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More Kentucky basketball recruiting links: Reed Sheppard, Shaedon Sharpe and other UK news

North Laurel’s Reed Sheppard (3) scored in the fourth quarter of the North Laurel vs Pleasure Ridge Park boy’s basketball game at the WGM Holiday Classic Tournament at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky. on Dec. 27, 2021. North Laurel beat Pleasure Ridge Park 100-94 in overtime. Photo by Pablo Alcala
North Laurel’s Reed Sheppard (3) scored in the fourth quarter of the North Laurel vs Pleasure Ridge Park boy’s basketball game at the WGM Holiday Classic Tournament at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky. on Dec. 27, 2021. North Laurel beat Pleasure Ridge Park 100-94 in overtime. Photo by Pablo Alcala

Reed Sheppard scored 25 points Saturday night to lead North Laurel to a 92-74 victory over Scott County in the Dan Cummins Classic in Georgetown.

Sheppard and North Laurel, ranked No. 6 in the state, improved to 15-4 with the victory and won their fifth game in a row. The Jaguars are the No. 1-ranked team in the 13th Region, positioning themselves to come out of that region in the postseason and make the Sweet Sixteen at Rupp Arena in March.

North Laurel plays at home against Madison Southern on Tuesday night.

Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links

Major Shaedon Sharpe update: His mentor talks about future plans

DJ Wagner talks about his recruitment, focused on the present

Reed Sheppard had nine steals in a 47-point victory on Friday night

Kentucky does not need any help recruiting star wing Mookie Cook

Kentucky signees are on the national player of the year watchlist

UK target Isaiah Miranda attended a UConn game earlier this week

More on Sharpe: Calipari says he expects him at UK next season

Podcast: John Clay and Ben Roberts break down the Sharpe situation

NBA scout: Shaedon Sharpe might be best guard in ‘22 draft class

CBS Sports draft big board: TyTy Washington is No. 6 on the list

Andy Katz ranks TyTy Washington as nation’s No. 4 freshman

Penny Hardaway takes aim at media during rant after another loss

Recruits talk about some common lies that college coaches tell

Sports Illustrated: The fight over the future of college sports is here

A look at the updated class of 2022 team rankings from 247Sports

SI blog from 2024’s Liam McNeeley, who’s getting major interest

More Next Cats links: ESPN leaves UK recruits out of national top 10

This story was originally published January 21, 2022 at 7:00 AM.

Ben Roberts
Lexington Herald-Leader
Ben Roberts is the University of Kentucky men’s basketball beat writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He has previously specialized in UK basketball recruiting coverage and created and maintained the Next Cats blog. He is a Franklin County native and first joined the Herald-Leader in 2006. Support my work with a digital subscription
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