Prep basketball star beaten

PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A high school basketball star was severely beaten after a rival team's tournament game, leaving him too injured to play in his own team's contest Wednesday.

Assault charges have been filed against six Shelby Valley High School students after a melee Monday that injured Jarrod R. Adkins, the leading scorer for cross-county rival Millard High School.

At least three other students were treated for minor injuries at Pikeville Methodist Hospital.

Norma Adkins, the 17-year-old player's mother, said the bones in her son's right hand were crushed, as if broken intentionally.

Adkins, who averages 22 points per game, also suffered a head injury, and underwent surgery Tuesday. He could be released as early as today.

Millard, without its star player, was scheduled to play Pike Central High School on Wednesday in another game at Shelby Valley. The winner meets Shelby Valley on Friday.