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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Ohio: Gatorade Player of the Year

GlenOak senior C.J. McCollum has been named the 2008-09 Gatorade Ohio Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

The award recognizes outstanding athletic performance and high standards of academic achievement and character.

McCollum, a 6-foot-2 guard who averaged 29.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.2 assists for GlenOak (18-5), is now a finalist for Gatorade's national honor.

McCollum, who has a 3.2 grade-point average, became GlenOak's leading scorer this season, finishing with 1,405 points, passing the mark of 1,297 points set by Kosta Koufos.

McCollum has signed a national letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Lehigh University.

Ohio: Division 4 All-Ohio Ballet

FIRST TEAM: Brian Hecker, Worthington Christian, 6-4, sr., 22.8; Tyler Tucci, Malvern, 6-2, sr., 24.8; Jake Davis, Cin. Seven Hills, 6-6, jr., 18.8; D.J. Cunningham, Waterford, 6-11, sr., 21.3; William Felder, Cle. Hts. Luth. E., 6-6, sr., 24.0; Brook Turson, Plymouth, 6-3, jr., 22.1; Nick Brown, Warren JFK, 6-7, sr., 22.7.

Players of the year: Tyler Tucci, Malvern; William Felder, Cle. Hts. Luth. E.

Coaches of the year: Drew Meister, Newark Cath.; Norm Persin, Oak Hill; Roger McClinton, Cle. Hts. Luth. E.

SECOND TEAM: Ethan Michael, Tol. Christian, 6-7, sr., 17.4; Brad Piehl, New Knoxville, 6-7, sr., 14.8; Cody Apthorpe, Windham, 6-5, sr., 21.5; Luke Roesch, Lanc. Fisher Cath., 6-7, sr., 19.1; Josh Agin, Zanes. Rosecrans, 6-2, sr., 18.0; Zac Schmitz, Sidney Lehman, 5-9, sr., 15.5; J.D. Hale, Oak Hill, 6-6, sr., 18.0; Aramis Greenwood, Fairport Harbor Harding, 5-10, jr., 23.0; Olonzo Johnson, Youngs. Christian, 6-3, sr., 19.0.

THIRD TEAM: Ben Huntsman, New Matamoras Frontier, 6-4, sr., 18.4; J.P. McFarland, S. Charleston SE, 6-5, jr., 14.6; Greg Kahlig, Ft. Recovery, 6-5, jr., 23.9; Chad Harvey, Ironton St. Joseph, 6-2, sr., 24.0; Vince Shanks, Latham Western, 6-5, sr., 19.2; Morgan Jones, Oberlin, 5-10, sr., 32.9; Lamar McKnight, Bedford Chanel, 6-5, sr., 16.4.

Special Mention

Matt Dawson, Newark Cath.; John Finnegan, Marion Cath.; Bryan Redic, Cols. Tree of Life; Colten Hostetler, Berlin Hiland; Nathan Butts, Shadyside; Craig Sewell, Strasburg-Franklin; Justin Teramana, Steub. Cath. Cent.; Adriean Payne, Day. Jefferson; Jess Chadwell, Georgetown; Ricardo Maxwell, Lockland; Kris Tibbs, Willow Wood Symmes Val.; Kyle Ondera, Oak Hill; Bryan Osborne, Beaver Eastern; D.J. Cunningham, Waterford; Bryan Harris, Racine Southern; Matt Workman, Bainbridge Paint Valley; JoVaughn Brown, Bedford Chanel; Eric Horton, Cle. Horizon Science Acad.; Ladell Trotty, Cle. Hts. Luth. E.; Josh Lee, Pandora-Gilboa; Michael Dennis, Carey; Logan Wolfrum, Defiance Ayersville; Chad White, Mogadore; Shane Byler, Hartville Lake Ctr. Chr.; Josh Selway, Leetonia; Lance Ronghi, McDonald; Travis Moyer, Dalton.

Honorable Mention

Rhett Harris, Danville; Jeremy Hays, Cols. Tree of Life; Breaker Heller, Cols. Africentric; Derrelle Mathis, Cols. Harvest Prep; Nehemiah Trotter, Cols. Harvest Prep; Dylan Kaufman, Berlin Hiland; Adam Wackerly, Malvern; Nikola Knezevic, Bowerston Conotton Val.; Justin Ross, New MatamorasFrontier; Justin Andes, Shadyside; Michael Carr, Bridgeport; Derek Takacs, Toronto; Michael Johnston, Wellsville; Kenneth Gaynor, Middletown Christian; Tyler Greer, New Madison
Tri-Village; Adam Kremer, Ansonia; Ryan Newsome, Yellow Springs;

Cody Latimer, Day. Jefferson; Mark Frilling, Fort Loramie; Ryan Borden, Oak Hill; Bobby Smithson, Latham Western; Adam Mulford, Glouster Trimble; Cody Strahler, Waterford; Sean Coppick, Racine Southern; Jake Lynch, Reedsville Eastern; Jon Garrett, Sciotoville E.; Jarred Quinlan, Manchester; Steven Evans, Leesburg Fairfield; Dylan Hanson, Manchester; Shaquoi Duncan, Cle. Horizon Science Acad.; Arthur Jordan, Bedford Chanel; Bradley Stevenson, Cleveland Hts. Luth. E.; Elijah Clements, Willoughby Hills Cornerstone Christian; Danny Ward, Fairport Harbor Harding;

Jordan Jaggers, Stryker; T.J. Short, Antwerp; Quinn Nofziger, Pettisville; Cameron Hermiller, Delphos St. John's; Jordan Basinger, Kalida; Steve Mutchler, Norwalk St. Paul; Ryan Vanderhorst, New Knoxville; Josh Smith, E. Canton; Zell Bradley, E. Canton; Matthias Tayala, McDonald; J.T. Troyer, Dalton; Andrew Lowe, Orrville Kingsway Christian; Kenneth Hill, Canton Heritage Christian; John Pecchia, Youngs. Christian; Kevin Blinsky, Columbiana.

Ohio: Division 3 All-Ohio Ballet

FIRST TEAM: Ben Siefert, Cols. Hartley, 6-foot-2, senior, 19.7 points per game; Joby Barr, Belmont Union Local, 6-2, sr., 18.5; Dan Hickman, Casstown Miami E., 6-1, sr., 22.0; Kraig Unger, Seaman N. Adams, 6-3, sr., 23.1; Max Sheridan, Beachwood, 6-3, sr., 25.0; Aaron Craft, Findlay Liberty-Benton, 6-2, jr., 19.1; Kenny Kornowski, Smithville, 6-8, sr., 23.8.

Players of the year: Dan Hickman, Casstown Miami E.; Kenny Kornowski, Smithville.

Coaches of the year: Michael Snowbarger, Smithville; Kevin Noch, Cle. Cent. Cath.

SECOND TEAM: Cody Johnson, Sarahsville Shenandoah, 6-0, sr., 17.7; Jordan Tozzi, Magnolia Sandy Val., 6-0, sr., 20.9; Rossi Santo, Kirtland, 5-10, sr., 14.0; Phillip Beans, Tol. Ottawa Hills, 6-8, sr., 22.1; Taylor Kuhlman, Ottawa-Glandorf, 6-1, sr., 15.0; Rob Tudor, Cin. Madeira, 6-0, sr., 13.8; Cody Smith, Piketon, 6-2, sr., 19.1;Tom Herchek, Atwater Waterloo, 5-11, sr., 22.4; Riley Thomas, Cardington Lincoln, 5-11, jr., 23.1.

THIRD TEAM: Matthew McCollister, London Madison-Plains, 5-8, jr., 17.9; Derek Billing, Anna, 6-2, jr., 16.1; Kyle Webb, Chesapeake, 6-0, sr., 20.3; Blake Justice, Peebles, 6-2, soph., 24.6; Colton Sray, Wickliffe, 6-3, sr., 16.7; Stephon Seton, Rocky River Luth. W., 6-5, sr., 17.1; Anton Grady, Cle. Cent. Cath., 6-8, soph., 11.6; Josh Besancon, Creston Norwayne, 6-3, sr., 17.9.

Special Mention

Cameron Baker, Cols. Academy; Eli Morris, Milford Ctr. Fairbanks; Brandt Thieman, Beverly Ft. Frye; Ryan Jarvie, St. Clairsville; Colby MacMillan, Barnesville; Paul Honigford, Sugarcreek Garaway; Aaron Deister, Day. Christian; Kyle England, Carlisle; Travis Williams, Waynesville; Michael Lamb, Ironton; Chase Kratzenberg, South Point; Anthony Williams, Portsmouth; Bryant Gibson, Williamsport Westfall; Andy Stegman, Wheelersburg; Sean Smith, Minford; Greg Frost, Albany Alexander; Chall Montgomery, Cle. Cent. Cath.; Andrew Smith, Andover Pymatuning Val.; Josh Fisher, Rockford Parkway; Josh Vandemark, Hicksville; Austin Smith, N. Robinson Col. Crawford; Ben Gysin, E. Palestine; Lucas McKean, W. Salem Northwestern; Tyler Bates, Smithville; Eric Worthey, CVCA; Todd Medallis, Newton Falls.

Honorable Mention

Ryan Clark, Cols. Ready; Brad Harrah, Marion Pleasant; Kyle Rose, Morral Ridgedale; Skyler Simpson, Centerburg; Doug Ute, Marion Elgin; Jarrod Arnold, Beverly Fort Frye; Jordan Barbina, Belmont Union Local; Ryan Feller, Bellaire; Levi Crozier, Bellaire; Jordan Burress, Martins Ferry; David Gerber, Sugarcreek Garaway; Chase Addy, Newcomerstown; Joe Collart, Lore City Buckeye Trail; Wes Carlson, Cin. Hills Christian Acad.; Logan McCormick, Clinton-Massie; Clayton Nieport, Versailles; Nathan Snyder, Anna; Mark Maloney, Middletown Madison; Colton Mehlman, Hamilton Badin;

Jordan Brabson, Piketon; Nathan Copley, Chesapeake; Cole Hatfield, Proctorville Fairland; Andrew Seaman, Peebles; Kirk Maxwell, Chillicothe Zane Trace; Zach Utley, Lucasville Val.; Tyler Jimison, Seaman N. Adams; Clay Roll, Frankfort Adena; Kyle Barnhouse, Albany Alexander; Anthony Hitchens, Lorain Clearview; Brandon Schmidt, Wellington; Anthony Ritossa, Kirtland; Devin Carter, Cle. VASJ; Bryan Morgan, Cle. VASJ; Victor Fortkamp, St. Henry; Desi Kirkman, Lima Cent. Cath.; John Gerken, Defiance Tinora; Brock Bates, Metamora Evergreen;Nate Hodge, Campbell Memorial; Ryan Snyder, Louisville Aquinas; Marcus Fowler, Newton Falls; Alex Martin, Massillon Tuslaw; Kenny Goldstein, Wooster Triway; Corey Caldwell, Smithville; Joe Leyland, Atwater Waterloo.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Ohio: State Tournament Saturday Scoop

Saturday, March 28 - Championship Finals
10:45 a.m. - Division IV Game #9
Teams To Be Determined

2:00 p.m. - Division III Game #10
Teams To Be Determined

5:15 p.m. - Division II Game #11
Teams To Be Determined

8:30 p.m. - Division I Game #12
Teams To Be Determined

Ohio: State Tournament Friday Scoop

Friday, March 27 - State Semifinals
10:45 a.m. - Division II Game #5
Logan Elm vs. Dayton Thurgood Marshall

2:00 p.m. - Division II Game #6
Akron SVSM vs. Columbus Desales

5:15 p.m. - Division I Game #7
Columbus Northland vs. Warren Harding

8:30 p.m. - Division I Game #8
Cincinnati Princeton vs. Toledo St. Johns

Ohio: State Tournament Thursday Scoop

Thursday, March 26 - State Semifinals

10:45 a.m. - Division IV Game #1
Kalida vs. Cleveland Lutheran East

2:00 p.m. - Division IV Game #2
Oak Hill vs. ADA

5:15 p.m. - Division III Game #3
Cleveland Central Catholic vs. Piketon

8:30 p.m. - Division III Game #4
Dayton Christian vs. Tinora

Ohio: Division 2 All-Ohio Ballet

DIVISION II

FIRST TEAM: Zack Joseph, Lewis Ctr. Olentangy Orange, 5-11, jr., 18.7; Dave Brown, Coshocton, 5-11, jr., 22.8; Josh Schuler, St. Paris Graham, 6-2, sr., 24.1; Brandon Amann, Circleville Logan Elm, 6-1, sr., 22.0; Cameron Wright, Cle. Benedictine, 6-5, jr., 20.2; Garrick Sherman, Kenton, 6-10, sr., 23.4; Robert Wilson, Streetsboro, 6-4, sr., 23.2.

Players of the year: Josh Schuler, St. Paris Graham; Garrick Sherman, Kenton.

Coaches of the year: Don Vogt, Cambridge; Doug Stiverson, Circleville Logan Elm; Dru Joyce II, Akron SVSM.

SECOND TEAM: Thomas Norris, Cambridge, 5-8, sr., 22.8; Alex Falk, Upper Sandusky, 6-3, sr., 32.6; Nick Kellogg, Cols. DeSales, 6-1, jr., 16.7; Juwan Staten, Day. Thurgood Marshall, 5-10, jr., 20.4; Courtney Avery, Lexington, 5-11, jr., 18.9; Kristopher Frazier, Cle. E. Tech, 6-7, sr., 21.6; Derek Jackson, Cle. Benedictine, 6-0, jr., 19.0; Daylen Harrison, Akron SVSM, 6-6, sr., 16.0.

THIRD TEAM: Eastin Lewellen, Zanesville Maysville, 6-2, sr., 18.0; Quinten Rollins, Wilmington, 5-10, jr., 15.0; Jorian Hudson, St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 6-3, jr., 14.2; Tim Congrove, Circleville Logan Elm, 6-0, 16.6; Richard Morrow, Hunting Val. Univ. School, 6-2, jr., 13.9; Caleb Knights, Chillicothe, 6-1, sr., 12.4; Wes Paramore, Painesville Harvey, 6-1, sr., 17.5; Brian Harp, Minerva, 6-3, jr., 20.3.

Special Mention

Eugene Cannaday, Sunbury Big Walnut; Darian Cartharn, Canal Winchester; Ryan Davis, Hebron Lakewood; Josh Osborn, Zanes. W. Muskingum; Todd Williams, Philo; Joe Rine, Rayland Buckeye; Corey Lisowski, Dover; John Stephenson, New Philadelphia; Ryan Siggins, Kettering Alter; Richard Harris, Cin. Taft; Harrison Martin, Waverly; Seth Dawes, Chillicothe; Anthony Tabler, Marietta; Brian Crader, Thornville Sheridan; Jake Prater, McArthur Vinton County; Hank Leslie, McDermott Northwest; Kyle Slone, WCH Washington; Kevin Fentner, Elyria Cath.; Joe Gutowski, Perry; Shon Alexander, Sandusky Perkins; Bruce Huntley, Tol. Cent. Cath.; Marquez McLendon, Alliance; Kurtis Drummond, Hubbard; Niko Fatimus, Poland Seminary; Jacob Bolyard, Orrville; Steve Hargrove, Akron Buchtel.

Honorable Mention

Julian Coleman, Cols. Bexley; Taylor Rieger, Lewis Ctr. Olentangy Orange; Chase Sutton, New Albany; Doug Thorpe, Cols. Eastmoor Acad.; Josh Williams, Cols. East; Daniel Dunlevy, Wintersville Indian Creek, Ethan Shriver, Byesville Meadowbrook; Shayne Leggett, Cambridge; Charlie Karling, New Concord John Glenn; Dom McCluskey, Coshocton; Wade Smith, Zanes. W. Muskingum; Marcus Mamarella, Dover; Jason Dickey, E. Liverpool;

Adolphus Washington, St. Bernard Roger Bacon; Sam Hendricks, Cin. Indian Hill; Austin Jones, St. Paris Graham; Jordan Berlin, Wilmington; Kyle Blackford, Franklin; Geron Johnson, Day. Dunbar; Myles McGlone, Lancaster Fairfield Union; Ron Smith, Chillicothe; Lucas Polley, Greenfield McClain; Frank Valentour, Athens; Kyle Mitchell, Gallipolis Gallia Acad.; Jonathan Hebb, Vincent Warren; Dylan Newsom, Jackson; Airic Steagall, Hillsboro; Emanuel Turner, Hillsboro; Adam Blake, Circleville Logan Elm;

Eric Allen, Cleveland E. Tech;Tom Berlekamp, Parma Hts. Holy Name; Jamil Brooks, Warrensville Hts.; Nolan Thompson, Hunting Val. Univ. School; Matt Diles, Chagrin Falls; Bo Mathias, Elida; Micah Hyde, Fostoria; Alex Keel, Defiance; Joel Hunter, Napoleon; Derek Gagle, Celina; Clay Rolf, Pemberville Eastwood; Jordan Jones, Ravenna; Cyle Strouble, Alliance Marlington; Jake Mays, Tallmadge; Kyle Spence, Warren Howland; Zach Wasson, Orrville; Ben Donlow, Poland Seminary; Carrington Hanna, Streetsboro; Michael Bickley, Akron East.

Ohio: Division 1 First Team Ballet

Big men -- in height and accomplishments -- dominate the 2009 Associated Press Division I and II All-Ohio boys basketball teams announced Monday.

Jared Sullinger, a junior from poll champion and state-bound Columbus Northland, is the player of the year in the big-school division. In Division II, the award is shared by Kenton's Garrick Sherman and St. Paris Graham's Josh Schuler.

Sullinger, a 6-foot-9 player who has already committed to Ohio State, averaged 19.9 points and 14.8 rebounds while shooting 67 percent from the field. He led Northland to the No. 1 ranking and will also be on display in the state semifinals this Friday against Warren Harding, which was represented on first-team All-Ohio by 6-5 Desmar Jackson.

The coaches of the year in Division I are Dublin Scioto's Tony Bisutti, Cincinnati Princeton's Josh Andrews, Al Stacey of Lorain Admiral King and Barberton's Ken Rector.

Sherman is a 6-10 senior headed for Michigan State who averaged 23.4 points, 16.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocked shots a game. Schuler, a 6-2 senior who will play at North Dakota, scored 24.1 points for the state's top-ranked team.

Sharing coaching honors are Don Vogt of Cambridge, Circleville Logan Elm's Doug Stiverson and Dru Joyce II of Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary. Logan Elm and SVSM both made it to the state semifinals.

The all-state selections were based on the recommendations of a media panel.

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The 2008-2009 Associated Press Division I and II boys All-Ohio high school basketball team, based on the recommendations of a state media panel:

DIVISION I

FIRST TEAM: Jared Sullinger, Cols. Northland, 6-foot-9, junior, 19.9 points per game; Orlando Williams, Cin. Princeton, 6-5, sr., 18.3; Carl Jones, Garfield Hts., 6-0, sr., 25.0; C.J. McCollum, Canton GlenOak, 6-2, sr., 28.9; Desmar Jackson, Warren Harding, 6-5, sr., 16.7; Bill Edwards, Middletown, 6-7, sr., 17.6; Luke Kraus, Findlay, 6-1, sr., 24.5.

Player of the year: Jared Sullinger, Cols. Northland.

Coaches of the year: Tony Bisutti, Dublin Scioto; Josh Andrews, Cin. Princeton; Al Stacey, Lorain Admiral King; Ken Rector, Barberton.

SECOND TEAM: Tim Hausfeld, Sylvania Southview, 5-8, sr., 20.5; Jordon Crawford, Cin. La Salle, 5-5, sr., 17.3; Nate Tait, Lyndhurst Brush, 6-0, jr., 25.6; Jon Smith, Grove City, 6-7, sr., 18.8; Darius Glover, Tol. Waite, 6-3, sr., 18.1; Reggie Keely, Cle. Hts., 6-8, sr., 20.5.

THIRD TEAM: Joey Prati, Zanesville, 6-7, sr., 18.4; Tanner Furno, Cols. Whetstone, 6-9, sr., 23.1; Anthony Jackson, Galloway Westland, 6-1, jr., 22.6; Matt Kavanaugh, Centerville, 6-10, sr., 17.7; Anton Hutchins, Lima Sr., 6-4, jr., 19.6; Adrian Casey, Lorain Admiral King, 6-4, sr., 19.6; Jared Porrini, Canton Timken, 6-4, sr., 13.3; Terrell Lipkins, Canton McKinley, 5-9, sr., 17.9.

Special Mention

Josh Gouch, Cols. Beechcroft; Jordan Ayres, Dresden Tri-Valley; Bobby Capobianco, Loveland; Erik Stenger, Cin. St. Xavier; Patrick Angle, Logan; Randal Holt, Cle. Glenville; Robert Johnson, Bedford; Anthony Wells, Shaker Hts.; Nyles Evans, N. Canton Hoover; Mark Henniger, Mass. Jackson; Josh Egner, Mass. Jackson; Charles Hearn, Akron Kenmore; Andre Paulk, Kent Roosevelt.

Honorable Mention

Bryce Barnes, Grove City Central Crossing; Rob Brandenberg, Gahanna Lincoln; Ryan Cosgray, Grove City; Bradley McDougald, Dublin Scioto; Terrance Watkins, Cols. Brookhaven; Aaron Robinson, Trotwood-Madison; Danny McElroy, Cin, La Salle; Zach Brown, Mason; Jordan Sibert, Cin. Princeton; Evan Yates, Cin. Walnut Hills; Allen Roberts, Middletown; Mason Mays, Logan;

Jor'gio Alexander-Lacey, Lakewood St. Edward; Chris Kimbro, Lorain Admiral King; Alex Pandrangi, Westlake; Cole Krizancic, Mentor; Dan Heidenreich, Madison; Jaron Crowe, Mentor; Charlie Hughes, Perrysburg; Anthony Henderson, Tol. Start; Darrin Harris, Mansfield Sr.; Jordan Mottayaw, Mansfield Madison; David Hieber, Perrysburg; Shawn Dyer, Marion Harding;

Fred Williams, Warren Harding; J.T. Moore, Youngs. Boardman; Cam Howard, Canton Timken; Connor Groot, Uniontown Lake; Jacob North, Barberton; Laquon Smith, Akron Kenmore; Storm Sanders, Canton GlenOak; Cory Veldhuizen, N. Canton Hoover; Tyler Ferrell, Brunswick.

Nix is Michigan's Mr. Basketball

6'9 285 pound Derrick Nix of Detroit Pershing is the recipient 29th of the Hal Schram awarded to Michigan's best senior. Nix has improved immensely over his high school career, which started at Detroit Murray-Wright. Murray-Wright closed after his sophomore year and he was in integral part of Pershing's state run as a junior where they stumbled in the state final to defending state champion, Saginaw. Pershing will have an opportunity to avenge last year's loss but first they must beat Warren De LaSalle in Tuesday night's 7:30 quarterfinal game at the University of Detroit-Mercy's Calihan Hall.

The big guy averaged 15 points and 15 rebounds and vastly improved from the player that many in Michigan remember from last season. Nix is headed to Michigan State and he will prove a tough battle inside for college opponents just as he has in high school.

The award is only available for seniors and the field was limited to five.

1. Derrick Nix, Detroit Pershing -- 1,726 points (Michigan State U.)
2. Ben Simons, Cadillac -- 1,638 points (Providence College)
3. Korey VanDussen, Zeeland East -- 1,298 points
4. Dion Sims, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s -- 1,027 points (Michigan State U.-football scholarship)
5. Eso Akunne, Ann Arbor Richard -- 782 points (University of Michigan-walk on)
Note: Points are awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.

Past winners

2008: Brad Redford, Frankenmuth (Xavier)
2007: Corperryale (Manny) Harris, Detroit Redford (Michigan)
2006: David Kool, Grand Rapids South Christian (Western Michigan)
2005: Wilson Chandler, Benton Harbor (De Paul)
2004: Drew Neitzel, Wyoming Park (Michigan State)
2003: Dion Harris, Detroit Redford (Michigan)
2002: Paul Davis, Rochester (Michigan State)
2001: Kelvin Torbert, Flint Northwestern (Michigan State)
2000: Marcus Taylor, Lansing Waverly (Michigan State)
1999: Jason Richardson, Saginaw Arthur Hill (Michigan State)
1998: Dane Fife, Clarkston (Indiana)
1997: Shane Battier, Birmingham Detroit Country Day (Duke)
1996: Winfred Walton, Detroit Pershing (Syracuse, Fresno State)
1995: Robert Traylor, Detroit Murray-Wright (Michigan)
1994: Willie Mitchell, Detroit Pershing (Michigan, UAB)
1993: Jon Garavaglia, Southgate Aquinas (Michigan State)
1992: Kenyon Murray, Battle Creek Central (Iowa)
1991: Chris Webber, Birmingham Detroit Country Day (Michigan)
1990: Anthony Miller, Benton Harbor (Michigan State)
1989: Michael Talley, Detroit Cooley (Michigan)
1988: Matt Steigenga, Grand Rapids South Christian (Michigan State)
1987: Mark Macon, Saginaw Buena Vista (Temple)
1986: Terry Mills, Romulus (Michigan)
1985: Glen Rice, Flint Northwestern (Michigan)
1984: Demetreus Gore, Detroit Chadsey (Pittsburgh)
1983: Antoine Joubert, Detroit Southwestern (Michigan)
1982: Robert Henderson, Lansing Eastern (Michigan)
1981: Sam Vincent, Lansing Eastern (Michigan State)

Tuesday: Michigan Quarterfinals

Thirty-two teams remain in Michigan's Class A, B, C, and D and
all sixteen games will be played on Tuesday, March 24th, at
various locations across the state. All of last year's champions
were knocked off but there are plenty of former winners that are
still in the mix. The quarterfinal winners will continue @
Michigan State's Breslin Center. The Class C & D semifinal
games are on Thursday, March 26th. The Class A & B
semifinals are on Friday, March 27th. All final games are on
Saturday, March 28th.

Class A represents the largest schools and many of the favored
teams are still in the mix: @ Grand Blanc- Clarkston vs. Flint
Northwestern; @ Lansing Eastern- Kalamazoo Central vs.
Rockford; @ U of Detroit-Mercy's Calihan Hall- 5pm Detroit
Catholic Central vs. Romulus and 7:30pm Pershing vs. Warren
De LaSalle.

Class B's two best teams have victories against Class A
quarterfinalists: @ Grand Rapids Christian- Zeeland East vs.
E. Grand Rapids; @ Houghton Lake- Bridgeport vs. Ludington;
@ Jackson- Hastings vs. Inkster; @ Flint Central- Detroit
Country Day vs. Flint Powers.

Class C might not have the firepower that the top two classes
provide. But there is plenty of hidden talent and the Class C
player of the year: @ Whitmore Lake- Hanover-Horton vs.
Melvindale Academy of Business & Technology; @ Cheboygan-
McBain vs. Manistique; @ Mt. Pleasant- Flint Beecher vs.
Montague; @ Richland Gull Lake- Schoolcraft vs. Grandville
Calvin Christian.

The smallest of the four divisions, Class D, has the 2007
champion and the D player of the year still alive: @ Escanaba-
Cedarville vs. Bark River-Harris; @ Battle Creek Harper Creek-
Lawrence vs. New Lothrop; @ Traverse City Central- Muskegon
Western MI. Chrisitan vs. Ellsworth; @ West Bloomfield- Sterling
Heights Parkway Christian vs. Bay City All Saints.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Hawks land, but Kaufman soars!

Berlin Hiland, a Division 4 powerhouse in the state of Ohio was knocked out of Regional tournament play earlier this week by Cleveland Lutheran East. Hiland was lead by 6-foot-4, 2012, wing guard Dylan Kaufman's 24 points as he put on a 15 foot' pull-up clinic against a more athletic Lutheran East squad. Kaufman who plays like a seasoned veteran favors going to his right-side at this early stage of his game. He is capable of catching and shooting from 20 feet and is also a scoring threat off the dribble with numerous behind the back, inside-out kill-spot jumpers. He will also surprise you with his athletic ability as he is capable of playing above the rim in transition. Time will only tell for this young Hawk. Perry Reese would be proud!
Dylan will be playing his AAU ball with Team CBIZ.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Ohio D1 & D3 Regional Updates

Here are a look at some of the D1 scores from around the state of Ohio:

Division I:

Cleveland Regional
At Cleveland State University Wolstein Center
North Ridgeville Rangers (21-4) 50
Mentor Cardinals (18-7) 43

Warren G. Harding Raiders (21-2) 61 in OT.
Lakewood St. Edward Eagles(16-6) 57

Columbus Regional
At the Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Dublin Scioto Irish (23-1) 68
Cincinnati St. Xavier Bombers (14-9) 49

Cincinnati Regional
At Xavier University Cintas Center
Cincinnati Princeton Vikings (23-1) 78
Cincinnati Aiken Falcons (16-8) 65

Cincinnati LaSalle Lancers (22-2) 42
Centerville Elks (20-3) 37

Division III:

Canton Regional
At the Canton Memorial Fieldhouse
Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen (21-3) 51
Leavittsburg LaBrae Vikings (15-9) 39

Smithville Smithies (23-0) 63
Campbell Memorial Red Devils (18-5) 58

Bowling Green Regional
At Bowling Green State University Anderson Arena
Defiance Tinora Rams (21-3) 36
Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals (21-4) 34

Coldwater Cavaliers (17-6) 51
North Robinson Colonel Crawford Eagles (21-2) 29

Athens Regional
At Ohio University Convocation Center
Piketon Red Streaks (23-2) 74
Seaman North Adams Green Devils (23-1) 72

Columbus Grandview Hts. Bobcats (20-3) 49
Lore City Buckeye Trail Warriors (11-13) 35

Wilmington Regional
At Wilmington College Fred Raizk Arena
Casstown Miami East Vikings (21-1) 46
Anna Rockets (22-2) 44

Carroll Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs 42
Dayton Christian Warriors (20-4) 67

Monday, March 16, 2009

Michigan Regional Action

Regional doubleheaders were abundant throughout Michigan as 16 teams per Michigan's four classes are still alive after Monday night's action.

Class A has the state's biggest schools or one's that opt to play in the state's top class. Many of the top teams in the Class are still alive and you can look forward to these great matchups on Wednesday at 7pm or otherwise noted: Grand Haven vs. Rockford @ Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, Holt vs. Kalamazoo Central @ Lansing Eastern, Detroit Pershing vs. Detroit Southeastern @ Detroit Renaissance 5 pm, Mt. Pleasant vs Flint Norwestern @ Flint Central, Warren DeLaSalle vs. Grosse Pointe North @ Grosse Pointe South, Hartland vs Novi Catholic Central @ Milford, Pontiac Northern vs. Clarkston at Troy Athens, and Romulus vs. Ypsilanti Lincoln @ Wyandotte Roosevelt.

There is plenty of talent in the state's regional finals:
Mt. Pleasant's 6'5 guard Trey Zeigler '10; 6'9 center Nate VanArendonk '10 of Grand Haven; Holt's 6'7 small forward Cole Darling '10; Rockford's 6'4 guard Ryan Majerle '11; Southeastern's 6'5 guard Brandan Kearney '11, 6'8 power forward Percy Gibson '11, and 5'10 point guard Carlos Carter '10; Detroit Pershing's 6'5 guard Juwan Howard, jr. '10 and 6'7 forward Raymone MacCaffee '10; Kalamazoo Central's 6'5 guard Devin Oliver '10 and 6'6 forward Darius Norman '11; Hartland's 6'5 wing Matt Poches '11; and many signed and unsigned seniors.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Ohio: Regional Pairings

Regional Tournament
Division I
At Coliseum
Wednesday semifinal—Dublin Scioto (23-1) vs. Cincinnati St. Xavier (14-9), 7 p.m.
Thursday’s semifinal—Grove City (22-2) vs. Northland (23-1), 7 p.m.

At Xavier
Wednesday’s semifinals—Cincinnati Aiken (16-7) vs. Cincinnati Princeton (22-1), 6:15 p.m.; Cincinnati LaSalle (22-2) vs. Centerville (20-3), 8 p.m.

At Cleveland State
Wednesday’s semifinals—North Ridgeville (20-4) vs. Mentor (18-6), 6:15 p.m.;Warren Harding (20-3) vs. Lakewood St. Edward (16-6), 8 p.m.

At University of Toledo
Thursday’s semifinal—Toledo St. John’s (18-5) vs. Lima Senior (19-4), 7 p.m.

At University of Akron
Thursday semifinal—Barberton (23-1) vs. North Canton Hoover (21-3), 7 p.m.

Division II
At Xavier
Thursday semifinals—Watterson (14-10) vs. St. Paris Graham (24-0), 6:15 p.m.; Dayton Thurgood Marshall (19-4) vs. Wilmington (21-2), 8 p.m.

At Bowling Green University
Thursday semifinals—Galion (17-7) vs. Vermilion (16-7), 6:15 p.m.; Elida (16-8) vs. DeSales (20-3), 8 p.m.

At Ohio University
Thursday semifinals—Cambridge (19-5) vs. Carrollton (13-10), 6:15 p.m.; Chillicothe (18-5) vs. Logan Elm (23-1), 8 p.m.
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At Canton Civic Center
Thursday semifinals—Streetsboro (21-2) vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (19-4), 6:15 p.m.; Akron East (18-5) vs. Hunting Valley University School (18-5), 8 p.m.

Division III
At Ohio University
Wednesday’s semifinals—Seaman North Adams (23-0) vs. Piketon (22-2), 6:15 p.m; Grandview (20-3) vs. Buckeye Trail (11-13), 8 p.m..

At Wilmington College
Wednesday’s semifinals—Anna (22-2) vs. Casstown Miami East (21-1), 6:15 p.m.; Bloom-Carroll (15-9) vs. Dayton Christian (20-4), 8 p.m.

At Canton Fieldhouse
Wednesday’s semifinals—Cle. Central Catholic (20-3) vs. Leavittsburg LaBrae (15-8), 6:15 p.m.; Smithville (23-0) vs. Campbell Memorial (18-5), 8 p.m.

At Bowling Green University
Wednesday’s semifinals—Defiance Tinora (20-3) vs. Cuy. Valley Christian Academy (21-3), 6:15 p.m.; Coldwater (17-6) vs. Colonel Crawford (21-2), 8 p.m..

Division IV
At Coliseum
Tuesday’s semifinal—Harvest Prep (17-5) vs. Newark Catholic (20-4), 7 p.m.

At Ohio University
Tuesday’s semifinals—Reedsville Eastern-Racine Southern winner vs. Oak Hill (21-2), 7 p.m.

At Kettering Fairmont
Tuesday’s semifinals—Lockland (15-7) vs. Fort Loramie (16-8), 6:15 p.m.; Ada (20-3) vs. Cin. Summit Country Day (14-9), 8 p.m.

At Canton Fieldhouse
Tuesday’s semifinals—Warren John F. Kennedy (16-7) vs. Youngstown Christian (20-3), 6:15 p.m.; Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (21-2) vs. Berlin Hiland (24-0), 8 p.m.

At Bowling Green University
Tuesday’s semifinals—Toledo Christian (17-6) vs. McComb (20-3), 6:15 p.m.; Plymouth (21-1) vs. Kalida (20-3), 8 p.m..

Ohio: ALL-OCC Selections

All-OCC Ohio
First team: Jon Smith and Ryan Cosgray (Grove City), Cody Dennison (Newark), Kevin Gray (Reynoldsburg), Ian Taylor (Gahanna), Devon Joiner (Groveport), Eric Brindle (Pickerington North). Second team: Rob Brandenberg and Stevie Taylor (Gahanna), Reggie Walls (Reynoldsburg), Ryan Dierks and Rahlin Watson (Newark), Isac Franklin (Pickerington Central), Leveon Bell (Groveport). Honorable mention: Sam Bott (Gahanna), Cody Funk (Grove City), Charles Dixon (Groveport), Nick Blanton (Lancaster), Shaun O’Keefe (Newark), Kris Strange (Pickerington Central), Jake Isabel (Pickerington North), Vaughn Spaulding (Reynoldsburg). Player of the year: Smith. Coaches of the year: Greg Waites (Grove City) and Jeff Quakenbush (Newark).

All-OCC Cardinal
First team: Bradley McDougald and David McKinley (Dublin Scioto), Ralph Hill (Westerville North), Jerrell Fernandez and Max Van Meter (Westerville Central), Traevon Jackson and Jason Davis (Westerville South). Second team: Steve Harrell (Dublin Jerome), Tommy Waterwash (Olentangy Liberty), Marco St. John and Rainer Duzan (Dublin Scioto), Raphael Carter-Nowling (Olentangy), Adrian Collins (Westerville South), Kendall Deboer (Westerville North). Honorable mention: Alex Tracy (Olentangy), Solomon Brown (Westerville Central), Matt Napier (Olentangy Liberty), Cam Wilson (Dublin Jerome), Deji Olatoye (Dublin Scioto), Olumide Olanrewaju (Westerville South), Brad France-Nettles (Westerville North), Michael Waite (Marysville). Player of the year: McDougald. Coach of the year: Tony Bisutti (Dublin Scioto).

All-OCC Capital
First team: Sean Rothermel (Delaware), Taylor Rieger and Zach Joseph (Olentangy Orange), Eugene Cannaday (Big Walnut), Chase Sutton (New Albany), Ben Severns (Mount Vernon), Peter Kpan (Franklin Heights). Second team: Tyler Worstell (Franklin Heights), Cuy Sheffield (Mount Vernon), Pat Kennedy (Delaware), Peter Kobelt (New Albany), Patrick Lillie (Big Walnut), Jalen Davis (Olentangy Orange), Joe Scott (Mount Vernon). Honorable mention: Dorrell Taylor (Franklin Heights), Stephen Bien (Mount Vernon), Scott McDonald (New Albany), Tyler Arnott (Watkins Memorial), Kyle Eberst (Delaware), John Cannell (Big Walnut), Jason Hoskins (Olentangy Orange). Player of the year: Rothermel. Coach of the year: John Betz (Olentangy Orange).

All-OCC Central
First team: Anthony Jackson (Westland), Michael Green and Conner Viers (Dublin Coffman), Tyler Backstrom (Hilliard Davidson), Bryce Barnes (Central Crossing), Kevin Sullivan (Upper Arlington). Second team: Eric Easley and Nick Girardi (Thomas Worthington), Grant Goodwin (Hilliard Davidson), Brian Sullivan (Upper Arlington), Shajuan Grace (Central Crossing), Nathan Sparks (Worthington Kilbourne), Marquis Copeland (Hilliard Darby). Honorable mention: Mark McDonald (Central Crossing), Matt Cyrus (Hilliard Darby), Roy Ray (Westland), Jimmy Caudill (Hilliard Davidson), Colin Casey (Upper Arlington), Ty Craig (Thomas Worthington), Jack Burian (Worthington Kilbourne), Christian Heine (Dublin Coffman). Player of the year: Jackson. Coach of the year: Jamey Collins (Dublin Coffman).

Ohio:All-Southwest D4

DIVISION IV
First team: Adriean Payne, Day. Jefferson, 6-10, jr., 12.3;Zac Schmitz, Lehman Catholic, 5-9, sr., 15.5;J.P. McFarland, Southeastern, 6-5, jr., 14.6;Jess Chadwell, Georgetown, 6-4 , 25.9;Ricardo Maxwell, Lockland, 5-11, jr., 17.2;Jake Davis, Cin. Seven Hills, 6-6, jr., 18.8.

Player of the year: Jake Davis, Cin. Seven Hills.
Coach of the year: P.J. Bertemes, Southeastern.

Second team: Kenneth Gaynor, Middletown Christian, 6-5, sr., 22.4;Tyler Greer, Tri-Village, 6-0, sr., 13.0;Adam Kremer, Ansonia, 6-8, sr., 16.1;Ryan Newsome, Yellow Springs, 6-2, jr., 15.1;Cody Latimer, Day. Jefferson, 6-3, so., 15.8;Mark Frilling, Fort Loramie, 6-5, jr., 15.7.

Third team: Drew Moore, Tri-Village, 5-9, sr., 17.2;David Mann, Cin. Christian, 6-4, sr., 14.7;Kyle Bossetti, Mechanicsburg, 5-11, jr., 14.8;Austin Mercer, Southeastern, 6-3, jr., 12.4;Spencer Wright. Cin. Country Day, 6-5, sr., 16.9;Khiry Hankins, Cin. Summit Country Day, 6-1, sr., 17.5.

Honorable Mention: Brandon Liette, Ansonia;Scott Masin, Bethel Jon Sutton, Bethel;Cody Meyer, Botkins;Eric Beckstedt, Covington Austin Pressley, Franklin-Monroe;Ryan Mullen, Houston;Keenan Fuller, Jackson Center;Jared Nolan, Day. Jefferson;Brian Adams, Lehman Catholic;Adam Freytag, Lehman Catholic;Ross Green, Middletown Christian;Trent Heitkamp, Mississinawa Valley;Dennis Linson, Riverside;Nathan Wilson, Russia;Hayden Hagerman, Springfield Catholic;Joel Elliott, Springfield Emmanuel Christian Reed Florence, Southeastern;Austin Dixon, Triad;Phillip Jones, Bradford;Justin Hutton, Newton.
Andrew McNeely, Xenia Christian;Kevin Sikes-Gilbert, Yellow Springs;Dan Brandts, Cincinnati Christian;Aric Bowling, Cin. Hillcrest;L.T. Burke, Cin. Seven Hills;Bradley Evans, Cin. Summit Country Day;Ryan Richmond, Fayettesville;Cortez Howell, Lockland Jordan Smith, Lockland;Shawn Morgan, New Miami;Phil Torbert, St. Bernard.

Ohio:All-Southwest D3

DIVISION III
First team: Dan Hickman, Miami East, 6-1, sr., 22.0;Aaron Deister, Day. Christian, 6-0, sr., 14.6;Kyle England, Carlisle, 6-4, sr., 20.1;Derek Billing, Anna, 6-2, jr., 16.1;Travis Williams, Waynesville, 6-1, sr., 18.1;Rob Tudor, Maderia, 6-0, sr 13.8.
Player of the year: Dan Hickman, Miami East.
Coach of the year: Cory Crozier, Waynesville.

Second team: Wes Carlson, Cin. Hills Christian Academy, 6-7, jr., 19.5;Logan McCormick, Clinton-Massie, 6-2, sr., 16.0;Clayton Nieport, Versailles, 6-1, sr., 16.3;Nathan Snyder, Anna, 6-6, sr., 10.2;Mark Maloney, Middletown Madison, 6-2, jr., 14.6;Colton Mehlman, Hamilton Badin, 6-5, so., 10.9.
Third team: Nathan Davis, Stivers, 6-4. sr., 15.6;Ryan Innis, Twin Valley South, 6-3, jr., 19.8;Greg Davis, Cin. Purcell Marian, 5-9, sr., 14.2;Jalen Bilups, Cin. Shroder, 6-5, so., 15.8;Brenton Balsbaugh, Arcanum, 6-5, sr., 13.5;Tyler Dunivan, Miami East, 6-2, jr., 13.1.
Honorable Mention: Wes Hunsucker, Anna;Braden Means, Arcanum Jordan Greve, Arcanum;Brad Peters, Brookville;James Bishop, Carlisle;Andrew Wysong, Clinton-Massie;Kenny Florkey, Day. Christian;Nathan Serenius, Day. Christian;Matt Risner, Dixie Matt McFadden, East Clinton;Justin Stewart,East Clinton;Evan Ludwig, Fenwick;Stefan Harbison, Greeneview.
Logan Carey, Miami East;Justin Brunswick, Middletown Madison Josh Foster, Middletown Madison;Nikko Johnson, Milton-Union;Frank Spells, Northridge;Dylan Brown, Preble Shawnee;Aaron Hartzell, Springfield Northeastern;Clint Spilter, Twin Valley South;Brady Deters, Waynesville;Stephen Gossard, Waynesville;Nate Bratka, West Liberty-Salem.
Idress Ramsey, Cin. Clark Montessori;Peter Edwards, Cin. Hills Christian Academy;Antwon Toliver, Cin. Shroder;Bryan Barthelmas, Deer Park;Justin Montgomery Felicity;Scott Purcell, Hamilton Badin;Nate Gulick, Maderia;Scott Herkamp, Mariemont;Greg Sevilla, North College Hill;Stefone Grace, North College Hill;Ben Gertz, Reading;Elliott Young, Williamsburg.

Ohio:All-Southwest D2

DIVISION II
First team: Josh Schuler, Graham, 6-2, sr., 24.1;Ryan Siggins, Alter, 6-6, sr., 18.9;Juwan Staten, Thurgood Marshall, 5-10, jr., 20.4;Quinten Rollins, Wilmington, 5-10, jr., 15.0;Jorian Hudson, Cin. Roger Bacon, 6-3, jr., 14.2;Richard Harris, Cin. Taft, 6-5, sr., 18.3.

Player of the year: Josh Schuler, Graham.
Coach of the year: Brian Bales, Franklin.

Second team: Adolphus Washington, Cin. Roger Bacon, 6-6, fr., 12.7;Sam Hendricks, Indian Hill, 6-5, jr., 13.4;Austin Jones, 6-2, Graham, sr., 12.4;Jordan Berlin, Wilmington, 6-2 jr., 14.0 Kyle Blackford, Franklin, 6-7, sr., 19.0;Geron Johnson, Dunbar, 6-3, jr.

Third team: Ryan Bass, Chaminade-Julienne, 5-10, jr., 18.5;Greg Gainey, Thurgood Marshall, 6-4, jr., 13.5;Stacy Jones, Indian Lake, 6-0, sr., 19.0;Justin Williams, Springfield Shawnee, 6-2, sr., 16.1;Louie Schaljo, Bethel-Tate, 6-3, jr., 19.2;Cameron Mitchell, Cin. Taft, 6-2, jr., 14.3.
Honorable Mention: Jamarre White, Alter;John Johnson, Bellbrook;Chris Lynch, Bellbrook;Brock Mitchell, Bellefontaine Jeremiah Kerns, Benjamin Logan;Jeremy Jones, Carroll;Joe Staley, Chaminade-Julienne;William Pope, Dunbar;Cole French, Eaton;Scott Blake, Franklin;Sky Grieshop, Franklin;Ben Rosenberger, Graham Ethan Ward, Graham;Kyle Morris, Kenton Ridge;Shawn Robinson, Thurgood Marshall;Christian McElroy, Monroe;Robbie Sherk, Oakwood;Sam Sanders, Oakwood;P.J. Howell, Springfield Shawnee Anthony Marino, Urbana;Rick Denny, Valley View;Kyle Pohl, Valley View;Craig Osterbrock, Wilmington;Alex Davis, Tippecanoe;Shady Rabi, Tippecanoe.
Eric Roberts, Batavia;Zach Heber, Batavia;Jake Madden Cin, McNicholas;Kevin Mitchell, Cin. Taft;Justin Messinger, Clermont Northeastern;Jake Terry, Clermont Northeastern;Brandon Robinson. Finneytown;Nick Wake, Goshen;Alex Cole, Hamilton Ross;Casey Vatter, Hamilton Ross;Ryan Murphy, Indian Hill;Justin Wilson, New Richmond;Taylor Wellman, Norwood;Petey Bucalo, Taylor;Kyle Seyried, Wyoming.

Ohio:All-Southwest D1

DIVISION I
First team: Orlando Williams, Princeton, 6-foot-5, senior, 18.3 ppg;Bobby Capobianco, Loveland, 6-8, sr., 17.3;Erik Stenger, Cin. St. Xavier, 6-7, sr., 18.0;Bill Edwards, Middletown, 6-7, sr., 17.6;Jordon Crawford, Cin. LaSalle, 5-5, sr., 17.3;Matt Kavanaugh, Centerville, 6-10, sr., 17. 7.

Player of the year: Orlando Williams, Princeton.
Coach of the year: Josh Andrews, Princeton.

Second Team: Aaron Robinson, Trotwood-Madison, 6-2, sr., 17.3 Danny McElroy, Cin, LaSalle, 6-7, sr., 16.4;Zach Brown, Mason, 6-3, sr., 19.8;Jordan Sibert, Princeton, 6-4, jr., 15.1;Evan Yates, Cin., Walnut Hills, 6-6, sr., 20.1;Allen Roberts, Middletown, 6-3, sr., 16.0.

Third Team: Xavier Fugate, Edgewood, 6-4, sr., 24.6;Brandon Candella, Lakota West, 6-3, sr., 15.5;Josh Claytor, Oxford Talawanda, 6-7, sr., 23.3;Tony Harris, Cin. Moeller. 5-10, sr., 13.1;Jack Smith, Cin. Hughes 6-4, sr., 21.9;Travis Trice, Wayne, 5-10, so. 15.1.

Honorable Mention: Adam Replogle, Centerville;Kendrick Williams, Fairborn;Mark Shadowens, Fairmont;Mac Fiely, Greenville;Blake Davenport, Lebanon;Jontay Farmer, Meadowdale Ryne Drakes, Meadowdale;Kevin Tolle, Northmont;Dan Wilson, Piqua Zach Yinger, Sidney;Justin Garrett, Springboro;Bryce Drew, Springboro;Zack Burks, Springfield;Dustin Holmes, Tecumseh Darnell Tubbs, Trotwood-Madison;D.J. Martinez, Troy;A.J. Parcher, Vandalia Butler;Jordan Bazie, Wayne;Brad Eversole, West Carrollton;Greg King, Xenia;Bryson Criddell, Stebbins.
Willie Tansey, Amelia;John Runk, Anderson;Michael Wilkison, Anderson;Chane Behanan, Cin. Aiken;Darren Goodson, Cin. Aiken Josh Jones, Cin. Elder;Jack Jackson, Cin. Hughes;Ryan Fleming, Cin. LaSalle;Brian Vonderhaar, Cin. Moeller;Tim Stamper, Cin. Moeller;Alex Rogers, Cin. Oak Hills;Luke Massa, Cin. St. Xavier Andre Thomas, Cin. Western Hills;Joshua Reid, Cin. Withrow;Mervin Taylor, Cin. Woodward;Ken Kunkel, Colerain;Curt Wesp, Glen Este Robert Merz, Hamilton;Derrick Harris, Kings;Michael Boyd, Lakota East;Daniel Lyons, Lakota East;Alex Smith, Lakota West;Brian Wozniak, Loveland;Luke Sutphin, Mason;Tony Peters, Middletown Mark Bryant, Milford;Zach Baker, Milford;DeSean Flagg, Mount Healthy;Preston Brown, Northwest;Daryl Wallace, Oxford Talawanda Marquis Horne, Princeton;Brett Simek, Sycamore;Sam Curran, Turpin;Tyler Morgan, Western Brown;Allen Payne, Winton Woods Dominique Brown, Winton Woods.

Ohio: All Central District D4

Division IV
First team: Matt Dawson (Newark Catholic) 6-2, jr., 14.0; John Finnegan (Marion Catholic) 6-7, sr., 18.4; Brian Hecker (Worthington Christian) 6-4, sr., 22.8; Bryan Redic (Tree of Life) 6-4, jr., 15.5; Luke Roesch (Fisher Catholic) 6-7, sr., 19.1.
Second team: Rhett Harris (Danville) 6-3, sr., 18.4; Jeremy Hays (Tree of Life) 6-4, sr., 15.4; Breaker Heller (Africentric) 5-10, sr., 14.1.; Derrelle Mathis (Harvest Prep) 6-5, sr., 12.9; Nehemiah Trotter (Harvest Prep) 6-0, sr. 11.1.
Third team: Max Cook (Ohio Deaf) 6-1, sr,, 22.4; Paul Crump (Africentric) 6-2, sr., 12.8; Nate Humphrey (Licking County Christian) 6-5, sr., 27.3; Jacob Robinson (Wellington) 6-3, jr., 13.9; Zach Zeltman (Fairfield Christian) 6-4, so., 17.4.
Honorable mention: Nate Adams (Newark Catholic); Brady Beals (Worthington Christian); Garrett Blue (Danville); Kurtis Burcham (Fairfield Christian); Brandon Carroll (Delaware Christian); Brent Clark (Africentric); Joel Clark (Fisher Catholic); Kellie Davis (FCI Academy); Jacob Hawk (Berne Union); Casey Hood (Harvest Prep); Hughie Kerns (Delaware Christian); Eric Knechtel (Fairfield Christian); Adam McClatchie (Village Academy); Ryan Parsons (Gahanna Christian); Chad Prinsen (Northside Christian); Jared Sauder (Gahanna Christian); John Snedeker (Granville Christian); Ryan Spengler (Tree of Life); Michael Wellstead (Fisher Catholic); Joshua Woods (FCI Academy).
Player of the year: Brian Hecker (Worthington Christian). Coach of the year: Drew Meister (Newark Catholic).

Ohio: All Central District D3

Division III
First team: Cameron Baker (Columbus Academy) 6-0, sr., 20.2; Matthew McCollister (Madison Plains) 5-8, jr., 17.9; Eli Morris (Fairbanks) 6-2, sr., 18.5; Ben Siefert (Hartley) 6-2, sr., 19.7; Riley Thomas (Cardington) 5-11, jr., 23.1.
Second team: Ryan Clark (Ready) 6-3, sr., 16.1; Brad Harrah (Pleasant) 6-6, jr. 13.5; Kyle Rose (Ridgedale) 6-2, sr., 19.2; Skyler Simpson (Centerburg) 6-7, jr., 16.4; Doug Ute (Elgin) 5-10, jr., 17.0.
Third team: Luke Branstool (East Knox) 6-3, jr., 16.2; Seth Faulkner (Madison Plains) 6-1, sr., 14.2; Max Hoster (Columbus Academy) 6-3, sr., 18.8; Evan Jamison (North Union) 6-6, so., 12.2; Casey Rouch (Grandview) 6-3, sr., 14.5.
Honorable mention: Kyle Anderson (Ridgedale); Lucas Barrett (Heath); Pat Blevins (Liberty Union); Mark Burggraf (Northmor); Courtney Byers (Horizon Science); Riley Cannon (Johnstown); Cody Castline (Mount Gilead); Morgan Cornwell (Hartley); R.J. Creamer (Elgin); Nick Gibson (Fairbanks); Geoffrey Gompf (Mount Gilead); Joe Graessle (Ready); Zach Hilborn (Highland); Justin Howard (Highland); Dylan Johnson (Cardington); Brandt Lambert (Centerburg); Eric Love (West Jefferson); D.J. Mendenhall (West Jefferson); Cameron Meyer (Bloom-Carroll); Darren Patrick (Elgin); Klark Ransome (North Union); Woody Schmitz (Bloom-Carroll); Will Shields (North Union); Michael Simmons (River Valley); Cory Snyder (Pleasant); Dan Tyler (Grandview); Alex VanDine (Heath); Steve Williams (Hartley).
Player of the year: Ben Siefert (Hartley). Coach of the year: Brian Terrill (North Union).

Ohio: All Central District D2

Division II
First team: Eugene Cannaday (Big Walnut) 6-0, sr., 15.9; Darian Cartharn (Canal Winchester) 6-2, sr., 15.5; Ryan Davis (Lakewood) 6-4, sr., 16.4; Zack Joseph (Olentangy Orange) 5-11, jr., 18.7; Nick Kellogg (DeSales) 6-2, jr., 16.7.
Second team: Julian Coleman (Bexley) 6-2, sr. 17.0; Taylor Rieger (Olentangy Orange) 5-11, jr., 15.2; Chase Sutton (New Albany) 6-1, sr., 15.1; Doug Thorpe (Eastmoor Academy) 5-10, jr., 16.9; Josh Williams (East) 6-3, sr., 15.3.
Third team: Darrell Chenault (Centennial) 5-9, sr., 15.6; Nick Goff (DeSales) 6-3, sr., 13.7; Ross Heath (Buckeye Valley) 6-1, sr., 16.7; Sean Rogers (Linden) 6-4, sr., 16.2; Reggie Wilson (London) 5-11, sr., 15.2.
Honorable mention: Ike Ariguzo (DeSales); Matt Asensio (Bexley); Zach Bakenhaster (Jonathan Alder); Aaron Barber (Canal Winchester); Mike Cardwell (South); Miles Clark (Granville); Alex Coleman (Eastmoor Academy); Dorian Curry (Hamilton Township); Justin Dassylva (Utica); Vince German (Licking Valley); Chris Grabosky (Watterson); Zach Kern (Amanda-Clearcreek); Peter Kobelt (New Albany); Bryan Large (Lakewood); Jordan Laster (East); Mike Lester (Eastmoor Academy); Patrick Lillie (Big Walnut); Devon Mattison (Licking Heights); Chris Morrow (Whitehall); Adam Parlet (Lakewood); Drew Ryan (Licking Valley); Jordan Seldon (London); Marcquice Taylor (Whitehall); Andy Winters (Watterson); Jermod Woodley (Canal Winchester).
Player of the year: Zack Joseph (Olentangy Orange). Coach of the year: Zach Parr (Lakewood).

Ohio: All Central District D1

Ohio: All-Southeast D4

DIVISION IV
First Team: Chad Harvey, Ironton St. Joseph, 6-2, sr., 24.0 Kris Tibbs, Willow Wood Symmes Valley, 6-3, jr., 24.1;J.D. Hale, Oak Hill, 6-6, sr., 18.0;Kyle Ondera, Oak Hill, 6-1, jr., 14.6 Vince Shanks, Latham Western 6-5, sr., 19.2;Bryan Osborne, Beaver Eastern, 6-2, sr., 16.0;D.J. Cunningham, Waterford, 6-11, sr., 21.3;Bryan Harris, Racine Southern, 6-2, sr., 14.6;Matt Workman, Paint Valley, 6-5, sr., 18.7.
Player of the Year: D.J. Cunningham, Waterford.
Coach of the Year: Norm Persin, Oak Hill.
Second Team: Ryan Borden, Oak Hill, 6-2, sr., 12.0;Bobby Smithson, Latham Western, 6-5, sr., 17.6;Adam Mulford, Glouster Trimble, 6-0, sr., 13.2;Cody Strahler, Waterford, 6-0, sr., 14.8 Sean Coppick, Racine Southern, 6-1, jr., 10.4.;Jake Lynch, Reedsville Eastern, 5-8, jr., 13.3;Jon Garrett, Sciotoville East, 5-10, jr., 14.0;Jarred Quinlan, Manchester, 6-4, sr., 15.6;Steven Evans, Leesburg Fairfield, 6-3, sr., 11.4;Dylan Hanson, Manchester, 6-0, jr., 14.0.
Third Team: Jesse Slone, Oak Hill, 6-3, so., 10.5;Chris Penwell, Latham Western, 5-10, sr., 14.4;Joey Reitano, Glouster Trimble, 5-8, sr., 14.1;Kelly Winebrenner, Reedsville Eastern, 5-10, jr., 10.2;Jacob Watson, Crown City South Gallia, 6-1, sr., 18.0;Zach Rawlins, Sciotoville East, 5-10, jr., 13.0;Michael Salisbury, Glenwood New Boston, 5-9, sr., 17.0;Patrick Rudisill, Leesburg Fairfield, 6-4, sr., 10.5;Aaron Noel, Portsmouth Notre Dame, 5-9, sr., 19.6;Grant Edenfield, Mowrystown Whiteoak, 6-2, sr., 9.1.
Honorable Mention: Caleb Blackburn, Ironton St. Joseph;Payton Blair, Ironton St. Joseph;Luke Taylor, Willow Wood Symmes Valley Chris Cox, Leesburg Fairfield;Joe Michael, Mowrystown Whiteoak Weston Roberts, Racine Southern;Taylor Russell, Glouster Trimble Joe Rader, Corning Miller;Jacob Reynolds, Corning Miller;Josh Tyler, Glenwood New Boston;Matt Clarke, Franklin Furnace Green Wes Loop, South Webster;Connor Scott, South Webster;Cody Hall, Waterford;Brad Miller, Waterford;Mike Johnson, Reedsville Eastern;Caleb McClanahan, Crown City South Gallia;Blake Blevins, Manchester;Ethan Hawkins, Mowrystown Whiteoak;Kole Wheeler, Beaver Eastern;Jordan Thornsberry, Beaver Eastern.

Ohio: All-Southeast D3

DIVISION III
First Team: Michael Lamb, Ironton, 6-5, sr., 11.6;Chase Kratzenberg, South Point, 5-10, sr., 17.1;Kyle Webb, Chesapeake, 6-0, sr., 20.3;Cody Smith, Piketon, 6-2, sr., 19.1;Anthony Williams, Portsmouth, 6-6, sr., 20.0;Bryant Gibson, Westfall, 5-10, sr., 13.2;Kraig Unger, Seaman N. Adams, 6-3, sr., 23.1;Blake Justice, Peebles, 6-2, so., 24.6;Andy Stegman, Wheelersburg, 6-5, so., 17.0;Sean Smith, Minford, 6-2, sr., 20.0. Greg Frost, Albany Alexander, 6-0, sr., 16.7.
Player of the Year: Kraig Unger, Seaman N. Adams.
Coach of the Year: Dave Young, Seaman N. Adams.
Second Team: Jordan Brabson, Piketon, 6-3, sr., 17.2;Nathan Copley, Chesapeake, 6-0, so. 17.4;Cole Hatfield, Proctorville Fairland, 6-1, sr., 12.0;Andrew Seaman, Peebles, 6-2, jr., 16.6 Kirk Maxwell, Chillicothe Zane Trace, 6-2, jr., 16.0;Zach Utley, Lucasville Valley, 6-3, jr., 17.3;Tyler Jimison, Seaman N. Adams, 6-3, sr., 15.0;Clay Roll, Frankfort Adena, 6-3, sr., 20.9;Kyle Barnhouse, Albany Alexander, 5-10, sr., 12.4.
Third Team: Evan Legg, Piketon, 6-1, so., 12.3;Johnathon Schweickart, Ironton, 6-3, sr., 8.3;Clayton Curnutte, Cheshire River Valley, 5-11, sr., 14.4;Chris Gorman, Lynchburg-Clay, 5-10 sr., 16.1;Carter Nehaus, Seaman N. Adams, 6-4, sr., 8.1;Tyler Knabb, Sardinia Eastern Brown, 5-11, jr., 16.5;Buddy Barnes, Frankfort Adena, 6-0, sr., 14.4;Corey Cottrill, Chillicothe Huntington, 6-5, sr., 12.8;Wayne Sparks, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant, 6-4, jr., 12.3;Hugh Brisker, Minford, 6-4, sr., 15.0;Conner Bunting, Nelsonville-York, 6-2, jr., 14.5;Alfie Bricker, Portsmouth West, 6-4, sr., 23.0;Jordan Cierley, Sardinia Eastern Brown, 6-3, sr., 14.9;Markie Tate, Belpre, 6-2, jr., 16.6;Tyler Kritsch, Westfall, 6-2, sr., 12.4;Grant Smith, Stewart Federal Hocking, 6-0, sr., 12.5;Cameron Arbaugh, Lucasville Valley, 6-1, sr., 12.5;Tyler Godby, Proctorville Fairland, 6-2, sr., 10.2.
Honorable Mention: Tim Kochendoerfer, Ironton;Ethan Prater, South Point;Brandon Klaiber, Ironton Rock Hill;Zach Jordan, Proctorville Fairland;Blake Yates, Lucasville Valley;Tory Horne, Portsmouth;Evan Price, Minford;Devin Monnier, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant;Peter Hintz, Chesapeake;Trevon Pendleton West Portsmouth Portsmouth West;Kody Johnson, Cheshire River Valley Cody McAvena, Cheshire River Valley;Jared Azar, Belpre;Tyler Thompson, Stewart Federal Hocking;Tyler Cobb, Westfall;Travis Burleson, Westfall;Caleb Southworth, Piketon;Drew Trusty, Chillicothe Huntington;Gabe Haynes, Chillicothe Zane Trace;Devin Willard, Richmond Dale Southeastern Jordan Elam, Richmond Dale Southeastern;Tyler Arnold, Peebles;Sam Louden, Seaman N. Adams;Tyler Rothwell, Seaman N. Adams;Ethan McCarty, West Union;Drew Bear, West Union;Cory Daubenmire, Crooksville;Tyler Justice, Crooksville;Slone Cales, Wellston Jaylen Prater, Wellston

Ohio: All-Southeast D2

DIVISION II
First Team: Brandon Amann, Logan Elm, 6-1, sr., 22.0;Tim Congrove, Logan Elm, 6-0, sr., 16.6;Harrison Martin, Waverly, 6-0, so., 21.4;Seth Dawes, Chillicothe, 6-5, sr., 13.6;Caleb Knights, Chillicothe, 6-1, sr., 12.4;Anthony Tabler, Marietta, 5-11, sr., 15.6;Brian Crader, Thornville Sheridan, 5-11, sr., 16.9;Jake Prater, McArthur Vinton County, 6-4, sr., 11.3 Hank Leslie, McDermott Northwest, 6-5, jr., 23.0;Kyle Slone, Washington C.H., 6-0, so., 18.8.
Player of the Year: Brandon Amann, Logan Elm.
Coach of the Year: Doug Stiverson, Logan Elm.
Second Team: Myles McGlone, Fairfield Union, 5-8, sr., 16.3;Ron Smith, Chillicothe, 6-5, sr., 11.0;Lucas Polley, Greenfield McClain, 6-0, jr., 12.5;Frank Valentour, Athens, 6-3, jr., 16.2;Kyle Mitchell, Gallipolis Gallia Academy, 6-2, sr., 11.5;Jonathan Hebb, Vincent Warren, 6-3, sr., 13.4 Dylan Newsom, Jackson, 6-2, jr., 17.6;Airic Steagall, Hillsboro, 5-10, jr., 12.0;Emanuel Turner, Hillsboro, 6-0, jr., 13.0;Adam Blake, Logan Elm, 6-0, jr., 6.6.
Third Team: Isaiah Carson, Miami Trace, 6-2, so., 17.6;Jake Kretzer, Waverly, 6-5, fr., 12.5;Matt Witten, Athens, 5-10, sr., 15.0;Clay Bolin, Pomeroy Meigs, 6-1, sr., 16.0;Zane Eschbaugh, Marietta, 5-11, sr., 11.1;Grant Venham, Vincent Warren, 6-3, so., 10.6;Corbin Wollenberg, New Lexington, 6-0, jr., 16.2;Andy Grillo, McArthur Vinton County, 6-0, jr., 7.4 Dylan Guthrie, McArthur Vinton County, 6-3, jr., 12.3;Aric Carroll, Hillsboro, 6-0, so., 12.0;David Cydrus, Circleville, 6-3, sr., 14.1.
Honorable Mention: Greg Van Volkinburg, Chillicothe;Mike Turner, Chillicothe;Dalton Detty, Greenfield McClain;Logan Hauserman, Circleville Logan Elm;Tyler Pritchard, Logan Elm;Julian Wyatt, Washington C.H.;Kreig Craft, McDermott Northwest;Jacob Well, Pomeroy Meigs;Gabe Hill, Pomeroy Meigs;Zach Arnold, Marietta;Evan Brockmeier, Marietta;Brandon Fivecoait, Vincent Warren;Collin Pfaff, Athens;Brett Jackson, Thornville Sheridan;Chris Armstrong, Gallipolis Gallia Academy.

Ohio: All-Southeast D1

DIVISION I
First Team: Patrick Angle, Logan, 6-foot-1, junior, 17.7 ppg.
Second Team: Mason Mays, Logan, 5-10, jr., 13.9.
Honorable Mention: Zach Adams, Logan

Columbus All-Catholic League

First team: Ryan Clark and Joe Graessle (Ready); Ike Ariguzo, Nick Kellogg and Nick Goff (DeSales); Dane McLoughlin (St. Charles); Chris Grabosky and Andy Winters (Watterson); Ben Siefert and Steve Williams (Hartley); Brian Hecker and Brady Beals (Worthington Christian). Second team: Cody Corrova (Ready); Zack Gaborcik (DeSales); Jeff Sobecki (St. Charles); Zack Riddle (Watterson); Morgan Cornwell (Hartley); Miles Miller (Worthington Christian).

Northland prevails.

Northland 16 15 14 14 — 59
Westerville North 10 13 10 23 — 56

NL: Weatherspoon 4-1-10, Jav.Cornley 2-1-5, Sullinger 5-5-17, Hale 1-3-5, Burke 4-2-10, Lewis 2-0-5, Potts 1-4-7. 3-point goals: Sullinger 2, Weatherspoon, Potts, Lewis. Totals: 19-16-59.
WN: B.Nettles 5-3-14, Thuman 3-0-9, DeBoer 1-2-4, Hill 8-4-25, Gessner 1-0-2 , Farah 0-2-2. 3-point goals: Hill 5, Thuman 3, B.Nettles. Totals: 18-11-56.

Northeast Ohio All-Inland D4

DIVISION IV

First Team: Olonzo Johnson, Young. Christian, 6-3, sr., 19.0; Nick Brown, Warren Kennedy, 6-7, sr., 22.7; Cody Apthorpe, Windham, 6-5, sr., 21.5; Chad White, Mogadore, 6-3, 17.1; Shane Byler, Lake Center Christian, 6-0, sr., 19.4; Josh Selway, Leetonia, 5-11, sr., 17.5; Lance Ronghi, McDonald, 5-8, sr., 10.0; Travis Moyer, Dalton, 6-1, sr., 10.5.

Players of the year: Nick Brown, Warren Kennedy; Cody Apthorpe, Windham.

Coach of the year: Jeff Rasile, McDonald.

Second Team: Josh Smith, East Canton, 6-1, jr., 13.0; Zell Bradley, East Canton, 5-9, jr., 13.0; Matthias Tayala, McDonald, 6-2, so., 12.0; J.T. Troyer, Dalton, 5-10, jr., 10.5; Andrew Lowe, Orrville Kingsway Christian, 6-2, jr., 19.5; Kenneth Hill, Canton Heritage Christian, 6-0, jr., 18.0; John Pecchia, Young. Christian, 6-0, jr., 11.9; Kevin Blinsky, Columbiana, 6-1, sr., 19.2.

Honorable Mention: Anthony Walker, Young. Christian; Travis Denmeade, Columbiana; Josh Harold, Columbiana; Andrew Diaz, Salineville Southern; Ethan Blatch, Salineville Southern; Andrew Trummer, Leetonia; Kodey Chance, Mogadore; Tyler Hower, Ashland Mapleton; Andrew Geiser, Kidron Central Christian; Gavin Hackett, Dalton; Isiah Phaphouvaninh, Kidron Central Christian; Anthony Schiraldi, Lowellville; Todd Kirby, New Middletown Springfield; John Evans, Bristolville Bristol; Andy Holko, Bristolville Bristol; Marcus Heath, Kinsman Badger; Jeff Ashcroft, Kinsman Badger; Brad Gilanyi, Southington Chalker; Brad Sherwood, Southington Chalker; Brandon Ellis, Southington Chalker; Aaron Knight, North Bloomfield; Steve Cribley, Warren Lordstown; Billy Wright, Warren Lordstown; Devin Bansberg, McDonald; Tommy Orr, McDonald; Devin Weekly, Sebring McKinley; Travis Irwin, Sebring McKinley; Justin Lude, Berlin Center Western Reserve; Chris Dutcher, Lake Center Christian; Ryan Burfield, East Canton.

Northeast Ohio All-Inland D3

DIVISION III

First Team: Tom Herchek, Atwater Waterloo, 5-11, sr., 22.4; Ben Gysin, East Palestine, 6-5, jr., 14.0; Kenny Kornowski, Smithville, 6-8, sr., 23.8; Josh Besancon, Creston Norwayne, 6-3, sr., 17.9; Lucas McKean, West Salem Northwestern, 6-1, sr., 19.6; Tyler Bates, Smithville, 6-2, sr., 17.1, Eric Worthey, Cuya. Falls CVCA, 6-3, sr., 16.3; Todd Medallis, Newton Falls, 5-7, sr., 11.1.

Player of the year: Kenny Kornowski, Smithville.

Coaches of the year: John Herchek, Atwater Waterloo; Michael Snowbarger, Smithville.

Second Team: Steve Zivoder, Garrettsville Garfield, 6-6, sr., 19.3; Jerah'me Williams, Campbell Memorial, 5-7, jr., 14.5; Nate Hodge, Campbell Memorial, 6-2, jr., 14.3; Ryan Snyder, Louisville Aquinas, 5-11, jr., 15.4; Marcus Fowler, Newton Falls, 6-11, sr., 19.2; Alex Martin, Mass. Tuslaw, 6-0, sr., 15.0; Kenny Goldstein, Wooster Triway, 5-10, sr., 13.1; Corey Caldwell, Smithville, 6-4, jr., 14.0; Joe Leyland, Atwater Waterloo, 5-9, sr., 14.1.

Honorable Mention: Austin Cope, East Palestine; Braxton Mascher, East Palestine; Jakob Leon, Columbiana Crestview; Brandon Gates,Columbiana Crestview; Jeremy Walker, Hanoverton United; Zack Taylor, Hanoverton United; Todd Padurean, Lisbon David Anderson; Brennan McKean, West Salem Northwestern; Brett Hawkins, Apple Creek Waynedale; Travis Suppes, Apple Creek Waynedale; Sam Trogdon, Rittman; Tyler Mowery, Loudonville; Dana Brooks, Wooster Triway; Austin Findley, Wooster Triway; Beau Carpenter, Smithville; Tim Chaffin, Creston Norwayne; Ray Downs, Doylestown Chippewa; Doug Paullin, Jeromesville Hillsdale; Ryan Moore, Jeromesville Hillsdale; Dominique Cole, Young. Ursuline; Joe Mihlan, North Lima South Range; Anthony Uberti, Brookfield; Tyler Day, Warren Champion; Derek Sumner, Warren Champion; Cameron Truss, Leavittsburg LaBrae; Sean Zekkour, Cortland Maplewood; Alex Doneyko, Cortland Maplewood; Luke Orth, Cortland Maplewood; Chris Morgan, Vienna Mathews; Cody Graham, Mineral Ridge; Brian Sole, Newton Falls; Tim Pfeifer, Akr. Manchester; Mark O'Brien, Cuya. Falls CVCA; Jeff Herchek, Atwater Waterloo; Shelby Combs, Mass. Tuslaw; Cole Bond, Louisville Aquinas; John Lindesmith, Canton Central Catholic.

Northeast Ohio All-Inland D2

DIVISION II
First Team: Brian Harp, Minerva, 6-3, jr., 20.3; Marquez McLendon, Alliance, 5-11, sr., 16.1; Robert Wilson, Streetsboro, 6-4, sr., 23.2; Daylen Harrison, Akr. St. Vincent-St. Mary, 6-6, sr., 16.0; Kurtis Drummond, Hubbard, 6-3, jr., 18.9; Niko Fatimus, Poland Seminary, 6-1, jr., 19.6; Jacob Bolyard, Orrville, 6-1, jr., 20.2; Steve Hargrove, Akr. Buchtel, 6-1, sr., 15.8.

Player of the year: Robert Wilson, Streetsboro.

Coaches of the year: Pepper Locke, Minerva; Dru Joyce II, Akr. St. Vincent-St. Mary.

Second Team: Jordan Jones, Ravenna, 5-11, sr., 19.0; Cyle Strouble, Alliance Marlington, 6-4, jr., 12.5; Jake Mays, Tallmadge, 6-8, sr., 17.0; Kyle Spence, Warren Howland, 6-2, sr., 16.7; Zach Wasson, Orrville, 6-5, so., 14.8; Ben Donlow, Poland Seminary, 6-4, jr., 15.0; Carrington Hanna, Streetsboro, 6-3, sr., 14.0; Michael Bickley, Akr. East, 6-0, sr., 11.5.

Third Team: Bobby Thompson, Hubbard, 6-2, sr., 14.3; Ed Householder, Tallmadge, 6-6, sr., 16.5; Owen Gramoy, Louisville,5-9, so., 12.7; Ryker Locke, Minerva, 5-11, jr., 11.5; Kyle Walters, Mantua Crestwood, 5-11, sr., 17.0; Tyler Scott, 6-4, sr., 12.3; Andrew Pavloff, Cuya. Falls Walsh Jesuit, 6-9, sr., 13.9; Jerald Robinson, Canton South, 6-2, jr., 13.0; Kyle Lepley, Alliance Marlington, 5-11, sr., 12.4; Michael Brown, Louisville, 6-0, jr., 14.0.

Honorable Mention: Chris Ameen, Cuya. Falls Walsh Jesuit; Zack Weidrick, Richfield Revere; John Galbraith, Richfield Revere; Ricky Johnson, Akr. SVSM; Matt Seikel, Akr. Hoban; Rico Smith, Streetsboro; Dajun Lewis, Akr. Buchtel; Greg McMullen, Akr. Hoban; Jordan Strabala, Salem; Phil Bennett, Salem; Allen Magazzeni, Mogadore Field; Jay Lugo, Mogadore Field; Kyle Holland, Woodridge; Teven Mitchell, Orrville; Nilesh Patel, Akr. Springfield; Chad Bergstrom, Norton; David Baker, Poland Seminary; Adam Ryczaj, Struthers; Ronnie Martino, Young. Cardinal Mooney; Jared Kirin, Warren Howland; Drew Guido, Warren Howland; Ryan Frantz, Niles McKinley; Sam Bellino, Hubbard; Robert Franks, Cortland Lakeview; Joel Davis, Cortland Lakeview; Justin Clark, Cortland Lakeview; Anthony Cleveland, Young. Liberty; Blair Williams, Young. Liberty; TaShawn Letlaw, Young. Liberty; Dartez Colbert, Alliance; Quintin Banks, Alliance; Allen Strouble, Alliance Marlington; Josh Fick, Minerva; Troy Summers, Minerva; Chad Butcher, Beloit West Branch; Joe DeJacimo, Ravenna Southeast; Matt Trissel, Canton South; Brandon Mathie, Louisville; Evan Hudson, Canal Fulton NW; Stan Soehnlen, Navarre Fairless.

Northeast Ohio All-Inland D1

The 2008-09 Associated Press NE Inland All-District basketball teams, based on the recommendations of a media panel:

BOYS
DIVISION I

First Team: C.J. McCollum, Canton GlenOak, 6-foot-2, senior, 28.9 points per game; Jared Porrini, Canton Timken, 6-4, sr., 13.3; Desmar Jackson, Warren Harding, 6-5, sr., 16.7; Nyles Evans, N. Canton Hoover, 5-10, so., 11.2; Mark Henniger, Mass. Jackson, 6-8, jr., 20.6; Josh Egner, Mass. Jackson, 6-7, jr., 14.0; Charles Hearn, Akr. Kenmore, 6-2, jr., 17.3; Terrell Lipkins, Canton McKinley, 5-9, sr., 17.9; Andre Paulk, Kent Roosevelt, 6-4, sr., 23.9.

Player of the year: C.J. McCollum, Canton GlenOak.

Coaches of the year: Randy Montgomery, N. Canton Hoover; Ken Rector, Barberton.

Second Team: Fred Williams, Warren Harding, 6-0, jr., 13.6; J.T. Moore, Young. Boardman, 6-2, jr., 13.0; Cam Howard, Canton Timken, 6-8, sr., 10.1; Connor Groot, Uniontown Lake, 6-5, jr., 15.6; Jacob North, Barberton, 6-4, jr., 16.8; Laquon Smith, Akr. Kenmore, 6-7, sr., 12.1; Storm Sanders, Canton GlenOak, 6-0, jr., 15.4; Cory Veldhuizen, N. Canton Hoover, 6-3, jr., 11.3; Tyler Ferrell, Brunswick, 6-6, jr., 15.3.

Third Team: Denerio Bryant, Kent Roosevelt, 5-9, jr., 13.8; Alex LaLonde, Wooster, 6-3, so., 11.6; Mike Podolsky, Canfield, 6-2, jr., 18.1; Angel Gonzalez, Warren Harding, 6-4, jr., 14.4; Sheldon Brogdon, Warren Harding, 6-0, sr., 17.5; Jamon McClain, Canton McKinley, 5-11, jr., 10.0; Tyler Fausnight, N. Canton Hoover, 6-3, jr., 9.2; Garrick Sims, Barberton, 6-6, sr., 14.3.

Honorable Mention: T.J. Sutton, Canton GlenOak; Josh Habeck, Uniontown Lake; Branden Means, Canton McKinley; Brad DuPont, Mass. Jackson; Nick Sommers, N. Canton Hoover; Brian Sengos, Mass. Perry; Jehvon Clarke, Canton Timken; Chaz Moore, Canton Timken; Anthony Cox, Canton Timken; Gio Caracillo, Mass. Washington; Ben Pollock, Green; Kurt Gamby, Green; Garrick Sims, Barberton; Antonio Hearn, Akr. Kenmore; Jon Harris, Twinsburg; Anthony Schrock, Wadsworth; Blake Williams, Stow; Keith Curry, Twinsburg; Richie Piekarski, Hudson; Bobby Tyler, Hudson; Cameron Black, Kent Roosevelt; Mack Spittle, Wooster; Markette Ray, Wooster; Kenny Carter, Young. East.

Monday, March 9, 2009

IPS: Elite 80 Camp @ Toledo

I.P.S. (Inside Prep Sports), which is a college scouting service with well over 100+ college programs will be holding a Mini-camp/ college showcase Friday, April 10th at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio. Each player will get Dry-fit gear provided by Guardian Wear(www.everyoneplays.com). The camp is open to prospects entering 12th, 11th, 10th and 9th grades. Unlike other events that just roll the ball out,this camp will feature College coaches instructing the drills, skill development breakdown, gain national exposure from NAIA to High Major Program, and play against elite competition.

CAMP INFO
I.P.S. Elite 80 Camp
Date:Friday, April 10th.
Time:4pm to 10pm
Grades: 2009 - 2012 Prospects
Location: Savage Arena (Toledo, Ohio)
Fee:$80
Includes: Dry-fit gear, College Coaches giving Drill Instruction, Training,Games and College Coaches in attendance, along with scouts!

Register Online Today!
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For more Info:
IPS Elite 80 Director
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Sunday, March 8, 2009

Columbus City League Reel

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Orchard Lake St. Mary's Wins at Home

The Eagles hosted Detroit Finney and their talented division 1 juniors but it was Orchard Lake St. Mary's 6'6 senior forward Dion Sims (Michigan State-football and basketball) and his 18 point, 8 rebound performance that paved the way to a 58-48 victory.

19-13, 35-20, 45-32, 58-48

The first quarter's five lead changes charged the small crowd of 500 as the team's most notable players, Sims and Finney's 6'6 guard Isaiah Sykes, did what they do best, fill stats. Sims scored six of his eighteen points in the quarter, pulled down four of his eight rebounds, and blocked a shot in the quarter. Sykes scored four of his eighteen, grabbed four of his thirteen boards, added an assist and a steal in the quarter.

O.L.S.M. 6' senior point guard Jeff Jones ran a solid floor game and had a few assists that contributed to the Eagles lead. One of those assists went to 5'11 shooting guard Evan Webster '10, nine points and two threes, and another went to the powerful 6'5 center Quaran Jones '12, eight points and eight rebounds. 5'11 point guard Suave Lavallis '09 had five assists, and super speedy 5'9 point guard Gary Hunter '10 came up with a couple of steals and assists.

Sykes is a skilled lefty with nice bounce and solid court vision that Michigan State, Michigan, Tennessee, Syracuse and other high major programs are a keeping a serious eye on. He was eight of eleven from the field and three of four from the charity stripe.

Finney's other juniors were relativley quiet. 6'4 wing Terrance Jackson scored nine, 6'6 forward Brandon Williams six, 6' shooting guard Rashad Reeves five, and 6'7 forward Devon Haynes four.

In the stands:

Grosse Pointe North scouted the game as they are in a district with Finney. Warren De La Salle might face either opponent in a regional or quarterfinal matchup and they were there in full force scouting the game.

Syracuse Pulls a Center

According to sources close to the situation, 6'11 DaShonte Riley, a senior center for nationally ranked Detroit Country Day, made a commitment this week to the Orangeman after an official visit to Syracuse in mid-February. Riley had previously given a verbal commitment to Georgetown but that was retracted this past fall. Riley will be counted on to add defense and rebounding to Jim Boeheim's 2-3 zone.

Oak Park Wins on the Road

An early game in Michigan took place this past Friday night at Southfield-Lathrup Chargers hosted the Knights of Oak Park. Oak Park took an early lead and never looked back winning 80-61.

Oak Park led 19-13, 30-22, 49-34, 80-61.

A solid win for the Knights as they controlled the boards with solid interior defense and ten blocked shots.

Oak Park commanded the glass with a 37-28 rebound advantage and 6'1 Sam Burton's playmaking paved the was offensively. He balanced his points throughout the game while flashing four assists in the first four minutes of the third quarter. Burton is amongst the best unsigned point guard in Michigan. He finished with 25 points, 9 dimes, 6 boards, and 4 steals.

Lathrup scrapped for points which came far and few in between. 6'6 small forward Bryan Coleman '10 led the Chargers with 21 points, 6'5 Roy Marble, jr. '10 added 15, and 6'1 guard Drew Gilchrist '10 scored 14.

Friday, March 6, 2009

85 FOUL SHOTS! Need a drink?

If you wanted to get a early glimpse of the Elks Foul shooting contest you should have been in Warrensville Heights on Friday night. 2009,Guard Carl "Tay" Jones, a St. Joseph's (Pa.) recruit, scored 24 points for Garfield Heights, and backcourt partner Trey Lewis hit all (4) four of his 3-point shots to tally 18 points.
It was the Bulldogs' 6-6 sophomore center, Will Weeks, who made the most impact on the game, though. He scored 16 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, and helped Mario Hines and Fred Chatmon - both 6-9 - form a defensive wall around the basket.

Everybody got to the free throw line, and often. Garfield Heights struggled there, making just 25 of 50 foul shots. Shaker Heights (10-12), which was led by guard and Cleveland State recruit Anthony Wells' 26 points, was 21 of 35 at the line. The teams combined to shoot 59 free throws in the second half.

Bob Wonson, who is retiring as the Shaker Heights coach after leading the Raiders to 361 wins in 24 seasons, missed the game with an illness.

Garfield advances to the District-Semi's to take on Cleveland St. Ignatious, which beat Bedford tonight 62-60.

Ohio Friday Night Scores

Around Ohio
Division I
Cin. La Salle 63, Cin. Walnut Hills 57
Cin. Princeton 58, Cin. Western Hills 36
Cle. St. Ignatius 62, Bedford 60
Lakewood St. Edward 61, Parma Normandy 41
Lima Sr. 63, Bowling Green 56
Lyndhurst Brush 90, Ashtabula Lakeside 68
N. Royalton 51, Lakewood 48
Division II
Akr. SVSM 87, Navarre Fairless 40
Celina 68, Lima Bath 65
Galion 77, Upper Sandusky 72
Hunting Valley University 66, Chardon NDCL 37
Painesville Harvey 61, Jefferson Area 52
St. Paris Graham 71, Lewistown Indian Lake 37
Division III
Anna 56, Spring. NW 32
Cle. Cent. Cath. 60, Wickliffe 26
Findlay Liberty-Benton 43, Bloomdale Elmwood 19
Louisville Aquinas 72, Hanoverton United 53
Spencerville 42, St. Henry 39
Versailles 44, Hamilton Badin 43
Division IV
Ada 72, Dola Hardin Northern 30
Delphos St. John’s 60, Haviland Wayne Trace 51
McComb 40, Miller City 37
Mogadore 63, Fairport Harbor Harding 50
New Knoxville 56, Perry 41
Pandora-Gilboa 53, Ft. Jennings 26
Sidney Lehman 70, Mechanicsburg 56

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Thursday Games in Michigan

Michigan's state playoffs start on Monday and here's a list of today's games that should catch your eye as an appetizer.

4pm

Oak Park @ Southfield-Lathrup
Detroit Crockett @ Detroit Central

7pm

Detroit Finney @ Orachard Lake St. Mary's
Kalamazoo Central @ Battle Creek Central
North Farmington @ West Bloomfield
Detroit Renaissance @ Romulus
Pontiac Northern @ Clarkston
Ann Arbor Pioneer @ Saline
Mid-Town Academy @ Inkster
Rochester @ Auburn Hills Avondale
Dearborn Heights Robichaud @ Taylor Truman
University of Detroit-Jesuit @ Warren Cousino

7:30pm

Madison Heights Madison @ Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Central Ohio Dispatch Teams

All-Central District
Division I
First team: Tanner Furno (Whetstone) 6-9, senior, 23.1 points per game; Josh Gouch (Beechcroft) 6-3, sr., 19.9; Anthony Jackson (Westland) 6-1, jr., 22.6; Jon Smith (Grove City) 6-7, sr., 18.8; Jared Sullinger (Northland) 6-9, jr., 19.9.

Second team: Bryce Barnes (Central Crossing) 6-1, sr., 20.2; Rob Brandenberg (Gahanna), 6-2, jr., 17.5; Ryan Cosgray (Grove City) 6-4, sr., 19.2; Bradley McDougald (Dublin Scioto) 6-2, sr., 14.0; Terrance Watkins (Brookhaven) 6-2, sr., 21.9.

Third team: Cody Dennison (Newark) 5-10, sr., 13.8; Michael Green (Dublin Coffman) 6-7, jr., 15.3; Sean Rothermel (Delaware) 6-3, sr., 16.7; Stevie Taylor (Gahanna) 5-9, so., 16.0; J.D. Weatherspoon (Northland) 6-6, jr., 15.0.

Honorable mention: Nate Anderson (Teays Valley); Tyler Backstrom (Hilliard Davidson); Leveon Bell (Groveport); Eric Brindle (Pickerington North); Trey Burke (Northland); Rapheal Carter-Nowling (Olentangy); Jason Davis (Westerville South); Greg Dawkins (Independence); Ryan Dierks (Newark); Eric Easley (Thomas Worthington); Jerrell Fernandez (Westerville Central); Dominique Freeman (Beechcroft); Cody Funk (Grove City); Nick Girardi (Thomas Worthington); Mitchell Girberd (Olentangy); Grant Goodwin (Hilliard Davidson); ShaJuan Grace (Central Crossing); Kevin Gray (Reynoldsburg); Dimonde Hale (Northland); Steve Harrell (Dublin Jerome); Ralph Hill (Westerville North); Peter Ivery (Franklin Heights); Ben Jackson (Whetstone); Traevon Jackson (Westerville South); Davon Joiner (Groveport); Peter Kpan (Franklin Heights); Jeremy McCoy (Marion-Franklin); Antwan McDaniel (West); DeJuan McGaughy (Marion-Franklin); David McKinley (Dublin Scioto); Dane McLaughlin (St. Charles); Jeremy Qualls (Walnut Ridge); Zach Race (Teays Valley); Tyree Robinson (Brookhaven); Joe Scott (Mount Vernon); Craig Sealey (Brookhaven); Ben Severns (Mount Vernon); Cuy Sheffield (Mount Vernon); Jeffrey Sobecki (St. Charles); Nathan Sparks (Worthington Kilbourne); Brian Sullivan (Upper Arlington); Kevin Sullivan (Upper Arlington); Ian Taylor (Gahanna); Alex Tracy (Olentangy); Austin Traylor (Walnut Ridge); Connor Viers (Dublin Coffman); Max VanMeter (Westerville Central); Reggie Walls (Reynoldsburg); Michael Waite (Marysville); Tommy Waterwash (Olentangy Liberty); Rahlin Watson (Newark); Jourdan Wickliffe (St. Charles).
Player of the year: Sullinger. Coach of the year: Tony Bisutti (Dublin Scioto)

Division II
First team: Eugene Cannaday (Big Walnut) 6-0, sr., 15.9; Darian Cartharn (Canal Winchester) 6-2, sr., 15.5; Ryan Davis (Lakewood) 6-4, sr., 16.4; Zack Joseph (Olentangy Orange) 5-11, jr., 18.7; Nick Kellogg (DeSales) 6-2, jr., 16.7.
Second team: Julian Coleman (Bexley) 6-2, sr. 17.0; Taylor Rieger (Olentangy Orange) 5-11, jr., 15.2; Chase Sutton (New Albany) 6-1, sr., 15.1; Doug Thorpe (Eastmoor Academy) 5-10, jr., 16.9; Josh Williams (East) 6-3, sr., 15.3.
Third team: Darrell Chenault (Centennial) 5-9, sr., 15.6; Nick Goff (DeSales) 6-3, sr., 13.7; Ross Heath (Buckeye Valley) 6-1, sr., 16.7; Sean Rogers (Linden) 6-4, sr., 16.2; Reggie Wilson (London) 5-11, sr., 15.2.
Honorable mention: Ike Ariguzo (DeSales); Matt Asensio (Bexley); Zach Bakenhaster (Jonathan Alder); Aaron Barber (Canal Winchester); Mike Cardwell (South); Miles Clark (Granville); Alex Coleman (Eastmoor Academy); Dorian Curry (Hamilton Township); Justin Dassylva (Utica); Vince German (Licking Valley); Chris Grabosky (Watterson); Zach Kern (Amanda-Clearcreek); Peter Kobelt (New Albany); Bryan Large (Lakewood); Jordan Laster (East); Mike Lester (Eastmoor Academy); Patrick Lillie (Big Walnut); Devon Mattison (Licking Heights); Chris Morrow (Whitehall); Adam Parlet (Lakewood); Drew Ryan (Licking Valley); Jordan Seldon (London); Marcquice Taylor (Whitehall); Andy Winters (Watterson); Jermod Woodley (Canal Winchester).
Player of the year: Zack Joseph (Olentangy Orange). Coach of the year: Zach Parr (Lakewood).

Division III
First team: Cameron Baker (Columbus Academy) 6-0, sr., 20.2; Matthew McCollister (Madison Plains) 5-8, jr., 17.9; Eli Morris (Fairbanks) 6-2, sr., 18.5; Ben Siefert (Hartley) 6-2, sr., 19.7; Riley Thomas (Cardington) 5-11, jr., 23.1.
Second team: Ryan Clark (Ready) 6-3, sr., 16.1; Brad Harrah (Pleasant) 6-6, jr. 13.5; Kyle Rose (Ridgedale) 6-2, sr., 19.2; Skyler Simpson (Centerburg) 6-7, jr., 16.4; Doug Ute (Elgin) 5-10, jr., 17.0.
Third team: Luke Branstool (East Knox) 6-3, jr., 16.2; Seth Faulkner (Madison Plains) 6-1, sr., 14.2; Max Hoster (Columbus Academy) 6-3, sr., 18.8; Evan Jamison (North Union) 6-6, so., 12.2; Casey Rouch (Grandview) 6-3, sr., 14.5.
Honorable mention: Kyle Anderson (Ridgedale); Lucas Barrett (Heath); Pat Blevins (Liberty Union); Mark Burggraf (Northmor); Courtney Byers (Horizon Science); Riley Cannon (Johnstown); Cody Castline (Mount Gilead); Morgan Cornwell (Hartley); R.J. Creamer (Elgin); Nick Gibson (Fairbanks); Geoffrey Gompf (Mount Gilead); Joe Graessle (Ready); Zach Hilborn (Highland); Justin Howard (Highland); Dylan Johnson (Cardington); Brandt Lambert (Centerburg); Eric Love (West Jefferson); D.J. Mendenhall (West Jefferson); Cameron Meyer (Bloom-Carroll); Darren Patrick (Elgin); Klark Ransome (North Union); Woody Schmitz (Bloom-Carroll); Will Shields (North Union); Michael Simmons (River Valley); Cory Snyder (Pleasant); Dan Tyler (Grandview); Alex VanDine (Heath); Steve Williams (Hartley).
Player of the year: Ben Siefert (Hartley). Coach of the year: Brian Terrill (North Union).

Division IV
First team: Matt Dawson (Newark Catholic) 6-2, jr., 14.0; John Finnegan (Marion Catholic) 6-7, sr., 18.4; Brian Hecker (Worthington Christian) 6-4, sr., 22.8; Bryan Redic (Tree of Life) 6-4, jr., 15.5; Luke Roesch (Fisher Catholic) 6-7, sr., 19.1.
Second team: Rhett Harris (Danville) 6-3, sr., 18.4; Jeremy Hays (Tree of Life) 6-4, sr., 15.4; Breaker Heller (Africentric) 5-10, sr., 14.1.; Derrelle Mathis (Harvest Prep) 6-5, sr., 12.9; Nehemiah Trotter (Harvest Prep) 6-0, sr. 11.1.
Third team: Max Cook (Ohio Deaf) 6-1, sr,, 22.4; Paul Crump (Africentric) 6-2, sr., 12.8; Nate Humphrey (Licking County Christian) 6-5, sr., 27.3; Jacob Robinson (Wellington) 6-3, jr., 13.9; Zach Zeltman (Fairfield Christian) 6-4, so., 17.4.
Honorable mention: Nate Adams (Newark Catholic); Brady Beals (Worthington Christian); Garrett Blue (Danville); Kurtis Burcham (Fairfield Christian); Brandon Carroll (Delaware Christian); Brent Clark (Africentric); Joel Clark (Fisher Catholic); Kellie Davis (FCI Academy); Jacob Hawk (Berne Union); Casey Hood (Harvest Prep); Hughie Kerns (Delaware Christian); Eric Knechtel (Fairfield Christian); Adam McClatchie (Village Academy); Ryan Parsons (Gahanna Christian); Chad Prinsen (Northside Christian); Jared Sauder (Gahanna Christian); John Snedeker (Granville Christian); Ryan Spengler (Tree of Life); Michael Wellstead (Fisher Catholic); Joshua Woods (FCI Academy).
Player of the year: Brian Hecker (Worthington Christian). Coach of the year: Drew Meister (Newark Catholic).

Ohio Tournament Games

Below is a list of some Marquee games this weekend in the state of Ohio.

Ohio Tournament Games:
Canal Winchester vs. Granville @ Columbus Fairgrounds, March 5th, 6:15pm
Olentangy Orange vs. Watterson @ Columbus Fairgrounds, March 5th, 8pm
Garaway vs. Bellaire @ Claymont, March 5th, 7pm
Columbus DeSales vs. Buckeye Valley @ Columbus Fairgrounds, March 6th, 8pm
Akron SVSM vs. Fairless @ Canton Field House, March 6th, 6:15pm
Akron Buchtel vs. Springfield @ Canton Field House, March 6th, 8pm
Walsh Jesuit vs. East @ Stow, March 6th, 7:30pm
Cleveland Benedictine vs. Aurora @ Stow, March 6th, 6pm
Cleveland CC vs. Wickliffe @ Lakeland CC, March 6th, 6:15pm
St. Ignatius vs. Bedford @ Warrensville Heights, March 6th, 6pm
Garfield Heights vs. Shaker Heights @ Warrensville Heights,March 6th, 7:30pm
Lima Sr. vs. Bowling Green @ Liberty Benton, March 6th, 6:15pm
Findlay vs. Perrysburgh @ Liberty Benton, March 6th, 8pm
Lakewood St. Edward vs. Normandy @ Brecksville, March 6th, 6pm
Cincy Princeton vs. Western Hills @ Xavier U, March 6th, 6pm
Cincy Lasalle vs. Walnut Hills @ Xavier, March 6th, 7:45pm
Thurgood Marshall vs. Kettering Alter @ U. of Dayton, March 7th, 11am
Parma vs. Rhodes/Berea @ Brecksville, March 7th, 6pm
Warren Harding vs. John Adams @ Warrensville Heights, March 7th, 6pm
Euclid vs. Cleveland Heights @ Warrensville Heights, March 7th, 7:30pm
Canton McKinley vs. Hoover @ Canton Civic Center, March 7th, 7:30pm
Cincy Aiken vs. Loveland @ U. of Cincinnati, March 7th, 6:30pm
Cincy Moeller vs. Lakota East @ U. of Cincinnati, March 7th, ?
Mason vs. Hughes Center @ U. of Cincinnati, March 7th, 8pm
Middletown vs. St. Xavier @ Xavier, March 7th, 7:45pm
Dublin Coffman vs. Beechcroft @ Columbus Fairgrounds, March 7th, 10am
Grove City vs. Mount Vernon @ Columbus Fairgrounds, March 7th, 11:45am
Upper Arlington vs. Newark @ Columbus Fairgrounds, March 7th, 2:30pm
Dublin Scioto vs. Reynoldsburg @ Columbus Fairgrounds, March 7th, 4:15pm
Westerville North vs. Gahanna Lincoln @ Columbus Fairgrounds, March 7th, 7pm
Columbus Northland vs. Whetstone @ Columbus Fairgrounds, March 7th, 8:30pm
Huber Heights Wayne vs. Fairborn, @ U. of Dayton, March 8th,

Monday, March 2, 2009

University of Detroit-Mercy Lands Guard

Quality Education Academy's 6'2 180 pound Jason Calliste had offers from Tennessee-Chatanooga, UNC-Charlotte, and Marshall but chose the Univerity of Detroit-Mercy. He's a top 100 player nationally according to Rivals.com.

Calliste plays on the national scene for the North Carolina four-year academy and for Roe Russell of Grassroots Canada in the spring/summer.

Quality's head coach Isaac Pitts is proud of Calliste's decision. Calliste is averaging 24 ppg and 11 assists per game playing against some of the nation's best schools like Oak Hill Academy and Patterson.

Titans' fans can make a trip to Eerie, PA. and watch their future point guard from March 12-14.

IPS' Review of the Top Seniors in Michigan

Here's a look at the top seniors in Michigan, who are enjoying succesfull seasons. Some of these players will make the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hal Schram Mr. Basketball list. Here's a review of players that the high school sports fan and college coaches can catch a glimpse of for the last time in high school as the playoffs are near. No order.

Derick Nix 6'9 center Detroit Pershing- No player on this list has come as far as Nix in four-years. He's vastly improved from last year's semi-final and final games and will play for Michigan State next year. Too many coaches may remember missed bunnies from last year.

Jordan Morgan 6'8 power forward University of Detroit-Jesuit- Morgan is headed to the University of Michigan and is a dominating force in the paint for the Cubs. While he's a double-double player, he hasn't put up monster numbers.

Shane Moreland 6'2 shooting guard Flint Powers- Moreland's a crowd favorite as blends fundamentals with flash, pizzaz, and sharp-shooting. A championship is the only thing that escaped this Charger as he leads the top Catholic school in the state. He is an unsigned senior. An unsigned senior has never won the award.

DeAngelo Hailey 6'3 shooting guard Detroit Central- Mr. PSL 2009 award winner and a sleeper amongst many coaches in the state. One of the state's best shooters with a hand in his face or not who stays in head coach Ben Kelso structured offense. He is an unsigned senior.

Sam Burton 6'1 point guard Oak Park- A former teammate of Hailey's at Detroit Central, this point guard has taken on scoring duties at Oak Park and has put up solid numbers this season in teammates absence. Burton is unsigned.

Jamie Stewart 6'3 guard Livonia Clarenceville- Stewart fought off injuries early in high school to garnish looks and offers from nearly 25 Division I programs primarily east of the Mississippi. He jumps out of the gym and decommitted to Eastern Michigan in the fall after a five month commitent.

Austin Harper 6'3 guard Grand Haven- Western Michigan is getting a strong and athletic guard for the next four-years. Harper is a solid scorer who can create for himself with explosive moves. He has a good chance to lead his team deep into the state tournament.

Drew Valentine 6'5 wing Lansing Sexton- This future Oakland Grizzly was out for the first month of the year as he recovered from a knee injury leaving him time to catch up to speed with others on this list. He is a stat sheet filler and known throughout the state of Michigan.

Kimani Boynton 6'1 shooting guard Detroit Southeastern- A surprise too many but not to those in the Detroit area as he transfered from Allen Academy to Southeastern after his sophomore year. He's been a steady scorer for the Jungaleers. You might see the next Kenny Lofton at the Breslin for the Class A semi and final games. He's an unsigned senior.

Duke Mondy 6'3 guard Grand Rapids Catholic Central- This lefty is a mystery to many voters on the eastside of Michigan but is headed to Providence. For those who don't know Mondy, think Laval Lucas-Perry. He's not overly athletic but knows how to get points.

Korey VanDussen 6'3 guard Zeeland East- Slick scoring guard who adds flash to his game when the time is right. VanDussen leads an undefeated Chix team into the state tournament. A fantastic senior year. He is amongst the top unsigned guards in Michigan.

Doug Anderson 6'5 power forward Kalamazoo Central- Dunkin' Doug. Every A.D. in the state should be happy when he visits as he fills the seats. He's a headliner on the state's #2 team in Class A. He's another unsigned senior.

Ben Simons 6'7 small forward Cadillac- He's headed to Drake and a notebale player since his sophomore year which always grows a strong base when the Mr. Basketball award winner is considered. He can shoot it with the best in Michigan and has put up big numbers in key locations, ie. Breslin.

Vonn Jones 5'10 combo guard Hartland- Those in the Kensington Lakes Athletic Association know that Jones is one of the best. Those that have watched him on large stages, ie Motor City Roundball Classic, know that he's one of the state's most complete guards. He's an unsigned senior.

Matt Balkema 6'10 center Warren Cousino- Amongst the best big men in the state on the grid iron and on the hard court. He may have Ron English (EMU's Head Coach-Football) pleading with the basketball coaches and A.D. if he can borrow the high school Defensive Tackle/Tight End.

Aaron Clayborn 6'5 guard Benton Harbor- He's strong, on a solid team, and a leader that has lead Benton Harbor to victories that have passed them by in the past. Clayborn has verballed to Texas Southern and lacks state-wide pub.

Holden Greiner 6'8 small forward Travers City St. Francis- Greiner is amongst the most versatile on the list and Lehigh gains a solid freshman next year. He can shoot, put the ball on the floor, and he may be in E. Lansing at the end of March in the Class C Championship.

Andrew Vandeirendonck 6'5 guard Wyandotte- He's deceptively athletic and a solid scorer that's headed to Northwood (MI.) U. He's length causes many steals at the top the Bears' 1-3-1 defense.

Alex Marcotullio 6'3 guard Warren De La Salle- Marcotullio is playing a bit out of position (point guard) which has hurt his numbers a bit but not the fact that when things are going well he's one of the state's best off-guards. He recently won a Catholic League Championship and is headed to Northwestern.

Eso Akune 6'3 forward Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard- Built like he should be in the upcoming NFL draft Akune has been a bull in the Catholic League since his fresman year and name recognition helps when the Mr. Basketball award is voted on by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Members. He passed up division 1 offers for a chance to walk-on to the University of Michigan. (pictured)

Donnavan Kirk 6'9 power forward Detroit Country Day- Kirk is headed to University of Miami (FL.) and one of the best rebounders in the state. A recent flashback to Grand Ledge's Al Horford is a fine example. He has to share the wealth on one of the Nation's best teams.

DaShonte Riley 6'11 center Detroit Country Day- Riley is the most known amongst the group and he recently made a commitment to Syracuse after a February visit. He gains much notarity for a Class B championship his sophomore year and he's been near 7' since is freshman year.

Mike Fugate 6' combo guard White Lake Lakeland- The state's most underrated guard puts up near triple digits every time he hits the floor and Saginaw Valley State is getting what they need for next year. A bigger and more noteable conference would've landed him higher and on a mid-major roster.

Daniel Sutherlin 6'5 small forward Detroit Renaissance- A guard as a freshman and sophomore, Sutherlin has transformed himself into a powerful small forward who can still shoot it. He's an above the rim player who is recieving looks from mid-major programs.

Dion Sims 6'5 forward Orchard Lake St. Mary's- He's headed to Michigan State to play football and basketball his freshman year. Both coaches will be happy as he is a premier player from Michigan's '09 class. He's powerful and has the ability to step back and hit the three.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Central Ohio Saturday Results

Here is a breakdown of the Tournament results and top performances in Central Ohio on Saturday.

Whetstone 60 Independence 58
Furno 23pts and 16 rebounds

Northland 65 Dublin Jerome 46
Jarred Sullinger 30pts and 12 rebounds
Air Spoon 15pts and 5 rebounds
Trey Burke 7pts and 9 assists
Adam Harrell 16pts

Grove City 95 Lancaster 66
Jon Smith 26pts

Mount Vernon 39 Westerville Central 36
Ben Severns 15pts

Dublin Scioto 88 West 40
Jamere Mills 15pts

Reynoldsburg 62 Walnut Ridge 51
Kevin Gray 30pts
Qualls 14pts

Olentangy Orange 65 Licking Valley 49
Zach Joseph 25pts

DeSales 80 Clear Creek 30
Kellogg 21 pts
Goff 14pts

Logan Elm 78 Miami Trace 48
Amann 26pts
Congrove 18pts

Columbus Academy 57 Bloom-Carroll 59
Cam Baker 18pts

Worthington Christian 87 Berne Union 39
Brian Hecker 27pts

Harvest Prep 60 Fisher Catholic 52
Roesch 17pts

Danville 44 Wellington 50
Rhett Harris 23 pts

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Whetstone and Northland move on.

Tanner Furno of Columbus Whetstone and Jarred Sullinger of Columbus Northland lead both their squads tonight with double-doubles. Both face off next weekend in the District-semi's at the Columbus Fairgrounds. We will dig deeper on Amish country aka Plain City soon.

A couple of Saturday Games in Michigan

A couple of the best unsigned senior guards in Michigan, Belleville's 6'1 Booker Stoudmire and Ann Arbor Pioneers' 6'3 Nate Robertson, go toe to toe. Pioneer hosts Belleville at 4:30pm as the non-conference game will prep both teams for state championship runs, which start on March 9th. Also, look for Belleville's active 6'7 junior forward Mohamed Conde and a couple of senior guards from Pioneer, 6'2 Nick Giard and 6'3 Dave Metzendorf.

A seven o'clock game features Saginaw Arthur Hill on the road against Romulus. This matchup has been a war over the years as Depaul's Dar Tucker and Iowa State's Dominique Buckley are a couple that have added interest in the past. Guard play should dominate this game as 5'6 junior point guard Maurice Jones is the star for Arthur Hill and has mid-major offers. Arhtur Hill's 6'2 shooting guard Chris Webb is an unsigned senior that can torch the nets. Romulus will counter with three senior guards, Filmore Bouldes, Rashad Porter, and Valdez Green.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Central Ohio Tournament Stats

Beechcroft 53 Hilliard Darby 42
Freeman 18
Gouch 13

Gahanna 54 Teays Valley 43
Ian Taylor 12
Stevie Taylor 19
Rob Brandenberg 10
Nate Anderson 14

Westerville South 49 Westerville North 62
Jason Davis 19
Traevon Jackson 19
Kenny Deboer 17
Ralph Hill 13

Newark 60 Marion-Franklin 49
Dennison 16
Watson 15
Dierks 14
McGaughy 13
Elijah Macon 15

Liberty 41 Upper Arlington 53
Kevin Sullivan 17
Brian Sullivan 13

Columbus East 55 Big Walnut 58
Jordan Laster 27

Bishop Hartley 65 Johnstown 44
Ben Siefert 13

Don't call it a comeback!

The stat of the night was Dublin Coffman coming back from 16 down in the 2nd half to top Groveport Madison 71-67. Coffman was lead by 6-foot, 2012, Combo-Guard Kyle Molock's 18 points along with 6-foot-6, 2010, SF Mike Green's 13 points. DD Joiner was the high point man for Groveport scorching the nets for 27 points.

Final Stats:
Dublin Coffman 20 7 12 32 — 71
Groveport 17 11 26 13 — 67

DC: Viers 8-0-18, Heine 4-0-9, Bott 1-0-3, Molock 7-3-18, Stoudt 3-1-7, Green 5-3-13, Carkhuff 1-0-3. 3-point goals: Viers 2, Heine, Bott, Molock, Carkhuff. Totals: 29-7-71.

GP: Martinez 3-1-8, Waymon 5-0-10, Dixon 5-1-11, Joiner 11-3-27, Bell 2-2-6, Strayer 1-2-5. 3-point goals: Joiner 2, Strayer, Martinez. Totals: 27-9-67.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Top Performers in Central Ohio Tuesday

SOME top tournament Scorers:

Jordan Laster, 6-foot-2, SG, 2010, Columbus East (33 points)
Tanner Furno, 6-foot-8, PF, 2009, Columbus Whetstone (33 points)
Stevie Taylor, 5-foot-9, PG, 2011, Gahanna Lincoln (18 points)
Mike Green, 6-foot-6, SF, 2010, Dublin Coffman (18 points)
Ralph Hill, 6-foot-7, SF, 2010, Westerville North (17 points)
Kyle Molock, 6-foot, CG, 2012, Dubling Coffman (16 points)
Leveon Bell, 6-foot-1, CG, 2010, Groveport (18 points)
DD Joiner, 6-foot-3, SG, 2009, Groveport (14pts) D2 (Rio Grande?)
Craig Sealey, 6-foot-7, SF, 2010, Brookhaven (12pts)
Cody Dennison, 5-foot-8, PG, 2009, Newark (18pts)
Luke Roesch, 6-foot-6, PF, 2009, Fisher Catholic (29 pts) Walsh U?
Brian Hecker, 6-foot-5, WF, 2009, Worthington Christian (14pts) Cedarville

Central Ohio Upcoming Tourny Action

INside Upcoming Tournament Games:

Groveport Madison vs. Dublin Coffman 2/27, 8pm @ Worthington Christian
Westerville North vs. Westerville South 2/27, 6pm @ Olentangy Orange H/S
Marion Franklin vs. Newark 2/27,8pm @ Olentangy Orange H/S
Teays Valley vs. Gahanna 2/27, 8pm @ Harvest Prep
Independance vs. Whetstone 2/28, 6pm @ Jonathan Alder
Project: Northland vs. Central Crossing 2/28, 8pm @ Jonathan Alder
Canal Winchester vs. Jonathan Alder 2/27,6pm @ Grove City

Warren De La Salle Moves to CHSL Final

Warren De La Salle and Orchard Lake St. Mary's have had some wars over the years and last night was no different. The ten lead changes, four ties, physical play, and a game that came down to the wire were treats for basketball fans in attendance at this Catholic League AB playoff semi-final.

De La Salle rose to the occasion and will play at Calihan Hall face the University of Detroit-Jesuit/Novi Catholic Central winner. That game is tonight at Birmingham Marian.

De La Salle can be credited for making their free-throws down the stretch as 6' senior guard Alex Harville scored the two most important points of his game high fifteen points as he made the game winning free throws with just over a minute in regulation. Future Northwestern Wildcat's 6'4 Alex Marcotullio added another free-throw to finalize the game, 51-48.

Marcotullio (12 points) only had three points at the half and future Michigan State football/basketball Spartan 6'5 senior forward Dion Sims hadn't scored by the half. Sims picked up his third foul halfway through the middle of the second quarter and was on the bench until the third quarter.

De La Salle received steady scoring from Harville and Lehigh's future 6'10 center Kevin McCarthy scored sixteen while grabbing ten boards.

5'10 junior Evan Webster timely perimeter shooting led Orchard Lake St. Mary's with eleven points. Sims and 6' senior guard Jeff Jones added ten each. 6'6 freshman center Quaran Jones is physical and a name to look for in the future. His game was interrupted by early foul trouble as he scored seve in the games first nine minutes.

Harville and Jones are two different but talented 6' guards that are being recruited by Division III and NAIA schools.

Mike Fugate Breaks School Scoring Record

6' senior guard Mike Fugate is one of the most talented point guards in Michigan's 2009 class and his name is now at the top of White Lake Lakeland's all-time scoring record, formerly held by Gary Gleason ('78-80).

Fugate's 17 points last night in a win against Pinckney pushing his career total to 1,046. The Lakeland squad is 16-2 and Fugate leads the team in scoring with 18 ppg. The point total could be higher but the future Saginaw Valley State guard often defers to teammates, doesn't wonder from Lakeland's strict half-court offense, and has faced defenses geared to stop him over the last two-years.

Saginaw Valley's head coach Frankie Smith received a commitment from the three-year varsity starter last spring and GLIAC opponents are sure to have their hands full over the next four seasons.

Pups too much for the Tigers.

After witnessing the world's longest and poorest refereed JV Game last night we got a chance to see the annual showdown of Cleveland Heights vs. Canton McKinley. The Bulldogs of McKinley prevailed to a 70-56 victory on senior night. McKinley was lead by 5-foot-9, 2009, PG Terell Lipkins' 31 points, while he connected on 14 of 22 from the field. Lipkins is a lightning quick guard that has the ball on the string and can finish in transition or traffic with floaters, attacks at the rim or even hit you with a no-look drop-off. 6-foot-1, 2011, WG, Brandon Means from McKinley added 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 dimes for the victors. While Cleveland Heights 6-foot-7, 2009, Center, Reegie Keeley (Ohio University signee) added 20 points along with 9 rebounds. 6-foot-3, 2009, CG, Sir Williams (Rider signee) added 10 points.
The zone defense and pesky play of McKinley stymied the Heights' squad as they went into a offensive-like coma during the first half and could not stretch the defense,Height's didn't attack the gaps or knock down the open shots against the zone. Although McKinley was undersized, they showed a lot more heart pushing the tempo and executing with their 4-out-1 offense. Lipkins' 31 points was a career high and a great way to go out on senior night. McKinley has 1 more regular season game before tournament action and it takes place this weekend at Akron SVSM.
Cleveland Heights which finishes the regular season at 17-3 (losses coming to Mentor, Toledo St. Johns and Canton McKinley) and will get ready for post-season play at the Warrensville District. Heights is one of the top 5 teams in the Cleveland area and will have a solid chance to get to regionals depending upon guard play and defense.
Names to remember:
Tigers
Reegie Keeley, Cleveland Heights
Sir Christian Williams,Cleveland Heights
Cody Smith, Cleveland Heights
Tyree Gaitor, Cleveland Heights

Bulldogs
Terell Lipkins, Canton McKinley
Brandon Means, Canton McKinley
Cecil Smith, Canton McKinley
Da'vontai Rorie, Canton McKinley
Juwad Duncan, Canton McKinley

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Detroit Loyola Rallies in the Fourth

One half of the Catholic League's C-D division final is set as Loyola's 18-7 run was the difference Tuesday night against Madison Heights Bishop Foley.

The first quarter started off in the Ventures favor but an early four-point lead slowly dwindled over the next three-minutes as they turned the ball over three times in the last two minutes. The Bulldogs' 6'4 unsigned senior wing Jamar Ragland scored six of his game high eighteen in the last three minutes and the quarter ended, 17-11.

Ragland knocked down a three-pointer from the wing to start Loyola's second quarter scoring and their lead would grow as the first half ended, 29-19.

Loyola extended their lead to eleven after 5'8 senior guard Angelo Thurman was fouled on a made three from the wing. The four-point play wasn't completed but the Bulldogs had their biggest lead. The Ventures weren't rolling over as they were able to close the quarter on a 5-0 run capped by a three-pointer from 6'2 senior wing Antonio Ramirez. The quarter ended 36-30.

Bishop Foley's scoring success continued as they continued their 11-0 run to tie the score at 36. Ragland's scoring once again righted the Loyola ship as his go ahead bucket gave his team a lead they would never relinquish. Bishop Foley was held to five points in the last four-minutes of the game while the Bulldogs defense held strong. The 54-41 victory pits Loyola against Wednesday night's Royal Oak Shrine/Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard for the CD Championship at the University of Detroit's Calihan Hall this Sunday, February 28.

Ragland also grabbed fourteen rebounds and six were on the offensive glass. Ragland has an offer from Alcorn State and offers from schools closer to home might pull the trigger on this high-motor wing. Northwood was in the crowd.

5'9 senior guards Angelo Thurman (12 points) and D'angelo Tugwell (10 points) were key's offensivly and defensively for Loyola's head coach John Buscemi.

Bishop Foley also had seniors stepping up to the plate, 6'3 forward Brad Bochniak led the Ventures with 14 points and 6'2 guard Antonio Ramirez added 13.

Final AP Ohio Poll

DIVISION I

1. Cols. Northland (14) 19-1 242
2. Cin. Princeton (9) 19-1 232
3. Middletown 18-2 183
4. Can. Timken (1) 18-1 173
5. Cin. Moeller (1) 18-2 132
6. Dublin Scioto 19-1 94
7. Barberton 18-1 88
8. Warren Harding 16-2 79
9. Cle. Glenville 15-3 59
10. Lorain Admiral King (2) 19-0 37

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cin. La Salle 24. 12, Sylvania Southview 22. 13, Trotwood-Madison 18. 14, Garfield Hts. 17. 15, Can. Glenoak 15. 16 (tie), Centerville, Cle. Hts. 14.

DIVISION II

1. St. Paris Graham (26) 19-0 269
2. Circleville Logan Elm (1) 19-1 226
3. Akr. SVSM 15-3 175
4. Wilmington 18-2 147
5. Cin. Indian Hill 18-2 146
6. Dover 18-2 126
7. Cle. Benedictine 14-4 111
8. Cols. DeSales 18-2 102
9. St. Bernard Roger Bacon 17-3 50
10. Day. Thurgood Marshall 15-5 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Chillicothe 28. 12, Poland Seminary 19. 13, Cin. Taft 15. 14, Day. Dunbar 13.

DIVISION III

1. Smithville (23) 18-0 266
2. Findlay Liberty-Benton (3) 17-1 221
3. Casstown Miami E. 19-1 202
4. Anna 18-2 169
5. Ottawa-Glandorf 17-2 151
6. Kirtland 17-1 116
7. St. Henry 17-2 86
8. Piketon 18-2 81
9. Cle. Cent. Cath. 16-3 57
10. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 16-3 30

Others receiving 12 or more points: 10, Seaman N. Adams (1) 30. 12, Middletown Madison 22.

DIVISION IV

1. New Knoxville (18) 19-0 260
2. Berlin Hiland (8) 20-0 242
3. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. (1) 16-2 166
4. Oak Hill 18-2 165
5. S. Charleston SE 18-2 147
6. Bedford Chanel 14-4 109
7. Plymouth 17-1 80
8. Cin. Seven Hills 15-4 71
9. Day. Jefferson 16-4 67
10. Newark Cath. 16-4 47

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Malvern 29. 12, Pandora-Gilboa 17. 13, Pettisville 16. 14 (tie), Delphos St. John's, Worthington Christian 14.

Tuesday: Cleveland Hoops Lineup

Boys basketball
Note: JV games start at 6 unless noted.

#4 Admiral King at Avon Lake
Ashtabula Edgewood at Riverside
Bay at Midview
#2 Cleveland Heights at Canton McKinley
Cleveland South at Medina
Copley at Firestone, 7
Cuyahoga Falls at #7 Barberton
Elyria Catholic at Padua
Fairview at Vermilion
Field at Marlington
Firelands at Rocky River
#5 Glenville at #3 Garfield Heights
Holy Name at #13 Cleveland Central Catholic
Keystone at Black River
Lake Catholic at Archbishop Hoban
Lakewood at Westlake
Lincoln West at Midpark
Lorain Southview at Elyria
#10 Lutheran East at #25 Kirtland
Manchester at Norton
Max Hayes at North Royalton
Mayfield at #22 Parma
Mogadore at Green
NDCL at #14 St. Peter Chanel
Nordonia at Hudson
North Canton Hoover at #1 SVSM
#23 North Ridgeville at Avon
Stow at #18 Tallmadge
#24 Streetsboro at #16 Kenmore
Strongsville at #19 Brunswick
Twinsburg at Willoughby South
Villa Angela-St. Joseph at Trinity

Cleveland.com Top 25

Here is a look at the Cleveland Plain Dealer's final 25:
1. St. Vincent-St. Mary, 15-3: Hosts North Canton Hoover tonight.

2. Cleveland Heights, 17-2: At Canton McKinley tonight.

3. Garfield Heights, 16-3: Hosts No. 5 Glenville tonight.

4. Admiral King, 18-0: At Avon Lake tonight.

5. Glenville, 15-3: At No. 3 Garfield Heights tonight.

6. Benedictine, 14-4: At No. 8 St. Ignatius on Saturday night.

7. Barberton, 18-1: Hosts Cuyahoga Falls tonight.

8. St. Ignatius, 13-4: Hosts No. 5 Glenville on Friday night.

9. Mentor, 14-5: At Warren Harding on Saturday night.

10. Lutheran East, 16-2: At No. 25 Kirtland tonight.

11. Brush, 16-3: At Cuyahoga Falls on Friday night.

12. St. Edward, 13-6: Plays Lincoln West or Normandy in a Division I sectional final on March 6.

13. Central Catholic, 15-3: Hosts Holy Name tonight.

14. St. Peter Chanel, 14-4: Hosts Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin tonight.

15. University School, 14-5: Played at Hawken School on Monday night.

16. Kenmore, 14-4:Hosts No. 24 Streetsboro tonight.

17. Buchtel, 14-5: Plays Coventry in a Division I sectional semifinal next Tuesday.

18. Tallmadge, 15-4: Hosts Stow tonight.

19. Brunswick, 13-5: Hosts Strongsville tonight.

20. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, 16-3: Hosts Manchester on Friday night.

21. Akron East, 15-4: At Canton South on Friday night.

22. Parma, 14-4: Hosts Mayfield tonight.

23. North Ridgeville, 15-3: At Avon tonight.

24. Streetsboro, 16-2: At No. 16 Kenmore tonight.

25. Kirtland, 17-1: Hosts No. 10 Lutheran East tonight.

Tuesday:Canton/Akron Showdowns

Cleveland Heights at McKinley
Hoover at St. Vincent St. Mary
Northwest at Jackson
Alliance at Cardinal Mooney
United at Minerva
Field at Marlington
St. Thomas Aquinas at West Branch
Manchester at Norton
Ashland at Massillon
Central Catholic at Springfield
Mogadore at Green
Sebring at Lake Center Christian
Bowling
Green at Akron East, 4:30

Tuesday in Michigan

Plenty of games worthy of the trip, here are a few:

Catholic League Semi-Finals @ Birmingham Marion

6pm: Madison Heights Bishop Foley vs. Detroit Loyola. Loyola's 6'4 unsigned senior wing Jamar Ragland provides the energy. Can Foley counter?

7:45pm: Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. Warren DeLaSalle. As good as the CHSL championship as both have Big Ten talent and a couple of unsigned seniors that DIII/NAIA programs should be all over. OLSM's 6'5 Michigan State football bound Dion Sims is a matchup problem on the court.

Okemos (15-1) @ Lansing Eastern (11-5) 7pm: A preview into the playoffs. Plenty of unsigned seniors with 6'5 sophomore forward LaDontae Henton, Eastern's difference maker.

Sr. Mary Catholic Central @ Flat Rock 7pm: Both teams are well over .500 and have a couple of solid juniors that are making names for themselves, SMCC's 6'4 small forward Keenan Wetzel and Flat Rock's 5'9 point guard Andrew Scarton.

Detroit Crockett (13-5) @ Taylor Kennedy (12-4) 7:30pm: Crockett's 6'6 power forward Devon Long '10 and Kennedy's explosive 6' unsigned senior guard Breland Hogan won't guard eachother.

Clarkston @ Rochester Adams 7pm: Clarkston is IPS' #3 team in Michigan and has the chips that could take the Wolves on a Class A championship run. GLIAC programs should camp out for this game.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Ann Arbor Huron a New Beginning

A rare freshman, junior varsity, and varsity triple-header took place at Ann Arbor Huron's Riverdome as the River Rats battled city rival Pioneer friday night. The rivalry has been lopsided over the last four-years as the Pioneers have only dropped one of those matchups. This cold February night shed light into the future and present state of the rivalry as Huron swept Pioneer.

Huron's varisty squad avenged a loss earlier in the season and there might be a rubber match on a neutral site (Dexter-district finals 3/13/09) in another two and a half weeks. The River Rats only have two seniors, 6'2 forward Montez Sistrunk and 6'2 forward Philip Mathew, and both provided the leadership needed to hold off a strong senior team in Pioneer. Huron stretched their first quarter lead to 33-21 at the half.

Huron's sophomore guard and wing duo of 6'3 AJ Mathew, seven points, and 6'4 Dante Williams, five points, were non-factors scoring wise but their shots created points for Sistrunk, 15 points, and another sophomore 6'4 Kyle Baker, eight points.

Pioneer's leader and one of Michigan's best unsigned point guards, 6'3 Nate Robertson, was limited by three first half fouls and picked up his fourth less than three minutes into the fourth. Robertson was haunted by ticky-tack calls throught the game and watched as the Pioneers' switched to a 1-3-1 defense that created turnovers at the top of the key and sliced the deficit to 44-41 to end the third quarter with 6'2 senior guard Nick Giard running the half court offense.

The fourth quarter was what one can expect in city rivalries as the game had intense moments after whistles and Pioneer's Roberston dished to 6'1 guard David Veals, 18 points, to cut the score to 50-49 with thirty-five seconds remaining in regulation. The Pioneers were forced to foul and AJ Mathew hit one of two free throws with under thirty seconds giving the road team life. The tie or lead was squandered by a turnover and 6'2 sophomore guard Matt Hasting's ensuing free-throws led to the final score, 53-49.

Huron's Head Coach Waleed Samaha solid core of young players on varsity will lead the the solid core of freshman and junior varsity players over the years. 6'4 junior forward Nate Schmidt and 6'2 junior wing Deandre Caldwell provide toughness and are glue players essential to winning.

Pioneer's tallest player 6'4 forward Colin Shileds scored eleven points.

Pioneer's Head Coach Rex Stanczak will have a solid core of players traveling through the ranks and if they don't make it there until their junior year don't let the slow rise fool you. Robertson is a perfect example as he didn't reach the varsity level until his junior year, a year after the Pioneer's gave the 2007 State Champion Saginaw Trojans one of their toughest battles of the year in the Class A state semi-finals. Robertson didn't lose a high school game until his junior year. He was held to five points but while he can shoot his game is passing and threading dimes is what he does best oftern finding teammates for lay-ups on this night and whenever you'll see him high-school or college.

College is the big question for Robertson as he's the darling of the top DIII/NAIA schools in the country, the DII's seem jittered to offer him as they could see a DI program countering and swiping their steal. Either way, the Division I or Division II program that puts Robertson in a Vertamax will have the biggest smile. His takes care of the ball and his vision is amongst the best, if not the best in the state of Michigan (Ray McCallum, jr., Isaiah Sykes, Vonn Jones, Mike Fugate), he plays within himself, and he changes speeds better than change-up specialist Tom Glavine.

Huron's jv won, 55-45, and the freshmen, 76-68.

Central Ohio Final Standings

City League
North Division
LEAGUE OVERALL
Northland 14-0 19-1
Beechcroft 11-3 16-4
Whetstone 10-4 13-7
Brookhaven 9-5 11-9
Centennial 4-10 6-14
East 3-11 5-15
Linden 3-11 4-16
Mifflin 2-12 3-17

South Division
Eastmoor Academy 12-2 14-6
Marion-Franklin 10-4 14-6
Independence 10-4 13-7
Walnut Ridge 8-6 10-9
Africentric 7-7 8-11
Briggs 5-9 6-14
West 4-10 5-15
South 0-14 1-19

Central Catholic League
DeSales 9-1 17-3
Hartley 8-2 15-5
Worthington Christian 5-5 13-7
Ready 4-6 10-10
Watterson 3-7 10-10
St. Charles 1-9 7-13

Ohio Capital Conference
Capital Division
Olentangy Orange 9-3 15-5
Franklin Heights 8-4 15-5
Mount Vernon 8-4 14-6
Delaware 6-6 12-8
Big Walnut 6-6 11-9
New Albany 5-7 10-10
Watkins Memorial 0-12 1-19

Cardinal Division
Dublin Scioto 14-0 19-1
Westerville South 12-2 16-4
Westerville Central 9-5 15-5
Westerville North 7-7 10-10
Olentangy Liberty 6-8 11-9
Olentangy 5-9 9-11
Dublin Jerome 3-11 4-16
Marysville 0-14 3-17

Central Division
Dublin Coffman 13-1 17-3
Upper Arlington 10-4 15-5
Hilliard Davidson 8-8 10-10
Hilliard Darby 7-7 9-11
Thomas Worthington 7-7 8-12
Central Crossing 6-8 11-9
Westland 4-10 6-14
Worthington Kilbourne 1-13 3-17

Ohio Division
Grove City 12-2 18-2
Newark 12-2 17-3
Gahanna 10-4 16-4
Reynoldsburg 8-6 12-8
Pickerington Central 5-9 8-12
Groveport 5-9 7-13
Pickerington North 2-12 6-14
Lancaster 2-12 3-17

Mid-State League
Ohio Division
Lakewood 11-3 17-3
Newark Catholic 10-4 16-4
Granville 9-5 13-7
Heath 8-6 13-7
Columbus Academy 6-8 10-10
Licking Valley 6-8 8-12
Bexley 4-10 8-12
Whitehall 2-12 2-18

Buckeye Division
Logan Elm 13-1 19-1
Canal Winchester 12-2 16-4
Teays Valley 9-5 14-6
Bloom-Carroll 8-6 11-9
Fairfield Union 6-8 9-11
Hamilton Township 4-10 7-13
Amanda-Clearcreek 2-12 4-16
Circleville 2-12 3-17

Cardinal Division
Grandview 12-2 17-3
Fisher Catholic 12-2 14-6
Harvest Prep 12-2 14-5
West Jefferson 7-7 9-11
Licking Heights 6-8 7-13
Liberty Union 5-9 7-13
Millersport 1-13 4-16
Berne Union 1-13 2-18

Mid-Buckeye Conference
Loudonville 12-2 13-5
Centerburg 11-3 14-6
Utica 8-6 9-11
Fredericktown 7-7 8-12
Johnstown 7-7 8-12
Northridge 6-8 8-12
Danville 4-10 7-13
East Knox 1-13 5-15

Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference
Red Division
Highland 10-3 16-3
North Union 10-3 16-4
Buckeye Valley 9-4 11-9
Elgin 5-8 10-10
River Valley 1-12 2-18

Blue Division
Pleasant 13-0 17-3
Ridgedale 7-6 9-11
Cardington 6-7 9-11
Mount Gilead 3-10 7-13
Northmor 1-12 2-17

MOCAL
Tree of Life 12-0 19-1
Fairfield Christian 10-2 15-5
Gahanna Christian 7-5 12-7
Madison Christian 6-6 10-10
Grove City Christian 5-7 7-13
Northside Christian 2-10 3-17
Delaware Christian 0-12 1-19

Others
Madison Plains 16-4
Granville Christian 16-4
Westfall 15-5
Fairbanks 13-7
Liberty Christian 13-11
London 12-8
Marion Catholic 11-9
FCI Academy 10-8
Ohio Deaf 9-15
Wellington 8-11
Shekinah Christian 7-9
Horizon Science 7-12
Marion Harding 7-12
Village Academy 6-14
Gilead Christian 5-15
Torah Academy 4-7
Mount Vernon Academy 3-5
Veritas Academy 3-7
Jonathan Alder 2-18

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Princeton 73 Middletown 66

Princeton (19-1, 14-0 GMC) pulls out a big game in overtime tonight to prevail past the Middies!. Middletown (18-2, 13-1) rallied from 21 down in the second quarter but ran out of steam.

Jordan Sibert scored 29 and Orlando Williams 17 for the Vikings. Stefon Johnson had 12 points and 17 boards.

Allen Roberts had 29 and Bill Edwards 22 for the Middies. Edwards had 12 boards, Roberts 9.

Federal League Championship Stats

Hoover 56, Jackson 52
Federal League Title Game

Hoover (16-2, 9-1) Wackerly 0 4-4 4, Evans 5 3-8 13, Nettleton 1 0-0 3, Lane 1 0-0 2, Veldhuizen 4 3-4 11, Sommers 3 7-8 13, Gross 2 1-2 5, Fausnight 2 1-2 5. Totals 18-40 19-28 56.

Jackson (14-4, 8-2) Egner 6 2-6 16, Shull 0 2-2 2, DuPont 4 1-2 10, Pace 1 0-0 3, Tamburro 2 1-1 6, Devine 1 0-0 2, Henniger 4 5-6 13. Totals 18-51 11-17 52.

Hoover 10 19 10 17 — 56
Jackson 6 11 10 25 — 52

3-point goals—Egner 2, DuPont, Tamburro, Pace, Nettleton. Fouls—Jackson 22-18. Fouled out—DuPont. Rebounds—Hoover 27 (Veldhuizen 8), Jackson 35 (Egner 12).

Columbus All-City League Awards

South Division
First team: Gregory Dawkins (Independence); Breaker Heller (Africentric); Antwaun McDaniel (West); Dejuan McGaughy (Marion-Franklin); Jeremy Qualls (Walnut Ridge); Douglas Thorpe Jr. (Eastmoor Academy).

Second team: Michael Caldwell (South); Paul Crump (Africentric); Michael Lester (Eastmoor Academy); Jeremy McCoy (Marion-Franklin); Austin Traylor (Walnut Ridge); Brandon Tyler (Independence).

Honorable mention: Brent Clark (Africentric); Desmond Paige and Anthony Tyler (Briggs); Alexander Coleman, Matthew Ryan and Ronald Tanner II (Eastmoor Academy); Kiania Henry and DeAngelo Simms (Independence); Elijah Macon and Rachaun Thompson (Marion-Franklin); Jay Day II and Ronald Keaton (South); Alvin Busbee and Jedidiah Reid (Walnut Ridge); Dustin Thomas (West).

North Division
First team: Dominique Freeman and Joshua Gouch (Beechcroft); Tanner Furno (Whetstone); Terrence Watkins (Brookhaven); James Weatherspoon and Jared Sullinger (Northland).

Second team: Alfonso Burke III and Dimonde Hale (Northland); Darrell Chenault (Centennial); Benjamin Jackson (Whetstone); Tyree Robinson (Brookhaven); Joshua Williams (East).

Honorable mention: Leo Devlin IV and Domineck Robinson (Beechcroft); DeVon Montgomery and Craig Sealey (Brookhaven); Matthew Jones and Dezmond Pack (Centennial); Jermaine Dixon and Jordan Laster (East); Marcus Bennett and Sean Rogers (Linden); Mohamud Abdirahman and Percy Dean (Mifflin); Samuel Belisle and Javon Cornley (Northland); William Homan and Ryan Milner (Whetstone).

Plug in the sweeper...It's Hoover Time!

North Canton Hoover stymied Massillon Jackson tonight as they spread the floor, battled inside on defense and literally just wanted it more. Hoover was lead by Nyles Evans and Nick Summers. Jackson was lead by Josh Egner as he kept the game close in the 4th quarter.

We will fill you in with the official box score asap!

Gahanna saddles Groveport Mustangs

On Friday night Gahanna Lincoln came out somewhat flat, but after being down 21-13 after one stanza the Lions were ready to "ROAR". Gahanna blasted Groveport 20-4 in the the 2nd quarter to take a 33-25 lead going into the lockeroom at half. In the second half Gahanna outscored Groveport 50-35 and took the cake with a 83-60 victory.

Gahanna Star Watch:
5-foot-9, 2011, PG, Stevie Taylor (22 points) Crafty, Creative,Spot-up.
6-foot-3, 2010, WF, Ian Taylor (29 points) Great Feel, Natural Scorer.
6-foot-3, 2010, WG, Rob Brandenberg (7 points) Athletic, Long, Slasher.

Groveport Star Watch:
6-foot-3, 2009, CG, DD Joiner (19 points) Slasher, Mid-Range, Potential.
6-foot-2, 2010, PG, Bell (16 points) Strong, College-Build, Aggressive.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Ready for a title bout? I want your heart!

For the Federal League Belt!
A quick glance at Saturday’s Federal League Tournament boys basketball championship game.
WHERE Memorial Civic Center
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
RECORDS Jackson 14-3, 8-1; Hoover 15-2, 8-1
COACHES Hoover’s Randy Montgomery, Jackson’s Mike Fuline
STREAKS Hoover nine straight wins; Jackson nine straight wins

KEY PLAYERS
Hoover
Player Ht. Yr. Statistics
Nyles Evans, 5-10, Soph., 10.8 ppg., 2.4 apg., 37.5 3pt%
Cory Veldhuizen, 6-3, Jr., 12.0 ppg., 5.8 rpg., 2.1 apg.
Tyler Fausnight, 6-3, Jr., 9.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg., 64.9 FG%

Jackson
Player Ht. Yr. Statistics
Mark Henniger, 6-8, Jr., 21.6 ppg., 7.4 rpg., 64.8 FG%
Josh Egner, 6-6, Jr., 13.6 ppg., 8.9 rpg., 59.1 FG%
Brad DuPont, 6-0, Jr., 8.5 ppg., 3.6 apg, 78.6 FT%

IPS 2009 STATE TOURNAMENT PICKS

Here is IPS' Division 1 State Tournament Picks for 2009!
The Swami say's....

Division 1:
Columbus Northland
Cincinnati Princeton
Garfield Heights
Canton Timken

Division II
Akron SVSM
Columbus Desales
Dayton Dunbar
Logan Elm

Division III
Smithville
Findlay Liberty-Benton
Portsmouth
Bishop-Hartley

Division IV
Berlin Hiland
Oak Hill
Plymouth
New Knoxville

Gahanna vs. Groveport Madison

This Friday Groveport Madison travels along 270E to Hamilton Road to take on Gahanna Lincoln in a interesting matchup. Groveport has had more overtime and last second calls then Hines has pickels this season. This could possibly be a decent game if the upper classmen of Groveport dig-in and step-up.
We are intreaged to see these prospects:
5-foot-9, 2011, PG, Stevie Taylor, Gahanna
6-foot-1, 2010, CG, Rob Brandenberg, Gahanna
6-foot-3, 2009, 2G, DD Joiner, Groveport Madison
6-foot-6, 2012, PF, Kenny Kanipe, Groveport Madison

Postgame Press Conferece will be at the Gahanna Grille or Old Bag of Nails.

Vinales' Big Night

North Farmington's head coach Tom Negoshian is an old school coach who calls himself one of the "Last Mohicans." He's happy to prepare basketball players for the next level in life and the hardwood. Twelve players that have never played varsity basketball joined the Raiders for the 2008-09 season and the team crept to one game shy of .500 after a win on the road against Southfield Tuesday night.

A returing player from last year's varsity is 6' junior guard Kyle Vinales, who was amongst the Oakland Activities Association's leading scorers last year. In last Tuesday night's win, Vinales took scoring to another level as he scored a career high 47 points on 14-21 shooting and hit four from deep. More impressive is the 17 points he scored in the fourth to help seal the deal, 64-58.

Negoshian named a majority of mid-major programs in the Great Lake's region that have inquired about his prize guard. Duquesne has also expressed interest. Vinales still has plenty of room to improve but he's headed in the direction of making a four-year school very happy. He's overcome many of the pressures that he had as a junior while assuming the leadership roll.

Despite Vinales' scoring abilities he stays true to his coach's offense often passing up scoring opportunities to make the planned pass.

Planning is all in the process and Negoshian's "old-school" ways are gearing Vinales up for bigger things down the road.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Warrensville D1 District (Potential)

With the aura of March Madness on our mind here is a sneak peak at one of the toughest Division 1 Districts in the State of Ohio...Warrensville:

Warrensville District Potential Matchups (POTENTIAL)
St. Ignatius vs. Bedford 3/6 – 6:00pm
Garfield Heights vs. Shaker Heights 3/6 – 7:30pm
Warren Harding vs. Solon 3/7 – 6:00pm
Cleveland Heights vs. Euclid 3/7 – 7:30pm

(IPS Projected District Matchups)
Garfield Heights vs. St. Ignatius 3/11 – 7:00pm
Warren Harding vs. Cleveland Heights 3/12 – 7:00pm

(IPS Projected District-Final Matchup)
Garfield Heights vs. Cleveland Heights 3/14 – 7:00pm

Key Players:
Shonn Miller, 2011, 6-foot-4, WG, Cleveland St. Ignatius
Robert Johnson, 2009, 6-foot-6, WG, Bedford
Reggie Lewis, 2009, 6-foot-2, SG, Bedford
Anthony Wells, 2009, 6-foot-2, CG, Shaker Heights
Jamel Harris, 2009, 6-foot-8, PF, Euclid
Desmar Jackson, 2009, 6-foot-4,CG, Warren Harding
Fred Williams, 2010,6-foot, PG, Warren Harding
Reggie Keeley, 2009, 6-foot-7, PF, Cleveland Heights
Caleb Hicks, 2009, 6-foot-3, WF, Cleveland Heights
Sir Williams, 2009, 6-foot-3, WG, Cleveland Heights
Tyree Gaiter, 2012, 5-foot-5, PG, Cleveland Heights
Carl Jones, 2009, 5-foot-11, PG, Garfield Heights
Trey Lewis, 2011, 6-foot, SG, Garfield Heights
Will Weeks, 2011, 6-foot-5, PF, Garfield Heights
Mario Hines, 2009, 6-foot-8, PF, Garfield Heights
Fred Chatman, 2009, 6-foot-8, PF, Garfield Heights

Saturday Night Special

This Saturday (2/21/09, Massillon Jackson takes on North Canton Hoover at the Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio at 7:30pm. Jackson overcame Hoover during the regular season meeting 67-60, which was played at Hoover. Jackson is currently 14-3 and is being lead by 2010 big men Josh Egner and Mark Henniger. Egner's play has improved as of late and is averaging right around 18 ppg. Henniger also averages right around 20 ppg and is capable of scoring 30+ on any given night (Just ask Timken). Hoover has a solid back court with Wackerly and sophomore star Nyles Evans, Evans plays a pivotal role for the Vikings and could be the x-factor.

Key Players:
Mark Henniger, 6-foot-7, 2010, Jackson
Josh Egner, 6-foot-6, 2010, Jackson
Nyles Evans, 6-foot, 2011, Hoover

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Cavs secure two.

The #4 ranked Naia team in the country "Walsh Cavaliers" landed 6-foot-3, WG Caleb Hicks (Cleveland Heights, OH) and 6-foot-9,PF Kenny Kornowski of Smithville, Ohio. This is Walsh's 3rd commitment with the addition of 5-foot-11, PG, Jason Davis via Westerville South.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Furno drops 50 points!

6-foot-7, 2009, PF, Tanner Furno from Columbus Whetstone lifted his team over Centenial in a triple overtime title bout last night. Furno added 50 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks for the victors. Furno is still on the board with college interest.

Central Ohio Brackets

If you wanna get an in-depth look at the Columbus area aka Central Ohio Boy's Basketball Tournament match ups check out the link below.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/multimedia/graphics/2009/boys_brackets.html

Friday, February 13, 2009

Jackson Top McKinley

Jackson tops Bulldogs here is the stat recap:

MCKINLEY (62)
Lipkins 7-0-16, Elliott 3-0-6, Harris 4-2-10, Richardson 3-0-9, Davis 2-0-4, McClain 3-0-6, Means 3-2-8, Lockett 0-3-3. SHOOTING: 25-60 (42 percent) field goals, 7-13 (54 percent) free throws, 5-18 (28 percent) 3-pointers.

JACKSON (76)
Egner 5-0-10, DuPont 4-1-11, Pace 1-0-2, Tamburro 2-1-6, Henniger 13-5-31, Shull 4-1-9, Kanam 1-0-3, Devine 1-2-4. SHOOTING: 30-53 (57 percent) field goals, 12-16 (75 percent) free throws, 4-11 (36 percent) 3-pointers.
McKinley 16 30 46 62
Jackson 20 37 56 76

Team fouls: McKinley 19, Jackson 14. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Rebounds: Jackson 31 (Egner 13), McKinley 17 (Means 5). Turnovers: McKinley 9, Jackson 16. Assists: McKinley 7, Jackson 19 (DuPont 5).
Records: Jackson 13-3, 8-1. McKinley 12-4, 5-4.
Junior varsity: Jackson 49-38.

Eagles lift off.

With the the combination of offensive execution and lock down defense Lakewood St. Ed's found a way to fight off the feisty Wildcats of St. Ignatius 48-46. Ed's 2011 shooting guard Delbert Love caught fire in the 4th quarter knocking down 2 of 3 beyond the arch and the game winner to capture the tilt. 6=foot-9, 2011, Center Zach Price also had a solid game of late with over the right shoulder post moves and a 15-foot elbow jumper. Ed's has another solid chance to make it to the Regionals this year at Cleveland State.

Rubber Match Set: Pershing vs. Southeastern

Detroit's Public School League Finals are set after Friday night's semi-final showdown at Renaissance where Pershing dismantled Renaissance, 101-74, in the opener and Southeastern held off Henry Ford, 62-54.

Michigan State's Associate Head Coach Mark Montgomery sat mid-court while 6'9 senior center Derrick Nix went to work scoring 35 points and grabbing 21 rebounds. The future Spartan dominated and threw over the Phoenix' press leading to easy buckets on the opposite end.

5'10 senior guard Dennis Perry dropped five three pointers and fought to the hoop for 25 points. Perry is one of four guards in Head Coach A.W. Canada's rotation. Another guard, that Spartan fans should be familiar with is 6'1 junior guard Keith Appling who recorded a triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebound, and 10 assists has given a verbal commit to the Green and White.

On the other side of the coin, Renaissance played to the end and did a solid job of not letting the wheels come off after trailing 55-32 to end the first half. 6'5 small forward Daniel Sutherlin drilled a couple of three pointers, hit the glass hard for rebounds and subsequent put-backs while showing his athleticism with a couple of two-handed jams. Sutherlin battled for his 29 points and dozen boards as he represented the height and teeth of Head Coach Cam Nichol's front line. 6' senior guard Delano Collins scored 20 and played with a no die attitude through his final minutes. 6'1 junior guard Chene Phillips has stepped it up offensively in the second half of the season and scored 17 in this contest.

Southeastern's 6'8 sophomore power forward Percy Gibson scored all of the game's first seven points and the Jungaleers never trailed. The game was tied at 18 after Henry Ford's 6'1 guard Victor Edge knocked down a three-pointer but 6'1 senior guard Kimani Boynton answered with a three-point play the old fashioned way. Southeastern led at the half, 30-25.

6'5 sophomore Brandan Kearney's three early in the third quarter sparked a seven point run leading to a 39-28 lead. Henry Ford's 6'5 wing Matt Hunter scored five in the quarter and came up with key steals but the Tractor's trailed 48-36 after the third quarter. The fourth quarter started off with Southeastern going on a 7-3 run that almost took the breath from Head Coach Ken Flower's Ford team. 5'9 senior point guard Demario Prince scored six straight points for Ford cutting the lead to 59-53 in the closing moments of the game.

Boynton scored 14 and dropped ten dimes. Kearney scored eleven and hit a couple from beyond the arc while grabbed a lions share of rebounds. Gibson scored a dozen.

Hunter led all scorers with 15 and also showed some range with a couple from deep. Prince and 6' guard Warren Jackson both scored eleven.

Next Friday the championship will be decided after a consulation game between Ford and Renaissance. Pershing and Southeastern will play their third game of the year. Ford an Renaissance the same. The schools can meet up a fourth time early in the state playoffs.

St. Eds vs. St. Iggy

Tonight Lakewood St. Eds takes on St. Ignatius in a Cleveland private school showdown. Both schools are very well coached and both display college propsects at each level. The game is at St. Edwards and we expect a packed house with great on the ball defense. Stay tuned for more!

Federal League: Friday Night

Things are getting interesting in the Federal League. by Josh Weir

Tonight’s two league tournament semifinals are rematches of regular-season classics. No. 4 seed McKinley goes to top-seed Jackson, and No. 3 GlenOak visits No. 2 Hoover. Here’s a look at these high school boys basketball matchups.

McKinley at Jackson

THE RECORDS

McKinley 12-3, 5-3; Jackson 12-3, 7-1

THE LAST TIME

Jan. 2 at Jackson

McKinley 63, Jackson 62 After trailing most of the night, Jamon McClain’s second-effort bucket in the lane with 8.4 seconds left proved to be the difference for the Bulldogs. McKinley settled for perimeter shots early but started carving up Jackson’s zone defense as the night progressed. On the other end, McKinley’s harassing pressure made it difficult for Jackson to get the ball to 6-foot-8 Mark Henniger and 6-6 Josh Egner.

WHAT THEY’VE DONE SINCE

The Bulldogs lost three of their next four games after beating Jackson, including at home to Hoover and GlenOak. They seem to have righted the ship, winning five in a row heading into tonight.

The Polar Bears haven’t lost since McKinley. Their seven-game winning streak includes road wins at Hoover and GlenOak.

THE SKINNY

Plenty of post touches spell success for Jackson. No McKinley regular stands taller than 6-4. McKinley’s numerous penetrators would be wise to take it right at Jackson and try to get the big boys in foul trouble.

JACKSON X-FACTOR

The Polar Bears will be tough to beat if guards Brad DuPont, Eric Pace and Dan Tamburro continue their steady play. McKinley’s pressure will test them.

MCKINLEY X-FACTOR

If the Bulldogs hit perimeter shots and space the floor, guarding them is a nightmare. McClain, Terrell Lipkins, Tommie Harris and Branden Means are deadly off the dribble.

POINTS TO PONDER

Henniger is averaging 29 points in his last two games vs. McKinley. He leads Jackson at 21.0 points a game.

Egner, a 13.2 point-per-game scorer, is averaging 17.4 in his last five games.

When the Bulldogs hold an opponent to 60 points or less, they are 9-0.

GlenOak at Hoover

THE RECORDS

GlenOak 13-3, 6-2; Hoover 13-2, 7-1

THE LAST TIME

Jan. 30 at GlenOak

Hoover 64, GlenOak 61 (2OT)

Nyles Evans’ 3-point play with 3.7 seconds left in the second overtime proved to be the winner. The Vikings completely controlled the pace with a sharp, deliberate attack. Their box-and-1 defense was enough to hold C.J. McCollum, individually, and the Golden Eagles, collectively, to season lows in points — 22 and 61, respectively. And that was in 40 minutes of basketball.

WHAT THEY’VE DONE SINCE

A night after losing to Hoover, GlenOak traveled to Dayton Dunbar — then ranked fourth in Ohio’s Division II — and knocked off the Wolverines behind 35 points from McCollum. The following week, however, brought another home league loss to Jackson.

The Vikings have won three times since GlenOak, including two nail-biters against Lake. Overall, the Vikings have won seven straight since losing to Jackson on Jan. 16.

THE SKINNY

Tempo. Tempo. Tempo. If the game gets going fast, point guard Storm Sanders and the GlenOak attack flourish. A slower pace to GlenOak is like putting a sports car in mud. Few teams dictate tempo as well as Hoover.

HOOVER

X-FACTOR

The size and strength of Cory Veldhuizen, Tyler Fausnight, Nick Sommers and Joe Gross are difficult for GlenOak to match. Veldhuizen, Sommers and Fausnight combined for 35 points and 23 rebounds the first time. Gross missed the game because of illness.

GLENOAK X-FACTOR

Who’s going to step up for GlenOak and make plays down the stretch beside McCollum? He can’t do it all by himself. Or can he?

POINTS TO PONDER

McCollum has scored at least 33 points in each of his last three games and is averaging a Stark County-high 30.0 this season.

The Vikings have won games with baskets in the final five seconds on three occasions this season. Hoover is 5-0 in games decided by 5 points or less.

Seven Vikings have led the team in scoring this season, with Evans’ five times leading the way. Only once has anyone other than McCollum led GlenOak in scoring.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Central Ohio Sectional/Districts

Sectional/District Tournament Pairings
Division I
At Harvest Prep
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Teays Valley vs. Tri-Valley, 6:15 p.m.; Gahanna (9) vs. Westland, 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 25—Worthington Kilbourne vs. Grove City (3), 6:15 p.m.; Reynoldsburg (10) vs. St. Charles, 8 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 27—Logan-Hilliard Darby winner vs. Beechcroft (6), 6:15 p.m.; Gahanna (9)-Westland winner vs. Teays Valley—Tri-Valley winner, 8 p.m.
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At Jonathan Alder
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Logan vs. Hilliard Darby, 6:15 p.m.; Whetstone vs. Franklin Heights, 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 25—Walnut Ridge vs. Hilliard Davidson, 6:15 p.m.; Dublin Jerome vs. Central Crossing, 8 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—Whetstone-Franklin Heights winner vs. Independence, 6:15 p.m.; Dublin Jerome-Central Crossing winner vs. Watkins Memorial-Northland (1) winner, 8 p.m.
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At New Albany
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Zanesville vs. Marion-Franklin, 6:15 p.m.; Pickerington North vs. Dublin Coffman (5), 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 25—Watkins Memorial vs. Northland (1), 6:15 p.m.; Thomas Worthington vs. Mount Vernon (11), 8 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—Worthington Kilbourne-Grove City (3) winner vs. Lancaster, 6:15 p.m.; Thomas Worthington-Mount Vernon (11) winner vs. Pickerington Central-Westerville Central (12) winner, 8 p.m.
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At Olentangy Orange
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Olentangy vs. Westerville North, 6:15 p.m.; Olentangy Liberty vs. Delaware, 8 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 27—Olentangy-Westerville North winner vs. Westerville South (8), 6:15 p.m.; Marysville-Newark (4) winner vs. Zanesville—Marion-Franklin winner, 8 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—Briggs-Dublin Scioto (2) winner vs. West, 6:15 p.m.; Reynoldsburg (10)-St. Charles winner vs. Walnut Ridge-Hilliard Davidson winner, 8 p.m.
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At Worthington Christian
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Groveport vs. Brookhaven, 6:15 p.m.; Marysville vs. Newark (4), 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 25—Pickerington Central vs. Westerville Central (12), 6:15 p.m.; Briggs vs. Dublin Scioto (2), 8 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 27—Olentangy Liberty-Delaware winner vs. Upper Arlington (7), 6:15 p.m.; Pickerington North-Dublin Coffman (5) winner vs. Groveport-Brookhaven winner, 8 p.m.
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At Coliseum
Saturday, March 7: Semifinals—Pickerington North-Dublin Coffman (5)—Groveport-Brookhaven winner vs. Logan-Hilliard Darby—Beechcroft (6) winner, 10 a.m.; Thomas Worthington-Mount Vernon (11)—Pickerington Central-Westerville Central (12) winner vs. Worthington Kilbourne-Grove City (3)—Lancaster winner, 11:45 a.m.; Marysville-Newark (4)—Zanesville—Marion-Franklin winner vs. Olentangy Liberty-Delaware—Upper Arlington (7) winner, 2:30 p.m.; Reynoldsburg (10)-St. Charles—Walnut Ridge-Hilliard Davidson winner vs. Briggs-Dublin Scioto (2)—West winner, 4:15 p.m.; Gahanna (9)-Westland—Teays Valley—Tri-Valley winner vs. Olentangy-Westerville North—Westerville South (8) winner, 7 p.m.; Dublin Jerome-Central Crossing—Watkins Memorial-Northland (1) winner vs. Whetstone-Franklin Heights—Independence winner, 8:45 p.m.
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Saturday, March 14: Finals—Semifinal winners, 10 a.m.; Semifinal winners, 12:30 p.m.; Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.

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Northwest District
At Willard
Tuesday, March 3—Ashland vs. Marion Harding, 6:15 p.m.
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Division II
At Centerburg
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Jonathan Alder vs. Licking Heights, 6:15 p.m.; South vs. New Albany, 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 25—Licking Valley vs. Utica, 6:15 p.m.; Mifflin vs. Watterson (8), 8 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 27—Hamilton Township-Linden winner vs. Eastmoor Academy (4), 6:15 p.m.; Centennial-East winner vs. Big Walnut (6), 8 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—Licking Valley-Utica winner vs. Olentangy Orange (5), 6:15 p.m.; Mifflin-Watterson winner vs. Lakewood (3), 8 p.m.
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At Grove City
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Hamilton Township vs. Linden, 6:15 p.m.; Centennial vs. East, 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 25—London vs. Bexley, 6:15 p.m.; Whitehall vs. Amanda-Clearcreek, 8 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 27—Jonathan Alder-Licking Heights winner vs. Canal Winchester (2), 6:15 p.m.; South-New Albany winner vs. Granville (7), 8 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—London-Bexley winner vs. Buckeye Valley, 6:15 p.m.; Whitehall—Amanda-Clearcreek winner vs. DeSales (1), 8 p.m.
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At Coliseum
Thursday, March 5: Semifinals—South-New Albany—Granville (7) winner vs. Jonathan Alder-Licking Heights—Canal Winchester (2) winner, 6:15 p.m.; Mifflin-Watterson (8)—Lakewood (3) winner vs. Licking Valley-Utica—Olentangy Orange (5) winner, 8 p.m.
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Friday, March 6: Semifinals—Centennial-East—Big Walnut (6) winner vs. Hamilton Township-Linden—Eastmoor Academy (4) winner, 6:15 p.m.; Whitehall—Amanda-Clearcreek—DeSales (1) winner vs. London-Bexley—Buckeye Valley winner, 8 p.m.
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Friday, March 13: Finals—Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.; Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
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Southeast District
At Chillicothe Southeastern
Wednesday, Feb. 25—Miami Trace at Circleville, 6:15 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—Miami Trace-Circleville winner vs. Logan Elm, 3 p.m.
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At Logan
Friday, Feb. 27—Sheridan vs. Fairfield Union, 6 p.m.
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Division III
At Mount Vernon
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Fredericktown vs. Northridge, 6:15 p.m.; Mount Gilead vs. Johnstown, 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 25—West Jefferson vs. Centerburg (7), 6:15 p.m.; Cardington vs. Fairbanks, 8 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—West Jefferson-Centerburg winner vs. Highland (3), 6:15 p.m.; Cardington-Fairbanks winner vs. Pleasant (4), 8 p.m.
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At Gahanna
Tuesday, Feb. 24—River Valley vs. Ready, 7 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 25—Northmor vs. Bloom-Carroll (8), 6:15 p.m.; East Knox vs. Columbus Academy, 8 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 27—Fredericktown-Northridge winner vs. Heath, 6:15 p.m.; Mount Gilead-Johnstown winner vs. Hartley (1), 8 p.m.
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At Dublin Scioto
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Horizon Science vs. Elgin, 6:15 p.m.; Liberty Union vs. Ridgedale, 8 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 27—Horizon Science-Elgin winner vs. Grandview (5), 6:15 p.m.; Liberty Union-Ridgedale winner vs. Madison Plains (2), 8 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—River Valley-Ready winner vs. North Union (6), 6:15 p.m.; East Knox-Columbus Academy winner vs. Northmor—Bloom-Carroll winner, 8 p.m.
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At Coliseum
Tuesday, March 3: Semifinals—Mount Gilead-Johnstown—Hartley (1) winner vs. Fredericktown-Northridge—Heath winner, 6:15 p.m.; East Knox-Columbus Academy—Northmor—Bloom-Carroll (8) winner vs. River Valley-Ready winner vs. North Union (6) winner, 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 4: Semifinals—Liberty Union-Ridgedale—Madison Plains (2) winner vs. Horizon Science-Elgin—Grandview (5) winner, 6:15 p.m.; Cardington-Fairbanks—Pleasant (4) winner vs. West Jefferson-Centerburg (7)—Highland (3) winner, 8 p.m.
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Thursday, March 12: Finals—Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.; Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
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Southeast District
At Waverly
Monday, Feb. 23—Chillicothe Southeastern vs. Westfall, 8:30 p.m.
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Division IV
At Newark
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Gilead Christian vs. Fisher Catholic (4), 7 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—Fairfield Christian (8) vs. Gahanna Christian, 6:15 p.m.; Northside Christian-Worthington Christian (2) winner vs. Berne Union, 8 p.m.
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At Westerville North
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Delaware Christian vs. Newark Catholic (1), 6:15 p.m.; Village Academy vs. Tree of Life (3), 8 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—Grove City Christian vs. Africentric (6), 6:15 p.m.; Gilead Christian-Fisher Catholic (4) winner vs. Harvest Prep (5), 8 p.m.
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At Olentangy Liberty
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Northside Christian vs. Worthington Christian (2), 7 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 28—Marion Catholic vs. Madison Christian, 6:15 p.m.; Village Academy-Tree of Life (3) winner vs. Millersport, 8 p.m.
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At Delaware
Saturday, Feb. 28—Danville vs. Wellington (7), 6:15 p.m.; Delaware Christian-Newark Catholic (1) winner vs. Mount Vernon Academy, 8 p.m.
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At Coliseum
Tuesday, March 10: Semifinals—Delaware Christian-Newark Catholic (1)—Mount Vernon Academy winner vs. Danville-Wellington (7) winner, 6:15 p.m.; Village Academy-Tree of Life (3)—Millersport winner vs. Grove City Christian-Africentric (6) winner, 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 11: Semifinals—Northside Christian-Worthington Christian (2)—Berne Union winner vs. Marion Catholic-Madison Christian winner, 6:15 p.m.; Gilead Christian-Fisher Catholic (4)—Harvest Prep (5) winner vs. Fairfield Christian (8)-Gahanna Christian winner, 8 p.m.
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Saturday, March 14: Finals—Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.; Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.

AP D1 State Poll

BOYS BASKETBALL
AP State poll
Division I

1. Northland (10) 15-1 253
2. Cincinnati Princeton (7) 14-1 233
3. Cleveland Glenville (5) 13-0 205
4. Warren Harding (3) 13-1 183
5. Middletown (1) 14-1 121
6. Cincinnati Moeller 14-2 119
7. Canton Timken (1) 14-1 108
8. Barberton 14-1 54
9. Trotwood-Madison 15-2 46
10. Lima Senior 13-2 44

Also receiving 12 or more points: 11. Canton GlenOak 34; 12. Dublin Scioto 33; 13. Cincinnati LaSalle 31; 14. Lorain Admiral King (2) 30; 15. Garfield Heights 19; 16. Sylvania Southview 17; 17. Centerville 14.

Canton Area Stats

Canton Boys individual leaders
Must have appeared in at least half of team’s games
Scoring average GP Pts Avg
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 15 447 29.8
Tyler Tucci, Malvern 16 402 25.1
Mark Henniger, Jackson 14 293 20.9
Jordan Tozzi, Sandy Valley 15 302 20.1
Brian Harp, Minerva 15 298 19.9
Andrew Lowe, Kingsway Christian 17 328 19.3
Shane Byler, Lake Center Christian 15 289 19.3
John Stephenson, New Philadelphia 15 282 18.8
Kenneth Hill, Heritage 17 293 17.2
Eric Worthey, CVCA 15 256 17.1
Terrell Lipkins, McKinley 14 234 16.7
Dylan Kaufman, Hiland 15 249 16.6
Marquez McClendon, Alliance 12 196 16.3
Connor Groot, Lake 14 218 15.6
Ben Pollock, Green 14 216 15.4
Kristian Cross, Carrollton 18 271 15.1
Colten Hosteller, Hiland 15 225 15.0
Storm Sanders, GlenOak 15 223 14.9
Alex Martin, Tuslaw 16 236 14.8
Zell Bradley, East Canton 12 175 14.6
Ryan Snyder, Aquinas 13 190 14.6
Michael Brown, Louisville 16 228 14.3
Kenny Goldstein, Triway 17 235 13.8
Mark O’Brien, CVCA 15 200 13.3
Jordan Young, Massillon Christian 16 201 13.1
Isaiah Phaphouvaninh, Kidron Central 15 196 13.1
Josh Egner, Jackson 14 182 13.0
Joshua Davidson, Heritage 13 168 12.9
Noah Boyd, Hiland 15 193 12.9
Adam Wackerly, Malvern 16 204 12.8
Joshua Thayer, Massillon Christian 16 204 12.8
Coltan Troyer, Hiland 13 164 12.6
Evan Hudson, Northwest 15 187 12.5
Austin Findley, Triway 17 213 12.5
Brandon Mathie, Louisville 16 200 12.5
Cyle Strouble, Marlington 16 190 12.3
Jared Porrini, Timken 13 161 12.3
Kyle Lepley, Marlington 16 195 12.2
Ryker Locke, Minerva 15 181 12.1
Allen Strouble, Marlington 16 193 12.1
Owen Gramoy, Louisville 14 166 11.9
Matt Trissel, Canton South 14 167 11.9
Derek Dowell, Carrollton 18 207 11.5
Andrew Golser, Kidron Central 15 170 11.3
T.J. Sutton, GlenOak 15 167 11.1
Josh Habeck, Lake 14 155 11.1
Josh Smith, East Canton 12 134 11.1
Jamil Dudley, Massillon 15 167 11.1
Cory Veldhuizen, Hoover 14 154 11.0
Jordan Ryba, Canton South 14 153 10.9
Nyles Evans, Hoover 14 153 10.9
Jamon McClain, McKinley 14 151 10.8
Josh Fick, Minerva 15 160 10.7
Preston Robinson, Canton South 10 106 10.6
Dana Brooks, Triway 17 181 10.6
Chris Dutcher, Lake Center Christian 15 159 10.6
Chuck Card, Canton South 14 146 10.4
Brock Justice, Lake Center Christian 15 154 10.3
Darell Jones, Alliance 12 123 10.3
Jehvon Clarke, Timken 10 102 10.2
Cody Cox, New Philadelphia 15 152 10.1

Rebounding GP Reb Avg
Kenneth Hill, Heritage 17 194 11.4
Josh Smith, East Canton 12 135 11.2
Connor Groot, Lake 14 152 10.9
Andrew Lowe, Kingsway Christian 17 172 10.1
Tyler Tucci, Malvern 16 152 9.5
Brian Harp, Minerva 15 135 9.0
Josh Egner, Jackson 14 126 9.0
Ned Ring, Lake Center Christian 11 107 8.9
Jesse Coblentz, Lake Center Christian 15 129 8.6
Kristian Cross, Carrollton 18 154 8.5
Cyle Strouble, Marlington 16 135 8.4
Cameron Howard, Timken 13 110 8.4
John Stephenson, New Philadelphia 15 124 8.2
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 15 119 7.9
Eric Worthey, CVCA 15 115 7.7
Cole Bond, Aquinas 13 100 7.7
Joshua Thayer, Massillon Christian 16 121 7.6
Mark Henniger, Jackson 14 103 7.4
Tyler Fausnight, Hoover 14 104 7.4
Max McQueen, Aquinas 13 96 7.4
Kurt Gamby, Green 14 103 7.4
Cody Welker, Sandy Valley 15 109 7.3
Josh Sleutz, Kidron Central 9 65 7.2
Andrew Golser, Kidron Central 15 106 7.1
Dartez Colbert, Alliance 13 92 7.1
Evan Hudson, Northwest 15 104 6.9
Brent Sprague, Massillon Christian 16 108 6.8
Jimmy Darnley, GlenOak 11 73 6.6
Jordan Tozzi, Sandy Valley 15 84 6.5
Tim Pfeiffer, Manchester 14 89 6.4
Preston Robinson, Canton South 10 61 6.1
Chazmin Moore, Timken 13 72 6.0

Assists GP Ast Avg
Storm Sanders, GlenOak 15 95 6.3
Marquez McClendon, Alliance 12 75 6.3
Dana Brooks, Triway 17 93 5.4
Mark O’Brien, CVCA 15 78 5.2
Tyler Tucci, Malvern 16 75 4.7
Colten Hosteller, Hiland 15 66 4.4
Adam Spray, Green 14 60 4.3
Jared Porrini, Timken 13 55 4.2
Corey Hormell, Sandy Valley 15 63 4.2
Shelby Combs, Tuslaw 16 63 3.9
Eric Pace, Jackson 14 55 3.9
Johnny Lowdermilk, Carrollton 18 70 3.8
Derek Ressler, Kidron Central 15 57 3.8
Adam Wackerly, Malvern 16 59 3.7
Tim May, Northwest 15 55 3.7
Kyle Curry, CVCA 15 55 3.7
Brad DuPont, Jackson 14 51 3.6
Trennie Richardson, Massillon 15 54 3.6
Kenneth Hill, Heritage 17 60 3.5
Jordan Ryba, Canton South 14 49 3.5
Darell Jones, Alliance 12 41 3.4
Austin Troyer, Lake Center Christian 15 51 3.4
Travis Tucci, Malvern 16 55 3.4
Isaiah Phaphouvaninh, Kidron Central 15 49 3.3
Kyle Lepley, Marlington 16 53 3.3
Chris Sedmock, Aquinas 13 43 3.3
Michael Brown, Louisville 16 51 3.2
Dylan Kaufman, Hiland 15 47 3.1
Nate Millard, Northwest 15 46 3.1

Field goal shooting
(Minimum 40 attempts) FGM FGA Pct
Eric Worthey, CVCA 100 148 .676
Tyler Fausnight, Hoover 58 87 .667
Toby Minster, Louisville 26 40 .650
John Stephenson, New Philadelphia 106 164 .646
Mark Henniger, Jackson 116 183 .634
Brian Harp, Minerva 115 182 .632
Dartez Colbert, Alliance 61 97 .629
Kristian Cross, Carrollton 109 175 .623
Vince Larson, Malvern 58 93 .623
Corey Street, Louisville 29 47 .617
Connor Groot, Lake 89 145 .614
Preston Robinson, Canton South 42 68 .608
Zach Ray, Sandy Valley 58 97 .597
Cory Veldhuizen, Hoover 51 86 .593
Dominique Cooper, Alliance 36 63 .571
David Tucker, GlenOak 36 63 .571
Graydon Feichter, Tuslaw 50 88 .568
Josh Egner, Jackson 79 141 .560
Mark O’Brien, CVCA 77 138 .558
Jon Mathoslah, CVCA 24 43 .558
Nick Palleschi, Malvern 41 74 .554
Tyler Dummermuth, New Philadelphia 38 69 .551
C.J. Gates, Massillon 27 49 .551
Xavier Douglas, CVCA 32 59 .542
Isiah Elliott, McKinley 28 52 .538
Dylan Kaufman, Hiland 93 174 .534
Brandon Means, McKinley 44 83 .530
Cody Kelly, Triway 62 117 .530
Zach West, Marlington 54 102 .529
Cyle Strouble, Marlington 75 143 .524
Coltan Troyer, Hiland 60 115 .522
Austin Findley, Triway 90 175 .514
Shane Byler, Lake Center Christian 74 144 .513
James McCully, Minerva 28 55 .509
Chuck Card, Canton South 57 112 .508
Adam Wackerly, Malvern 80 158 .506
Evan Hudson, Northwest 68 135 .504
Jimmy Darnley, GlenOak 42 84 .500
Zach Houmard, Triway 63 126 .500
Stoney Lockett, McKinley 22 44 .500
Josh Miller, Hiland 43 96 .500

Free-throw shooting
(Minimum 30 attempts) FTM FTA Pct
Chris Witmer, Green 24 27 .889
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 133 152 .875
Cory Porrini, Timken 25 30 .833
Brandon Mathie, Louisville 52 63 .825
Marquez McClendon, Alliance 32 39 .821
Nick Sommers, Hoover 27 33 .818
Colten Hosteller, Hiland 46 57 .807
Ryker Locke, Minerva 48 60 .800
Tyler Tucci, Malvern 114 145 .786
Cody Cox, New Philadelphia 29 37 .784
Ben Pollock, Green 46 59 .779
Brad DuPont, Jackson 28 36 .778
Dana Brooks, Triway 50 65 .769
Jamon McClain, McKinley 43 56 .768
Brock Justice, Lake Center Christian 48 63 .761
Michael Brown, Louisville 54 71 .761
Kenny Goldstein, Triway 47 62 .758
Evan Hudson, Northwest 51 68 .750
Tim May, Northwest 30 40 .750
Kyle Lepley, Marlington 27 36 .750
Cory Veldhuizen, Hoover 52 70 .743
Jesse Coblentz, Lake Center Christian 26 35 .742
Austin Troyer, Lake Center Christian 33 45 .733
Derek Dowell, Carrollton 52 71 .732
Brian Harp, Minerva 68 94 .723
Josh Fick, Minerva 56 78 .718
Kenneth Hill, Heritage 61 85 .717
John Stephenson, New Philadelphia 68 95 .716
Zach Mozden, Sandy Valley 30 42 .714
Ryan Snyder, Aquinas 52 74 .703

3-point shooting
(Minimum 35 attempts) FGM FGA Pct
T. J. Sutton, GlenOak 49 101 .485
Owen Gramoy, Louisville 39 86 .453
Chris Dutcher, Lake Center Christian 39 86 .453
Ryker Locke, Minerva 33 73 .452
Jordan Young, Massillon Christian 31 69 .449
Shane Byler, Lake Center Christian 32 73 .438
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 39 90 .433
Adam Wackerly, Malvern 32 74 .432
Trey Vaughn, Lake 20 49 .408
Cody Cox, New Philadelphia 21 53 .396
Colten Hosteller, Hiland 30 76 .395
Justin Gehman, Kidron Central 31 80 .387
Matt Trissel, Canton South 40 105 .381
Marquez McClendon, Alliance 28 74 .378
Tyler Korns, New Philadelphia 21 56 .375
Michael Brown, Louisville 34 92 .370
Chris Witmer, Green 20 54 .370
Dana Brooks, Triway 27 74 .365
Andrew Lowe, Kingsway Christian 24 66 .363
Gio Caracillo, Massillon 23 64 .359
Noah Boyd, Hiland 34 96 .354
Zavaughn Lilly, Alliance 15 43 .349
Jamil Dudley, Massillon 12 35 .343
Jim Wackerly, Hoover 14 41 .341
Derek Dowell, Carrollton 19 56 .339
Kenny Goldstein, Triway 32 95 .337
Terrell Lipkins, McKinley 28 83 .337
Jordan Tozzi, Sandy Valley 34 101 .336
Andrew Golser, Kidron Central 38 114 .333
Jamil Dudley, Massillon 29 87 .333
Brad DuPont, Jackson 20 62 .323
Ben Pollock, Green 34 106 .321

Double-Header in the D

Detroit, MI.- Public School League quarterfinal action at Detroit Cass Tech produced plenty of talent Wednesday as Pershing faced off against Crockett in the opener and Renaissance took on Central.

Pershing has 6'9 center Derrick Nix '09 and 6'1 combo guard Keith Appling '10 that are headed to Michigan State but, they have a lot in the cupboard that provide key ingredients to the Doughboy's success. Their battle versus Crockett was a true test for the Rocket's 6'6 235-pound Devin Long '10 and the big guy faired well against Nix in the loss. The game was relatively close and very high scoring in the first quarter, 24-18, as 6'1 guard Ben Richbow '09 scored the majority of his eleven points. Pershing was up 42-32 to start the second half and the lead grew from there and finished 68-41.

Appling led Pershing with 15 points and was a catalyst in Pershing's second half surge. He shoots the ball without effort and he's starting to show off his athleticism towards the rim consistently. For Spartan fans in attendance, Nix showed me three things that I have never seen him do: attempt an alley-oop, hit a right handed hook shot from five feet, and knock down a SMOOTH GO TO fade away jumper from just inside of ten feet. He also grabbed double digit rebounds and scored twelve and he's looking better every time I see him. 6'5 wing Juwan Howard, jr. '10 knocked down some big shots and is a go to guy on the perimeter. Howard, jr. plays with poise and is a future shooting guard in the making on the mid-major level. Richbow scored eleven and knocked down a couple of threes while playing solid defense. He's a super solid DIII player that might catch the eye of a DII program that might be happy they stole one in the coming years. 6'7 senior center Tevin Conrad weighs in at 310-pounds and scored ten and cleaned up the glass when he was subbed in for Nix. Conrad told IPS after the game that he's headed to Saginaw Valley St. to play football to the relief other GLIAC basketball programs. 5'10 guard Dennis Perry '09 didn't get the nick-name "Lil' Scrappy" for nothing as he battles on the boards, bowls to the bucket, knock down threes, and play in your face defense for nothing. 5'10 point guard Deon Dismuke played limited minutes and made the most of them as he did what any DIII/NAIA school would want and that's to hit the mid-range jumper, play defense, pass the ball, and most important take care of the ball.

Crockett's Long is "the next best big-man in Detroit," according to Nix. Long scored ten points and was limited because of a third foul in the second quarter. He grabbed near double-digit boards and watching him go against Nix was a treat. Long is getting looks and offers faster than a storm rolling through Denver. If there were one player that made a huge splash on to the public scene it would be 6'4 athlete Brandon Donaldson '10. Donaldson scored eleven but his six blocks and his explosiveness is eye opening. 5'7 point-guard Tevin Fields '09 would be on a lot of DII and Low-Division I program's recruiting list if he was 6'. He's not but he can still get in the lane, make the right pass, take care of the ball, and he knocked down a couple of threes amongst his sixteen points.

The following game kept fans in their seats until the end as it took 6' point guard Delano Collin's '09 lay-up with eleven seconds remaining on the clock giving Renaissance a 63-62 lead and the final score. Central looked they were going on a route as they led 18-6 after the first but Renaissance rallied and closed the lead, 29-24, to end the half. The lead was closer to end the third, 43-39.

Starting the fourth quarter, Renaissance jumped out to a 5-0 run and took the lead on 6'5 small forward Daniel Sutherlin's '09 tip. The game was tied three times before Central held their own on the defensive end and 6'3 guard DeAngelo Hailey '09 completed a three-point play giving Central a 53-48 lead with 3:43 on the clock. 6'3 wing Darius Ware '09 and 5'9 point guard Demarco Johnson '09 helped keep Central's lead as Renaissance's Collins, Sutherlin, and 6'1 guard Chene Phillips made big plays in the games waning moments.

Collins is a winner and one of those players that seems to have been around forever as he's been on the big scene for four-years after a Class B state championship run as a freshman. Collins led the Phoenix in scoring with twenty points and told me he has offers to play basketball and football from Grand Valley State and Saginaw Valley State. 6'3 wing Brandyn Mungo '09 reverse lay-upped his way to 18 points. Mungo is a can't miss player for Division III schools as he provides a little bit of everything with a lot of agility. Daniel Sutherlin is at minimum a Division II player and should garnish looks from a large handful of Low-Division I and maybe higher for some programs. Sutherlin showed perimeter skills with a three-pointer and toughness in the post as he scored 14 and grabbed a dozen rebounds. Phillips scored nine and is more noted for his defense. Expect more from Phillips as he's starting to show up big in clutch moments.

Central's marquee player is the MR. PSL award winner, Hailey, he led all scorers with 22 and can stake a claim for best guard in Michigan's 2009 class. He's a natural two who knocked down some big shots from beyond the perimeter and created his own shot. 6'3 wing Darius Ware '09 showed the mid-range game that I was accustomed but also went further than that with his athleticism. Ware dropped in 18 and possibly Central's Valedictorian. Johnson scored 15 and is another tough PSL point guard who has the ability to play on the next level.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

PSL Playoffs: Breakdown

The top two teams from each of Detroit's Public School League four divisions will duel it out in quarterfinal games at 5:30/7:30 Renaissance and Cass Tech on Wednesday, February 11. The semi-final games will be played at 5:30/7:30 Renaissance on Friday, February 13. The champion will be decided after a consolation game at the University of Detroit-Mercy's Calihan Hall on Friday, February 20.

The East division's teams, Southeastern and Pershing, are amongst the best in the state and either is a tournament favorite. They split their season matchups and can only face eachother at Calihan Hall. Pershing has two players, 6'9 center Derrick Nix '09 and 6'1 guard Keith Appling '10, that are headed to Michigan State. Southeastern has two of the state's best sophomores, 6'8 power forward Percy Gibson and 6'5 Brandan Kearney, that are under the watchful eye of coaches across the country. Pershing has been the favorite to win the City Championship multiple times since 2005. Southeastern's Head Coach Mark White led Renaissance 5:30 is the start time for Pershing where they Crockett at Cass Tech. At the same time, Southeastern battles City at Renaissance.

The West division presents Henry Ford and Renaissance. Renaissance won back to back City Championships in 2003 and 2004. Henry Ford's head coach Ken Flowers was an assistant and head coach for the closed Redford which won three championnships from 2005-2007. Both teams are made of many glue players and seniors that have brought their teams this far. 6' point guard Delano Collins has been a staple in the Renaissance line-up for four years and 6'5 small forward Daniel Sutherlin has developed into a Low Division 1 prospect in the same time. Renaissance travels to Cass Tech and meets up with Central at 7:30. Henry Ford has one of the city's best point guards and former City champion, 5'9 senior DeMario Prince, and a top twenty junior in Michigan, 6'5 wing Matt Hunter. Henry Ford will be without 6'6 senior power forward Karriem Baker in their 7:30 matchup with Cass Tech at Renaissance on Wednesday. He's scheduled to return on Friday for semi-final action if Henry Ford wins.

Cass Tech and Central represent the Southeast division and both could be considered surprise teams at this stage in the year. Cass Tech hasn't made the city playoffs in the 21st century while Central has particpated the last three years. Cass Tech is a junior laden team that only won two games last year. The Technicians have plenty of size with 6'5 senior Darrien Schaefer, 6'7 junior power forward Shannon Williams, and 6'6 junior power forward Daniel Bellomy. Central has the MR. PSL award winner 6'3 senior guard DeAngelo Hailey who is one of the state's best shooters. Central also has legendary PSL coach Ben Kelso who might slow things down just a bit if Renaissance decides to run. They play Renaissance at Cass Tech in the late game on Wednesday. Cass Tech meets up with Henry Ford in the late game at Renaissance.

City is a two-time Southwest division winner while Crockett made the playoffs for the first-time in four-years. City has one of the state's best unsigned seniors in the diverse 6'5 forward Devon Patton and size in the middle with 6'7 junior center Cris Beacham. Crockett has a couple of dimunitive senior guards, the shooter Daniel Price and the play-maker Tevin Fields. Crockett also has one of the state's best big-men in 6'6 250 pound Devin Long. City faces Southeastern at Renaissance to open up Wednesday night action. Crockett ia the underdog as they battle Pershing at Cass Tech.

Should be great.

Cleveland.com Top 25

Cleveland.com's Top 25
1-Glenville, 13-0
2-St. Vincent-St. Mary, 13-3
3-Cleveland Heights, 14-2
4-Garfield Heights, 12-3
5-St. Ignatius, 10-3
6-Benedictine, 12-4
7-Admiral King, 16-0
8-Barberton, 14-1
9-Brush, 12-2
10-St. Edward, 11-5
11-Mentor, 11-4
12-St. Peter Chanel, 10-3
13-Central Catholic, 12-2
14-Lutheran East, 13-2
15-Nordonia, 12-2
16-Buchtel, 12-4
17-Revere, 13-3
18-Madison, 12-2
19-Kenmore, 10-4
20-Brunswick, 10-3
21-Akron East, 12-3
22-Strongsville, 9-5
23-University School, 12-5
24-Holy Name, 12-2
25-Streetsboro, 14-1

Canton/East District Tournament Games

Coshocton Division II
All games at Coshocton High School
Thursday, Feb. 26
West Muskingum vs. Dover, 6 p.m.
River View-Philo winner vs. John Glenn, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Morgan vs. New Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Claymont-West Holmes winner vs. Maysville, 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 5
West Muskingum-Dover winner vs. River View-Philo-John Glenn winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Morgan-New Philadelphia winner vs. Claymont-West Holmes-Maysville winner, 7 p.m.
St. Clairsville Division II
All games played at Ohio University Belmont
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Meadowbrook vs. Harrison Central, 6:15
Steubenville vs. Buckeye Local, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Beaver Local vs. Cambridge, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Meadowbrook-Harrison Central winner vs. Coshocton, 6:15 p.m.
Steubenville-Buckeye Local winner vs. Carrollton, 8 p.m.
Monday, March 2
Indian Creek vs. East Liverpool, 6:15
Beaver Local-Cambridge winner vs. Edison, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Meadowbrook-Harrison Central-Coshocton winner vs. Steubenville-Buckeye Local-Carrollton winner, 4 p.m.
Indian Creek-East Liverpool winner vs. Beaver Local-Cambridge-Edison, 7 p.m.
Wooster Division III
All games played at Wooster High School
Monday, March 2
Manchester vs. Waynedale, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3
Tuslaw vs. Triway, 6 p.m.
Hillsdale vs. Loudonville, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 6
Manchester-Waynedale winner vs. Northwestern, 6 p.m.
Tuslaw-Triway winner vs. Rittman, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Chippewa vs. Smithville, 6 p.m.
Hillsdale-Loudonville winner vs. Norwayne, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 9
Manchester-Waynedale-Northwestern winner vs. Tuslaw-Triway-Rittman winner, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10
Chippewa-Smithville winner vs. Hillsdale-Loudonville-Norwayne winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 13
Manchester-Waynedale-Northwestern-Tuslaw-Triway-Rittman winner vs. Chippewa-Smithville-Hillsdale-Loudonville-Norwayne winner, 7:30 p.m.
Salem Divsion III
All games at Salem High School
Monday, March 2
Rootstown vs. Ursuline, 6:30 p.m.
Central Catholic vs. Crestview, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3
Lisbon vs. South Range, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4
Rootstown-Ursuline winner vs. East Palestine, 6:30 p.m.
Central Catholic-Crestview winner vs. Waterloo, 8 p.m.
Friday, March 6
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. United, 6:30 p.m.
Lisbon-South Range winner vs. Campbell, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10
Rootstown-Ursuline-East Palestine winner vs. Central Catholic-Crestview-Waterloo, 6:30 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas-United winner vs. Lisbon-South Range-Campbell winner, 8 p.m.
Friday, March 13
Rootstown-Ursuline-East Palestine-Central Catholic-Crestview-Waterloo winner vs. St. Thomas Aquinas-United-Lisbon-South Range-Campbell winner, 7 p.m.
Uhrichsville Division III
All games at Claymont High School
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Bellaire vs. Indian Valley, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Tusky Valley vs. Garaway, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Ridgewood vs. Sandy Valley, 7 p.m.
Monday, March 2
Martins Ferry vs. Newcomerstown, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 5
Bellaire-Indian Valley winner vs. Tusky Valley-Garaway winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Ridgewood-Sandy Valley winner vs. Martins Ferry-Newcomerstown winner, 7 p.m.
Struthers Division IV
All games at Struthers Fieldhouse
Monday, March 2
Leetonia vs. Heritage Christian, 6 p.m.
East Canton vs. Southern Local, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3
Sebring vs. Lowellville, 6 p.m.
Western Reserve vs. Springfield, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4
Lake Center Christian vs. Jackson Milton, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 6
East Canton-Southern Local winner vs. Columbiana, 6 p.m.
Leetonia-Heritage Christian winner vs. Youngstown Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Western Reserve-Springfield winner vs. Lake Center Christian-Jackson Milton winner, 6 p.m.
Sebring-Lowellville winner vs. McDonald, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 9
East Canton-Southern Local-Columbiana winner vs. Leetonia-Heritage Christian-Youngstown Christian winner, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10
Sebring-Lowellville-McDonald winner vs. Western Reserve-Springfield-Lake Center Christian-Jackson Milton winner 7 p.m.
Friday, March 13
East Canton-Southern Local-Columbiana-Leetonia-Heritage Christian-Youngstown Christian winner vs. Sebring-Lowellville-McDonald-Western Reserve-Springfield-Lake Center Christian-Jackson Milton winner, 7 p.m.
N.Philadelphia Division IV
All games at N. Philadelphia H.S.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Toronto vs. Wellsville, 6 p.m.
Tusky Central Catholic vs. Malvern, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Conotton Valley vs. Hiland, 6 p.m.
Steubenville Catholic Central vs. Strasburg, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Toronto-Wellsville winner vs. Tusky Central Catholic-Malvern winner, 6 p.m.
Conotton Valley-Hiland winner vs. Steubenville Catholic Central-Strasburg winner, 8 p.m.

Federal League Tournament Update

Breakdown of the Federal League Tournament 1st round Games:
Jackson 67 over Fitch 48
Egner 16 points
Henniger 22 points

GlenOak 70 over Perry 60
McCollum 33 pts
Sanders 21 pts

McKinley 71 over Boardman 63
Lipkins 20 pts

Hoover 72 over Lake 70, 2OT
Evans 20 pts
Groot 18 pts

Semi-Finals Friday:
All Games are at 7:30pm

Final round
Saturday, Feb. 21
(All games at Memorial Civic Center)
Seventh-place game, 1 p.m.
Fifth-place game, 2:30 p.m.
Third-place game, 4 p.m.
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Federal League Tournament

Tuesday, February 10th (all games at 7:30pm)
#8 Fitch (2-12, 0-7) at #1 Jackson (11-3, 6-1)
#7 Lake (7-7, 2-5) at #2 Hoover (12-2, 6-1)
#6 Perry (7-9, 2-5) at #3 Glenoak (12-3, 5-2)
#5 Boardman (7-9, 3-4) at #4 McKinley (11-3, 4-3)

Friday, February 13th (all games at 7:30pm)
Fitch/Jackson winner vs. Boardman/McKinley winner
Lake/Hoover winner vs. Perry/Glenoak winner
Fitch/Jackson loser vs. Boardman/McKinley loser
Lake/Hoover loser vs. Perry/GlenOak loser

Sat: TBA

Monday, February 9, 2009

Detroit PSL Playoff Schedule

First round
• Wednesday at Renaissance: City vs. Southeastern, 5:30; Henry Ford vs. Cass Tech, 7:30
• Wednesday at Cass Tech: Pershing vs. Crockett, 5:30; Central vs. Renaissance, 7:30

Semifinals
• Friday (site TBA): Pershing-Crockett winner vs. Central-Renaissance winner, 5:30; City-Southeastern winner vs. Ford-Cass Tech winner, 7:30

Final
• Feb. 20 at 7:30 at the University of Detroit's Calihan Hall

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Mr. PSL: DeAngelo Hailey

Detroit is rich in basketball history and the 2008-09 Public School League season has presented moments that will live with fans, players, and coaches forever. The P.S.L. also has honors awards for the top player and a the City Championship that will be decided at the University of Detroit's Calihan on Friday, February 20th..

The first award has been decided and goes to the best player by vote of coaches and the 2009 class presented plenty of choices.

Pershing's 6'9 Derrick Nix (Michigan State U.)

Cody's 5'9 point guard Demetrius Ford

Renaissance's 6'5 forward Daniel Sutherlin

Central's 6'3 guard DeAngelo Hailey

Renaissance's 6' point guard Delano Collins

Southeastern's 6' guard Kimani Boynton

Northwestern's 6'5 wing Asaad Robinson

Henry Ford's 5'9 point guard Demario Prince

Hailey was the winner as voted on by the coaches. He is the key to Central making the P.S.L. playoffs and his next game is at 7:30 vs. Detroit Renaissance in quartfinal action at Cass Tech. He can shoot the ball very well and is a player who can create his own shot. Hailey provides tough defense for Head Coach Ben Kelso and the Central squad.

Columbus Dispatch Seeding Projection

This Report was posted in the Columbus Dispatch by Steve Blackredge. We will see how close the Dispatch is after the OHSAA district meeting.

DIVISION I

1. Northland (16-1). There can't be any argument here. The Vikings' non-league schedule has been brutal, including Cincinnati Aiken, Canton Timken, Dayton Dunbar and San Diego and the City League North is no picnic with Beechcroft, Brookhaven and Whetstone twice each.

2. Dublin Scioto (16-1). The Irish are allowing only 42.7 points per game and just one opponent has topped 60. Tony Bisutti always gets the most out of his players.

3. Grove City (15-2). The high-scoring and versatile Greyhounds have been tripped up just twice, both to Ohio Division opponents.

4. Newark (14-3). Each of the Wildcats' three defeats came by just three points.

5. Beechcroft (15-2). The Cougars are deep and balanced and are playing with a lot of confidence.

6. Dublin Coffman (15-2). The Shamrocks are solid, but tend to play down to the level of their competition, as evidenced in both of their defeats and a handful of close wins over inferior opponents.

7. Gahanna (12-4). They're not very big, but the Lions' one-on-one ability make them a threat any night. Wins over Grove City and Newark top their resume.

8. Upper Arlington (15-3). People keep saying that Upper Arlington is overrated, citing an underwhelming nonleague schedule. Its three losses were by 3, 3 and 5 points. This is a well coached, fundamentally sound team.

9. Mount Vernon (12-4). The Yellow Jackets have been lost in the shuffle much of the year. They've played a strong nonleague schedule, losing to Dublin Scioto and Newark, and have defeated everyone in its league but Olentangy Orange.

10. Westerville South (13-4). This is the kind of well coached, defensive oriented team that might make noise in the tournament.

11. Westerville Central (11-5). Central is largely a two-man team with Jerrell Fernandez and Max VanMeter, but that duo is outstanding.

12. Franklin Heights (11-5). Ten of Heights' games have been decided by six or fewer points.

13. Reynoldsburg (11-6). The Raiders, who have won 10 of their past 13 games, have held their own against a solid schedule.

DIVISION II

1. DeSales (13-3). The Stallions have played a stout schedule and all of their defeats came by six or fewer points. This is easily the most talented team in the district, but consistency isn't always there.

2. Canal Winchester (13-3). With no superstars to lean on, the Indians are relying on cohesiveness and balance.

3. Lakewood (14-2). The Lancers are a great story, but will their lack of a recent tradition hurt them in the tournament?

4. Eastmoor Academy (11-5). This isn't one of Eastmoor's better teams in recent years, but the Warriors seem to get by with grit and strong guard play each game.

5. Olentangy Orange (12-5). Point guard Zack Joseph has the tournament experience to lead Orange to the Fairgrounds in its first season.

6. Big Walnut (11-6). The Eagles have won six of their past seven games and seem to be jelling at the right time.

7. Watterson (8-8). That CCL schedule prepares the Eagles well.

8. Granville (9-6). The Blue Aces have been streaky all season.

9. Bexley (7-6). After a 5-1 start, the Lions have struggled a bit without Seth White, who enrolled early at Ball State University.

10. New Albany (7-8). The Eagles have played in a lot of close games and beaten some quality teams.

DIVISION III

1. Hartley (12-4). Give Hartley the nod because of the way it is playing (eight straight wins) and who it has beaten (DeSales, Ready, Worthington Christian, Columbus Academy).

2. Grandview (13-3). Yes, I realize that Grandview beat Hartley, but the Hawks play in the CCL and the Bobcats are in the MSL Cardinal. That's a big difference.

3. Madison Plains (12-3). The Golden Eagles have split with all three teams they lost to. It's difficult for those of us in the Columbus area to gauge the South Central Ohio League.

4. Pleasant (11-3). Pleasant has won five straight, including a win over Highland.

5. Highland (9-3). Despite dropping three of its past four games, the Scots boast a quality win over Centerburg. ...

6. Centerburg (12-5). ... Which is why the Trojans, who have lost three straight slide down a spot.

7. North Union (12-3). After starting 9-0, the youthful Wildcats have returned to Earth.

8. Heath (10-5). The Bulldogs have fared well in a decent MSL Ohio Division.

9. Elgin (8-6). Winner in five of its past six games.

10. Ready (8-8). This is a much better team than its record indicates.

11. Bloom-Carroll (9-6). Tom Petty has won too many district titles to discount.

12. Columbus Academy (7-8). Since mid-January, the Vikings have recorded wins over Granville, Newark Catholic, Heath and Lakewood, and lost to Hartley by five points.

DIVISION IV

1. Worthington Christian (12-4). This isn't a great Worthington Christian team, but the CCL and an ambitious nonleague schedule will have the Warriors ready for the tournament.

2. Newark Catholic (12-3). The Green Wave, who have dropped three of their past five games, have any average winning margin of just six points.

3. Fisher Catholic (11-3). All of its defeats (Hartley, Harvest Prep, Grandview) came in a two-week span over the holiday. Luke Roesch is a dominant big man.

4. Harvest Prep (11-4). Michael Thornton's team has spent much of the season finding itself and with six wins in seven games, seems to be peaking at the right time.

5. Tree of Life (16-1). Tree of Life's success in the Mid-Ohio Christian Athletic League speaks for itself, but I'd like to see the Trojans play some better nonleague competition. Beating South in overtime doesn't really count for much.

6. Africentric (8-9). Don't forget that the Nubians have played all Division I and II opponents. They've also won six of its past seven games.

7. Wellington (8-7). The Jaguars have come on strong since a 1-5 start.

8. Fairfield Christian (10-3). It's hard to gauge Fairfield Christian because both its games against Tree of Life were postponed. The young program made big strides reaching the district semifinals last season.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

OSU News:Lewis, Burke and Price in the 614.

2011 is a another talented class full of prospects for the state of Ohio and with that comes big time visits. Trey Burke, Trey Lewis and Zack Price will all be taking in the Minnesota vs. Ohio State game Saturday evening at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Burke attends Northland High School, Lewis is from Garfield Heights a suburb south of Cleveland and Price attends state powerhouse Lakewood St. Edwards. Here is the skinny on each prospect.

Trey Burke, 5-foot-11, PG, Columbus Northland, holds offers from, Akron,Ohio,Kent State,Cleveland State and James Madison.

Trey Lewis, 6-foot-, SG, Garfield Heights, holds offers from, St. Joes, Akron, Ohio, Kent State and Cleveland State.

Zach Price, 6-foot-10, C, Lakewood St. Eds, holds offers from, Ohio State, Michigan State, numerous Big Tens and also is getting interest from ACC programs.

Double the Fun.

Tonight in Central-Ohio there will be two solid late Division One non-conference games featuring numerous college prospects. Here are the details:
-Lima Sr is at Grove City and Canton Timken at Marion Franklin.

Here is a brief rundown of the premiere players:
6-foot-3, 2010, WG, Antone Hutchins, Lima Sr.
6-foot-7, 2009, PF, Jon Smith, Grove City
6-foot-7, 2012, WF, Elijah Macon, Marion Franklin
6-foot-2, 2011, WG, Jeremy McCoy, Marion Franklin
6-foot-5, 2009, PF, Mike Guyton, Marion Franklin
6-foot-7, 2009, PF, Cameron Howard, Canton Timken
6-foot-5, 2009, WG, Jared Porrini, Canton Timken
6-foot-1, 2010, 2G, Corey Porrini, Canton Timken
6-foot-4, 2011, WF, Rakim Reed, Canton Timken
6-foot, 2009, CG, Chaz Moore, Canton Timken
6-foot-9, 2011, C, Desmond Rorie, Canton Timken
6-foot-2, 2009, WG, AJ Cox, Canton Timken
5-foot-11, 2011, PG, Jehvon Clark, Canton Timken

"Jack" of all Trades!

6-foot-3, 2011, WG, Traevon Jackson dominated the ball on both ends last night as Westerville South beat crosstown rival Westerville North 53-49. Jackson poured in 18 points and snarled 12 rebounds for the victors.South's record is now 13-4 and 10-2 in conference play. Jackson knocked down the 3-ball from the wing spots, showed a hesitation crossover pull-up from 15 feet and of course a slashing visionary game. Jackson who already has a college body, has shown more consistency with his jump shot and also a fluid weak hand. The thing we notice about Jackson is his ability to create off the dribble,along with inner drive to defend/contest on defense and best of all, his ability to go rebound outside of his area. Jackson could possibly be the most physical and productive 2011 prospect in the state of Ohio.
Side note: 6-foot-6, 2010, 4/3, Ralph Hill added 24 points for North.

Faces in the Crowd: Jimmy Jackson (Former OSU Great), U of Dayton and Walsh College.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Michigan: Big Time Saturday

A special treat to fans across the state and the tip-offs are two hours apart but three hours away. Should one leave the Country Day-Saginaw Arthur Hill battle early and miss all the action to travel to Muskegon Heights to watch the Tigers take on Kalamazoo Central and take in more action then I might as well keep on with a run on sentence because that's what you'll get used to as watch these four high-powered teams squeak the court.

A couple of Class A vs. Class B matchups and as close to hypothetical Cross-Class Championships as one may find in the state.

The 5pm matchup you can find on the southwest corner of Lahser and 13 Mile one can find (a day after Chris Webber's jersey was retired by the Sacramento Kings) the house that Chris built, Detroit Country Day. Class A Saginaw Arthur Hill makes the trek down I-75 to take on Class B and Nationally Yellow Jackets.

The matchup of the game presents a pair of nationally recruited point guards in Country Day's 6'1 Ray McCallum, jr. and Arthur Hill's 5'7 Maurice Jones. The talent on the court is outright ridiculous and a forecast of the present and future.

If, you're a basketball fan this should be like a kid just waiting to get in the game as the gym will be packed and arriving early will have it's benefits as there's some and comers on both jv squads.

The 7pm matchup near the coast of Lake Michigan and 80 miles east of Milwaukee lay Muskegon Heights (the house that Bird Chapman built?), a hot bed of hoops over the years in Michigan. Class A Kalamazoo Central will be in town ensuring a well spent five dollars and bandaging for the rims after the first half ensuring one of the state's most exciting games of the year.

The questions of the game are for Muskegon Heights and whether 5'9 senior point guard Ricarri Stimage can find holes in the Central defense and can 6'7 junior Julian Plummer hold down 6'5 senior power forward Doug Anderson and the high-wire act that he brings into town.

Enjoy a great Saturday of hoops in Michigan no matter how far the travel.

Don't run with the Big DAWGS!

Garfield Heights defeated Brush 83-64 in a NEO conference game on Thursday night. Tay Jones dropped 36 points (14-21 fgs) on dribble drive spin moves, spot up 3's and slashing drives. Jones made the 36 look effortless as his future mentor and St. Joe's coach Phil Martelli was in the crowd observing the future Hawk. Jones' sidekick 6-foot, 2011, SG Trey Lewis chipped in a steady 21 points and hit four 3's from beyond the arc, along with his 21 he also picked up a offer from St. Joes!
Brush's 2010, SG, Nate Tait had 26 points in defeat as he showed the ability to get to the rim and finish in traffic. He was challenged in the 3rd quarter as Garfield extended the pressure and made him create ill-advised shots. 6-foot-3, 2012, PF Curtis Oakley added 22 points and showed a poise unlike most freshman bigs. Oakley who is the nephew of fellow NBA great Charles Oakley showed no genetic let down in attacking the cup, facing up from 15 and even knocking down a 3-ball. Oakley and Tait will defiantly be a 1-2 punch to reckon with during tournament time. Meanwhile the 3-headed Garfield interior monster of 6'9,Mario Hines, 6'8,Fred Chatmon and 6'6Will Weeks contributed 20 points and 25 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Garfield is one of the Top 3 teams in the Cleveland Regional to advance to Columbus. We will see if they can get out of Warrensville District with the likes of Cleveland Heights and Warren Harding in their Bracket. Stay tuned for more..
....Off to Westerville North at Westerville South.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Lewis picking up Interest

6-foot, 2011, Garfield Heights, Shooting Guard Trey Lewis has been getting a wide array of interest as of late and he has offers from Akron, Cleveland State, Ohio University and Kent State.He's also getting interest from Purdue, Wisconsin, and many others. Lewis who is a lights out shooter has played extremely well in the last 3 times we saw him out dropping 24pts on Strongsville and shooting 6 of 8 from beyond the Arch. We will get a chance to see him again verse Brush, 2010, Sharp Shooter Nate Tait, who is one of the best scorers in the state of Ohio. Lewis plays the majority of his minutes off the ball and does a good job shooting off the catch and attacking the cup. His best years are defiantly ahead of him.

Big Games in Ohio!

What a weekend for hoop fans! Thursday we will be taking in the Brush vs. Garfield Heights game, Friday we will be off to Columbus to check out Westerville North vs. Westerville South and then on Saturday we will be at the Lima Sr. vs. Grove City game. All 3 games will feature numerous college prospects and some of the finest talent in the state of Ohio.
Thursday: Brush at Garfield Heights
Friday: Westerville North at Westerville South
Saturday: Lima Sr. at Grove City

Voters Poll: Garfield over Brush, South over North, City of Senior!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Nationally ranked Country Day Rolls

#5 in the most recent USA Today national ranking, Detroit Country Day went on the road Tuesday night to face Orchard Lake St. Mary's. While the host Eaglets were able to keep the game relatively close through the first two minutes of the second quarter, reality set in as D.C.D. went on an 11-1 run and closed the half with a 30-16 lead.

The Country Day onslaught continued and the third quarter ended, 47-27. With the seniors on the bench exxited halfway through the fourth quarter the Country Day bench extended their lead and the game ended, 64-39.

Country Day's height is unparalleled in Michigan and perhaps the nation on the high school level. 6'11 center Da'Shonte Riley '09 grabbed 15 rebounds, blocked five shots, and added ten points with Oregon State and South Florida in attendance. 6'8 power forward Donnavan Kirk '09 (Miami, FL.) has improved as much as any of the big men over the last four years and the added hook shot is a reason why. Kirk scored eight on three of seven shooting from the field and was 2-4 ft line. 6'10 center Amir Williams '11 can make a claim for the top sophomore in Michigan and he scored six points with eight boards and five blocks. 6'7 power forward Urbane Bingham '11 is another young post player who is developing his game. 6'5 wing Jordan Dumars '09 (South Florida) is the short guy on the front line and he's the bomber from deep. He had 14 points with four three pointers.

Ray McCallum, jr. has convinced many in Michigan that he's the top point guard in Michigan and he had another solid game with quality defenders shadowing and double teaming him from the game's tip. The state's top point guard finished with ten points and brought down six rebounds. Sometimes you don't need to be the man especially when 6' point guard Chris Fowler '11 is the back-up. Young Fowler had seven assists. His older brother, Bennie Fowler, is headed to Michigan State for football and is the starting two-guard who uses athleticism to fill the lanes, grab rebounds, and provide defensive glue on the perimeter.

Moving on to the O.L.S.M squad and sticking to a M.S.U. -football theme, future Spartan WR/TE and 6'5 forward Dion Sims '09 on the basketball court had a game Head Coach Izzo would be proud of as he led all scorers with 20 points and challenged the defense on the inside and outside. He showed his athleticism with a dunk off the wing over Amir Williams in which he was fouled. The free-throw fell short.

5'9 point guard Gary Hunter '10 provided strength, quickness, and leadership in a cast of players that did their best to contain the Yellow Jackets' guards.

This will be another good matchup next year as their annual meeting looks like it will continue.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Michigan's Monday Night Overtime

Overtime in Michigan is sparse but not on the hardcourt.

A lead here and a comeback there with an overall 86-84 overtime win by Oak Park Academy over Midtown Academy in a Monday night showdown. 6'4 junior forward Terrell Owens put up a tremendous 41 points and six of his ten rebounds were on the offensive kind but his efforts were short of the Rams' balanced attack.

6'4 junior wing Dimitri Abner led Oak Park Academy with 20 points, 6'5 junior forward dropped 18 in a variety of ways, and 6'6 senior power forward Dennis Mason powered in 13.\

Both of the teams are filled with juniors that have Divison I potential and as long as grades and game keep improving then the Division I chances will only improve.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Yes we CAN-ton Timken!!!

Last night,Canton Timken knocked off the state of Ohio's #1 ranked team and potential national contender Columbus Northland 67-61 in overtime. Timken was lead by Jared Porrini's 23 points, as 19 of those points came in the 2nd half as the 6-foot-4 lefty slashed and dashed to the cup. Porrini got to the line 10 times and showed the ability to take over the game at times. 6-foot-7, Canton Timken big man Cameron Howard had a huge game with chipping in 12 points, snarling 12 rebounds and blocking 5 blocks. Corey Porrini also added 15 off the bench to add firepower.
Columbus Northland was lead by 2010,do-it-all big Jared Sullinger's 19 points, 25 rebounds and 4 defensive charges. Sullinger who hit 3's, brought the ball up, crashed the glass,seemed to be out of gas in the overtime period as the Timken defense just wore down the hybrid big man. 5-foot-11,Sophomore guard Trey Burke added 15 points and played a solid point game considering Timkens full-court press and endless run and jump defense. 2010 High-flyer JD Weatherspoon contributed a quiet 9 points (4 on monster Lob-Dunks). Weatherspoon was rather passive and was seemingly uncomfortable with the trapping pressure on the perimeter. Senior Power Forward Javon Cornley added 14 points.

See you soon: Both these teams are front-runners to make it to the Final 4 in Columbus come March.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Canton/Akron Player Stats

Player, School G Pts. Avg.
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 12 354 29.0
Andre Paulk, Kent Roosevelt 12 298 24.8
Kenny Kornowski, Smithville 13 321 24.7
Robert Wilson, Streetsboro 12 280 23.3
Tom Herchek, Waterloo 11 248 22.5
Jacob Bolyard, Orrville 9 189 21.0
Tyler Bates, Smithville 13 166 20.8
Andrew Lowe, Kingsway 13 268 20.6
Shane Byler, Lake Center 12 240 20.0
Cody Apthorpe, Windham 9 174 19.3
Chad White, Mogadore 11 205 18.6
John Galbraith, Revere 10 183 18.3
Kyle Walters, Crestwood 11 197 17.9
Joe Leyland, Waterloo 7 124 17.7
Jordan Jones, Ravenna 8 136 17.0
Jacob North, Barberton 11 185 16.8
Storm Sanders, GlenOak 12 199 16.6
Sam Trogdan, Rittman 13 194 16.5
Zach Wasson, Orrville 10 160 16.0
Denerio Bryant, Kent Roosevelt 12 188 15.7
Andrew Pavloff, Walsh Jesuit 9 141 15.7
Joe DeJacimo, Southeast 10 155 15.5
Darryl Boddie, Garfield 8 124 15.5
Charles Hearn, Kenmore 7 106 15.1

Rebounds:
Kenny Kornowski, Smithville 13 209 16.1
Garrick Sims, Barberton 11 155 14.1
Cody Apthorpe, Windham 9 122 13.6
Robert Wilson, Streetsboro 12 156 13.0
Laquon Smith, Kenmore 7 78 11.1
Andrew Lowe, Kingsway 13 132 10.2
Cameron Black II, Kent Roosevelt 11 102 9.3
Barrett Gasser, Rittman 13 119 9.2
Jesse Coblentz, Lake Center 11 101 9.2
Jackie Adams, East 11 100 9.1
Chris Ameen, Walsh Jesuit 9 80 8.9
Ned Ring, Lake Center 12 107 8.9
G. Schwesinger, Crestwood 11 96 8.7
Allen Strouble, Marlington 11 96 8.7
Cyle Strouble, Marlington 11 96 8.7
Andrew Pavloff, Walsh Jesuit 9 77 8.6
Nate Stasik, Field 9 76 8.5
Chris Graves, Crestwood 11 93 8.5
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 12 100 8.3
Tim Pfeiffer, Manchester 7 57 8.1

Friday Night: Ohio Updates

Columbus Brookhaven over Centennial 80-64.
6-foot-7, 2010, SF Craig Sealey had 14 pts.
6-foot-2, 2009, SG Terrance Watkins had 31 pts!

Columbus Northland over Columbus East 59-42.
6-foot-6, 2010, SF, Air Spoon finished with 21pts
6-foot-8, 2010, PF, Jared Sullinger finished with 16 pts.

North Canton Hoover over Canton Glen Oak 64-61.
5-foot-11, 2011, SG, Nyles Evans finished with 18.
6-foot-2, 2009, SG, CJ McCollum season low 22 pts.
5-foot-10, 2010, SG, TJ Sutton dropped 19 pts (5-10 3pts).

Massillon Jackson over Youngstown Fitch 73-49.
6-foot-6, 2010, PF, Josh Egner tallied 17pts.
6-foot-7, 2010, PF, Mark Henninger chipped in 14pts.

Cleveland Benedictine smacks Massillon 67-50.
6-foot-1, 2010, CG, Derek Jackson poured in 35 pts.
6-foot-4, 2010, SG, Cameron Wright added 25 pts.

Federal League Showdown

A key Federal League Match up takes places tonight with North Canton Hoover taking on Canton Glen Oak. Hoover has a Division 1 prospect in Shooting Guard Nyles Evans, while Canton Glen Oak features Lehigh signee CJ McCollum and 2010 guard Storm Sanders. This should be a solid game and will most likely come down to the last possession. Check back later for the post-game report.

Michigan: Friday's Games

4pm:

Detroit Finney @ Detroit Pershing- A couple of the state's best teams face-off and talent from 2009-12.

Detroit Henry Ford @ Detroit Renaissance-A battle in the P.S.L. West and plenty of senior talent.

7pm:

Flint Powers @ Flint Carman-Ainsworth- The best battle in...err...claiming Flint. Emotion and plenty of recruitable talent for Division 1 and Division II programs.

West Bloomfield @ Clarkston- Perhaps Clarkston's toughest matchup for a while. A must see for small schools through Mid-major plus programs looking for a 6'7 2010 skilled four man.

Detroit Midtown Academy @ Conner Creek West- Small schools and there's more to see than future University of Detroit-Mercy 6'10 forward John Hoskins, jr. who put up a 40+ game on Tuesday.

Livonia Stevenson @ Novi- A couple of quality guards face off, one a visiting junior and the other an unrecognized guard from the '09 class.

Muskegon @ Western Michigan Christian- Is Muskegon the new Saginaw? Could be with some championships to add to the mantle.

7:30 pm

Dearborn Divine Child @ University of Detroit-Jesuit-Expect a tough grind out game and a good look at unsigned seniors.

Novi Catholic Central @ Warren De LaSalle- The top squad in the CHSL travels to the pre-season dog's house.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Battle of The Year!

Columbus Northland travels north on Saturday to take on the Trojans of Canton Timken. This could very well be one of the best remaining high school games left in the state of Ohio.
Northland Features:
6-foot-8, PF, Jared Sullinger (Ohio State)
6-foot-6, SF, JD Weatherspoon (Xavier)
6-foot-4, PF, Javon Cornley (Indiana FB)
6-foot-4, WF, Dimonde Hale (2009 Prospect)
5-foot-11,PG, Trey Burke (2011 Prospect)
Coach: Satch Sullinger

Timken Features:
6-foot-7, PF, Cameron Howard (2009 Prospect)
6-foot-8, C, Desmond Rorie (2011 Prospect)
6-foot-5, WG, Jarred Porrini (2009 Prospect)
6-foot-4, WF, Rakim Reed (2011 Prospect)
5-foot-10,PG, Jehvone Clark (2011 Prospect)
Coach: Rick Hairston

Inside Report:
Sullinger is coming off a tender ankle sprain, so that means Hale, Cornley, Bennett, Burke and Weatherspoon will be called on for leadership and scoring. Hale who has came on as of late had 18 points on Tuesday in a cupcake game. Burke who's one of the top point guards in 2011 does a great job of creating for others and is capable of dropping 10-15 points easily. Cornley is a junk-yard dog and is capable of scoring from 10 and in, as well as being a monster on the glass. Weatherspoon will shine with his ability to finish above the rim and if Timken decides to make it a uptempo game. Porrini is the X-factor for this game, if he is able to create outside-in and be productive from start to finish it could be a very close game. Look for Northland's aggressive man to man defense to cause some shifts in Timkens offensive execution as they rely on Porrini and Clarke to create. Timken will most likely run a zone press unless Northland breaks it vastly and then possibly fall back into a quarter-court run and jump once the ball gets past half-court.

X-Factor: Jarred Porrini, Canton Timken, 2009, WG

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Detroit Cass Tech Holds Lead

Detroit Cass Tech hosted Detroit Douglas on Tuesday night and avenged an earlier loss with a 54-47 win. This win by the Technicians puts them in a serious chance to make the PSL playoffs for the first time in years.

Cass Tech has had plenty of talent over the last few years? Let's just say a pro and mid-major players over the last five years transfered. Two MAC players stayed and numerous others are in Division II or other levels of college basketball stayed.

But, they haven't made it in some time.

A new crop is on the rise this year and the game they played Tuesday night against Detroit Douglas is sure to be a battle next year as well. They split the bill this year in their Southeast Division battle and expect the battle of future Division I and II players to continue into next year.

6'7 Lanier Brown (pictured) led Cass Tech with 17 points, 6'2 Kem Bradshaw added 9, 6'6 Shannon Williams 9 points were solid in the post, and 6'6' Daniel Bellomy was solid defensively.

6'5 unsigned senior power forward Darrien Schaefer added 9 points.

For Douglas, a sophomore, 6'5 Dennis Hogan, led them in scoring with 12. 6'5 junior John Gaston added seven. 6'2 senior guard Nick Merchant led Douglas in scoring with 18 and has one of the most intriguing stories in MHSAA sports.

Both have chances of making the PSL playoffs and facing off again.

Ohio's Top Sharpshooters

Here is a brief list of some of the best shooters in the State of Ohio:
2009, Garfield Heights,PG, Carl Jones (St. Joes)
2009, Canton Glen Oak, SG, CJ McCollum (Lehigh)
2009, Worthington Christian, WF, Brian Hecker (Cedarville)
2009, Kettering Alter,WF, Ryan Siggins (D2)
2009, Columbus Bishop-Hartley, CG, Ben Siefert
2009, Circleville Logan Elm, SG, Brad Aman
2010, Brush,SG, Nate Tait
2010, Columbus Desales, CG, Nick Kellogg
2010, Anna, PG, Derek Billing
2010, Poland Seminary, SG, Niko Fatimus
2010, Plymouth, PG, Brook Turson
2010, Barberton, SG, Jacob North
2010, Parma, SG, Justin Roth
2010, Reynoldsburg, SG, Kevin Gray
2011, Huber Heights Wayne, PG, Travis Trice
2011, Garfield Heights, SG, Trey Lewis
2011, Lakewood St. Eds, SG, Delbert Love
2011, Akron SVSM, SG, Ricky Johnson
2011, Berlin Hiland, WF, Noah Boyd
2012, Cleveland Benedictine, SG, Winston Grays III
2012, Cleveland Heights, PG, Tyree Gatier

Monday, January 26, 2009

Ralph Hill: Westerville North

Ralph Hill a 6-foot-6, 2010, SF from Westerville North High School in Columbus, Ohio took a unofficial visit over the weekend to Butler. Hill told IPS on Sunday that he is down to 3 programs; Akron, Butler and Dayton (In no Order). Hill who is a outside-in small forward said he is wanting to take official visits to all three programs and will most likely decide in the fall. Hill has scored a 22 on the ACT will play his summer ball with CBIZ.

West Michigan's Monday Night Basketball

The Jam at the Van: The opener Zeeland East vs. Zeeland West and following Wayland Union vs Grand Rapids Catholic Central.

Cadillac is on the road in Mt. Pleasant.

Cedar Springs hosts Hudsonville Unity Christian.

Forest Hills Central (7-2) faces F.H. Northern (2-6) on the road. You never know.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Da'Shonte Riley Official Visit Updates

Detroit Country Day's 7-foot senior Da'Shonte Riley is one of the top unsigned seniors in the nation and some of the best programs in the nation are bringing the shot-blocker in for official visits.

For those of you who listened to 730am WVFN this Saturday morning you heard me mention that he'll make visits to Syracuse and Marquette in February.

Riley told me those are official visits but still doesn't have a front-runner. He'll visit Syracuse on February 14th and Marquette on February 25th. He was scheduled to visit Marquette earlier this month but last minute scheduling conflicts delayed the visit.

He is also getting looks from Missouri, Oregon, Oregon State, Boston College, South Florida, and Virginia.

Nate Rogers: Grades and Player

Inside Prep Sports steps into Illinois to revisit 6' point guard Nate Rogers a senior from St. Joseph, HOFer Isaiah Thomas ring a bell. Rogers isn't Thomas but he is getting looks from programs around the country. Western Illinois, Texas-Pan American, Cornell, Augustana College, and IUPUI have offered. Other teams like Loyola (Chicago) are heavily looking at the talented point guard. There are sure to be more teams as Rogers leads the #8 team in Illinois.

Dawgs corner Mustangs

Garfield Heights(9-3) bounced back last night to outlast the gallop of the Strongsville Mustangs with a deceptively impressive 85-78 victory. Garfield was lead by the 2 guard tandem of Senior and Sophomore sensations Carl Jones 26 points (9-14 from the field,4-7 from beyond the arc) and Trey Lewis 24 points(6 of 9 beyond the arch)they also received plenty of inside presence with 6-foot-8, 2009 Center Freddy Chatman, along with 6-foot-6,2011,Skilled, SF Will Weeks. Chatman finished the night with 15 points on stick backs, tip-ins and 2 handed dunks.While Weeks tallied 9 points on impressive around the bucket finishes with either hand. Roy Brown had a quiet scoring night with 3 points, but chipped in with 9 assists to add a helping hand and Mario Hines who has been in a silent coma of late added a pesky 3.
Garfield's three losses on the year are from; Akron SVSM, Columbus DeSales and Findlay Prep. The Bulldogs are still one of the favorites to advance to Columbus out of the Cleveland Region. Time will tell...

Josh Egner picks up offer

6-foot-7, 2010, Massillon Jackson, PF Josh Egner picked up an offer over the weekend from Wisconsin-Milwaukee during an unofficial visit according to his father. Josh who is an explosive forward has plenty of upside and attacks and crashes the rim with the best of them. MAC and Horizon schools have been inquiring interest of late. Last night against Lake he posted 13 points and 6 rebounds in a 20+ victory over conference foe.
Egner plays his summer ball with King James and is coached by Mike Fuline during the prep season.

Doing J Work: CJ McCollum

6-foot-2, 2009, Canton Glen Oak sharp shooter CJ McCollum has been doing work, make that "J-WORK" all year long for his Golden Eagle squad. CJ has already committed to Lehigh dropping 29 points 13 rebounds and 3 assists last night in a Federal League win over cross-town rival Canton McKinley and improved his teams record to 10-1 overall. McCollum who is averaging right around 30 points a game dropped 35 points on 9-17 from the field and 14-15 from the line verse National powerhouse Detroit-Country Day last weekend in the Pizza Oven Classic. McCollum is hands down a steal for Lehigh and has grown nearly 7 inches since his freshman year and possibly might get to 6'3. Once questioned about his small frame (5'7), he now silents visiting teams and critics with his polished skill set, fluid ball movement, catch and shoot three balls and flawless foul shooting.
Canton Glen Oak hosts Medina tonight (1/24/09)

Friday, January 23, 2009

Friday Excitement in Michigan

Hoops all over the state of Michigan and Inside Prep Sports' took in two games. Detroit's marquee game was on the eastside where Detroit Finney packed their (Green) house for a stand-off with Southeastern. Southeastern won a December matchup decisively but this was before eligible players were...available.

It looked again that the Jungaleers were on their way to victory over the Highlanders after trailing 13-10 to end the first when they outscored the home team 20-3 in the second quarter. 30-16 young guys.

Starting the third quarter, 6'5 junior guard Isaiah Sykes moved to the point and a resurgence in the Finney front line led them to a Buffalo Bills' Fran Reich-ish comeback as they matched Southeastern's second quarter output of twenty points. Their defense caused six turnovers and by the end of the third quarter 6'6 senior power forward Kyle Bryant's two free throws was a block of sand as Southeastern struggled to hold thier 37-36 lead.

Finney created another six turnovers in the fourth quarter and if those in the crowd that thought Finney's second quarter drought was a treat then welcome Steven Wright as they held Southeastern to a single point in the final quarter. 47-38 was the final and Finney's victory puts the Highlanders in a second place tie for the PSL's East Divsion. Finney plays the divsion's first place squad Detroit Pershing next Tuesday.

Finney has a solid junior class that was led by 14 points from 6'6 forward Devon Haynes, 12 from 6'3 wing Tremaine Jackson, and eight from Sykes. Don't let the eight points fool you.

Michigan, Western Michigan, Northwestern, and Tennessee were in the crowd.

The 7 o'clock game was a twenty-five minute travel to Oak Park where the #3 team in Michigan, Clarkston, traveled down I-75 for an OAA matchup. This game was no roller coaster as Clarkston rolled 74-54 and led from beginning to end. A 28-21 Clarkston lead to end the half was as close as Oak Park would get and the third ended, 51-33.

Clarkston head coach Dan Fife has Clarkston clicking with talent to secure them as one of Michigan's top teams. A couple of unsigned senior's leading the way were 6'3 two-guard Brandon Pokley' 27 points and 6'6 hybrid guard Tom Staton' 16 points. 6'7 forward Matt Kamienieki was mighty efficient around the hoop and finished with 20 with double digit boards and a few blocks.

University of Detroit-Mercy, Western Michigan, Northwestern, and Loyola-Chicago.

Future Central Michigan wing K'allante Miller DNP.

Pittsburgh Basketball Club Classic

The Pittsburgh Basketball Club is again proud to host the 2009 Pittsburgh High School Basketball Classic. The event will take place January 25, 2009 at the Sewall Center on the campus of Robert Morris University.

Western Pa’s top teams and players will participate in the annual basketball extravaganza. Top boys teams in each classification will be participating in addition to the High School Classics 1st girls contest between Montour and Mars!

The game schedule is as follows:

11:00 AM- Lincoln Park vs. Montour
12:30 PM – Sewickley Academy vs. Bishop Canevin
2:00 PM Aliquippa vs. Char Valley
3:30 PM Montour vs. Mars (Girls)
5:00 PM Upper St. Clair vs. McKeesport
6:30 PM Gateway vs. Central Catholic
8:00 PM Beaver Falls vs. North Allegheny

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Best in the Business: Jeff aka Ebay

Inside Prep Sports travels all over the country covering boy's high school basketball, as we usually just evaluate the talent that's playing on the floor this weekend at Flyin' to Hoop in Dayton,Ohio we couldn't help but notice a certain car salesman working the crowds. You would see him crawling over chair backs to sell a tournament t-shirt, working out deals with his Frickers gift cards, up-selling consumers with his donated Chipotle promo shirts and dazzling onlookers with unscripted comments like:"Get'em while they're hot", "Smoking Hot Deals." and my personal favorite "You gotta play to win." One college coach stated,"Jeff aka Ebay is one of the best I've ever seen, that guy could sell water to a well!" Ebay as we like to call him was a crowd favorite as he increased the 50-50 purse on each occasion and kept the hospitality rooms first class. We also hear he does golf outings, baseball games,fishing trips and fundraisers.If you wanna see Jeff in action email:eric@flyintothehoop.com, or just come to Dayton this guy is bigtime!

Highlights from Dayton Flyin to The Hoop!

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1676043385/bctid8512819001

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Findlay Prep ties up the Dawgs.

Findlay Prep, which is already in the midst of developing into a basketball dynasty traveled from Henderson,Nevada to take on the Bulldogs of Garfield Heights,and their team didn't need to bring any luck with them from Vegas as they prevailed 60-50. Prep was lead by Texas signee, 6'3, 2009, Guard, Avery Bradley who put on a wide display of slashing dribble drives, crafty pull-ups, catch-n-shoot jumpers,and a polished perimeter game to tally up 22 points for his Findlay squad. Bradley without a doubt was the most complete basketball player after 2 days of competition and one of the most athletic to go along with it after leaving defenders helpless in their stances. Prep also has a sound cast around bradley with;
6'8, 2009 SF Victor Rudd who runs the floor like a deer and jumps out of the gym. Rudd tends to float on the edges in a half-court set, but makes that up with his lock-down defense and ability to finish above the rim in transition a high percentage of the time. Rudd will need to get stronger, considering his inability to post and finish inside. Gonzaga, Arizona, Marquette, UNLV are just some that Rudd is receiving interest from.
6'2, 2010, SG Corey Joseph did not play well in the first half, as the zone threw off his game a bit, but in the second half he was hitting spot up deep range jumpers to cause the Garfield zone to shift and open up. Not a true point guard, he shows signs of shifting into more of a combo shooting guard with his capability of dealing with on the ball pressure, but also owns the ability to catch and shoot. A intriguing prospect that has high-major interest from coast to coast.
Garfield was lead by 6', 2011 shooting guard Trey Lewis with 16 points, Lewis showed the ability to hit shots coming off fade screens, stagger screens and even off dribble drive hand-offs. Lewis who likes to catch and shoot, also displayed the ability to attack from the wings and finish at the rim.
Carl Jones finished with a meager 13 points as DJ Richardson de-railed his traditional scoring output with swarming on the ball defense and over matched speed and power. 6'6, 2011, SF Will Weeks played very well in the second-half as he finished with 10 points with impressive post-moves and finishing with either hand around the hoop. The Senior trio of Mario Hines, Fred Chatman and Roy Brown were just outmatched by the bigger, stronger and more athletic team as they struggled to get on track all night. All in All, Garfield displayed a great amount of heart considering the level of talent they were going up against.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Dayton Flyin' to the Hoop Day 1: Jared vs. Jeremy

In a electric Trent Arena on the south side of Dayton,6-foot-9, 2010,Power Foward and Louisville commit Jeremy Tyler faced off against Ohio State commit and 6-foot-8, 2010,PF Jared Sullinger of Columbus Northland. The much anticpated matchup was well worth the wait as Tyler, who's game aka style is somewhat similar to a face-up pro-package foward attacked the rim with 7 explose dunks, displayed up-fakes, step-throughs, duck-ins, seals, tip-dunks, baseline dropsteps, ally-oop finishes and even displayed the ability to face-up and shoot from 17'. Tyler who is surrounded by a minimal cast was faced with double teams, dig-downs, double-downs traps and crashing box-outs handled the attention well for the most part. Tyler did foul out with 2 minutes to go in the game, by that time the game was already in Northlands pocket. Tyler finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds on the night and played harder then any other occasion that we've seen before.
Sullinger, who sat out the first half after picking up 2 quick fouls in the first quarter, after only contributing 2 points in the first(which was on a pretty impressive left-handed tip-in),took over the game in the 2nd half with 21 points and 9 rebounds to lead his squad down victory lane. Sullinger who's not nearly as explosive, long or athletic as Tyler, showed the ability to seal the bigger defender on his backside and muscle overtop, through and around when attacking the rim. Sullinger who is skilled beyond his position and age, showed a polished power game to go with a perimter skill set that is just not common for 6-foot-8, 260 pound prospects.

Box Score:
Northland 13 9 19 15 — 56
San Diego 9 8 15 7 — 39

MLK, jr. Heritage Classic: Results

Plenty of talent at the Annual MLK Heriatge Showcase. The events continue Sunday and here's a look at the first four of seven games from Saturday:

Highland Park Career Academy defeated Detroit Cleveland, 63-45. The majority of HPCA's scoring was from 6'2 senior Kenneth Passmore (25), 6'3 senior Mike Sims (11), and 6'2 senior Brian Moore (10). HPCA stepped in at the last minute to cover the game. Thanks.

6' senior guard Martell Hutcherson led Cleveland with 11.

Detroit City overcame a fourth quarter deficit to outlast Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 63-57. City's leading scorer, two other cast members, and an assistant coach had to deal with the frigid weather missing the majority of the first quarter. PNDP took advantage of the opportunity and City's sluggish start leading after each of the first three quarters.

City was led by senior tandem 6' guard Anthony Reed's 19 and 6'5 small forward Devin Patton's 11 while 5'11 sophomore guard Quintez Gordon boosted 13. Reed hit his last seven free-throw attempts of the first quarter to help seel the deal. Gordon is one to keep an eye on as he combines a little bit of everything.

PNDP's leading scorer and rebounder was 6'6 senior forward JT Scollin (4.1+ GPA, 30 ACT), 16 and 9. He scored inside and out, knocking down a three and on the ensuing possession posted up and drew the and one call. Look for the youth of the Irish over the next four years as 6'2 freshman Kellen McCormick hit three threes enroute to 13 points, 6' sophomore point guard Joey DeMartis picks his spots well, and 6' freshman point guard Charles Hayden adds to a back-court full of potential.

Farmington Hills Harrison was down 27-26 in the first half before Detroit Douglas pulled away in the second half winning 60-45. 6'7 junior power forward Kamau Richardson made quite a debut Saturday afternoon in his first game since transferring from Redford Thurston. The game's Most Outstanding Player scored 16, double-digit boards, and a few monster blocks.

6'6 junior John Gaston scored nine and is an emerging small forward. 6'2 senior guard Nick Merchant is one of the hardest workers in the state and dropped 12.

Harrison's 6'1 senior guard Ken Brown, jr. led all scorers with 20; 8-8 from the stripe.

A much anticipated showdown featuring Saginaw Arthur Hill and Southfield-Lathrup was probably based more on the showcase of 2010 Division I prospects than which team was going to win. Arthur Hill is a top five team in the state and led by 5'6 junior guard Maurice Jones is a bad...shut yo mouth. Jones scored 23 in the first half and only missed one shot. Jones finished with 38, eight assists, seven rebounds, three steals, and an 82-67 win.

"We have to stop the other team's guards," was a pre-game quote from S-L's 6'5 junior guard Roy Marble, jr.

6'2 senior guard Chris Webb once again played very well and finished with 16.

Marble led the Chargers with 16. 6'2 junior guard Drew Gilchrist added 15 ad 6'6 junior small forward Bryan Coleman 13.

Detroit Southeastern fended off Auburn Hills Avondale first quarter lead and won decisively, 65-46. 6'5 gd Brandan Kearney, 6'4 small forward Will Washington, 6'9 center Darren Washinton, 6'3 guard Brandon McKay-Lee, and 6'7 forward Pecry Gibson are all talented sophomores that played double digit minutes. Gibson is very talented for his youth and played the best game of his high school career as his 23 points were a career high. He grabbed double digit boards and blocked a solid handful of shots.

6'1 senior guard Kimani Boynton fought through a sore wrist and scored 15. Kearney added eleven and is picking up the role as the Jungaleers' press-breaker.

Avondale was led by 6'4 senior guard Jeff Hines' 12 points. GLIAC and other DII schools are recruiting Hines for basketball and some MAC programs are still looking for him to commit to football. Hines would like to play both.

One of the day's highlight games featured Detroit King and Livonia Clarenceville where the game was close throughout but in the end King was able to withstand Claranceville's runs winning 73-62. Head Coach Bennie White was delayed by the weather so the game was coached by Assistant Coach Pierre Brooks.

King's 6'3 junior guard Anthony Cannon continued his solid play with a 20-point slashing performance. 6'2 junior guard Brent Hammond also added 20 in a variety of ways.

Clarenceville's 6'3 senior guard Jamie Stewart is the top unsigned guard in Michigan as dropped a stunning 26 points full of high wire acts, shooting, and bein' Jamie. 6' Nathan Clark is another unsigned senior guard whose ACT score is higher than the 21 points he put up Saturday night.

To cap the day's games Pontiac Northern defended their gym with a 54-46 victory over Detroit Crockett. The Northern trio of guards are among the best in the state but it was 6'3 senior George Newell who stole the show with big defensive plays and his 24 points led all scorers. 6' senior guard DeAndre Davis followed up with 14 and 5'8 sophomore guard Anthony Adams' eleven points went with a handful of assists. 5'9 junior guard Jabari Martin's was solid defensively.

Crockett trailed 26-18 at the half and fifteen of those points were from 6'6 junior power forward Devon Long. Long was a perfect 7-7 from the field and 1-1 from the charity stripe. He finished with 17 (8-9 fg) and double digit rebounds. His lack of touches in the second half were evident and 5'7 senior guard Daniel Price hit four threes for twelve points.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Say Goodbye to April and See you in July!

A vote to override the rule prohibiting men's basketball coaches from watching nonscholastic events in April failed Friday, the NCAA has confirmed. The override was defeated 55 percent to 45 percent — 144 "no" votes, 118 "yes" vote, two abstentions from Division I member schools. To be successful, the override required 62.5 percent support.

That means the legislation, which took effect in August, stays in effect. Supporters believe it protects the academic interests of prospective recruits, who miss class time to flock to high school tournaments in April.

Opponents of the legislation have argued that it increases recruiting costs, especially for programs with smaller budgets, by not allowed coaches to see recruits in one place.

"You hear the argument that the mid-majors are the ones that need that period to open up more than others, because, for cost-effective reasons, they can go see a lot of players in one setting," said Chris Woolard, Conference USA's associate commissioner of sports services. But as former head at mid-major Murray State, Woolard said he could make the argument that "those sorts of tournaments end up hurting you because you may have put in a lot of work to recruit a student-athlete who's kind of gone under the radar, and now that high school kid goes to a tournament where there are a lot of coaches from high major universities."

Woolard said he thought coaches, even in the biggest conferences, were generally split on the issue.

After the death of Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser, some coaches also became concerned about the effects of job stress, made worse on the recruiting trail, and leaned toward eliminating the April period, Woolard said. Many others believe they can gain an advantage only by outworking other programs and want to keep seeing high school players in April.

In another NCAA development regarding an April basketball issue, the Division I legislative council wants to hear more from members before deciding on the ACC's proposal to give players less time to decide whether to stay in school or enter the NBA Draft. The new rule would give players 10 days after the end of the season — or about the time spring signing period starts in mid-April — to make up their minds. Players are now allowed to remain eligible if they declare their intention to return to college within 30 days after the NBA Draft in June.

A final vote on the proposal will take place, appropriately enough, in April.

"It's funny how all this ties in together," Woolard said, adding that if the early entry deadlines for the draft are changed, high-level coaches may not feel that the April period for seeing prospects is as important.

Are we staying or are we going?

Thursday evening around 7pm eastern standard time the Columbus City school board made a PUBLIC statement to halt Columbus Northland along with the rest of the city league teams from playing in any weekend sporting events, by of course city league policy with school closings. Well after plenty of phone calls, vast emails and media bash the Vikings of Northland will be allowed to play in the Dayton event Saturday afternoon against San Diego high school. Northland will have to make up their game against Columbus Beechcroft and that game will be in the near future. San Diego features 2010 star and Louisville commit Jeremy Tyler, who is one of the top five prospects in the class of 2010. Northland also features a top prospect in 6-foot-8, do-it-all big man Jared Sullinger. Guard play and X-factor JD Weatherspoon will be key for Northland to walk away with a "W". We will see....

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Grosse Pointe North Slows Down Roseville

GPN's small school players, Roseville's Underclassmen

Grosse Pointe, MI.- A couple of Michigan's undefeated faced off for the sole right of first place in the M.A.C.-White and the home team took charge from beginning to end.

Grosse Pointe North led Roseville after the first quarter, 23-9, and starting the first three minutes of the game with an 11-2 lead.

The second quarter didn't come as easy for the Norsemen when foul trouble interrupted their thirteen-point lead. The Panthers fought back cutting the lead to five with three minutes left on the second quarter clock only to fall back at the half, 33-24.

North continued to slow down the Roseville offense in the second half and their lead never went over eleven or under eight as the third quarter ended 43-35.

Key fourth quarter shooting from the free-throw (16-20) line and from the field powered the home squad to a decisive 73-55 victory moving GPN to 7-0. Roseville is now 6-1.

North is surprising everyone but themselves to this point while Roseville is expected to be one of the best teams in the M.A.C. Should a team with three three-year varsity seniors and a four-year varsity senior playing well shock people?

No. Undefeated yes.

Undefeated can't go with out mentioning the leaders of the squad, five seniors:
6'6 forward Gregg Blunden 19 points, 9 rebounds, and three assists. 6'2 guard Paul Bramos hit 13-14 free-throws leading to 15 points. Bouncy 6'3 forward Damien Davis was four of five from the field and finished with nine.6'5 wing Kyle Nadeau has had better games from the field and had six points for the game. 6'6 forward Matt Blunden was plagued by foul trouble and finished with seven points, four boards, and a blocked shots.

Roseville is still learning with their underclassmen:
6'3 junior guard Brandon Gouch scoring was off for parts of the game but finished with 15 while hitting a trio of three pointers. He has been getting Division I looks and was shadowed throughout the game. 6'4 junior Dominique Pointer is active in the post on either side of the ball and scored 19 coupled with 13 boards. 5'10 sophomore guard Traye Williams scored eleven.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Spartans Gain Another from '09...Football

or Basketball.

6'5+ 235 pound te/wr Dion Sims gave his verbal commitment to Michigan State on Tuesday. Sims is a dual athlete that was being recruited on the mid-major level on the hard-wood chose the Big Ten school with a realization that he might have the opportunity to play both sports in school.

Sims has been amongst the top of Michigan's 2009 class in many basketball publications since his freshman year but his physical development over the last four years and production on the grid iron gained high major football interest.

Toledo gets a Verbal

The Toledo Rockets just got a commitment this week for 2009-10 from Neil Watson, a point guard from Wyandotte, Kan.
Watson, 5-foot-11, is averaging 18 points and six assists for the Kansas City-area Sumner Academy this year and was the Kansas City Kansas League preseason player of the year. Last year he averaged 17points and 6.5 assists. Watson who will sign in the spring was also getting interest from Tulsa and Oral Roberts.

Flyin' to The Hoop

Saturday, January 17, 2009
11:30am Thurgood Marshall (OH) vs. Morrow (GA)
1:15pm Martinsburg (WV) vs. Kettering Alter (OH)
3:00pm Ripley (WV) vs. St. Paris Graham (OH)
4:45pm Findlay Prep (NV)#5 vs. Bedford (OH)
6:30pm San Diego (CA)#31 vs. Columbus Northland (OH)#23
8:15pm Trotwood-Madison (OH) vs. Montrose Christian (MD)#9

Sunday, January 18, 2009
12:30pm Lakota East (OH) vs. Sidney (OH)
2:15pm Cleveland Heights (OH) vs. Kettering Fairmont (OH)
4:00pm Bedford (OH) vs. Cincinnati Moeller (OH)
5:45pm Garfield Heights (OH) vs. Findlay Prep (NV)#5
7:30pm Montrose Christian (MD)#9 vs. Centerville (OH)

Monday, January 19, 2009
12:30pm Dayton Christian (OH) vs. Martinsburg (WV)
2:15pm Cleveland Heights (OH) vs. San Diego (CA)#31
4:00pm Massanutten Military Academy (VA) vs. Chaminade Julienne (OH)
5:45pm Morrow (GA) vs. Springboro (OH)
7:30pm Findlay Prep (NV)#5 vs. Huber-Heights Wayne (OH)

Burke has it on a string.

5-foot-11, 2011,phenom and diminituve point guard Trey Burke via Columbus Northland is running the show this year for the Columbus Northland Vikings. Burke, who's one of the top five assist leaders in central-Ohio with over 7 per/game has his team rolling and undfeated after picking up another notch verse Cincinnat Aiken this past weekend in Columbus. Burke holds offers from Akron, Cleveland State, James Madison, Kent State and Ohio University.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Gary (IN.) Lew Wallace's MLK Classic

4th Annual MLK Heritage Basketball Classic this Saturday Janurary 17th 2009, @ Lew Wallace Polk Gymnasium-415 West 45th Avenue Gary, IN 46408.

Games begin at 11:30 sharp

GAMES
11:30am- LaLumiere(LaPorte) vs Urban Prep
1:00pm- Gary Roosevelt vs Chicago Corliss
2:30pm- Indianapolis Howe vs East St.Louis
4:00pm- Gary Lew Wallace vs Indianapolis Arlington
5:45pm- Gary Westside vs Milwaukee Vincent

From the event correspondants:

This year's Classic has: 2007-2008 Junior All-Star 6'6" Damion McGee - 17.3ppg and 11rp (Gary Lew Wallace) Mr Double double 6'7" Shawn Tarver w/ 8 double doubles this year (Gary Lew Wallace) Sophomore Sensation 6'5" Branden Dawson 22ppg and 16.3rpg in his last 3 games and 17.2ppg 15.8rpg 3.8apg 4.4stpg 3.7blk and 10-13 from the 3point line on the year. (Gary Lew Wallace) Indiana's top 100 senior Guards Dabney Hicks (Gary Lew Wallace) and DeShawn Clay(Gary Westside), 2 of Indiana's top 5 junior gaurds LaTroy Taylor(Gary Lew Wallace) and Xavier Jones(Gary Westside), Indiana's top sophomore guards Donte Brown(Gary Lew Wallace) and Pj Boutte(Indianapolis Howe), and many many more!

Pontiac Northern's MLK Classic

A two day affair not far off I-75, this showcase spans the weekend and the schedule is full of great matchups for all in attendance.

Fourth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Heritage Basketball Classic

Saturday, January 17, 2009
Game 1 Det. Cleveland Vs Winans Academy 10:30am
Game 2 Consortium Prep Vs Notre Dame Prep 12:10pm
Game 3 Det. Fred. Douglas Vs F. H. Harrison 1:50pm
Game 4 Melvindale ABT Vs Southfield Lathrup 3:30pm
Game 5 Detroit Southeastern Vs Avondale 5:15pm
Game 6 Det. Martin L. King Vs Livonia Clarenceville 7:00pm
Game 7 Saginaw Arthur Hill Vs Pontiac Northern 8:45pm

Sunday

January 18, 2009
Game 1 Windsor St. Anne Vs Pontiac Northern (Girls) 1:00pm
Game 2 Inkster Vs W. Bloomfield (Girls) 2:45pm
Game 3 Harper Woods Vs W. Bloomfield 4:30pm
Game 4 Inkster Vs Pontiac Central 6:15pm
Game 5 Melvindale ABT Vs Pontiac Northern 8:00pm

All games will be played at Pontiac Northern High School. Tickets for each day will be $8.00. That’s five or six games per day for a mere $8.00. No passes will be accepted.

OSU:Play by Play Recap

Updates from this Saturday's event in Columbus will be broken down shortly.
DeSales knocked off Garfield Heights 73-68
Columbus Northland bullied Cincy Aiken 71-45
Wilmington was too much for Zanesville 43-40
Benedictine beat Canal Winchester 64-52
Trotwood-Madison ran Worthing Christian 76-57

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Gaylord: Undefeated

Quality basketball in Michigan can be found throughout the state and less than an hour south of the Mackinac Bridge is Gaylord, a Class A team with quality wins and an unblemished 7-0 record.

Among those quality wins lie back-to-back wins over Cadillac, with 6'8 wing Ben Simons '09 (Providence), and Mt. Pleasant, with 6'5 nationaly ranked guard Trey Zeigler '10. They are also coming off a tournament win in St. Ignace to close out 2008 and opened 2009 with a big 72-39 win over Big North rival, Alpena.

Head Coach Pat Enders has a well-balanced group of seniors, 6'4 guard/forward Quinn Woodhouse, 6'3 forward Lucas Wickert, 6'5 forward Joe Arnold, and 5'11 guard Nick Freeman. All are averaging double figures with Woodhouse leading the way with 16 ppg. He can do more than score as he shelled out 19 assists in the their tournament win and is among the leading rebounders on the squad. Woodhouse also owns the task of guarding the Blue Devils opponents best player and is getting looks from GLIAC programs but has DI size and is a more than solid athlete.

5'11 junior point guard Kurt Dutcher is playing solid defense and limiting turnovers.

They are the leaders of the Big North and have tough tasks ahead of them with Charlevoix (1/13) , Traverse City West (1/15), and Cadillac (1/29) lurking for the upset. As of now they are the best team in Michigan north of Saginaw.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Scholastic Play by Play Challenge at Ohio State

IPS will be covering the Play by Play classic this weekend in Columbus. Here is the schedule of teams and schedule that are participating in the event:

Game 1: 12:00pm Zanesville vs. Wilmington
Game 2: 1:45pm Trotwood-Madison vs. Worthington Christian
Game 3: 3:30pm Cleveland Benedictine vs. Canal Winchester
Game 4: 5:15pm Columbus Northland vs. Cincinnati Aiken
Game 5: 7:00pm Garfield Heights vs. Columbus DeSales
Game 6: 8:30pm Huber Heights Wayne vs. St. Paris Graham

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Cleveland Bendectine Guard Selects Chips

6'1 combo guard Derek Jackson '10 is an athletic combo guard is putting up solid numbers this year. He had a solid A.A.U. season with the King James Shooting Stars and is projected a mid-major plus prospect by IPS.

He is Central Michigan's first commit from the 2010 class.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Garfield Heights: A Boatload of Talent!

Garfield Heights is coming off another impressive win on Tuesday night against Medina. The most impressive factor was their 30-0 run throughout the 3rd quarter. Lets get straight to the point, this team is really talented and might be deep enough, big enough and guard heavy enough to compete in Columbus come March. Take a look at this squad:
Pg,5'11,Carl Jones (Committed to St. Joes) Big-time offensive star
Sg,5'10 Trey Lewis (Already has 4 D-1 Offers) Could be better than Jones in 2 years.
WG,6'4 Roy Brown (Committed to D2 Charleston) Gym-Ray, Does little things.
PF,6'8 Mario Hines (Juco or Prep MM Prospect) Defends Well, Has really stepped up.
PF,6'8, Fred Chatman (Morehead State has offered) Long,Raw and Upside.
Coming off the Bench:
PG,5'10, Kenny Simpson (2012 Prospect with swagger) Lefty that will be a D1 prospect.
WF.6'5,Will Weeks (LM+ Prospect) Skilled, Good Feel, needs to work on conditioning.
PF,6'6,Andre Jackson (D3+ Prospect) Really Athletic, Plays Hard, Limited Skill Set
C,6'8,Jermaine Davis (2012 Prospect) Think Aaron Agnew, but smaller waistline. Upside
Coach: Sonny Johnson (4th year)
Strengths: This team could be really really special come March once they learn to play together and develop team chemistry. Carl Jones is one of the best offensive players in the country and can drop 30 on you real fast. Lewis is also putting up double-digit numbers and Brown, Hines and Chatman can score anywhere between 10-20 on any given night. Weeks does a good job playing his role and Simpson and Jackson do a good job coming off the bench and keeping the energy high.
Weaknesses: With having this much talent it might be a problem only using 1 basketball, the guards will need to work inside-out if they want to advance and have post-season success. Jones needs to show leadership and show that he can do more than score. After back to back District appearances will this be the year Garfield gets out of Warrnesville? Time will tell.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Detroit Pershing: Tops in Class A

Detroit Pershing proved its worth by shutting Detroit Southeastern's offense down for the last twelve minutes of the game.

In what started off as a very low-scoring game (Pershing scored the first bucket at the 4:39 mark) Detroit Southeastern held an early 12-11 lead after the first quarter. Michigan State verbal commit 6'1 gd Keith Appling '10 didn't enter until the mid-way point and the scoring that many expected soon took form.

Pershing's other big, 6'7 Tevin Conrad '09, started the second quarter for Michigan State commit 6'9 center Derrick Nix '09 and added four quick points giving Pershing the lead. But, 6'5 gd Brandan Kearney '11 banked a turn around jumper from the elbow and dished off to 6'6 pwr frwd William Gholston for the Jungaleer lead. With time dwindling in the second quarter, Southeastern came up short on six of eight free throws and Pershing took the halftime lead, 28-26.

The third quarter was tight and Southeastern gained a four point lead after a three by 6'1 guard Kimani Boynton '09. 5'10 point guard Deon Dismuke '09 answered the call and scored seven in the final minutes of the second quarter including a three at the buzzer giving the Doughboys a 44-38 lead.

Pershing outscored the visitors 26-10 in the final quarter as Conrad, Dismuke, 6'5 wing Juwan Howard, jr. '10, 6' guard Dennis Perry '09, Nix, and Appling all scored in the fourth. The final was 70-48 as Southeastern dropped their first game of the 2008-09 season while Pershing remains undefeated while gaining their seventh win.

Appling scored 22, Nix 15 and 11 rebounds, Dismuke 14

Boynton led SE with 14, 6'6 power forward Kyle Bryant '09 added 11, 5'10 Chris Carter '10 added 9.

Pershing is very good and Nix is better with every pound he sheds. The Doughboys are IPS' #1 team in Class A.

Southeastern had 27 turnovers and was 14-27 from the free throw line. They also had 27 turnovers in a win against Saginaw last week. Help is on the way as 6' point guard Anthony Fields joins the squad on January 20.

There's a Buzz on Dashonte.

Marquette University head coach Buzz Williams is hosting the Motor City skyscraper aka Dashonte Riley of Detroit Country Day this weekend. Riley who stands a legit 6-foot-10 is one of the Top 100 prospects in the country and one of the most heralded prospects in 2009 that is still on the board. Riley who decommited from Georgetown in the fall is obviously still receiving high-major interest. Stay posted for more...

Monday, January 5, 2009

Tuesday: Big Games and Matchups in Michigan

The first Tuesday of 2009 and the high school basketball season continues with early divisional battles and recruiting opportunities.

4pm: Detroit's PSL

The day starts early in Detroit as a battle of undefeateds go head-up in a PSL East battle for first place. Pershing (6-0) is the top dog on the porch but Southeastern's (6-0) pups are growing up fast. Recruits galore and a game for Spartan fans as '10-'11 recruit Keith Appling is back after a wrist injury and '09-'10 recruit Derrick Nix gets a nice test with Southeastern's big men. 6'5 guard Brandan Kearey '11 and 6'7 forward Percy Gibson '11 get their first test of what could be a very memorable 2009.

Crockett (4-3) doesn't travel far to meet up with Southwest division rival City (2-3) and their records aren't the greatest either but they have a couple of junior bigs that are sure to square off, 6'6 power forward Devon Long defies gravity and 6'7 center Chris Beecham is long with bounce. City's main weapon is 6'5 wing Devin Patton '09. Crocket's 6'4 forward Brandon Donelson is a consistent 15-foot jumper from serious looks.

Henry Ford (5-0) battles Cody (5-1) on the road in a West division showdown that could be the first of four meetings through the season. The game will be highly competitive and great matchups are abundant. Cody's trio of 5'9 guard Demetrius Ford '09, 6'6 power forward Damon Johnson '09, and 6'4 wing Angelo Lewis '10 features a mirror in 5'8 point guard Demario Prince '09, 6'6 power forward Karriem Baker '09, and 6'5 wing Matthew Hunter '10.

7pm:

Clarkston (3-0) travels to North Farmington (4-0) and the Wolves can deepend on a solid trio in 6'5 guard Tom Staton, 6'3 guard Brandon Pokley, and 6'7 forward Matt Kamienieki '10 while 6' guard Kyle Vinales '10 has been putting up big numbers for the Raiders. The Wolves could be road raiders if they win this and Friday's O.A.A. contest at Southfield -Lathrup.

An O.K. Gold matchup, Grand Rapids South Christian (2-1) at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (3-1) 6'2 guard Joe Brockhuizer '09 is a solid shooter but will that be enough for G.R.C.C.'s high-powered guards 6'3 Duke Mondy '09 (Providence C.) and 6'1 Sultan Muhammed '10. 6'6 forward Thomas Drew adds size to the G.R.C.C. post.

Another O.K. Gold matchup features Wayland (4-0) with 6'4 Northwood U. commit Alex Lyle '09 against Hastings (4-0) with 6'6 forward Adam Skedgell '09. Lyle put up nice numbers in December.

In a non-conference game, Ludington (4-0) travels up Lake Michigan to take on Traverse City Central (2-1). Ludington is one of Class B's premier programs in the Lakes 8 Activies Conference and Northern Michigan.

An O.K. Red showdown pitts Grand Haven (3-3) on the road with Grandville (2-1) and while the records aren't the greatest there's talent. Grand Haven's 6'3 guard Austin Harper '09 is headed to Western Michigan and will be an early test for 6'1 guard Jake Blauwkamp '11. The match-up in the middle could feature a couple of top ten centers in Michigan's 2010 class, G.H.'s 6'9 Nate Van Arendonk and Grandville's 6'9 Collin DeHaan.

Orchard Lake St. Mary's (2-1) travels up I-75 to take-on Flint Powers (4-1) in a game that should have coaches looking for unsigned seniors on a frenzy. The match-ups are great with OLSM's 6'5 forward Dion Sims '09 and Powers' 6'7 forward Rodney Anderson '09; Powers' 6'2 guard Shane Moreland '09 and OLSM's 6' guard Jeff Jones '09; OLSM's 5'10 guard Juwan Moody '11 and Powers' 5'10 guard Patrick Lucas-Perry. Powers is one of the top teams in Class B and juniors 6'3 forward Patrick O'Brien and 6'2 guard DeMarco Sanders are a talented duo. OLSM brings speed with 5'10 guard Gary Hunter '10 and one of the state's top freshman.

Forest Hills Central (3-1) hosts E. Grand Rapids (3-1) where a couple of 6'8 seniors are due to face off, Central's Mike Martin is ready for a big year and E.G.R.'s Victor Beals has played well in the first month of the season. E.G.R.'s other big, 6'8 Colin Voss '10 is a skilled big man and a difference maker in the post and athletically. E.G.R.'s point guard AJ McKewan '10 runs the show with precision.

Taylor Kennedy (3-0) battles Novi CC (4-0) in non-conference action. Kennedy's 6' guard Breland Hogan '09 takes his team on the road where 6'2 guard Brett Smith '09 and 6'7 forward Tim Dizelski '09 will be waiting.

Davison (3-0) will shock the mid-west if they're able to leave Detroit Country Day's (6-0) gym with a win. Davison's 6'4 wing Ryan Shultz '09 will have his hands full. D.C.D.'s writeup is in last weeks' blog, they're good.

Auburn Hills Avondale goes on the road to face Berkley in an OAA battle. Avondale's 6'4 guard Jeff Hines '09 is the leader of a solid and young perimeter group. The Cubs have experienced seniors in 5'10 guard Jake Olds '09, 6'5 forward Fred Williams '09, 6'5 forward Ron Hudson '09, and 5'10 gaurd Marcellus Wilford '09.

W. Ottawa hosts Hudsonville and a couple of sophomores point guards, W. Ottawa's 5'10 Jorddan Myrick '11 and Hudsonville's 5'7 Anthony Allen, face-off and both have their own creative qualities.

Flint Carman-Ainsworth travels to Utica Eisenhower where a couple of solid Class A teams featuring plenty of talent will battle in non-conference action. Eisenhowers 6'8 center Corey Petros '10 has close to ten offers along the MM level and Carman-Ainsworth's 6'8 center Jaylen Larry '10 will have similar offers as he continues to improve. A couple of unsigned 6'5 senior wings face off, Eisenhower's Dragan Bijelic and Carman-Ainsworth's Courtland Patterson. The difference maker in this game is 6'1 guard Glenn Cosey (pictured) '10, he's gaining looks and as he continues his strong play will have offers of his own.

The game of the evening in Mid-Michigan features Lansing Eastern making the short trip to Lansing Sexton. This is also the return of Oakland U. commit 6'5 wing Drew Valentine '09 who has been mending a knee since early fall. 6'5 forward LaDontae Henton '11 is among the top players in Michigan, regardless of class and the same will be said for 6'4 guard Denzel Valentine '12 as he continues to improve. 6'2 guard Nate Duhon '09 is getting looks on the DI level and is a difference maker in this Lansing rivalry.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Pipeline:Lawrence North to Louisville

Rick Pitino landed his 3rd and 4th commitments from Lawrence North High School on Sunday,the same day as his Cards beat in-state rival Kentucky. 6-foot-6, 2011,Foward Ryan Taylor and 6-foot-10,2011 Center Mike Chandler both gave the Big East program a verbal commitment. Louisville also has 2 other commits from 6-foot-8,2009,Hybrid Foward Stephan Van Treese and 6-foot-6,2010,Shooting Guard Justin Martin, whom also play for Jack Keefer at Lawrence North.

Lakewood St. Ed's rebuilding? .............. More like Re-loading!

On Friday night the Eagles of St. Edward's traveled to the East side of Cleveland to take on the Bengals of Cleveland Benedictine. In a game that was packed wall-to-wall(SOLD-OUT) had a feel that was of tournament-like proporiton, and every possession was played as if it was a NBA Championship. The night started off with a full tilt JV game that featured Winston Grays III of Benedictine hitting 7 three pointers along with freshman star in the making Desmond Ridenour lifting the Bengals over there cross-town foe in a reserve nail biter.
The Varsity game was just as intense from the tip as Ed's prevailed till the end. Coach Eric Flannery of St. Eds had total control of his team and showed all the pieces were in place to make the Bengals stumble into a offensive coma. Ed's slowed it down and grinded it out out on the offensive end with their custom flex offense. On Defense Ed's stymied Benedictine with their space eating 2-3 zone and aggressive on the ball defense which gave the Bengals fits when trying to create or get clean looks.
On Saturday night Ed's knocked off Toledo St. Johns which is a guard heavy, experienced laden team. Some critics thought this was going to be a down year, but this team is playing on full-tilt and looking to be another regional qualifier!

Keep an Eye on these Soaring Eagles:
Myles Hamilton,6'1,WG 2012 (Slashes, Great Vision, Defends)
Zach Price,6'10,C,2011 (Long,Contests,Upside)
Jorgio Lacey,6'5,SF,2009 (Defends,Junk-Yard Dog)
Delbert Love, 5'11, SG, 2011 (Solid,Shooter,Leader)
Ryan Anger,5'6,PG,2010 (Runs the Show)
Mike Newton,5'10,PG,2012 (Poised,Mechanical Shot,Mature)
Matt Stainbrook,6'8,PF,2010 (Lefty,Skilled Post,Slow-twitch,D2 Prospect)

Need a Big with Grades?

Check out these 2009 prospects if you wanna take in a student-athlete with skills:
Ben Jackson, 6'4, Columbus Whetstone (D3-NAIA Prospect)
Tanner Furno, 6'7, Columbus Whetstone (D2-IVY Prospect)
Andrew Pavloff,6'8,Walsh Jesuit (D2+ - LM Prospect)
Daylen Harrison,6'5,Akron SVSM (D2+LM Prospect)
Evan Betts,6'5,Pickerington Central (D3-D2 Prospect)
Scott Kimmey, 6'3, Olmstead Falls (D3+ Prospect)
Blake Vedder, 7',West Geuaga (D3+ Prospect)
Jake Mays,6'7,Tallmadge,(D3+ Prospect)

Goretti to Much for the Irish!

Neumann-Goretti handed Akron SVSM there 3rd loss of the year 76 to 64 on Saturday afternoon at the Cancer Research Classic in Wheeling, WV. Daylen Harrison lead the Irish with 20 points and sophomore sharpshooter Ricky Johnson with 15 points. Neuman-Goretti featured Wake Forrest signee Tony Chenault had 14 points.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Motor City Roundball Standouts: Top Ten

The 14th annual Motor City Roundball Classic supplied plenty of talent and highlight performances over the five-day event at Chandler Park Academy in Harper Woods, MI. Randy Williams did a wonderful job of organizing the event and Mal Parker's schedule was on point. Here's a look at the top ten performances:

10) Aubun Hills Avondale squeaked by Detroit King, 59-55, and 6'4 sophomore Demarquis Johnson's six of eight three-point shooting performance was what earned him Player of the Game.

9a) Flint Powers 6'3" small forward Patrick O'Brien put on a show in a 76-68 victory over West Bloomfield. The junior hit five of his six three-point attempts en route to 28 points. He also added five rebounds and five assists.

9a) Detroit Consortium College Prep's 5'11 sophomore combo guard Desmond Barnes scored 31 and hit some cluch free-throws down the line in a win over Canton (OH.) Hoover. The talented sophomore also added five assist on his way to earning Player of the Game honors.

8) 6'5"Brandon Dawson's 28 points and ten boards (six on the offensive end) was about all the sophomore from Gary (IN.) Lew Wallace could do in a 69-61 loss against Detroit Cody. He is being recruited on the high-major level and has North Carolina among a long list of programs watching him.

7) White Lake Lakeland's 6' senior guard Michael Fugate put up 30-points and grabbed eleven boards in a win over Detroit Mumford, 64-62. Fugate is taking his talents to Saginaw Valley State and like I wrote in the MCRC program "He's one of the most unheralded players in the state."

6) Mike Talley III is no stranger to production as he put up 50 in a game early in 2008. The 5'9" junior combo guard scored 40 in his last game of 2008 and added five assists in win for Melvindale Academy of Business & Technology over Pontiac Central, 66-57..

5) 5'7 junior point guard Maurice Jones of Saginaw Arthur Hill is the general for one of the state's best teams regardless of class. He put up 22 points and had seven assists in an overtime victory over one of the top teams in Class B, East Grand Rapids, 68-63. He is the state's second most exciting players but only for another year.

4) 6'5 senior forward Doug Anderson scored 18 and grabbed six rebounds but his five thunderous dunks have sent a shock wave through the state once again turning folklore into legend. There isn't a player in the state who can electrify a team, audience, or himself as much as Dunkin' Doug. Unfortunately for Kalamazoo Central they couldn't defeat Detroit Country Day. DCD 83 Kzoo Central 74

3) 6'1 junior point guard Ray McCallum, jr is the straw that stirs the drink for Nationally Ranked Detroit Country Day and his 20 points, seven assists, six rebounds, three steals, and most important poise led DCD to victory over Kalamazoo Central, 83-74.

2) 6'6 junior power forward Devon Long had the best individual performance of any player through the first four days. The big fella from Detroit Crockett tallied 22 points, 22 rebounds, some big blocked shots, and the game winning put-back furthered the big guy on the map. Detroit Pershing center and Michigan State commitment Derrick Nix donned Long, "The city's best big man in 2010."

1) Detroit Country Day's 6'5 senior wing/forward Jordan Dumars scorched the nets with eight three-point field goals on his way to 30 points. His 18-point first quarter onslaught is what first captivated the crowd.

Off to Fight Cancer...It's Jimmy V Day!

Today is the 2nd annual Cancer Research Classic at Wheeling Jesuit University. Here is the lineup of teams that are in this years event:
1:00 p.m. – Northeast Catholic (Philadelphia, PA) vs.Bishop McNamara Forestville, MD)
2:45 p.m. – Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA) vs. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH)
4:30 p.m. – St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia, PA) vs. Central Catholic (Wheeling, WV)
6:15 p.m. – Gonzaga (Washington, DC) vs. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)
8:00 p.m. – Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, PA) vs. Rice (New York, NY)

Recaps will be coming soon...

Friday, January 2, 2009

Lakewood St. Ed's knocks off Cleveland Benedictine

In a SOLD-OUT field house on the east side of Cleveland, the Eagles of St. Edward used there 2-3 Zone and patient flex offense to hold off the talented Bengals of Benedictine 59-49. We will fill you in on details shortly...

Thursday, January 1, 2009

5 Seniors on the Michigan Map

Livonia Clarenceville's 6'3 Jamie "The Scorer" Stewart just grabbed offers from Canisius and Northeastern after last weekend's Detroit Northwestern. He also has offers from Norfolk St., University of Detroit, Loyola, Radford, Long Island, and Binghamton.

Detroit Loyola's 6'4 wing Jamar "The Hustler" Ragland (pictured) has had an offer from Alcorn St. for less than a month while other Division I are waiting. There are many DII programs looming, as well.

Ida's 6'4 wing Nic "The Versatile" Jobe has had programs looking at him and tells IPS that Toledo, EMU, and IPFW have been in touch with his coach and Lake Superior State is on the prowl.

6'5 wing Asaad "The Sleeper" Robinson of Detroit Northwestern put up 30 against Livonia Clarenceville. He knocked down three pointers and dunked when contested. He's similar to Iowa Marshaltown's standout Will Clyburn but he won't need the juco route. One of Michigan's biggest sleepers in 2009.

6'1 guard Kevin "The Shooter" Rohner from Rochester Adams visited the U. of Toledo last week and is getting looks from many DII's. He's a zone buster.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Wow!!! Detroit Country Day- Kalamazoo Central Showdown

The 14th annual Motor City Roundball Classic capped the five-day showcase with a game that will be measured amongst the most exciting games in recent Michigan history. Detroit Country Day is a nationally ranked team with nine future Division I athletes on the roster and Kalamazoo Central is ranked highly in Michigan and have plenty of players on their roster. Do the math and that's what drew a standing room only crowd.

Detroit Country Day had a firm grip on the lead for the majority of the game while Kalamazoo Central made runs that kept the game competitive. The Yellow Jackets were able to fend off the Maroon Giants, 83-74.

6'5" senior forward Jordan Dumars (pictured) has committed to South Florida and scorched the nets early as he buried three after three in the first quarter. Dumars missed his first 3 of the game and scored 18 in the first quarter. He knocked down three 3s in three possessions and scored a total of 13 points in the final one minute and 53 seconds of the first quarter. 30 for the game with eight 3s. That's a lot of 3s. The first quarter score was 28-13. The Country Day lead was as high as 22 early in the second. They led by 20 points with just over three minutes to go in the second. Central cut the lead to 45-36 at the half.

D.C.D.'s 6'11" senior center DaShontae Riley, 6'9" senior and University of Miami (FL.) commit Donnavan Kirk, and 6'10" sophomore center Amir Williams drew a lot of attention on the interior loosening up Kzoo Central's perimeter defense. Riley played as well as I've seen him play in at least 12 months as he elevated the crowd with big blocked shots and monster dunks. He's still looking for suitors on the mid-major to high major levels. Riley finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks. Kirk grabbed twelve boards, scored three, and blocked three shots.

One of the high major recruits on the DCD squad is Ray McCallum, jr. who runs the show with poise. He has offers from numerous high major programs. McCallum, jr. hit his first seven field goal attempts and tallied a total of 20 points, seven assists, and six rebounds.

Kalamazoo Central had a couple of bright spots in the first half and that was the play of 6'6 Darius Norman '11 who scored the majority of his 15 points in the first half including a couple of threes. He's one of the best in his class as he also has grown a few inches since IPS saw the talented kid back in April of 2008.

The second half frenzied the crowd and showed the firepower of these two teams.
After a so-so first half the big dogs got off the porch. 6'2 point guard Ray McCallum, jr '10 scored eleven in the third and was perfect from the field and free throw line as DCD built the lead to 62-47 and held

K-zoo Central to only two points after 6'5" junior wing Devin Oliver's three-pointer mid-way through the stanza. DCD's Kirk didn't have to do much offensively throughout the game but pulled down five boards, two boards, and a steal in the quarter. Oliver finished the game with 16 points, six boards, three steals, and three assists. Oliver is gaining the interest of many programs across the nation.

Doug Anderson was silent in the third quarter as he picked up his third foul which allowed him to play with the aggression that has made him who he is thus far on the hardwood. Anderson scored twelve of his 18 points in the fourth and had many monster dunks that are unparalleled by those on any level. Words can't explain his put back dunks, alley-oops, and assault on the rim. Anderson's recruiting is recovering quickly as he has tuned into the classroom.

K-zoo Central's 5'10 senior guard Juwan Hemphill was solid running the point and neared double digits while handing out a handful of assists.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Small College Sleepers

After checking out nearly 75 games from College, Prep, Juco and High Schools we wanted to give some props to those players that are not getting High-Major attenion or boxes of shoes delivered at their doors. Here is a list for Division II, Division III and NAIA school prospects for the Class of 2009.
(In no particular order)
1)Josh Biber - 6'5 Lorain Southview
2)Jamil Brooks - 6'1 Warrensville Heights
3)Brandon Amann - 6'2 Circleville Logan Elm
4)Tim Congrove - 5'10 Cirvleville Logan Elm
5)DD Joiner - 6'3 Groveport Madison
6)Tre Weiman - 6'4 Groveport Madison
7)Tyler Tucci - 6'2 Malvern
8)Jorgio Lacey - 6'5 Lakewood St. Edwards
9)Nick Voican -6'6 Massillon Perry
10)Kenny Kornowski - 6'8 Smithville
11)Brendan Cooper - 6'6 Parma
13)Daylen Harrison - 6'5 Akron SVSM
14)BJ Brophy - 6'6 Akron SVSM
15)Jordan Tozzi - 6'1 Sandy Valley
16)Terrence Watkins - 6' Columbus Brookhaven
17)Cam Baker -6'3 Columbus Academy
18)Cody Dennison - 5'9 Newark
19)Dane Kopp - 6'8 Newark
20)Garrik Sims - 6'6 Barberton
21)Robert Wilson - 6'3 Streetsboro
22)Robert Stallion - 6'3 Cleveland Benedictine
23)Andre Jackson -6'6 Garfield Heights
24)Chaz Moore - 5'11 Canton Timken
25)William Felder 6'5 Cleveland Lutheran East
26)Kevin Sullivan 5'10 Upper Arlington
27)Ben Siefert, 6'3 Bishop Hartley
28)Dan Heidenreich, 6'7 Madison
29)Maurice Catney, 6'3 Glenville
30)Kreig Hozalski, 6'4 Oberlin Firelands
31)Stephon Seton,6'5 Rocky River Lutheran West
32)Morgan Jones, 5'10 Oberlin
33)Devron Martin, 6'4 Boardman
34)Alex Falk, 6'3 Upper Sandusky
35)Laquan Smith, 6'7 Akron Kenmore
36)Justin Turner,6'3 Massillon Washington
37)Ed Householder,6'7 Tallmadge
38)Jake Mays,6'8 Tallmadge
39)Tyler Bates,6'2 Smithville
40)Nick Brown,6'5 Warren JFK
41)Anthony Capuano,5'8 Perry
42)Brandon Cambell,5'10 Cleveland Central Catholic
43)Marcus Fowler,6'9 Newton Falls
44)Joe Gross,6'6 Hoover (Marines?)
45)Kenny Stephens, 6'7 Willoughby South
46)Scott Kimmey, 6'3 Olmstead Falls
47)Dektic Admin, 6'6 Akron SVSM
48)Caleb Hicks, 6'2 Cleveland Heights
49)Ryan Martin, 6'7 Cleveland Heights
50)Blake Vedder,7'1 West Geauga

Monday, December 29, 2008

Motor City Roundball Classic: Monday Results

Wow!!! The talent hit the floor at 10:30am and didn't stop until 10:30pm. Twelve hours of competive games with talent hitting the high major plus level left Inside Prep Sports smiling as the action will continue tomorrow.

Here are Monday's results:

White Lake Lakeland 63-42 over Harper Woods. Blake Heiman was P.O.G. with 15 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

Detroit Consortium Prep defeated Canton Hoover, 68-62. Desmond Barnes was P.O.G. with 31 points, 5 rebounds, a few assists and steals apiece.

Davison outlasted Gary Westside, 50-48. Ryan Shultz was P.O.G. with 15 points, 12 boards, 5 blocked shots, 3 steals, and 3 assists.

Detroit Cody beat Gary Lew Wallace, 69-61, in a game that featured high major activity. Demetrius Ford was P.O.G. with 21 points and a handful of assists.

Powers and West Bloomfield battled tough with the Chargers winning, 76-68. The Chargers' Pat O'Brien was P.O.G. with 28 points (5-6 3pt fg) and added 5 assists.

Oak Park got its first W of the season against Chicago Crane team, 53-46. K'allante Miller was P.O.G. with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Monday's Motor City Roundball Classic Schedule

The games have been great at the 14th annual Motor City Roundball Classic at Chandler Park Academy in Harper Woods, MI. The school is located northeast of Detroit on Kelly Road next to Eastland Mall and just south of the famed "8 Mile Rd."

Monday's games are filled with talent within the Great Lake State and from four border states: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Get there early, grab a seat, and hang on because the gym's gonna be rockin!

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29TH

10:30 Harper Woods vs White Lake Lakeland**

12:00 Canton (OH) Hoover vs Detroit Consortium Prep****

1:45 Milwaukee (WI) Vincent vs Davison***

3:30 Gary (IN) Lew Wallace vs Detroit Martin L. King***

5:15 Gary (IN) Westside vs Detroit Cody****
7:00 West Bloomfield vs Flint Powers Catholic***

8:45 Chicago Crane vs Oak Park*****

The first matchup features Lakewood's Mike Fugate who is one of the state's best seniors.

Consortium's Brendale Smith and Desmond Barnes are some of the state's best sophomores. Canton (OH.) Hoover has a couple of scholarship players.

Davison has proven to be a tough battle over the years of the MCRC. Milwaukee (WI) Vincent has a talented crew and is one of the best teams in Wisconsin.

King has a trio of talented seniors and one of the best freshman in the state. Gary (IN) Lew Wallace is one of IN.'s best.

Cody is one of the PSL's best and has a number of future scholarship players (6'3 junior guard Angelo Lewis, pictured). Gary (IN) Westside isn't far behind Wallace.

West Bloomfield has size and came close to beating a tough Detroit Southeastern squad last week. Powers put up 94 points on Saturday at te MCRC and is one of the state's best teams regardless of class.

Oak Park has future Central MI. U. Chippewa K'allante Miller and more talent to take on one of Illinois' best, Chicago Crane.

There are more games tomorrow and the talent will be just as great. Preview tomorrow.

M.C.R.C. Resluts: Saturday

Five more games at Chandler Park Academy and some big time players and games. Coaches representing Central Michigan, Michigan, Northeastern, St. Bonaventure, Lehigh, Grand Valley State, Northwood, Pensacola juco, and Davenport were in attendance. The games run through Tuesday.

Old Redford Academy pulled out the 47-42 victory over Detroit Media, Arts, and Communications. 6'5 senior Anthony Pankey was the Player of the Game and scored 12, pulled down 16 boards, and added a couple of blocks. Panke spent a lot of time in the post but I think his game might expand to fifteen feet.

Toronto Eastern Commerce added international flavor and defeated Detroit Douglas, 65-54. The game was exciting and E.C. has some talent and athleticism in 6'5 senior guard Alwayne Bigby, 6'4 senior guard Jerome Brown, 6'3 senior guard Shamar Bennet, and 6'4 junior guard Jake Hill. Douglas' 5'11 sophomore guard Kendall Johnson's 3/4 court shot at the end of the first gave the Hurricanes a 20-10 lead. 6'5 junior forward John Gaston hit a couple of threes and 6'5 sophomore forward Dennis Hogan had a double double.

Novi Catholic Central had firm control throughout the game and took out last year's Class D runner-up, Detroit City, 55-38. City is now in class C. 6'2 senior guard Brett Smith put up 14 and was Player of the Game. 6'6 senior forward Tim Dezelski knocked down a three in the first and pulled down 10 boards. C.C. has a few players that smaller schools should take serious interest in. 6'5 senior wing Devin Patton scored 14, grabbed 15 rebounds, and blocked five shots.

The next three games showcased some of the state's best talent as Saginaw Arthur Hill and E. Grand Rapids really got things going as the teams went into OT with Athur Hill pulling out the 68-63 win. 5'7 junior point guard Maurice Jones (pictured) sent the crowd into a frenzy with his spectacular play amongst 22 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. 6'2 senior (sleeper) guard Christopher Webb was the trigger man from the perimeter as he hit 3 threes and scored 20. E.G.R.'s junior forward 6'8 Colin Voss hit for 25 points, 14 rebounds, and a few assists. Voss is more than a legit MM prospect on the hardwood and getting better looks for football. 6'8 senior center Victor Beals is solid in the post while scoring 11 and grabbing 7 rebounds. The matchup between 5'9 junior point guard A.J. McEwan (8 points and 4 assists) and Jones was a can't miss show of quickness. Two freshman sure to get ink over the next four years are A.H.'s 6'7 forward Jordan Hare (10 rebounds) and E.G.R.'s 6' guard DeAndre Grady (9 points).

Flint Powers put up 32 points in the first quarter and Hartland couldn't keep pace losing, 94-71. 6'2 senior guard Shane Moreland's razzle dazzle passes and lay-ups led him to Player of the Game award. Moreland put up 27 points on 12 of 19 shooting, 2 threes, 5 steals, 5 assists, and five rebounds. He's been on the scene for a while and his game is taking off as his defense and ball-handling improves. 6'7 senior forward Rodney Anderson is long and got up on some alley-oops and other dunks. With a red-shirt year to expand his offensive game Andersoncould be a nice fit on the DI level. He had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Powers' juniors 6'3 forward Patrick O'Brien had a double-double with 13 and 11 while adding a few assists and 6'2 Demarco Sanders added 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. Powers 6' sophomore Patrick Lucas-Perry shot 50% from the field on way to 18 points, 4 assists, and 3 steals. 5'11 senior guard Vonn Jones dropped 27 (6-10 3pt fg), 6 assists, and 3 steals. He's a steal for the program that gets one of Michigan's top players in '09. 6'4 sophomore guard Matt Poches scored 20 and is getting MM+ looks.

The night cap between Saginaw and Detroit Southeastern was delayed by a jersey fiasco but when the game got under way everyone in the gym was hyped. SE jumped out to a 10-0 run but Saginaw was able to tie the game at 25 in the second quarter. The game's outcome wasn't secure until the final seconds and SE won 65-61. 6' senior guard Kimani Boynton dropped 22 points, snatched 10 rebounds, dished 4 times, and added 3 steals to take the Player of the Game honor. 6'5 freshman guard Brandan Kearney hit a couple of threes en route to 9 points while adding 6 assists and a couple of steals. Kearney is poised for his age. 6'7 sophomore forward Percy Gibson scored 8 and grabbed 10 rebounds. Saginaw's 6'1 (sleeper) senior guard Mike Green scored 22 with 7 rebounds and 4 steals. 6' junior guard Greg Hayes added 14. 6' senior guard Jimmy Davis got his his points on 3 three-pointers. 6'2 senior guard Demetrius Simmons never got going after a solid first quarter. Saginaw's sophomores Travion Babers, Tommy McCune, and DeAnthony Arnette have had better games.

Three more days of coverage from the Motor City Roundball Classic on the way...

14th Motor City Roundball Classic Results: Friday

All the games yesterday were competitive and a few stars emerged for the public.

Detroit City knocked off Mt. Clemens, 58-49. City's 6'5 senior wing Devin Patton was player of the game with 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. City also has a 6'7+ junior center, Chris Beecham, who added 10 points, 6 rebounds, and a couple of blocks. The long and versatile 6'5 Leonard Perry '10 led the way for Mt. Clemens with 11.

One of two overtime games in the day, Detroit Crockett defeated Melvindale ABT, 73-71. 6'6 junior Devon Long was the player of the game as the big fella put up 22 and 22 and hit the game winning put back. 5'6 senior guard Daniel Price added 20 for Crockett. ABT was led by 6'3 junior wing Kavontae Foley's 24, who should get some looks. 5'10 junior guard Michael Talley III's 23 were marred by missed ft's.

Auburn Hills Avondale snuck by Detroit MLK, 59-55. Sharpshooting 6'4 Demarquis Johnson '11 was game MVP and scored all of his 18 points from behind the arc. 6'4 senior Jeff Hines (sleeper) added 12 for Avondale. MLK seniors had balanced games (sleeper) 6'4 Arlond James had 11, (sleeper) 6'2 Anthony Cannon 10, and Brent Hammond 10.

White Lake Lakeland escaped Detroit Mumford in OT, 64-62. The state's most unherald player 6' senior gd MICHAEL FUGATE (Saginaw Valley State) put up 30 and he'll tell you it shouldn't have gone into OT and I'll tell you he should have had more. 9-17 ft. Throw his hat in the ring for MR. Basketball. He also added 11 boards. Mumford was led by 6'5 senior (sleeper)Ronald Norfleet's 18. 6'2 senior guard Paul Stewart hit a few from deep en route to 15.

The day was capped by E. Grand Rapids victory over Detroit Finney, 52-46. EGR's 6'1 senior Robert Bell led all scorer's with 16, the big fella 6'8 junior Colin Voss put up 14 and 12 while 5'9 junior point guard AJ McEwen dropped 10. Finney's only scorer in double figures was 5'10 sophomore Ed Brown with 11, nine off three pointers.

Friday, December 26, 2008

Doing C"J" Work!

6-foot-2, 2009, Canton Glen Oak, shooting guard C.J. McCollum went off for 37 points against Cleveland Rhodes on Friday night. McCollum who has a pure stroke and sound skill set was just too much tonight for the young Rhodes squad. CJ is not going to wow you with unreal athletic ability,nor is he going to explode by you, but the kid just knows how to use angles. He has vision while passing, has instincts for backside put-backs and timing rebounds, he has a solid jab series, displayed combinations of baseline drives, crossovers, pull-up mid-range jumpers,catch and shoot NBA range stroke and dribble drive floaters. He had the ball on the string in the second half with an inside-out/strong-side drive that turned into a reverse layup. He then deflected the out of bounds pass and power dribbled for a easy stick back. CJ is a poor mans version of Steph Curry with his scoring average and his superior basketball IQ.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Kalamazoo Central- Benton Harbor Postponed, again.

WOTS is the BH bus drivers don't want to take the trip.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Last Call: 2009 Kids who are still on the Board

The 2009 class is a unique clash across the board consdering the top 2 prospects in Ohio (Garrick Sherman/Michigan State and Carl Jones/St.Joes) are not staying in the state. Then you have a decent range of mid-major tweeners along with a long list of Low-Major,Division 2 and Division 3 prospects. Lets not forget about grades either..grades... grades...did we mention grades? Here are some of Ohio's top prospects that could be late qualifiers or JUCO Bound!
(In NO PARTICULAR ORDER!)
1)Desmar Jackson 6'4, Combo Guard,Warren Harding
2)Mario Hines 6'8, PF, Garfield Heights
3)Dane Kopp, 6'9, C , Newark
4)Tiondre Johnson, 6'6, WF, Woodbridge
5)Jarred Porrini, 6'5, WG, Canton Timken
6)Deandre Paulk, 6'3, SG, Kent Roosevelt
7)Mike Taylor, 6'1, SG, Toledo St. Johns
8)Cortez Howell, 6'0, PG Lockland
9)Shaun Joplin, 6'3, WG, Southview
10)Jack Smith, 6'5, SF, Cincy Hughes
11)Paul Crump Jr. 6'2, PG, Africancentric
12)DD Joyner, 6'3, SG, Groveport Madison
13)Tim Simmons, 6'7, PF, Toledo St. Johns
14)Fred Chatman, 6'8, C, Garfield Heights
15)Jamil Brooks, 6'1, PG, Warrensville Heights
16)Cameron Howard, 6'7, PF, Canton Timken
17)Anthony Williams, 6'6, SF, Portsmouth
18)Maurice Catney, 6'3, WG, Glenville
19)Jordan Brazil, 6', SG, Wayne
20)Lamar Mallory, 6'6, PF, Wayne
21)Joe Gross, 6'6, PF, Hoover
22)Laquan Smith, 6'7, PF, Akron Kenmore
23)Dalante Heard, 6'6, PF, Toledo Rogers
24)Ricky Bennett, 6'1, WG, Northland
25)Terrence Watkins, 6'1, SG, Brookhaven

Anton: Worthy of Praise

When we looked up the name "Anton" we were not surprised to see that the origin of the name comes from Latin history. What we also found out is the name is a indicator of Praise. 6-foot-7, 2011, Cleveland Central Catholic small forward Anton Grady fits that mold. Grady who doesn't play for a national AAU program during the summer months or a powerhouse high school program can only be found at St. Stan's Social Hall on Baxter Avenue and East 65th, which is on the east side of Cleveland during the winter months. Grady who is a Hybrid/do-it-all forward, is one of the premier prospects in Ohio's 2011 class. Anton is not going to wow you with his off the ball screening, ball side basket cuts or block to block post work, though he will wow you with his ability to create while having the ball in his hands and has shown the ability to knock down the 20 footer along with a mid-range elbow jumper. Grady who is blessed with length, athleticism and a natural build beyond his age, still has plenty to work do before you would consider him a guarantee product. Grady needs to work on his on-court body language as he picks up tacky fouls from wearing an emotional game face at all times, which could cause some to think he has an attitude problem. Grady who is capable of beating big men off the dribble has skyscraper potential if he can figure out how to funnel his emotions along with working without the ball in his hands. Time will tell for this youngster…

Silent Night Christmas Sleepers!

In a time when teams are trying to establish an identity, these basketball players are creating enormous opportunity to take their games to the next level. Here are our top silent sleepers:
(In no EXACT order)
10: Andrew Pavloff 6'9, 2009 PF Walsh Jesuit
9: Brandon Amann 6'2, 2009, SG Logan Elm
8: Jordan Lastner 6'2, 2010, SG Columbus East
7: Cameron Howard 6'7, 2009, PF Canton Timken
6: DD Joyner 6'3, 2009, SG Groveport
5: Reggie Lewis 6'3, 2009, SG Bedford
4: Rob Brandenberg 6'2, 2010, CG, Gahanna
3: Mike Green 6'5, 2010, WG, Dublin Coffman
2: Derek Jackson 5'11 2010, CG, Benedictine
1: Anton Hutchins 6'2, 2010, CG, Lima Sr.