AAU Weekend Recap: Second Live Period (FREE)

Steve Quattrocchi April 25, 2022 @ 08:54 PM

Breakdown Kentucky went 3-1 on the Grassroots XL Circuit. Saxton Howard Saxton Howard 6'0" | PG Lexington Christian Academy | 2025 State KY averaged 15 points and 5 assists per game, Elijah Thompson Elijah Thompson 6'3" | SF Pineville | 2022 State KY averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds per game while Keondre Davey averaged 14 and Colton Rawlings Colton Rawlings 6'2" | CG South Laurel | 2025 State KY put up 8 points and 6 rebounds per contest.

Pendleton County’s Luke Gregg averaged 5 points and 4 assists for Mid Ohio Pumas.

The Louisville Legends went 5-0. Julian Bunton averaged 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 assists for the weekend.

Cave Gym went 1-3 but had a strong weekend from Chase Pace who had games of 28, 18, 17 and 15.

Blue State AAU went 3-1 and lost in finals of the Lincoln County HoopFest. Tanner Willis of Taylor County led them all weekend.

16u:

Team Mack played in Louisville. Ethan Dunn Ethan Dunn 5'11" | PG Montgomery County | 2025 State KY had 26 points against the Magic City Jayhawks. Jamaul Ratchford averaged 11 per game with a game high of 20.

Griffin Elite James went 3-1 in Louisville with a 2 point loss in their lone defeat. Drake Skeen, Deshawn Murphy and Camden Cox Camden Cox 6'3" | SG Spencer County | 2024 State KY were named top performers.

UpNext went 3-1 in Louisville, losing by 5 in the championship game. Conner Miller averaged 13 points per game while Jonah Butler put up 15 per game. Antonio Williams was an impact defender.

Eli Johnson Eli Johnson 6'1" | PG Pikeville | 2024 State KY averaged 23 points per game for Kentucky Future. They went 3-1 and Johnson shot the ball well from deep all weekend.

Vision Elite went 1-3 in the Adidas Gold in Spartanburg. Zane Whitaker Zane Whitaker 6'6" | SF Magoffin County | 2024 State KY averaged 13 points and 5 rebounds per game. Braden Moore Braden Moore 6'0" | CG Floyd Central | 2024 State KY had a weekend high of 24 points on his way to averaging 11 per game. CAL’s Nolan Wahl averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds per game.

Indiana Elite Royals went 3-1 and had strong weekends from Northern Kentuckians Noah Johnson, Ben Fay and Mattox Kelly.

R5 Elite finished 3-1 in Louisville. Beau Baker Beau Baker 6'7" | PF Washington County | 2024 State KY , Layken Lyons Layken Lyons 6'2" | SG Taylor County | 2025 State KY , Riley Brown Riley Brown 6'3" | CG Washington County | 2024 State KY and Luke Downing all averaged double figures for a balanced attack.

Cave Gym Elite did not provide a record but did spotlight Brody Turner as a top performer. He averaged 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals and 1 block per game.

Griffin Elite went 1-3 on the Under Armour Rise but had a couple of big games from Kaydon Custard Kaydon Custard 6'2" | PG Harrison County | 2024 State KY and Vince Dawson over the course of the weekend.

17u:

UpNext finished 2-2 and were led by Kenyatta Carbon and Lamar Northington were identified as top performers for the weekend.

Griffin Elite Bordas were led by Eric Hackett Eric Hackett 6'2" | SG Tates Creek | 2023 State KY and Jay Rose Jay Rose 6'4" | SG Madison Southern | 2024 State KY . Rose averaged 17 points per game with a 30 point outing Sunday.

Griffin Elite Perry had several solid contributors as Ashton Reynolds, Micah Engle Micah Engle 6'5" | PG Lynn Camp | 2022 KY and Brady Robinson all scored the ball well and Robinson had some really strong stretches.

Great Crossing’s DeJohn Blunt DeJohn Blunt 6'4" | CG Great Crossing | 2023 MD played the weekend with Hidden Gems and helped them to a 3-1 record while putting up a game high 24 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 steals.