Topic: Basketball
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12th Annual East-West Roundball Classic
A few more thoughts and tidbits on this event held on April 10th.
Boys
There were several excellent players displaying their skills during this event. Some of the top performers included 6-3 Sr. Larry Mimms (Louisville Valley). 6-4 Jr. Josh Stroud (Fairdale), 6-1 Jr. Malcolm Foster (Elizabethtown John Hardin), 5-11 So. Charles Foster (Louisville Trinity), and 6-6 So. Nathan Dieudonne (Louisville Trinity).
Team #9 won both games with an “iron man” performance as their roster was limited to five players because of “no shows.” The five players were 6-4 Jr. Josh Stroud (Fairdale), 5-10 Jr. Desmond Brown (Louisville Central), 6-1 Jr. Malcolm Foster (Elizabethtown John Hardin), 5-11 Jr. Isaiah Jones (Louisville Central) , and 5-10 Jr. Corbin Maynard (Louisville DeSales). Team nine may of have been limited in numbers but not in ability.
Louisville Trinity was well represented with a talented trio of sophs in Nathan Dieudonne, Charles Foster, and Troy Saxton.
Ashland Blazer was also well represented with the trio of sophs in Corey Gregg, Ryan Whetsel, and Kyle Bush.
Keep a watch on the promising young stars including 6-0 Fr. Chris Gillespie (Paris Bourbon County), 6-1 Fr. Kyle Brown (Olive Hill West Carter), 6-5 Fr. Jordan Miller (Fulton Fulton City), and 5-10 8th grader Zach Chaykowsky (Barlow Ballard Memorial).
Girls
Several girls had excellent performances today including 5-8 Sr. Whitney Reed (Louisville Butler), 5-6 Jr. Natalie Greenwell (Elizabethtown), and 6-1 Jr. Kristin Perry (Olive Hill West Carter). Whitney Reed did not play her senior year but she obviously has been working hard as she played extremely well today.
Harlan Independent brought several girls to this event and the future looks bright for that school. 6-0 So. Ashley Mullins, 5-6 Fr. Kelly Cox, and 5-7 7th grader Torri Mitchell played well for Harlan today.
Evidently the girls from Union County found the baskets to be “friendly” today as Madison Dayberry, Rachel Buchanan, Jalyn Houston, and Rachel Hodge shot well during their games.
6-0 Jr. Adelaide Luckett (Elizabethtown) continues to impress with her ability to shoot and rebound.
5-5 7th grader Deja Turner (Covington Holmes) impressed with her ability and court awareness for such an early age. 6-0 7th grader Kelsey Garcia from Warfield KY shows a lot of potential with good size and ability.
Conclusion
Several other boys and girls had good performances and I was very impressed with their effort and work ethics. While I was impressed with the event , Rick Bolus, Kris Vance, and Jeff Allgood will strive to improve and make the event even better next year.