2019 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

BOB WHITE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Justin Powell – North Oldham

2019 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Luke Morrison – South Oldham

Carl Blanton – Trotwood-Madison

K’suan Casey – Madisonville

Kenny White – Madisonville

Jackson Sivills – McCracken County

Robert Smith – Bishop McDevitt

JJ Traynor – Bardstown

Stephen Moore – Fairdale

Dayvion McKnight – Collins

Marcellus Vail – Collins

Tyren Moore – Male

Noah Courtney – Male

Gabe Sisk – Ballard

Jack Edelen – Ballard

Tyler Higdon – North Oldham

CONSOLATION RESULTS -- DECEMBER 23RD

CONSOLATION FINAL

Trotwood-Madison def. South Oldham 105-99

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5TH PLACE FINAL
Madisonville def. McCracken County 55-52
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3RD PLACE FINAL
Male def. Collins 83-72
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CONSOLATION RESULTS -- DECEMBER 22ND

5th Place Semifinals

Madisonville def. Bishop McDevitt (PA) 64-58

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McCracken County def. Fairdale 54-53
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Consolation Bracket

Clay County def. Palmetto (FL) 75-64
LaRue County def. Martin County 68-51
South Oldham def. Bardtown 69-59
Trotwood-Madison (OH) def. Trinity 86-83

MALE 65, MCCRACKEN COUNTY 56

Our final quarterfinal matchup featured Kentucky’s top ranked Bulldogs of Male taking on 13th ranked McCracken County. After trailing late in the fourth quarter it was a dominant performance in overtime that pushed Male through to their first King of the Bluegrass semifinal appearance since 2007. 

A trio of early three-point goals helped Male jump out to a 14-6 lead in the opening quarter of play. The McCracken County defense held the Bulldogs without a field goal for the final two minutes of the first quarter as Noah Dumas pulled the Mustangs within 5 points at the quarter break. Back-to-back three-pointers by Noah Courtney and Desdrick Lindsey extended Male’s lead to as many as nine points at 23-14 two minutes into the second quarter. Seven points by McCracken County’s Ian McCune propelled the Mustangs on a 12-2 run to take the lead at 26-25 with 1:57 remaining in the first half. Male’s Tyren Moore connected with the basket at the buzzer to give Male a 27-26 halftime lead. 

Jackson Sivills would give McCracken County the lead back with a three-pointer early in the second half before Male went on a 10-2 run with Tyren Moore’s basket pushing Male’s lead to 37-31. A Cameron Pope three-pointer in the closing seconds of the third quarter would keep Male ahead 42-38. A pair of three-pointers by Sivills in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter helped McCracken County retake the lead at 46-44. Sivills and Ronnie Jones Jr would combine for the next eight points for the Mustangs as their lead grew to as many as four points over the next four minutes of play. A pair of free throws by Male’s Tyren Moore cut the McCracken County lead to two points with 1:39 remaining. A steal and layup by Noah Courtney on the ensuing possession would tie the game at 54-54 with 1:14 remaining. Sivills would miss a late free throw attempt with 45 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs another chance to win. A charge on the Bulldogs’ Tyren Moore on the next possession would give the ball back to McCracken County with 1.4 seconds remaining, but the Mustangs had the inbounds pass batted away to extend the game to overtime.

Male opened the overtime period with six straight points to move ahead 60-54. Noah Dumas’ basket midway through overtime would prove to be the only basket for the Mustangs. Male closed the game on a 5-0 run with a massive block by Noah Courtney leading to a Kaleb Glenn dunk that put an exclamation point on the win for the Bulldogs. 

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Next Up: 

Male vs. North Oldham (Sun. 7:30pm) 

McCracken County vs. Fairdale (Sun. 6:00pm)

MCCRACKEN COUNTY 60, LARUE COUNTY 49

The finale on our opening day of action at the 2019 Chad Gardner Law King of the Bluegrass featured the 13th ranked Mustangs of McCracken County making their tournament debut against unranked LaRue County. 

The opening three minutes of play saw McCracken County’s defense take control holding as they held LaRue County to 1-of-4 baskets while jumping ahead 8-2. The Mustangs connected on four 3-point field goals in the opening quarter to jump ahead to take a commanding 20-8 lead at the end of the quarter. Jackson Sivills connected on his third 3-pointer of the half to extend the McCracken County lead to 15 points a minute in the second quarter. A pair of 3-point baskets from LaRue County’s Carson Childress pulled the Hawks back to within 11 points at 25-14 but they couldn’t get any closer before the half. Noah Dumas basket with a minute to play in the half capped a 10-4 run by McCracken County to send them to the locker room leading 35-20. 

The opening minutes of the second half were much of the same with McCracken County extending their lead to as many as 16 points at 42-26 following another Jackson Sivills 3-pointer. The Hawks turned up the defensive pressure over the next three minutes holding the Mustangs scoreless while piecing together an 8-0 run to pull within 34-42with 2:30 remaining in the third quarter. A pair of free throws by Sivills extended the McCracken County lead back to nine points at 47-38. Jeremiah Belton’s 3-pointer in the opening minute of the fourth quarter would get LaRue County as close as 43-47, but the Hawks couldn’t maintain the momentum. Less than a minute later McCracken County’s lead was back to 8 points. Mark Goode’s basket with 2:12 remaining would give the Hawks their final chance cutting the score to 49-55 before McCracken County closed on a 5-0 run to claim the 60-49 victory. 

Jackson Sivills earned Central Bank Player of the Game honors for McCracken County with a game-high 24 points and 8 rebounds. Noah Dumas added 17 points for the Mustangs. Mark Goode led the way for LaRue County with 18 points and 8 rebound and Warner Bryan added 14 points and 9 rebounds. 

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NEXT UP: 

McCracken County vs. Winner Male-South Oldham (Sat. 9:00pm) 

LaRue County vs. Loser Male-South Oldham (Sat. 9:00pm)