Guest blogger and JCTMS head basketball coach Michael G. Moore Jr. gives us a quick recap of “The 22nd Annual Battle of the Bridges All Star Classic” that featured talented teams from Kentucky & Indiana this past Saturday, August 3rd at Midamerica Sportscenter.
The Kentucky girl teams won the series in 2019 by going 7-1 against Indiana. The matchups began early Saturday morning at 8:30am with a Rising 3rd grade exhibition game and the night ended with the Rising Juniors/Seniors matchup at 6:30pm in the Stars game. In each game, there was a Kentucky & Indiana player chosen as MVP.
Rising 3rd Grade Exhibition
Blue 17
Gray 10
Gray MVP- Reagan Clem (Harlan Co.)
Blue MVP- Jaylin Blanton (Paintsville)
Rising 4th Grade Game
KY-48
IN-6
KY MVP-Faith Mosley (Brandies Elementary)
Rising 5th Grade Game
KY-39
IN-15
KY MVP- Amirah Jordan (Audubon Elementary)
Rising 6th Grade Game
KY-33
IN-9
KY MVP-Haley Combs (Somerset)
Rising 7th Grade Game
IN-53
KY-50
KY MVP-Zakiyah Johnson (Shelby Co.)
Rising 8th Grade Game
KY-55
IN-24
KY MVP-Jada Hughes (Shelby Co.)
Rising 9th Grade Game
KY-46
IN-27
KY MVP-Sydne Tolbert (Manual High School)
Future Stars Game (Rising 10th/11th graders)
KY-65
IN-64
KY MVP-Amaya Asher (Central High School)
Stars Game (Rising 11th/12th graders)
KY-64
IN-51
KY MVP-Ally Collett (South Laurel High School)