The 33rd annual Kentucky-Ohio high school All-Star basketball games set for Saturday, April 11 taking place at Thomas More will have quite a few from Northern Kentucky in it.
The rosters were released last week and has three boys from NKY on the Kentucky roster and five girls from NKY on the Kentucky roster.
Covington Catholic’s Athens McGillis and Donovan Bradshaw and Lloyd Memorial’s Anthony Blaackar will represent the Kentucky boys looking to get the series back on their side after a 110-109 thrilling loss to Ohio last season.
Simon Kenton’s duo of Haylie Webb and Anna Kelch along with Notre Dame’s Emma Holtzapfel, Cooper’s Addyson Brissey and Campbell County’s Isabella Jayasuriya will represent on the Kentucky girls roster.
The rosters (subject to change) are below:
BOYS
GIRLS
A slam dunk competition, 1-on-1, 2-on-3 and a 3-point shootout will all kick off the event on Friday, April 10, starting at 7 p.m. All games and contests will be streamed on 859 Sports Radio. The “Slam Jam” fest is free, to stream the All-Star games it’s $9 for one game or $15 for both. For more information, visit https://www.oh-kyallstargame.com/
Ohio leads the Kentucky boys in the series, 19-13.
Kentucky’s girls lead the all-time series, 17-14.
The Kentucky-Ohio All-Star Game originated as an idea to help the Ronald McDonald House charity, by organizing an All-Star Basketball Game between senior boys and girls.
The game organized in 1991, with the first games being played between boys and girls occurring in April of 1992 at the James A. Rhodes Athletic Center on the campus of Shawnee State University in downtown Portsmouth, Ohio. The game has been played at Thomas More since 2002.
Teams are picked by a committee of people that have played a big part in organizing and strategizing the event over the years.