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Here are the results for the 2017 All-A Tournament basketball contest. As always, the results won't be final for 24 hours. All contestants should use that time to check their score for errors. After that time period has passed, the contest is final and the winner should use the following link to claim the prize of choice. If you think your score is incorrect, please send me a PM and I will look into your claim. Congratulations to bball89 on the victory, and it wasn't even close. No tiebreaker was needed. @bball89 http://bluegrasspreps.com/new-member-introduction/contest-prizes-sponsorship-299747.html Here are the scores of the All-A tournament games: Mayfield 85 Kentucky Country Day 73 Russellville 63 East Ridge 52 Newport Central Catholic 65 Cordia 57 University Heights 80 Fort Knox 56 Owensboro Catholic 58 Pineville 23 Paris 67 Elliott County 58 Walton-Verona 46 Danville 33 Lexington Christian Academy 51 Holy Cross 40 Russellville 81 Mayfield 59 Newport Central Catholic 62 University Heights 56 Paris 46 Owensboro Catholic 44 Lexington Christian Academy 50 Walton-Verona 36 Newport Central Catholic 61 Russellville 51 Paris 65 Lexington Christian Academy 58 Paris 66 Newport Central Catholic 48 Here are the scores posted by our contestants: bball89 23 MNCM 17 LoganDMC 15 Inside Slant 15 gchs_uk9 15 addout 14 MasonCo16 14 Big Slick 13 BiggedtFan 12 Coachlee 12 Polarbear98 11 sumoroyal 11 Sweet16 11 The Professor 11 Mack the Knife 11 16thBBall Fan 10 Hands and Feet 10 camelman 10 LCDAWGS19 9 sealedpower 9 gold sunrise 9 Rez 9 Smallhoops 9 dmh115 8 All State Baseball 7 Here a few tidbits from the contest. Two contestants correctly picked Paris as the champion - bball89 and MNCM. No contestant picked NewCath to make the finals. 18 of the 25 contestants picked LCA to win the championship. Two contestants came within one point of picking the total points scored in the title game. Thanks to everyone for playing. Provided I'm still walking and talking, let's do it again in 2018!

It's time once again for the Kentucky All-A Classic, and as such it is also time for the BGP All-A contest. The format is simple. Pick the 8 first round winners and receive 1 point for each correct choice. Pick the 4 quarterfinal winners and receive 2 points for each correct choice. Pick the 2 semifinal winners and receive 3 points for each correct choice. Pick the champion and receive 5 points for the correct choice. There are 27 possible points. The first tiebreaker is the total number of points scored in the championship game. The second tiebreaker is time. The deadline is 8:00 AM, Thursday January 26. Entries posted after that time will not be considered for inclusion in the contest. Entries must be in the following format: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 (champion) total points in final game (tiebreaker) Here is the bracket: Kentucky Country Day - Mayfield East Ridge - Russellville Newport Central Catholic - Cordia Fort Knox - University Heights Pineville - Owensboro Catholic Paris - Elliott County Danville - Walton Verona Louisville Holy Cross - Lexington Christian Academy A hearty congratulations from yours truly should be reward enough for the contest winner, but I will see if the boss man will award a prize from the BGP store as well. Good luck!

The newest home gymnasium in the 10th Region, Robertson County High School, serves as the site for this year's Class "A" Tournament. This annual January get-together has long been dominated by Bishop Brossart, winners of the last 5 tournaments and 11 of the last 12. Mike Code's Mustangs do not seem to be as invincible as they've been in previous years, but the team possesses the firepower to claim the hardware again. Paris and second-year head coach Terence Brooks enter as the tournament's highest-rated team, having garnered impressive wins this year against Lexington Christian and Montgomery County. Jason Hinson's Augusta squad owns the most wins of any participant, and the Panthers are familiar with winning tournaments, being the two-time defending 39th District champs. There's much more parity than in previous years, but we look for one of those 3 clubs to be cutting down the nets on January 17th. Note: The Girls 10th Region Class A is being held at the same venue & brackets are the same for it. On each date you see below, there are girls games preceding boys games. The Pairings Friday January 9, 2015 (Play-In Game) Nicholas County vs. Bishop Brossart - 8:00 pm Saturday January 10, 2015 (Quarterfinals) Calvary Christian vs. Robertson County - 12:00 pm (Upper-Bracket) Bracken County vs. Paris - 4:00 pm (Lower-Bracket) St. Patrick vs. Augusta - 8:00 pm (Lower-Bracket) Monday January 12, 2015 (Quarterfinals) Silver Grove vs. Nicholas County/Bishop Brossart winner - 8:00 pm (Upper-Bracket) Wednesday January 14, 2015 (Semi-Finals) Upper-Bracket Semi-Finals - 8:00 pm Thursday January 15, 2015 (Semi-Finals) Lower-Bracket Semi-Finals - 8:00 pm Saturday January 17, 2015 (Championship) Championship Game - 8:00 pm The Top 10 Players 1. Austin Crawford - 6'3" Soph. (Bracken County): Splendid scorer and athlete is one of the 10th's finest guards. 2. Koebe Garrard - 6'3" Jr. (Paris): Physically imposing forward is a workhorse for the Hounds. 3. Camryn Snapp - 6'3" Jr. (Augusta): Extremely versatile forward wears a lot of hats for A-Town. 4. Andrew Sticklen - 6'5" Sr. (St. Patrick): Saints' go-to-guy leads the 10th in rebounding. 5. Jekobi Wells - 6'2" Soph. (Paris): Young swingman has a very high ceiling. 6. Connor Maddox - 5'11" Jr. (Augusta): Panthers' leading scorer is more than just a shooter this year. 7. Jonathan Zink - 6'1" Sr. (Bishop Brossart): Mustangs forward has been consistently productive all season. 8. Dawson Cooper - 6'2" Sr. (Robertson County): Black Devils' leader had a solid tournament in 2013-14. 9. Spencer Hackworth - 6'1" Sr. (Bishop Brossart): Brossart's leading scorer is deadly from the perimeter. 10. Devin Trussell - 6'0 Sr. (Nicholas County): Didn't play last year, but has made up for lost time this year. Upset Alerts While Bishop Brossart drew the short straw in getting the Play-In game, the Stangs seem destined to be playing in the title game. Nicholas County is Brossart's play-In game opponent. Roger Newton's roster is deep, but Nicholas comes into the tournament having lost its last 2 games. Unseating the 5-time defending champs on Friday night could require a Herculean effort on the part of the Bluejackets. Beyond the Play-In game, it's hard to imagine a scenario where Silver Grove, Calvary Christian, or Robertson County stops Code and company. The lower bracket appears to be the more intriguing half. Paris will meet Bracken County in a rematch of last year's quarterfinals, won by the Greyhounds, and this contest will feature the tournament's top two individual players. An upset is not out of the question, but Terence Brooks' bunch should advance. The Greyhounds' chances could very well hinge on the status of Jakobi Wells, who missed Tuesday's matchup with George Rogers Clark. Augusta will be favored in its quarterfinal matchup with St. Patrick. The Panthers have beaten the Saints twice already this year: by 2 points in Maysville on December 5th and by 19 points in Augusta nearly a month later. In short, the biggest upset would be a semifinal round without the Mustangs, Greyhounds, and Panthers. Our Predictions January 9th Bishop Brossart defeats Nicholas County January 10th Robertson County defeats Calvary Christian Paris defeats Bracken County Augusta defeats St. Patrick January 12th Bishop Brossart defeats Silver Grove January 14th Bishop Brossart defeats Robertson County January 15th Paris defeats Augusta January 17th Paris defeats Bishop Brossart

Here are the much-anticipated results of the 2015 All-A Boys Basketball tournament contest. Much-anticipated because I forgot to tabulate them. The maximum possible score in the contest was 27 points - 8 opening-round games at 1 point each, 4 quarterfinal games at 2 points each, 2 semifinal games at 3 points each, and 5 points for the championship game. We had no perfect scores in this year's contest, We did have one score of 26. Congratulations to sealedpower on his near-papa...sorry, I meant near-perfect score. There is no prize awarded to the winner of this contest - simply the pride of ownership and satisfaction of defeating the likes of Randy Parker, Lawnboy13, polarbear98 and LCDAWGS19. In other words, the Washington Generals of BGP. Even if you can'r score one of those sweet BGP hoodies, that alone should keep you warm and snuggly tonight. Here are the scores for this year's All-A tournament contest. sealedpower 26 crimsonfan 25 smallhoops 25 Sweet16 25 NEERFAN 25 The Professor 24 Purplepride92 23 JokersWild24 23 dmh115 23 zeppelinboy 22 BIG BLACK JACK 22 LCDAWGS19 22 stinkyboyII 22 sportsfanatic1 22 KYBleacherButt 22 Lawnboy13 21 deacon jim 21 gold sunrise 21 All State Baseball 20 silo11 20 foremanwc 20 kygirl 20 mspencer63 20 rhaggard 19 2-3-Zone 18 Billy Hoyle 16 16thBBallFan 16 polarbear98 15 Rebelstat 15 Rez 12 afi100guy 12 MNCM 9 Again, congratulations to sealedpower on the victory. That and a dollar will get you a bag of popped perfection at the Fieldhouse tomorrow night!

Here is how this contest works. First, pick the eight teams you think will win in round one. Each correct pick will be worth 1 point each. Then pick the four teams you think will make it to the semi-finals. Each correct pick in this round will be worth 2 points. Next, pick the two teams you think will make it to the championship game. Each pick that you get correct will be worth 3 points. Finally pick the winner of the championship game. A correct pick will be worth 5 points. A perfectly picked bracket will yield the maximum of 27 points. The first tiebreaker will be the total points scored in the championship game. Tiebreaker #2 is time. All entries must follow the proper format. The deadline is Thursday January 29th at 8 am ET. Any entries received after that time will be invalid. Here are the first round matchups: University Heights - Buckhorn Lexington Christian Academy - Shawnee Newport Central Catholic - Hancock County Kentucky Country Day - Elliott County Campbellsville - Shelby Valley Augusta - Owen County Murray - Monroe County Williamsburg - Danville http://www.allaclassic.org/State%20Brackets/2015%20Boys%20State%20Brackets.pdf Opening Round 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Semi-Finals 2 2 2 2 Finals 3 3 2015 " All A" Champion 5 Tiebreaker Note: This thread is for contest entries only. If anyone wants to discuss this tournament please do so in another thread. Good luck!

Here is how this contest works. First, pick the eight teams you think will win in round one. Each correct pick will be worth 1 point each. Then pick the four teams you think will make it to the semi-finals. Each correct pick in this round will be worth 2 points. Next, pick the two teams you think will make it to the championship game. Each pick that you get correct will be worth 3 points. Finally pick the winner of the championship game. A correct pick will be worth 5 points. A perfectly picked bracket will yield the maximum of 27 points. The first tiebreaker will be the total points scored in the championship game. Tiebreaker #2 is time. All entries must follow the proper format. The deadline is Thursday January 24 8 am ET. Any entries received after that time will be invalid. Here are the first round matchups: Carlisle County/Bardstown Model/University Heights Butler County/Russell Louisville Collegiate/Bishop Brossart Pikeville/Louisville Holy Cross Somerset/Newport Central Catholic Clinton County/Knott County Central Middlesboro/Owen County Opening Round 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Semi-Finals 2 2 2 2 Finals 3 3 2013 " All A" Champion 5 Tiebreaker Note: This thread is for contest entries only. If anyone wants to discuss this tournament please do so in another thread. Good luck!