[White Mike]

Landon Slone
Jamie McCarty
Eathan Johnson
Logan Bryant
Devin Rice
Vanhoose
Elisha Justice
Jamie Case
Trai Witt
Taylor Newsome

More players from Valley then Paintsville!this is the 1st list i have seen that had more players from another team than Paintsville.

[SVWildcat2010]

More players from Valley then Paintsville!this is the 1st list i have seen that had more players from another team than Paintsville.

You do know that Valley beat Paintsville this summer by 16 points. Why not have more players on than them?

[SVWildcat2010]

More players from Valley then Paintsville!this is the 1st list i have seen that had more players from another team than Paintsville.

You do know that Valley beat Paintsville this summer by 16 points. Why not have more players on than them? Shelby Valley was the regional runner up last year. Paintsville wasnt. That should mean that Valley has better players.

[basketballjones]

You do know that Valley beat Paintsville this summer by 16 points. Why not have more players on than them? Shelby Valley was the regional runner up last year. Paintsville wasnt. That should mean that Valley has better players.

You mean East KY Lightning beat Paintsville, don't you?

[watchin-u]

Landon Slone-Paintsville
Jamie McCarty-JC
Shane Grimm-Paintsville
Jamie Case-Belfry
Jayrd Crum-JC
Josh Martin-AC
Jesse Meek-JC
Ethan Johnson-SF
JD Vanhoose-Paintsville
Tim Honaker-Pikeville
Devon Rice-MC
no particular order, these players will be the best in the region

[SVWildcat2010]

You mean East KY Lightning beat Paintsville, don't you?

No. Valleybeat Paintsville. East Kentucky Lightning didnt play because all of there players wasnt able to be their then. The Lightning team played the day after Valley beat Paintsville.

[Hoops Lover]

And Belfry beat them(Lightning) by 10+...without Dustin May..

[SVWildcat2010]

And Belfry beat them(Lightning) by 10+...without Dustin May..

Belfry beat the Lightning team because that was there second game in a row. I dont think Belfry can beat Valley in basketball. They might in football but Valley is a basketball school.

[BasketBallonlyfan]

I am not bashing or hateing on anyone when I say this. I dont think anyone should be listed on a top 10 for the region if they have never played a second of high school ball. Call me old fashoned, but I think a top 10 mention should be earned because of what you do on the court instead of what you say you can do or others say you can do. Actions speak louder than words.

[Meade]

In no particular order, the top 10 players in the 15th, IMO, are:

Landon Slone - Paintsville
Jamie McCarty - Johnson Central
Jaryd Crum - Sheldon Clark
Devin Rice - Magoffin County
Jacob Bryant - Shelby Valley
Ethan Johnson - South Floyd
Trai Witt - Betsy Layne
Shane Grimm - Paintsville
Jamie Case - Belfry
J.D. VanHoose - Paintsville

Jaryd Crum goes to Johnson Central and BTW McCarty > Slone

[3 points]

SV will have a good team this year, with the freshman they have coming in. Too bad they couldn't have held EKL together. They will have a good team anyway

[3 points]

Belfry beat the Lightning team because that was there second game in a row. I dont think Belfry can beat Valley in basketball. They might in football but Valley is a basketball school.

EKL had played so many games that week, together and apart with out any practice.

[Homer Simpson]

What about Lyle Johnson I think he should be in the top 10

[thespectator]

Landon Slone
Jamie McCarty
Eathan Johnson
Logan Bryant
Devin Rice
Vanhoose
Elisha Justice
Jamie Case
Trai Witt
Taylor Newsome

nice list but i would switch out ethan johnson and taylor newsome.

[BlackcatAlum]

1)JD Vanhoose-Paintsville - Good Ball hanler and Shooter, IMO is the best player on Paintsville Roster !
2)Landon Slone-Paintsville - Good player but still needs to improve on his passing !
3)Devin Rice-Magoffin Co - Is a quite player but is very agressive ! Rebounding and Scoring machine !
4)Jamie McCarty Johnson Central - Needs to quit shooting so many three's ! I watched him twice last season and he shot about 20 three's in both games combined !
5)Shane Grimm- Paintsville - Nice player! Plays agressive and shoots very well !
6)Tim Honaker- Pikeville - Can play any postion on the court and plays agressive !
7)Jayrd Crum- Johnson Central - Never seen him play but I've heard his name alot !
8)Josh Martin- Allen Central - Is the best all round player on AC's roster and can score good also !
9)Jamie Case- Belfry - Can score from anywhere on the floor and plays team basketball !
10)Ethan Johnson - South Floyd - Is about like Jamie McCarty ! Shoots way too many three's ! Needs to drive more !

[champ]

1)JD Vanhoose-Paintsville - Good Ball hanler and Shooter, IMO is the best player on Paintsville Roster !
2)Landon Slone-Paintsville - Good player but still needs to improve on his passing !
3)Devin Rice-Magoffin Co - Is a quite player but is very agressive ! Rebounding and Scoring machine !
4)Jamie McCarty Johnson Central - Needs to quit shooting so many three's ! I watched him twice last season and he shot about 20 three's in both games combined !
5)Shane Grimm- Paintsville - Nice player! Plays agressive and shoots very well !
6)Tim Honaker- Pikeville - Can play any postion on the court and plays agressive !
7)Jayrd Crum- Johnson Central - Never seen him play but I've heard his name alot !
8)Josh Martin- Allen Central - Is the best all round player on AC's roster and can score good also !
9)Jamie Case- Belfry - Can score from anywhere on the floor and plays team basketball !
10)Ethan Johnson - South Floyd - Is about like Jamie McCarty ! Shoots way too many three's ! Needs to drive more !

I really like this list! Nice post Blackcat Student! However, I may say that Landon and Shane are both better than JD. That is just my opinion! Another thing, I'm glad to see Josh Martin getting some credit, nice post.

[Cookie Crisp]

personally on the list i don't think trai witt should be mentioned i mean the only reason ppl is talking about him is because he is tall

[White Mike]

What about Lyle Johnson I think he should be in the top 10

I don't think Lyle played enough last year to be mentioned on a PRE season top 10 list....maybe by the end of the year.

[Pupaw]

1)JD Vanhoose-Paintsville - Good Ball hanler and Shooter, IMO is the best player on Paintsville Roster !
2)Landon Slone-Paintsville - Good player but still needs to improve on his passing !
3)Devin Rice-Magoffin Co - Is a quite player but is very agressive ! Rebounding and Scoring machine !
4)Jamie McCarty Johnson Central - Needs to quit shooting so many three's ! I watched him twice last season and he shot about 20 three's in both games combined !
5)Shane Grimm- Paintsville - Nice player! Plays agressive and shoots very well !
6)Tim Honaker- Pikeville - Can play any postion on the court and plays agressive !
7)Jayrd Crum- Johnson Central - Never seen him play but I've heard his name alot !
8)Josh Martin- Allen Central - Is the best all round player on AC's roster and can score good also !
9)Jamie Case- Belfry - Can score from anywhere on the floor and plays team basketball !
10)Ethan Johnson - South Floyd - Is about like Jamie McCarty ! Shoots way too many three's ! Needs to drive more !

Looks like a good list but I switch 1 & 2 around.

[thespectator]

Slone hasn't showed me anything other than attitude and jealousy. He gets way to much credit then he deserves. he has the talent to be the best in the region by far but he is far from being the best. i'd leave j.d at #1.

[basketballjones]

Slone is a good player, but he is not the player Shelby Valley made him out to be when he was a freshman.

[SVWildcat2010]

I think Valley should have more players listed. They have E. Justice, the best point guard. Logan Bryant the second best point guard. Ashley who will be a dominate force down low this year. Taylor Newsome who can play with anyone in the 15th. And they have all played together for years now and know each others moves real good.

[The King]

I think Valley should have more players listed. They have E. Justice, the best point guard. Logan Bryant the second best point guard. Ashley who will be a dominate force down low this year. Taylor Newsome who can play with anyone in the 15th. And they have all played together for years now and know each others moves real good.

Let them prove their ability at the high school level before you go putting them on a top 10 list. I agree that Elisha is a teriffic point guard, but I would rank him ahead of Jaryd Crum just yet. As for Logan, he isn't even a point guard. He is a pretty good 2 guard, but not at the top of the region... And as for Ashley and Taylor, they haven't even played any varsity minutes yet.... If you continue to constantly talk about how great SV is, all you are going to do is make everybody else hate them... Let them prove it on the court...

[BlackcatAlum]

I've seen Landon score 40+ points twice in his 7th & 8th grade season's @ MCA. And IMO Paintsville just has too much talent for one team, if Landon would've went to Allen Central or Prestonsburg or any other school in the 15th he would be the top player on everyones list and maybe one of the top 10 best in the state by now. But thats just my opinion.

[BLUEGRASS-RULES]

You do know that Valley beat Paintsville this summer by 16 points. Why not have more players on than them? Shelby Valley was the regional runner up last year. Paintsville wasnt. That should mean that Valley has better players.

Not so sure its better players but a much much better coach.

[The King]

if Landon would've went to Allen Central or Prestonsburg or any other school in the 15th he would be the top player on everyones list and maybe one of the top 10 best in the state by now.

Tops in the region.... maybe. Top 10 best in the state is a huge stretch IMO. Landon just doesn't have the athletic ability to be considered at that level. It was talked about a couple of years ago about him being a division 1 talent. Most people thought he would be, but that it would depend on his physical development.... As far as I can tell there has been very little physical development since then. He has a couple of years to go, but most 17 year olds are nearly done growing, and Landon isn't physically capable right now of competing at the D1 level... Unless he makes a dramatic improvement, Slone will have a hard enough time playing at Pikeville College's level...

[fanmanbball]

1. Landon Slone (paintsville)
2. Jamie Mccarty(central)
3. Jesse Meak(central)
4. Jaryd Crum(central)
5. Chandler Thompson(lawrence county)
6. J.D. Vanhoose(paintsville)
7. Ethan Johnson(south floyd)
8. Jamie Case(belfry)
9. Devin Rice(magoffin)
10.Shane Grimm(paintsville)

[-STAT-]

In no particular order, the top 10 players in the 15th, IMO, are:

Landon Slone - Paintsville
Jamie McCarty - Johnson Central
Jaryd Crum - Sheldon Clark
Devin Rice - Magoffin County
Jacob Bryant - Shelby Valley
Ethan Johnson - South Floyd
Trai Witt - Betsy Layne
Shane Grimm - Paintsville
Jamie Case - Belfry
J.D. VanHoose - Paintsville

SOK although ur list does say no particular order..it does need some reconstructing..lol

1. Landon Slone-Paintsville
2. Jacob Bryant-Valley
3. Shane Grimm-Paintsville
4. Jamie Mccarty-Central
5. J.D.Vanhoose-Paintsville
6. Ethan Johnson-South Floyd
7. Jamie Case-Belfry
8. Devin Rice-Magoffin
9. Jaryd Crum-Central
10. Josh Martin-AC

[thespectator]

Jacob Bryant #2? No Way.

[Redneck]

First off yeah JC VS. Tigers will be a good game but I think you might be overlooking pburg a little to much. Compare player to player in their lineups, the guards on each team even out but pburgs bigmen will swallow Johnson Centrals'.I know their bigman is about 6'1 , 6'2 at the biggest, Prestonsburg's bigman is 6'7 and their PF is 6'4 and is solid as a rock. Im not saying Pburg is gonna throw down on Johnson Central but im letting you know that it will be a good game.

That's all I've heard is how great these "Big Men" from Pburg are all of a sudden. If they are so good then why were sitting on the bench all year last season? Size means nothing against a run and gun team, JC or Paintsville may just beat everyone up the floor without setting up an offense while those "Big Men" are still on the other side of the half court line.