2010KOBC

30^th Annual Canfield Development

King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic (Championship)

Fairdale High School

Fairdale, KY

December 22, 2010

Eastern (7-0)  vs.  Jeffersontown (9-0)

Eastern coach Jason Couch started the following lineup: 6-7 Sr. Lyonell Gaines, 6-4 Sr. Arman Marks, 6-9 Sr. Kameron Woods, 5-11 Sr. Byron Sanford, and 6-4 Sr.Remy Abell.  Jeffersontown coach Jeff Morrow countered with 6-5 Sr. Tony Kimbro, 6-3 Jr. Desmond Dorsey, 6-10 Sr. Zach Price, 6-1 Sr. Harry Cross, and 6-2 Jr. Cody Russell.

What a night for basketball junkies everywhere !!  The number 1 and 2 teams in the state playing for the prestigious King of the Bluegrass Championship.  Jeffersontown captured the title by a score of 69-61 over Eastern.  Jeffersontown raced out to an early lead despite foul problems to their big man in the middle Zach Price.  Jeffersontown took a 31-18 lead at halftime and looked to be on their way to a rout as they stretched their advantage to 18 points; 38-20.  However Eastern fought back and cut the margin to three; 61-58 before Jeffersontown rallied to take control of the game.

Jeffersontown shot 46.6% from the field including eight of 16 from the three point line.  The Chargers connected on seven of 10 free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and scored 17 points off 14 Eastern turnovers.  Eastern shot 36.4% from the field including three of 11 from beyond the arc.  The Eagles connected on 10 of 17 free throws, pulled down 42 rebounds, and scored 24 points off 15 Jeffersontown turnovers.

Harry Cross led the victors with 14 points.  5-11 Jr. Demichel Jackson, Desmond Dorsey, and Zach Price added 11 points each.Tony Kimbro recorded seven points, nine rebounds, and five assists.  Dorsey connected on three three point baskets. Zach price added five rebounds and three blocked shots but fouled out of the game after only logging 11:52 minutes of playing time.

Remy Abell led Eastern with 21 points and six steals.  Lyonnel Gaines added 10 points and nine rebounds.  Arman Marks chipped in with 10 points and seven rebounds.  Kameron Woods recorded seven points, 15 rebounds, and five blocked shots.

Eastern               11    7  26  17  -  61

Jeffersontown      17  14  20  18  -  69

Eastern (61) – Gaines 10, Marks 10, Woods 7, Sanford 7, Abell 21, Blade 6.

Jeffersontown (69) – Kimbro 7, Dorsey 11, Price 11, Cross 14, Russell 7, Hagan 6, Jackson 11, Ross 2.

All Tournament Team

Tony Kimbro (Jeffersontown) (Bob White MVP Award)

Zach Price (Jeffersontown)

Desmond Dorsey (Jeffersontown)

Remy Abell (Eastern)

Lyonell Gaines (Eastern)

Corey Washburn (Bullitt East)

Chane Behanan (Bowling Green)

Luke Roh (Chaparral)

Jermaine Jackson (Iroquois)

Troy Saxton (Trinity)

Josh Stroud (Fairdale)

Anthony Hickey (Christian County)

George Fant (Warren Central)

Darius Nelson (Sheldon)

Levi Randolph (Bob Jones)

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to everone that makes the King of the Bluegrass such a special event.  Attention is given to every detail and statistics are available to the media and the King of the Bluegrass has one of the best and most informative websites  I have seen in recent years. View this website at http://www.kingofthebluegrass.com.