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KENTUCKY'S "ALL A CLASSIC"
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The All A Classic for both boys and girls are set for February 16-21 at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY. This tournament is for 124 schools in the Bluegrass State with the smallest enrollments. The 124 participants are still eligible to play in the regular post season tournament as well. This tournament over the years has kept Kentucky from developing a class system. One can view the brackets below.
Look for Eddyville Lyon County to be crowned champion for the boys and for Bardstown Bethlehem to win the girls' tournament.
IHSAA'S GIRLS SEMI-STATES ARE SET
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The Indiana's Girls Semi-States are set for this coming Saturday. The winners will advance to the state finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on February 27th. See below for the schedule.
Saturday I took in the semifinal regional games at La Porte (4A) and the championship game at Elkhart Jimtown (3A) via the IHSAA Champions Network. Below were the game results and the top players.
LA PORTE 4A SEMIFINALS
MISHAWAKA PENN-63 MERRILLVILLE-22
CROWN POINT-52 LA PORTE-28
ELKHART JIMTOWN 3A CHAMPIONSHIP
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON-64 LAGRANGE LAKELAND-50
TOP 6
MILA REYNOLDS 6-2/JR SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (MARYLAND)
KAITLYN COSTNER 5-6/SR MISHAWAKA PENN (OHIO STATE)
AMIYAH REYNOLDS 6-0/SO SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON
JESSICA CARROTHERS 5-7/JR CROWN POINT
LILLY STODDARD 6-4/JR CROWN POINT (PURDUE)
TRINITY CLINTON 5-7/SR MISHAWAKA PENN
TOP SLEEPER
RASHUNDA JONES 5-8/SO SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON
SECOND 6
RYLIN OTT 5-11/SR LA PORTE (PURDUE-FT. WAYNE)
BAILEY HARTSOUGH 5-10/SR LAGRANGE LAKELAND
LAUREN POLLOCK 6-4/SR LA PORTE
GRACE ADAMS 5-11/SR MISHAWAKA PENN
JORDYN SMITH 5-6/SR MISHAWAKA PENN
TORRI SMITH 5-2/SR MERRILLVILLE
SECOND SLEEPER
DAVINA SMITH 5-11/JR MERRILLVILLE
COVERAGE OF THREE ILLINOIS' BOYS GAMES
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This past week I observed via streaming three boys' games in Illinois. Below were the game results and top players.
ST. CHARLES NORTH-59 ELGIN LARKIN-49
GLEN ELLYN GLENBARD WEST-51 ELMHURST YORK-22
CHICAGO ST. IGNATIUS-63 CHICAGO LEO-39
TOP 3
BRADEN HUFF 6-10/JR GLEN ELLYN GLENBARD WEST
ETHAN MARLOWE 6-8/JR ST. CHARLES NORTH
CADE PIERCE 6-5/JR GLEN ELLYN GLENBARD WEST
TOP SLEEPER
A.J. REDD 6-3/JR CHICAGO ST. IGNATIUS
SECOND 3
FERNANDO PEREZ 6-3/JR ELGIN LARKIN
RICHARD BARRON 6-5/SO CHICAGO ST. IGNATIUS
TROY GLOVER 6-8/SR GLEN ELLYN GLENBARD WEST
KENTUCKY'S BOYS POSTSEASON PICKS
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Below are my "Sweet 16" choices for the Kentucky's Boys State Tournament which will be held March 31 through April 3 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. District play begins on March 15th, followed by the regional tournament.
REGION 1: PADUCAH MCCRACKEN CO.
REGION 2: EDDYVILLE LYON CO.
REGION 3: OWENSBORO
REGION 4: BOWLING GREEN
REGION 5: ELIZABETHTOWN
REGION 6: FERN CREEK
REGION 7: LOUISVILLE MALE
REGION 8: LAGRANGE OLDHAM CO.
REGION 9: COVINGTON CATHOLIC
REGION 10: WINCHESTER GEORGE ROGERS CLARK
REGION 11: LEXINGTON CATHOLIC
REGION 12: SOMERSET
REGION 13: LONDON NORTH LAUREL
REGION 14: CAMPTON WOLFE CO.
REGION 15: PAINTSVILLE JOHNSON CENTRAL
REGION 16: ASHLAND PAUL BLAZER
BOLD DENOTES EVENTUAL STATE CHAMPION
INDIANA'S BOYS POSTSEASON PICKS
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Below are my top 4 picksby classes for the Hoosier's Boys Postseason Tournament. Teams are listed alphabetically and bold denotes my state tournament winner. The state finals are scheduled for April 3rd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
4A
CARMEL
CATHEDRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)
HOMESTEAD (FT. WAYNE)
LAWRENCE NORTH (INDIANAPOLIS)
3A
BOSSE (EVANSVILLE)
HAMMOND
SILVER CREEK (SELLERSBURG)
SOUTH SPENCER (ROCKPORT)
2A
BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN (FT. WAYNE)
LINTON-STOCKTON (LINTON)
SHENANDOAH (MIDDLETOWN)
SOUTH SPENCER (ROCKPORT)
1A
BARR-REEVE (MONTGOMERY)
KOUTS
LOOGOOTEE
TINDLEY (INDIANAPOLIS)
COVERAGE OF FOUR ILLINOIS BOYS' GAMES
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After being idle for two months due to COVID-19, Illinois'high schoolbasketball finally got out of the starting game the first of this month. Below are four game results and top players I observed the past few days on live streaming.
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