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Jimmy Page
Sedala High School (Lions) 1954 – 1956
30-2 Junior Year under coach McCoy Terry with a “Run and Gun” style.
1957 – Scholarship Paducah Junior College
Runner-Up in Regional his first year at Paducah Junior College
Chris Guhy
2003-2019 (17 seasons)
Chris Guhy served as the head boys’ basketball coach for the Mayfield High School Cardinals for 17 seasons, leading the team from the 2002–03 season until he stepped down following the 2018–19 season.
During his tenure, he guided the Cardinals to multiple district titles, All-A Classic First Region titles, and a Sweet 16 appearance in his final season.
Joe "Moon" Redden
Hardin High School Class of 1953
• High School Career under the coaching of CB Hinton from 1951 to 1953
Chris Guhy
2003-2019 (17 seasons)
Chris Guhy served as the head boys’ basketball coach for the Mayfield High School Cardinals for 17 seasons, leading the team from the 2002–03 season until he stepped down following the 2018–19 season.
During his tenure, he guided the Cardinals to multiple district titles, All-A Classic First Region titles, and a Sweet 16 appearance in his final season.
Don Ringstaff
Livingston Central Class of 1959
• Career Points: 1,838
• First Team All-State 1959
• 46 pts. vs Olive Hill in the 1959 State Tournament (currently ranked 7th)
• 20 free throws completed vs Olive Hill (state record)
• Sweet Sixteen All-Tournament Team
• 22.9 ppg Senior Season
Vanderbilt 1959-1961
• All SEC Third Team
• 11.5 ppg (2nd most on the team)
• 5.2 rebounds per game
• 5th in SEC True FG percentage
Southeast Missouri State University (1961-1963)
• Two-Year Starter
Livingston Central Coach 1966-1986
• 332 Career Wins
• 7 5th District Championships
• 10 2nd Region Tournament Appearances
• 1978 Second Region Runner-Up
• Lifetime Member of Kentucky High School Coaches Association
KHSAA Hall of Fame Inductee (Player and Coach) 2002
Alan Hatcher
- 1977 Assistant Basketball Coach at Logan High School, WV-won State Championship
- 1981 Williamson High School- State Runner Up -Record 25-1
- 1983 Won State Championship
- Championship – Marshal County High School -1984, 1987,1988,, 1989
Regional Champs, State Tournament Semifinalists- Marshal County, KY - Assistant Coach at Western Kentucky University – 1990
1991- Assistant Coach at Morehead State University - Graves County High School- 1993-Regional Champs, 1994 – Regional Champs, 1997- Regional Champs, 1998- Regional Champs, 2000- Regional Champs, 2006- Regional Champs and State Semifinalest
- Graves County Girls 1995- Regional Championship, State Semifinalest
- 2011 – Perry County Central High School, KY Regional Championship
- 2014-Chapmanville Regional High School, WV – Regional Championship- First State Tournament appearance in boys basketball
- Inducted into Marshall County Hall of Fame, and also the Williamson Hall of Fame
Brian O'Neill
- 29th year this year
- 2 Regional Championships
- 2 All A Classic Championships
- 5 All A Classic Runner Ups
- 12 District Championships
- 2 Time Paducah Sun All Purchase Coach of the Year
- 4 Time KABC Coach of the Year
- 22nd year as AD.
- Region 1 AD of the year, 5 times
Stacy (Calhoun) Wright
Livingston Central Class of 1986
- 1st Team All-State 1986
- Honorable Mention All State 1985
- LCHS MVP 1984-1986
- All District Team 1984-1986
- All Second Region 1985 and 1986
All Three Rivers Conference 1984-1986 - Most Points in One Game: 40
- Most Points in Career: 1,728
- Team Captain 1984-1986
- First Woman All-American in Any Sport 1989
- First Team Basketball All-American 1989
- Second in Career Scoring 1,672 points
- Second in Career Assists 465
- Two-Time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Honoree
- Fifth in Career Three-Pointers: 99
- Four-Year Starter
- Kentucky Wesleyan Hall of Fame
Terry Birdsong
Top 50 of winningest head coaches in KHSAA history with a 514-277 record
2016 inductee to the Marshall County Athletics Hall of Fame
Head coach career:
- Marshall County 2016-2022
- Graves County 2007-2014
Calloway County 1999-2007; 2014-2016 - Caldwel County 1998 – 1999
- Webster County 1992-1998
Rechelle Turner
- Led Murray State University to a 20-win season and a WNIT appearance in 2023-24
- Tied school-record for most regular-season win in school history with 21 in 2021-22
- Led Racers to WNIT in 2021-22 for first time since 2009
- Spent 21 seasons as the head coach at Murray High School
- Went 460-178 at MHS, the 20th-most career victories in Kentucky state history
- Led the Tigers to 13 All-A Region 1 championships Four Region 1 titles
- Five District 4 championships
- Led MHS to the 2016 All-A State Championship
- Six-time All-Purchase Coach of the Year honoree
- KABC First Region Coach of the Year in 2014
- Was inducted into both the KABC Court of Honor and the Marshall County Hall of Fame in 2016
- Played at Marshall County High School under coach Howard Beth
Dawn Cotham
Lyon County Lady Lyons Basketball
- Head Coach 2021-2025
- Back-to-back 20-Season Wins 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
- 5th District Championship 2024
- Three trips to the 2nd Region tournament
- Best start to the Lyon County program with a 14-1 record
Randy McCallon
- Played for Kirksey High School Basketball
- Current Voice of CCHS Lakers Basketball
- Principal of CCHS Lakers 2013-2017
- Superintendent, Carisle County Schools 2012-2013
- Asst Superintendent CCHS Lakers 2004-2012
Henry Edwards
Hickman County High School Basketball
- Basketball Head Coach for 10 years
- Basketball Assistant Coach for 9 years
- Athletic Director for 11 Years
Danny Henderson
Carlisle County High School Basketball
- Carlisle County Kentucky Basketball Historian
- Author/Publisher
Henry Edwards
Hickman County High School Basketball
- Basketball Head Coach for 10 years
- Basketball Assistant Coach for 9 years
- Athletic Director for 11 Years
Jimmy Webb
Cuba High School Basketball
- 1952 Cuba Cubs State Champion
- 1951 Cuba Cubs State Championship Runner-Up
Darron Boatwright
- Marshall County HS multi-sport athlete
- Student assistant coach with Racer basketball under head coach Mark Gottfried from 1995 to 1998
- Director of basketball operations at Alabama from 1999 to 2005
- Served as special campaigns director for the University of Alabama athletics development
- Murray State Assistant director of athletics for marketing and development
- Murray State Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs
Steve Woodward
- Marshall County High School Athletic Director for 9 Years
- Creator of the Marshall County Hoopfest
Burlin Browers
- Vienna High School Head Coach
- Hall of Fame basketball coach
- Nine successful seasons at McCracken County High School
- Led Mustangs to 6 District Championships
- Led Mustangs 4 Region One Championships
- Led Mustangs to two trips to the Elite 8 in 2014 and 2021
- McCracken had two seasons with 30 wins
- 51 straight Region One victories (the most in the history of Kentucky’s Region One basketball)
- Inducted into the Kentucky Coaches Hall of Fame in 2023 after being recognized as Coach of the Year on six different occasions
- More than 300 wins in 14 seasons
- Analyst for ESPN+ and ESPN3 during NCAA Ohio Valley Conference games
- At Heath, led the program to two “All A” Regional Championships and to the State Elite 8 and State Final 4
Sawyer Donohoo
- Marshall County Marshalls Head Coach
- Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches Region 1 Coach of the Year
- Region 1 Championship
- Led Marshals first trip to Rupp Arena in 12 years
- Led the Marshals to a record of 26-1 (tied for most wins in a season since 2012-2013)
- #1 seed in the Fourth District Tournament
Brett Miles
- Three-sport athlete in Tomkinsville Ky
- Referee /Official in Kentucky State Tournaments as well as tournaments in Alaska
- Assigning secretary for the basketball games in our region
- Church pastor
Sam Miller
- Assistant coach at Fulton County High School in Hickman
- Coached at Carr Elementary in Fulton, then at Fulton City High School.
- Eight seasons he led his team to four First District Championships, two runners, and complied a record of 113-89
- WKCTC Head Coach
Lyndon Dunning
- Best First Region Record 2025 at 28-3
- 2025 Paducah Sun All-Purchase Girls Coach of the Year
- KABC Region 1 Coach of the Year
- All-Purchase Coach of the Year
- Since 2020, 118-32 win-loss record with his Lady Eagles
Bob Warren
Memory Lane with Jeff Waters
- South Marshall High School
- Vanderbuilt University: 1965-1968
- NBA Draft: 1968, 4th Round, 47th overall pick
- Drafted by Atlanta Hawks
- Playing Career: 1968-1975
- Position: Shooting Guard
- Founder and President of The Hill / B.A.S.I.C. Training in Hardin, KY; wrote Bible study curriculum, books and commentaries and taught scripture
Barney Thweatt (Part I)
Memory Lane with Jeff Waters
- KHSAA Hall of Fame 1991
- Member of Sweet 16 Hall of Fame
- Member of he Ky Association of Basketball Coaches Court of Honor
- Inducted into the Marshall County Hall of Fame in 2009
Barney Thweatt (Part II)
Memory Lane with Jeff Waters
- Inducted into the Christian County 7 Oldham County
Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018 - Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020
Roger Fields
- Graduate of Mayfield High School
- Assistant Coach Mayfield 9years
- Head Coach Mayfeld (11 years)
- 4 District Championships
- 3 Regional Championships
- 2 State Final Four appearances
Jared Ellington
- Symsonia High School (1960) Carson-Newman College Basketball
- 1964 Hall of Fame finalist for men’s basketball’s ninth all-time leading scorer
- Coach Symsonia High School
- Coach Enterprise State Junior College
- Asst Coach Carson-Newmn College
- Coach Alderson Broaddus College
- Asst Principal Paducah Tilghman
Roy Rogers
- Coached Caldwell Co Middle School and JV for 27 years
- Coached AAU out of Paducah
- Coaching Crittenden Co High School with son as Asst Coach
- In Charge of 5th – 6th Grade Crittenden Co All-Stars
- Special Olympics B-ball for 11 Years
- Graduated Fredonia High School 65-67 as player
- History & Political Science teacher
- Started Sporting Chance Basketball Program
Shannon Hodge
- Coach 32 years
- 2-Time KAVC Coach of the Year
- 10-Time All A Region Champs
- 2-Time Semi Final Champs
- Sweet Sixteen 2011
- Grad Asst Coach Western Kentucky
- Collegiate Play at Centre College
- Centre College Div 3 Final 4
Robert Hargrove
- Former Paducah Lincoln Player
- Former Heath High School Player
- First Black Player at Heath High School
- First Black Graduate of Heath High School
Jimmy Long
- Heath High School Graduate 1965
- Coach: Lowes High School
- Pirates: Class A Final Four
- Pirates: 3 Wins Class A Regional Champs
- Pirates: 2nd District Champs
- Pirates: 5 Wins 1st Region Champs
Dan Langhi
- High School: Marshall County (Benton, Kentucky)
- College Vanderbilt (1996–2000)
- NBA draft 2000: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
- Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
- Playing career 2000–2010
- Position Small forward
- Numbers: 14, 7, 3
- SEC Player of the Year – Coaches (2000)
NBA Career
- 2000–2002 Houston Rockets
- 2002–2003 Phoenix Suns
- 2003 Golden State Warriors
- 2003–2004 Milwaukee Bucks
- 2004 Idaho Stampede
Aaron Beth
- MCHS Graduate
- 3-Time Regional Championships (1987-1989)
- Played for Vanderbilt Commodores
- Successful Boys and Girls Head Coach
Bill Chumbler
- Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Trigg County High School
- Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Paducah Tilghman High School
- Former Boys Basketball Coach at Cairo High School
- Former Health and Physical Education Teacher Boys basketball coach at Century High School
- Lowes High School Basketball Star
Howard Beth
Former Lady Marshalls Head Coach – Marshall County High School. A memory of the undefeated team in 1984.
Jeff Waters
Voice of Marshall County High School Basketball and Football since 1994. Includes a tale of traveling mercies during a wintery season.
Bonnie Rose
One of the Krazy Ladies Fan Club inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hear how the Krazy Ladies evolved.
Russell Anderson
Former Benton High School Indians – 1956 and the close game that occurred in the new Benton High School gym at the time.
Gerald Jones
Former Benton High School Indians – 1956
Former Educator & Principal – Marshall County, KY