A visit to the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame

Earlier this month, I visited The Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame in Elizabethtown.

The Hall of Fame project began in 2009 and moved into its current location in a former church building in 2017.

The museum features several interesting displays highlighting great players, coaches, teams and games.

The Hall of Fame inductees include legendary Maysville Bulldogs coach Earle D. Jones and former Mason County stars Ronnie Lyons, Chris Lofton and Darius Miller.

Former Bracken County High School principal Kenneth Henderson is the Community Director of the Hall of Fame. He was there the day I visited. I enjoyed talking to him about his time at Bracken County.

The Hall of Fame is open Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and $4 for military and students. Children five and under are admitted free of charge.

Kenneth Henderson

Mason Co. receives framed photos of Miller and Coach Jones

The Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame presented framed photos of Darius Miller and legendary Maysville High School coach Earle D. Jones to Mason County High School Tuesday night.

Miller, the 2008 Mr. Basketball, was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year.

 Jones was posthumously inducted in 2015.



 

Earle D. Jones Posthumously Inducted into KY HS Basketball Hall of Fame

Legendary Maysville High School basketball coach Earle D. Jones was posthumously inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame in Elizabethtown tonight. He coached at Maysville from 1931 to 1955. Jones guided the Bulldogs to 19 district championships, nine region titles, the 1947 state championship, and state runner-up finishes in 1938 and 1948. He also coached the Maysville football and baseball teams, and was the girls' basketball coach for the 1931-32 season. Jones' record at Maysville was 470-180. His 19 coaching victories in state tournament games were a state record until 2006. He coached three seasons at Kavanaugh before coming here. His 1930 Kavanaugh team was the Class A state champion. Jones' record at Kavanaugh was 71-11. Jones became the principal at Maysville High School in 1949, and later served as Superintendent of the Maysville schools. Woodleigh Elementary School was renamed Earle D. Jones Elementary School. The basketball court in the Mason County Lady Royals Gym (formerly the Maysville Gym) is named Earle D. Jones Court.

2015 Inductees

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