2009 Canfield Development
King of the Bluegrass - Dec. 22
CONSOLATION FINAL
3:00PM - Ballard def. Iroquois, 69-61
FIFTH PLACE FINAL
4:30PM - Memphis Central def. Shelby County, 70-36
THIRD PLACE FINAL
6:00PM - Eastern def. Clark County, 77-70
CHAMPIONSHIP
7:30PM - Trinity def. Seneca, 59-42
Tournament Summary - Individual Leaders - Team Leaders
Tim Peete (Mem. Central) |
Trae Golden (McEachern) |
Quintrel Morris (Fairdale) |
Donovan Gibbs (Iroquois) |
Donovan Johnson (Shelby Co.) |
Ian Chiles (Ballard) |
Keisten Jones (Ballard) |
Remy Abell (Eastern) |
Lyonell Gaines (Eastern) |
Robbie Stenzel (Clark Co.) |
Vinny Zollo (Clark Co.) |
Zach McElwain (Seneca) |
Martez Harris (Seneca) |
Taylor Epley (Trinity) |
Bob White MVP: Josh Sewell (Trinity) |
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Ralph Beard Spirit Award: Robbie Stenzel (Clark Co.) |
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Trinity 59, Seneca 42 - An explosive 8-0 lead by Trinity got the championship game off to a hot start. Seneca returned the favor scoring five straight points to bring the game within three points. By the end of the opening quarter the Shamrocks had pushed their lead back to six points. An 12-2 run in the the opening four minutes of the second quarter gave Trinity a demanding 14 point lead. A Mike Fluellen basket with 17 seconds remaining in the half cut led Trinity lead to eight points. The opening 1:30 of the second half was scoreless before Josh Sewell pushed the lead back to 12 points for Trinity. Aaron Nance came back with eight straight points to help the Redhawks pull within 34-31. The three points was the closest the Redhawks got for the remainder of the game as Trinity reeled off a 14-2 run to extend their lead to 15 points in the opening minute of the final quarter. Josh Sewell connected on five of six free throws in the final 2:47 to seal the 59-42 win and King of the Bluegrass Championship. The 17 point margin of victory matched that of 2008 Champion Seattle Franklin. Seneca was led by Aaron Nance with 8 points. Kevin Shaw and Martez Harris added 7 apiece for the Redhawks who had no players score in double digits. Trinity was led by Josh Sewell with a game-high 23 points. Taylor Epley added 13 for the Rocks. The win marked the first ever King of the Bluegrass Championships for Trinity. Trinity's Josh Sewell was named the Gatorade/Five-Star Basketball Star of the Game.
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(Photos By Chris Hall)
Eastern 77, Clark County 70 - It was the Lyonell Gaines show in the opening minutes of the third place matchup between Eastern and Clark County. Gaines scored the first eight points for the Eagles who jumped out to an early 8-5 lead. The Cardinals tied the game for the first time four minutes into play with the score at 10-10. The next four minutes of play resulted in two ties and four lead changes with Remy Abell scoring five straight points to give Eastern a 21-15 lead at the end of the opening quarter. Robbie Stenzel knotted the game at 21-21 with a basket 1:20 into the second quarter. Delquan Thomas scored ten points in the next four minutes as Eastern regained the lead pushing it to as many as eight points. Clark County could not get closer than two points during the third quarter of play. A Vinny Zollo field goal with 2:07 remaining in the quarter pulled the score to 49-47. Less than three minutes later the Eagles had extended their lead to seven points. Five straight Robbie Stenzel points helped Clark County tie the game for the fifth time at 59-59 with 4:58 remaining in the game. The final tie of the game came thirty seconds later off a Charlie Rogers field goal.. By the two minute mark Eastern had regained an eight point lead and rolled to the victory hitting 10 of 11 free throws in the closing minutes. The 77-70 Eastern win gave the Eagles a third place finish in the 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass. Clark County was led by Vinny Zollo with a game-high 32 points and 10 rebounds. Robbie Stenzel added 15 and Corey Rogers added 14 for the Cardinals. Lyonell Gaines led Eastern with 25 points. Delquan Thomas and Remy Abell added 16 and 14 respectively. Eastern's Lyonell Gaines was named the Gatorade/Five-Star Basketball Star of the Game.
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(Photos By Chris Hall)
Memphis Central 70, Shelby County 36 - A tight opening quarter of play in the fifth place final between Memphis Central and Shelby County led to three ties and four lead changes. An Allen Farmer dunk with 1:21 remaining in the quarter capped the scoring giving the Warriors a 13-9 lead. The Rockets fell apart in the second quarter as the Memphis Central lead grew to seven points two minutes into the quarter. Shelby County couldn't get any closer for the remainder of the half as Central outscored them 14-6 over the final six minutes of the half to take a fifteen point lead at halftime. Two minutes into the second half the Warriors lead was at 23 points and the Rockets never got any closer for the remainder of the game. Memphis Central took their largest lead of the game at 68-34 with 2:01 remaining in the game and maintained the 24 point lead for a 70-36 win claiming fifth place in the 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass. Donovan Johnson led Shelby County with 15 points on the night. Allen Farmer led Central with a game-high 19 points and Jarnell Stokes and Tim Peete added 16 and 11 respectively.
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(Photos By Chris Hall)
Ballard 69, Iroquois 61 - Iroquois' Jermaine Jackson opened the game with a layup giving the Raiders their first lead of the half. The Bruins took over from there taking the lead on an Ian Chiles three-pointer and expanding their lead to as many as five points in the opening quarter. Nearly four minutes later the Raiders had battled back to take their second lead of the game at 15-14. A Jermaine Jackson dunk midway through the seconds quarter gave the Radiers a six point advantage. The Bruins took their second lead of the game with jsut two minutes remaining in the half. Six straight unanswered points gave Ballard the 31-24 lead at the half. Five straight points by Ballard's Keisten Jones pushed the Bruins lead to as many as nine points. A pair of three-pointers and a Sam Tolliver layup pushed the Raiders back ahead four minutes into the second half. The Bruins again wasterd no time taking the lead back on their next possession and extending it to ten points entering the final quarter. Ballard took their largest lead of the game, 15 points, with 3:42 remaining in the game. Iroqouis never got closer than seven points for the remainder of the game as Ballard won the consolation title with the 69-61 victory. Iroquois was led by Jermain Jackson's game-hgih 28 points and Sam Tolliver added 13. The Bruins were led by Keisten Jones with 22 points. Ian Chiles added 21 points for Ballard.
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(Photos By Chris Hall)
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