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Over the past 16
years, Lexington Catholic High School
has firmly established itself as the premiere basketball program in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Knights have played in 11
regional championship games since 1991, winning five region
championships. Overall, the
program has the most victories in the state over that time compiling a
434-99 record (.814) and on six occasions, Lexington Catholic has
completed the season with 30+ victories.
2008-2009
State
Semi and Quarter Finalist, first ever back to back Region Champions
The Knights were able to achieve the
school’s first ever back to back region titles, while playing in
their new Lexington district and the new 11th region with
Scott County added. The 2007-2008 Knights went 32-4 and were Sweet Sixtee Semi-Finalist. After graduating 8 seniors, the
2009 Knights were 26-8 and returned to the Sweet Sixteen to become
Quarterfinalists. During the two year stretch, Lexington Catholic was ranked
as high as number 9 in the Nation and number 1 in the state of Kentucky.
 
2001-2002
2002 Kentucky
State Champions
Lexington Catholic captured
the program's first State Championship with an 83-53 victory over Paducah
Tilghman in the title game. During the season, the team was
also crowned as champions of the Westminster Academy Holiday Classic and
the Fifth Third Bank Kentucky Holiday Classic. The Knights finished the season
with a 33-2 record and ranked 10th in the nation in USA Today.
Click here
for the 2002 State Championship photo gallery
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to download a short video highlight of the 2002 State Championship game
1999-2000
2000 Kentucky
State Runner-Up
Lexington Catholic won the Kreul Classic in December and set a school-record as
the highest scoring team in school history. The Knights defeated five ranked
teams in succession and defeated Louisville Male in the state
quarterfinals in front of the third largest crowd in state history
(22,344 fans) before falling in the State Championship game. The team ended the season with a
32-5 record and as Kentucky State Runner-up.
1997-1998
1998 Kentucky
State Semifinalist
Lexington Catholic entered
the season ranked among the top teams in the nation and established
itself quickly as a national power.
The team began the season by defeating the
nation's #5 ranked team, Oak Hill Academy (VA). In January, the Knights defeated the nation's #2 ranked team, Chicago Whitney Young at DePaul
University. Lexington
Catholic was also crowned champions of the Great Florida Shootout and the
Fifth Third Bank Kentucky Holiday Classic. The Knights season ended in the
state semifinals in what many consider the greatest Sweet 16 game ever
and with a 33-3 record.
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to download a short video highlight of the 1998 Sweet 16 State Tournament
1996-1997
1997 All “A” Classic State Champions
Lexington Catholic began the
season with a school-record 27 consecutive victories and championships in
the City of Palms Classic, Fifth Third
Bank Kentucky Holiday Classic, and the All "A"
Classic State
Championship. In the final
game of the regular season, top-ranked Lexington Catholic traveled to #2
ranked and defending state champion, Paintsville in what was one of the
most highly anticipated and highly publicized games in state
history. Paintsville ended
the Knights' bid for a perfect season with a four-point victory. The Knights ended the season with
a record of 31-2.
1995-1996
1996 Kentucky
State Semifinalist
Lexington Catholic won the
11th region championship and advanced to the state semifinals
before finishing the season with a 30-5 record. In December, the Knights won the
Bluegrass Festival by defeating the nation's top-ranked prep school,
Maine Central Institute.
1991-1992
1992 Kentucky
State Runner-Up
Lexington Catholic
established itself as a state power by finishing the season as Kentucky's State
Runner-up with a 30-7 record.
The Knights also captured the All "A"
Classic State
Championship in February before winning the 11th Region
Championship in March.
TEAM RECORDS OVER THE PAST TWENTY
YEARS
Overall
20-year record: 598-154
(.755)
Post-season
record: 93-20 (.823)
State
Championships: 2002
State
Championship game appearances:
1992, 2000, 2002
All
"A" Classic State Championships: 1992, 1997
11th
Region Championships: 1992,
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009
District
Championships: 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
1998
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
PROMINENT ALUMNI
Tanner
Peurach- University of Missouri, St. Louis
Vee Sanford-
Georgetown Universtiy(Washington DC)
Taylor
Botkin- Transylvania University
Taylor
Stewart- US Air Force Academy
Jordan
Smart- Vanderbilt University
Skylar Shasky- Center College
Nathan
Novosel- Rochester University
Charles
Newton- Tennessee Tech University
Justin
Burke- University of Louisville(Football)
Brian
Hewitt-King College
William
Graham - Wright State University
Brian
Smith - University of Mississippi
Harrison
Morton - Northern Kentucky University
Demetrius
Green – Middle Tennessee State
Frank Kornet - Vanderbilt
University / Milwaukee Bucks
Shawn Fields - University of Georgia
/ Eastern Kentucky
University
David Graves - University of Notre Dame
Matt Heissenbuttel
- University
of Kentucky
Ben Wilson - University of New Orleans
Nathan Popp -
UNC-Greensboro
ALL-TIME BASKETBALL RECORDS
We are missing records for 1980-1983. If anybody knows of the season
varsity record for these seasons,
please let us know by contacting webmaster@lexingtoncatholic.com
2009-10
20-5
2008-09
26-8
Region Champions, Sweet 16 Quarterfinalist
2007-08
32-4
Region Champions, Sweet 16 Semi-Finalist
2006-07
23-10
2005-06
23-7
2004-05
23-8
2003-04 29-4 Regional
Finalist
2002-03 24-8
2001-02 33-2 Sweet
16 State Champions
2000-01 25-8 Regional
Finalist
1999-00 32-5 Sweet 16 State Runner-up
1998-99 26-5
1997-98 33-3 Sweet 16 State Semifinalist
1996-97 31-2 Regional
Finalist
1995-96 30-5 Sweet 16 State Semifinalist
1994-95 26-8 Regional
Finalist
1993-94 22-11 Regional
Finalist
1992-93 24-7
1991-92 30-8 Sweet 16 State Runner-Up
1990-91 23-8 Regional
Finalist
1989-90 22-9
1988-89 21-9
1987-88 20-10
1986-87 15-13
1885-86 8-18
1984-85 27-6 Sweet 16 First Round
1983-84 16-14
1982-83 _____
1981-82 _____
1980-81 _____
1979-80 _____
1978-79 16-16
1977-78 15-13
1976-77 20-12 Sweet 16 First Round
1975-76 24-11 Regional
Finalist
1975-75 18-15
1973-74 8-24
1972-73 18-15
1971-72 15-15
1970-71 20-11
1969-70 16-17
1968-69 15-17
1967-68 22-11
1966-67 20-9
1965-66 28-7 Sweet 16 First Round
1964-65 15-12
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