CONGRATULATIONS TO D.C. STATE CHAMPION ST. JOHN'S

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CONGATULATIONS TO 2015 D.C. STATE CHAMPIONS SAINT JOHN'S!!!

STAT LEADERS -- Final Leaders

CyberSports for Basketball - Tournament Leaders (Individual Totals)
2014 Forcht Bank King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic

	Scoring		Num			Scoring		Avg			Productivity		Value
1	GOODIN, Quentin	TAY	113		1	GOODIN, Quentin	TAY	28.3		1	PERRY, Jalen	BAL	100
2	PERRY, Jalen	BAL	112		2	PERRY, Jalen	BAL	28.0		2	McDONALD, Drew	NCC	93.5
3	WEAVER, Dujuanta	DOSS	103		3	WEAVER, Dujuanta	DOSS	25.8		3	GOODIN, Quentin	TAY	88.0
4	WOODS, Peyton	WAYNE	96		4	WOODS, Peyton	WAYNE	24.0		4	BLACKWELL, Braxton	CPA	87.5
5	McDONALD, Drew	NCC	94		5	BOLDEN, James	HOLM	24.0		5	HOLMAN, Aric	OWEN	80.5
6	BLACKWELL, Braxton	CPA	93		6	McDONALD, Drew	NCC	23.5		6	WEAVER, Dujuanta	DOSS	62.0
7	EAVES, Anthony	BAL	89		7	BLACKWELL, Braxton	CPA	23.3		7	BOLDEN, James	HOLM	61.5
8	BLEVINS, Trey	WAYNE	88		8	EAVES, Anthony	BAL	22.3		8	STEARNS, Corey	WAYNE	60.0
9	JR., Anthony Cowan	STJ	86		9	BLEVINS, Trey	WAYNE	22.0		9	WEYER, Ben	NCC	58.5
10	BOLDEN, James	HOLM	72		10	JR., Anthony Cowan	STJ	21.5		10	MILLER, Justin	OWEN	58.0
11	WEYER, Ben	NCC	71		11	MILLER, Justin	OWEN	21.3		11	JR., Anthony Cowan	STJ	57.0
12	STEARNS, Corey	WAYNE	71		12	HOLMAN, Aric	OWEN	21.0		12	EAVES, Anthony	BAL	55.0
13	CAMPBELL, Tyger	CPA	69		13	MATLOCK, Jaqualis	HOP	19.7		13	BLEVINS, Trey	WAYNE	55.0
14	SLOAN, David	TAY	68		14	STEARNS, Corey	WAYNE	17.8		14	MATLOCK, Jaqualis	HOP	54.5
15	MILLER, Justin	OWEN	64		15	WEYER, Ben	NCC	17.8		15	WOODS, Peyton	WAYNE	54.0
16	HOLMAN, Aric	OWEN	63		16	CAMPBELL, Tyger	CPA	17.3		16	DAVIS, Micah	CPA	52.0
17	MATLOCK, Jaqualis	HOP	59		17	SLOAN, David	TAY	17.0		17	CAMPBELL, Tyger	CPA	49.0
18	BERRY, Brandon	TAY	59		18	HILL, Jaalam	WAGG	17.0		18	SYKES, Kylia	STJ	45.0
19	SHARPE, Tyler	BE	59		19	McCLENDON, Markel	HOLM	16.7		19	COLLINS, Ramon	DOSS	44.5
20	DAVIS, Micah	CPA	56		20	COOPER, De'Von	WAGG	15.3		20	DOWTIN, Jeffrey	STJ	43.5
21	GRAY, Terell	DOSS	56		21	RICHARDSON, Tre	FAIR	15.0		21	BERRY, Brandon	TAY	42.0
22	HILL, Jaalam	WAGG	51		22	BERRY, Brandon	TAY	14.8		22	HILL, Jaalam	WAGG	41.0
23	PANGALLO, Zach	NCC	51		23	SHARPE, Tyler	BE	14.8		23	KLEFOT, Brandon	BE	39.0
24	McCLENDON, Markel	HOLM	50		24	JOHNSON, Jalen	HOP	14.7		24	PRESTON, Ryan	SS	39.0
25	DOWTIN, Jeffrey	STJ	49		25	HARRIS, Karl	DLS	14.7		25	McCLENDON, Markel	HOLM	39.0

All Tournament Team Announced

Bob White Most Valuable Player

Anthony Cowan Jr..............St. John's

Ralph Beard Spirit Award

Peyton Woods...................Wayne Co.

Aric Holman.......................Owensboro

Justin Miller........................Owensboro

Drew McDonald..................New Cath

Jalen Perry................................Ballard

Tyler Sharpe........................Bullitt East

James Bolden...........................Holmes

Dujuanta Weaver..........................Doss

Braxton Blackwell.........................CPA

Tyger Campbell.............................CPA

Trey Blevins.........................Wayne Co.

David Sloan..........................Taylor Co.

Quentin Goodin.....................Taylor Co.

Jeffrey Dowtin........................St. John's

CHAMPIONSHIP -- St. John's 59,Taylor County 56

In a battle of teams making their first King of the Bluegrass Championship appearance it was St. John's (7-2) who claimed the victory over Taylor County (10-1). The win was the Cadets first championship in the event and extended their winning streak to seven games. The game was an instant classic with the teams exchanging the lead twelve times including three lead changes and three ties in the final three minutes of play.

The opening quarter of the game was the Brandon Berry show as the Taylor County senior single-handedly outscored St. John's with 19 points including three 3-point field goals. The Cardinals 23-16 lead at the end of the first quarter didn't last long as Anthony Cowan capped an 8-0 run by St. John's put the Cadets ahead 24-23. An old fashion three-point play by Tre Wood put St. John's on top by four just minutes later. An administrative Technical Foul on St. John's with 1:46 to play put David Sloan at the free throw line where he tied the game at 31-31. Austin Webster put the Cardinals back in the leads with less than twenty seconds to play, but it was Jeffrey Dowtin's 3-pointer with three seconds to play that sent St. John's to the locker room with a 34-33 lead.

St. John's Matas Budrys opened the second half with a three-pointer to push the Cadets ahead by four and it took six straight points by Quentin Goodin to get Taylor County back in it midway through the third quarter. A putback by Brandon Berry gave the Cardinals their first lead of the half but it was short lived as Anthony Cowan drilled a three-pointer on the next possession to put St. John's back ahead. Ezra Oliver's basket with 2:24 remaining in the third quarter gave Taylor County a lead they would hold for nearly the next seven minutes. With 3:32 remaining in the game Jeffrey Dowtin got a block on one end of the floor and a basket on the other to put St. John's back in the lead 53-52. A pair of David Sloan free throws tied the game with 1:48 remaining and a third Sloan free throw put the Cards ahead 55-54 with 51.9 remaining in the game. A foul

on Goodin sent St. John's Cowan back to charity stripe where he hit a pair to put the Cadets ahead 56-55 with 6.1 seconds to play. A Tre Woods foul on the other end sent Sloan back to the free throw line where he hit the first-of-two shots to tie the game with 3.2 remaining. A miss and ensuing foul by Sloan put the Cadets' Dowtin on the line where he hit two free throws to put St. John's ahead 58-56. Anthony Cowan stole the ensuing inbound pass and sealed the St. John's 59-56 win with a final free throw.

Taylor County was led by Brandon Berry's 25 point, 11 rebound performance. All-Tournament Team selections Quentin Goodin and David Sloan added 16 points and 8 points respectively. Tounament Most Valuable Player Anthony Cowan Jr. notched 18 points for the Cadets and All-Tournament Team selection Jeffrey Dowtin added 12 points. 

2014 Championship Preview -- Taylor County vs. St. John's

Tonight's 2014 Forcht Bank King of the Bluegrass Championship will have some unique flair. The final game will feature undefeated Taylor County (10-0) against St. John's College High School (6-2) from Washington D.C. The game marks the first time since 2005 and just the thirteenth time in the 34 year history of the event that a Louisville school will not be in the KOB final.

The 17th ranked Cardinals defeated unranked Waggener, 7th ranked Wayne County and 10th ranked Doss in route the tournament final. Taylor County is averaging 82.0 points per game and is led by sophomore Quentin Goodin who is averaging 32.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

The Cadets of St. John's come into the tournament final on a six game winning streak. St. John's has defeated the last two King of the Bluegrass Champions in route to the tournament final with wins over No. 2 Ballard, No. 16 Bullitt East, The Tennessean's Midstate No. 1 Christ Presbyterian Academy. The Cadets, ranked sixth by The Washington Post for the Washington D.C. area, are holding opponents to just 53.6 points per game. University of Louisville target Anthony Cowan Jr. leads the charge for St. John's averaging 22.6 points and more than 3 steals per game.

The overall edge based on tournament play goes to Taylor County who has the advantage in Scoring, Productivity, Accuracy, Range, Concentration, Strength and Alertness. The Cadets hold the pregame advantage in Defense, Aggressiveness and Ball Handling. The final will surely be memorable as we will crown a first time champion after tonight's game.

UPDATED BRACKET

Schedule of Play -- Tuesday, December 23rd

Consolation Final

3:00pm -- West Gym

#4 Newport Cent. Catholic vs. #2 Ballard

5th Place Final
4:30pm -- West Gym

#16 Bullitt East #7 Wayne County

3rd Place Final

6:00pm -- West Gym

#10 Doss vs. Christ Presbyterian (TN)

Championship

7:30pm -- West Gym

#17 Taylor County vs. St. John's (DC) 

SEMIFINAL -- St. John's 54, Christ Presbyterian 52

In a rare all out-of-state semifinal it was the Cadets of St. John's (6-2) that put the first blemish on Christ Presbyterian's (9-2) record at the King of the Bluegrass. The two teams were a combined 15-1 all-time in tournament play coming into tonight's semifinal.

The opening quarter of the game was a defensive battle with the two teams shooting a combined 5-of-20 from the field and turning the ball over five times. A 9-3 run, including a pair of Jeffrey Dowtin 3-point goals, gave St. John's a five point lead in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Dowtin's third three-pointer of the quarter pushed the Cadets lead to the largest of the half at nine points. Christ Presbyterian 8th grader Tyger Campbell scored five of the final seven points of the half to pull CPA back within 24-22 at the half. 

The Lions tied the ball game in the opening seconds of the second half but it was four CPA turnovers that led to an 11-2 run by St. John's that nearly gave the Cadets a double digit lead. Christ Presbyterian used back-to-back three-pointers by Campbell and Micah Davis with 4:57 remaining to take the lead for the first time in the half. The teams exchanged the leads twice before Anthony Cowan Jr's free throw tied the game at 49-49 with 1:33 remaining. Tyger Cambell hit the first of two free throws to give CPA a one point lead. Braxton Blackwell pushed the CPA's lead to three points with 21 seconds remaining nailing a pair of free throws. It was Cowan's long distance 3-pointer with 7 seconds remaining that tied that game and electrified the crowd. Matas Budrys' steal and Jeffrey Dowtin layup at the buzzer put the Cadets into their first tournament championship with a 54-52 lead.

Christ Presbyterian was led by Tyger Campbell's 18 points and Braxton Blackwell's 16 point, 12 rebound double-double. Micah Davis added 11 points for the Lions. Jeffrey Dowtin led St. John's with 18 points, including the game winner, and Matas Budrys and Anthony Cowan each added 13 points for the Cadets.

Up Next

3rd Place Final
Christ Presbyterian vs. Doss - Tuesday 6:00pm (West Gym)

Championship
St. John's vs. Taylor County - Tuesday 7:30pm (West Gym)

UPDATED BRACKET

Schedule of Play -- Monday, December 22nd

5th Place Semifinals
4:30pm -- West Gym

#16 Bullitt East vs. South Shore (NY)

6:00pm -- West Gym

#7 Wayne County vs. #9 Owensboro

Semifinals

7:30pm -- West Gym

#17 Taylor County vs. #10 Doss
 

9:00pm -- West Gym

St. John's (DC) vs. Christ Presbyterian (TN)

Consolation
4:30pm -- East Gym

#11 Holmes vs. De La Salle (IL)

6:00pm -- East Gym

Fairdale vs. #18 Bardstown

7:30pm -- East Gym

Waggener vs. #4 Newport Cent. Catholic
 

9:00pm -- East Gym

#2 Ballard vs. #5 Hopkinsville

QUARTERFINAL -- St. John's 62, Bullitt East 48

St. John's (5-2), ranked sixth by The Washington Post for the Washington D.C. area, faced their second straight Top 25 team against the Bullitt East Chargers (5-2). The two squads which each faced tough first round opponents battled it out for a spot in Monday's semifinals.

An early defensive struggle watched both teams fail to score for the first 3:40 of play before Anthony Cowan Jr. drilled a pair of 3-pointers to put St. John's ahead. It took Bullitt East nearly five minutes to get on the board and the Chargers couldn't find an answer for Cowan who scored 10 of the Cadets first 12 points. A 10-2 run to open the second quarter helped Bullitt East pull within 3 points midway through the second quarter. Three Bullitt East turnovers in the final two minutes of the half helped St. John's push ahead 26-16 at the half. 

The Chargers defensive pressure picked up in the second half as they turned four St. John's turnovers in nine points. Bullitt East cut the St. John's lead to as few as six points in the final minute of the third quarter. From there the Cadets rolled off a 19-6 run to take a game-high 18 point lead with 3:42 remaining in the game. Bullitt East converted on three straight possessions and got four points from Brandon Klefot but could never get closer than twelve points for the remainder of the game. Kylia Sykes dunk in the final 15 seconds sealed the 62-48 victory for the Cadets.

St.. John's Anthony Cowan led the Cadets with a game-high 33 points. Jeffrey Dowtin and Kylia Sykes added 12 and 10 respectively. Bullitt East got 15 points from forward Brando Klefot and guard Tyler Sharpe added 12 points for the Chargers.

Up Next

St. John's vs. Christ Presbyterian - Monday 9:00pm (West Gym)
Bullitt East vs. South Shore - Monday 4:30pm (West Gym)

UPDATED BRACKET

Schedule of Play -- Sunday, December 21st

Quarterfinals
4:30pm -- West Gym

Christ Presbyterian (TN) vs. South Shore (NY)

6:00pm -- West Gym

#7 Wayne County vs. #17 Taylor County

7:30pm -- West Gym

St. John's (DC) vs. #16 Bullitt East

9:00pm -- West Gym

#9 Owensboro vs. #10 Doss

Consolation
4:30pm -- East Gym

#5 Hopkinsville vs. De La Salle (IL)

6:00pm -- East Gym

Fairdale vs. Waggener

7:30pm -- East Gym

#2 Ballard vs. #11 Holmes

9:00pm -- East Gym

#18 Bardstown vs. #4 Newport Cent. Catholic

STAT LEADERS -- First Round

CyberSports for Basketball - Tournament Leaders (Media)
2014 Forcht Bank King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic

Scoring		G	FG	3FG	FT	PTS	Avg		Field Goal %		G	FG	FGA	Pct
1. Dujuanta Weaver	DOSS	1	4	4	10	30	30.0		1. Garrett Wilson	BE	1	6	6	.1000
2. Quentin Goodin	TAY	1	9	1	8	29	29.0		2. Aric Holman	OWEN	1	7	8	.875
3. Tyger Campbell	CPA	1	7	2	9	29	29.0		3. Jacoby Harris	OWEN	1	4	5	.800
4. James Bolden	HOLM	1	6	5	1	28	28.0		4. Kevin Kirby	WAGG	1	4	5	.800
5. Corey Stearns	WAYNE	1	9	0	7	25	25.0		5. Tre Richardson	FAIR	1	7	9	.777
6. David Sloan	TAY	1	5	3	5	24	24.0		6. Justin Miller	OWEN	1	10	13	.769
7. Peyton Woods	WAYNE	1	2	4	7	23	23.0		7. Rod Avery	HOLM	1	7	10	.700
8. Trey Blevins	WAYNE	1	2	3	10	23	23.0		8. Braxton Blackwell	CPA	1	9	13	.692
9. De'Von Cooper	WAGG	1	4	2	9	23	23.0		9. Jaqualis Matlock	HOP	1	8	12	.666
10. Anthony Eaves	BAL	1	3	4	5	23	23.0		10. Kylia Sykes	STJ	1	6	9	.666
11. Jalen Perry	BAL	1	4	3	6	23	23.0
12. Anthony Cowan Jr.	STJ	1	6	0	10	22	22.0		Three Pt FG %		G	3Pt	3PA	Pct
13. Justin Miller	OWEN	1	10	0	2	22	22.0		1. Ethan Longacre	FAIR	1	4	4	.1000
14. Braxton Blackwell	CPA	1	9	0	4	22	22.0		2. Jalen Johnson	HOP	1	3	4	.750
15. Terell Gray	DOSS	1	6	1	4	19	19.0		3. David Sloan	TAY	1	3	5	.600
16. Tyler Sharpe	BE	1	2	4	3	19	19.0		4. Tyger Campbell	CPA	1	2	4	.500
17. Micah Davis	CPA	1	2	4	3	19	19.0		5. Jacquess Hobbs	WAGG	1	2	4	.500
18. Jalen Johnson	HOP	1	5	3	0	19	19.0		6. James Bolden	HOLM	1	5	11	.454
19. Tre Richardson	FAIR	1	7	0	5	19	19.0		7. Tyler Sharpe	BE	1	4	9	.444
20. Aric Holman	OWEN	1	7	0	4	18	18.0		8. Micah Davis	CPA	1	4	9	.444
									9. Dujuanta Weaver	DOSS	1	4	10	.400
									10. Anthony Eaves	BAL	1	4	10	.400
Rebounding		G	Off	Def		Rebs	Avg		Free Throw %		G	FT	FTA	Pct
1. Terell Gray	DOSS	1	7	9		16	16.0		1. De'Von Cooper	WAGG	1	9	9	.1000
2. Kylia Sykes	STJ	1	6	7		13	13.0		2. Cheyenne Nettleton	SS	1	4	4	.1000
3. Drew McDonald	NCC	1	5	8		13	13.0		3. Jacquan Hendricks	WAGG	1	4	4	.1000
4. Kevin Kirby	WAGG	1	4	9		13	13.0		4. Paul Schiavone	BAL	1	4	4	.1000
5. Aric Holman	OWEN	1	0	12		12	12.0		5. Peyton Woods	WAYNE	1	7	8	.875
6. Brandon Hutton	DLS	1	9	3		12	12.0		6. Dujuanta Weaver	DOSS	1	10	12	.833
7. Jalen Perry	BAL	1	2	10		12	12.0		7. Jordan Gary	HOP	1	5	6	.833
8. Nick Gillespie	WAYNE	1	5	6		11	11.0		8. Tre Richardson	FAIR	1	5	6	.833
9. Dylan Sanford	OWEN	1	3	8		11	11.0		9. Quentin Goodin	TAY	1	8	10	.800
10. Corey Stearns	WAYNE	1	4	6		10	10.0		10. Aric Holman	OWEN	1	4	5	.800
11. Jackson Baker	WAYNE	1	2	8		10	10.0
12. Braxton Blackwell	CPA	1	3	6		9	9.0		Assists		G		Asst	Avg
13. Jaqualis Matlock	HOP	1	5	4		9	9.0		1. James Bolden	HOLM	1		7	7.0
14. Brandon Berry	TAY	1	1	7		8	8.0		2. Bailey Rakes	BE	1		6	6.0
15. Brandon Klefot	BE	1	2	6		8	8.0		3. Darion Morrow	OWEN	1		5	5.0
16. Ben Weyer	NCC	1	3	5		8	8.0		4. Nick Simeon	SS	1		5	5.0
17. Nicholas Kratholm	WAGG	1	1	7		8	8.0		5. Braxton Blackwell	CPA	1		5	5.0
18. Tre Richardson	FAIR	1	3	5		8	8.0		6. Grant Moeves	NCC	1		4	4.0
19. Anthony Eaves	BAL	1	2	6		8	8.0		7. Delvonte McCloud	DOSS	1		3	3.0
20. Kris Saulny	STJ	1	1	6		7	7.0		8. Tyler Sharpe	BE	1		3	3.0
									9. Tyger Campbell	CPA	1		3	3.0
									10. Jalen Johnson	HOP	1		3	3.0
Blocks		G	Blks	Avg					Steals		G		Stls	Avg
1. Nick Gillespie	WAYNE	1	4	4.0					1. Kylia Sykes	STJ	1		4	4.0
2. Jared Farris	BE	1	3	3.0					2. Anthony Cowan Jr.	STJ	1		4	4.0
3. Ben Weyer	NCC	1	3	3.0					3. Ledonald Gray	HOP	1		4	4.0
4. Ryan Preston	SS	1	2	2.0					4. Cheyenne Nettleton	SS	1		3	3.0
5. Cori Johnson	SS	1	2	2.0					5. Jordan Gary	HOP	1		3	3.0
6. Braxton Blackwell	CPA	1	2	2.0					6. Steven Cager	HOP	1		3	3.0
7. James Bolden	HOLM	1	2	2.0					7. James Bolden	HOLM	1		3	3.0
8. Jalen Perry	BAL	1	2	2.0					8. Grant Moeves	NCC	1		3	3.0
9. Kylia Sykes	STJ	1	1	1.0					9. Jerrett Dennison	BARDS	1		3	3.0
10. Tre Wood	STJ	1	1	1.0					10. Elijay Cowherd	BARDS	1		3	3.0