Henry County Invitational Standouts
A number of central and northern Kentucky area high school basketball hoops teams closed out the 2016 year at the Henry County Invitational. Collins knocked off Shelby County in the championship game, 79-60. Below are a list of players that…
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Continue ReadingA number of central and northern Kentucky area high school basketball hoops teams closed out the 2016 year at the Henry County Invitational. Collins knocked off Shelby County in the championship game, 79-60. Below are a list of players that stood out to Prep Hoops Kentucky throughout the invitational!
Dontaie Allen (2019, Pendleton County)
Prep Hoops Kentucky’s #1 2019 ranked prospect, the 6’5 guard/wing from Pendleton County continues to impress. Averaging 31.6 points and 12.3 rebounds per game on the season, Allen dropped 26 and 10 in a close loss vs. invitational champs Collins in the first game and 23 and 12 in a win against Johnson Central. Allen shot around 45% in the two games, going 3-5 from deep against Collins.
Charlie Cochran (2017, Collins)
Charlie Cochran is making a name for himself in this young season. In Collins’ first game victory against Pendleton County, Cochran was named the Citizen Union Bank’s Player of the Game, scoring 17 points, grabbing 5 rebounds and shooting 8-11 from the field. The 6’5 forward is averaging 15 points and 6 rebounds per game.
Dominique Turner (2017, Collins)
13 and 6, 24 and 7 in Collins’ first two games of the invitational, Dominique Turner is Collins’ most consistent player. The 6’5 forward offers length and versatility that will be sure to suit the small college basketball level very well. Turner is getting interests from state schools Transylvania and Asbury, among others.
Parker Jones (2017, Christian Academy of Louisville)
Averaging 21.4 points and 9 rebounds per game this season, Jones helped lead CAL to a 2-1 finish at the Henry County Invitational. He had 29 and 8 against East Jessamine, 24 and 9 against Collins, and 16 and 8 against host Henry County.
KC Purvis (2017, Christian Academy of Louisville)
The Centre College commit is averaging 14 points and 8 rebounds on the season. The 6’6 forward went for a double-double against East Jessamine (20 and 10), shooting 8-11 from the field. Against Collins he had 11 points and 9 rebounds, 8 points and 4 rebounds against Henry County.
Mason Blair (2017, Johnson Central)
Mason Blair has been heating up the nets all season. At the Henry County Invitational, the University of Pikeville commit went for 42 in a loss against Shelby County, 33 and a win against Frankfort, and 17 against Pendleton County.
Cole Crace (2017, Johnson Central)
Craces’s numbers didn’t take a back seat to many at the invitational. He had 31 points and 11 rebounds against Shelby County, 24 points and 12 rebounds against Frankfort, and 22 points against Pendleton County. Crace and Blair add a lethal one-two punch for Johnson Central. Look for Crace’s resume to catch the eye of some small college basketball coaches.