Bracken County is set to induct their inaugural Hall of Fame Class on Saturday when the Polar Bears and Lady Bears host St. Patrick for a doubleheader, starting with the banquet at 2:30 p.m., in the cafeteria.

Immediate family of the inductees will be admitted free. Other attendees will be admitted for $5. A meal will be served with the opportunity to listen to each inductee speak and accept their plaque for induction. Following the banquet will be a doubleheader with the girls’ game starting at 5 p.m., boys’ following 20 minutes after. Inductees will be recognized in-between games.

Here’s a list of the inaugural inductees:

JACK BROOKS

Brooks played basketball for four seasons from 1951-54 and is the fourth leading scorer in Polar Bear history with 1,599 points. He scored 634 points his senior year, putting him at 10th all-time for most points in a season and led his team in scoring in ‘52 and ‘54. Brooks went on to play basketball for one season at Eastern Kentucky University.

WARREN COOPER

Cooper played four seasons of basketball from 1937-40, and is currently the seventh leading scorer in Polar Bear history with 1,314 points. He was Brooksville’s leading scorer for three seasons and with the help of his brothers Earl and Marvin, led the Polar Bears to the Kentucky High School Basketball State Championship in ‘39 and a school record 30 wins. He was selected to First Team All-State in ‘39 and was selected to the State All-Tournament team in ‘39 and ‘40.

He was recruited by Morehead State Teachers College, and went on to be the second leading scorer in Morehead history.

Cooper coached at Rowan County, later having a gym named in his honor, “Warren H. Cooper Gymnasium”.

ALBERT CUMMINS

Cummins played basketball for four seasons from 1941-44, scoring 793 points. He played for the 1944 Brooksville Polar Bears that were undefeated at 22-0 in the regular season, and ranked the No. 1 team in Kentucky. Brooksville finished their season at 27-1 when they were upset in second round of the State Tournament. He was named to the State All-Tournament team in 1944. He also played baseball for Brooksville, and was their ace pitcher and middle-infielder, where he won a Region Championship and State Runner-Up title in 1944.

Cummins, and the entire 1944 starting five was offered a Scholarship to Kentucky by Adolph Rupp. Albert, however, was drafted and served in the Navy in 1945 and 1946, where he played for the Treasure Island basketball team in San Francisco. He returned to Kentucky to play basketball in the 1947 and 1948 seasons, where he played in 38 games and scored 52 points, winning two SEC Championships.

Cummins went on to play baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals minor league team in Allentown, PA for two seasons in 1951 and 1952.

AMY FLAUGHER

Flaugher played basketball four seasons from 1975-78 and is the 3rd leading scorer in Lady Bear history with 1,471 points. She was named to All-State teams in 1977 and 1978.

Flaugher went on to play basketball at Northern Kentucky University. She played four seasons from 1979-1982, scoring 791 points, and dished out 466 assists putting her at 3rd in the NKU record book for assists, and the most assists in a season with 168. She also ranks number one in Career Free Throw Percentage shooting 81.9%, and most Consecutive Free Throws a Game, making 13 straight. As a pitcher for the slow-pitch softball team, Flaugher posted a 22-2 regular season record as a sophomore.

After college, began playing Semi-Pro softball. She had a lifetime .450 batting average, and was the pitcher for three Class A Championship teams during her career for well-known women’s teams in Greater Cincinnati, Sorrento’s Pizza and Empress Chili. Amy had a lifetime 469-70 pitching record, with a world tournament record of 23-3. She was a part of two USSSA World Championships and retired in 1988.

DAVID HAMILTON

Hamilton played basketball for three seasons from 1960-62, scoring 857 points.

Hamilton went on to coach and is the second winningest coach in Bracken County Basketball history.

ASHLEY HAUSE

Hause played basketball for four seasons from 1992-95, scoring 1,134 points. In baseball, Ashley was named a Mizuno High School All-American and a candidate for 1995 Mr. Baseball. Hause had a career batting average of .458, with 168 hits, 98 walks, 38 homeruns, 139 RBI’s, and 105 stolen bases on 107 attempts. As a pitcher, he had a career record of 23-6, and an ERA under 2.00. Hause went on to play baseball for Eastern Kentucky University.

DAVID ‘PETE’ HAUSE

Hause played basketball for four seasons from 1959-62, and is the third leading scorer in Polar Bear History with 1,618 points.

Hause later went on to coach baseball at Bracken County with a record of 100-43, winning 70% of the games he coached, making him the winningest coach in Bracken County Baseball history.

EDDIE HOPKINS

Hopkins played basketball for four seasons from 1973-1976, and is the second leading scorer in Polar Bear history with 1,650 points. Hopkins went on to play basketball at Alice Lloyd College.

MOLLY LINVILLE SCHULTZ

Linville played basketball for four seasons from 1989-92 and is second in scoring Lady Bear history with 1,698 points.

Linville went on to play basketball at Shawnee State University. She played for four seasons from 1993-1996, scoring 1,027 career points, and dished out 426 career assists. She helped her team to the 1995 NAIA Final Four, and was named to the All-Tournament team.

HERB MOFORD

Moford played baseball for Bracken County and graduated in 1946. There were few baseball games at the time due to World War II.

Moford pitched in the Minor League for 17 years. He pitched in the Major League for a total of four seasons with the St Louis Cardinals (1955), Detroit Tigers (1958), Boston Red Sox (1959), and New York Mets (1962). For his Major League career, Moford threw 157 1/3 innings, had a career record of 5-13, with 78 strikeouts, three saves, and a 5.03 ERA. He pitched in the first game in Mets franchise history in 1962, and pitched in their first home game two days later at the Polo Grounds.

JARVIS PARSLEY

Parsley began coaching Brooksville in the 1941-1942 season, and coached for 26 seasons until 1967. As a coach, he was Region Runner-Up four times in 1947, 1949, 1952, and 1953, won twelve District Championships, and two Region Championships in 1944 and 1955. He coached the 1944 Brooksville team that won 27 consecutive games and 1 loss, and the 1955 team that tied the school record of 30 wins a season. He compiled 456 wins with a 61.3% win percentage, and is the longest tenured, and winningest coach in Bracken County history. He coached the baseball teams to District Championships in 1944, 1951, and 1953, with a Region and State Runner-Up title in 1944. He served as principal for 30 years from 1944-1974.

JOHN RICE

Rice played basketball for three seasons form 1965-67 and is the fifth leading scorer in Polar Bear history with 1,378 points. He scored 845 points his senior year averaging 28.2 points per game, putting him at first all-time for Most Points a Season and Highest Season Average. He led the 10th Region in scoring and rebounding, averaging 19 rebounds a game.

Rice went on to play basketball at East Tennessee State University. He played four seasons from 1969-72, scoring 744 points, and averaging a career 10.5 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game.

EARL WELCH

Earl Welch was a bus driver and fan that came to almost every game for over 25 years. Welch was inducted into the Germantown Softball Hall of Fame in 2010.

ELSWORTH “DUTCH” WOOD

Elsworth “Dutch” Wood graduated from Brooksville High School in 1941. He kept book and was a manager for the 1939 State Championship team. He took over the role of his father, and kept stats, scorebook, and clock for over 50 years.

LARRY WOOD

Wood played basketball for three seasons from 1953-1955, and is currently the 6th leading scorer in Polar Bear history with 1,355 points and led the Polar Bears to a region championship in 1955.

Wood went on to play basketball and baseball at Eastern Kentucky University. He played basketball three seasons from 1957-1959, scoring 1,020 points. He also played baseball for four seasons, and finished eighth in the nation with a batting average of .430 in 1958, and was named co-captain in 1959.

After college, he served as basketball coach at Maysville High School winning two District and one Regional Championship. He also coached baseball from 1961-1966 winning one District title.

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