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Courier-Journal 2006-2007 Basketball Preview
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The 2007 state tournament will mark the 20th anniversary of Clay County's 76-73 overtime victory over Ballard in the championship game. Richie Farmer led Clay County with 27 points. Allan Houston had 24 points for Ballard, which returned the favor by beating Clay County in the 1988 state final.

The 14th has gone the longest of any region without producing a boys' state champion. The 14th produced champions in 1955 (Hazard) and 1956 (Carr Creek) but hasn't had one since. The First Region hasn't had a state champion since North Marshall in 1959.

Ty Proffitt of South Laurel is listed with a 10-1 chance of winning Mr. Basketball. South Laurel is not on the Clay County schedule this season but the Tigers could face them in the Hoopin' It Up Classic at London. Proffitt, a Notre Dame signee has earned a lot of recognition after playing in the past two state tournaments. Could give South Laurel its second consecutive winner, joining Walt Allen.

Twany Beckham who led his Ballard team into Manchester Saturday for a scrimmage against Clay County is listed with 20-1 odds. Beckham, who has signed with Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis, can score (14.3 ppg last season), rebound (6.6 rpg) and dish (4.9 assists).

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Lexington-Herald Boys' basketball region rankings
BASED ON A SURVEY OF COACHES

13th Region - Defending champ: South Laurel

1. South Laurel
2. Bell County
3. Cumberland
4. Jackson County
5. Harlan
6. Corbin
7. Pineville
8. North Laurel

Top players:

1. Ty Proffitt (South Laurel)
2. Jordan Hammonds (South Laurel)
3. Josh Crawford (Corbin)
4. Trey Smith (South Laurel)
5. John Smith (Harlan)
6. Ryan Whitaker (Bell County)
7. Dustin Day (Pineville)
8. Nick Brumback (Jackson County)

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North Laurel forces overtime against Clay County
By Chris Parsons/Staff Writer

If the North Laurel boys basketball program is in the midst of turmoil, someone forgot to tell the Jaguars Friday. The Jaguars took control early as Josh Seidel scored 12 of his game-high 29 points in the first quarter, leading the Jaguars to a 17-12 lead at the end of the period. Seidel slowed a bit in the second quarter, but Clay County picked up the pace on offense.

The Tigers outscored North Laurel 20-16 in the period, cutting the Jaguars’ lead to 33-32 at halftime with the help of Jeremy Sizemore, who led the Tigers in the second quarter with eight points, connecting on 2-of-4 attempts from 3-point range.

After starting the second half trailing by a point, Clay County turned the tide in the third quarter, outscoring the Jaguars 19-17 to take a 51-50 lead with eight minutes to play in regulation. The Tigers outscored North Laurel 8-3 to start the fourth quarter, taking their biggest lead of the game at 59-53. The Jaguars cut the lead to 60-58 before Zach Lewis and DJ Wilson connected on four straight free throws to push the Clay County lead to 63-58.

A pair of baskets by Seidel and Adrian Wardrup made the score 64-62, but a foul sent Lewis to the free throw line with 5.6 seconds to play in the game. Lewis missed the front end of a one-and-one giving the Jaguars a chance to tie the game. On their first attempt, North Laurel lost control of the ball, but a Clay County player tipped it out of bounds with 1.5 second s to play, setting up a quick catch and release play by Josh Tiller to tie the game at 64 apiece and send it to overtime.

The Jaguars scored first in the extra period on a pair of free throws by Seidel, but Clay County took a lead it never let go of when Wilson connected on 2-of-2 from the free throw line and Moe Campbell scored to make the score 68-66. North Laurel cut the lead to one point on two occasions, but was unable to pull out the win as the Jaguars fell, 75-71.

After the game, Clay County coach Kevin Spurlock said he felt like his team was lucky to come away with a win over a team that seemed to be playing with a lot of emotion.

“A lot of times you put teams in adverse situations and they come out fighting,” he said. “That’s what North Laurel did tonight.“

Clay County 12 20 19 13 11 75
North Laurel 17 16 17 14 7 71

Clay County (75) - Campbell 17, Hobbs 18, Lewis 13, Sizemore 11, Wilson 6, Smith 4, Mitchell 4, Garrison 2.

North Laurel (71) - Seidel 29, Tiller 14, Eversole 13, Wardrup 9, Shannon 4, Hubbard 2, Jones 0, Shears 0.

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Montgomery County 59, Clay County 37
By Mike Fields, HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER

MOUNT STERLING - The host Indians held Clay County to two points in the second quarter, and to 27 percent shooting for the game as they eased some of the disappointment of a close loss to 10th Region rival Clark County on Friday night.

Montgomery County hit 16 of 27 shots (59 percent) in the second half. Brad Utterback led the winners with 13 points. Jordan Stephens, a 6-7 junior center, had 11 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots. Clay County didn't have anybody in double figures. Moe Campbell's eight points and seven rebounds led the Tigers. Justin Hobbs also had eight points.

South Laurel earns third win this week

South Laurel Coach Steve Wright refers to this stretch of the basketball season as "the dog days," when teams try to stay focused on the task at hand while anxious for March Madness to arrive. Wright's 10th-ranked Cardinals were up to that challenge this past week. They beat No. 12 Madison Central on Tuesday, No. 23 Lafayette on Friday, and Paintsville in the Kentucky Prep Classic at Montgomery County yesterday. South Laurel barely held on against Paintsville, winning 58-57 when the Tigers' J.D. VanHoose got bottled up and missed a couple of shots in the closing seconds.

"This week was good for us," Wright said. "Playing good competition, and back-to-back games, toughens you up mentally. We were a little fatigued today, but we showed that toughness down the stretch."

Ty Proffitt hit three three-pointers late in the third quarter to give South Laurel a 51-38 lead, but Paintsville rallied to tie it at 54 on Shane Grim's three with 2:57 left in the game. The Tigers led twice after that, but Jordan Bortnem's rebound basket with 30 seconds left put South Laurel ahead to stay at 58-57. Proffitt's 21 points led the Cardinals. Trey Smith had 14 points and nine rebounds. Jordan Hammonds had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Montgomery County 59, Clay County 37

CLAY COUNTY (12-4) -- Lewis 7, Campbell 8, Hobbs 8, Smith 2, Sizemore 6, Wilson 4, Reed 2.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY (16-3) -- Stephens 11, Utterback 13, Clark 6, Stull 7, Nester 8, Witt 8, Rash 6.

Clay County 12 2 14 9--37
Montgomery County 5 15 19 20--59

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North suspends two seniors for season
Could have major impact on upcoming district at Clay County

Four suspended North Laurel High School boys basketball players returned to class Tuesday after a series of disciplinary hearings. Two seniors, however, Anthony Trabish and Shawn Asher, were dismissed from the team during Monday night’s Laurel County School Board meeting that spilled into the early morning.

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Clay County 67, Leslie County 58

CLAY COUNTY (15-4) -- Campbell 14, Hobbs 6, Wilson 14, Sizemore 7, Clarkston 4, Reed 8, Smith 4, McDaniel 8, White 2.

LESLIE COUNTY (7-14) -- Howard 9, Hubbard 24, Roberts 5, Browning 6, Poloni 1, Hacker 5, Wright 1, Morgan 7.

Clay County 15 18 13 21--67
Leslie County 11 10 13 24--58

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Boys 49th District Tournamet
By Les Dixon / Sports Editor

It seems like Jim Conway’s North Laurel Jaguars can’t catch a break. North Laurel found out its 49th District fate Thursday at tournament host Clay County High School the Jaguars’ first round opponent will be Jackson County. The two teams met on Dec. 12 at North Laurel with the Generals coming away with a slim 60-57 win. Despite the unfavorable draw, Conway said his coaching staff and players will be ready for Jackson County.

“That’s just the way things are,” he said. “You’re not going to draw your way to a district title, so you’re going to have to beat good teams to get to the region.

“Jackson County is good, but we’ve had to go through a lot of hard work and adversity, and hopefully that will make us a better team come district tournament time,” Conway added. “It doesn’t matter who you play, but I believe we can play with anyone. Jackson County is far more athletic than us, but at times, they’ve had trouble scoring, just like us.”

Jackson County coach Keith Hayes believes the game between the Jaguars and his Generals will be a good one for all the 49th District fans to watch.

“I’m not going to lie, North Laurel is a very dangerous team,” he said. “We’ve been up and down this year, so we’re going to have to be ready.”

Hayes said despite North Laurel losing the services of seniors Anthony Trabish and Sean Asher, he expects North Laurel to put up a fight against his team.

“We can’t overlook them,” he said. “I talked to someone over at North Laurel that told me that they thought they are playing better now and if that’s the case, then we’ve got our hands full. This will be a tough game because like I said before, North Laurel is an extremely dangerous team that can beat us.”

The game will be between two teams that are struggling at the present time. The Generals are 10-13 on the season and their biggest win streak has been four games, but lately, Jackson County has been struggling. Hayes’ squad has won only four games during its last 11 contests. North Laurel is 7-13 and has lost seven games in a row dating back to Jan. 13.

“We’ve had some hard times, but the guys are working hard and that’s the key,” Conway said.

Hayes said he believes his team can win the game, but admits beating North Laurel won’t be easy.

“They have a good team and a good coach,” he said. “I feel like we can compete with most of the teams in the region, but I also feel like if we don’t play well, we can be beat by most of the teams, too.”

The two teams will play each other in the first round of the 49th District at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26. The winner will play Red Bird (9-9) on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 8:30 p.m.

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13th Region Boys Basketball Statistics
By PAUL LUNSFORD on Thursday, February 22, 2007

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

John Smith, Harlan 28.7
Craig Bargo, Lynn Camp 24.9
Derek Davis, Red Bird 21.0
Dustin Day, Pineville 20.1
Cody Miller, Knox Central 19.7
Ryan Whitaker, Bell County 19.2
Josh Seidel, North Laurel 18.0
Josh Crawford, Corbin 17.7
Cody Messer, Barbourville 17.3
Jordan Hammonds, South Laurel 17.2
James Strange, Pineville 16.6
Jerry Smith, Barbourville 16.2
Nick Shannon, North Laurel 16.0
Adam Rhymer, Cawood 15.5
Trey Smith, South Laurel 15.5
Nick Brumback, Jackson County 15.4
Kyle Simpson, Cumberland 15.3
Ty Profitt, South Laurel 15.1
Michael McRay, Williamsburg 14.6
Jonah Mitchell, Lynn Camp 14.3
Daniel Griffin, Middlesboro 13.7
C.R. Berry, Red Bird 13.5
Tyler Hatmaker, Middlesboro 13.4
Justin Hobbs, Clay County 13.0
Madison Johnson, Corbin 12.9
Jordan McCumbers, Whitley County 12.8
Nick Smith, Middlesboro 12.6
Jarrod Fields, Evarts 12.2
Darick Knuckles, Lynn Camp 12.0
Jamie Labanion, Whitley County 12.0

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Clay holds off Jackets

The Middlesboro Yellow Jackets gave Clay County all they wanted on Tuesday, but the Tigers held on for a hard-fought 68-61 win. Middlesboro senior guard Tyler Hatmaker led all scorers with 16 points.

Three other Jackets joined him in double figures as freshman Blaine Green and sophomore Nick Smith finished with 11 each and sophomore Antwan Brown came off the bench to score 10.

Middlesboro got as close as 44-40 in the third quarter, but Clay held on for the seven point win.

Jeremy Sizemore led a balanced Tiger offense with 13 points.

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Trojans end season with win over Clay
By JOHN HENSON - Managing Editor

Clay County is not usually the basketball team other 13th Region squads want to see, especially when they're struggling like the Cawood Trojans have been. But the Clay mystique that intimidates many teams doesn't have quite the same effect on the Trojans, at least in recent years.

Cawood (10-18) defeated Clay for the fifth time in Anthony Nolan's 11-year tenure as coach Thursday, rallying from a 10-point deficit in the third quarter to edge the Tigers 45-43. Clay (18-8) hit only five of 29 shots (17 percent) in the second half and was limited to 10 points.

"We just couldn't make a shot," Clay County coach Kevin Spurlock said. "When you hold a team to 45 points, you ought to win a ballgame. You're dominating a game at halftime, pretty much, then come out the second half and you can't score any points. We had the shots. It's a real frustrating loss."

Cawood trailed by eight at halftime and by six heading into the fourth quarter as the offense for both teams shut down late in the third period. Moe Campbell's basket with 4:20 left gave Clay a 10-point lead, but the Tigers didn't score again in the quarter. Baskets by Kyle Hatfield and Ryan Farmer cut the lead to 39-35 with 3:08 left. That score held for the remainder of the quarter.

Josh Caldwell's basket with 4:15 left pulled the Trojans within two, and Farmer's 3-pointer with 2:41 remaining put Cawood on top for the first time since the first quarter. Adam Rhymer's basket pushed the lead to three, but a steal and layup by Lewis cut the deficit to one with 1:36 left.

The teams traded turnovers, two each, before Farmer hit one of the two at the line with 9.2 seconds left to give Cawood a 45-43 lead. Mikey Hensley came up with the rebound after Farmer missed the second shot, but he was called for walking, the Trojans' seventh turnover of the period. Justin Hobbs' 3-point attempt at the buzzer was off the mark.

"Cawood made a couple of big shots at the end," Spurlock said. "They weren't doing anything great offensively either, but they made two or three big shots at the end."

Rhymer scored 19 and Farmer added 12 to lead Cawood. Lewis led Clay with 17 and had all but two of the Tigers' baskets in the second half. The loss was the fourth in six games for Clay, which fell by 26 points to Pineville on Monday.

"This is a bad loss. Monday was a bad loss, and so is tonight," Spurlock said. "We've got to shake it off. We don't have the one person who can take over a game," Spurlock said. "We don't have the person who can guarantee you 15 or 20. We haven't had that all year, which is why it's important to spread the wealth."

Cawood takes on Middlesboro in the 52nd District Tournament on Tuesday at Cawood. Clay will be at home against Oneida Baptist on Tuesday in the 49th District Tournament.

CLAY COUNTY (18-8) Zach Lewis 8-15 0-1 17, Jeremy Sizemore 2-8 0-0 5, Justin Hobbs 3-8 2-3 9, D.J. Wilson 1-5 2-3 4, Ryan Smith 1-5 0-0 2, Kendall Reid 0-2 2-2 2, Matt Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0, Todd McDaniel 0-1 0-0 0, Matt Clarkston 0-0 0-2 0. Totals: 17-51 6-12 43.

CAWOOD (10-18) Ryan Farmer 4-7 2-7 12, Mikey Hensley 0-1 0-0 0, Adam Rhymer 7-14 5-9 19, Kyle Hatfield 2-5 0-0 4, B.J. Nolan 0-1 2-4 2, Josh Caldwell 3-7 0-0 6, Brad Howard 0-0 2-4 2, Dillion Cain 0-1 0-0 0, Tim McCoun 0-0 0-0 0, T.J. Green 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 16-36 11-24 45.

Clay County 14 19 6 4 -43
Cawood 14 11 8 12 -45

3-point goals: Clay County 3-17 (Lewis 1-3, Hobbs 1-3, Sizemore 1-5, Reid 0-1, Smith 0-2, Wilson 0-3), Cawood 2-7 (Farmer 2-2, Hatfield 0-1, Rhymer 0-4). Rebounds: Clay County 24 (Lewis 7), Cawood 31 (Nolan, Caldwell 8). Turnovers: Clay County 12, Cawood 19. Assists: Clay County 7 (Hobbs 4), Cawood 7 (Farmer 3). Fouled out: None.

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Boys' Litkenhous Ratings
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

BOYS REGION 13

1.South Laurel 86.3
2.Corbin 75.6
3.Bell County 74.8
4.Clay County 69.2
5.Knox Central 64.0
6.Cumberland 63.0
7.Barbourville 62.3
8.Jackson County 61.0
9.Pineville 60.9
10.North Laurel 59.6
11.Harlan 56.9
12.Middlesboro 56.4
13.Cawood 55.7
14.Lynn Camp 52.8
15.Whitley County 49.2
16.Oneida Baptist 49.0
17.Red Bird 48.2
18.Williamsburg 38.7
19.Evarts 32.7

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Tigers back amoung Regions best
By JOHN HENSON

Since they arrived two years ago thanks to a statewide realignment, the South Cardinals have dominated the 13th Region. The Cardinals own two regional titles since making the move and have yet to lose a game to a 13th Region opponent after bringing back the core of the squad that won the state championship in 2005. With Ty Proffitt, Jordan Hammonds and Trey Smith moving on to college, there appears to be plenty of hope for a more competitive race in the 2007-08 season.

The following is our annual look back at the best of the season just completed and a look ahead at what you can expect next year.

All-Region First team
G - Ty Proffitt, South Laurel
G - John Smith, Harlan
G - Ryan Whitaker, Bell County
F - Jordan Hammonds, South Laurel
F - Josh Crawford, Corbin

Second team
G - James David Strange, Pineville
G - Cody Miller, Knox Central
F - Trey Smith, South Laurel
F - Desmond Johnson, Cumberland
C - Dustin Day, Pineville

Third team
G - Craig Bargo, Lynn Camp
G - Cody Messer, Barbourville
G - Josh Seidel, North Laurel
F - Madison Johnson, Corbin
C - Nick Brumback, Jackson County

Fourth team
G - Brock Leisge, Cumberland
G - Justin Hobbs, Clay County
G - Derek Davis, Red Bird
F - Cory Williamson, Knox Central
C - Robbie Curtis, Harlan

Best juniors
Dustin Day, Pineville
Desmond Johnson, Cumberland
Nick Brumback, Jackson County
Cody Messer, Barbourville
Brock Leisge, Cumberland

Best sophomores
Josh Crawford, Corbin
James David Strange, Pineville
Josh Seidel, North Laurel
Josh Caldwell, Cawood
Zach Lewis, Clay County

Best freshmen
Cody Miller, Knox Central
Madison Johnson, Corbin
Josh Whitaker, Bell County
Matt St. John, South Laurel
Blaine Green, Middlesboro

Coach of the Year

Tony Pietrowski, Corbin - No team in the region made more progress during the course of the season. The Redhounds improved tremendously from the summer as Pietrowski did his best job to date building a young squad into a regional contender.

Predictions for 2007-08 (players are listed by grades for the upcoming season):

1. Corbin - With junior forward Josh Crawford (18.2), almost certainly the region's top rated player next year, leading a talented group of underclassmen, the Redhounds will bring high expectations into next season after a regional runner-up finish.

2. Cumberland - The Redskins made the move to regional contender last season and hope to take the next step with a senior-dominated squad returning for what will likely be the school's final year of existence.

3. Pineville - Much like the Redskins, Pineville knows that 2008 is its best shot at making a run in the 13th Region with most of its key players back for their senior seasons, led by standout 6-6 center Dustin Day (20.0).

4. Jackson County - The Generals should also feel some pressure to succeed in 2007-08 with eight of their top nine players from last season returning for their senior campaigns.

5. Clay County - With no starters back, the Tigers exceeded the expectations of most with a 20-win season. Clay should be back among the favorites next year with all but one starter returning. The Tigers will feature an experienced backcourt led by junior point guard Zach Lewis (11.7) and sharp-shooting senior wing Justin Hobbs (12.6). D.J. Wilson (6.6), a sophomore forward, is also back.

There are several other candidates for starting spots, including junior guard Kendall Reed (3.4), senior guard Ryan Lee Smith (3.0), junior guard Jeremy Garrison (2.6), freshman forward Matthew Mitchell (2.1) and freshman guard Todd McDaniels (2.0).

6. South Laurel - Anyone expecting the Cardinals to fall out of contention because of their graduation losses will probably be disappointed. A program as strong as the one built by Steve Wright doesn't disappear overnight.

7. Knox Central - With everyone returning, led by 6-4 sophomore guard Cody Miller (19.8), the Panthers should continue their improvement and perhaps move into contention for the regional title.

8. Barbourville - Sharp-shooting Cody Messer (16.6) and steady Derek Vanover (12.0) are back for their senior seasons at the wings in a strong backcourt that will also include junior point guard Garrett Clark (5.9).

9. Bell County - Not unlike South Laurel, the Bobcats remain competitive despite heavy graduation losses.

10. North Laurel - After a rough season due to graduation losses and dismissals, the Jaguars should bounce back with several players returning who gained valuable varsity experience.

Best of the rest - Middlesboro, Cawood, Whitley County, Oneida Baptist, Harlan, Red Bird, Williamsburg, Lynn Camp and Evarts.

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Lewis, Hobbs and Campbell named to coaches all-region hoops team
By Enterprise Staff

The 13th Region Boys Basketball Coaches Association recently announced its all-region team for the 2006-07 season. South Laurel point guard Ty Proffitt, a Notre Dame signee, was named the region's player of the year. Proffitt averaged 16.2 points per game and led the Cardinals to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year.

Bell County's Eddie Whitaker was selected the region's top coach after leading the Bobcats to a 25-6 finish and their 10th consecutive district championship.

The all-region team is as follows:

First team: Bell County's Trey Goins and Ryan Whitaker; Clay County's Zach Lewis; Corbin's Josh Crawford; Cumberland's Desmond Johnson and Kyle Simpson; Harlan's John Smith; Jackson County's Nick Brumback; Knox Central's Cody Miller; Lynn Camp's Craig Bargo; Pineville's Dustin Day and James David Strange; and South Laurel's Jordan Hammonds, Ty Proffitt and Trey Smith.

Second team: Barbourville's Cody Messer, Jerry Smith and Derek Vanover; Bell County's Josh Whitaker; Cawood's Josh Caldwell and Adam Rhymer; Clay County's Justin Hobbs; Cumberland's Brock Leisge; Harlan's Robbie Curtis; Knox Central's Jacob Scalf; Middlesboro's Tyler Hatmaker; North Laurel's Nick Shannon and Josh Seidel; Pineville's Dustin Warren; and Whitley County's Jamie Lebanion.

An all-academic team was also named, consisting of seniors with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. The all-academic team included: Bell County's Ryan Whitaker; Clay County's Moe Campbell; Corbin's Josh Hamlin and Clayton Sewell; Harlan's John Smith; South Laurel's Ty Proffitt; Whitley County's Jared Roaden and Calvin Capps; and Williamsburg's Mike McRay and Daniel Kilgore.

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COACH KEVIN SPURLOCK’S BOYS’ BASKETBALL CAMP



Clay County Basketball coach Kevin Spurlock will his first boy's basketball camp at Clay County High School (Bobby Keith Gymnasium) June 4th-8th from 1:00-4:00 PM each day. Registration will be June 4th from Noon until 1 PM. Boys who were in grades K-6 this past school year or ages 5-13 can participate. The cost is $45.

Camp highlights are:

Provide individual drills that will help to develop the basic fundamentals of shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and defense

Competition games such as Hot Shot, Free Throw shooting, 3 pt contest, Knock-out, and a skill competition obstacle course

Team games involving 3 on 3 and 5 on 5

Awards to competition winners

Each camper will receive a camp memento

Instruction from current CCHS/CCMS coaching staffs and current players

Campers will be divided into age-appropriate divisions

An opportunity allowing our young boys to be a part of the greatest high school, tradition-rich, basketball program in the state of Kentucky

Clay County Tiger Basketball: “We set the Standard of Excellence for Mountain High School Basketball”

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Clay County's JV Basketball finish second in AAU
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The Clay County JV Boys Basketball team finished second in the AAU tournament at the KBA in Lexington. The young Tigers defeated Tates Creek 54-45 and St. Xavier 63-45 before falling to Scott County 65-62 in the finals. Clay County had finished undefeated in pool play.

In varisty action the Tigers were undefeated in pool play before falling to Middlesboro 77-51 in tournament action. Lexington Christian moved to the final game with wins over 13th regional teams Middlesboro (75-39) and Cumberland (58-55).

The Lady Tigers will play in the girls AAU tournament June 21-24. The JV girls will face Assumption, Pike Central, and Southwestern in pool play. The varisty Lady Tigers will face Sacred Heart, Southwestern, and East Jessamine.