2008 Warrior National Prep
Shirley Allen Cunningham Jr. Family Foundation
4050 Georgetown Road
Lexington, Kentucky
Royal Spring Middle School
332 Champion Way
Georgetown, Kentucky
May 23-26, 2008
Copyright © 2008 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 2008 Warrior National Prep event program.
This event will feature 13 quality teams scheduled to play over a four-day period. The teams scheduled to participate are: Central Kentucky Warriors, Arkansas Mustangs, Houston Select 2014, Baylor Bluechip, Indy Ice, Northern Kentucky Tarheels, Team Bama, South Florida All Stars, Georgetown Thunder, Fairfax Stars, Cincinnati Lakers, Indy Blaze, and Adamsville J-Smoove. The Arkansas Mustangs are defending National Champions in this age division.
Here is a link to the official event program (pdf format), courtsey of the Central Kentucky Warriors organization: http://www.kyprephoops.com/0809/2008WNP.pdf.”
Friday May 23rd
Georgetown Thunder
53 Indy Ice 47
Georgetown Thunder led 42-29 after three quarters and held on down the stretch
to defeat Indy Ice 53-47. The victors were led by Quin Richardson
with 17 points. Mustafa Diaw and Dylan Portwood added 10
and nine points respectively. Devon Hawkins and LaSalle
Thompson led Indy Ice with 10 and nine points respectively.
|
Georgetown Thunder |
15 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
- |
53 |
|
Indy Ice |
11 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
- |
47 |
|
Georgetown Thunder |
(53) - |
Grundy 4, Portwood 9, Crisp 7, Hill 4, Richardson 17, Young 2, Diaw 10. |
|
Indy Ice |
(47) - |
Coleman 7, Jackson 7, Hawkins 10, Price 3, Thompson 9, Williams 4 Rollins 2, Francis 5. |
Saturday May 24th
South Florida All Stars
55 Fairfax Stars 46
South Florida utilized the one-two punch of Jovan Lawson and Richard
Lee who combined for 39 points to lead the victors. Louis Khouri
led Fairfax with 15 points including three three point baskets. Alex
Boock added nine points. Taylor McHugh also recorded nine
points.
|
South Florida All Stars |
13 |
13 |
12 |
17 |
- |
55 |
|
Fairfax Stars |
11 |
14 |
9 |
12 |
- |
46 |
|
South Florida All Stars |
(55) - |
Lee 18, Lewis 9, Powell 2, Downes 2, Mooney 3, Lawson 21. |
|
Fairfax Stars |
(46) - |
Li 4, Khouri 15, Boock 9, Alston 8, McHugh 9, Musa 1. |
South Florida All Stars
57 Indy Blaze 56
Richard Lee scored 28 points including the winning basket with 14.5
seconds remaining on the clock to give South Florida the victory. Jovan
Lawson and Sean Downes added 13 points each. Mickey Jones,
Nick Rutherford, Tyler Jenkins, and Austin Shields led
Indy Blaze with 13, 12, 12, and 11 points respectively. Shields
recorded three three point baskets.
|
South Florida All Stars |
18 |
9 |
10 |
20 |
- |
57 |
|
Indy Blaze |
16 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
- |
56 |
|
South Florida All Stars |
(57) - |
Lee 28, Powell 3, Downes 13, Lawson 13. |
|
Indy Blaze |
(56) - |
Jenkins 12, Baker 4, Rutherford 12, Henderson 1, Shields 11, Jones 13, Elston 3. |
Baylor Bluechip
54 Cincinnati Lakers 35
Arnold Wilson and Demario Smith led the victors with 16 and 13
points respectively. Eric Eichler and Robert Caldwell led
the Lakers with 19 and 12 points respectively.
|
Baylor Bluechip |
11 |
12 |
12 |
19 |
- |
54 |
|
Cincinnati Lakers |
4 |
10 |
16 |
5 |
- |
35 |
|
Baylor Bluechip |
(54) - |
Wilburn 6, Steiler 3, Kimber 3, Powell 1, Smith 13, Wideman 8, Wilson 16, Steward 4. |
|
Cincinnati Lakers |
(35) - |
Eichler 19, Caldwell 12, Walker 2, Cage 2. |
Baylor Bluechip
50 Central Kentucky Warriors 41
Arnold Wilson and Tyler Wideman led the victors with 15 and 13
points respectively. Nicholas Steiler added nine points on three
three point baskets. Jordan Green led the Warriors with 12 points
including three three point baskets. Teddy Ware and Dylan Portwood
added added eight and seven points respectively.
|
Baylor Bluechip |
18 |
10 |
7 |
15 |
- |
50 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
9 |
9 |
16 |
7 |
- |
41 |
|
Baylor Bluechip |
(50) - |
Wilburn 7, Steiler 9, D. Wilson 3, Smith 3, Wideman 13, A. Wilson 15. |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(41) - |
Grundy 5, Diaw 3, Ware 8, Portwood 7, Green 12, Lewis 4, Collier 2. |
Arkansas Mustangs
63 Indy Ice 47
The Mustangs only brought six players to this event but defensive pressure and
a very efficient offense led them to the victory. Dorien Holland,
a mobile inside player, led the victors with 22 points. Anton Beard
and Frederick Lee added 18 and 12 points respectively. Rasheed
Williams led Indy Ice with 12 points. Justin Brent and Kendall
Rollins added eight and seven points respectively.
|
Arkansas Mustangs |
25 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
- |
63 |
|
Indy Ice |
6 |
18 |
12 |
11 |
- |
47 |
|
Arkansas Mustangs |
(63) - |
F. Lee 12, Holland 22, Carter 4, Johnston 5, Beard 18, Perry 2. |
|
Indy Ice |
(47) - |
Garnett 3, Coleman 6, Jackson 3, Brent 8, Thompson 6, Williams 12, Sheplock 2, Rollins 7. |
Team Bama
66 Indy Blaze 51
Justin Coleman, Jarvis Calhoun, and Will Brewster led Team
Bama with 18, 16, and 11 points respectively. Justin Baker, Nick
Rutherford, and T. J. Henderson led Indy Blaze with 14, 13, and 13
points respectively. Baker, Rutherford, and Henderson
recorded four, three, and three three point baskets respectively.
|
Team Bama |
25 |
13 |
16 |
12 |
- |
66 |
|
Indy Blaze |
22 |
6 |
9 |
14 |
- |
51 |
|
Team Bama |
(66) - |
Coleman 18, Calhoun 16, Gibson 5, Turk 8, Shearer 1, Brewster 11, Richardson 6. |
|
Indy Blaze |
(51) - |
Jenkins 4, Baker 14, Rutherford 13, Henderson 13, Shields 3, Elston 4. |
Cincinnati Lakers 52
South Florida All Stars 48 (OT)
Tarriq Lewis hit a three point basket to force overtime for South
Florida but the Lakers rallied in overtime for the victory. Robert
Caldwell and Eric Eichler led the victors with 17 and 10 points
respectively. Jovan Lawson and Richard Lee led South
Florida All Stars with 19 and 12 points respectively.
|
Cincinnati Lakers |
9 |
9 |
13 |
15 |
6 |
- |
52 |
|
South Florida All Stars |
12 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
2 |
- |
48 |
|
Cincinnati Lakers |
(52) - |
Denson 2, Eichler 10, Caldwell 17, Hill 8, Fleming 7, Cage 5, Simpson 2. |
|
South Florida All Stars |
(48) - |
Lee 12, Lewis 9, Powell 2, Downes 6, Lawson 19. |
Arkansas Mustangs
55 Northern Kentucky Tarheels 43
Dorien Holland and Anton Beard led the Mustangs with 17 and 16
points respectively. Zach McCormick and Zach McNeil led the
Tarheels with 11 points each.
|
Arkansas Mustangs |
14 |
14 |
16 |
11 |
- |
55 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
9 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
- |
43 |
|
Arkansas Mustangs |
(55) - |
Beard 16, Johnston 7, F. Lee 4, Holland 17, Carter 6, Perry 5. |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(43) - |
McCormick 11, Kreyenhagen 2, Palmer 4, McNeil 11, Snider 9, Beal 6. |
Houston Select
61 Fairfax Stars 43
Joe Barton, Tony Upchurch, and Kelly Oubre led the victors
with 22, 17, and 14 points respectively. Louis Khouri and Brandon
Alston led Fairfax with 11 points each.
|
Houston Select |
12 |
12 |
18 |
19 |
- |
61 |
|
Fairfax Stars |
6 |
9 |
12 |
16 |
- |
43 |
|
Houston Select |
(61) - |
Pistokache 2, Williams 3, Oubre 14, Trauber 3, Barton 22, Upchurch 17. |
|
Fairfax Stars |
(43) - |
Khouri 11, Boock 7, Durant 2, Alston 11, McHugh 6, Richardson 2, Moseh 4. |
Central Kentucky Warriors
65 Cincinnati Lakers 50
Michael Collier, Donnie Lewis, Trey Grundy, and Christen
Cunningham led the Warriors with 14, 11, 10, and 10 points
respectively. Robert Caldwell and Timothy Fleming led the
Lakers with 10 and nine points respectively.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
15 |
17 |
19 |
14 |
- |
65 |
|
Cincinnati Lakers |
10 |
11 |
13 |
16 |
- |
50 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(65) - |
Grundy 10, Cunningham 10, Ware 5, Johnson 4, Dishman 2, Green 8, Lewis 11, Henry 2, Collier 14. |
|
Cincinnati Lakers |
(50) - |
Eichler 7, Caldwell 10, Walker 6, Hill 2, Fleming 9, Barwick 7, Cage 8, Simpson 2. |
Georgetown Thunder
47 Adamsville J-Smoove 34
Landen Young and Mustafa Diaw led Georgetown Thunder with 17 and
10 points respectively. Kejuan Johnson and Brandon Roe led
J-Smoove with 14 and nine points respectively.
|
Georgetown Thunder |
10 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
- |
47 |
|
Adamsville J-Smoove |
8 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
- |
34 |
|
Georgetown Thunder |
(47) - |
Portwood 6, Crisp 2, Hill 6, Young 17, Monroe 6, Diaw 10. |
|
Adamsville J-Smoove |
(34) - |
Johnson 14, B. Bryant 5, Roe 9, Hamilton 4, Garner 2. |
Baylor Bluechip
54 Team Bama 40
Arnold Wilson, Nicholas Steiler,and Tyler Wideman led the
victors with 16, 12, and 11 points respectively. Justin Coleman
led Team Bama with 12 points.
|
Baylor Bluechip |
18 |
16 |
16 |
4 |
- |
54 |
|
Team Bama |
6 |
10 |
18 |
6 |
- |
40 |
|
Baylor Bluechip |
(54) - |
Steiler 12, D. Wilson 3, Powell 2, Smith 3, Wideman 11, A. Wilson 16, King 4, Goodsmith 1, Steward 1, Herdon 1. |
|
Team Bama |
(40) - |
Coleman 12, Calhoun 4, Gibson 6, Turk 5, Shearer 4, Brewster 5, Richardson 4. |
Indy Ice
57 Northern Kentucky Tarheels 53
LaSalle Thompson led Indy Ice with 18 points. Zach McNeil and
Zach McCormick led the Tarheels with 18 and 16 points
respectively.
|
Indy Ice |
11 |
18 |
15 |
13 |
- |
57 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
12 |
7 |
13 |
21 |
- |
53 |
|
Indy Ice |
(57) - |
Garnett 7, Coleman 5, Jackson 4, Hawkins 6, Brent 3, Thompson 18, Williams 8, Rollins 4, Francis 2. |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(53) - |
McCormick 16, Palmer 5, McNeil 18, Morgan 4, Snider 2, Beal 8. |
Houston Select
61 South Florida All Stars 45
Tony Upchurch led Houston Select with 16 points. Jesse
Pistokache, Kelly Oubre, and Joe Barton added nine, eight and
eight points respectively. Richard Lee and Tarriq Lewis led
South Florida with 11 points each.
|
Houston Select |
16 |
23 |
4 |
18 |
- |
61 |
|
South Florida All Stars |
2 |
13 |
12 |
18 |
- |
45 |
|
Houston Select |
(61) - |
Pistokache 9, Wiley 2, J. Lewis 2, O’Suji 5, Oubre 8, D. Lewis 6, Trauber 5, Upchurch 16, Barton 8. |
|
South Florida All Stars |
(45) - |
Lee 11, Lewis 11, Powell 5, Downes 9, Lawson 9. |
Arkansas Mustangs
51 Fairfax Stars 33
Anton Beard and Javan Perry led the Mustangs with 19 and 13
points respectively. Alex Boock and Brandon Alston led Fairfax
with 10 and nine points respectively.
|
Arkansas Mustangs |
11 |
15 |
8 |
17 |
- |
51 |
|
Fairfax Stars |
8 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
- |
33 |
|
Arkansas Mustangs |
(51) - |
F. Lee 8, Holland 6, Johnston 5, Beard 19, Perry 13. |
|
Fairfax Stars |
(33) - |
Li 2, Boock 10, Slater 4, Durant 4, Alston 9, Richardson 2, Moseh 2. |
Georgetown Thunder
66 Indy Blaze 34
Dylan Portwood, Landen Young, Trey Grundy, and Luke
Hill led Georgetown Thunder with 17, 11, 10, and 10 points
respectively. Nick Rutherford, Austin Shields, and Mickey
Jones led Indy Blaze with 10, seven, and seven points respectively.
|
Georgetown Thunder |
19 |
19 |
16 |
12 |
- |
66 |
|
Indy Blaze |
12 |
6 |
11 |
5 |
- |
34 |
|
Georgetown Thunder |
(66) - |
Grundy 10, Portwood 17, Crisp 8, Hill 10, Richardson 6, Young 11, Monroe 4. |
|
Indy Blaze |
(34) - |
Jenkins 5, Baker 3, Rutherford 10, Shields 7, Jones 7, Elston 2. |
Cincinnati Lakers
55 Team Bama 46
Robert Caldwell led the Lakers with 21 points including five three point
baskets. Eric Eichler added 12 points. Justin Coleman,
Nick Gibson,and Ben Shearer led Team Bama with 10, nine, and
eight points respectively.
|
Cincinnati Lakers |
17 |
19 |
10 |
9 |
- |
55 |
|
Team Bama |
20 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
- |
46 |
|
Cincinnati Lakers |
(55) - |
Eichler 12, Caldwell 21, Hill 7, Fleming 8, Cage 4, Simpson 3. |
|
Team Bama |
(46) - |
Coleman 10, Calhoun 7, Gibson 9, Turk 4, Kelly 6, Shearer 8, Brewster 2. |
Adamsville J-Smoove
63 Northern Kentucky Tarheels 60
J-Smoove utilized the strog inside presence of Kejuan Johnson (24
points) to overcome 14 three point baskets by the Tarheels. Brandon
Roe added 16 points for the victors. Zach McCormick, Quinton
Snider, and DaQuan Palmer led the Tarheels with 13, 11, and 10
points respectively.
|
Adamsville J-Smoove |
22 |
13 |
12 |
16 |
- |
63 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
17 |
15 |
8 |
20 |
- |
60 |
|
Adamsville J-Smoove |
(63) - |
Johnson 24, B. Brown 4, Hines 1, Roe 16, Googer 7, F. Brown 2, Garner 1, McIntosh 8. |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(60) - |
McCormick 13, Kreyenhagen 3, Avery 5, Palmer 10, McNeil 6, Morgan 6, Snider 11, Beal 6. |
Sunday May 25th
Adamsville J-Smoove
48 Houston Select 35
Logan McIntosh and Kejuan Johnson led J-Smoove with 18 and 11
points respectively. Joe Barton led Houston Select with 18
points.
|
Adamsville J-Smoove |
7 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
- |
48 |
|
Houston Select |
8 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
- |
35 |
|
Adamsville J-Smoove |
(48) - |
Johnson 11, B. Brown 3, Roe 4, Googer 9, Hamilton 1, F. Brown 2, McIntosh 18. |
|
Houston Select |
(35) - |
Pistokache 6, J. Lewis 1, Oubre 5, Upchurch 5, Barton 18. |
Indy Ice
43 Fairfax Stars 30
LaSalle Thompson and C. J. Coleman led Indy Ice with 14 and 10
points respectively. Alex Boock led Fairfax Stars with 11 points
including three three point baskets.
|
Indy Ice |
11 |
3 |
10 |
19 |
- |
43 |
|
Fairfax Stars |
7 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
- |
30 |
|
Indy Ice |
(43) - |
Garnett 6, Coleman 10, Brent 3, Thompson 14, Williams 2, Rollins 8. |
|
Fairfax Stars |
(30) - |
Li 1, Khouri 7, Boock 11, Slater 3, Durant 4, Alston 2, Moseh 2. |
Arkansas Mustangs
68 South Florida All Stars 55
Dorien Holland, Anton Beard, and Frederick Lee led the
Mustangs with 24, 18, and 14 points respectively. Jovan Lawson and
Richard Lee led South Florida All Stars with 18 and 16 points
respectively.
|
Arkansas Mustangs |
21 |
22 |
13 |
12 |
- |
68 |
|
South Florida All Stars |
9 |
13 |
12 |
21 |
- |
55 |
|
Arkansas Mustangs |
(68) - |
F. Lee 14, Holland 24, Carter 4, Johnston 2, Beard 18, Perry 6. |
|
South Florida All Stars |
(55) - |
Lee 16, Powell 8, Downes 5,Kelly 2, Mooney 6, Lawson 18. |
Team Bama 57
Fairfax Stars 55
Jarvis Calhoun led Team Bama with 17 points including three three point
baskets. Chris Turk, and Luke Kelly added 12 and nine
points respectively. Brandon Alston and Alex Boock led
Fairfax with 18 and 15 points respectively.
|
Team Bama |
16 |
15 |
16 |
10 |
- |
57 |
|
Fairfax Stars |
14 |
9 |
18 |
14 |
- |
55 |
|
Team Bama |
(57) - |
Coleman 8, Calhoun 17, Turk 12, Kelly 9, Shearer 6, Bishop 3, Richardson 2. |
|
Fairfax Stars |
(55) - |
Khouri 2, Boock 15, Slater 3, Durant 6, Alston 18, McHugh 5, Day 2, Musa 3. |
Northern Kentucky Tarheels
55 Georgetown Thunder 49 (OT)
The Tarheels connected on 11 three point baskets.in their victory. Zach
McCormick, Joey Kreyenhagen, and Quinton Snider scored 14
points each for the Tarheels. Snider and Kreyenhagen each
recorded four three point baskets. Dylan Portwood led Georgetown
Thunder with 17 points.
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
13 |
12 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
- |
55 |
|
Georgetown Thunder |
19 |
9 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
- |
49 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(55) - |
McCormick 14, Kreyenhagen 14, Palmer 2, Avery 5, Crim 2, Snider 14, Beal 4. |
|
Georgetown Thunder |
(49) - |
Wickline 2, Grundy 4, Portwood 17, Crisp 2, Hill 2, Richardson 7, Young 5, Monroe 7, Diaw 3. |
Baylor Bluechip
47 Houston Select 42
Tye Wilburn, Tyler Wideman, and Arnold Wilson led the
victors with 12, 10, and 10 points respectively. Joe Barton and Tony
Upchurch led Houston Select with 16 and 10 points respectively.
|
Baylor Bluechip |
11 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
- |
47 |
|
Houston Select |
10 |
7 |
11 |
14 |
- |
42 |
|
Baylor Bluechip |
(47) - |
Wilburn 12, Steiler 6, Smith 9, Wideman 10, Wilson 10. |
|
Houston Select |
(42) - |
Pistokache 5,O’Suji 2, D. Lewis 3, Trauber 6, Upchurch 10, Barton 16. |
Adamsville
J-Smoove 50 Indy Ice 22
Kejuan Johnson dominated inside with 23 points to lead J-Smoove to
victory. Rasheed Williams led Indy Ice with six points.
|
Adamsville J-Smoove |
16 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
- |
50 |
|
Indy Ice |
1 |
14 |
2 |
5 |
- |
22 |
|
Adamsville J-Smoove |
(50) - |
Johnson 23, Hines 2, Roe 8, Googer 8, Hamilton 1, F. Brown 4, Garner 3, McIntosh 1. |
|
Indy Ice |
(22) - |
Garnett 1, Jackson 2, Thompson 4, Williams 6, Sheplock 3, Rollins 4, Francis 2. |
Central Kentucky Warriors
73 Indy Blaze 51
Michael Collier, led the Warriors with 17 points. Trey Grundy,
Mustafa Diaw, Dylan Portwood, and Jordan Green added 11,
11, 10, and 10 points respectively. Justin Baker and T. J.
Henderson led Indy Blaze with 13 and 10 points respectively.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
14 |
14 |
22 |
23 |
- |
73 |
|
Indy Blaze |
11 |
14 |
15 |
11 |
- |
51 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(73) - |
Grundy 11, Diaw 11, Cunningham 6, Johnson 2, Portwood 10, Green 10, Henry 4, Miller 2, Collier 17. |
|
Indy Blaze |
(51) - |
Jenkins 5, Baker 13, Rutherford 8, Henderson 10, Jones 6, Elston 9. |
South Florida All Stars
54 Indy Ice 46
Richard Lee, Jovan Lawson, and Sean Downes led the victors
with 16, 12, and 11 points respectively. Jovan Lawson and Sean
Downes added 13 points each. Jordan Garnett, C. J. Coleman,
and Kendall Rollins led Indy Ice with 12, 10, and nine points
respectively.
|
South Florida All Stars |
13 |
8 |
17 |
16 |
- |
54 |
|
Indy Ice |
11 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
- |
46 |
|
South Florida All Stars |
(54) - |
Lee 16, Lewis 3, Powell 4, Bristol 2, Downes 11, Kelly 4, Mooney 2, Lawson 12. |
|
Indy Ice |
(46) - |
Garnett 12, Coleman 10, Jackson 2, Hawkins 7, Brent 2, Williams 4, Rollins 9. |
Georgetown Thunder
61 Baylor Bluechip 41
Mason Monroe, Dylan Portwood, and Quin Richardson led the
victors with 13, 11, and 10 points respectively. Arnold Wilson and
Tye Wilburn led Baylor Bluechip with 12 and 10 points
respectively.
|
Georgetown Thunder |
15 |
10 |
17 |
19 |
- |
61 |
|
Baylor Bluechip |
6 |
15 |
14 |
6 |
- |
41 |
|
Georgetown Thunder |
(61) - |
Grundy 4, Portwood 11, Crisp 4, Hill 8, Richardson 10, Young 6, Monroe 13, Diaw 5. |
|
Baylor Bluechip |
(41) - |
Wilburn 10, Steiler 4, Smith 3, Wideman 4, Wilson 12, King 2, Herdon 4, Kimber 2. |
Indy Blaze
58 Northern Kentucky Tarheels 57
Tyler Jenkins, Justin Baker, Ashton Elston, and Mickey
Jones led Indy Blaze with 15, 15, 13, and 10 points respectively. Zach
McCormick, Quinton Snider, and Jalen Beal led the Tarheels
with 15, 14, and 13 points respectively.
|
Indy Blaze |
20 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
- |
58 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
20 |
13 |
7 |
17 |
- |
57 |
|
Indy Blaze |
(58) - |
Jenkins 15, Baker 15, Henderson 5, Jones 10, Elston 13. |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(57) - |
McCormick 15, Kreyenhagen 5, Avery 3, Palmer 4, Morgan 3, Snider 14, Beal 13. |
Team Bama
51 South Florida All Stars 46
Jarvis Calhoun and Justin Coleman led Team Bama with 17 and 11
points respectively. Richard Lee and Sean Downes led South
Florida All Stars with 16 and 11 points respectively.
|
Team Bama |
10 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
- |
51 |
|
South Florida All Stars |
15 |
2 |
21 |
8 |
- |
46 |
|
Team Bama |
(51) - |
Coleman 11, Calhoun 17, Gibson 8, Turk 6, Kelly 3, Shearer 2, Richardson 4. |
|
South Florida All Stars |
(46) - |
Lee 16, Lewis 5, Powell 7, Downes 11, Lawson 7. |
Monday May 26th
Houston Select
56 Northern Kentucky Tarheels 48
Tony Upchurch and Joe Barton led Houston Select with 19 points
each. Zach McNeil and Zach McCormick led the Tarheels with
16 and 13 points respectively.
|
Houston Select |
14 |
18 |
12 |
12 |
- |
56 |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
7 |
14 |
12 |
15 |
- |
48 |
|
Houston Select |
(56) - |
Pistokache 4, J. Lewis 2, O’Suji 6, Oubre 4, D. Lewis 2, Upchurch 19, Barton 19. |
|
Northern Kentucky Tarheels |
(48) - |
McCormick 13, Palmer 6, McNeil 16, Morgan 2, Snider 9, Beal 2. |
Central Kentucky Warriors
59 Team Bama 29
Dylan Portwood and Teddy Ware led a balanced Warriors attack with
10, and nine points respectively. Chris Turk led Team Bama with
eight points.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
17 |
13 |
20 |
9 |
- |
59 |
|
Team Bama |
7 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
- |
29 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(59) - |
Grundy 4, Diaw 6, Cunningham 7, Ware 9, Johnson 3, Portwood 10, Randall 2, Green 8, Lewis 2, Henry 2, Collier 6. |
|
Team Bama |
(29) - |
Coleman 3, Calhoun 4, Byrd 1, Gibson 4, Turk 8, Kelly 5, Bishop 2, Brewster 2. |
Central Kentucky Warriors
47 Houston Select 45
Trey Grundy scored at the buzzer on an out of bound play to give the
Warriors the victory. Dylan Portwood, and Christen Cunningham
led the Warriors with 15 and 14 points respectively. Tony Upchurch
and Joe Barton led Houston Select with 18 and 10 points respectively.
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
14 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
- |
47 |
|
Houston Select |
12 |
15 |
6 |
12 |
- |
45 |
|
Central Kentucky Warriors |
(47) - |
Grundy 6, Cunningham 14, Ware 3, Portwood 15, Randall 3, Green 5, Miller 1. |
|
Houston Select |
(45) - |
Pistokache 4, J. Lewis 3, O’Suji 2, Oubre 8, Upchurch 18, Barton 10. |
Conclusion
There was a tremendous amount of talent on display this weekend with several teams who could challenge for national honors. Several of the teams were impressive despite the absence of key players due to various reasons.
The host Central Kentucky Warriors have a very talented team from top to bottom with talented wing players including Trey Grundy and Jordan Green. Mustafa Diaw, Dylan Portwood, and Michael Collier are versatile scorers and Christen Cunningham is a very savvy guard who can direct the offense as well as score. The Warriors substitute liberally with each player capable of making major contributions.
Adamsville J-Smoove’s Kejuan Johnson is virtually impossible to stop in the paint. Houston Select had a formidable inside duo of Tony Upchurch and Joe Barton. Upchurch also handled well and gets to the basket extremely well. The Arkansas Mustangs were playing with only six players but were hard to handle because of their pressure defense and efficient offense. Frederick Lee ran the offense and Dorien Holland was very efficient in the paint.
Baylor Bluechip had several players capable of putting up good numbers. LaSalle “PJ” Thompson was an impressive guard for Indy Ice and the Northern Kentucky Tarheels have an impressive group of three point bombers. South Florida All Stars got consistent scoring from Richard Lee and Jovan Lawson. Georgetown Thunder was prepping for the 13U AAU Nationals and have an impressive group including versatile guard Quin Richardson.
There were too many players to mention them all here but all the teams, including the teams I have already mentioned and Team Bama, Fairfax Stars, Cincinnati Lakers, and Indy Blaze had some very talented performers. I was also impressed with the coaching this weekend—everything was definitely national caliber.
I have attempted to give a brief recap of each game from the official scoresheets . I apologize in advance for any misspelled names or errors in stats . This report is not meant to be an official document but to be used for entertainment and an overview of this event. This was an excellent, well-run event and hopefully will become an annual event.
Acknowledgements
It was Shirley Cunningham’s dream that this would be a marquee event and it was a huge success. A special thanks to Charles Grundy, Walter Overstreet, and Teddy Ware 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, once again, 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.