KABC Titans Shootout – Friday’s Best Opening Games
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The annual Live Period event at Collins and Shelby County HS is this weekend and there are 128 teams headed into Shelbyville with hopes of earning scholarships from college coaches. Here’s a look at some of the best opening round…
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Continue ReadingThe annual Live Period event at Collins and Shelby County HS is this weekend and there are 128 teams headed into Shelbyville with hopes of earning scholarships from college coaches. Here’s a look at some of the best opening round games on Friday.
NOTE: The 1/2/3 and 7/8/9 time slots are when second round games will take place. You’ll need to access the app to see opponents and locations
10am: Ballard vs Danville Christian Academy – I’ll be seated in the auxiliary gym to watch DCA’s
Lual Ayiei
Lual
Ayiei
6'11" | C
Danville Christian Academy | 2025
State
KY
,
Titus Boyd
Titus
Boyd
6'3" | PG
Danville Christian Academy | 2025
KY
and
Geu Ateny
Geu
Ateny
6'10" | C
Danville Christian | 2026
State
KY
take on Ballard’s
Sam Frazier
Sam
Frazier
6'3" | PG
Ballard | 2025
State
KY
,
Cash Whitehead
Cash
Whitehead
6'4" | SG
Ballard | 2026
State
KY
and
Blake Russell
Blake
Russell
6'9" | C
Ballard | 2025
State
KY
. Should be a good one to start the day.
11am: LaRue County vs Campbell County –
Landon Blakey
Landon
Blakey
6'6" | PF
LaRue County | 2026
State
KY
and
Jagger Mardis
Jagger
Mardis
6'3" | SG
Larue County | 2026
State
KY
are a talented inside/out duo. Garyn Jackson leads a Campbell team that is good every single year. Should be a good game.
12pm: Boyd County vs WEB DuBois – This could be a barn burner.
Ja’Rye Brown
Ja’Rye
Brown
5'11" | PG
WEB DuBois | 2027
State
KY
against
Jacob Spurlock
Jacob
Spurlock
6'3" | CG
Boyd County | 2026
State
KY
should be a great guard matchup and
Ferlandas Wright
Ferlandas
Wright
6'7" | PF
WEB DuBois | 2027
State
KY
will be a very hard player to guard for Boyd. Expect this one to be very high scoring!
4pm: Woodford County vs Fern Creek – Size versus speed in this one.
Jaunte Jenkins
Jaunte
Jenkins
6'3" | SG
Woodford County | 2025
State
KY
,
Omari Jointer
Omari
Jointer
6'0" | PG
Woodford County | 2027
State
KY
and
Thurman Wade
Thurman
Wade
6'3" | SF
Woodford County | 2027
State
KY
are a tough trio for Woodford while Fern Creek will county with 7’3 Bol Kuany, Noah Glover and Jordan Bender.
5pm: West Clermont (OH) vs DuPont Manual – Coach Brandon Grammer was in Kentucky for several years and makes his return to take on a Manual team that will be rebuilding after losing 5 Seniors. Justice Decker Justice Decker 6'5" | PF DuPont Manual | 2025 State KY and Malachi Coleman Malachi Coleman 5'9" | SG DuPont Manual | 2025 State KY are two top players in the 6th while Rayshawn Hubbard is a force for West Clermont.
6pm: Daviess County vs Greenwood –
Jonathan Moss
Jonathan
Moss
5'10" | PG
Daviess County | 2026
State
KY
and
DeAaron Watkins
DeAaron
Watkins
6'8" | PF
Daviess County | 2026
State
KY
both hold multiple D1 offers. Greenwood is a sleeper in the 4th with
Nick Simpson
Nick
Simpson
6'1" | PG
Greenwood | 2025
State
KY
and
Garrett Hatcher
Garrett
Hatcher
6'1" | SG
Greenwood | 2025
State
KY
leading the way. Seeing a 3rd region team play a 4th region team in an 8th region gym will be a unique experience.