Richie Farmer knows what Reed Sheppard is going through as a 13th region basketball sensation drawing attention from colleges all over the country, including the University of Kentucky, the dream school. Farmer may be the only person who can speak to the pressure Sheppard feels at age 17, already a celebrity among a Big Blue Nation.
He has also kept a close eye on Sheppard’s game over the last three years as a 13th region basketball parent. Farmer’s son Tate played for Clay County, about 30 minutes east of Sheppard’s North Laurel.
“I’ve watched him play for three years and I’ve been telling people for the last couple, I said by the time this kid’s a junior, you won’t be able to guard him,” Farmer said of Sheppard while hosting Friday’s Kentucky Sports Radio radio show.