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So that's three regions for Hicks right? - 13th (?), 8th and 11th...

Tony Martini doesn't have the stats to get noticed but he could be the most improved player on the year.

I believe my numbers for Trent are 2,482 career points... still nothing official from SCHS coaches yet, though.

It's definitely possible. He had 2,300 plus at the Toyota Classic. But for Trent to do this, it would have to include his points from 8th grade when he played varsity at Wolfe County. Don't know how schools deal with those types of situations. I had heard SCHS wasn't sure how to handle it. Either way his total is impressive.

16-0 run (11 points in first minute) to start this game without a doubt was the difference. Gilbert lights out (6-of-8 from three), Ware's on-ball defense of Talbott and Martini/Long rebounding equaled the perfect storm on Senior night. Don't think anybody was beating them. If the starters had played more in the second quarter, SC could have hit 60 points by half. Easily playing their best basketball right now.

I was not able to watch the first half of this game, but Spaulding only had one point at the break I believe. Wondering what happened there? He was a beast in the second. Just seemed to run out of time.

Or the lead Scott County took was too much.

I thought Jackson Davis was the best big man in the state, until I watched Johnson play tonight. He made a real argument in my eyes. WKU got a steal if I ever saw one. If he adds 10 pounds of lean muscle he'll be unstoppable. Billy Hicks after the game - "We've played against Julius Randle and Jahlil Okafor and aint none of them dunked on us like Johnson did tonight." Beverly was great too, but that's it for PCCHS. He made so many great passes but no one could knock down an open shot. Only two threes on the night. Meanwhile SC had four in double figures and hit 9 threes - big difference. Great game though!

This game has been scheduled and will be played Friday at SCHS. Both JV/V. Varsity at 7:30 p.m.

Trent Gilbert has 2,344 points.

You can dunk all you please until the 15 min. mark when the officials walk onto the floor.

I've watched Trent almost every game for past the two years and I can definitely say that he's developed into an even more scoring guard this year. I have his career numbers at 2,324 points. Which either way you slice it - shooter or scorer - is filling it up. SCHS only needs him to play PG about 30 % to have the most success. He literally doesn't stop moving on offense, which makes him a hard guard on the wing. When he does bring it up, though, he's shown an much-improved ability to take it on the drive. He's much more comfortable making a move and getting to the rim than he's ever been. He also shoots a high % from FT and 90% of the time he drives he'll score on a crazy contact layup, a pull back jumper or he gets fouled. The other 10 % or "questionable shots," SC will take its chances with a miss when you have the 7-footer Long and Martini inside, who has a special knack for offensive rebounds. SCHS will have the most success with Matt Murray running the point the majority of the game, then Trent taking over in last-minute situations or the fast break or when Matt is out. As for college, Trent would fit in perfectly with a long, quick, athletic team that likes to run. D1 or not, that's the system I think he could have the best career at. That way, he doesn't have be the other teams main focus (He was tripled team a few times and double a lot against Henderson), he can catch kick outs all game and shoot from the outside, and then use his ability to score around the rim or get fouled in fast break situations. In 2011-12 when SCHS was state runner-up, Gilbert was the third/fourth option with two other D1 players and a NAIA PG. He made 104 threes that year. All-around great player and fun to watch. Hard worker too. You can't get him out of the gym.

Sometimes it's easy to forget he's 15 or 16 years old. Rae seems to be just now figuring out the style of basketball HS teams play in KY. It's much different than he's used to. It's easy to get caught up in his size and think he should dominate every game - that might happen when he's a senior, but right now he's still figuring out how to play.

Sat most of third quarter with four fouls. But managed to play the entire fourth without getting another. When he fouled out against Lafayette in the Republic Bank Classic the game changed completely.

Watched Henderson all week and they impressed. Have a lot of guys that can play. Will be surprised if they don't give their region a run for its money. But it was all SCHS in this one. Cards really never threatened. SCHS: Trent Gilbert 34 points (6-of-10 from three) Raekwon Long 21 points, 8 reb, 3 blk HC: Brady Norman - 21 points David Simmons - 19 points

After watching this game, Jackson Davis could be the best big man in the state. Kid can do it all. Quick, can jump, has strength and seems to always be around the ball. His ability to shoot this year has improved his game and made him a serious guard at any spot on the floor. But he didn't get much help tonight. Trent Gilbert was forced to play more of a point guard role with SCHS' starter out, but the kid showed some toughness - got a wayward elbow to the face in the second quarter and knocked out a tooth. Came back in soon after and hit a deep three, which seemed to jump start his night. It's clear, though, that SC is not the same without Martini. He's the glue guy if there'd ever be a definition of one. I'm glad that I'll be watching a lot of 11th Region hoops coming up. I agree that it should be a wild ride.

1.) Quentin Snider 2.) Jackson Davis 3.) Kelan Martin 4.) James Bolden 5.) Cam Justice 6.) Trent Gilbert 7.) Jordan Green 8.) Justin Johnson 9.) Shane Hall 10.) Lamontray Harris

Gilbert averaging 28.8 PPG. Wonder how that matches up with the rest of the state?

Personally, I nominated five Scott County High School players (the team I cover) and no one else. Have no clue who nominated the rest. When I sent my nominations in, there were already a majority of these players on the list. From my understanding only 15 media outlets voted...

Here's the complete ballot us AP voters got. Worth noting that Nacarius Fant wasn't even a nomination for all-state WR but was available in the POY category. Deadline for Nominees in initial email from AP said Friday, Dec. 13. Voting started Wednesday, Dec. 18. Ended on Saturday, Dec. 21.

If he has an open look, his range starts from the parking lot.

Scott County (3-1) wins it 92-70 over the Generals (3-3) in the Hilton Garden Classic. Trent Gilbert led all scorers with 32 points. Gilbert has now scored 132 points (including 40 against Ballard) in just four games. 33 ppg average. Raekwon Long added 25 points for the Cardinals. Jordan Fox led Jackson Co. with 24 points. A real nice player!

Game was tied at 14-14. Would have given Meade the lead, not padded it.

If you go by biggest impact or most valuable to a team then why not... Scott Daniel - Scott County/WR/EKU commit - 1,302 all-purpose yards - 20 TDs - 112 yards/2 TDs in 6A state championship game - Came back after missing three weeks (10-13) with a fractured leg (Nov. 1). Playing for a team that ran the ball 46 times a game versus 7 passes a game. Averaged 14.1 yards a catch.

Scott County superlatives - OFF: RB - Theo Price - JR - 1,286 yards rushing - 22 TDs RB - Keith Guy - SO - 1,855 yards All-Purpose - 21 TDs FB - Kevin Claussen - SR - 1,017 yards rushing - 16 TDs WR - Scott Daniel - SR - 1,288 yards All-Purpose - 18 TDs QB - Clay McKee - JR - 54-93-3 for 1,120 yards - 24 TDs DEF: S - Grayson Miller - JR - 65 tackles (14.5 TFL) - 6 INT - 5 Blocked Kicks ILB - Thomas Daniel - SR - 52 tackles (10 TFL) - 2.5 sacks CB - Jordan McKeehan - SR - 36.5 tackles - 4 INT - DE - Jacob Van Meter - SR - 22 Tackles (6.5 TFL) - 4.5 sacks K - Palmer Ward - SR - 4-8 FG (Long 41) - 6,995 Kickoff yards for 72 TB (Leads Nation) - 27 Punts with 11 inside 20 (long 51) - 99 made PATs out of 104 attempts (95 % also leads Nation) - set state record against Male for most made PATs in single season with 99 and counting. Only four PATs away from breaking state record for most career makes - Record is 297, Palmer has 294 in three seasons.