(4-12-26) Last night at Thomas Moore University at the 2026 Ohio-Kentucky All-Star games…the two states split the games with the Ohio girls winning and the Kentucky boys evening it up.

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Greater Cincinnati basketball seniors play in Ohio-Kentucky all-star games

Fairmont’s Kaylah Thornton earned MVP honors after leading the Ohio girls basketball team to a 93-73 win in the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game at Thomas More University on Saturday, April 11.

Thornton finished with a team-high 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals.

Butler’s Keziah Renee was the MVP for Kentucky with 17 points.

Kentucky All Stars

Katie Fox (Lakota West) and Sydney Williams (Lakota West) scored 12 points apiece, Ryan Buskirk (Monroe) and Bella Sturgill (Lakota East) each added 4, McKenzie Jones (Springboro) had 3 and Caroline Bayliff (Lakota West) chipped in 2

In the Ohio Kentucky All-Star boys game…Boyd County’s Jacob Spurlock with 20 points and 4 rebounds took home the MVP honors for Kentucky.

Julian Washington was named the Ohio MVP. Washington is a 6-foot-5 guard from Margaretta High School in Castalia, Ohio and is the first 2026 recruit to commit to Dayton.

Washington led Ohio with 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting. He made 3 of 4 3-pointers and 6 of 9 free throws in 16 minutes. Kentucky beat Ohio 114-91.