Bluegrass Hoops Report

Sewell and Epley are an underrated one-two combo. If they play this well the rest of the season, the Rocks will be hard to beat.

27-of-30 is an AMAZING stat, especially for a team with a lot of young players in the supporting cast.

Check out our re-cap.

I think Zollo is the difference maker in this game. If he can dominate the paint Trinity will have a tough time. That being said, I think T's defense is playing too well right now to let anyone dominate them. I'm taking the Rocks in the upset:

Trinity 64, Clark 62

Check out our game preview:

http://bluegrasshoops.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bluegrass-preview-trinity-vs.html

Szabo is a great defensive coach and he has this team buying into his system. This is Szabo's best defensive team since the 2004 Sweet 16 run with Brohm, Nix, Berry and the Saxton twins.

Hey Walt, I predicted this one correct as well. I said Eastern would win by 10. This crystal ball is workin great!

I saw where James Quick, the phenomenal Frosh, got his first Varsity points in the 4th on a put back jumper and finished with 4 points. This is a kid to watch, he played on the Ville AAU team this past summer with Daryl Hicks (Shelby Co).

Yep, Quick is going to be a special player for the Rocks. Hopefully he will stick around and not go to some basketball academy. He started 9 games for the varsity football team but everyone I've talked to around the program seems to think basketball is his favorite sport.

Great win for Trinity. I especially like how they won this game with a total team effort - Sewell only had 11 points. Taylor Epley may be one of the more underrated seniors in the 7th Region. He has an all-around game.

Thanks for the credit Walter!

I can't wait to see this game. Sounds like Chap has a lot of talent and it should be cool seeing Rex's son play. I wonder if he's anywhere near as athletic as his Dad..?

Here's our preview:

http://bluegrasshoops.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bluegrass-preview-game-4.html

I think Eastern wins by around 10 points.

Check out our preview:

http://bluegrasshoops.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bluegrass-preview-game-2.html

True, but I wouldn't consider Iroquois' losses as bad losses.

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Yes I agree, two very good teams. I didn't mean that they were bad losses, I was just listing who they had lost to.

 

I'm leaning towards SC because while Iroquois' losses are to better teams, they still haven't beat any quality teams. Shelby County defeated a tough Trinity team at their place.

1. Holmes

2. Eastern

3. Clark Co

4. Ballard

5. Scott Co

6. Shelby Valley

7. Jtown

8. Christian Co

9. Warren Central

10. Lexington Catholic

Yes, SC lost to Bullitt East but they also won at Trinity in their second game. Iroquois lost to PRP and Seneca. I'm picking Shelby County to win this game by 3.

Here's a game preview: http://bluegrasshoops.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bluegrass-preview-game-1.html

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A battle of the Donovan's as Iroquois star and IUPUI signee Donovan Gibbs is set to battle with Shelby's Donovan Johnson in the first game of the King of the Bluegrass Classic at Fairdale.

Here's a preview: http://bluegrasshoops.blogspot.com/2009/12/king-of-bluegrass-preview-game-1.html

I'm taking Shelby by 3. What say you?

1. Fairdale

1. Warren Central

1. Iroquois

1. Eastern

1. Chaparral

1. Holmes

1. Ballard

1. Lee

2. Warren Central

2. Eastern

2. Holmes

2. Lee

 

3. Eastern

3. Holmes

 

3. Eastern

 

TB: 125

2. Warren Central

2. Eastern

2. Holmes

2. Lee

3. Eastern

3. Holmes

3. Eastern

TB: 125

I think Justice will continue to get offers as the season goes along. It will be interesting to see what he decides to do, because Louisville doesn't have a big need for a point guard with Peyton Siva and Preston Knowles returning and Russ Smith on the way, so I'm not so sure Pitino will give Elisha a scholarship to keep him.

A little slow at times but very exciting at the end. Sewell and Chiles put on a show individually.

Lafayette was picked 8th in 11th region preseason by Lexington Herald. TC was picked 3rd.

Here's the game re-cap:

http://bluegrasshoops.blogspot.com/2009/12/trinityballard-re-cap.html

1st: Ballard 12, Trinity 10

Half: Trinity 19, Ballard 18

3rd: Ballard 34, Trinity 30

Final: Ballard 56, Trinity 53

Ballard (56)- Means 8, Hardin 5, Chiles 24, Parker 2, Johnson 2, Jones 15

Trinity (53)- Corbett 2, Foster 2, Saxton 2, Perito 1, Sewell 27, Armstrong 4, Epley 15

Three Point Field Goals- Sewell, Epley, Chiles 2, Jones 2

The Big Ten Conference released a statement at 4 p.m. today that they will explore the possibility of an expansion from 11 to 12 teams in the next 12 to 18 months. Rumors are swirling around Louisville and Notre Dame, but the leading candidates will likely be Pittsburgh and Missouri.

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By the way, we'll be doing live updates at http://bluegrasshoops.blogspot.com during the game, followed by a re-cap with stats and pictures shortly after.

Ballard is arguably the hottest team in the state, and many consider Trinity to be underrated. These 7th region rivals feature two vastly different styles - basically Ballard likes to play fast and force turnovers, Trinity likes to play slow and get defensive stops.

THS is led by senior Miami (OH) signee Josh Sewell, while Ballard is led by seniors Ian Chiles and Keisten Jones (Bellarmine signee).

I really like the Rocks here. I think they're style of play mixed with home court advantage and a strong performance by Sewell are the right recipe for an upset of the Bruins.

T - 55, B - 52

What say you??

I believe Trinity is better off with Corbett at the helm. Harrison had the tendency to dribble the leather off the ball and take too many ill-advised shots. He was a very good basketball player and has a ton of potential, but his lack of experience showed last year.

Totally agree. Harrison was a great player but did not fit Szabo's system very well.

Please check out this article about why the Arena should host the 13th Region:

http://bluegrasshoops.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-arena-should-host-13th-region.html