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  1. You have to have these regional favorites in the top 10: PRP (6th Region) Manual (7th Region) Mason County (10th Region) Scott County (11th Region, #1 ranking)
  2. May want to add Lexington Catholic's Taylor Stewart to that list. He's really developed his game and is a multi-dimensional scorer.
  3. Final. Austin Hill - 19 points Steffphon Pettigrew - 14 Matt Walls - 13 For Indiana it was Gordan with 20 points.
  4. Lexington Catholic wins tourney over DeSales by 20 or so. DeSales defeated Jeffersontown and Lexington Cath defeated Ballard to reach the finals.
  5. The series hasn't lost its luster with Indiana fans.
  6. Let's see, here are some... Lexington Catholic looks strong. Won their pool and remain undefeated and earned a bye til tomorrow. Manual wins big over Fern Creek and Doss today and will face Lexington Catholic tomorrow. Waggenor wins over Seneca and will face Louisville Central tomorrow. Central won their pool. Central pummelled Allen-County Scottsville and come from behind to defeat Cov Cath. Ballard advances with a win over Fern Creek.
  7. Sorry, but you are way off. Fern Creek who beat Elliott County will not even appear in the 7th regions top 5 much less state's top 25. Manual is said to be the regional favorites. Male, Ballard, Jeffersontown, Eastern, and Trinity will all be ahead of Fern Creek. In the 6th Region, PRP will be the favorites.
  8. That's surprising since Fern Creek had been getting roughed up a bit in summer league play against Shawnee, Manual, Ballard, and others.
  9. Here's the only write-up I could find on the Elite Camp: The big UK news this weekend was of course the UK Elite Camp which took place on campus and at Rupp Arena. The event was not open to the public so we have to rely on second-hand reports from others who were there for various reasons, ranging from working the event to helping with logistics. I received a number of such reports (thanks to all who wrote) and I followed up on some conversations. So after sorting through the info, here is a decent roundup of the events….but keep in mind that all info is secondhand…. The biggest question going into the event was just who would be attending. From most reports it looks like Bud Mackey, Jacob Jenkins, Verdell Jones, Demarcus Cousins, GJ Villarino, Courtney Fortson, Dakota Euton and Olek Czyz were all participants at the camp during the weekend. The camp was set up with various exercises and games, and then an "all-star" game at night where 15 players were picked (guess which ones) to play against the current UK squad (minus Jared Carter and Joe Crawford who did not play). Everyone I spoke with said that the man of the camp was Courtney Fortson. Fortson is a dread-wearing short point guard who looks like he should play for UAB, but has quickness that is amazing off the dribble. I saw him at the TOC and was impressed by his play and surprised that I had not heard more made of him. According to on-lookers, Fortson was the star of the show this weekend. In the scrimmage against the UK players, he took everyone guarding him off the dribble and the matchup between him and Jodie Meeks was called by one emailer "as good as an NCAA Tournament game." Fortson will likely be pursued by UK more, and we hope to have him on the show towards the end of the week. Another good review was given of the Polish power forward Olek Czyz, who looked good all weekend. He showed a lot of ability to put the ball in the basket and was said to have surprising atheticism. The third "star" of the camp was UK commitment GJ Vilarino who put on a show, especially on Saturday. Vilarino is being compared to TJ Ford and was said to have acquitted himself well in matchups, including those against Fortson. The two major Kentucky kids at the camp, Dakotah Euton and Jacob Jenkins, were up and down, with Euton having one good game and then being off the next.
  10. Courier Journal Story below: Jimmy Just to coach Manual basketball By Jason Frakes The Courier-Journal Jimmy Just is coming back to coach basketball on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River. Just, who had a successful nine-season stint at Iroquois High School before spending the past two years at Indiana’s Jeffersonville, has been named the new boys’ basketball coach at Manual. Manual athletic director David Zuberer confirmed the hiring in an e-mail this morning. “We were looking for someone who matched three criteria: unquestioned personal character, proven success in the postseason and a fit for our school, both acacemically and athletically,” Zuberer wrote. Just went 31-16 in two seasons at Jeff, winning a Class 4-A sectional title and finishing as a regional runner-up in 2006. He won two regional championships at Iroquois - in 2000 and ’03 - and was named The Courier-Journal’s Coach of the Year in 2000. Just replaces Curtis Turley, who went 18-10 in his only season. The Crimsons will return three starters from that team, including highly regarded sophomore Jacob Jenkins. Also expected back is freshman Aaron Cosby, who was the team’s sixth man last season.
  11. Is the Henderson County job now open?
  12. It is true that some juniors will be selected for a practice game versus the KY Allstar squad. If I can recall correctly, Pettigrew played on the junior squad last year that nearly beat the senior team and posted something like 48 points and 18 boards.
  13. Saw him play a few games the past season, Henderson is a very impressive player and athlete. With the departure of Hill from Holmes, Henderson will take on the leadership role as well as becoming more of scorer. Should have an outstanding season coming up.
  14. Recent stories on Kentuckiana players making the national rankings in '08 and '09 classes. Miller and Mackey keep on climbing. Link is below: http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/blog.html
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