PENDLETON COUNTY “Wildcats”
formed in the fall of 1959 by the consolidation of Butler “Bobcats” and Morgan “Raiders” Falmouth “Red Devils” joined in the fall of 1968
(big thanks to Keaton Belcher of P.C.H.S. for the fantastic amount of information on these pages)
1960 30 - 7 Richard Gulick District runner-up Region runner-up 1961 16-16 Dwight Wolfe District runner-up Quarterfinals 1962 27 - 4 Dwight Wolfe District champion Quarterfinals 1963 8 - 19 Dwight Wolfe District runner-up Quarterfinals 1964 16-11 Dwight Wolfe 1965 23-11 Phillip Wood District champion REGION CHAMPION 1966 22 - 9 Phillip Wood District champion Region semi-finals 1967 23-10 Phillip Wood District champion Region semi-finals 1968 15-15 Phillip Wood District champion Quarterfinals 1969 19-13 Phillip Wood District champion Quarterfinals 1970 25 - 3 Phillip Wood District champion Quarterfinals 1971 24 - 9 Phillip Wood District runner-up REGION CHAMPION 1972 25 - 9 Phillip Wood District runner-up Region runner-up 1973 10-22 Phillip Wood District champion Quarterfinals 1974 7 - 22 Phillip Wood 1975 11-22 Phillip Wood District runner-up Quarterfinals 1976 10-23 Phillip Wood District champion Quarterfinals 1977 10-13 Phillip Wood 1978 18 - 7 Phillip Wood District champion Quarterfinals 1979 12-17 Phillip Wood District runner-up Quarterfinals 1980 15-15 Woodie Crum District champion Quarterfinals 1981 19-11 Woodie Crum District champion Quarterfinals 1982 9 - 17 Woodie Crum 1983 16-14 Gary Turner District champion Quarterfinals 1984 28 - 9 Gary Turner District champion Region runner up 1985 18-11 Gary Turner District champion Region semi-finals 1986 16-18 Gary Turner District champion Quarterfinals 1987 12-15 Gary Turner District runner-up Quarterfinals 1988 5 - 22 Gary Turner 1989 8 - 19 Gary Turner 1990 13-16 Phillip Wood District champion Quarterfinals 1991 7 - 20 Phillip Wood District champion Quarterfinals 1992 5 - 23 Willie Feldhaus District champion Quarterfinals 1993 13-15 Willie Feldhaus District champion Region semi-finals 1994 9 - 18 Willie Feldhaus District runner-up Quarterfinals 1995 18-11 Lee Kendall District champion Region semi-finals 1996 17-11 Lee Kendall District champion Region semi-finals 1997 13-15 Lee Kendall District runner-up Quarterfinals 1998 9 - 18 Lee Kendall 1999 9 - 16 Tom Appelman 2000 10-15 Tom Appelman 2001 7 - 18 Tom Appelman 2002 13-14 Buddy Biggs 2003 12-17 Buddy Biggs District runner-up Quarterfinals 2004 20-11 Buddy Biggs District champion Region semi-finals 2005 29 - 5 Buddy Biggs District champion REGION CHAMPION 2006 28 - 4 Buddy Biggs District champion Region semi-finals 2007 10-14 Chad Simms 2008 7 - 21 Chad Simms District champion Quarterfinals 2009 6 - 20 Chad Simms 2010 17-14 Chad Simms District champion Region semi-finals 2011 15-18 Chad Simms District champion Region runner up 2012 18-14 Chad Simms District champion Quarterfinals 2013 14-14 Ed Cravens 2014 9 - 19 Ed Cravens 2015 15-17 Keaton Belcher District champion Region semi-finals 2016 16-17 Keaton Belcher District champion 2017 18-12 Keaton Belcher 2018 24 - 8 Keaton Belcher District champion
TOTAL 898-848 32 District Titles 3 Regional Titles
Pendleton County is 0-3 in the KHSAA Sweet Sixteen
PHILLIP WOOD: 1955 graduate of Morgan High School; Georgetown College grad; Coached PCHS from 1964-1979 and came back to coach from 1989-1991. Wood coached 17 seasons at PCHS. His teams won eleven 38th District Titles and two 10th Region Titles (1965 & 1971). His career record at Pendleton County was 274-241. He holds the school record for most games won, most districts won and most regionals won. He is a member of the 10th Region Hall of Fame. Coach Wood still resides in Falmouth and attends games regularly.
WOODIE CRUM: Coached at Mays Lick, Maysville, Daviess County, Bowling Green, Pendleton County and Harrison County. According to the KHSAA he is top 40 all-time in victories with 527. He took four different teams to the Sweet 16 (Maysville 1956, 1959, 1960; Harrison County 1976). He also coached six years at Lawrence Central High School (IN) and led one team to the Indiana State Tournament. Not to mention he was an all-state basketball player at Jenkins High School in 1947. Crum was inducted into the Dawahare’s KHSAA Hall of Fame in 1995.
BUDDY BIGGS: 1988 Covington Catholic graduate; NKU graduate; Was assistant coach at Dayton (girls), Beechwood, Henderson County and Mason County; Was head coach at Pendleton County 2001-2006, Ashland Paul Blazer 2006-2015, and Mason County 2015-Present; Biggs redefined Pendleton County basketball; Went 102-51 at PCHS; won three 38th District Titles and one 10th Region Title (2005); Had Pendleton ranked in top 10 of AP polls for almost 2 full seasons; 2005 AP Co-Coach of the year with Trinity’s Mike Szabo; KABC Coach of the Year 4X; 2006 Louisville Courier-Journal Coach of the Year; Has won over 300 games as a high school head coach along with 10+ District Championships and 2 Regional Championships (2005 & 2016); Member of the 10th Region Hall of Fame.
KEATON BELCHER: 2005 Pendleton County graduate; Played college basketball at Belmont University (Nashville, Tennessee); Played on 2005 Sweet 16 team in high school; Played on 3 NCAA Tournament Teams at Belmont; 2015 and 2018 10th Region Coach of the Year; Member of the 10th Region Hall of Fame. 1959/60-2017/18
59 Seasons of Wildcat Basketball
Team Records: Total Games Played: 1,746 Total Record: 898-848 51.43% Record vs. current 10th Region Schools: 511-459 52.68% Record vs. current 38th District Schools: 161-91 63.88% Record vs. Out of State Schools: 9-12 42.85% First Win: November 25, 1959 Pendleton County 103 Williamstown 53 Most Wins in a Season: 30 1959/1960 team (inaugural season) Most points in a game: 122 vs. Augusta February 24, 1979 Most points in a half: 62 vs. Mason County January 20, 2017 (First half) Most points in a quarter: 40 vs. Mason County January 20, 2017 (First quarter) Most combined points in a game: 202 Mason County at Pendleton County January 20, 2017 Most dunks in a game: 4 @ St. Patrick December 12, 2017 Most assists in a game: 29 @ St. Patrick December 12, 2017 Least amount of points by an opponent: 18 points @ Augusta February 15, 2005
Most 3 pointers attempted in a season: 802 2017-2018 Team (9th in KHSAA History) Most 3 pointers made in a season: 289 2017-2018 Team (9th in KHSAA History) Most assists in a season: 545 2017-2018 Team (T-19th in KHSAA History) Most games played in a season: 37 1959/1960 & 1983/1984 Teams Largest margin of victory: 92 points vs. Augusta PC 122 Augusta 30 Feb 24, 1979 Most Overtimes: Five vs. Campbell County Feb 9, 1983 PC 62 Campbell 59 5OT (Tied for 9th in KHSAA) Longest winning streak: 19 games Dec 22, 2005 to Feb 21, 2006 Longest home winning streak: 28 games December 12, 2003-January 27, 2007 Longest 10th Region winning streak: 29 games January 14, 2005-February 17, 2006
Post-Season: Games Played: 176 Post-Season Record: 110-66 62.5% 38th District Appearances: 59 38th District Record: 83-26 76.1% 38th District Quarterfinals Record: 9-1 90.0% 38th District Semi-Finals Record: 43-16 72.9% 38th District Finals Record: 32-11 74.4% 38th District Titles: 32 (1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018)
10th Region Tournament Appearances: 43 (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018) 10th Region Record: 27-40 40.29% 10th Region Quarterfinals Record: 17-26 39.53% 10th Region Semi-Finals Record: 7-10 41.17% 10th Region Finals Record: 3-4 42.85% 10th Region Finals Appearances: 7 (1960, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1984, 2005, 2011) 10th Region Titles: 3 (1965, 1971, 2005)
KHSAA Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 3 (1965, 1971, 2005) KHSAA Sweet Sixteen Record: 0-3 KHSAA Sweet Sixteen Titles: 0 Individual Records: Most games played in a career: 150-Mason Monroe 2008-2013 Most consecutive games played: 150-Mason Monroe 2008-2013 Most games played in a season: 37-Multiple players on 1959/1960 & 1983/1984 teams Most wins as a player: 102 Tyler Mains 2001-2006
Most points in a career: 3,181 Talbert Turner 1980-1984 (19th all-time in KHSAA) Most points in a season: 1,113 Talbert Turner 1983-1984 season (6th all-time in KHSAA) Most points in a game: 59-Talbert Turner vs. Nicholas Co. 1983 (W 116-67…22-29 FG/15-17 FT) Most points in a half: 37-David Turner vs. West Carter @ Campbell Co Invitational 2nd Half. 12-20-96 Most points in a quarter: 29-Tim Cooper 4th Quarter @Bracken County 1-6-2009 (4th all-time in KHSAA)
Highest career points per game average: 25.69 PPG Dontaie Allen 2014-‘19 23.23 PPG Talbert Turner 1980-‘84
Highest season points per game average: 31.8 PPG Dontaie Allen (3rd in KHSAA in 2017-’18) 30.91 PPG Talbert Turner (Led KHSAA in 1983-’84)
Highest career rebounds per game average: 9.94 RPG Dontaie Allen 2014-‘19 Highest season rebounds per game average: 12.21 RPG Dontaie Allen (5th in KHSAA in 2016-’17)
Most wins by a coach: 274 Phillip Wood 1964-1979, 1989-1991 Most regional titles by a coach: 2 – Phillip Wood 1965 and 1971 Most district titles by a coach: 11 – Phillip Wood (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1990, 1991) Highest winning %: 80.1% - Richard Gulick 30-7 record
Most Field Goals attempted in a career: 1,771 – Dontaie Allen (19th in KHSAA) Most Field Goals made in a career: 931- Dontaie Allen (15th in KHSAA) Most Field Goals attempted in a season: 597-Dontaie Allen Most Field Goals made in a season: 353-Dontaie Allen (T-13th in KHSAA) Most Field Goals attempted in a game: 34-Dontaie Allen vs. Newport @ Bellevue (Dec. 22, 2016) Field Goals made in a game: 22-Talbert Turner vs. Nicholas County 1983 (Top 25 in KHSAA) First 3FG in school history: Brad Wolfe vs. Augusta 11-29-1987 Most 3FG attempted in a career: 526-Dontaie Allen 2014-2019 (28th in KHSAA) Most 3FG attempted in a season: 262-Michael Antrobus 2014-2015 Season Most 3FG attempted in a game: 19 – Cody Sullivan @ Calvary Christian 1-29-2018 Most 3FG made in a career: 197 – Dontaie Allen 2014-2019 Most 3FG made in a season: 92-Michael Antrobus in 2014-2015 Most 3FG made in a game: 10-Cody Sullivan @ Calvary Christian 1-29-2018 Most 3FG made in a half: 7- Cody Sullivan @ Calvary Christian 1-29-2018 (1st Half) Most 3FG made in a quarter: 6-Tim Cooper @ Bracken County 1-6-2009 (4th Quarter) 6-Dontaie Allen vs. Williamstown 1-18-2018 (1st Quarter)
Highest 3FG% for a career: 44% - Keaton Belcher 2001-2005 (107/243 3FGs) Highest 3FG% for a season: 53% - Keaton Belcher 2002/2003 season (43/81 3FGs) Highest 3FG% for a game: Multiple with 100% Most Free Throws attempted in a career: 830-Dontaie Allen 2014-2019 (13th in KHSAA) Most Free Throws attempted in a season: 298-Dontaie Allen 2017-2018 Most Free Throws attempted in a game: 26 by Dontaie Allen on Dec 17, 2015 @ Tates Creek (*T-12th all-time in KHSAA history) Most Free Throws made in a career: 638-Dontaie Allen 2014-2019 (13th in KHSAA) Most Free Throws made in a season: 239-Dontaie Allen 2017-2018 (10th in KHSAA) Most Free Throws made in a game: 20 by Mason Monroe on Dec 9, 2011 vs. CovCath Highest Free Throw % in a game: 100% by Talbert Turner 13-13 FTs on Feb 2, 1982 at Paris 100% by Dontaie Allen 13-13 FTs on Feb 2, 2018 at Bracken
Most rebounds in a career: 1,044-Dontaie Allen 2014-2019 Most rebounds in a season: 364 Dontaie Allen 2017-2018 season Most rebounds in a game: 26-Bobby Griffin vs. Bracken County 1970-71 season 24-Kane Belcher vs. Bourbon County January 23, 2007 21-Dontaie Allen vs. Frederick Douglass January 20, 2018
Most assists in a career: 458-Tyler Mains 2001-2006 457-Mason Monroe 2008-2013 377-Hunter Wood 2012-2016 312-Dontaie Allen 2014-2019 Most assists in a season: 183-Jacob Yelton 2017-2018 Most assists in a game: 15-Jacob Yelton vs. Grant County February 10, 2018
Most blocks in a career: 240-Dontaie Allen 2014-2019 Most blocks in a season: 95-Dontaie Allen 2017-2018 Most blocks in a game: 9-Dontaie Allen February 21, 2018 vs Robertson County (District)
Most points by an opponent: 54 points-Chris Lofton (Mason County) 2-27-2004 PC @ Mason Co Most career charges: 37 – Adam Antrous 2014-2018 & Mason Dennie 2013-2017 Most charges taken in a season: 25 – Mason Dennie 2015/2016 season Most charges taken in a game: 3 - Adam Antrobus vs. Frederick Douglass @ East Jessamine 1/20/2018 Most turnovers in a game: 11 – Mason Dennie January 17, 2017 @ Ryle Most dunks in a game: 4 – Dontaie Allen December 12, 2017 @ St. Patrick
Most points by 8th grader in a game: 34-Dontaie Allen @ Robertson County February 24, 2015 Most points by 8th grader in a season: 201-Dontaie Allen 2014-2015 season Most points by 9th grader in a game: 34-Dontaie Allen @ Tates Creek December 17, 2015 Most rebounds by 9th grader in a game: 18 Dontaie Allen @ Fleming County Janaury 13, 2016 Most points by a 9th grader in a quarter: 20 Dontaie Allen @ Scott County Dec 4, 2015 (4th Quarter) Most points by 9th grader in a season: 662-Dontaie Allen 2015-2016 season (22.1 PPG) Most rebounds by 9th grader in a season 276-Dontaie Allen 2015-2016 season (9.2 RPG) Most blocks by 9th grader in a season 71-Dontaie Allen 2015-2016 season (2.4 BPG)
Most points by 10th grader in a game: 51-Dontaie Allen @ Scott HS Nov. 29, 2016 Most rebounds by 10th grader in a game: 18-Dontaie Allen @ Bracken County Feb. 3, 2017 Most points by 10th grader in a season: 815-Dontaie Allen 2016-2017 season (29.1 PPG) Most rebounds by 10th grader in a season: 342-Dontaie Allen 2006-2017 season (12.2 RPG)
Most points by 11th grader in a quarter: 29 – Tim Cooper @ Bracken Co. Jan. 6, 2009 Most points by 11th grader in a half: 36 – Dontaie Allen vs. Williamstown Jan. 18, 2018 Most points by 11th grader in a game: 48 – Dontaie Allen vs. Harrison County Feb. 23, 2018 Most rebounds by 11th grader in a game: 21-Dontaie Allen vs. Frederick Douglass Jan. 20, 2018 Most points by 11th grader in a season: 1,019 – Dontaie Allen 2017-2018 season Most rebounds by 11th grader in a season: 364 – Dontaie Allen 2017-2018 season
Most points by 12th grader in a game: 59-Talbert Turner vs. Nicholas Co. 1983 Most points by 12th grader in a season: 1,113-Talbert Turner 1983-1984 season (30.91 PPG)
Most Double-Doubles in a career: 57 – Dontaie Allen 2014-2019 Most Double-Doubles in a season: 22 – Dontaie Allen 2017-2018 Most Triple-Doubles in a career: 3 – Dontaie allen 2014-2019 Most Triple-Doubles in a season: 3 – Dontaie Allen 2016-2017
Triple Doubles: Dontaie Allen December 6, 2016 @ Nicholas County (32 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists) Dontaie Allen January 10, 2017 vs. Fleming County (34 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists) Dontaie Allen January 20, 2017 vs. Mason County (44 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists)
50 Point Club: Talbert Turner, Jr. 59 points vs. Nicholas County 1983 David Turner 53 points vs. West Carter @ Campbell Co. Invitational Dec. 20, 1996 Bobby Lee Wyatt 51 points vs. Augusta 38th District Tournament Semi-Finals @PCHS Feb. 24, 1970 Dontaie Allen 51 points @ Scott HS Nov. 29, 2016 Dontaie Allen 50 points vs. Dayton @ Bellevue Swauger Classic Dec. 21, 2016 National and State Accomplishments: NBA Draft Picks: 1982 Rick Elrod 8th Round 177th Overall Phoenix Suns
NAIA Division I National Championship Kane Belcher 2010-’11 University of Pikeville
AP All-American Honorable Mention: Talbert Turner 1983-‘84
KHSAA Associated Press All-State Team First Team: Talbert Turner 1983-‘84
Second Team: Talbert Turner 1982-‘83
Third Team: Keaton Belcher 2004-‘05 Bobby Lee Wyatt 1969-‘70
Lexington Herald-Leader All-State Team First Team: Talbert Turner 1983, 1984
Second Team: Keaton Belcher 2005 Dontaie Allen 2017
Third Team: Patrick Elliott 2006
Louisville Courier-Journal All-State Team
First Team: Talbert Turner 1983, 1984
Second Team: Keaton Belcher 2005 Patrick Elliott 2006
Third Team: Dontaie Allen 2017
Member of Kentucky vs. Indiana All-Stars: Keaton Belcher 2005
Member of Kentucky vs. Ohio All-Stars: Keaton Belcher 2005 Division I NCAA Tournament Participation: Keaton Belcher 2007 vs. Georgetown First Round Keaton Belcher 2008 vs. Duke First Round
First player to score points in the NCAA Tournament: Keaton Belcher vs. Georgetown 2007 First Round
KABC 10th Region Player of the Year: Keaton Belcher 2005 Patrick Elliott 2006
KABC 10th Region Coach of the Year: Buddy Biggs 2004 Buddy Biggs 2006 Keaton Belcher 2018
Associated Press State Coach of the Year: Buddy Biggs 2005
Louisville Courier-Journal State Coach of the Year: Buddy Biggs 2006
Transylvania Sports Hall of Fame Mark Browning Class of 1990
Pendleton County Alumni
NBA Draft Picks: Rick Elrod 8th Round 177th Overall Phoenix Suns 1982 NBA Draft
NCAA Division I Players: Keaton Belcher Belmont University 2005-2010 Talbert Turner Morehead State University 1984-1988 Bobby Lee Wyatt Louisiana Tech University 1972-1974 Larry Wells University of Kentucky (Freshmen Team) 1965-1966
NCAA Division II Players: Tyler Mains North Greenville University 2006-2010
NCAA Division III Players: Mason Monroe Transylvania 2013-2015 Joey Verax Transylvania 2005-2009 Mason O’Hara Thomas More College 2005-2006
NAIA Players: Gabe Antrobus Kentucky Christian University 2012-2013 Kane Belcher University of Pikeville 2007-2011 Abram Crozier Kentucky Chrisian University 2007-2008 Patrick Elliott Berea University 2006-2007 Jon Elrod Georgetown College 2006-2010 Stephen Elrod Georgetown College 2003-2007 Andrew Gosney Union College 2001-2002 Tony Kidwell Kentucky Christian University 1997-1999 Kevin Barnard Kentucky Christian University 1998-2000 Mark Browning Transylvania 1986-1988 Rick Elrod Georgetown College 1978-1982 Bobby Griffin Northern Kentucky University 1971-1973 Dickie King Cumberland College (KY) 1961-1962
Junior College Players: Tim Falhaber St. Catherine 1985-1987 Todd Cox St. Catherine 1985-1986 Tony Smith Seminole Junior College (Florida) 1975-1976 Rick Cookendorfer Seminole Junior College (Florida) 1975-1976 Jerry Wright Seminole Junior College (Florida) 1972-1973 Bobby Lee Wyatt Walker Junior College (Alabama) 1970-1972
Jerseys Retired: #22 Bobby Lee Wyatt Class of 1970 (1,800+ career points, played NCAA D1 @ Louisiana Tech) #52 Rick Elrod Class of 1978 (1,500+ career points, All-American @ Georgetown College, Drafted by Phoenix Suns) #20 Talbert Turner Class of 1984 (3,181 career points, HS All-American, Played NCAA D1 @ Morehead) #31 Keaton Belcher Class of 2005 (1,372 career points, played NCAA D1 @ Belmont) #30 Joey Verax Class of 2005 (1,268 career points, All-American @ NCAA D3 Transylvania) #23 Tyler Mains Class of 2006 (No. 1 all-time at PCHS in wins & assists, 1,087 career points, played NCAA D2 @ North Greenville University)