KOB Players to Watch on Saturday
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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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Continue ReadingThe 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 #21 Nation KY and Vincent Dawson III Vincent Dawson III 6'5" | SG Great Crossing | 2025 State #327 Nation 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 Reshaun Hampton 6'0" | SG George Rogers Clark | 2024 State KY 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 6'2" | 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 Jayson Gasaway 6'6" | PF Lousiville Male | 2025 KY 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" | SF Harlan County | 2024 State #139 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 #115 Nation KY . Brady Shoulders Brady Shoulders 6'6" | PF Lyon County | 2024 State KY and Jack Reddick Jack Reddick 6'4" | PG Lyon County | 2024 State KY combine for 39 points per game and freshman Bray Kirk Bray Kirk 6'2" | 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.