All A Classic State Tournament ~ Opening Round Preview Pt. 1

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prep Hoops Staff will be in attendance for the opening round of the 32nd Annual All A Classic State Tournament hosted at Paul S. McBrayer Arena on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. This event is chalked full of outstanding players and our staff will be highlighting several over the next few days. Stay tuned to see Top Performers from each day, Top Players in each class, New Names, and in-depth coverage of the semi-finals and finals. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Below is an abbreviated preview of each match-up: </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">8:30am </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 1 - Murray vs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 12 - Danville Christian</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Murray: 16-2</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">9th All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #12 .655</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key wins: Robertson County, University Heights, Calloway County</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="932780" first="Grant" last="Whitaker"]</strong> (Jr, #14 PH ranking), Trey Boggess (Senior; 13.3ppg &amp; 4.4rpg)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Danville Christian: 15-5</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1st All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #86 .556</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Lynn Camp, Anderson County, Danville</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: Xavier Oduor (Senior; 17.1ppg &amp; 9.4rpg), Titus Boyd (Freshman; 13.5ppg &amp; 4.3rpg)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">10:00am </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 15 - Pikeville vs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 3 - Owensboro Catholic</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Pikeville: 15-1</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">7th All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #1 .722</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Martin County (2x), Betsy Layne (2x), Mason County</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: Nick Robinson (Senior; 17.7ppg &amp; 8.5rpg), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="926887" first="Rylee" last="Samons"]</strong> (Sr, #11 PH ranking), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="926928" first="Laithan" last="Hall"]</strong> (Sr, #63 PH Ranking)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Owensboro Catholic: 11-9</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">12th All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #133 .510</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Butler County, Graves County, Christian County</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="926896" first="JiAirius" last="Webb"]</strong> (Junior, Top 100 PH Ranking), Parker Gray (Junior; 15.9ppg &amp; 2.9rpg, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="801607" first="Brian" last="Griffith"]</strong> (Junior, Top 100 PH Ranking)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">11:30am</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 16 - West Carter vs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 4 - Todd County Central</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>West Carter: 9-7</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">5th All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #130 .</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">511</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Menifee, Raceland, Rowan Cowan, Elliott County (2x)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: Landon Nichols (Senior; 20.7ppg &amp; 8.9rpg), Jackson Bond (Senior; 17.4ppg &amp; 3.6rpg)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Todd County Central: 15-4</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">4th </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #84 .559</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Metcalfe, Green County (2x), Monroe County (2x)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: Jamison Glass (Sophomore; 13.7ppg &amp; 8.2rpg), Preston Moore (Senior; 10.4ppg &amp; 4.9rpg)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1:00pm </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 7 - Kentucky Country Day vs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 6 - Evangel Christian </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Kentucky Country Day 11-8</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">11th </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #136 .510</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Brown (2x), Trimble County, Holy Cross (Louisville)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: Will Crockett (Junior; 20.5ppg &amp; 4.4rpg), Jack </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stodghill (Junior; 11.4ppg &amp; 2.4rpg) </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Evangel Christian 8-7</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">4th </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #123 .522</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Fern Creek, Wayne County</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="692942" first="Christian" last="Spalding"]</strong> (Senior; #4 PH Ranking), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1022269" first="Cyr" last="Malonga"]</strong> (Junior; #4 PH Ranking), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1022262" first="Kyran" last="Tilley"]</strong> (Sophomore; #13 PH Ranking)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Make sure you are following</b><a href="https://twitter.com/prephoopsky"> <b>@PrepHoopsKY</b></a><b> on Twitter for weekly top games &amp; top performers!</b></p>