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Aric Holman at Miss St is averaging 21.7 ppg and 7.3 rpg. 67% FG, 60% 3Pt

Who do you think is #1?

Should West Jessamine be #2 or 3? Their only loss is to Mercer Co, and they have a pair of nice wins over Fairdale and @ Woodford Co. They beat Woodford on the road by 25, and then Woodford came back and beat Boyle the next week.

PRP is the only team that appears noticeably off to me. #12 seems high. I haven't seen them play, but nothing I've seen from their results indicates they should be that high. What am I missing.

Definitely not too high. They are easily a top 3 team in the state, and I have them at number 1. The Bishop Gorman win is probably the best win by any team in the state. They also have 15 point wins over top 20 teams in Lexington Catholic and Lafayette along with a road win at Ballard. Independent of results, they also look like the best team in the state.

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. I just see those 4. I guess you could argue Oldham Co and Walton-Verona put the 8th next, or Knox Central and Corbin for the 13th. But I don't think you can put them on a level with the top 4.

Don't count out Scott Co. They have just a good a chance to win it as any of these teams. Still, 5 out of 6 is pretty good odds.

1. Ballard might be the quickest team I have ever seen. Their defensive pressure/intensity/quickness is unbelievable. They were remarkably fun to watch. 2. Adam Kunkel and Jay Scrubb have worked their way into the Mr Basketball Conversation. I know Mr Basketball isn't determined by the KOB, but the two days I watched these two were at the highest level. Faulkner is still probably at the top of the list, but those two are in contention. 3. The top 5 finishers in this tournament will all have a chance at a bigger title in March. I'll be surprised if the state champion isn't either Scott Co or one of those 5 teams. 4. Trinity is really good, and might be even better next year. 5. David Johnson is really good and will be even better next year. 6. There are some guys who can really throw it down. Rogers from Fern Creek had a viscous putback dunk. Faulkner had a big one. CovCath had several guys who can throw it down. I'm sure there were several others, but those all come to mind.

Per the scoreboard, Harlan Co lost to PRP yesterday.

One thing that really hurt Covington Catholic the last two days was having to play Ballard in the second round. Ballard is one of the quickest and highest intensity defenses I have ever seen. They completely wore CovCath out. Then coming back the next day to face an elite Fern Creek team was just too much. Covington Catholic could definitely beat any of their last three opponents if they played them again, but they could lose to all three as well. I believe there are 6 elite teams in the state, and they are definitely one of them.

Agree 100%. Owensboro Catholic, Newport/NCC, Paris, and Somerset also could make some noise.

Ruthsatz really struggled with Ballard's quickness, especially early on. With Ballard forcing tons of Turnovers. They just couldn't come capitalize and had an abysmal three point shooting night.

Interesting end to this one. Anderson was down 4 and hit a 3 with around 6 seconds left. Clock kept running (I'm assuming Anderson was out of timeouts) so Faulkner didn't pick up the ball until about 3 seconds left. Anderson needed to stop the clock so in a panic one of their players went out of bounds to slap Faulkner on the arm. Faulkner then shoved him. Refs blew the whistle but the clock went to 0 before stopping. Refs huddled at mid court for a minute before eventually signaling that the game was over. It didn't appear they called anything, but it's possible they decided it should be offsetting Technical fouls.

Is this correct? The KHSAA scoreboard shows Valley beat Hopkinsville and Mayfield today. Surely they didn't play 3 games?

Might want to rethink this answer. Don't confuse same season with same calendar year. Winning the KOB in 1996 (December) and the state title in 1997 (March) is the same season. You're research is good, and will show the host school multiple times.

This list will definitely shrink this week. Oldham Co, Warren Central, and John Hardin all play in the Oldham Co tournament this week. Cov Cath, Cooper, and Trinity are all in the KOB.

He had to be something like 20-20 from the line. I think I heard as a team Campbell shot 34-37 FT

There aren't a bunch of elite teams participating, but it will include some top players including: Tandy - UHA Allen - Pendleton Co Kunkel - Cooper Cozart - Madison Central Miles - Walton-Verona

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I love what NKU is doing, and I'm a big fan of Faulkner!

One guy who technically isn't eligible for this list, but I've been interested in reading about lately is Sammy Moore (Central 1952). He led Central to KHSAL Championships in 1951 and 1952, and to a runner-up finish in 1950. He was all tournament team all three years, and I believe actually tournament MVP all 3 years. He also led Central to the 1952 National Championship and was named MVP of that tournament. He led the state in scoring in 1952. I have no idea how that compares with the others stars of that era, but it sounded very impressive to me. Of interest, Moore went on to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.

See post #36. I believe Lofton has had the best high school career of the 2000s, and he definitely has some special accomplishments. I actually almost had him in my top 10, but replaced him last minute. Miller's high school career was great, but it wasn't on the level of top 10 all-time.

Two of the most underrated players ever in Manuel Forrest and Kenny Kuhn.

Off the top of my head (no particular order) Moreno-Scott Co Faulkner-Mercer Co Taylor-Corbin Harmon-Adair Co Allen-Pendleton Co Johnson-Trinity Kunkel-Cooper Fredrick-CovCath Tandy-UHA Fitzgerald-Pulaski Co

If you want to look at the top 10 players from Kentucky, based on pro careers you could also have an interesting list/discussion. 1. Wes Unseld (Seneca 1964) 2. Dave Cowens (Newport Catholic 1966) 3. Rajon Rondo (Eastern 2003)* 4. Cliff Hagan (Owensboro 1949) 5. Jeff Mullins (Lafayette 1960) 6. Allan Houston (Ballard 1989) 7. Darrell Griffith (Male 1976) 8. Frank Ramsey (Madisonville 1949) 9. Clem Haskins (Taylor Co 1963) 10. Rex Chapman (Apollo 1986) *Rondo went to Oak Hill for his senior season in 2004.