By Terry Boehmker
NKyTribune sports reporter
Northern Kentucky boys' high school basketball fans can get an early look at five of the top 10 teams in the local pre-season coaches poll on Saturday while also supporting a good cause.
Seven pre-season scrimmage games between teams from Northern Kentucky and Ohio will be played at Simon Kenton High School on Saturday with proceeds going to the Kelsey Ann Sorrell Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Cole VonHandorf is a junior guard on the CovCath basketball team that will participate in Saturday's scrimmage games at Simon Kenton.
Sorrell, a graduate of Notre Dame Academy, died in an automobile accident in January of 2008. Her parents established a scholarship fund at the school in her honor.
Donations will be $5 for adults and $3 for students for the Saturday scrimmage games that begin at 9 a.m. and continue through out the day.
One of the teams taking part in the fund-raising event is two-time defending 9th Region champion Covington Catholic, the top vote-getter in the Northern Kentucky preseason coaches poll. The Colonels have two starters returning from last year's team that made it to the semifinals of the state tournament.
The other highly ranked teams that will take the court on Saturday are No. 2 Cooper, No. 6 Scott, No. 8 Simon Kenton and No. 9 St. Henry along with Dixie Heights and Conner.
The pairings and scheduled tip-off times for the scrimmage games are: St. Henry vs. Western Hills, 9 a.m.; CovCath vs. Oak Hills, 10:30 a.m.; Dixie Heights vs. Loveland, noon; Conner vs. Cincinnati Country Day, 1:30 p.m.; Scott vs. Batavia, 3 p.m.; Simon Kenton vs. Western Brown, 4:30 p.m.; Cooper vs. Winton Woods, 6 p.m..
The Kentucky high school basketball season begins Monday, Nov. 30.