2019-2020 Citizens Bank of Cumberland County Hall of Fame Inductees
John Allen
Cumberland Co Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee 2019-20
4 year starter in High School Basketball
McDonalds All-American Basketball nominee 1990
All District Basketball 1988, 1989, 1990
All State Basketball 1990
East West High School Basketball All Stars 1989
1000-point club High School Basketball
Regional Champion 300 meter hurdles and 110 high hurdles
4 year EKU Basketball Player
Member of EKU Hall of Fame
Graduated as 2nd leading scorer in EKU history
Pro basketball league Finland
Ernestine Carter Brewer
Cumberland Co Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee 2019-20
Career averages of 23.8 points per game and 12.2 rebounds per game
Scored 2017 career points and had over 1,000 rebounds
All time single game scoring leader-65 points, currently tied for 4th all time in Kentucky
All time single game rebound leader-35 currently tied for 2nd most all time in Kentucky
All District 1977-1981
All Region 1981
All State 3rd Team 1981
15th All Time leading scorer at Campbellsville University--1490 points
NAIA All American Second Team
Craig Coe
Cumberland Co Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee 2019-20
All District Baseball 1990-91, 1991-92
State Runner-Up 100-meter dash jump
3rd in State Long Jump 1991
State Runner-Up Long Jump 1992
1000 points in Cumberland Co High School Basketball
4 year All District Basketball
All Region 4 District Basketball 1990-91
4 year member of Lindsey Wilson Men's Basketball Team
Gene Norris
Cumberland Co Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee 2019-20
1000 Point Club Basketball
All District Basketball 1972-73 and 1973-74
All BRVC Basketball Team 1972-73 and 1973-74
All State Honorable Mention Basketball 1972-73 and 1973-74
Set and broke individual men's scoring record during career
Averaged 23 points and 15 rebounds per game Junior year and 26 points and 14 rebound per game Senior year.
1971 4th in State Long Jump
1972 3rd in State 880 yard relay team
1973 State Champion Long Jump, State Champion Triple Jump, State runner-up in low hurdles
1974 State Long Jump Champ, Triple Jump runner up, low hurdle runner up
Leon Smith
Cumberland Co Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee 2019-20
Played 5 years on Burkesville High School
Varsity team (125, 9)
All District Basketball Team 1953-54 and 1954-55
All Regional Basketball Team 1953-54 and 1954-55
Member of 1954-55 that had record of 30-1
Played on 1956 Kentucky/Ohio All Star Team
Played on 1956 Kentucky All Star team vs Lindsey Wilson College (1 player per each region)
4 year starter in college, 2 years at Lindsey Wilson College and 2 years at Pfeiffer College
34 rebounds in one game in 1957-58 at Lindsey Wilson College
All tournament team at Western Carolina College tournament in 1959-60 while playing for Pfeiffer College
48 points and 48 rebounds in tournament
Fort Dix Army basketball team member 1960
20 years + as the Kettle Elementary School Hawks basketball, football and track team coach
Larry McDonald
Cumberland Co Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee 2019-20
Played Varsity Basketball Burkesville High School 4 years
2,079 career points in varsity basketball
Played on 1954-55 team which is considered the best team in Cumberland Co history.
At time of graduation, held county individual scoring record 42 points.
Kentucky All Star in KY/IN All Star game 1955
3rd team All State 1955
College basketball 3 years Tennessee Tech
Cumberland Co High School Basketball Coach 11 years
Cumberland Co High School Athletic Director 10 years
Phillip Stover
Cumberland Co Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee 2019-20
Started on Marrowbone Cardinal team of 1952-53 that lost by 3 points in Regional final game.
All District 1952-53
All Regional 1952-53
All District 1953-54
All State Honorable Mention-1954
Chosen for Kentucky High School East West All Star Game 1954
Received athletic scholarship to Tennessee Tech University
Martha Norris Memorial High School Basketball Team 1926-27
Only basketball team from Cumberland County to compete in the Kentucky High School State Tournament.
Lost only game in Quarter-Finals to eventual winner of the tournament (Millersburg Military Academy), who was subsequently disqualified for using ineligible players. Only seven players from Marrowbone participated in the regional and state tournament.
One of the best players was not allowed by parents to travel Louisville (Regionals) and to Lexington (State).
Credited with inventing the Fast Break basketball style of play.
Did not have a gymnasium, practiced on an outdoor court, and thus played all games on/in opponents home courts.
Team members--Irvin Huddleston, Samuel Alexander, Joe Turner, Frank Alexander, Paul Strange, James Davis, Mitch Thurman, and Irby Wilson
