We love to see
@ford_marshon
and
@DeVanteParker11
fighting against injustice in their community. Both have had high levels of success on the football field and are using that platform to fight social injustice. This is what you want to see from your alumni.
#BallardBrotherhood
Congrats to Gabe Sisk and Maker Bar for joining the 1000 point club at Ballard this season. Entering post season, Maker has 𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟎 points and Gabe currently ranks
#20
in school history with 𝟏𝟐𝟕𝟓 points.
Congratulations to Josh Minkins who is signing his NLI to play football at the University of Louisville. Josh has represented Ballard extremely well over his time here, and we are proud that Josh is apart of our program.
#BallardBrotherhood
🐻🐻
With the NFL draft going on we take a moment to remember when our guy Devante Parker (
@DeVanteParker11
) 11’ was selected in the first round back in the 2015 NFL draft.
Congrats to our very own head coach on winning the 7th region coach of the year award. Coach Renner brings good energy to not only the basketball program but the entire campus everyday that he is here.
#BallardBrotherhood
🐻🐻
Happy Birthday to Ballard legend
@DeVanteParker11
! He was an absolute stud on the football field and basketball court while at Ballard. He continues to make us proud on and off the field as one of the best Wide Receivers in the NFL, and fighting injustice in the community. 🐻🐻
Your 2021-2022 Ballard Bruins Basketball Team!
(Varsity in black, Junior Varsity in "Louisville Ballard" White, Freshman in White)
Taris Smith Photography📸
Thanks to Max Preps (
@MaxPreps
) for naming us the second most dominant Boy’s Basketball program in the state of Kentucky in the last decade. We are thankful to all of our coaches and players who made this possible.
#BallardBrotherhood
🐻🐻
Congratulations to former Bruin Corey Douglas ‘15 on making it to the NCAA Tournament as a 10 seed for the VCU Rams. Corey has had a significant impact on and off the court every where he’s been and will continue to make us proud after his career is over.
#Bruin4Life
@Woptober4_
Good luck to Marshon Ford (
@ford_marshon
) ‘18 and Josh Minkins (
@JoshMinkins
) ‘20 as they have their first game of the season for
@UofLFootball
can’t wait to see what these young men can do tonight!!
Today we are taking a look at former Bruins who played in the NBA.
Jeff Lamp 1981-1989
Jerry Eaves 1982-1987
Allan Houston 1993-2005
DeJuan Wheat 1997-1999
Kelan Martin 2019- Present
*Lee Raker was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in 1981 draft*
#BallardBrotherhood
#NBABRUINS
Hoping
@JCPSKY
allows us to play this season. We have some super talented guys who are in the process of working towards college scholarship opportunities through basketball.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp2021
🐻🐻🐻
Today is the day! Make sure to come out and support tonight as we take on Fern Creek at home. Students, we need it to be loud tonight as we take on one of the best teams in the state in Fern Creek.
⚫️⚫️- BLACKOUT
#Roadstartshere
#Road2Rupp
#BallardBrotherhood
#Bruinup
We won our final game at Ballard against the Manual Crimson Rams and we move on to face the St. X Tigers Saturday night at Valley in the Regional Semi-Final. Bruin Nation we need you all loud and rowdy as we take on a tough St. X team.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻
Congrats to our seniors who were named to the All District tournament team. Josh Minkins (
@JoshMinkins
), Terrence Mcdaniels (
@tmcdanielsjr5
), and Lewis Richards. Make sure to come out and support these seniors on Tuesday as they play their final game at THE B.
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻🐻
We currently have three guys playing Division I hoops, along with 10 other college basketball players at multiple levels, three Division I Football players, and two Division I golfers.
Pictured:
Kaelon Harkema ‘19
Corey Douglas ‘15
Clivonte Patterson ‘17
Three days until our season opener. Kelan Martin (
@kelan30_
) 14’ averaged 23.2 points in his senior year and in his junior year led his squad to the state final. Now Kelan is playing in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves on a Two-Way deal.
#BruinAlumni
#BallardBrotherhood
🐻
With three of our seniors committed and signed to play sports in college. We want to remind people we have three guys left. Lewis Richards (
@d1lew
), Rashad Bishop (
@rashad___23
), and Justin Buford (
@jjbuford02
). Coaches don’t miss out on these guys before it’s too late. 🐻🐻🐻
ATTENTION BRUIN NATION:
We NEED you all to TAKEOVER Valley tomorrow as we take on the number 1 team in the state for a chance to play at Rupp Arena. Bring a friend and be LOUD.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻
Tonight we beat St. X to advance to the Regional Final. This is the fourth straight year we have reached the Regional Final and we are looking to head to Rupp for our first time since 2017. Bruin Nation make sure to be at Valley on Tuesday and be loud as we take on Male. 🐻🐻🐻
One year ago today we beat Fern Creek 57-51 to win the Louisville Invitational Tournament Title. Hoping to get a chance to defend our title in a few weeks!
BALLARD STUDENTS‼️‼️
Make sure you come out to Fairdale and support Friday night at 6:00 PM.
Come and witness Maker Bar’s first game as a Bruin, Keno Hayden’s season debut, and Coach Renner’s return to the sidelines against Trotwood-Madison (OH).
With a win tonight we advance to the Regional Semi-Final at Valley on Wednesday. Congratulations to our seniors who won their final home game.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻
We got a good win today against Bishop Mcdevitt (PA). We advanced to the Semi finals of the King of the Bluegrass and we play the winner of Collins vs Madisonville North Hopkins tomorrow night at 9:00 PM.
With a big win against Valley we close out a very good first week of the season. 4 games in 5 days with 4 wins. We have a couple of days off before taking on Fern Creek Wednesday.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻
Happy 17th Birthday to
@DerrickTilford
‘22. DJ is a great young man who is finally getting the opportunity to start and taking advantage of it.
#BallardBrotherhood
🐻🐻🐻
Tonight we got a great win against one of the best teams in the state. This moves us to 6-0. We can’t wait to get back to it next week with weather permitting.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻
Congrats to our football guys on completing a great season Josh Minkins 20’ , Rashad Bishop 20’ , and Chauntae Marero 21’. We are sorry about the way it ended but we are excited that we get you back on the court on Monday.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
#Bruinup
🐻🐻🐻
We went on the road and beat one of the toughest teams in the 1st Region today. Keno Hayden ‘22 led the way with 23 points. This moves us to 8-0 with a tough district game on Monday.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻
We won tonight in our first round game of the LIT against the Desales Colts. We take on the Winner of St.X vs Butler on Wednesday.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻
With 21 days until our season opener against Fern Creek we take a look at former Bruin great Jaylen Perry (
@JalenPerryXXI
) 15’. His senior year he lead the Bruins to a 32-3 record while averaging 21.1 points and 6.4 rebounds on his way to being named to the All-State team. 🐻🐻
Tonight we got a great win against one of the best teams in the 8th Region. With this win we move to 3-0 and have won 3 games in 4 days. We look to continue this positive momentum with another win against Valley tomorrow at 3:00 PM.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻
It’s been awesome to be back in the gym with the guys again. Everyone has been working hard and continues to improve everyday. We are hoping
@JCPSKY
allows us to start practice next Wednesday and start our season February 1st.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
🐻🐻🐻
A year ago today we won the
@KingofBluegrass
tournament against North Oldham with a 82-72 win. That night capped off wins against Trotwood-Madison (OH), Bishop McDevitt (PA), and Collins en route to the King of the Bluegrass crown.
Four days until we play Fern Creek in our season opener. Quentin Snider is the all time leader in points and assists at Ballard high school and he won Mr. Basketball his senior year.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp
#Countdown
Last night we won the district tournament. We have won the district tournament 19 out of the past 22 years. Thanks to Bruin Nation who came out and supported last night. We need everyone to come out and support next week in the Regional tournament.
#BallardBrotherhood
#Road2Rupp