Thirty-two teams answered the invitation to play in the middle school tournament at the Kentucky Basketball Academy in Lexington November 8th and 9th.  The championship game will be played November 28th at 1:30 PM at Rupp Arena.

The teams were : Beaumont, Anderson County, EJ Hayes, Meyzeek, Crawford, Lincoln County, Jessie Clark, Frankfort, Larue County, Martin County, Lebanon, AB Combs, Trigg County, Wayne County, Whitaker, Bernheim, Crosby, Middlesboro, Bryan Station, McNabb, Lexington Southern, Somerset Southern, Dorton, Whitley County, Bracken County, Verity, Clay County, McCreary County, Hindman, Ballard County, Elkhorn, and Elkhorn City.

Eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals on Sunday November 9th.  Lincoln County defeated Anderson County 30-24, Lebanon defeated Wayne County 44-30, Clay County defeated Hindman 35-32, and Crosby defeated Whitley County 46-42.  Lebanon defeated Lincoln County 44-38 in one semifinal and Crosby defeated Clay County 50-41 in the other semifinal game.

The championship game will pit Lebanon led by Makayla Epps and Kyvin Goodin-Rogers against Crosby led by China Dow. Epps is the daughter of ex-UK star Anthony Epps and Kyvin Goodin-Rogers is the daughter of ex-UL star Tic Rogers. Epps and Goodin led Lebanon in their semifinal victory with 19 and 14 points respectively while China Dow led Crosby in their semifinal victory with 25 points.