201844DISTRICT

 

 

 

2018 44th District Tournament (Boys & Girls)

Hosted by Model Laboratory

Paul S. McBrayer Arena

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KY

February 19-23, 2018

©2018 Ron Harrison

 

 

February 19th

 

Model vs. Madison Southern (Girls)

 

Model coach Candace Wells started the following lineup: 5-7 Fr. Mary Taylor, 5-3 Fr. McKenna Tuttle, 5-10 Sr. Peyton Erslan, 5-3 Sr. Sophie Austin, and 5-3 Jr. Savanna Gullett.  Madison Southern coach Summer Simmons countered with 5-8 Jr. Zaria Carter, 5-7 Sr. Paige Carter, 5-9 So. Aleigh Richardson, 5-6 So. Sunni Walters, and 5-8 Fr. Samantha Cornelison.

 

Madison Southern led 26-18 at halftime but the Lady Eagles pulled away in the second half to defeat Model by a score of 59-29.  Madison Southern shot 44.2% from the field including six of 15 from the three point line.  The Lady Eagles connected on seven of 12 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored 29 points off 24 Model turnovers.  Model shot 25.6% from the field including four of 15 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Patriots connected on five of nine free throws, pulled down 25 rebounds, and scored 11 points off 12 Madison Southern turnovers.

 

Samantha Cornelison led Madison Southern with 14 points including three three point baskets, nine rebounds, and two steals.  Paige Carter added 12 points and four rebounds.  Aleigh Richardson recorded 10 points.  Zaria Carter chipped in with three points, nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals.

 

Peyton Erslan led Model with 10 points including two three point baskets, five rebounds, and two blocked shots.  Savanna Gullett added eight points including two three point baskets and three rebounds.  5-6 8th Grade Keaton Hall recorded five points, three rebounds, and three assists.

 

Model

7

11

9

2

29

Madison Southern

13

13

18

15

59

 

Model (29) – Taylor 0, Tuttle 2, Erslan 10, Austin 4, Gullett 8, Hall 5.

 

Madison Southern (59) – Z. Carter 3, P. Carter 12, Richardson 10, Walters 2, Cornelison 14, King 4, Howell 3, Flannery 3, Rowland 2, Estep 1, Daniels 5.

 

 

Model vs. Madison Southern (Boys)

 

Model coach Wes Scarberry started the following lineup: 6-2 Jr. Malik Johnson, 6-1 Sr. Emory Cornette, 6-5 Sr. Will Freese, 5-11 Jr. Christopher Otieno, and 5-10 Jr. Adam Lewis-Durham.  Madison Southern coach Shane Buttry countered with 5-11 So. Chad Fugate, 5-9 So. Hunter Buchanan, 6-1 Sr. Landen Stacy, 5-8 Sr. Tre McCreath, and 5-9 Sr. Shawn Short.

 

Madison Southern led 57-55 after three quarters and pulled away in the final quarter to earn an 83-71 victory over Model.  Model’s Will Freese missed some valuable minutes late in the game as he went out with an injury.  Madison Southern shot 48.3% from the field including four of 15 from the three point line.  The Eagles connected on 21 of 25 free throws, pulled down 44 rebounds, and scored 19 points off 12 Model turnovers.  Model shot 36.7% from the field including 10 of 21 from beyond the arc.  The Patriots connected on 25 of 39 free throws, pulled down 29 rebounds, and scored six points off 10 Madison Southern turnovers.

 

Chad Fugate led Madison Southern with 27 points including four of four free throws, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals.  Shawn Short also scored 27 points including two three point baskets, and seven rebounds.  Hunter Buchanan recorded 13 points including six of six free throws, 10 rebounds, and three assists.  6-2 So. Trent Moberly chipped in with nine points and nine rebounds.

 

Adam Lewis-Durham led Model with 26 points including six three point baskets and three rebounds.  Malik Johnson added 18 points including nine of 14 free throws, five rebounds, and five assists.  Will Freese recorded 17 points including two three point baskets and 12 rebounds.

 

Model

16

19

20

16

71

Madison Southern

22

15

21

25

83

 

Model (71) – Johnson 18, Cornette 2, Freese 17, Otieno 3, Lewis-Durham 26, Brandenburg 3, Keck 2.

 

Madison Southern (83) – Fugate 27, Buchanan 13, Stacy 2, McCreath 3, Short 27, Eads 2, Moberly 9.

 

 

 

February 20th

 

Berea vs. Madison Central (Girls)

 

Berea coach Dammian Stepp started the following lineup: 5-9 7th Grade Chesney Lovins, 5-9 8th Grade Alexis Newman, 6-0 Jr. Adrienne Beggs, 5-4 8th Grade Matilyn Stepp, and 5-4 Fr. Melissa Gosney.  Madison Central coach Robert Cooksey countered with 5-7 So. Taleya Todd, 5-7 Sr. Blaze Pacheco, 5-10 So. Je’Kauri McKeithen, 5-5 Sr. Bailey Vanover, and 5-6 Jr. Madison Barnard.

 

Madison Central defeated a very young (one 7th Grader, two 8th Graders, one Freshman, and one Junior in the starting lineup) team by a score of 58-26.  Madison Central shot 41.8% from the field including four of 12 from the three point line.  The Lady Indians connected on eight of 16 free throws, pulled down 33 rebounds, and scored 23 points off 27 Berea turnovers.  Berea shot 21.1% from the field including three of 23 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Pirates connected on seven of 11 free throws, pulled down 33 rebounds, and scored four points off 13 Madison Central turnovers.

 

5-6 Fr. Lacie Parks led Madison Central with 12 points including two three point baskets and three steals.  Taleya Todd also scored 12 points including two three point baskets, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals.  Je’Kauri McKeithen added eight points, five rebounds, two assists, and two steals.  Bailey Vanover recorded seven points, eight rebounds, two assists, and nine steals.  Madison Barnard chipped in wit seven points.

 

Adrienne Beggs led Berea with 11 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and four steals.  Melissa Gosney added 10 points including three three point baskets, and six rebounds.  Alexis Newman and Chesney Lovins pulled down eight and seven rebounds respectively.

 

Berea

4

7

9

6

26

Madison Central

8

17

12

21

58

 

Berea (26) – Lovins 1, Newman 1, Beggs 11, M. Stepp 1, Gosney 10, Rodgers 2.

 

Madison Central (58) – Todd 12, Pacheco 2, McKeithen 8, Vanover 7, Barnard 7, Parks 12, Powell 6, Hudson 4.

 

 

 

Berea vs. Madison Central (Boys)

 

Berea coach Eric Swords started the following lineup: 6-2 Jr. Whaylen Connor, 6-0 Jr. Zane Brown, 6-2 Sr. Tylen Hall, 5-10 Jr. Triston Duckworth, and 6-0 Sr. David Gadd.  Madison Central coach Allen Feldhaus Jr. countered with 6-3 Sr. Dustin Geralds, 6-1 Sr. Kenyon McKee, 6-8 Jr. Isaiah Cozart, 5-10 Sr. Isaiah Minter, and 5-11 Sr. Jacori Miller.

 

Madison Central dominated tonight in a 76-27 victory over Berea.  Madison Central shot 58.7% from the field including six of 18 from the three point line.  The Indians connected on 16 of 23 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 17 Berea turnovers.  Berea shot 18.4% from the field including three of 18 from beyond the arc.  The Pirates connected on 10 of 17 free throws, pulled down 22 rebounds, and scored five points off 10 Madison Central turnovers.

 

Dustin Geralds led Madison Central with 25 points including two three point baskets, six rebounds, and two assists in only 19 minutes.  Geralds was nine of 11 from the field including two of three from beyond the arc, and five of five free throws.  Isaiah Cozart added eight points, eight rebounds, and four blocked shots.  Isaiah Minter recorded seven points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals.  Jacori Miller also scored seven points and 5-10 Jr. Quaezhan Charlton dished out seven assists.

 

Tylen Hall led Berea with eight points including two three point baskets.  Triston Duckworth added six points and four rebounds.  Zane Brown also scored six points and four rebounds.

 

Berea,8.10.8.1.27

Madison Central,23,25,20,8,76

 

Berea (27) – Connor 2, Brown 6, Hall 8, Duckworth 6, Gadd 1, West 1, Dorsey 3.

 

 

February 23rd

 

Madison Central vs. Madison Southern (Girls) (Championship)

 

Madison Central coach Robert Cooksey started the following lineup: 5-7 So. Taleya Todd, 5-7 Sr. Blaze Pacheco, 5-10 So. Je’Kauri McKeithen, 5-5 Sr. Bailee Vanover, and 5-6 Jr. Madison Barnard.  Madison Southern coach Summer Simmons countered with 5-8 Jr. Zaria Carter, 5-7 Sr. Paige Carter, 5-9 So. Aleigh Richardson, 5-6 So. Sunni Walters, and 5-8 Fr. Samantha Cornelison.

 

The game was tied 39-39 after three quarters and Madison Central pulled away late to defeat Madison Southern 51-45 in a hotly contested game that could have went either way.  There were seven ties and seven lead changes in the game.  Madison Central shot 41.3% from the field including four of 10 from the three point line.  The Lady Indians connected on nine of 12 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored six points off eight Madison Southern turnovers.  Madison Southern shot 32.1% from the field including seven of 25 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Eagles connected on two of two free throws, pulled down 29 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 12 Madison Central turnovers.

 

Bailee Vanover led Madison Central with 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals.  Taleya Todd added 13 points including two three point baskets.  Je’Kauri McKeithen recorded 11 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocked shots.  Madison Barnard chipped in with nine points and five rebounds.  Blaze Pacheco added three points, nine rebounds, and three assists.

 

Samantha Cornelison led Madison Southern with 14 points including two three point baskets, nine rebounds, and three assists.  Sunni Walters added 12 points on four three point baskets and three assists.  Aleigh Richardson recorded 10 points and nine rebounds.  Paige Carter chipped in with five points.

 

Madison Central

13

16

10

12

51

Madison Southern

13

10

16

6

45

 

Madison Central (51) – Todd 13, Pacheco 3, McKeithen 11, Vanover 15, Barnard 9.

 

Madison Southern (45) – Z. Carter 0, P. Carter 5, Richardson 10, Walters 12, Cornelison 14, Howell 2, Estep 2.

 

All Tournament Team – Peyton Erslan (Model), Adrienne Beggs (Berea), Samantha Cornelison (Madison Southern), Taleya Todd (Madison Central), Savanna Gullett (Model), Melissa Gosney (Berea), Aleigh Richardson (Madison Southern), Madison Barnard (Madison Central), Sunni Walters (Madison Southern), Je’Kauri McKeithen (Madison Central), and Bailee Vanover (Madison Central) (MVP).

 

 

Madison Central vs. Madison Southern (Boys) (Championship)

 

Madison Central coach Allen Feldhaus Jr. started 6-3 Sr. Dustin Geralds, 6-1 Sr. Kenyon McKee, 6-8 Jr. Isaiah Cozart, 5-10 Sr. Isaiah Minter, and 5-11 Sr. Jacori Miller.  Madison Southern coach Shane Buttry countered with 5-11 So. Chad Fugate, 5-9 So. Hunter Buchanan, 6-1 Sr. Landen Stacy, 5-8 Sr. Tre McCreath, and 5-9 Sr. Shawn Short.  

 

Madison Central dominated from horn to horn today on their way to a 74-40 victory over Madison Southern.  Madison Central shot 51% from the field including eight of 19 from the three point line.  The Indians connected on 14 of 22 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 18 points off 15 Madison Southern turnovers.  Madison Southern shot 24% from the field including three of 18 from beyond the arc.  The Eagles connected on 13 of 17 free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored 14 points off nine Madison Central turnovers.

 

Isaiah Minter led Madison Central with 18 points including three three point baskets, six rebounds, five assists, and two steals.  Jacori Miller added 12 points and four rebounds.  Isaiah Cozart recorded 10 points, five rebounds, and three blocked shots.  Dustin Geralds chipped in with nine points and four rebounds.

 

Chad Fugate led Madison Southern with 10 points, seven rebounds, and two assists.  Hunter Buchanan recorded six points and four rebounds.

 

Madison Central

16

24

23

11

74

Madison Southern

7

14

8

11

40

 

Madison Central (74) – Geralds 9, McKee 8, Cozart 10, Minter 18, Miller 12, Crafton 6, Brown 2, Patterson 2, Ray 6, Roberts 1.

 

Madison Southern (40) – Fugate 10, Buchanan 6, Stacy 0, McCreath 4, Short 0, Reynolds 5, Adams 5, Moberly 2, Lee 6, Wooten 2.

 

All Tournament Team – Adam Lewis-Durham (Model), Will Freese (Model), Triston Duckworth (Berea), Zane Brown (Berea), Shawn Short (Madison Southern), Chad Fugate (Madison Southern), Hunter Buchanan (Madison Southern), Jacori Miller (Madison Central). Kenyon McKee (Madison Central), Isaiah Minter (Madison Central), and Dustin Geralds (Madison Central) (MVP).

 

A special thanks to the 44th District Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for all the games. Also, a note of gratitude to Model Laboratory and to EKU for the hospitality extended this week.