PIKEVILLE, KY. (November 7, 2007) – Members of the East Kentucky Miners professional basketball organization will visit one of Kentucky’s premier high school panoramas. East Kentucky Coach Kevin Keathley, Miners players, members of the professional basketball team’s front office and the Diamond Girls Dance Team will make appearances during the Fast Lane Classic at Sheldon Clark High School in Inez on Saturday, Nov. 24. The Diamond Girls Dance Team is scheduled to perform twice during the highly-anticipated event. This year’s Fast Lane Classic field includes the Scott County Cardinals and Lexington Christian Lady Eagles, defending boys’ and girls’ state basketball champions, respectively.
Darius Miller (Mason County) and Dakotah Euton (Rose Hill Christian) – both of whom have committed to play basketball at the University of Kentucky – will lead their respective teams into the preseason event. The panorama will also include University Heights Academy standout Scotty Hopson, a player who has committed to play hoops on the next level at Mississippi State University.
The Miners organization maintains a commitment to staying involved in communities throughout Eastern Kentucky.
“The Fast Lane Classic is an event that all basketball fans should attend,” said Miners Coach Kevin Keathley. “The level of play is going to be extremely high. As an organization, we’re excited about the opportunity to be involved in such a high-profile high school basketball event. Best of all, it’s right here in Martin County – part of Eastern Kentucky.”
This year’s Fast Lane Classic is made up of six games, including one girls’ basketball matchup. The schedule for the preseason prep basketball event is as follows: Noon – Magoffin County vs. Tug Valley, W.Va. (Boys); 1:30 p.m. – Lexington Catholic vs. Bryan Station (Boys); 3 p.m. – Scott County vs. Paintsville (Boys); 4:30 p.m. – Lexington Christian vs. Sheldon Clark (Girls); 6 p.m. – Rose Hill vs. Sheldon Clark (Boys); 7:30 p.m. – Mason County vs. University Heights Academy (Boys).
Tickets for the Fast Lane Classic – priced at $6 each – are available at all Martin County Fast Lanes as well as Sheldon Clark High School. For more information, fans can contact Sheldon Clark High School Athletic Director Robin Newsome (phone: 606/298-3591; email: robin.newsome@martin.kyschools.us).