2016OHKY
“Battle at the Border”
25th Annual Holloway Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Basketball Games April 9th
SlamJamFestival “Night of Stars” April 8th
Thomas More College
Crestview Hills, KY
April 8-9, 2016
©2016 Ron Harrison
SlamJamFestival “Night of Stars” April 8th
Girls – 3-Point Shootout The Ohio champion was Julia Jenike (Bethel-Tate OH) while Sydney Anderson (Clark County KY) was the Kentucky champion. Julia Jenike captured the overall championship by a 16-14 score. 1-on-1 Competition Nia Staples (Lakota West OH) defeated Samantha Rogers (Lakota East OH) for the Ohio Championship while Whitney Creech (Jenkins KY) defeated Breanna Glover (Glasgow) for the Kentucky Championship. Nia Staples captured the overall title with a victory over Bailey Cummins (Bracken County) by a score of 7-6. 3-on-3 Championship Lexi Wassan (Lakota West OH), Danielle Wells (Lakota West), and Kourtney Eisenman (Upper Arlington OH) captured the overall championship with a victory over Bailey Cummins (Bracken County KY) Tamiah Sanford (North Hardin KY), and Sarah Price (Bath County KY) by a score of 11-8.
Boys – 3-Point Shootout Roderick Caldwell (Wayne OH) captured the Ohio championship while Ben Weyer (Newport Central Catholic KY) captured the Kentucky championship. Ben Weyer was crowned the overall champion, 1-on-1 Competition Jalen Tate (Pickerington Central OH) captured the Ohio championship with a 5-0 decision over Xavier Simpson (Lima Senior OH). Mason Faulkner (Caverna KY) captured the Kentucky championship with a 7-4 decision over Quentin Goodin (Taylor County KY). Mason Faulkner (Caverna KY) captured the overall championship with an 8-4 decision over Jalen Tate (Pickerington Central (OH). 3-on-3 Championship Mason Faulkner (Caverna KY), Ben Weyer (Newport Central Catholic KY), and Quentin Goodin (Taylor County KY) took the overall championship over Trey Landers (Wayne OH), Bryan Rolfe (Lucasville Valley OH), and Nick Ward (Ghanna OH). Slam Dunk Competition – Quentin Goodin (Taylor County KY) took the championship.
Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Games April 9th
Ohio Girls All-Star Team
Lexie Barrier |
5-11 |
F |
Ironton High School |
Mariah Campbell |
6-0 |
F |
Mason High School |
Kourtney Eisenman |
6-3 |
C |
Upper Arlington |
Kacie Hall |
5-7 |
G |
South Webster High School |
Julia Jenike |
5-9 |
G |
Bethel-Tate High School |
Sara Loomis |
6-3 |
F |
Malverne High School |
Jailyn Mason |
5-8 |
G |
Mason High School |
Leia Moore |
5-10 |
G |
River Valley High School |
Rylie Parkhurst |
5-8 |
G |
Miamisburg High School |
Allie Poole |
5-11 |
G |
Carrollton High School |
Samantha Rogers |
5-11 |
G |
Lakota East High School |
Nia Staples |
5-9 |
G |
Lakota West High School |
Lauren Van Kleunen |
6-1 |
C |
Mason High school |
Lexi Wasan |
5-10 |
F |
Lakota West High School |
Danielle Wells |
5-7 |
G |
Lakota West High School |
Head Coach |
Rob Matula |
Mason High School |
Assistant Coach |
Doug Graham |
Ironton High School |
Assistant Coach |
Jill Phillips |
Lakota East High School |
Kentucky Girls All-Star Team
Sydney Anderson |
5-11 |
F |
Clark County High School |
Kayla Bruner |
5-10 |
G |
North Laurel High School |
Kaylee Cotton |
5-10 |
F |
McCreary Central High School |
Whitney Creech |
5-9 |
G |
Jenkins High School |
Bailey Cummins |
5-8 |
G |
Bracken County |
Katie Downey |
5-6 |
G |
North Bullitt High School |
Madison Faulkner |
5-9 |
F |
Caverna High School |
Samantha Fitzgerald |
5-11 |
F |
Southwestern High School |
Malaka Frank |
5-9 |
F |
Franklin County High School |
Breanna Glover |
5-11 |
F |
Glasgow High School |
I’Liyah Green |
6-2 |
C |
Male High School |
Jynea Harris |
5-6 |
G |
Holmes High School |
T’Laya Lyvers |
5-6 |
G |
Henry Clay High School |
Sarah Price |
6-0 |
C |
Bath County High School |
Tamiah Stanford |
5-7 |
G |
North Hardin High School |
Head Coach |
Joey Thacker |
Franklin County High School |
Assistant Coach |
Jason Holland |
Shelby County High School |
Assistant Coach |
Tony Perkins |
Holmes High School |
Ohio coach Rob Matula started the following lineup: 5-11 Samantha Rogers, 5-10 Lexi Wasan, 6-3 Kourtney Eisenman, 5-8 Jailyn Mason, and 5-8 Rylie Parkhurst. Kentucky coach Tony Perkins countered with 6-0 Sarah Price, 5-11 Breanna Glover, 6-2 I’Liyah Green, 5-6 Katie Downey, and 5-9 Whitney Creech. (Tony Perkins was a late replacement for the Kentucky team as head coach as Joey Thacker had to leave because of a family emergency).
Kentucky led 50-40 at halftime but Ohio rallied to earn a 76-71 victory. Samantha Rogers hit a three point basket with less than three minutes on the clock to put the Ohio team ahead 72-69. Samantha Rogers was named Game MVP for Ohio and scored 12 points. Nia Staples also scored 12 points and Lauren Van Kleunen added 10 points. Breanna Glover was named Game MVP for Kentucky and led her team with 14 points. Katie Downey and Kayla Bruner added nine and eight points respectively.
Ohio |
40 |
36 |
76 |
Kentucky |
50 |
21 |
71 |
Ohio (76) – Rogers 12, Wasan 4, Eisenman 4, Mason 4, Parkhurst 4, Hall 3, Wells 5, Staples 12, Barrier 8, Poole 4, Campbell 2, Moore 2, Van Kleunen 10, Jenike 2.
Kentucky (71) – Price 5, Glover 14, Green 6, Downey 9, Creech 4, Lyvers 4, Cummins 3, Faulkner 4, Anderson 6, Frank 2, Cotton 4, Harris 2, Bruner 8.
Ohio Boys All-Star Team
Ky’Re Allison |
6-2 |
G |
Portsmouth High School |
Roderick Caldwell |
5-10 |
G |
Wayne High School |
Jarron Cumberland |
6-4 |
G |
Wilmington High School |
Maishe Dailey |
6-6 |
F |
Beechwood High School |
Trey Kelley |
6-4 |
G |
Minford High School |
Trey Landers |
6-5 |
G |
Wayne High School |
Trey McBride |
6-1 |
G |
Moeller High School |
Gage Rhodes |
6-1 |
G |
Chesapeake High School |
Bryan Rolfe |
6-3 |
G |
Lucasville Valley High School |
Xavier Simpson |
5-11 |
G |
Lima Senior High School |
Jalen Tate |
6-5 |
F |
Pickerington Central High School |
John Teske |
6-11 |
C |
Medina High School |
Chandler Vaudrin |
6-6 |
F |
Lake High School |
Nick Ward |
6-8 |
F |
Gahanna High School |
Ibi Watson |
6-4 |
G |
Pickerington Central High School |
Head Coach |
Mike Noszka |
Wilmington High School |
Assistant Coach |
Eugene Collins |
Portsmouth High School |
Assistant Coach |
Scott Rolfe |
Lucasville Valley High School |
Kentucky Boys All-Star Team
James Boone |
6-5 |
F |
Murray High School |
Alex Cook |
6-6 |
F |
Male High School |
Malik Dow |
6-5 |
F |
Mercer County High School |
Chris Drabo |
6-5 |
F |
Pleasure Ridge Park High School |
Jaiveon Eaves |
6-2 |
G |
North Hopkins High School |
Tyrik Edwards |
5-8 |
G |
Christian County High School |
Mason Faulkner |
6-2 |
G |
Caverna High School |
Malik Frank |
6-4 |
G |
Frankfort High School |
Quentin Goodin |
6-4 |
G |
Taylor County High School |
Jaalam Hill |
6-6 |
F |
Waggener High School |
Jordan Perry |
6-4 |
G |
Morgan County High School |
Ben Weyer |
6-6 |
F |
Newport Central Catholic High School |
Carson Williams |
6-7 |
F |
Owen County High School |
Darius Williams |
6-3 |
G |
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School |
Matt Wilson |
6-8 |
C |
Campbell County High School |
Head Coach |
Richard Gatewood |
Taylor County High School |
Assistant Coach |
Devon Duvall |
Owen County High School |
Assistant Coach |
Matt Perry |
Morgan County High School |
Ohio coach Mike Noszka started the following lineup: 6-5 Jalen Tate, 6-4 Ibi Watson, 6-8 Nick Ward, 5-10 Roderick Caldwell, and 6-1 Gage Rhodes. Kentucky coach Richard Gatewood countered with 6-6 Alex Cook, 6-6 Ben Weyer, 6-7 Carson Williams, 6-2 Jaiveon Eaves, and 6-4 Quentin Goodin.
Kentucky raced out to a 13-0 lead but Ohio rallied to earn a 94-92 victory. The score was tied 46-46 at halftime and Ohio went on a 16-0 run to take an 82-70 lead with approximately five minutes to go in the game. Kentucky pulled to within one; 93-92 with 8.7 seconds left in the game on three free throws by Ben Weyer. Ohio’s Jarron Cumberland hit one of two free throws and Kentucky’s Mason Faulkner missed a three point attempt at the buzzer.
Jarron Cumberland was named MVP for the Ohio squad and scored 15 points. Nick Ward, Trey Landers, and Xavier Simpson added 14, 13, and 12 points respectively. Carson Williams was named MVP for the Kentucky team and scored 18 points. Mason Faulkner, Ben Weyer, and Quentin Goodin added 13, 10, and 10 points respectively.
Ohio |
46 |
48 |
94 |
Kentucky |
46 |
46 |
92 |
Ohio (94) – Tate 8, Watson 2, Ward 14, Caldwell 2, Rhodes 0, Simpson 12, McBride 6, Landers 13, Allison 4, Cumberland 15, Dailey 8, Rolfe 2, Kelley 4, Teske 4.
Kentucky (92) – Cook 4, Weyer 10, C. Williams 18, Eaves 5, Goodin 10, Drabo 5, Edwards 3, Frank 2, D. Williams 7, Faulkner 13, Boone 3, Hill 4, Dow 6, Wilson 2.
Congratulations to Randy Ward and the rest of the organizers for putting together another competitive, quality event.