Hughes and Becker receive KABC 10th Region POY Awards tonight

St. Patrick senior Allison Hughes and Robertson County senior Justin Becker received their Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches 10th Region Player of the Year awards tonight at the Mr. and Miss Kentucky Basketball Awards Ceremony.

The ceremony was held at Lexington Griffin Gate Golf and Resort Spa.

The players of the year from each of the 16 regions were finalists for the Mr. Basketball or Miss Basketball Awards which are voted on by coaches and media members, and presented by the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation.

Bowling Green senior Turner Buttry was named Mr. Basketball. 

Anderson County senior Amiya Jenkins was named Miss Basketball.

10th Region Coaches Association announced POY, COY and All-Region teams

The 10th Region Coaches Association has announced its Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and All-Region teams. 

For the third straight season, Justin Becker of Robertson County is the Player of the Year. 

Adam Reed of Bracken County is the Coach of the Year.

Here are the All-Region teams:

1st Team

Justin Becker, Robertson County

Jerone Morton, George Rogers Clark

Blake Reed, Bracken County

Terrell Henry, Mason County

Aydan Hamilton, Campbell County

2nd Team

Eric "Des" Davie, Campbell County

Kaydon Custard, Harrison County

Trent Edwards, George Rogers Clark

Nate Mitchell, Mason County

Kason Hinson, Augusta

3rd Team

Cayden Reed, Bracken County

Tanner Walton, George Rogers Clark

Aden Slone, George Rogers Clark

Ethan Manning, Calvary Christian

Sam Parrish, George Rogers Clark

Honorable Mention (Alphabetical order by school)

Riley Mastin, Augusta

LJ Conner, Augusta

Conner Snapp, Augusta

David Govan, Bishop Brossart

Cortayvion Smith, Bourbon County

Luke Ruwe, Calvary Christian

JD Kendall, Harrison County

Philip Bierley, Mason County

Trey Carroll, Montgomery County

Luke Fawns, Montgomery County

Wyatt Clark, Nicholas County

Jakari Ransom, Paris

Braydon Kidwell, Pendleton County

Nolan Hunter, Scott

Cam Patterson, Scott

Braydon Howell, Scott

Mitchell Minor, Scott

Chase Walton, St. Patrick

Lady Saint Allison Hughes is the KABC 10th Region Girls Player of the Year

St. Patrick senior Allison Hughes is the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches Association 10th Region Girls Player of the Year.

The award makes Hughes a finalist for Miss Basketball.

Hughes, second on the Lady Saints' all-time scoring list, is averaging 15.7 points and 4.1 rebounds a game this season.

Hughes is the first Lady Saint to win the award

Robertson County senior Justin Becker is the KABC 10th Region Boys Player of the Year and is a finalist for Mr. Basketball. Becker is the first Robertson County player to receive the award. 

Aaron Speaks of Paris is the KABC 10th Region Girls Coach of the Year and Adam Reed of Bracken County is the KABC 10th Region Boys Coach of the Year.

The KABC award winners from each region will be recognized at the state basketball tournaments. 

10th Region media votes Justin Becker Player of the Year and Adam Reed Coach of the Year

Robertson County senior Justin Becker has won the 10th Region Player of the Year award for the second straight year and Bracken County's Adam Reed is the 10th Region Coach of the Year in voting by media members in the region.

Becker is averaging 33.8 points and 12.3 rebounds a game. He has scored more than 3,000 points and grabbed more than 1,000 rebounds in his career. Becker has verbally committed to Thomas More University.

After an eight-win season last year, Reed has guided the Polar Bears to a 21-7 record so far this season. Bracken County won the 10th Region All "A" Classic and advanced to the quarterfinals of the state All "A" Classic. 

The votes for Player of the Year and Coach of the Year were compiled by WFTM Sports Director Travis Scaggs.

(Updated to correct that Bracken County had an eight-win season last year, not a seven-win season.)

Montgomery County tops Robertson County 84-73

Hagan Harrison and Rickey Lovette combined for 56 points to lead the Montgomery County Indians to an 84-73 victory over the Robertson County Black Devils in the quarterfinal round of the 10th Region Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

Harrison scored 22 of his game-high 32 points in the first half while Lovette scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half.

The Indians closed out the game on a 10-3 run. 

Brandon Dyer was Montgomery County's third double figure scorer with 10 points.

Justin Becker led Robertson County in scoring with 26 points. Sebastion Dixon followed with 19 points and Tanner Horn added 11 points.

Montgomery County    19 19 26 20 -- 84

Robertson County       16 27 25 15 -- 73 

Montgomery County -- Dyer 10, Woosley 8, Harrison 32, 

Carroll 2, Lovette 24, Morgan 8

Robertson County -- Dixon 19, Dice 6, Becker 26, Dotson 4,

Horn 11, Pilosky 7

Reid Jolly scores 33 points to lead Campbell County past Robertson County 74-55

Reid Jolly, the 10th Region Coaches Association Player of the Year, scored 33 points to lead the Campbell County Camels to a 74-55 victory over the Robertson County Black Devils in the opening game of the 10th Region Tournament tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The game was tied 23-23, but Campbell County pulled away by ending the first half on a 19-2 run.

The Camels led by as many as 21 points in the third quarter.

Campbell County shot 53.4 percent from the field and scored 18 points off Robertson County's 17 turnovers.

Drew Wilson scored 17 points for the Camels who ran their winning streak to 14 games.

Alex Schlach led Robertson County in scoring with 21 points. Justin Becker added 12 points.

CC (27-4) Wirth 2, Wilson 17, G. Jolly 4, R. Jolly 33, Helton 8, Gross 4, Lawrence 6

RC (22-9) Dixon 8, Dice 8, J. Becker 12, Dotson 2, Gooden 2, R. Becker 4, Schlach 21, 

CC 18 24 23 09- 74
RC 15 10 20 10- 55