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Pike is a good player. But, he is an older freshman. He is the same age or older then some of the kids he plays with and against.

I agree with you about WKY Elite. Good team, good players, good coach. What is #30's name? Forrest is just a beast. I noticed you said they didnt go deep enough. Anyone know the reason why they split that team into two WKY Elite teams?

I didnt get a chance to see his number this year. I saw him in a few tournaments last summer and read some about him during the basketball season. Seems like a good young kid and wondered how he performed with the Storm and the 17's. He is about 6'5" or 6'6". Good player.

Let everyone know who you think will be the best teams and players in the state in 2009. Will Louisville Trinity be the best team? Will Miles Simpson be voted Mr. Kentucky football?

Anyone know when Tate Nichols will actually sign his LOI to Stanford? If he signs this, will he play basketball next season?

I thought Ricardo was "AWESOME" too. Pittman looked pretty good. Gabbard and Sewell are the real deal, as well as Jackson. The whole DSAS team is loaded with talent. You cant say enough about the way they put that team together. Not to mention how well all of them boys play together. There was a kid out of Eastern Highschool that played for the "Storm" and his names is Lionell Gaines. He is a junior to be player, that played up in the 17U division. Did anyone get the chance to see him play? The Shining Stars 16's also had a good weekend. I like Gilbert, Schuetter, Pike, and Pawsett (he can really shoot it for a bigger kid) from that team. Nice work putting them together. The NKY Bulldogs have 3 or 4 nice players. Stauffer, Flesch, Trammel, and Hodges. WKY Elite has Josh Forrest. His name speaks for itself. 2nd rated player in the state in his age range according to some. Also another kid, dont know his name but # 30 was good. Im still waiting for someone to tell us who was on that Hoyas Elite team in the 16's??? They were good.

DSAS defeated Shining Stars in the finals of the 16U tournament.

A side note that I left out... There is a kid, I am told his last name is Hodges and that he goes to Connor Highschool. I have seen him play a few times for the NKY Bulldogs. He goes about 6'7" and seems to be turning into a nice player. He had a nice dunk against the 16U Shining Stars and played well against the WKY Elite white. I am told to keep an eye on him. Another to keep an eye on is: Zeke Pike And, does anyone know how Zeke Pike finished out the tournament? The kid had a nice game against the NKY Bulldogs and looked strong inside. Let us know.

In the 17U division, the KY Players took over in the second half in their game against the lightning. Ricardo Johnson is just really good. He sees the floor well, shoots well, passes well and can get to the rim. Pittman and Jeremiah didnt play a whole lot, if at all, in this game. Maybe the coach was resting them as the game seemed to be in control from the start. Shining Stars McFarland went 3-0 in pool play. The only true test they faced was against Higher Level Gold and the Stars won 68-66. From this team, I love to watch Sewell, Jackson and Gabbard. Trinity, Scott Co., and Boone County are going to be set next season with these players. In th 16U division, the Lexington Ice won the play in game against Higher Level, but lost against the DSAS in the first round on bracket play. Again, DSAS just to strong. Good group of kids and great group of talent. The Hoyas Elite beat up on the team listed as The Truth (but had "Thunder" jersey's on). Im not sure who this Hoyas Elite team is, or who plays for them, but they are a good talented group of guys. I heard someone say they were from Louisville. Anyone have any idea? The Shining Stars beat WKY Elite blue (the lower level, less talented WKY Elite) by 29. So they did what they should have and blew that team out. I didnt get a chance to watch this game, but I am sure Schuette got off after being held to only 5 or so against the NKY Bulldogs. And that Neal Pawsett, he's a real good player. Stout and strong and can shoot it. Jordan Gilbert is a nice PG and really seems to have the beat of his team and does a good job of shooting from the outside and pentrating and then dishing. The WKY Elite white was the real deal WKY Elite team with Josh Forrest. This kid is absolutely awesome. And fun to watch. They won a very toughly contested battle against the NKY Bulldogs in overtime. Forrest had about 25 points in the game and a #30 for the Elite was a quick shooting and driving guard. Talented and I talked to another spectator after the game that said these two boys were "going somewhere". For the NKY Bulldogs, #1 Flesch is becoming a stud IMO. He must have had 18-20 points and played fantastic defense against Forrest when he was assigned to him (Forrest 6'5"/Flesch 5'11"). Flesch is also becoming a leader on the floor. Stauffer of Ryle also played great, with about 18-20 pts and probably 10 boards atleast. Fun games to watch. All i see posted right now is the 16U Bracket play and it is as follows: DSAS vs. WKY Elite white Shining Stars vs. Hoyas Elite Both games to be played at 11:40 As a side note, I saw many coaches and or scouts at the KBA this weekend from different D-2/D-3 schools. So that was cool to see.

I didn't notice that. I just felt like the post play of the Shining Stars was strong in the second half. But, if this is true, that would hurt. Trammel is his name and he's a great player. I saw a couple Bulldogs players head drop late in the game. Gotta play through and stay in it metally. Shining stars win again by beating Higher Level. Another good, big win. They took the one seed in their pool.Good team. Lexington Ice have had a rough weekend. I believe they will have to play in the play-in game. WKY Elite has played very well this weekend. 2-0 and 1st place in their pool. Josh Forrest is a stud. DSAS is their usual. Solid team and they are very intense. This team is constantly playing and working and has really good players. The staff at KBA really seems to have this tournament together. Coaches, teams, and players should applaud them.

More to come as the day wears on...

In the 17U division I saw a bit of the McFarland Stars early in their game. They looked good. I didn't get to catch the finish, but I believe the Stars pulled it out. In the 16U division the Shining Stars beat the NKY Bulldogs. It was a great back and forth first half, but the stars pulled away in the second. Gilbert had a nice first quarter and showcased his ability to shoot it from outside. The players of the game for the Stars were Pawsett, Pike, and Brown. They played real well. The bulldogs did a great job of shutting down Schuette. Saw him score only once or twice. After the first quarter Flesch did a great job defensively on the Stars guards. He also scored a bit. Number 24 for the Bulldogs played well offensively also. Nice shot. Good game early, big win late.

I had the chance to get out and watch a few games at the KY state AAU tourney. In the 17U division I watched the KY Players play a tough game against Higher Level. In the end, Pittman, and the Johnson bros were to strong. Also, the Avery kid out of Connor looked like a nice player. In the 16U division, the Lexington Ice (with Fucci in attendance) was defeated by a team called the Thunder. Listed as The Truth in there pool. The Thunder won by 3, but they led mostly the whole game. The DSAS beat the Hoyas Elite pretty handily, by 17. It was fairly close through 2 1/2 quaters. Also the NKY Bulldogs won there game against Higher Level by 10. Looks like they won't go 0-2 in pool play as some predicted on here. In the 15U division, The Truth played the DSAS into overtime. Didn't get to see the finish. Overall a good night pa basketball. Got to see good ol' Jared Prickett as well. More to see tomorrow morning.

Yeah. I agree.

Who does Myles Potter play for on the AAU circuit?

I agree with you here. Mix up. Bad weekend to have both at the same time.

Bryan is a good scorer. There is not doubt about that. He is also a decent player. I dont know that he is a superstar PG, but he does what a SG is supposed to do and that is score. I dont know that he is top 10 in the region. Maybe top 10 in the guard category.

I agree with you here. Whats up with that? You would think they would know when the state tourney is.

Yeah, I havent seen the Tar Heels play this season. I have just heard talk about them. I thought they had a decent 14U team last year and those kids would have moved up of course. There have also been a few posts on here I believe. We shall see.

5 pages of blogging action on the next Highlands head coach. Some body must care.

Who has been hired? When will it hit the presses?

What does Beechwood know about Bryan that no one else does? They held him to 15pts/game last season. His next lowest were 19pts/game at Calvary Christian and then 25pts/game at ludlow.

You raise a good argument, but i think most people feel that Bryan does it against lesser competition. If he played with the bigger schools much more often he wouldnt be able to score consistently like he does. Not saying this is the truth, but this appears to be the opinion of some people.

In the game I saw, at Colerain MS, during the MW Hoops tournament a few weekends ago, Bryan didnt appear to have a great game. He may have scored 4-6 points while I was watching (nearly the whole game) and the defense could have been better. When Jalyn Daniels left the game, the Team Kentucky appeared to struggle a slight bit. Make no mistake about it, Bryan is a good player, and a great scorer, but I second the notion that he could drop 30-35 on Holmes or Boone. It would be fun to see those match-ups though. On a second note, Jalyn Daniels (I believe this is his name, not sure of the spelling), this kid was very good. He was athletic, could score and defend the paint. I was impressed.

Agreed. I knew what you were saying. Players play. Coaches coach.