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01-18-2010, 05:48 PM
Who are the top 10 players in the state through mid-season?
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01-18-2010, 05:51 PM
Josh Sewell is Leading Mr. Basketball Candidate
Trinity senior guard Josh Sewell is the leading candidate for the Mr. Basketball award in the state of Kentucky. He hopes to become the first player from Louisville to win the award since 2005 and the first to ever attend Miami (Ohio) following the receipt of the award.
⢠Sewell has claimed Most Valuable Player honors at the King of the Bluegrass, Republic Bank Holiday Classic and Louisville Invitational Tournament.
⢠Sewell joined Chris Lofton as the only player to be Most Valuable Player of the both the King of the Bluegrass and Republic Bank Holiday Classic during their careers. Lofton won both awards in 2002 despite not winning the team title in the King of the Bluegrass. Lofton won the MVP of the Fifth Third Classic in 2002 and 2003.
⢠Sewell is the first player to claim Most Valuable Player honors of all three events.
Josh Sewell is Top Candidate for Gatorade High School Player of the Year
Josh Sewell hopes to become the sixth player in school history and the first basketball player to be named a Gatorade High School Player of the Year in the state of Kentucky. Trinity has had one baseball winner, three soccer winners and one football winner.
Trever Miller â91 won the baseball honor following the 1991 season. Brian Brohm â04 won the football award following the 2003 season. John Michael Hayden â01 won the 2000 soccer award while Nathan Marks â04 claimed the honor in 2003 and Darren Yeagle â05 claimed in the honor in 2004.
According to the organizationâs website, âIn 1985, The Gatorade Company established an award honoring Americaâs elite high school student-athletes. Now in its third decade, the Gatorade Player of the Year award has become one of the most prestigious accolades in high school sports. The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one award-winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school boys football, girls volleyball, boys and girls crosscountry, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, boys baseball, girls softball and boys and girls track & field. The selection process for Gatorade State and National Players of the Year is administered by ESPN RISE, the multimedia high school division of ESPN, in partnership with The Gatorade Company. All final selection decisions are the result of a collaborative effort between ESPN RISE and The Gatorade Company. Amongst Gatorade Player of the Year award alumni, fans will discover names like Peyton Manning, Candace Parker, Alonzo Mourning and Lisa Leslie. These champions represent only a handful of exceptional talents who were first recognized by the Gatorade Player of the Year program before shining at the highest levels of competition. Over the past 24 years, more than 10,500 state and 200 national Players of the Year have been honored for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character.â
Josh Sewell Joins 1,000 Point Club
Senior Josh Sewell continues to post some impressive numbers in the scoring column and has positioned himself to become the schoolâs all-time leading scorer. Sewell currently has 1,248 career points in 101 games.
Sewell registered 457 points last season in 30 games. It was the most points in a single season by a Trinity player since Tanner Jacobs had 493 points in 29 games during the 2006-07 season.
Sewell passed the 1,000 point mark with 1:21 remaining in the third quarter of a 69-46 win over McEachern (Georgia) in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass. Sewell finished the game with 19 points and 1,002 career points.
Previously, the most recent addition to the exclusive club was Kyle Saxton, who scored 1,148 points in three seasons between 2003 and 2005. Saxton became the seventh member of the club during the second quarter of the 2005 Louisville Invitational Tournament Championship game on a free throw that completed a four-point play. He finished that game with 1,016 career points. He posted 441 points during his senior campaign, averaging 13.8 points per contest in 32 games.
⢠Josh Sewell netted a career high 31 points against Jeffersontown on Feb. 13, 2009. It was the most points by a Trinity player since Tanner Jacobs had 31 points vs. Clay County on Dec. 21, 2006. It was the second most points by a Trinity player under Szabo. Chris McCoy holds the best mark in the Szabo era, scoring 36 points against Male on Dec. 17, 2002 in an overtime loss.
Sewell Garnering Many Awards, Honors
Josh Sewell, the top candidate for Mr. Basketball in the state of Kentucky for the 2009-10 season, continues to rake in many honors and accolades. Sewell has won multiple awards during his career.
SEWELLâS CAREER HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
⢠Named L.J. âButchâ Charmoli Most Valuable Player of the 2010 Republic Bank/Coca-Cola Louisville Invitational Tournament.
⢠Named Bob White Most Valuable Player of the 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass
⢠Named Most Valuable Player of the 2009 Republic Bank Holiday Classic
⢠Hit game winning three-point basket at buzzer in 60-57 win over Male in semifinals of 2009 Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic
⢠Hit game winning shot with 13 seconds remaining to beat DeSales in championship game of 2008 Bearnoâs Christmas Classic at Bethlehem High School in Bardstown, Kentucky
⢠Named to All-Tournament Team of 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass
⢠Named top player in 7th Region in 2009-10 preseason rankings by The Cats Pause
⢠Ranked sixth in the state among top players by Louisville Courier-Journal in their Nov. 22, 2009 preview section, but is one of just two players ranked in the top six that will play on scholarship for an NCAA Division One program. Sewell is ranked as the third best player in the seventh region by region coaches but the top player in the region by coaches across the state.
⢠Ranked seventh in the state among top players by Lexington Herald Leader in their Nov. 27, 2009 preview section. He was ranked as the top player in the seventh region by the outlet.
⢠Named Gatorade/Five-Star Basketball Star of the Game following 69-46 win over McEachern (Georgia) in 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass.
⢠Named Gatorade/Five-Star Basketball Star of the Game following 70-64 win over Clark County in 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass.
⢠Named Gatorade/Five-Star Basketball Star of the Game following 59-42 win over Seneca in the championship game of the 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass.
⢠Named Most Valuable Player of Trinityâs contest with Scott County at the 2009 Fast Lane Classic in Inez, Kentucky
⢠Named to the All-Tournament team of the 2009 27th District Tournament at Waggener on Feb. 27, 2009.
⢠Named Most Valuable Player of the Bearnoâs Christmas Classic at Bethlehem High School on Dec. 23, 2008 after hitting the game-winning shot against DeSales with 13 seconds remaining in a 53-52 win. It was the first Most Valuable Player honors for a Trinity player at a tournament since Bret Saxton and Kyle Saxton were named Co-Most Valuable Players of the 2005 Louisville Invitational Tournament.
⢠Named to the All-Tournament team of the 2008 Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic on Dec. 30, 2008.
⢠Named All-State Honorable Mention by the Courier-Journal following the 2007-08 season.
⢠Named Third Team All-State by the Courier-Journal following the 2008-09 season.
⢠Named All-State Honorable Mention by the Lexington Herald-Leader following the 2008-09 season.
Trinity senior guard Josh Sewell is the leading candidate for the Mr. Basketball award in the state of Kentucky. He hopes to become the first player from Louisville to win the award since 2005 and the first to ever attend Miami (Ohio) following the receipt of the award.
⢠Sewell has claimed Most Valuable Player honors at the King of the Bluegrass, Republic Bank Holiday Classic and Louisville Invitational Tournament.
⢠Sewell joined Chris Lofton as the only player to be Most Valuable Player of the both the King of the Bluegrass and Republic Bank Holiday Classic during their careers. Lofton won both awards in 2002 despite not winning the team title in the King of the Bluegrass. Lofton won the MVP of the Fifth Third Classic in 2002 and 2003.
⢠Sewell is the first player to claim Most Valuable Player honors of all three events.
Josh Sewell is Top Candidate for Gatorade High School Player of the Year
Josh Sewell hopes to become the sixth player in school history and the first basketball player to be named a Gatorade High School Player of the Year in the state of Kentucky. Trinity has had one baseball winner, three soccer winners and one football winner.
Trever Miller â91 won the baseball honor following the 1991 season. Brian Brohm â04 won the football award following the 2003 season. John Michael Hayden â01 won the 2000 soccer award while Nathan Marks â04 claimed the honor in 2003 and Darren Yeagle â05 claimed in the honor in 2004.
According to the organizationâs website, âIn 1985, The Gatorade Company established an award honoring Americaâs elite high school student-athletes. Now in its third decade, the Gatorade Player of the Year award has become one of the most prestigious accolades in high school sports. The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one award-winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school boys football, girls volleyball, boys and girls crosscountry, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, boys baseball, girls softball and boys and girls track & field. The selection process for Gatorade State and National Players of the Year is administered by ESPN RISE, the multimedia high school division of ESPN, in partnership with The Gatorade Company. All final selection decisions are the result of a collaborative effort between ESPN RISE and The Gatorade Company. Amongst Gatorade Player of the Year award alumni, fans will discover names like Peyton Manning, Candace Parker, Alonzo Mourning and Lisa Leslie. These champions represent only a handful of exceptional talents who were first recognized by the Gatorade Player of the Year program before shining at the highest levels of competition. Over the past 24 years, more than 10,500 state and 200 national Players of the Year have been honored for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character.â
Josh Sewell Joins 1,000 Point Club
Senior Josh Sewell continues to post some impressive numbers in the scoring column and has positioned himself to become the schoolâs all-time leading scorer. Sewell currently has 1,248 career points in 101 games.
Sewell registered 457 points last season in 30 games. It was the most points in a single season by a Trinity player since Tanner Jacobs had 493 points in 29 games during the 2006-07 season.
Sewell passed the 1,000 point mark with 1:21 remaining in the third quarter of a 69-46 win over McEachern (Georgia) in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass. Sewell finished the game with 19 points and 1,002 career points.
Previously, the most recent addition to the exclusive club was Kyle Saxton, who scored 1,148 points in three seasons between 2003 and 2005. Saxton became the seventh member of the club during the second quarter of the 2005 Louisville Invitational Tournament Championship game on a free throw that completed a four-point play. He finished that game with 1,016 career points. He posted 441 points during his senior campaign, averaging 13.8 points per contest in 32 games.
⢠Josh Sewell netted a career high 31 points against Jeffersontown on Feb. 13, 2009. It was the most points by a Trinity player since Tanner Jacobs had 31 points vs. Clay County on Dec. 21, 2006. It was the second most points by a Trinity player under Szabo. Chris McCoy holds the best mark in the Szabo era, scoring 36 points against Male on Dec. 17, 2002 in an overtime loss.
Sewell Garnering Many Awards, Honors
Josh Sewell, the top candidate for Mr. Basketball in the state of Kentucky for the 2009-10 season, continues to rake in many honors and accolades. Sewell has won multiple awards during his career.
SEWELLâS CAREER HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
⢠Named L.J. âButchâ Charmoli Most Valuable Player of the 2010 Republic Bank/Coca-Cola Louisville Invitational Tournament.
⢠Named Bob White Most Valuable Player of the 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass
⢠Named Most Valuable Player of the 2009 Republic Bank Holiday Classic
⢠Hit game winning three-point basket at buzzer in 60-57 win over Male in semifinals of 2009 Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic
⢠Hit game winning shot with 13 seconds remaining to beat DeSales in championship game of 2008 Bearnoâs Christmas Classic at Bethlehem High School in Bardstown, Kentucky
⢠Named to All-Tournament Team of 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass
⢠Named top player in 7th Region in 2009-10 preseason rankings by The Cats Pause
⢠Ranked sixth in the state among top players by Louisville Courier-Journal in their Nov. 22, 2009 preview section, but is one of just two players ranked in the top six that will play on scholarship for an NCAA Division One program. Sewell is ranked as the third best player in the seventh region by region coaches but the top player in the region by coaches across the state.
⢠Ranked seventh in the state among top players by Lexington Herald Leader in their Nov. 27, 2009 preview section. He was ranked as the top player in the seventh region by the outlet.
⢠Named Gatorade/Five-Star Basketball Star of the Game following 69-46 win over McEachern (Georgia) in 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass.
⢠Named Gatorade/Five-Star Basketball Star of the Game following 70-64 win over Clark County in 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass.
⢠Named Gatorade/Five-Star Basketball Star of the Game following 59-42 win over Seneca in the championship game of the 2009 Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass.
⢠Named Most Valuable Player of Trinityâs contest with Scott County at the 2009 Fast Lane Classic in Inez, Kentucky
⢠Named to the All-Tournament team of the 2009 27th District Tournament at Waggener on Feb. 27, 2009.
⢠Named Most Valuable Player of the Bearnoâs Christmas Classic at Bethlehem High School on Dec. 23, 2008 after hitting the game-winning shot against DeSales with 13 seconds remaining in a 53-52 win. It was the first Most Valuable Player honors for a Trinity player at a tournament since Bret Saxton and Kyle Saxton were named Co-Most Valuable Players of the 2005 Louisville Invitational Tournament.
⢠Named to the All-Tournament team of the 2008 Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic on Dec. 30, 2008.
⢠Named All-State Honorable Mention by the Courier-Journal following the 2007-08 season.
⢠Named Third Team All-State by the Courier-Journal following the 2008-09 season.
⢠Named All-State Honorable Mention by the Lexington Herald-Leader following the 2008-09 season.
01-18-2010, 06:04 PM
From Eastern Ky there is Elisha Justice and Timmy Knipp.
01-18-2010, 06:30 PM
I think its impossible to put together an accurate top 10, but here's mine although I have mixed feelings on it. :biggrin:
1. Josh Sewell - Trinity
2. Elijah Pittman - Holmes
3. Thomas Jackson - Jeffersontown
4. Chane Behanan - Bowling Green
5. Ian Chiles - Ballard
6. Elisha Justice - Shelby Valley
7. Ricardo Johnson - Holmes
8. Dakotah Euton - Scott County
9. Donovan Gibbs - Iroquois
10. Aaron Watts - McCreary Central
Others worthy of being mentioned: Timmy Knipp (Elliott Co.), Travis Johnston (Grayson Co.), Caleb Hardy (Carlise Co.), Jared Polson (West Jessamine), Jermaine Jackson (Iroquois), Timmy Harrison (Moore), Curtis Washington (Elizabethtown), Chad Jackson (Scott Co.), Gelawn Guyn (Scott Co.), Keisten Jones (Ballard), Remy Abell (Eastern), Lyonell Gains (Eastern), Delquan Thomas (Eastern), Jaylen Beckham (Lexington Catholic), Treg Setty (Mason Co.), Madison Johnson (Corbin).
I'm sure I'm leaving out a few others.
1. Josh Sewell - Trinity
2. Elijah Pittman - Holmes
3. Thomas Jackson - Jeffersontown
4. Chane Behanan - Bowling Green
5. Ian Chiles - Ballard
6. Elisha Justice - Shelby Valley
7. Ricardo Johnson - Holmes
8. Dakotah Euton - Scott County
9. Donovan Gibbs - Iroquois
10. Aaron Watts - McCreary Central
Others worthy of being mentioned: Timmy Knipp (Elliott Co.), Travis Johnston (Grayson Co.), Caleb Hardy (Carlise Co.), Jared Polson (West Jessamine), Jermaine Jackson (Iroquois), Timmy Harrison (Moore), Curtis Washington (Elizabethtown), Chad Jackson (Scott Co.), Gelawn Guyn (Scott Co.), Keisten Jones (Ballard), Remy Abell (Eastern), Lyonell Gains (Eastern), Delquan Thomas (Eastern), Jaylen Beckham (Lexington Catholic), Treg Setty (Mason Co.), Madison Johnson (Corbin).
I'm sure I'm leaving out a few others.
01-18-2010, 06:35 PM
Honestly, there is way too much talent in the state to come up with an accurate top 10,
01-18-2010, 06:40 PM
kywldcat01 Wrote:Honestly, there is way too much talent in the state to come up with an accurate top 10,
Our state is loaded with a lot of talent. I think a lot of these players are underrated nationally because most of our better teams have competed with the nations top teams this season. Wish some more of our players got more credit from recruiting websites like Rivals.com, Scout.com, etc.
01-19-2010, 05:19 PM
BlackcatAlum Wrote:Our state is loaded with a lot of talent. I think a lot of these players are underrated nationally because most of our better teams have competed with the nations top teams this season. Wish some more of our players got more credit from recruiting websites like Rivals.com, Scout.com, etc.
One of the biggest reasons a lot of KY players don't get more credit nationally is because of the amount of talent they have around them.
A lot of the nation's best players play on "one man show" teams and that's why they receive the attention they do. Our teams are also more disciplined and play "team ball" which is why it's hard for some players to stand out. A lot of it also comes back to the AAU team you play for over the summer. If you aren't playing for a team who competes in the best tournaments, it's tougher to get noticed. This is one of the reasons why Ricardo Johnson didn't start receiving a lot more interest until this past summer.
Ge'Lawn Guyn is the only player rated top 150 from KY according to Rivals.
Maxpreps has both Ricardo Johnson and Elijah Pittman in their top 100.
Josh Sewell is extremely underrated nationally.
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