Bluegrassrivals

Has anyone heard of this 15 yr old AAU team called the East Ky Lightning?
I was talking to this guy the other day and he told about this teams accomplishments. They sound like the are really good would love to see them play, but they don’t play much around here.
The started in 03

The 03 season
46-6
Champions-BCI 6th grade state
Champions-BCI 12& under state
Champions-East KY. Lightning Hoops Classic
Champions- KBA Holiday Classic
Runner-up East Tennessee shoot out
3rd place morehead Recreational Invitational
Bronze Medallists- 12 & under AAU state
Top 12 finish- BCI Nationals in Phoenix, AZ.

04 season
44-5
2nd East Tennessee Shoot Out Champions
Ky BCI Super Regional Runner-up
KBA AAU State Preview Tournament Champions
KY BCI Super Regional Champions
BCI Best of the Best Tournament Runner-up
AAU Final Eight
Ky. BCI National Qualifier
Ky State AAU National Qualifier
Ky BCI National Inv. Tournament 2004 Champions
2004 AAU National Championship 6th place

05 season

21-6

KY AAU Division 1 14-under Sate Champs

YOBA State Champs

USSSA State Runner-up

Ohio BCI State 3rd place

AAU Division 2 Nationals- 15th place

The players include Tyler Newsome from Virgie, Logan Bryant from Dorton, Tate Cox from June Buchanan, Houston Mcanallen from Pikeville, Taylor Newsome from Virgie, Garrison Collins from June Buchanan, and Ashley Hatfield from Virgie.

Congrats to this team
and g/l in the future

looks like a very good team

They're an AAU team out of London, if I'm not mistaking. I've played them many times. I think we actually beat them a few.

They are not out of lodon everyone of them are from pike county expecct the two kids from june buchanan

They have impressive records through the years.

If i am not mistaken the Lowe kid from pike central and thompson from Lawrence Co. played on that team together a few years back.
I am sorry they played on East Ky Fastbreak team.

Elisha Justice from Dorton also plays on the team.

My bad typo i had his name right here on the list i guess i forgot sry

"DortonWildcat5" Wrote:Elisha Justice from Dorton also plays on the team.

he is a great young player. tate cox is good too

TYLER NEWSOME didn't play much.:BigLaugh:

This team is a virgie team with a few others. Robert Newsome coach them.

this team is impressive. any chance of them ever playing at the same school?

This team could be incredible if they can keep playing together in the future

I wouldn't just call it a Virgie team. They have 3 from Virgie, 2 from Dorton and June Buchanan, and 1 from Pikeville.

Iv'e talked to the coach and he really wants these kids to go to the same high school but it doesn't look like it's going to happen
But a couple of them will probally been playing together
Taylor Newsome, Tyler Newsome, Ashley Hatfield, and Elisha Justice will probally go to thwe same school aslo Lougan Bryant
and Tate Cox and Garrison Collins will be playing together at June Buchanan
but Houston will stay at pikeville

I saw this team set up at Hillbilly Days last year. doing a fundraiser.  Sounds like they are fabulous.  I hope they all do go to the same school -- they will be unstopable!

Who were the starters, the leading scorers, leading rebounder, and overall statistical leader on the team?

Elisha Justice is a great ball handler, im sure he has been a big help to this team-he sure has done great for sv this year