Boys LIT: Top-seeded Manual, Trinity pick up first-round victories

KENTUCKY HS Boys LIT: Top-seeded Manual, Trinity pick up first-round victories Jason Frakes Louisville Courier Journal Behind a big game from Malachi Coleman, the Manual High School boys basketball team backed up its No. 1 seed in the Republic Bank Louisville Invitational Tournament. Coleman hit six 3-pointers and scored 27 points as the host Crimsons beat Bullitt East, 72-59, on Monday in a first-round contest. Coleman pitched in seven assists and four rebounds for Manual (13-1), which is ranked No. 8 in the Kentucky High School Basketball Media Poll. The Crimsons ran their winning streak to 12 and will face…