick led
Northern Kentucky Tarheels with nine and six points respectively.
|
Houston Select |
7 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
- |
32 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
8 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
- |
24 |
|
Houston Select |
(32) - |
D. Lewis 5, Winslow 10, O’Suji 5, Otis 8, J. Lewis 4. |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(24) - |
Palmer 3, Simpson 3, McCormick 6, Crim 9, Avery 3. |
Game No. 16 Central Kentucky
Warriors 65 South Florida
Wildcats 30
Mustafa Diaw, Trey Grundy, and Jordan Green led Central
Kentucky Warriors with 12, 12, and 10 points respectively. Grundy
recorded four three point baskets. Green pulled down a team-high
eight rebounds. Jordan Henry chipped in with nine points on three
three point baskets. Sean Mooney led the Wildcats with 11
points.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
19 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
- |
65 |
|
South Florida Wildcats |
11 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
- |
30 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(65) - |
Diaw 12, Grundy 12, Miller 2, Green 10, Cunningham 3, Ware 2, Lewis 7, Johnson 8, Henry 9. |
|
South Florida Wildcats |
(30) - |
Lewis 3, Mooney 11, Warren 3, Babbit 4, Downes 5, Morales 2, Shirajee 2. |
Game No. 17 Indy Ice
45 Louisville Legends 14
LaSalle Thompson, Kendall Rollins, and Stanford Jackson
led Indy Ice with 12, 11, and nine points respectively. Antonio
McDaniels led Louisville Legends with four points.
|
Indy Ice |
16 |
21 |
7 |
1 |
- |
45 |
|
Louisville Legends |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
- |
14 |
|
Indy Ice |
(45) - |
Thompson 12, Rollins 11, Francis 2, Hawkins 1, Jackson 9, Sheplock 3, Price 5, Williams 2. |
|
Louisville Legends |
(14) - |
McDaniels 4, Owens 3, Brasher 2, Byrd 2, Walker 2, Talley 1. |
Game No. 18 Houston
Select 29 DC Assault 24
Justice Winslow and Ryan Otis led a balanced Houston Select
attack with six and five points respectively. Cameron Gregory led
DC Assault with 11 points.
|
Houston Select |
10 |
10 |
0 |
9 |
- |
29 |
|
DC Assault |
8 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
- |
24 |
|
Houston Select |
(29) - |
Otis 5, O’Suji 1, D. Lewis 4, Trauber 3, Winslow 6, J. Lewis 4, Hunter 2, Jones 2, Wiley 2. |
|
DC Assault |
(24) - |
Bowman 2, Gregory 11, Anderson 4, Houchins 3, McFadden 4. |
Game No. 19 Central Kentucky
Warriors 54 Lexington Blaze 24
Mustafa Diaw led the victors with 14 points and seven rebounds. Teddy
Ware, Christen Cunningham, and Dakari Johnson added 10,
eight, and eight points respectively. Snoop Johnson led Lexington
Blaze with nine points.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
14 |
17 |
13 |
10 |
- |
54 |
|
Lexington Blaze |
5 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
- |
24 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(54) - |
Cunningham 8, Diaw 14, Green 4, Miller 2, Johnson 8, Lewis 2, Henry 6, Ware 10. |
|
Lexington Blaze |
(24) - |
S. Johnson 9, Gordon 5, McCann 2, Ryan 2, Jackson 4, Piersawl 2. |
Game No. 20 South Florida
Wildcats 52 Northern Kentucky
Tarheels 48
Sean Mooney led the Wildcats with 23 points including three three point
baskets. Sean Downes added 11 points. Zach McCormick
led the Tarheels with 19 points including four three point baskets. DaQuan
Palmer and Blake Simpson added 10 and nine points respectively.
|
South Florida Wildcats |
14 |
16 |
14 |
8 |
- |
52 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
14 |
21 |
10 |
3 |
- |
48 |
|
South Florida Wildcats |
(52) - |
Downes 11,Mooney 23, Lewis 7, Warren 2, Morales 4, Naide 3, Shirajee 4. |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(48) - |
Crim 2, Palmer 10, Avery 5, Simpson 9, McCormick 19, Beal 3. |
Game No. 21 Central Kentucky
Warriors 43 Houston Select 38
This game was not originally scheduled but was added at the request of Houston Select
who wanted another game. The Warriors raced out to a 28-9 halftime lead
and held on down the stretch to earn the victory. Dakari Johnson
and Mustafa Diaw led Central Kentucky Warriors with 15 and 10 points
respectively. Ryan Otis and Justice Winslow led Houston
Select with 16 and 10 points respectively.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
13 |
15 |
4 |
11 |
- |
43 |
|
Houston Select |
6 |
3 |
14 |
15 |
- |
38 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(43) - |
Diaw 10, Green 4, Cunningham 6, Grundy 8, Johnson 15. |
|
Houston Select |
(38) - |
Otis 16, Winslow 10, D. Lewis 2, Hunter 3, J. Lewis 7. |
Conclusion
The records at the end of this two-day event were as follows:
Central Kentucky Warriors (6-0)*, Indy Ice (5-0), Houston Select
(3-3)*, Louisville Legends (2-3), South Florida Wildcats (2-3),
Northern Kentucky Tarheels (2-3), DC Assault (1-4), and Lexington Blaze
(0-5).
*Central Kentucky Warriors and Houston Select played an extra game.
Based on the score sheets the leading scorers for each team are as
follows:
Central Kentucky Warriors: Mustafa Diaw (11.2), Dakari
Johnson (7.5), and Christen Cunningham (7.3)
Indy Ice: LaSalle Thompson (10.0), Stanford
Jackson (8.4), and Jordan Garnett (7.8)
Houston Select: Justice Winslow (8.8) and Ryan
Otis (8.0)
Louisville Legends: Craig Owens (9.4) and Antonio
McDaniels (7.4)
South Florida Wildcats: Sean Mooney (11.8) and Sean
Downes (8.8)
Northern Kentucky Tarheels: Zach McCormick
(14.4)
DC Assault: Cameron Gregory (9.4)
Lexington Blaze: Charles “Snoop” Johnson
(7.2)
There was a tremendous amount of talent on display this weekend with several excellent teams who could challenge for national honors. The Central Kentucky Warriors have a very talented team from top to bottom. Christen Cunningham displayed the ability to nail the long-range jumper and score off the dribble. Dakari Johnson and Mustafa Diaw are a formidable inside duo and the Warriors have talented wing players in Trey Grundy and Jordan Green. The Warriors subsitute liberally with each player capable of making major contributions.
The talent level was not limited to the Warriors as each team had an impressive bevy of talented players. While the parents were proud of their sons’ achievements, they were equally proud of their academic achievements.
This was an excellent, well-run event and hopefully this will become an annual event.
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to Shirley Cunningham Jr, Charles Grundy, and Walter Overstreet for the hospitality extended me during this event. Also a note of appreciation to all the volunteers who put in long hours and a lot of effort to make this event memorable. Also, a shout out to Teddy Ware for some of the best Bar-B-Que this side of Memphis.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning this event, teams, or players to me at prephoops@yahoo.com .
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other basketball events appear on http://www.kyprephoops.com.