King of the Bluegrass: First Round Standouts
The 39th Annual Chad Gardner Law King of the Bluegrass tournament began Thursday, December 19th. Round 1 of this tournament had four games Thursday and four games Friday. In this article, I will be discussing 7 players. The 7 players…
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Continue ReadingThe 39th Annual Chad Gardner Law King of the Bluegrass tournament began Thursday, December 19th. Round 1 of this tournament had four games Thursday and four games Friday. In this article, I will be discussing 7 players. The 7 players covered are from the winning Kentucky teams in the first round of the KOB.
First Round Standouts
Kenny White (Madisonville-North Hopkins)
The 6’7″ guard displayed a little bit of everything in their matchup against Clay County. He walked away as the MVP of this game with 30 points and 15 rebounds. He shot an impressive 14-17 from the field. He is long and very natural with the ball in his hands. Kenny holds D-I offers from Wofford, Morehead State, Samford, Evansville, UT-Martin, Kent State, and more. White is still uncommitted but somebody will be lucky they get him whenever he does decide which college to attend. #3 Madisonville defeated Clay County, 83-57. They improve to 6-0 this season and will face #4 Collins Saturday at 7:30pm.
Justin Powell (North Oldham)
The Auburn signee can do everything. One thing that really stood out was his incredible vision. He dished out 9 assists with some of them being no-look passes. Powell won the game’s MVP with 24 points, 9 assists, and 7 rebounds. His shot is pretty. His dribbling and passing skills are elite. He holds his head high with great confidence and that is exactly what you want in your senior point guard. #17 North Oldham defeated #22 Bardstown, 65-56. North Oldham will advance and face Fairdale Saturday at 6pm.
Tyren Moore (Male)
The Lincoln-Memorial signee had another stellar performance and led the #1 Male Bulldogs to victory. The senior point guard finished with 26 points. He was scorching hot in the 3rd Quarter as he scored 15 straight points for the Bulldogs. South Oldham stuck with Male for the first half, so something had to change for the Bulldogs in order to pull away. Moore did exactly that as he had the hot hand. #1 Male defeated #18 South Oldham, 82-69. #1 Male will advance and face #13 McCracken County Saturday at 9pm.
Dayvion McKnight (Collins)
The WKU signee was very impressive in #4 Collins’ Overtime win over #8 Trinity. He finished with 25 points and 5 assists. He loved driving in the lane and causing contact as he went to the free throw line 14 times in the game. He nailed 11 of the 14 free throws. His dribbling skills were the main reason he got into the lane with such ease. His game is pure and looks effortless. McKnight and Collins defeated Trinity in OT, 70-69. #4 Collins will advance and face #3 Madisonville Saturday at 7:30pm.
Jackson Sivills (McCracken County)
The Murray State signee loves to shoot the ball. 18 of his 24 points came from behind the arc as he made 6 three pointers. He has a great stroke for his size. He isn’t afraid to pull the trigger from deep range. He pulled down 8 rebounds which shows you he can go down-low as well. Murray State is getting a great player. #13 McCracken County defeated LaRue County, 60-49. #13 McCracken County will advance and face #1 Male Saturday at 9pm.
Stephen Moore (Fairdale)
The very talented guard was everywhere out on the court Thursday. He finished with 25 points and 5 assists. 15 of his 25 points came from 3-point range as he nailed 5 of them. He can really shoot the ball and he is consistent with it if he is given a lot of space. He is shifty and quick with the ball, but also under control which is the most impressive thing. Fairdale defeated Martin County, 67-48. Fairdale will advance and face #17 North Oldham Saturday at 6pm.
Gabe Sisk (Ballard)
The Freshman guard didn’t show any signs of being a Freshman out on the court as they took on Trotwood-Madison (Ohio) Friday night. Sisk finished with 22 points. He can really stroke the ball from anywhere on the court as he made 3 threes throughout this game. #6 Ballard defeated Trotwood-Madison, 109-99. #6 Ballard will advance and face Bishop McDevitt (Pennsylvania) Saturday at 4:30pm.