Summer Recap of the 7th grade

When you think of 7th grade AAU in Nothern KY there is one team that comes to mind, NK Tarheels.  James Pouncy has the monopoly on the good 7th graders in this area.  The core of this team has been around for several years now finishing 8th, 6th and 6th at AAU nationals.  The Tarheels are led by Cole Vonhandorf.  Cole does everything but sell popcorn at the games.  Cole will suit back up for Blessed Sacrament this winter.  To bad Covington Catholic doesn't let players play up.  Cameron Racke, very athletic kid that plays the 1 thru 4 spots for the Tarheels. Cameron is a great defender, he is usually called one to shut down the other teams top scorer.  We will see Cameron on the Simon Kenton JV team this winter.  Sean Mcneil is known as a great shooter, and he is.  But this summer Sean brought some defense to the table with that jumper.  Sean will be using his talents at Ockerman this year as he is leaving Walton.  Ockerman is the defending 7th grade middle school champions.  The rich just got richer.  JC Hawkins another sharp shooter for the Tarheels.  He has a very solid overall game with a great IQ and passing skills.  I am hearing that he will be taking that talent to the Simon Kenton freshman team this winter.

The Tarheels are not the only 7th grade team that had a good summer.  The Shinning Stars coached by Thomas Moore's Ryan Hamm made their rounds on the AAU tournament scene this summer.  They are led by a pair of Austins,  Austin Neff and Austin Crawford.  Neff is a tough nosed kid with a smooth jumper.  Crawford is a scoring PG that can do a lot of things off the bounce.  The Stars took a big hit when they lost Sean Mcneil and Justin Drees to the Tarheels.  The Legends had a solid summer too playing in several tournaments in the NKY and Cincinnati area.  They are led by Jarred Webster of Grey Middle school. Webster has nice size and can knock down jumpers.

Some of the other top players in this class I seen this summer where Hunter Meyer of the Tarheels. A slashing PG who plays for Turkeyfoot Middle School.  Brent Angel of the Tarheels, strong, athletic kid.  Looks like he is still learning the game but he still can dominate a game with his strength. He and Webster will be a tough duo this winter at Grey.   It looks like the class of 2017 will be well represented in the NK area.  Good luck to all the kids in this class.