nkyguy

8th grade

St. Henry over St. Thomas

SPP over St. Paul

Sets up the championship game tomorrow.

St. Henry Vs. SPP

St. Henry and St. Thomas have played twice this year, with St. Thomas winning both, but both games were competitive.

St. Paul and SPP split the 2 meetings this year, and should go down to the wire again.

8th grade results only.

As stated above, St. Thomas and St. Henry were victorious. The other side of the bracket St. Paul over St. Mary and SPP over Holy Cross.

Should be a good final four.

Gibson kid for St. Joe's played really well against the 2 big kids from St. Henry, but turnovers and not being able to handle pressure did them in.

St. Thomas - NCC

St. Cecilia - Holy Cross

St. Joe's Cold Spring - Brossart, some NCC

St. Paul - St. Henry

St. Mary - Brossart

Sts. Peter and Paul - Brossart

Blessed Sacrament - Cov Cath

St. Pius - Cov Cath

St. Therese - NCC

IHM - St. Henry

Diocesan Tournament begins this week. Here is the boys' side of the brackets.

8th grade

02/26-8:30pm at St. Thomas - St. Thomas Vs. St. Cecelia

02/27-8:30pm at St. Thomas - St. Henry Vs. St. Joe's Cold Spring

02/27-8:30pm at Bishop Brossart - St. Paul Vs. St. Mary

02/26-8:30pm at Bishop Brossart - Holy Cross Vs. Sts. Peter and Paul

03/02-4:30pm at Bishop Brossart - St. Thomas/St. Cecilia Vs. St. Henry/St. Joe's

03/02-5:45pm at Bishop Brossart - St. Paul/St. Mary Vs. Holy Cross/SPP

Finals 03/03-5:30pm at Bishop Brossart

7th grade

02/27-6:00pm at Bishop Brossart - St. Joe's Cold Spring Vs. St. Paul

02/27-7:15pm at Bishop Brossart - Blessed Sacrament Vs. St. Mary

02/27-6:00pm at St. Thomas - St. Pius Vs. St. Therese

02/27-7:15pm at St. Thomas - St. Thomas Vs. IHM

03/02-9:00am at Bishop Brossart - St. Joe's/St. Paul Vs. BSS/St. Mary

03/02-10:15am at Bishop Brossart - St. Pius/St. Therese Vs. St. Thomas/IHM

Final 03/03-4:00 at Bishop Brossart

Let the predicting begin!

In my opinion, it's less about the 1 point and more about the mental aspect of the play. Momentum of games can be huge depending on the timing of it. If a team needs a spark a 4 point play can do exactly that, thus allowing the mental part and excitement back into a team. On the other hand giving up the 4 point play if you are down and trying to mount a comeback can be demoralizing and take the wind out of your sails. Psychology has an enormous effect on the outcome of games. More so than people account for.

Highlands over Beechwood

Scott over Cooper

Ryle over St. Henry

Holy Cross over Grant Co.

Sunday Games

Holy Cross Vs. Ryle 2:00

Highlands Vs. Scott 3:30

Finals at 5:00

St. Henry over NCC

Ryle over Newport

Grant Co. over Ludlow

Saturday matchups

Highlands Vs. Beechwood 12:45

Cooper Vs. Scott 2:00

St. Henry Vs. Ryle 3:15

Grant Co. Vs. Holy Cross 4:30

Beechwood over Dixie

Cooper over Walton

Scott over Holmes

From the teams I have seen so far. In no particular order. These are just players that stood out.

Hudson Blank - Turkeyfoot

Jabari Covington - Holmes

David Hagen - St. Pius

Marvin Bryant - RA Jones

Nathan Smith - Campbell County

Elijah Bodkin - Camp Ernst

Evan Smith - Summit View

Dylan Griffen - Woodland

Logan Verax - Ockerman

Carson ??? - Highlands

Carson Class (Highlands)

Looks like there will be some good basketball on the Freshman level over the next few days at Holy Cross. Here is the game schedule.

Tonight

Beechwood Vs. Dixie 5:00

Walton Vs. Cooper 6:30

Holmes Vs. Scott 8:00

Friday

St. Henry Vs. NCC 5:00

Newport Vs. Ryle 6:30

Ludlow Vs. Grant Co. 8:00

Saturday

Winner Beech./Dixie Vs. Highlands 12:45

Walton/Cooper Vs. Holmes/Scott 2:00

St. Henry/NCC Vs. Newport/Ryle 3:15

Winner Lud./Grant Vs. Holy Cross 4:30

Sunday

Semi-Finals @ 2:00 & 3:30

Finals @ 5:00

Cam Geisler (St. Thomas) is very good at getting to the basket. Plays with the 8th grade team.

Not sure if that is who you are talking about.

Not sure either, but that gives me a place to start.

Thanks for the info.

I hear there is a big kid @ RA Jones and another at Tichenor. Does anybody have names on these 2 8th graders?

Great. Thanks

Holy Cross is doing a Red and Black night on Nov. 9th at 7pm

Were there any schedule changes that you know of since the first post?

Position and school for Boyd and Howell?

I am pretty sure Carter is an 8th grader, but I could be wrong.

Full disclosure, I haven't seen everyone play, but I will give it a shot.

In no particular order.

Jake Meyer (Woodland)

Will Herald (Highlands)

Daniel Campbell (Conner)

Aden Hamilton (Campbell County)

Sam Robinson (Highlands)

I also hear great things about Carter Krohman (SK), Landon Hamilton (Conner), Max White (Camp Ernst, Last Year), Matt Dreas (St. Cecelia).

I am sure I am missing a couple, feel free to put some more up.

Have seen more than a few of these kids play and the future looks bright in NKY for basketball in the coming years. Thoughts?