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Here are 15 boys’ and 15 girls’ basketball players to watch in Northern Kentucky this season (players are listed alphabetically and include the entire Ninth Region and some teams from the Eighth Region and 10th Region:

BOYS
Name School Hgt. Pos. Class Noteworthy
Michael Bueter NewCath 6-1 G Sr. Started last two seasons for 9th Region runner-up teams
Antonio Campbell Holy Cross 6-8 C Sr. Signed with Division I Ohio University; 17 ppg, 12 rpg
Tyler Carr Grant Co. 6-1 G Jr. Averaged 17.8 ppg; made 55 three-pointers
Brandon Hatton Dixie 6-3 G Jr. 1,662 career points; has three Division I college offers
Nick Jackson Scott 6-3 F Sr. Averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds per game
Louis Manaicci Cooper 6-7 C Sr. Signed with Division II Lincoln Memorial
Drew McDonald NewCath 6-6 F Soph. Started as freshman on 9th Region runner-up team
Nate McGovney Campbell Co. 6-3 G Sr. Tore ACL in offseason; averaed 21.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg
Zach McNeill Cooper 6-1 G Jr. Transfer from Walton-Verona two points shy of 1,000
Darius Meiman St. Henry 6-3 G Sr. Team’s leading scorer last two seasons; 12.8 last year
Mason Monroe Pendleton Co. 5-10 G Sr. Sharp-shooting southpaw averaged 18.3 ppg
Dequan Palmer Holmes 6-0 G Sr. Was nice complement to 2011-12 area POY Dontel Rice
Justin Saunders Brossart 6-3 F Sr. Versatile player has been key since he was a freshman
Nick Ruthsatz CovCath 5-10 G Jr. Sparked team to regional tourney berth; 18.5 ppg
Zach Tobler CovCath 6-5 F Sr. Averaged 12.3 points and team-high 5.8 rebounds