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Oldham's Max Green, Anderson's Lainey Johnson lead All-Eighth Region basketball teams

jason frakes, louisville courier journal
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Oldham County's Max Green was selected as the Eighth Region Player of the Year.
Oldham County's Max Green was selected as the Eighth Region Player of the Year.

Oldham County High School’s Max Green and Anderson County’s Lainey Johnson have been named Eighth Region Players of the Year by the region’s basketball coaches association.

Green, a 6-foot-6 senior who has signed with Holy Cross, leads the state in scoring at 32.5 points per game and recently became the leading scorer in Oldham County history. Green adds 7.6 rebounds per game and is shooting 43.6% from 3-point range (133 of 305). The 133 3-pointers made rank No. 1 in the state.

Johnson, a 6-foot junior, is the Eighth Region Player of the Year for the second straight season. She’s averaging 19.2 points and 6.8 rebounds for an Anderson County team that is 26-2 and ranked No. 8 in the state. Johnson is shooting 33.1% from 3-point range (46 of 139).

Anderson County's Lainey Johnson was selected as the Eighth Region Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Anderson County's Lainey Johnson was selected as the Eighth Region Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.

Coach of the Year honors went to North Oldham boys coach David Levitch and Anderson County girls coach Clay Birdwhistell.

Here are the complete teams:

Boys — Max Green (Oldham County), Grant Neal (North Oldham), Luke Erhardt (Spencer County), Aaron Gutman (Walton-Verona), Jack Fischer (North Oldham), Spencer Breeden (Grant County), Camden Cox (Spencer County), Brax Ward (Owen County), Santonio Waide (Woodford County), Matthew Griffin (Gallatin County), Julian Miles (South Oldham), Colton Feagan (Williamstown), Dillon Ritchey (Shelby County), Travis Krohman (Simon Kenton), Julian Dixon (Walton-Verona)

Girls — Lainey Johnson (Anderson County), Jenna Satterly (Anderson County), Madison Young (South Oldham), Jada Cummins (Grant County), Ella Morrison (South Oldham), Brynli Pernell (Simon Kenton), Ella Brown (Spencer County), Whitley Biddle (Gallatin County), Braylin Terrell (Walton-Verona), Haley Logan (Owen County), Haylie Webb (Simon Kenton), Addison Edmondson (Trimble County), Elin Logue (Walton-Verona), Olivia Ginn (Grant County), Adrian Palazzolo (Oldham County), Kaitlyn Hensley (Carroll County)

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: KHSAA basketball: Coaches' picks for All-Eighth Region boys and girls teams