Season Preview: Most Talented Rosters (Non-Louisville Edition)

<p>The 2020-21 season is less than 2 weeks away and we continue looking ahead to the year with season previews. Here’s a look at some of the most talented rosters outside the city of Louisville. They are presented in alphabetical order.</p> <p><strong>Ashland Blazer:</strong> Coming off an undefeated 2019-2020 season, the Tomcats bring back almost their entire roster and added a post transfer in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="977523" first="Sean" last="Marcum"]</strong>. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="926907" first="Cole" last="Villers"], [player_tooltip player_id="932768" first="Colin" last="Porter"], [player_tooltip player_id="915161" first="Ethan" last="Hudson"] and [player_tooltip player_id="926924" first="Ethan" last="Sellars"]</strong> were all double figure scorers last season. Coach Mays has bulked up the schedule for 2021 and they appear ready to be state title contenders.</p> <p><strong>Bowling Green: </strong>Likely the best team (on paper) in all of western Kentucky, they have all kinds of depth. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="801586" first="Turner" last="Buttry"] and [player_tooltip player_id="923004" first="Conner" last="Cooper"] </strong>hold down the backcourt while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="793756" first="Isaiah" last="Mason"], [player_tooltip player_id="923009" first="Trace" last="Flanary"] and Jaxson Banks </strong>handle the wings. In the post, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="793779" first="Jacobi" last="Huddleston"] </strong>is back and the coaching staff expects 5 star tight end <strong>Jordan Dingle</strong> to be back on the court after missing last season with an injury.</p> <p><strong>George Rogers Clark: </strong>Leading scorers <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="692930" first="Jerone" last="Morton"] and [player_tooltip player_id="923008" first="Jared" last="Wellman"] </strong>are back. Transfer Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="926892" first="Aden" last="Slone"]</strong> should allow Morton to play off the ball more. Junior <strong>Trent Edwards</strong> has sprung up to 6’7 and can score the ball all over the court. Most of the rest of the Junior class made up a very successful JV team last season and should provide depth behind Morton, Wellman and Slone.</p> <p><strong>Lexington Catholic: </strong>Mr. Basketball favorite <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="604116" first="Ben" last="Johnson"]</strong> is the main name on the roster but don’t sleep on the depth the Knights have coming back. Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="926891" first="Jack" last="Gohmann"]</strong> joins Johnson in the backcourt while Sophomores <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1043605" first="Hudson" last="Sparks"] and Reece Potter</strong> are going to give Coach Salsman some size they have lacked in recent years. <strong>Ryan Russell </strong>can shoot the cover off the ball the 5 out offense they run is hard to guard.</p> <p><strong>Oldham County: </strong>Coach Z has probably the deepest team he’s ever had at Oldham. Seniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="923036" first="Deaton" last="Oak"], [player_tooltip player_id="923005" first="Tyler" last="Slone"], [player_tooltip player_id="923032" first="Sam" last="Campbell"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1065818" first="Xander" last="Wagner-Rose"]</strong> all come back as double digit scorers last season. Juniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="926931" first="Sam" last="Powell"] and [player_tooltip player_id="801610" first="Hayden" last="Burgess"]</strong> are going to provide serious front court depth. If they can develop some guard depth behind Oak and Campbell, these Colonels could make a run to a state title.</p>