2016KBA8GC
2016 KBA KY 8th Grade Girls Tournament
Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, KY
October 14-16, 2016
© 2016 by Ron Harrison
There were thirty one teams entered in this tournament placed into 10 pools as follows: Pool A: Anderson County, Mt. Washington, and Danville, Pool B: Paris, Valley Middle, and Elkhorn, Pool C: Meece, Noe Middle, and Owsley County, Pool D: East Carter, Northern Pulaski, and Old KY Home, Pool E: Clay County, Campbellsville, and Georgetown Middle School, Pool F: Johnson County, Walton-Verona, and Rockcastle Lady Rockets, Pool G: Meyzeek Middle, McCreary, and Morgan County, Pool H: Eastside, Lincoln County Middle, Spencer County, and Whitley County, Pool I: Henderson South Middle, Middlesboro, and South Marshall County, and Pool J: Bourbon County, Southern Pulaski, and Whitesburg Middle.
Friday October 14th
Pool Play
|
Anderson County |
48 |
Danville |
11 |
|
Meece |
46 |
Noe Middle |
16 |
|
Old KY Home |
36 |
Northern Pulaski |
31 |
|
Old KY Home |
won |
East Carter |
forfeit |
|
Northern Pulaski |
won |
East Carter |
forfeit |
|
Clay County |
48 |
Georgetown Middle School |
10 |
|
Rockcastle Lady Rockets |
39 |
Johnson County |
7 |
|
McCreary |
34 |
Morgan County |
16 |
|
Whitley County |
34 |
Lincoln County Middle |
26 |
|
Middlesboro |
25 |
Henderson South Middle |
16 |
Saturday October 15th
Pool Play
|
Anderson County |
41 |
Mt. Washington Middle |
13 |
|
Danville |
49 |
Mt. Washington Middle |
39 |
|
Elkhorn |
30 |
Paris |
25 |
|
Valley Middle |
51 |
Paris |
18 |
|
Valley Middle |
44 |
Elkhorn |
14 |
|
Owsley County |
41 |
Noe Middle |
23 |
|
Meece |
43 |
Owsley County |
19 |
|
Clay County |
36 |
Campbellsville |
5 |
|
Campbellsville |
38 |
Georgetown Middle School |
9 |
|
Walton-Verona |
32 |
Rockcastle Lady Rockets |
30 |
|
Walton-Verona |
41 |
Johnson County |
36 |
|
Meyzeek Middle |
29 |
McCreary |
24 |
|
Meyzeek Middle |
33 |
Morgan County |
29 |
|
Spencer County |
27 |
Eastside |
26 |
|
Whitley County |
32 |
Spencer County |
16 |
|
Lincoln County Middle |
37 |
Eastside |
19 |
|
South Marshall County |
47 |
Middlesboro |
28 |
|
South Marshall County |
38 |
Henderson South Middle |
24 |
|
Southern Pulaski |
36 |
Bourbon County |
15 |
|
Southern Pulaski |
38 |
Whitesburg Middle |
14 |
|
Bourbon County |
46 |
Whitesburg Middle |
31 |
Tournament Bracket
Gold Division
|
Eastside |
34 |
Whitesburg Middle |
22 |
|
|
Georgetown Middle School |
won |
East Carter |
forfeit |
Quarterfinal |
|
Paris |
26 |
Morgan County |
23 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Johnson County |
won |
Noe Middle |
forfeit |
Quarterfinal |
Championship Bracket
|
Northern Pulaski |
39 |
Campbellsville |
31 |
|
Danville |
37 |
Lincoln County Middle |
22 |
|
Spencer County |
43 |
Middlesboro |
39 |
|
Rockcastle Lady Rockets |
41 |
Owsley County |
28 |
|
Elkhorn |
48 |
McCreary |
30 |
|
Henderson South Middle |
31 |
Bourbon County |
26 |
Sunday October 16th
Tournament Bracket
Gold Division
|
Eastside |
43 |
Mt. Washington Middle |
30 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Eastside |
35 |
Georgetown Middle School |
18 |
Semifinal |
|
Paris |
30 |
Johnson County |
29 |
Semifinal |
|
Paris |
41 |
Eastside |
28 |
Championship |
Championship Bracket
|
Northern Pulaski |
46 |
Anderson County |
42 |
|
|
South Marshall County |
38 |
Whitley County |
17 |
|
|
Old KY Home |
36 |
Danville |
26 |
|
|
Clay County |
47 |
Spencer County |
26 |
|
|
Valley Middle |
55 |
Rockcastle Lady Rockets |
31 |
|
|
Southern Pulaski |
31 |
Meyzeek Middle |
15 |
|
|
Meece |
40 |
Elkhorn |
25 |
|
|
Walton-Verona |
34 |
Henderson South Middle |
31 |
|
|
South Marshall County |
39 |
Northern Pulaski |
28 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Clay County |
29 |
Old KY Home |
21 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Southern Pulaski |
36 |
Valley Middle |
35 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Walton-Verona |
24 |
Meece |
23 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Clay County |
40 |
South Marshall County |
22 |
Semifinal |
|
Southern Pulaski |
30 |
Walton-Verona |
28 |
Semifinal |
|
Southern Pulaski |
33 |
Clay County |
28 |
Championship |
All Tournament Team 1st Team – Taylor Asher (Clay County), Addi Bowling (Meece), Alex Smiddly (Southern Pulaski), Kylie Foreman (Southern Pulaski), and Elizabeth Anderson (McCreary County).
All Tournament Team 2nd Team – Alyssa Elswick (Valley), Mikayla Ennis (Spencer County), Cayson Connor (South Marshall), Sophie Smith (Anderson County), and Shelby Cothron (Northern Pulaski).
Congratulations to Southern Pulaski for capturing the championship but they had a difficult route to earn the title. They captured two pool victories with convincing wins over Bourbon County 36-15 and Whitesburg Middle by a score of 38-14. They began tournament play with a 31-15 victory over Meyzeek Middle. They eked out a 36-35 quarterfinal victory over Valley Middle. Southern Pulaski defeated Walton-Verona 30-28 in the semifinal game and captured the championship with a 33-28 victory over Clay County to finish the tournament with a 6-0 record. Clay County was the runner-up in this tournament and finished their week with a 5-1 record. Paris captured the Gold Division Championship with a 41-28 victory over Eastside.
A special thanks to my friends at the KBA who does a fantastic job of hosting these events and providing up-to-date results and updated schedules. Also, a special thanks to Brian Tribble at the KBA for providing me with the all tournament teams.