2017KBAB8G
2017 KBA 8th Grade State Basketball Tournament (Boys)
KBA, LCA, Sayre, Imani Baptist Church and Morton Middle School
February 10-12, 2017
© 2017 by Ron Harrison
There were seventy six team entered in this tournament. They were placed into twenty five pools as follows: Pool A: Adams Middle School, Paris, Southern Middle School, and Hopkinsville, Pool B: Corbin, Westport, and Scott County Middle, Pool C: Crosby, Thacker, and Pikeville, Pool D: Elliott County, Lexington Christian Academy, and Model Middle School, Pool E: Anderson County Middle, McNabb Middle, and Johnson County Middle, Pool F: Conner Middle, West Jessamine, and North Laurel Middle School, Pool G: Dorton Middle, Whitesburg, and North Oldham, Pool H: Hazard, Elkhorn City, Hazard, and Oldham County Middle, Pool I: Bardstown Middle school, Muhlenberg South, and South Laurel, Pool J: Clinton County, Tates Creek, and Kammerer Middle, Pool K: Drakes Creek, Williamsburg Jackets, and JCTMS, Pool M: Shelby West Middle, South Marshall, and Ashland, Pool N: Clay County, South Oldham Middle, and Owensboro, Pool O: East Jessamine Middle, Owensboro Catholic, and TK Stone Panthers, Pool P: Spencer County Middle School, Bate Middle, and Lincoln County, Pool Q: Beechwood Middle, Woodford County, and Millard Mustangs, Pool R: Christian Academy of Louisville, N. Pulaski, and McCreary Middle School, Pool S: East Oldham Middle School, Beaumont, and Meece, Pool T: Elkhorn, Muhlenberg North Middle, and Rockcastle County, Pool U: Belfry, Morton, and RW Combs, Pool V: Boyd County, Noe Middle, and Larue County Hawks, Pool W: Eastside Middle, Royal Springs, and Wolfe County Middle, Pool X: Edythe J. Hayes, Middlesboro, and Mullins Tigers, Pool Y: Bourbon County, Valley, and Winburn, and Pool Z: Bowling Green Jr. High, University Heights Academy, and Knox County.
Friday February 10th
Pool Play
Lexington Christian Academy |
50 |
Model Middle School |
19 |
Edythe J. Hayes |
63 |
Middlesboro |
14 |
TK Stone Panthers |
62 |
East Jessamine Middle |
47 |
Meece |
37 |
Beaumont |
30 |
Johnson County Middle |
50 |
McNabb Middle |
38 |
Crosby |
15 |
Thacker |
0 |
Bardstown Middle School |
50 |
Muhlenberg South |
48 |
Lincoln County |
54 |
Spencer County Middle School |
34 |
Elliott County |
59 |
Model Middle School |
19 |
Hopkinsville |
48 |
Southern Middle School |
18 |
West Jessamine |
48 |
Conner Middle |
42 |
Royal Springs |
49 |
Wolfe County Middle |
43 |
Dorton Middle |
56 |
Whitesburg |
31 |
Clay County |
68 |
South Oldham Middle |
48 |
Corbin |
47 |
Westport |
42 |
Anderson County Middle |
55 |
McNabb Middle |
34 |
Elkhorn |
44 |
Muhlenberg North Middle |
39 |
Christian Academy of Louisville |
57 |
McCreary Middle School |
23 |
Tates Creek |
58 |
Clinton County |
31 |
Bourbon County |
48 |
Valley |
44 |
Morton |
15 |
RW Combs |
0 |
South Marshall |
42 |
Shelby West Middle |
27 |
Adams Middle School |
15 |
Paris |
0 |
Noe Middle |
57 |
Boyd County |
47 |
University Heights Academy |
73 |
Knox County |
54 |
Crosby |
52 |
Pikeville |
34 |
Woodford County |
15 |
Beechwood Middle |
0 |
Bourbon County |
15 |
Winburn |
0 |
Drakes Creek |
51 |
Williamsburg Jackets |
25 |
Saturday February 11th
Pool Play
Oldham County Middle |
56 |
Hazard |
53 |
South Marshall |
48 |
Ashland |
27 |
Scott County Middle |
42 |
Corbin |
39 |
North Laurel Middle School |
55 |
Conner Middle |
51 |
Edythe J. Hayes |
58 |
Mullins Tigers |
42 |
Pikeville |
15 |
Thacker |
0 |
Bowling Green Jr. High |
58 |
Knox County |
53 |
Oldham County Middle |
56 |
Elkhorn City |
44 |
North Oldham |
40 |
Whitesburg |
28 |
Kammerer Middle |
67 |
Tates Creek |
62 |
Noe Middle |
46 |
LaRue Co. Hawks |
44 |
Adams Middle School |
63 |
Southern Middle School |
21 |
Bate Middle |
48 |
Spencer County Middle School |
45 |
Clay County |
60 |
Owensboro |
45 |
Meece |
53 |
East Oldham Middle School |
34 |
TK Stone Panthers |
62 |
Owensboro Catholic |
27 |
Shelby West Middle |
36 |
Ashland |
31 |
Scott County Middle |
57 |
Westport |
44 |
Millard Mustangs |
15 |
Beechwood Middlw |
0 |
Drakes Creek |
57 |
JCTMS |
47 |
University Heights Academy |
44 |
Bowling Green Jr. High |
34 |
West Jessamine |
63 |
North Laurel Middle School |
34 |
Anderson Co. Middle |
48 |
Johnson County Middle |
36 |
Hazard |
48 |
Elkhorn City |
44 |
South Laurel |
40 |
Bardstown Middle School |
30 |
Christian Academy of Louisville |
44 |
N. Pulaski |
34 |
Boyd County |
50 |
LaRue Co. Hawks |
46 |
Muhlenberg North Middle |
15 |
Rockcastle County |
0 |
Lexington Christian Academy |
67 |
Elliott County |
52 |
North Oldham |
51 |
Dorton Middle |
40 |
Morton |
15 |
Belfry |
0 |
Royal Springs |
49 |
Eastside Middle |
31 |
Mullins Tigers |
59 |
Middlesboro |
45 |
Lincoln County |
51 |
Bate Middle |
32 |
Elkhorn |
59 |
Rockcastle County |
31 |
Woodford County |
48 |
Millard Mustangs |
27 |
JCTMS |
49 |
Williamsburg Jackets |
32 |
Clinton County |
41 |
Kammerer Middle |
38 |
Owensboro |
58 |
South Oldham Middle |
47 |
East Jessamine Middle |
44 |
Owensboro Catholic |
23 |
Beaumont |
41 |
East Oldham Middle School |
33 |
Adams Middle School |
66 |
Hopkinsville |
52 |
N. Pulaski |
44 |
McCreary Middle School |
37 |
Belfry |
0 |
RW Combs |
0 |
South Laurel |
46 |
Muhlenberg South |
38 |
Eastside Middle |
56 |
Wolfe County Middle |
27 |
Valley |
15 |
Winburn |
0 |
Ashland |
Won |
LaRue Co. Hawks |
Lost |
Gold Championship
Knox County |
63 |
Elkhorn City |
29 |
Owensboro Catholic |
63 |
Rockcastle County |
47 |
McCreary Middle School |
Won |
Beechwood Middle |
Forfeit |
Muhlenberg South |
Won |
Winburn |
Forfeit |
Morton |
40 |
South Oldham Middle |
33 |
Ashland |
Won |
LaRue Co. Hawks |
Forfeit |
East Oldham Middle School |
44 |
Spencer County Middle School |
36 |
Southern Middle School |
36 |
Whitesburg |
27 |
Clinton County |
46 |
Middlesboro |
41 |
Owensboro Catholic |
63 |
Rockcastle County |
47 |
Wolfe County Middle |
35 |
Williamsburg Jackets |
20 |
Tournament Championship Bracket
Muhlenberg North Middle |
4 |
Beaumont |
29 |
Christian Academy of Louisville |
52 |
Pikeville |
28 |
N. Pulaski |
Won |
XXXXX |
Forfeit |
Lincoln County |
59 |
Hopkinsville |
48 |
Bowling Green Jr. High |
43 |
Shelby West Middle |
32 |
Edythe J. Hayes |
49 |
Bardstown Middle School |
37 |
Noe Middle |
74 |
Dorton Middle |
42 |
Boyd County |
57 |
Millard Mustangs |
37 |
Johnson County Middle |
60 |
Elkhorn |
38 |
East Jessamine Middle |
45 |
Mullins Tigers |
42 |
Meece |
44 |
Elliott County |
28 |
Bourbon County |
51 |
Kammerer Middle |
41 |
South Marshall |
52 |
Noe |
40 |
Morton |
58 |
North Laurel Middle School |
33 |
Eastside Middle |
42 |
Bate Middle |
32 |
University Heights Academy |
61 |
JCTMS |
44 |
Woodford County |
45 |
Corbin |
41 |
Owensboro |
54 |
Valley |
51 |
Royal Springs |
52 |
Hazard |
33 |
Adams Middle School |
38 |
Muhlenberg North Middle |
28 |
Sunday February 12th
Gold Championship Bracket
McCreary Middle School |
Won |
Paris |
Forfeit |
|
Muhlenberg South |
58 |
Knox County |
51 |
|
Model Middle Scool |
51 |
Morton |
50 |
|
McNabb Middle |
56 |
Ashland |
50 |
|
East Oldham Middle School |
44 |
Westport |
32 |
|
Clinton County |
40 |
Southern Middle School |
26 |
|
Owensboro Catholic |
Won |
Thacker |
Forfeit |
|
Wolfe County Middle |
55 |
Conner Middle |
54 |
|
Muhlenberg South |
4 |
McCreary Middle School |
35 |
Quarterfinal |
McNabb Middle |
48 |
Model Middle School |
34 |
Quarterfinal |
Clinton County |
52 |
East Oldham Middle School |
29 |
Quarterfinal |
Wolfe County Middle |
52 |
Owensboro Catholic |
36 |
Quarterfinal |
Muhlenberg South |
56 |
McNabb Middle |
46 |
Semifinal |
Clinton County |
63 |
Wolfe County Middle |
30 |
Semifinal |
Muhlenberg South |
53 |
Clinton County |
51 |
Gold Championship |
Tournament Championship Bracket
Christian Academy of Louisville |
53 |
Woodford County |
39 |
|
University Heights Academy |
59 |
Oldham County Middle |
44 |
|
Bourbon County |
45 |
South Laurel |
35 |
|
Eastside Middle |
54 |
Lexington Christian Academy |
42 |
|
Clay County |
71 |
Morton |
48 |
|
Anderson Co. Middle |
59 |
East Jessamine |
38 |
|
Scott County Middle |
45 |
N. Pulaski |
38 |
|
Meece |
62 |
Lincoln County |
55 |
|
Bowling Green Jr. High |
31 |
North Oldham |
28 |
|
Edythe J. Hayes |
50 |
Tates Creek |
41 |
|
Boyd County |
36 |
Crosby |
35 |
|
TK Stone Panthers |
58 |
Johnson County Middle |
28 |
|
West Jessamine |
44 |
Owensboro |
35 |
|
Drakes Creek |
39 |
Royal Springs |
26 |
|
Adams Middle School |
43 |
Christian Academy of Louisville |
19 |
|
University Heights Academy |
50 |
Bourbon County |
23 |
|
Clay County |
55 |
Eastside Middle |
40 |
|
Anderson Co. Middle |
42 |
South Marshall |
37 |
|
Meece |
49 |
Scott County Middle |
41 |
|
Bowling Green Jr. High |
54 |
Edythe J. Hayes |
40 |
|
TK Stone Panthers |
66 |
Boyd County |
40 |
|
West Jessamine |
51 |
Drakes Creek |
43 |
|
Adams Middle School |
65 |
University Heights Academy |
58 |
Quarterfinal |
Clay County |
59 |
Anderson Co. Middle |
26 |
Quarterfinal |
Meece |
48 |
Bowling Green Jr. High |
43 |
Quarterfinal |
TK Stone Panthers |
72 |
West Jessamine |
60 |
Quarterfinal |
Adams Middle School |
65 |
Clay County |
35 |
Semifinal |
Meece |
59 |
TK Stone Panthers |
55 |
Semifinal |
Adams Middle School |
52 |
Meece |
31 |
Championship |
Adams Middle School went 8-0 and captured the tournament championship. Meece finished as the tournament runner-up and finished the tournament with a 7-1 record. Muhlenberg South captured the Gold division championship with a 5-2 record. Muhlenberg was 0-2 in pool play but 5-0 in the Gold division tournament. Adams Middle School’s Jaxon Watts, Jake Hyden, and Colby Fugate made first team All tournament and Zach Thompson was named to the second team all tournament squad. Coach Doug Hopkins pre-season goals was to capture the Floyd Conference, Floyd County, and Eighth Grade State Tournament titles – mission accomplished.