The prestigious King of the Bluegrass tips off on Friday and runs through Monday at Fairdale. The slate is loaded with talented teams from across the state. Here’s a look at players to watch on Saturday. Great Crossing vs Spencer…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inThe prestigious King of the Bluegrass tips off on Friday and runs through Monday at Fairdale. The slate is loaded with talented teams from across the state. Here’s a look at players to watch on Saturday.
Great Crossing vs Spencer County
Probably the youngest team in the state, Great Crossing has 10 Sophomores on the varsity roster.
Malachi Moreno
Malachi
Moreno
6'11" | C
Great Crossing | 2025
State
KY
and
Vince Dawson
Vince
Dawson
6'5" | SG
Great Crossing | 2025
State
KY
combine for 34 points per game and both hold multiple D1 offers. Moreno is a top 75 ranked player depending on where you look nationally. Junior
Jeremiah Godfrey
Jeremiah
Godfrey
6'7" | PF
Great Crossing | 2024
State
KY
and Sophomores
Junius Burrell
Junius
Burrell
5'8" | PG
Great Crossing | 2025
State
KY
and
Gage Richardson
Gage
Richardson
6'5" | SG
Great Crossing | 2025
State
KY
round out the starting 5 and all are capable of big scoring games.
The Spencer County Bears live and die by the three pointer and are led by a talented Junior class.
Luke Erhardt
Luke
Erhardt
5'11" | SG
Spencer County | 2024
State
KY
and
Camden Cox
Camden
Cox
6'3" | SG
Spencer County | 2024
State
KY
combine for almost 40 points per game while Jack Armstrong,
Keaton Baird
Keaton
Baird
6'4" | SF
Spencer County | 2024
State
KY
and Jonathan Combs are all big contributors who have helped Spencer to get off to a 5-1 start.
George Rogers Clark vs Male
The reigning state champions are led by Morehead State commit
Jerone Morton
Jerone
Morton
6'3" | SG
George Rogers Clark | 2023
State
KY
and versatile 6’8 forward
Trent Edwards
Trent
Edwards
6'8" | PF
George Rogers Clark | 2023
State
KY
.
Sam Parrish
Sam
Parrish
6'0" | PG
George Rogers Clark | 2023
State
KY
and Reshaun Hampton are both versatile guards who can get hot in a hurry. Parrish is a tough driver while Hampton is a big time shooter. GRC has almost no depth on their bench so look for Coach Cook to rely heavily on a 6 or 7 man rotation at most.
The Male Bulldogs are fueled by the Edelen brothers as Jack and
Cole Edelen
Cole
Edelen
5'9" | PG
Male | 2026
State
KY
do the majority of the shooting and the scoring for Coach Haworth’s squad. Senior
Meechie White
Meechie
White
6'3" | CG
Male | 2023
State
KY
is the other Male guard averaging double figures. Sophomore Jayson Gasaway has a chance to develop into a nice player and could have a big role for Male this weekend if they put together a good run.
Harlan County vs Lyon County
My favorite Saturday matchup is in prime time as
Trent Noah
Trent
Noah
6'7" | SG
Harlan County | 2024
State
#220
Nation
KY
and
Maddox Huff
Maddox
Huff
6'3" | PG
Harlan County | 2025
State
KY
make the drive from Harlan to Louisville. Noah is averaging 29 points and 12 rebounds per game with shooting splits of 57-40-81 and will look to show he should be in the conversation for the top player in Kentucky’s 2024 class this weekend. Huff is a solid secondary scorer who is putting up 15 per game. There is virtually no depth for the Black Bears so expect a lot of zone defense and few subs.
Lyon County rolls into Louisville with a loaded 2024 class led by nationally ranked guard
Travis Perry
Travis
Perry
6'2" | PG
Lyon County | 2024
State
#79
Nation
KY
.
Brady Shoulders
Brady
Shoulders
6'6" | PF
Lyon County | 2024
State
KY
and
Jack Reddick
Jack
Reddick
6'3" | PG
Lyon County | 2024
State
KY
combine for 39 points per game and freshman
Bray Kirk
Bray
Kirk
6'1" | SG
Lyon County | 2026
State
KY
is averaging 8 points per game. The Lyons also have very little depth so don’t expect many substitutions for either team on Saturday. The Perry vs Noah matchup is likely to draw a lot of eyes on Saturday night but Huff vs Reddick may be the matchup that makes a difference.