C-J's Kentucky High School Basketball Preview

The Louisville Courier-Journal has released its Kentucky high school basketball preview. Here are some excerpts of the preview:

Coaches' Top 25 Teams (First Place Votes):

1. Holmes (87)
2. Scott County (24)
3. Eastern (6)
4. Shelby Valley (1)
5. Clark County (1)
6. Christian County
7. Warren Central
8. Lexington Catholic
9. Jeffersontown
10. Tates Creek
11-25. Ballard, Mason County, Pleasure Ridge Park (1), Bowling Green, Shelby County, Iroquois, Boone County, Bryan Station, Central, West Jessamine, Trinity, North Hardin, Graves County, Knott County Central, Male

Coaches' Top 25 Players:

1. Ricardo Johnson, Holmes (53) 6-4 Sr. 11.0 Ohio
2. Ge-lawn Guyn, Scott County (24) 6-3 Sr. 15.4 N/A
3. Elijah Pittman, Holmes (10) 6-7 Sr. 14.2 N/A
4. Elisha Justice, Shelby Valley (8) 5-11 Sr. 17.5 Louisville (walk-on)
5. Chad Jackson, Scott County (4) 6-4 Sr. 12.4 N/A
6. Josh Sewell, Trinity (3) 6-4 Sr. 15.2 Miami (Ohio)
7. Donovan Gibbs, Iroquois (1) 6-7 Sr. 15.6 IUPUI
8. Chane Behanan, Bowling Green (6) 6-7 Jr. 12.6 N/A
9. Dakotah Euton, Scott County 6-8 Sr. 15.0 Akron
10. Jarrod Polson, West Jessamine (2) 5-10 Sr. 19.9 N/A
11. George Fant, Warren Central 6-6 Jr. 13.0 N/A
12. Aaron Watts, McCreary Central 6-2 Sr. 23.9 N/A
13. Robbie Stenzel, Clark County 6-4 Jr. 19.0 N/A
14. Shaquille Wilson, Christian County (1) 6-4 Sr. 11.1 N/A
15. Vinny Zollo, Clark County 6-8 Jr. 16.0 N/A
16. Remy Abell, Eastern 6-3 Jr. 10.9 N/A
17. Thomas Jackson, Jeffersontown 5-11 Sr. 15.0 N/A
18. Curtis Washington, Elizabethtown 6-9 Sr. 8.0 Southern Cal
19. Travis Johnston, Grayson County 5-10 Sr. 17.0 N/A
20. Timmy Knipp, Elliott County 6-7 Jr. 15.0 N/A
21. Tate Cox, Knott County Central 6-0 Sr. 20.7 N/A
22. Josh Whitaker, Hazard 6-0 Sr. 15.6 N/A
23. Matt St. John, South Laurel 6-8 Sr. 21.9 N/A
24. Delquan Thomas, Eastern 6-2 Sr. 13.2 N/A
25. Ryan Fucci, Tates Creek 6-2 Jr. 15.0 N/A

Complete High School Preview