Topic: Basketball
MS8
2010 Kentucky Boy’s Middle School 8th Grade Tournament
Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, KY
February 19-21, 2010
64 teams were scheduled to compete for the championship.
Round of Sixteen Saturday February 20th
LTMS 49 Shelby West 36 – Charles “Snoop” Johnson and Jordan Green led LTMS with 15 and eight points respectively. Deandre Farris, Ralphael Sone, and Brent Kidwell led Shelby West with eight points each.
Wayne County 64 Knox County 47 – Jason Perkins, Corey Stearns, and Peyton Woods led Wayne County with 16, 14, and 13 points respectively. Woods recorded three three point baskets. Matthew Barger and Dustin Hensley led Knox County with 18 and nine points respectively.
Lincoln County 46 Simons 16 – Josh Sims led Lincoln County with 19 points. Darian Burns led Simons with nine points.
Southern 56 Johnson County 39 – Justin Edwards, Adam Isaacs, and Ryan Dishman led Southern with 23, 14, and 10 points respectively. Braxton Blair and Hunter Ratliff led Johnson County with 15 and nine points respectively.
Crosby 64 Leestown 30 – Craig Owens led Crosby with 20 points. Marcellus Means led Leestown with 10 points.
Hopkinsville 55 Hazard 54 (OT) – Jaqualis Matlock and Jay Davis led Hopkinsville with 23 and 10 points respectively. Collier Mobelini led Hazard with 23 points. Josh Hollan added 22 points including three three point baskets.
Betsy Layne 50 Sebastian 34 – Peyton Case and Dylan Hamilton led Betsy Layne with 14 points each. Wes Noble and Tyler Hensley led Sebastian with 10 and eight points respectively.
Moss 45 South Laurel 41 – Chris Porter led Moss with 14 points. Jordan Hall added nine points on three three point baskets. Trever Grubb and Zack Baxter led South Laurel with 10 and nine points respectively.
Round of Eight Sunday February 21st
LTMS 60 Wayne County 44 (Quarterfinal) – Charles “Snoop” Johnson and Jordan Green led LTMS with 19 and 16 points respectively. Corey Stearns and Logan Gardner led Wayne County with 15 and nine points respectively.
Southern 45 Lincoln County 29 (Quarterfinal) – Justin Edwards and Ryan Dishman led Southern with 32 and 10 points respectively. Brent Ruckel and Josh Sims led Lincoln County with 11 and nine points respectively.
Crosby 43 Hopkinsville 37 (Quarterfinal) – Craig Owens and Robert Shaw led Crosby with 17 and eight points respectively. Jaqualis Matlock and Jay Davis led Hopkinsville with 14 and eight points respectively.
Betsy Layne 49 Moss 45 (Quarterfinal) – Dylan Hamilton, Jarredd Jarrell, and Dustin Rogers led Betsy Layne with 20, nine, and nine points respectively. Wayne Baird led Moss with 22 points including four three point baskets. Chris Porter and Jordan Hall added 10 and nine points respectively with each recording three three point baskets.
LTMS 46 Southern 40 (Semifinal) – Teddy Ware led LTMS with 13 points including three three point baskets. Charles “Snoop” Johnson added 10 points. Justin Edwards and Adam Isaacs led Southern with 16 and 12 points respectively.
Crosby 37 Betsy Layne 33 (Semifinal) – Craig Owens and Bryce Byrd led Crosby with 12 and seven points respectively. Dylan Hamilton and Chase Hall led Betsy Layne with 12 and 10 points respectively.
LTMS 49 Crosby 47 (Championship) – LTMS trailed 34-20 in the third quarter but rallied to defeat Crosby for the championship. Charles “Snoop” Johnson led the comeback with slashing drives to the basket. Johnson and Jordan Green led the victors with 21 and 10 points respectively. Craig Owens, Bryce Byrd, and Chris Davis led Crosby with 19, nine, and nine points respectively. Charles “Snoop” Johnson was names Tourney MVP.
I will provide a complete writeup of this event at a later date. Statistics mentioned here come from the KBA game scoresheets. This was an excellent event with quality teams and some great individual performances.