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PROBABLE TOP SCORERS FOR IN BOYS
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Below are my probable top six scorers for this upcoming season for the Hoosier State. Players are listed alphabetically and bold denotes my choice for the top pointmaker at the season's end. PPG were rounded from last season.
LUKE BROWN 6-2/SR HARTFORD CITY BLACKFORD-32 PPG
GUS ETCHISON 6-0/SR ARCADIA HAMILTON HEIGHTS-25 PPG
CALEB FURST 6-10/SR FT. WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN-22 PPG
Below are my probable top six pointmakers for the upcoming season for Kentucky's girls. Players are listed alphabetically with bold denoting my pick to lead the state in scoring this season. Last year's PPG were rounded.
MACEY BLEVINS 5-10/SR MONTICELLO WAYNE CO.-21 PPG
BRIE CRITTENDON 5-10/SR UNION RYLE-16 PPG
MIA HALE 5-9/JR IRVINE ESTILL CO.-19 PPG
BRAYLEE MCMATH 5-1/SR GEORGETOWN GREAT CROSSING-18 PPG
Below are my predictions on who the top six pointmakers will be for this upcoming season in the Bluegrass State. Players are listed alphabetically with bold being my pick for being the state's leading scorer at the end of the season. I also included last year's scoring average rounded off.
ZION HARMON 5-11/SR BENTON MARSHALL CO. (25 PPG)
JAZ JOHNSON 6-2/SR CAMPTON WOLFE CO. (16 PPG)
MASON MOORE 6-5/SR MOREHEAD ROWAN CO. (25 PPG)
KELLY NIECE 6-3/SR INDEPENDENCE SIMON KENTON (19 PPG)
SKYLER SCHMIDT 6-8/SR COVINGTON CATHOLIC-25 PPG
COLE VILLERS 6-2/JR ASHLAND BLAZER (17 PPG)
GEICO TOP FLIGHT INVITE
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This coming Sunday, October 25th, ESPN will televise the final day of an eight team tournament composed mainly of AAU teams at Highland HighSchool in Gilbert, AZ. The Geico Top Flight Invite will be a three day event beginning on Friday. Games on Sunday begin at 1 PM on two ESPN stations. Below is more information on the event along with the teams participating.
Below are the state tournament and sites for the areas that I cover.
ILLINOIS BOYS: MARCH 11-13 AT THE STATE FARM CENTER IN CHAMPAIGN FOR ALL FOUR CLASSES
INDIANA GIRLS: FEBRUARY 27 AT BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR ALL FOUR CLASSES
INDIANA BOYS: MARCH 27 AT BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR ALL FOUR CLASSES
KENTUCKY BOYS: MARCH 3-7 AT RUPP ARENA IN LEXINGTON
KENTUCKY GIRLS: MARCH 10-14 AT RUPP ARENA IN LEXINGTON
OHIO BOYS: MARCH 18-20 AT ST. JOHN ARENA IN COLUMBUS FOR ALL FOUR CLASSES
TENNESSEE DIVISION IIA & IIAA FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS, MARCH 4-6, AT LIPSCOMP UNIVERSITY IN NASHVILLE
TENNESSEE GIRLS D-1: MARCH 10-13 AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEUNIVERSITY IN MURFREESBORO FOR ALL THREE DIVISIONS
TENNESSEE BOYS D-1: MARCH 17-20 AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEUNIVERSITY IN MURFREESBORO FOR ALL THREE DIVISIONS
PRESEASON FALL RANKINGS BY CLASSES COMPLETED
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My Fall Preseason Regional and National Rankings by classes for both boys and girls are now completed. If you missed any player listings, go to the below site.
Butler High School's girls team is hosting a Valentine Day Shootout on February 6th at their school in Louisville, KY. Below is the schedule with all teams being from Kentucky. Game times are TBA.
GREENVILLE MUHLENBERG CO. VS LEXINGTON HENRY CLAY
LOUISVILLE SACRED HEART VS UNION COOPER
RUSSELL VS LOUISVILLE BUTLER
OWENSBORO APOLLO VS MT. WASHINGTON BULLITT EAST
LOUISVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY VS ALEXANDRIA BISHOP BROSSART
The Quality Inn Louisville East is the official hotel of the High Potential/Blue-Chip Camp and is conveniently located off the I-64 Exit, within walking distance to numerous restaurants and directly next door to the Cracker Barrel Restaurant. It is just a few miles away to the MidAmerica East Sports Center, the event site. The hotel’s address is 1301 Kentucky Mills Drive, Louisville, KY.
The room rate of $99.00 (tax not included) includes a complimentary hot buffet breakfast, complimentary parking and complimentary wi-fi.
Hotel amenities also include an indoor heated pool, exercise room, business center and laundry facilities.
