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Trace Young leaving Apollo for Huntington Prep

He's third star to leave Apollo program in last month

Trace Young, ranked among the state’s top basketball players in the Class of 2017, announced Thursday he is transferring to Huntington (W.Va.) Prep for his final two seasons of high school basketball.

The 6-foot-8 guard averaged 9.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in 14 games as a sophomore at Apollo High School last season after transferring from Ohio County. He joined the Ohio County varsity program as a seventh-grader and helped the Eagles reach the Sweet 16 as an eighth-grader.

Young said he also considered IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and 22 Feet Academy in Greenville, S.C. He plans to enroll at Huntington on Friday.

“At Huntington I’ll get to play against the top players in the nation every day in practice,” Young said. “It will help me get better and help me make that jump to my freshman year of college instead of having to redshirt.”

Young already has several scholarship offers, including from Virginia Tech, DePaul, South Florida, Southern California, Murray State, Massachusetts and Western Kentucky.

“I’m just enjoying the process,” he said. “I don’t have any favorites right now.”

Young is the third high-profile player to transfer from Apollo in recent weeks. Eli Wright, who would have been a top contender for Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball award in 2016, announced earlier this month he will play his senior season at IMG Academy. Wright committed to Mississippi State on Monday.

Ben Moss, a 5-9 senior guard, announced last week he will attend 22 Feet Academy. He averaged 5.7 points per game last season and reportedly has scholarship offers from Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State.

Jason Frakes can be reached at (502) 582-4046 and followed on Twitter @kyhighs.

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