Louisville signee Grace Mbugua (Chris Zollner Photo)
The annual BSN Sports Kentucky-Ohio All-Star Games will be Saturday at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills.
The Slam-Jam Festival on Friday starts at 7 p.m. and will feature 3-point shooting, slam dunk and 3-on-3 competition between the girls and boys players from Ohio and Kentucky.
The all-star games will be Saturday night with the girls playing at 5 p.m. and the boys at 7. There will also be a live stream option for the games Saturday that costs only $7. For more information visit this link or contact game director Randy Ward at 606-922-2946.
The Kentucky girls team is highlighted by Louisville signees Grace Mbugua of Danville Christian and Peyton Bradley of Meade County.
The 6-5 Mbugua averaged 22.3 points and 12.7 rebounds per game and shot 54 percent from the field. She finished her prep career with over 2,500 points and 1,800 rebounds despite missing 12 games her senior season due to a knee injury.
Bradley, a 5-9 guard, ended her prep career with 3,265 points, the 15th best mark in state history. She also had 510 3-pointers, second best on the state’s all-time list. Bradley went over the 500 assist mark in her final game and had 503 career assists along with 773 rebounds. Bradley averaged 28.2 points per game this season — second in the state — when she shot 41.6 percent from 3-point range and made 114 3-pointers. She was also an 86 percent shooter at the foul line.
Another 3,000-point scorer for Kentucky is Halle Collins of Knox Central. She not only went over 3,000 points but also had over 1,800 rebounds and more than 100 double-doubles. She will play her college basketball at Pikeville.
Other players on the Kentucky roster that will be coached by Billy Inmon of Danville Christian are Alaya Quisenberry of DCA, Kinsley Molden of Southwestern, Nicole Archibald of Bracken County, Sophie Adkins of Lawrence County, Juliana Frazee of Franklin County, Jada Cummins of Grant County, Abby Gilbert of Jackson County, Nataya Strader of Madison Central, Carolyn Eaglin of Newport Central, Brooklyn White of Paris, Kyra McAlarnis of Knott County Central and Braylin Terrell of Walton-Verona.
Mbugua and Bradley were both first-team picks on the Lexington Herald-Leader all-state. Collins, Woods and McAlarnis were second-team selections while Eaglin, Quisenberry and Adkins were named to the third team. Adkins and McAlarnis both went over 2,000 career points this season.
The boys team is led by Vince Dawson of Great Crossing and Xander Carter of Ashland. Dawson, a Morehead State signee, averaged 18 points and 5.3 rebounds for state champion Great Crossing (35-4) last season and averaged 17.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in four state tourney games playing for coach Steve Page, the all-star game coach.
Carter, a Liberty signee, scored over 3,000 career points and averaged 23.8 points per game last season. He had 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds in a quarterfinal loss to Bowling Green.
Guard Ty Price of Butler County averaged 28.3 points per game last season and hit 136 3-pointers.
Others on the team are Jaunte Jenkins of Frederick Douglass, Julius Edmond of Trinity, Jordan May of South Laurel, Aaron Gutman of Walton-Verona, EJ Walker of Lloyd Memorial, Justice Decker of Manual, Maddox Huff of Harlan County, Andy Johnson of Cooper, Blake Russell of Ballard, Ben Mukadi of Evangel, Jackson McCutchen of Pleasure Ridge Park and Armelo Boone of Woodford County.
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I enjoyed watching Guard Ty Price of Butler County who averaged 28.3 points per game last season and hit 136 3-pointers. In 2023 He led the Butler County Bears to their only State Tournament appearance in 65 years. The young man lost his Mother when he was 12 and then lost his Father who had retired from the Bowling Green Fire Department. He lives with his older sister and even though out his loses of both his parents and an older brother, Ty is a young man who is a strong Christian who loves Jesus Christ and gives Him all the praise and glory for his ability and accomplishments. God Bless Ty and we should all wish Him well in His future in basketball and Life!
I was wrong about when Ty Price lost his Mom he was only six years old. Also Ty’s Dad Mike was a hero who got one of the highest awards of Bravery that the State of Kentucky gives! Mike as a firefighter saved several people’s lives rescuing them during a major hotel fire in Bowling Green. After losing His Father Ty has lived with His Loving Beautiful Sister Ashley. I am so proud to say Ty is a great role model for young athletes because of the tragic events in this young man’s life and because of Ty’s strong faith and work ethic to be the best He can be.
That is powerful stuff rick