Clay Co, D-1 and Team Kentucky will be at Sportsville in Florence.

Clay Co, D-1 and Team Kentucky will be at Sportsville in Florence.

 

What age groups?

What age groups?

17U

There should be a descent field thsi weekend for the 16/17. I have heard they have 7 or 8 teams.

Lexington ICE, Scott Co 17U (Gwyn, Euton and Jackson) and other teams from around the region will be at Hoops for the Stimulus Tournament. The Ice have a new big man that should help but it's yet to be seen. Scott Co is playing with their full team, coached by Matt Walls.

17U

 

I heard that the 16U's and 17U's are going to be combined this weekend at Sportsville. Is this true? If so, the field should be pretty good.

I heard that the 16U's and 17U's are going to be combined this weekend at Sportsville. Is this true? If so, the field should be pretty good.

 

I beleive this is true.

So we know Clay Co., Team KY, and D1... What other teams will be in the field.

 

Team Kentucky will be tough Im sure. Good luck to them.

 

Does anyone know who is playing for D1 (does Setty play for them?).

 

Does anyone know who is playing for D1 (does Setty play for them?).

 

He left D-1, He last played for Team KY in the state AAU

Who will he be playing with this weekend? Both teams are at Sportsville.

Any results from Sportsville on Saturday? Match ups for Sunday?

From what I saw, it looks like Clay County may be the team to beat. I did not see them them play, but they went 2-0 in their pool. I did see Team KY knock off D1. Congrats. Nky Heat went 1-1 with a loss to the NKY Bulldogs and a 4 point win over MBA. The NKY Colonels also went 1-1 with a loss to the Bulldogs and a win over MBA. That is all I can account for.

I agree that Clay Co is one of the teams to beat this weekend, they are also a very physical team.

 

Team KY basically just had their guards yesterday, with only 5 players for the first game Vs Clay Co, it was a very good game with Team KY either in the lead or within a few points until a few minutes left in the game, not being able to sub hurt a bit at the end. But other players were able to make the second game Vs D-1, so there was some subbing. Our bigger players had family commitments this weekend and could not make it.

 

I wasn't able to see them play but Fleming Co was said to have a good team up there as well.

 

Team KY won their pool and will play the number 2 seed of the 2nd pool, it very well could be a rematch of Team KY Vs Clay Co at 3:30 today. The first games of the 16/17U age group starts just after 1 PM if I am not mistaken.

This appeared to be a good tournament with some good talent. I was able to see a lot of Jalyn Daniels for Team Kentucky, Bobby Stauffer for the NKY Bulldogs, Josh Riley for the NKY Heat, Travis Montgomery for the Bulldogs, and the Clay & Fleming county squads, and CovCaths up and comers who played with the KY Colonels. What I saw is:

 

Clay County was a great team. From what I heard this was there Varsity squad. Most of the kids were 17 and I believe one was maybe 18 (If I'm wrong here, I apologize, this is just what I heard from talking to folks). They did a nice job of getting to the rim against Team Kentucky, who seemed to be missing some of their bigs, in the final four. I believe Clay County ended up winning that game by 20. Clay County also beat the NKY Bulldogs in a big win going away. The first half and 2 minutes of the second half was a good close game. Clay County wasnt really able to get into the paint and do damage against the NKY Bulldogs, but they didnt seem to miss a shot in the 2nd half. Clay County had some boys (#35, and others) that could just fill it up from 12 feet to the perimeter. And, they hit a bigtime 3 pointer (#23) from near half court to end the first half. That was really big. Sorry I dont have many names for the athletes on this team, but if I did, I would certainly applaud them.

 

The NKY Bulldogs (who seemed to be missing some players) had a great tournament from what I saw. They went 4-1 winning by double figures in every game except for the championship game against Clay County which they lost big. I didnt see the final score. But, from what I heard all of these kids are 16U, so I thought they played well against the older kids. I had heard that Travis Montgomery (Boone County) was a new addition for them and he really seemed to pay dividends. I counted 6 blocks in a game on Saturday night and this kid can really slash to the rim and score. Bobby Stauffer (Ryle Highschool) also had a great tournament. I had read on here at times, that people said he doesnt pass well out of the post and he doesnt have a jump shot. If this was true at all, he certainly has improved his game. He was making 15 and 16 footers with relative ease. He was also constantly double-teamed and passed out of it well for the most part. Matt Trammel (Dixie Heights) also did a great job for this team, really good FT shooter and gets to the rim. Jack Stewart (Highland Heights), Tyler Hodges (Connor) and Jake Flesch (Connor) also played well.

 

The NKY Heat appeared to be overmatched in many of their games, but kudos to the kids. They played their butts off and they never gave up. This was fun to see. Josh Riley (Dixie Heights) is very scrappy. The kid never scores an easy basket, but he does score. He works very hard and isnt afraid to get that jersey dirty when diving after a loose ball. I liked his game and he hustled the whole game.

 

Team Kentucky (w/o Setty and Washington) had a solid weekend. I believe they lost 2 games, one in pool play and one in the final four. But, they have a really good shooter in # 25. The kid hit a lot of shots and a few 3's from what I saw. I dont know his name, but he is a solid player. Fangman (Beechwood) (who played his first tournament with Team KY) had a solid game with three 3-pointers that I saw in this game. Jalyn Daniels is a really good player, but he seemed a little out of it on Sunday. He played down in the corner a lot, maybe waiting for the kick and a big dunk. I didnt see him score much, but he is very athletic and the kid can get up! Team KY also played a good PG who I believe is Will Skaggs. Team KY is also nicely coached and will continue to make noise this summer.

 

The KY Colonels, who were made up of all kids from CovCath really played their butts off. I believe they won 1 game against the MBA elite (i could be wrong here), but these kids hustled well. Upstanding kids. Keeping working and playing hard.

 

Fleming county and MBA Elite were good squads, but appeared to be a little over matched. They also didnt go very deep so maybe they were just worn out.

 

Keep playing hard young men. Good good tournament.

 

Champions= Clay County

Runners Up= NKY Bulldogs

PP thanks for the info on the teams and players, really appreciate it. From your recap seemed like some good players to watch in this tourney.

 

There is a big AAU tourney coming in July in Cinncy that I hope to attend.