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Does anyone know the bracket format for the tourney? Don't count the CC purples out quite yet.

CC Purple 6th and 7th won tonight at Woodland. 7th grade won by about 15 (pulled starters for most of 4th quarter).

Rumor has it that Christian McClendon (Summit View) will be joining the Wolfpack :scared:. This team was already stacked and now, Watch out!!

It was one of the best MS games I have seen. CC fought to the end. McGovney (#20) played very well and Franzen had about 15 points also. Unfortunately, the CC purple bench is not real deep and it hurt them down the stretch.

Omega All Stars played two good games yesterday at KBA. Unfortunately, they came up just short against the Lexington Colonels. The Colonels are a solid team across the board (semifinals of state last year). In the first game, Omega beat Lake Cumberland by 18 (probably the best game I have seen Omega play this year).

From what I have seen, the Firehawks are well coached. I also overheard the head coach tell the team during the game that "we win and lose with class." This is something that is lost too many times in AAU ball. I remember getting beat once 63-6 by a team that pressed the entire game (I won't mention any names :thumb:). The Wolfpack team they played is very strong. It will be a great U13 state tournament this year.

Omega All Stars play Lake Cumberland at 3:00 and Lexington Colonels at 5:30 at KBA. Anyone know anything about Lake Cumberland? I know the Colonels made the semifinals in last years state. Should be a good game.

What time is the game on Monday?

CC Purple hosts Twenhofel on Friday night. Should be a good game.

Unfortunately, I learned that Campbell County will not be participating in the state tournaments. Not sure why. What other teams are in or out?

Here are the U10 teams. Central Ky Crusaders, Somerset Future Purple, Somerset Future Gold, Lake Cumberland Warriors, Lexington Colonels, Scott County Vipers and Omega All Stars. I know Omega pretty well:thumb:. Anyone know anything about the others?

I believe they are taking the weekend off due to school ball conflicts. They will play their last regular season league game at Mt Zion on Sunday afternoon.

The 7th grade wolfpack beat the Firehawks by 20ish and the 8th grade Panthers by 10 last night at Mt Zion. First half against the Firehawks was very physical. Hard fought on both sides. Racke played very little (looked like his back was bothering him?). Wolfpack pulled away in second half as Firehawks were in foul trouble. Wolfpack assistant got a technical and he was told that the head coach was the only one allowed to talk. I am glad they do not enforce that for my team as I have a tough time staying silent during the game.

CC Purple at Summit View next Tuesday. Should be a good one.

We are looking for tournaments in prep for State at KBA after the Mt Zion leagues are over. Does anyone know of any out there? I have information on BCI, Hoops, Mid America, etc. but we are trying to find other local tournaments. Thanks for your help.

The Wolfpack played two 8th grade teams. The Royal Family and Watson Memorial. Both teams were very athletic and had a couple of stars. #33 on Watson Memorial was especially impressive. Anyone know his name? Pack did not play well and only had 6 players (missing Uebel, Malott and Shelton). Team needs to be more aggressive. They bounced back on Sunday and beat the Blaze and Rebels soundly in SOAS league.

Here is the roster for the 7th grade Wolfpack with some comments. Darius Meiman - Dad Jim is head coach. Walton Verona I believe Ben Uebel - Dad Jim is assistant coach. Future Brossart Mustang. CC Kings AAU last year Justin Shelton - Goggle-free this year. Owen County. Nets AAU last year Travis Pavy - Gray MS - Ryle. Raiders AAU last year Nick Brown - Gray MS - Ryle. Nets AAU last year Drew Mays - Gray MS - Ryle. Pacers AAU last year Michael Malott - Nets AAU last year Jared Kunkel - Conner. Nets AAU last year Nate McGovney - Campbell County. CC Kings AAU last year This team is strong from top to bottom. Big and quick. Will run you up and down the floor. Undefeated in Mt. Zion league (although competition level is not on par with them). Though this is their first year, there will be debate on playing D1 vs D2 at state. A subset of this team coached by Gary Geiman made it to the Sweet 16 at the D2 U12 Nationals last year. This was done with only a little amount of practice time.

CC 7th purple beat IHM by around 20 last night (I had to leave early to go to AAU practice). IHM was overmatched across the board. They are a very scrappy team though just undersized.

BCI tournament this weekend at SOAS off Turfway Road. Any word on who is playing?

The schedule below was posted on the KBA website. Can anyone confirm the location for next year's state AAU tournaments? Thanks 2008 AAU Tournament Schedule Feb 29-Mar 2 Lexington, KY Boys 7U/8U/10U State Tournament Mar 7-9 Lexington, KY Boys 9U/11U State Tournament Mar 14-16 Lexington, KY Boys 12U State Tournament Apr 11-13 Lexington, KY Girls 9U/10U/11U State Tournament Apr 18-20 Lexington, KY Boys 13U State Tournament Apr 25-27 Lexington, KY Boys 14U State Tournament May 9-11 Lexington, KY Girls 12U/13U State Tournament May 16-18 Lexington, KY Boys 15U/16U/17U State Tournament May 30-June 1 Lexington, KY Girls 14U/15U/16U State Tournament June 12-15 Lexington, KY Girls High School State Tournament June 19-22 Lexington, KY Boys High School State Tournament

7 Mason County 5 Corbin 3 Campbell County 2 Dunbar 1 West Jessamine TB - Corbin

Very good post. It will be interesting to see what this year brings. All in all, there is a ton of talent in the area and the future of NKY basketball is very bright. I am looking forward to reading the letter you mention.

Since this is their first year together, I imagine only time will tell.

The Wolfpack are very strong across all the grades (4th-8th). Here are other good teams that I know of. 4th - Omega All Stars, Rockets 5th - Hornets (playing up in Mt Zion league) 6th - Tar Heels 8th - Tar Heels, Hornets, Raptors Other than the Tar Heels, these teams play in leagues on Sundays at SOAS Mt Zion.

Thursday's game against PC should be a good one. Let us know how it turns out. Good luck!!