NKY Boys 2024 Class

[Hoops4Life]

I was reading the Posts under the "How stacked is the 2024 class". Are these still holding up? Has anyone else emerged to be a dominant 8th grader? Any 8th grader's playing a lot of JV/V min.?

[ukat1]

Good group of players in the original thread I think those holdup for the most part.

 

Top 5 who are still playing 8th grade (no order and I believe most were asked to play up but for one reason or another decided against it)

 

Giffen - Woodland

Class - Highlands

Verax - Ockerman

Bryant - RA

Jabari - Holmes

*honorable mention to Hagan who has been out with injury this season but would be on the list.

 

Those playing up

 

Noah Johnson - HC

Cam Geisler - NCC

Brodi Binke (SP?) - Highlands

Hudson Blank - Dixie

 

A couple of up and coming big men to watch

 

Maddox Jones - Ockerman

Mattox Kelly - SVA

 

Pretty athletic class at the top end with a lot of multi sport players that would be top 5 in another sport as well ie Football Class, Verax and Geisler all great players.

[Handy Manny]

I believe there is a Krohman playing up at SK. Would be an 8th grader at Twenhoffel.

[Bluesport]

Good group of players in the original thread I think those holdup for the most part.

 

Top 5 who are still playing 8th grade (no order and I believe most were asked to play up but for one reason or another decided against it)

 

Giffen - Woodland

Class - Highlands

Verax - Ockerman

Bryant - RA

Jabari - Holmes

*honorable mention to Hagan who has been out with injury this season but would be on the list.

 

Those playing up

 

Noah Johnson - HC

Cam Geisler - NCC

Brodi Binke (SP?) - Highlands

Hudson Blank - Dixie

 

A couple of up and coming big men to watch

 

Maddox Jones - Ockerman

Mattox Kelly - SVA

 

Pretty athletic class at the top end with a lot of multi sport players that would be top 5 in another sport as well ie Football Class, Verax and Geisler all great players.

 

Hagen is the real deal and will most likely go straight to JV for CCH next year.

[Bwtigerpaw]

I believe there is a Krohman playing up at SK. Would be an 8th grader at Twenhoffel.

 

I believe he is at Walton now playing varsity and a Freshman, unless there is another who is in 8th grade.

[throwback32]

Hagen is the real deal and will most likely go straight to JV for CCH next year.

 

Is the Hagan kid out for the year for Pius?

[Bluesport]

Is the Hagan kid out for the year for Pius?

 

Most likely-back issue.

[Sparketh]

SVA at Campbell County

6th - SVA by 5

7th - CC by 40

8th - CC by 2

[The Double Deuce]

7th - CC by 40

 

That had to be fun to watch.

[Sparketh]

Sorry. I put this in the wrong thread.

[Handy Manny]

We are wrapping up the regular season this week. Who stood out as 8th graders this year? Any surprises? I know some of the programs suffered as a result of players playing up and I believe there are several other guys who could have played up but didn't.

[throwback32]

We are wrapping up the regular season this week. Who stood out as 8th graders this year? Any surprises? I know some of the programs suffered as a result of players playing up and I believe there are several other guys who could have played up but didn't.

 

Of the 8th graders playing 8th grade, the 3 that impressed me the most were (in no particular order)

 

Hussey-St. Pius

Class-Highlands

#35 for Ockerman (not Verax, although he too is good, but the 6'3"ish dark haired kid, sorry, I do not recal his name)

[ukat1]

No order;

 

Hussey - Pius was a lot stronger this year and his driving ability added a dimension to his outside shot

 

Class - Highlands he's probably the most physical of all the 8th graders this year

 

Jones (35) - Ockerman definitely improved this season the pick and roll with Verax is pretty tough to defend. Intermediate jumper was good. Has a bit of a bully mentality which is good in the post

 

Verax - Ockerman was used in a different role than past seasons as more of a distributor but still solid year

 

Giffen - Woodland kid can flat out score

 

Best duo Jones / Verax pick and roll

Best scorer Hussey / Giffen

 

Loss of a player that hurt a team most - Kelly at SVA created a multiple game losing streak (honorable mention to Hagen at Pius he was definitely missed but they still are the team to bear going into the tournament)

[NEERFAN]

I believe he is at Walton now playing varsity and a Freshman, unless there is another who is in 8th grade.

 

Jeff Krohman's son is playing frosh at SK. Carter Krohman iscat WV he's Bobby's son.

[ukat1]

I thought all the players in this thread had fantastic tournaments with most making the all tournament team.