All A Classic State Tournament ~ Opening Round Preview Pt. 2

<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><span style="font-weight: 400;">Below is a focused preview of each match-up: </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">5:00pm</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 8 - Walton-Verona vs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 10 - Bracken County</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Walton-Verona 11-8</b></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">8th All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #66 .577</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key wins: Highlands, Ryle, Lexington Chrisitan Academy</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: <strong>Brant ​​</strong></span><strong>Smithers </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">(Senior, #30 PH ranking), Cameron Christy (Senior; 17.7ppg &amp; 6.5rpg)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Bracken County 14-5</b></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">3rd All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #63 .581</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Augusta (2x), Montgomery County, Harrison County</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="939382" first="Blake" last="Reed"]</strong> (Sophomore; #10 in PH Rankings), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1149267" first="Cayden" last="Reed"]</strong> (Freshman; #12 in PH Rankings)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">6:30pm</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 5 - Campbellsville vs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 13 - Harlan</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Campbellsville 12-7</b></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">10th All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #121 .</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">523</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Bethlehem (2x), Scott County, Washington County</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: Jay Milburn (Senior; 15.4ppg &amp; 12.9rpg), Landon Colvin (Sophomore, 10.7ppg &amp; 5.8rpg)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Harlan 13-7</b></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">12th All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #47 .​​</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">602</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Wayne County, Rowan County, Frederick Douglass</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="926884" first="Jordan" last="Akal"]</strong> (Senior, #8 in PH Rankings), Jae Dyn Gist (Junior; 14.2ppg &amp; 8.9rpg)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">8:00pm</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 14 - Breathitt County vs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 2 - Lyon County</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Breathitt County 14-4</b></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1st All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #48 .</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">601</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Knott County Central, Johnson Central, Wolfe County</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1111948" first="Austin" last="Sperry"]</strong> (Freshman; #9 in PH Rankings), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1215546" first="Christian" last="Collins"]</strong> (Junior; #22 in PH Rankings)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Lyon County 13-4</b></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">5th </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #39 .619</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Madisonville North-Hopkins, Cadwell County (2x), Hopkins County Central</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="939117" first="Travis" last="Perry"]</strong> (Sophomore; #1 in PH Rankings), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1009767" first="Jackson" last="Shoulders"]</strong> (Senior; #50 in PH Rankings)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">9:30pm </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 11 - Sayre vs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Region 9 - Holy Cross (Covington)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Sayre 9-10</b></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 #179 .467</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: East Jessamine (2x), Western Hills, Lexington Christian Academy</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: Zander Collett (Senior; 19.9ppg &amp; 2.2rpg), Dant Bowling </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">(Senior; 11.4ppg &amp; 2.6rpg), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1088853" first="Davis" last="Miller"]</strong> (Junior; #114 in PH Rankings)</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Holy Cross (Covington) 15-6</b></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">6th </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">All A State Tournament Appearance</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">RPI #64 .</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">578</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Wins: Newport Central Catholic, Bracken County, Ryle</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Players: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="932767" first="Jacob" last="Meyer"]</strong> (Junior; #10 PH Ranking), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1221417" first="Javier" last="Ward"]</strong> (Junior; #72 PH Ranking)</span></p> <p><br /> <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; 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