KBA09
Kentucky Basketball Academy Preseason Showcase
Rupp Arena
Lexington KY
November 27, 2009
© 2010 Ron Harrison
Clays Mill Christian vs. Trinity Christian Academy
Clays Mill Christian coach Rich Carr started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Jeremy Fugate, 5-11 Jr. Ethan Dunn, 5-11 Sr. Nathan Schwarz, 5-7 Sr. Chris Ayala, and 5-7 Jr. Kyler Saunders. Trinity Christian Academy coach Jim Harris countered with 6-0 Sr. Hayden Gregory, 6-2 Sr. Ryan Jennings, 6-2 Jr. Wes Westberry, 5-7 Sr. Peyton LaCroix, and 6-2 So. Mac Holt.
Clays Mill defeated Trinity Christian by a score of 58-53. Jeremy Fugate led the victors with 30 points including four three point baskets. Natahn Schwarz added 21 points. Ryan Jennings, Mac Holt, and Wes Westberry led Trinity Christian with 17, 13, and 12 points respectively.
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Clays Mill |
30 |
28 |
- |
58 |
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Trinity Christian |
20 |
33 |
- |
53 |
Clays Mill (58) – Fugate 30, Dunn 0, Schwarz 21, Ayala 3, Saunders 4.
Trinity Christian (53) – Gregory 9, Jennings 17, Westberry 12, LaCroix 0, Holt 13, Barber 2.
Bracken County vs. Bluegrass United
Bracken County coach Brad Persinger started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Caleb Craft, 6-3 Sr. Dylan Hamilton, 6-3 Sr. Devon Workman, 6-3 Jr. Todd Jefferson, and 5-11 Sr. Dustin Bradford. Bluegrass United coach Jeff Fields countered with 6-4 Jr. Josh Karsner, 6-1 Jr. Caleb Blankenship, 6-4 Jr. Philip Vogel, 6-0 Sr. Andrew Underwood, and 5-11 Jr. Adam VonWingerden.
Bracken County pulled away in the second half to earn a 60-48 victory over Bluegrass United. Dylan Hamilton, Devon Workman, and Caleb Craft led Bracken County with 18, 13, and 12 points respectively. Josh Karsner, Caleb Blankenship, and Andrew Underwood led Bluegrass United with 14, 12, and 11 points respectively.
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Bracken County |
25 |
35 |
- |
60 |
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Bluegrass United |
26 |
22 |
- |
48 |
Bracken County (60) – Craft 12, Hamilton 18, Workman 13, Todd Jefferson 9, Bradford 0, Cummins 4, Tyler Jefferson 2, Huber 2.
Bluegrass United (48) – Karsner 14, Blankenship 12, Vogel 2, Underwood 11, VanWingerden 4, Graehler 1, Cooper 2, Fields 1.
Buckhorn vs. Carroll County
Buckhorn coach John Noble started the following lineup: 6-3 Sr. Dustin Colwell, 6-2 Sr. Eric Stidham, 6-6 So. Matt Day, 5-8 So. Scotty Blank, and 6-0 So. Ryan Couch. Carroll County coach Carroll Yager countered with 6-1 Sr. Andy Sisenstein, 6-1 Sr. D.C. Craig, 6-0 Sr. Jesse Proctor, 6-0 Jr. Ethan Stewart, and 6-1 Sr. Will Yager.
Buckhorn defeated Carroll County by a score of 71-61. Eric Stidham, Matt Day, and Dustin Colwell led Buckhorn with 20, 20, and 17 points respectively. Stidham recorded four three point baskets. Andy Sisenstein, D.C. Craig, and Will Yager led Carroll County with 12, 12, and 11 points respectively. Yager recorded three three point baskets.
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Buckhorn |
37 |
34 |
- |
71 |
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Carroll County |
31 |
30 |
- |
61 |
Buckhorn (71) – Colwell 17, Stidham 20, Day 20, Blank 0, Couch 3, Tate Gay 7, Easterling 2, Tray Gay 2.
Carroll County (61) – Sisenstein 12, Craig 12, Proctor 5, Stewart 8, Yager 11, Miles 4, Gumbert 2, Boyles 4, Gibson 1, Grant 2.
Pendleton County vs. Barbourville
Pendleton County coach Chad Simms started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Dillon Greene, 5-10 Jr. Asa Crozier, 6-1 Jr. Michael Walsh, 5-8 Sr. Tim Cooper, and 5-8 Fr. Mason Monroe. Barbourville coach Dinky Phipps countered with 6-2 Sr. Kyle Engle, 6-0 Sr. Brad Marsee, 6-2 So. Josh Hilderbrand, 5-10 Jr. Garrett Vaughn, and 5-10 So. Darrin Mills.
Pendleton County defeated Barbourville by a score of 66-49. Tim cooper, Garrett Farrell, and Mason Monroe led Pendleton County with 14, 13, and 11 points respectively. Micah Corey and Josh Hilderbrand led Barbourville with 11 points each.
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Pendleton County |
30 |
36 |
- |
66 |
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Barbourville |
26 |
23 |
- |
49 |
Pendleton County (66) – Greene 8, Crozier 7, Walsh 5, Cooper 14, Monroe 11, Farrell 13, Valentine 2, Antrobus 2, Woods 4.
Barbourville (49) – Engle 5, Marsee 6, Hildebrand 11, Vaughn 0, Mills 7, Corey 11, Rudd 1, Tye 7, Broughton 1.
Lincoln County vs. Marion County (Girls)
Lincoln County coach Don Story started the following lineup: 5-9 Sr. Shelby Smith, 5-9 Sr. Nikki Bustle, 6-3 Sr. Kendra Brown, 5-6 Fr. Emily Fox, and 5-9 Sr. Jessica Upchurch. Marion County coach Trent Milby countered with 6-0 Sr. Jasmine Franklin, 5-9 So. Bre Elder, 6-1 Fr. Kyvin Goodin-Rogers, 5-7 Jr. brooke Roberts, and 5-9 Fr. Makayla Epps.
Shelby Smith hit a three point basket at the buzzer to allow Lincoln County to tie the score at 44-44. Marion County was plagued with foul problems today as Jasmine Franklin, Bre Elder, and Kyvin Goodin-Rogers all fouled out.
Jessica Upchurch and Emily Fox led Lincoln County with 16 and 11 points respectively. Bre Elder and Makayla Epps led Marion County with 18 and 12 points respectively.
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Lincoln County |
19 |
25 |
- |
44 |
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Marion County |
24 |
20 |
- |
44 |
Lincoln County (44) – Smith 5, Bustle 0, Brown 6, Fox 11, Upchurch 16, Coleman 2, Harris 4.
Marion County (44) – Franklin 4, Elder 18, Goodin-Rogers 2, Roberts 2, Epps 12, Andrea King 2, Alyson King 2, S. Goodin 2.
Anderson County vs. Whitley County (Girls) 8th Grade Middle School Championship
Anderson County coach Clay Birdwhistell started the following lineup: Alex Avritt, Eriel McKee, Destiny Stewart, Corrin Robinson, and MaKenzie Cann. Whitley County coach Jerry Overbey countered with Chelsea Gray, Tara Davis, Kandace Craig, Brandy Smith, and Maria Johnson.
Anderson County pulled away in the final quarter to defeat Whitley County 34-26. Destiny Stewart led the rally with nine points in the final quarter. Eriel McKee and Stewart led the victors with 13 and 10 points respectively. Hallie Jones and Brandy Smith led Whitley County with 10 and eight points respectively.
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Anderson County |
7 |
11 |
1 |
15 |
- |
34 |
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Whitley County |
7 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
- |
26 |
Anderson County (34) – Avritt 0, McKee 13, Stewart 10, Robinson 4, Cann 7.
Whitley County (26) – Gray 2, Davis 2, Craig 2, Smith 8, Johnson 0, Jones 10, Osborne 2.
Whitley County vs. East Jessamine
Whitley County coach Chris Baker started the following lineup: 6-5 Jr. Shawn Harris, 6-1 Jr. Austin Ponder, 6-5 Sr. Michael Crawfoed, 5-10 Jr. Jordan Akins, and 6-1 Sr. Jamie Lebanion. East Jessamine coach Chris O’Bryan countered with 6-1 Jr. Andrew Brockman, 6-0 So. Cody Collins, 6-2 Jr. Jordan Redd, 6-0 Sr. Kyle Lamb, and 6-0 So. Michael Rexroat.
Whitley County defeated East Jessamine by a score of 7-45. Shawn Harris, Michael Crawford, and Jamie Lebanion led Whitley County with 15, 13, and 10 points respectively. Dijon Bondurant led East Jessamine with 17 points including three three point baskets. Jordan Redd added nine points.
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Whitley County |
30 |
40 |
- |
70 |
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East Jessamine |
17 |
28 |
- |
45 |
Whitley County (70) – Harris 15, Ponder 9, Crawford 13, Akins 1, Lebanion 10, Danny Butcher 2, Paul 6, Goins 5, Petrey 9.
East Jessamine (45) – Brockman 0, Collins 2, Redd 9, Lamb 2, Rexroat 7, Thomas 1, Hunt 2, Bondurant 17, Bowman 3, Jones 2.
Lexington Christian Academy vs. South Laurel
Lexington Christian Academy coach Tommy Huston started the following lineup: 6-7 Sr. Will Evans, 6-1 Sr. Evan Stephens, 6-3 Sr. Charlie Gullett, 5-8 Sr. Will Kindred, and 6-1 So. Taylor Barnette. South Laurel coach Steve Wright countered with 6-2 Sr. Matt Gilbert, 6-1 Jr. Tyler Huff, 6-9 Sr. Matt St. John, 5-10 Sr. Matt Watkins, and 5-9 Sr. Eric Wright.
This game ended in a 58-58 tie. Taylor Barnette, Will Evans, and Evan Stephens led LCA with 17, 13, and 11 points respectively. Matt St. John and Tyler Huff led South Laurel with 25 and 11 points respectively.
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Lexington Christian Academy |
33 |
25 |
- |
58 |
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South Laurel |
27 |
31 |
- |
58 |
Lexington Christian Academy (58) – Evans 13, Stephens 11, Gullett 8, Kindred 2, Barnette 17, Helton 4, Duncan 3.
South Laurel (58) – Gilbert 6, Huff 11, St. John 25, Watkins 2, Wright 2, Khan 5, Smith 4, Karr 3.
LaRue County vs Southwestern
LaRue Conty coach Paul Childress started the following lineup: 6-1 So. Jordan Brewer, 6-2 Sr. Tyler Nall, 6-3 Sr. Jason Carlberg, 5-9 So. Kyle Sheeran, and 5-7 So. Anthony Myrks-Brewer. Southwestern coach Dave Schulz countered with 6-3 So. Robbie Lewis, 6-1 So. Justin Epperson, 6-4 So. Daulton Marlow, 6-1 So. Cody Epperson, and 5-10 Sr. Tyler Mayer.
LaRue County defeated Southwestern by a score of 47-44. Kyle Sheeran, Tyler Nall, and Anthony Myrks-Brewer led the victors with 12, nine, and eight points respectively. Robbie Lewis and Sr. Aaron Brown led Southwestern with eight and seven points respectively.
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LaRue County |
24 |
23 |
- |
47 |
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Southwestern |
27 |
17 |
- |
44 |
LaRue County (47) – Brewer 6, Nall 9, Carlberg 5, Sheeran 12, Myrks-Brewer 8, Gatton 3, Ford 3, Roarx 2.
Southwestern (44) – Lewis 8, J. Epperson 4, Marlow 2, C. Epperson 3, Mayer 5, Brown 7, Bellar 4, Turner 2, Merrick 3, Gregory 2, Edwards 4.
Henderson County vs. Oldham County
Henderson County coach Mark Starns started the following lineup: 6-4 Jr. Adam Revlett, 6-1 Sr. Brock Stone, 6-4 Jr. Patrick Neel, 6-1 Sr. Cole Childress, and 5-6 Sr. D.J. Holmes. Oldham County coach Jason Holland countered with 6-2 Jr. Blake Payne, 6-4 Jr. Nolan Denise, 6-7 Sr. Matt Masters, 6-0 So. Alante Flores, and 6-2 So. Kerry Smith.
Henderson County defeated Oldham County by a score of 74-50. D.J. Holmes, Josh Thomas, and Cole Childress led Henderson County with 11, 11, and 10 points respectively. Holmes recorded three three point baskets. Nolan Denise, Jr. Dylan Simms, Kerry Smith, and Matt Masters led Oldham County with nine, eight, eight, and seven points respectively.
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Henderson County |
35 |
39 |
- |
74 |
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Oldham County |
20 |
30 |
- |
50 |
Henderson County (74) – Revlett 5, Stone 2, Neel 9, Childress 10, Holmes 11, Thomas 11, Gabe 7, Stuen 9, Wathen 2, Baker 4, West 2.
Oldham County (50) – Payne 6, Denise 9, Masters 7, Flores 2, Smith 8, Allen 2, O’Bradovich 2, Henderson 3, Simms 8, Wesley 4, Dunn 4.
McCreary Central vs. Clay County
McCreary Central coach Robert Jones started the following lineup: 6-2 Sr. Tyler Perry, 6-1 Sr. Zack Roark, 6-4 Sr. Sean Privett, 5-11 Sr. Ben Wright, and 6-2 Sr. Aaron Watts. Clay County coach Kevin Spurlock countered with 6-2 Jr. Matthew Mitchell, 6-2 Jr. Codi Roberts, 6-5 Jr. Adam Gay, 6-3 Sr. D.J. Wilson, and 6-1 Sr. Kendale Reed.
McCreary Central defeated Clay County 54-48 in an exciting hotly contested game. 6-4 Jr. Jacob Dixon led the victors with 16 points including four three point baskets. Aaron Watts and Sean Privett added 12 and 10 points respectively. 5-8 Jr. Allen Whitaker led Clay County with 13 points including three three point baskets. D.J. Wilson and Kendale Reed added 11 and 10 points respectively.
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McCreary Central |
21 |
33 |
- |
54 |
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Clay County |
21 |
27 |
- |
48 |
McCreary Central (54) – Perry 5, Roark 5, Privett 10, Wright 3, Watts 12, Dixon 16, Williams 4.
Clay County (48) – Mitchell 9, Roberts 2, Gay 2, Wilson 11, Reed 10, Whitaker 13.
Conclusion
This was an excellent well-run event with good teams and some talented players on display. The statistics in this report are not official but recorded by me personally. Some numbers on practice jerseys are hard to decipher especially after 10-12 hours of watching games. The stats mentioned here are merly given to indicate the flow of the game.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the 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.