Monday, April 19, 1999
Highlands' Smith makes Ky. All-Star team
BY RAY SCHAEFER
Enquirer contributor
GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Highlands senior forward Derek Smith had history on his mind Sunday.
The 6-foot-6 forward will have the chance to make some as well. The Mr. Basketball runner-up was one of 14 named to the Boys Kentucky Lions All-Star team at Georgetown College.
The boys and girls teams will play their Indiana counterparts June 19 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis and June 26 at Farnham Dudgeon Civic Center in Frankfort.
Smith was thinking about 1986, the last year Kentucky's boys swept Indiana. That team included future NBA players Rex Chapman and Felton Spen cer.
“There's expectation we can sweep them again,” Smith said. “It could be that way.”
Boys coach Kerry Stovall of Muhlenberg South hasn't formed a game plan yet, but he said Smith will be an integral part.
“We have kids who can go up and down, but we also have a degree of size, also,” Stovall said. “I think Derek brings a lot to the table. He can score from outside; he can score from inside. We're going to look for Derek Smith to be Derek Smith.”
Stephanie Sandfoss of Highlands, Jennifer Stasie of Conner and Beth Lye of Scott failed to make the girls squad.
All-star rosters
Rosters for the Kentucky All-Star teams that will play Indiana all-stars June 19 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis and June 26 at Farnham Dudgeon Civic Center in Frankfort. With height, high school and college:
Boys: Darrell Arbaugh, 6-8, Ashland Paul Blazer, Furman; George Baker, 6-2, Lexington Dunbar DePaul; Jon Bentley, 6-7, Hazard, undecided; Josh Graham, 6-6, Fleming Co., undecided; Michael Griffith, 6-0, Pleasure Ridge Park, East Tennessee; A.W. Hamilton, 6-3, Scott Co., undecided; Kenneal Jenkins, 6-4, Madison Central, undecided; Rick Jones, 6-1, Scott Co., Vanderbilt; Duane King, 6-4, Pleasure Ridge Park, Pennsylvania; Kevin Paschel, 5-11, Pleasure Ridge Park, undecided; J.R. Reynolds, 6-2, Muhlenberg North, undecided; Chris Shumate, 6-6, Louisville Male, undecided; Derek Smith, 6-6, Highlands, Kentucky; Joe Sykes, 6-9, North Hardin, Louisville.
Coach: Kerry Stovall, Muhlenberg South.
Girls: Shanta Bowens, 6-1, Jeffersontown, Louisville; Jessica Davis, 6-1, Knox Central, Ind.-Purdue-Ft. Wayne; Nneka Irons, 5-8, Lou. Manual, undecided; Andi Johnson, 5-11,Allen Co.-Scottsville, undecided; Harmonie King, 5-7, Montgomery Co., Saint Louis; Stephanie King, 6-4, North Hardin, Xavier; Whitney Lee, 6-0, Montgomery Co., Campbellsville; Nickie Randall, 5-3, Bullitt East, Bellarmine; Margaret Richards, 5-9, Lou. Central, Nebraska; Felesha Robertson, 5-10, Elizabethtown, Louisville; Jody Sizemore, 6-0, Leslie Co., Morehead St.; Kellie Stamper, 6-0, Lex. Catholic, Miami; Erica Wardlow, 6-1, Warren East, undecided.
Coach: Jeff Haile, Henderson Co.
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