2018 Region Players of the Year per the KABC

1st: JJ Reed, Paducah Tilghman

2nd: Detorrion Ware, Christian County

3rd: G’corian Gardner, Owensboro

4th: Skyelar Potter, Warren Central

5th: Mickey Pearson, John Hardin

6th: Curt Lewis, Valley

7th: Jay Scrubb, Trinity

8th: Cobe Penny, Anderson County

9th: Adam Kunkel, Cooper and CJ Fredrick, Covington Catholic

10th: Will Philpot, Clark County

11th: Eric “Boss” Boone, Bryan Station

12th: Trevon Faulkner, Mercer County and Steven Fitzgerald, Pulaski County

13th: Andrew Taylor, Corbin and Markelle Turner, Knox Central

14th: Caleb Bonny, Estill County

15th: Wyatt Battaile, Pikeville

16th: Dalton Barnett, Menifee County

per the KABC twitter account.

Congrats to those young men! :thumb:

Also congrats to Will Philpot of GRC for winning the 10th Region Player of the Year. Very nice player.

I was surprised to not see Dontaie Allen listed as 10th region POY.

I'll admit i have not seen Philpot play this year. only going on stats Per KHSAA.

I was surprised to not see Dontaie Allen listed as 10th region POY.

I'll admit i have not seen Philpot play this year. only going on stats Per KHSAA.

Allen is a Jr. so now you can sit back and enjoy him for another year, kid is special

I was surprised to not see Dontaie Allen listed as 10th region POY.

I'll admit i have not seen Philpot play this year. only going on stats Per KHSAA.

Seniors only awarded.

Allen is a Jr. so now you can sit back and enjoy him for another year, kid is special

Enjoy him?? I think he put up like 45 on us LOL!

Thanks for the clarification guys!

Everyone, I just spoke to a NKY Head Basketball Coach and he told me and I quote:

"KABC POY award. Idk who votes for that. I didn't get anything."

To which I responded:

Right - Sham organization.

To which he responded:

"It is."

Everyone, I just spoke to a NKY Head Basketball Coach and he told me and I quote:

 

"KABC POY award. Idk who votes for that. I didn't get anything."

 

To which I responded:

 

Right - Sham organization.

 

To which he responded:

 

"It is."

You have to be a member and they email you your ballot.

You have to be a member and they email you your ballot.

Which means it is a "Members only Club" and only their opinion on things and nothing more.

Congrats to those young men! :thumb:

 

Also congrats to Will Philpot of GRC for winning the 10th Region Player of the Year. Very nice player.

I am thrilled for Will and his family. He is such a great young man, in the classroom, and on and off the court. Very deserving of 10th Region Player of the Year.

Congrats Will!!!!!!.

Which means it is a "Members only Club" and only their opinion on things and nothing more.

Every coach in the state of KY, head and assistant can be a member. It is $20 per coach or you can get both boys' and girls' staff on there for $100. The KABC sends emails throughout the year reminding coaches to join so their players will be eligible for the POY award. Coaches can not vote for their own player. It is no secret on how players can get the award.

Plus the school can pay for this membership because the coaches have to be members for players to receive an award.

Which means it is a "Members only Club" and only their opinion on things and nothing more.

I agree totally with what you said. But knowing that if I was a coach I would make sure I was a member so that I could represent any players on my team that might be deserving of the award. jmo

Every coach in the state of KY, head and assistant can be a member. It is $20 per coach or you can get both boys' and girls' staff on there for $100. The KABC sends emails throughout the year reminding coaches to join so their players will be eligible for the POY award. Coaches can not vote for their own player. It is no secret on how players can get the award.

 

Plus the school can pay for this membership because the coaches have to be members for players to receive an award.

There are a lot of things about having to PAY to be a part of an award process that strike me as shady.

Awards are simply something you leave at your parents house when you grow up and move away. Having said that congrats to all those listed. I'm sure your parents will take good care of them.

Always one somebody to minimize something kids worked hard for. Regardless of who voted or what organization voted....congrats to every one of you hard working young men.