Handy Manny

I had just read on twitter that blue had won Knoxville and red won Disney. I didn't know which one was which. That is a very nice win and I apologize if it seemed like I was trying to discredit it. Congrats to TBC.

E1T1 sent the Blue Squad to KnoxVegas and the Red squad to Disney. I don't know which is more elite than the other since they are both E1T1 Elite, but they were not the same team.

KY Elite U16 will be really tough this year as well.

Congrats to Tyler. That is very impressive.

They did. Thank you very much.

Welcome to the site WFF. I had the chance of seeing the Ashland 2nd grade team at state and they are truly amazing. It is unbelievable how disciplined their group of 7 and 8 year olds are. They easily won the 2nd grade state tournament with little resistance from anyone. They were fun to see play.

Congrats to Andrew.

Grade School AAU state tournament at the KBA this weekend. Anyone going?

Snapp may be in need of some weight, but I don't believe he is "frail" Clyde. Almost every player he goes against will have a size advantage and I have personally seen him school his fair share. I don't want to make excuses, but I am hearing that he has been playing while trying to battle a cold or possibly the flu. You do what you have to do when you are needed to lead the team, but I think a healthy Snapp in this game and the box score looks considerably different.

Didn't PJ Thelen top out around 7'1" or so?

Do you have any update on the U16 roster yet Walter?

This was a fun game to watch if you like offense. Both teams are young and battled to outscore each other. Tyler Bezold is a do-all for Holy Cross. He will handle the pressure, shoot the three, post up, block shots, and whatever else needs to be done. He may tend to force shots at times, but he was doing more good than bad and finished with a team high 20 points. I went expecting Ethan Snapp to put on a show and instead he quietly put up 22 points. It was nothing flashy. He did what good players do. He took his opportunities and hit his open looks and made his free throws. Holy Cross had a tail on him all night and forced Newport to beat them with someone else. Michael Turner and Paul Price stepped up huge. These guys put up 18 and 21 and played like they had an extra motor. Turner is deceptively quick and attacks the basket extremely well. Price is quick and forced several turnovers that led to buckets. Coach Snapp had his guys fired up. Newport will need to get better on defense. They gave up a lot of easy baskets, but you can definitely see this team growing. I give credit to Coach Schrand and Holy Cross for spreading the floor very well. They utilize their strengths and move the ball extremely well. Both of these teams have tremendous upside to them.

Ethan will get there. He is a very good player who is putting in the work.

Good to hear Goetz played so well. There is a ton of potential on this Cru team.

I believe Holy Cross lost to Collins yesterday.

Does anyone know where you can find a schedule of games. I have found the team list, but not sure who play when.

I believe there will be a lot more Ky teams competing this year with nationals in Louisville. Less cost involved for travel and still get the experience.

The Travelers played in the KY state AAU tournament last year if I am not mistaken.

Looks like Andy Flood with back to back big games for Cov Cath. He has the ability to be a really nice player.

Nice to see Wallenhorst coming to life. He has a tremendous upside.

Newport is going to surprise some teams this year.

On paper the goose egg doesn't seem so far fetched, but as everyone knows the games are all about matchups and who is hot or off on any given night. That being said, how many of the above games would you have picked Newport to win if they played this schedule? I would say that Newport could knock off a few of those teams and from what I heard, Holy Cross gave Newport all they could handle. I really think Holy Cross will surprise a few teams and come away with some wins that paper says they shouldn't have. Watch out for Bezold, he is a gamer with a super nice stroke.

Nice thread Jimmy. I am looking for a couple of 2nd grade boys from NKY that would be interested in moving up through the competitive ranks eventually. PM me to discuss.

Why is Carlton not playing? Is he injured?

I agree. Snapp is a special player and will continue to get better. He puts in the work and it shows.