Cov Cath wins their first King Of The Bluegrass championship.

 

 

Evan Ipsaro 34 points 5 assists 1 turnover
Mitchell Rylee 19 points 10 rebounds

Reed Sheppard awarded the tournament MVP.

Announcers didn't like it. Both said they thought it should have gone to Evan Ipsaro from Cov Cath.

Congrats to Covington Catholic! Impressive tournament to win. Ipsaro would get my vote for MVP.

Ipsaro should’ve been MVP…‼️‼️‼️‼️

2 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Evan Ipsaro 34 points 5 assists 1 turnover
Mitchell Rylee 19 points 10 rebounds

Reed Sheppard 25 points 10 rebounds 10 assists

In what world does Ipsaro not get MVP?

Ipsaro also was the one responsible for covering Sheppard all night...and Sheppard was assigned to Ipsaro in the second half.

How do you deny Ipsaro the MVP as he deserved it? What rationale was used to not give it to him- his team won and his stat line was 34 PTS and 5 assists. He was the floor general tonight. Reed Shephard is a phenomenal and very unselfish player but tonight belonged to Evan Ipsaro and his CCH Colonels!!!

If we're talking MVP of the TOURNAMENT, I'm sure they're taking into account Sheppard's 45 points against North Oldham, which is a #2 or #3 all-time for points in a single game for the tournament.

Smart move by Team Sheppard to commit to Kentucky early. He’ll be the golden boy in the state for the next two years. 

Final stats.

30 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

Reed Sheppard 25 points 10 rebounds 10 assists

Impressive stat line as he was double teamed most of the night. The only negative was the 7 turnovers. 

24 minutes ago, Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

If we're talking MVP of the TOURNAMENT, I'm sure they're taking into account Sheppard's 45 points against North Oldham, which is a #2 or #3 all-time for points in a single game for the tournament.

His 34 points in the semis vs. a very good Dorman (SC) team and some nice rebounding stats throughout, ++.

A tourney MVP would have iced the cake, but it's the team's first KOB title and the team is playing well - I like this W a lot. Looking forward to the rematch in Park Hills on Feb. 11.