Lexington, Ky. — The Louisa East third grade basketball team captured the first ever KBC elementary state championship over the weekend.
Third Grade State Champions
Eli Block, Tyson Muncy, Sawyer Laney, Ryder Endicott, Cory Keeton, Waylon Raines, Case Fitzpatrick, Maddox Parker, Jase Rollins, Mikhail Mills, Paxton Pinson, and Carson Newsome.
Louisa East 3rd grade won the state championship by knocking off Christian Academy of Louisville. They beat Christian Academy of Louisville to open pool play on Saturday and finished the day off by defeating Russell County.
On Sunday, they beat Owsley County to get to the championship in a rematch with Christian Academy of Louiville. The third grade went 4-0 and outscored their opponents by 35 points in 4 games. The 3rd grade team was made up of 2/3 graders:
Fifth Grade State Runner-Up
The 5th grade Bulldogs mounted a comeback in the championship after falling behind 13-0, but they ultimately ended up losing 44-41 to West Perry Elementary. They started the pool play Saturday by knocking off Lexington Catholic Elementary and Cassidy Elementary. On Sunday, they defeated Lexington Christian and Paris Elementary before losing in the state championship game. They outscored their opponents for the weekend by 91 points and finished with a 4-1 record.
Roster
Tucker Muncy, Noah Stewart, Brayson Raines, Foster Cline, Jake Vanhoose, Tucker Dixon, Brooks Parker, Gunner Blevins, and Lucas Block.
Fourth Grade Final Four
The 4th grade Bulldogs finished in the final four, 3rd technically by knocking off the other semifinalist. On Saturday, they defeated Spencer County and Adair County. On Sunday, they knocked off Barbourville Elementary before losing in the final four to Boyle County. The 4th grade went 3-1 on the weekend and outscored their opponents by 28 points.
Roster
Rylan Spillman, Colton Bentley, Lucas McDaniel, Easton Osborn, Easton Davis, Charlie Spillman, Tyson Muncy, and Eli Block.
The Louisa East Elementary made a statement at the Kentucky Elementary State Tournament this past weekend in Lexington, KY.
This was a school based tournament on a big stage. All students attend Louisa East Elementary and are part of the boys’ basketball team. Their coaches are Jordan Raines, Eddie Dixon, Bobby Keeton, Casey Fitzpatrick, and Jeremy Block.
This was the first ever Kentucky Elementary state tournament, and the Bulldogs put the state on notice by going 11-2 with a state championship, state runner-up, and final four appearance. Louisa East was also the only team that entered all 3 divisions in the tournament.
The Louisa East Bulldogs also traveled to Paintsville Tuesday (December 30th) and knocked off Paintsville Elementary in all 3 games. They have roughly 3 more weeks of their season before finishing up with their conference tournament.
Coach Jeremy Block
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Many of these boys have been playing together for years now and are showing their team potential off. We are building for the future here and by the looks of the Kentucky Elementary State Tournament, the boys are looking good.
“… All of our student-athletes were great on and off the court, got to experience a state tournament environment with their classmates, and even got to swim and eat pizza at their hotel. We would like to thank everyone that has helped make this possible by coming to games, supporting fund raisers, etc. Now to finish the season out and head into the conference tournament.”
