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Kentucky HoopFest Final Day results.

By: Rob Taylor

17U Division:

Indiana Elite One took home the gold division crown with a convincing 59-33 win over the Terra Haute Jammers. Indiana commit Jordan Hulls continued his stellar play in the championship game where he finished with a game high 17 points. Ray McCallum was great all week and capped off the tournament with 8 points and Purdue bound D.J. Byrd contributed 9 points.

After dropping two games in pool play, the OBC went on a run that didn't end until they had captured the bronze division championship. Marquise Horne put in serious work during the week and Kyle Randall, a mid-season pick up provided solid point guard play.

16U Division:

The 16u gold division championship game was an all Ohio affair, as Team CBIZ, a central Ohio based team matched up against a Cincinnati based Shining Stars squad. Mike Price's Shining Stars jumped out to an early lead, which they kept throughout to an 81-76 victory. Jordan Berlin was the most outstanding player with a game high 21 points. His high school teammate, Quentin Rollins contributed 18 points. Nick Kellogg was the driving force for team CBIZ and finished with 18 points. Westerville's Ralp Hill finished with 14 points for CBIZ.

15U Division:

The most contested championship game of the day pitted Indy Fastbreak against the Georgia Blazers. The game had to be decided in overtime and almost ended with an inbound alley-oop play with .1 seconds remaining in the game but Indy Fastbreak was able to hold on to the lead to claim the championship. Ryan Taylor went for a team high 19 points and Michael Chandler contributed 11 points.

The final score was 66-65. Georgia Blazers guard Nick Marshall exploded for 32 points as coaches from Georgia and Georgia Tech looked on. According to his coach, the University of Georgia may be close to offering Marshall, who is a 3 sport star at Wilcox HS in Rochelle, GA.

POSTED: 7-17-2008

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