June 18-21 KBA Lexington KY

Sunday June 21st

Varsity Key Games (All at KBA)

Shelby Valley 85 Mercer County 59 (Quarterfinal) - Elisha Justice, Taylor Newsome, Tyler Newsome, and Ashley Hatfield led Shelby Valley with 25, 18, 14, and 11 points respectively.  Hatfield recorded three three point baskets.  Jamel Taylor and Clay Cinnamon led Mercer County with 23 and 19 points respectively.

Scott County 81 Boyle County 41 (Quarterfinal) - Ge-Lawn Guyn and Tamron Manning led a balanced Scott County attack with 13 and 12 points respectively.  Boone Goldsmith and Michael Arnett led Boyle County with 10 and eight points respectively.

Tates Creek 69 Knott County Central 41 (Quarterfinal) - Ryan Fucci and Ezra Garner led Tates Creek with 17 and 14 points respectively.  Tate Cox led Knott County Central with 22 points.

Lexington Christian Academy 57 Clay County 37 (Quarterfinal) - Taylor Barnette led LCA with 21 points including four three point baskets.  Will Evans added 18 points.  D.J. Wilson led Clay County with 17 points.

Shelby Valley 80 Scott County 73 (Semifinal) - Ashley Hatfield led Shelby Valley with 26 points including five three point baskets.  Tyler Newsome added 20 points including three three point baskets.  Elisha Justice recorded 13 points.  Shelby Valley recorded 11 three point baskets for the game.  Ge-Lawn Guyn and Chad Jackson led Scott County with 26 and 25 points respectively.

Tates Creek 82 Lexington Christian Academy 72 (Semifinal) - Justin Daugherty led Tates Creek with 28 points.  Ryan Fucci added 26 points including six three point baskets.  Will Evans led LCA with 25 points.  Taylor Barnette added 14 points including three three point baskets.  Carter Helton chipped in with 12 points.

Tates Creek 77 Shelby Valley 66 (Championship) - Ryan Fucci, Justin Daugherty, and Dee Gibson led Tates Creek with 24, 14, and 11 points respectively.  Ashley Hatfield, Taylor Newsome, and Cody Varney led Shelby Valley with 22, 16, and 12 points respectively.

Tates Creek had wins over Somerset, South Floyd, and South Laurel in pool play and followed that up by notching tourney victories over Pendleton County, Lafayette, Knott County Central, and Shelby Valley.  This was a remarkable accomplishment because they were without the sevices of two of their key players in Marcellus Barksdale and Kendall Mack.  The Commodores displayed excellent defense, great passing and total unselfishness and teamwork this week.

I hope to post additional blogs next week on several of the players who impressed this week--some you know and some you don't but will learn.  5-6 Fr. to be Mike Smith (Sayre) impressed this week.  Smith is quick, strong and put up excellent numbers this week.  5-10 Soph D.J. Townsend (Somerset) is another player to keep an eye on.  D.J. is capable of getting hot and scoring points in bunches.  Watch out for 6-0 or 6-1 Soph Taylor Barnette (Lexington Christian Academy).  Barnette could always stroke the three but has added quickness and will now take you off the dribble.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE LATER...................................