New
Team Rankings come out tonight.
Southwind
needs not
one but several signature wins to place their selves
with the echelon as to speak. like the White Station,
Melrose to name a few.
Hillcrest
squeaks out a win 63-62 over 2010 TSSAA State
Champions Bolivar Central on a great call from
Coach Rhodes with 2.4 seconds left in the
contest.
River
City Showdown,
In it's second
year of operation itself the Showdown has become of the
major stops on the summer travel schedule propelling
kids to the next level at the same time.
Kerrell Davis
(Hillcrest) and
Alex Anderson
(Memphis East)
will be two of the top guards in the city.
Andre Hollins
(White
Station)
and
Cedric McAfee
(Melrose)
are already nationally ranked and are also major
Division ! prospects. Melrose supposedly
incoming transfers
Martavious Newby
and
Joe
Northington
have to sit out of summer activities and will be
very interesting to see where and when will they
land. East will be a top 3 finisher or even win
the District action. First year in existence
West Tennessee Christian features two top
players in
Titus Wade
and
Andrew Rowley
and will make some noise this upcoming season.
Memphis
Select Classic V April 9-11:
Results Memphis Select Blue win the tournament over USA
Knights. Tournament
Breakdown:
Memphis Select
Cam Ras (Hillcrest) had a solid
performance all weekend long with his dominant
inside play. Great hands with solid rebounding
plus good free throw shooting. Memphis Select
Ocatvious Ellis (Rivals
#103
- Whitehaven) dominated the middle with his flashy moves
and great mid range shooting, also shots very good from
the free throw line.
John Hudson
(Dyer County) displayed his great outside shooting all
throughout the tournament.
MemphisHoopers.com
17's
David Pledge
and
Jarvis Sullivan
showed why they are some of the best under the radar
juniors in the city with their strong play all weekend
long.
Top players that have
participated in this event includes DeMarcus
Cousins (Kentucky), Joe Jackson (2010 Memphis
Signee), Chris Crawford (2010 Memphis Signee),
Jarnell Stokes (Memphis Select/Ranked #3 2012
Rivals), Cedrick McAfee (Memphis Select/2011
Rivals 15th Ranked Shooting Guard), Octavious
Ellis (Memphis Select/2011 Rivals 21st Ranked
Power Forward).
Check
out Jarnell Stokes
Friday - Sunday
April 9-11, 2010
Location: Ridgeway Baptist
Church
Family Life Christian Center (2 Court Facility)
2500 Ridgeway Rd.
Memphis, TN 38119-7499
Team Fee: Age Group 13, 14
$225.00
Age Group 15, 16, 17 $250.00
**Three (3) Game Guarantee
(Pool Play, Bracket Play)
In
a short three years, Coach Jermaine Johnson has Melrose
in the record books with a astounding victory over the
defending state champions White Station Spartans.
Melrose deeply talented team was too much for the
Spartans who missed two of their top scorers from
scoring in double digits and much needed if any chance
of winning. Tournament MVP
Chris Jones
(35 points and 5 steals) proved why he is a Tennessee
commitment with his savvy ball handling, outside
shooting when needed, and strong drives to the goal when
called upon.
Jones
shot 95% from the free throw line on 18-19 shooting and
57% from the field in another stellar performance. The
game was a back and forth contest the entire game with
10 lead changes and 9 ties that started with the score
being tied 16 all at the end of the first quarter.
White
Station led majority of the first half after Melrose
being patient on offense scored first but the Spartans
started the game with a 8-0 run after Melrose scored.
Adonis Thomas
shot extremely well 47% from the field and snatched a
game high 13 rebounds to go along with 19 points in a
double double performance. Melrose finally
took the lead in the second quarter with a 1 minute left
using full court pressure that rattled the Spartans a
little. Melrose went into the break up 35-33. White
Station was killing Melrose on the boards (19-10 first
half advantage) due to Melrose big man and Northern
Illinois signee
Nate Rucker
breaking his ankle in the previous quarterfinal game
against Bearden. Melrose caused 11 first half turnovers
but controlled the ball to only commit 3 turnovers to
nullify the rebounding disadvantage. Melrose had a 5-2
ratio on steals at the break also.
White Station usually brings a nice crowd with them
every year but Melrose's Orange Mound was definitely in
the house as the Golden Wildcats were in force new and
old. The Wildcats extended their lead as high as 8
points in the third quarter at the 2:01 mark of the
third with Coach Jesus Patino of White Station trying to
find a solution to his team poor offense with multiple
substituting to gain momentum to no avail. Melrose
closed the third quarter up 55-50 and in solid control
for the time being.
You know having Mr. Basketball, McDonald's All American and Memphis signee
Joe
Jackson
(22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals) was not
going to let that happen just laying there. He is a
warrior and showed why he received all the postseason
accolades, Jackson sat out only 6 seconds of the entire
game in the fourth quarter at the 5:00 minute mark after
picking up his 4th foul.
Another senior who has been their since the first day
with Jackson is Missouri State football signee
Julian Burton
(12 points on 50% shooting and 3-3 from long range).
White Station William
Woodfork and
Rodriguez Tucker
notched important minutes and played strong coming off
the bench in supporting roles. White Station tried to
rally by getting the score down to 3 points (63-60) and
the closest they would ever get with each time
Jones
snubbing out the effort and with
Thomas
in the wing.
Key Points of The Game:
White
Station
Andre
Hollins
and
Nino
Johnson
scoring only 4 points each. At least Johnson grabbed 10
rebounds in the cause respectively.
Chris Jones
awesome free throw shooting down the stretch and the
entire game.
Westwood's
first Sectional Game in 24 years when the Longhorns last
went to the State and came away champions beating
Memphis Kirby in the title game. Westwood showed why
they are state material regardless of the fact the AP
Poll never had them picked. The Longhorns ball control,
shot selection, and patience on offense were displayed
by Westwood during the whole game. The Longhorns
showcased some great outside shooting as they have all
year long and when the shot doesn't fall they drive and
slash to the goal as good as anyone in the city.
Westwood took control of the game early with 22-15 lead
after the first quarter and
Zach Smith
hitting a three to start the second quarter to go up by
double digits 25-15. Regional MVP
David Pledge
with 8 seconds left took the ball the length of the
court and hit a short backboard shot to send the
Tornadoes home. Union City aggressive defense caused
havoc for Westwood and Union City went on a 10-6 run to
narrow lead to 28-24 before Westwood closed the second
quarter on a 5-0 run to go into the break up 37-29.
Westwood led in rebounding 13-11 but they led in
turnovers 7-5 ratio.
Union City is a state powerhouse with 5 state
championships and 1 runner up so the Tornadoes are used
to this type of hype. Union City narrowed the gap to
45-42 at the end of the third quarter behind a senior
oriented team. The fourth quarter was a dogfight between
both of these schools trying to reach Murfreesboro
respectively. Union City really cranked up the pressure
with Westwood up 55-48 and watching Union City going on
a 7-0 run to tie the contest. Union City bench played a
major role as the Tornadoes had 3 starters foul out but
Union City still takes the lead 59-58 with 1:21 left in
the game and hits two free throws to go up by 3 at
61-58. Westwood with the ball looks for a good shot and
junior Zach Smith
(12 points and 5 rebounds) is fouled on a 3 point
attempt. He goes to the line and hits all three free
throws in a pressure role with no sweat.
David Pledge
(11 points and 3 steals) finishes with his shot to
remember for years. Senior
Courtney Holt (15
points and 6 rebounds) played the guard spot in a strong
role. Another junior
Jarvis Sullivan (10
points and 5 rebounds) in a supporting role.
Union City was led in scoring by seniors
Josh Battee
(15 points and 6 rebounds),
LaMarcus
Allen
at 12 points, and
Rakim
Gaston
at 10 points. Junior
Antonio
Parker
added 11 points in the cause.
Key Points of The Game:
Westwood resilience after
Union City
gained the lead with under 2 minutes left.
Zach Smith
nailing 3 free throws and
David Pledge
on the game winning shot.
Ridgeway
patient on offense to start the game scored first and
definitely came prepared for a heavyweight battle that
will see one of these very talented teams go home early.
Most ball clubs have to fight their way out of Memphis
and when they do that, they can see some sunlight. Even
though Ridgeway scored first, White Station jumped out
the gate fast to lead 10-4 before a White Station
timeout. Ridgeway responded with a 8-0 run to tie the
score 14 all at the end of the first quarter. Senior
Marterance Brock
21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in a very
strong and impressive performance. displayed some big
time outside shooting with no hesitation and always
prepared to shoot when he received the ball. VERY
IMPORTANT! 10 lead changes and ties ensued throughout
the contest with the largest mustered between both ball
clubs was Ridgeway's 7 point lead at the most. Ridgeway
went into the break up by one at 39-38. White Station
dominated on the boards with a 12-6 margin but had 3
more turnovers than the Roadrunners at 7-4 halftime
total. Ridgeway did lead in steals with 5 - 3 ratio.
White Station big man junior
Nino Johnson
(6'8, 215 lbs.) played like there was no tomorrow with
his very aggressive inside play to offset Ridgeway's big
man Tarik Black
(Memphis) inside play.
Johnson finished the
game with 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks and him
hanging in the paint was a problem for Ridgeway all
night. Ridgeway still maintained the lead after three
quarters to lead 53-48. White Station takes their first
lead since the 1:11 mark of the second quarter at 58-57
as both teams went back and forth until Ridgeway seemed
in control with a 4 point lead with 38.4 seconds left in
the contest. Joe Jackson
paced the Spartans with 29 points, 10 rebounds, 3
assists, and 2 steals in a double double effort. Nailing
two free throws with 13.7 seconds left seals the amazing
comeback for the Spartans on a errant pass off the
ceiling from the Roadrunners to crucial turnovers and
bad shot selection in the final minute for this senior
oriented team.
White Station junior
Andre
Hollins
at 13 points and 3 rebounds. Ridgeway senior
Kris Brewer
added 17 points and a big three point shot before the
White Station rally to fall short in the cause.
Key Points of The Game:
White Station resilient
play
and experience from playing their nationwide schedule
early in the season is playing dividends ten fold.
This
game started off like a classic of 2005 of two high scoring
teams Mitchell 101- Hamilton 100. Southwind
jumps out on Melrose 16-4 on some awesome outside
shooting from three point land from seniors
Nic Mason
and
Darren Gray.
Southwind hit their first 5 3's then hit another 3
before I wouldn't say they went cold but Melrose
responded with senior
Jermaine Holliman
coming off the bench. Holliman countered their 3 point
shooting with 2 straight from him to change the tide of
the game when it was close to getting out of hand for
the Wildcats early in the contest. Melrose fires back
with a 9-0 run to tie the score 21 all and 2 ties and 2
lead changes ensued before the Wildcats took control of
the game for the entirety. Melrose led after the first
quarter up 31-26 and never looked back.
Chris Jones
after missing some of his first shots went on a scoring
tear finishing with a game high 35 points and 6 assists
in an outstanding performance with strong drives to the
goal and shooting from the outside when needed, the
Jaguars had no answer for
Jones.
Melrose extended their lead into double digits from
Southwind's cold shooting from the outside with Melrose
going into the break up 57-40. Southwind led in the
rebounding department at a 18-12 margin with turnovers
7-5 in Southwind favor and Melrose leading in assists at
a 8-5 clip.
Melrose maintained their lead majority of the third
quarter to see the Jaguars try to shoot their selves
back into the game. Southwind got within 6 points at
65-59 at the 1:45 mark of the third quarter but Melrose
responded as Chris Jones
and Adonis Thomas
who ended up with 16 points scored 17 points together to
squash their comeback bid. Melrose closed the third
quarter up 70-59 with junior
Bobby Parks
13 points and 7 rebounds, and freshman
Devonte Hampton
15 points and 6 rebounds in a very strong supporting
cast.
Southwind
Nic Mason
at 24 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds,
Darren Gray
23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals in the
cause. Freshman Jonathan Williams (6'8, 200 lbs.)
notched 6 rebounds respectively.
Key Points of The Game:
Jermaine Holliman
coming off the bench and responding to Southwind hot
outside shooting. It seemed to blow some wind out of the
Jaguars stride. Also not able to stop
Chris Jones
who scored at will all night.
White
Station starts off the game fast with a 11-5 opening as
these two teams should advance to next months TSSAA
State Championship in Murfreesboro, Tennessee at Middle
Tennessee University. Melrose countered with good
offensive execution but White Station ended the first
quarter up 26-23. When White Station guards drive to the
goal, the Spartans big men roll to the goal better than
any other big men in the country. A very well coached
team and it's fundamental basketball.
Adonis Thomas (15
points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists) displayed his
awesome athletic ability with a ESPN Top Ten take it to
the hole dunk to tie the game 26 all and to start the second
quarter.
Melrose
portrayed great ball rotation to take a 41-38 halftime
lead. Rebounds were even at 11 for each ball club and
also assists were 7-7 but White Station had 7 turnovers
to Melrose 4 turnovers.
The first half was a close contest but the second half
was a total different story as the Wildcats outscored
the Spartans 20-9 to start the third quarter.
Joe Jackson
paced the Spartans with 34 points, 6 rebounds, 7 steals,
and 3 assists but the Wildcats maintained a double digit
lead majority of the game other than with 2:50 left in
the contest. The Spartans on a 6-0 run cut the deficit
to10 at 79-69 and everytime Melrose would snub their
comeback attempts. Melrose was just too much for White
Station with four players in double digits and led by
Chris Jones
at 34 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 assists in a
impressive performance.
White Station junior
Andre
Hollins
at 16 points and 3 rebounds plus the 10 board
performance of another top junior
Nino
Johnson
was not enough in igniting a Spartan comeback.
Melrose
Adonis Thomas
notched 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals
in a strong overall showing. Seniors
Nate Rucker
(Northern Illinois) and
Jermaine Holliman
added 13 points apiece respectively with Holliman adding
4 steals in the cause.
Key Points of The Game:
Melrose second half strong
overall play with very aggressive defensive pressure
that caused numerous White Station turnovers.
Westwood
in it's first year in Division A for second year coach
Isiah Brown are recording some solid victories getting
ready for the postseason stretch. Visiting Douglass in
it's second year under former Ted Anderson of Hamilton
has the school heading in the right direction.
Westwood started the game off fast with a 5-0 run
forcing the Red Devils to call a timeout. The timeout
didn't stall the Longhorns as they shot 72% from the
field to end the first quarter up 21-12. Sophomore
Montreze Gary
(21 points and 3 steals) was all over the court with his
aggressive defense and solid outside shooting to go
along with senior
Courtney Holt's 17
points and 8 assists. Douglass responded in the second
quarter as Westwood went cold from the outside and
committed some crucial turnovers. Westwood goes into the
break up 39-31 and both teams were almost even on the
boards 22-21 in Douglass favor and turnovers 7 each at
the half.
Westwood starts the second half on a 14-5 run to extend
it's largest lead of the game 51-36. Douglass once again
responds with a 12-2 run of itself to close
the gap 53-48 at the end of the third quarter.
Douglass seniors
Marcus
Price
(30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals) and
Jonterio
Lee
(27 points and 4 steals) in solid performances by both
seniors almost rallied the Red Devils but fall short
84-80 in overtime. Score tied up 68 all at the end of
regulation on a missed layup try by the Longhorns. 8
ties and 4 lead changes in the overtime period plus runs
on both sides of the ball with good outside shooting
from both ball clubs. Junior
Zachary
Smith
added 11
points and his three with 14.9 seconds left was very big
to seal the victory.
Westwood senior
A.C.
Nesby
contributed 10 points, 4 steals, and 6 assists in a strong
showing at the point guard position. Junior
David Pledge
11 points respectively in the cause. Junior Donnie
Thomas notched 17 rebounds and 4 blocks to lock
down the middle for the Longhorns.
Key Points of The Game:
Westwood displayed some
good outside shooting from several players to go along
with strong drives to the goal with the man cutting was
executed on different occasions.
St.
Patrick 68, White Station
(Tenn.) 66 (High school Boys
Basketball scores and
results)
The
Star Ledger,
January 31, 2010 10:31 a.m.
By Josh Rosenfeld
Trailing by five points
entering the fourth quarter,
St. Patrick turned to its
superstar for salvation.
No,
not Kyrie Irving.
Its
other superstar, Michael
Gilchrist.
With Irving shut out in the
fourth quarter, Gilchrist
picked up the slack by
scoring 15 of his
season-high 29 points in the
final period to lead St.
Patrick, No. 1 in The
Star-Ledger Top 20, to a
68-66 victory over White
Station from Memphis, Tenn.,
in the final game of the
Newark National Invitational
last night at the Prudential
Center.
Gilchrist provided the
winning margin when, with
the scored tied at 66-all,
he took a pass from Kevin
Boyle Jr. in the lane and
deposited the ball in the
basket as he was fouled with
2.1 seconds remaining.
“I
just played my game,” the
soft-spoken Gilchrist said.
“That was about it.”
And
that was about enough.
The
All-Stater Irving finished
with 16 points after a
brilliant third quarter, in
which he scored or assisted
on St. Patrick’s final 13
points. But when White
Station began paying the
Duke-bound senior more
attention, someone had to
step up. That someone was
Gilchrist, also an All-Stater,
who also claimed a game-high
15 rebounds.
“I
think their goal was that
Kyrie Irving was going to be
doubled every time he has
it,” St. Patrick coach Kevin
Boyle said. “They weren’t
pressuring Kevin, he didn’t
feel like he was shooting
well, so he just laid it
over the top to Mike.”
White Station also got a big
effort from its No. 2
scorer, Andre Hollins, who
matched Memphis-bound guard
Joe Jackson with 21 points.
Hollins nailed three
consecutive 3-pointers in
the final 1:09 of the third
quarter to close out a 13-0
run that gave White Station
its 54-49 cushion.
“There were some times when
we were trying to run at
Jackson, he was starting to
warm up a little,” Boyle
said. “We decided early,
kind of what they did to
Kyrie, we tried to get it
out of his hand. The guy
guarding Hollins had to help
but give them credit, they
made some plays.”
Gilchrist delivered all the
points in a 7-0 run that
gave St. Patrick a 61-57
edge with 4:11 to play.
White Station never led
again but did tie the score
on a 3-pointer by Jackson
with 8.2 seconds remaining.
After a timeout, Boyle found
Gilchrist in the lane, and
St. Patrick was able to
avert its third loss in 12
days.
White Station (Tenn.) 66
Name 2-pt. 3-pt. FT Total
Joe Jackson 5 2 5 21
Harry Green 0 0 0 0
Andre Hollins 2 4 5 21
Nino Johnson 3 0 1 7
Marvin Williams 4 0 1 9
Brandon Bullock 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez Tucker 2 0 0 4
Jordan Miles 2 0 0 4
Totals: 18 6 12
St. Patrick 68
Name 2-pt. 3-pt. FT Total
Kevin Boyle 0 0 2 2
Josh Daniell 1 0 0 2
Rich Dobin 0 0 0 0
Michael Gilchrist 9 0 11 29
Derrick Gordon 3 0 0 6
Kyrie Irving 2 3 3 16
Jarrel Lane 1 0 0 2
Chase Plummer 1 1 4 9
Gjon Vukdedaj 1 0 0 2
Totals: 18 4 20
St. Patrick (15-2) 19 13 17 19 68
White Station (Tenn.) (17-4) 11 17 26 12 66
Two
teams tied for first in place in 15 AA faced off in a
very physical contest from jump and they both will
definitely meet again in the district and regional
tournaments. The Bears jumped all over the defending
state champions Manassas Tigers 17-7 after the end of
the first quarter. Junior
Shead Grandberry
hit his first 6 shots to score 12 points in the first
quarter. Trezevant continued the hot shooting throughout
the second quarter to go into the break up 32-23 despite
a Manassas 14-11 advantage on the boards. Shooting 21%
in the first half faltered any Manassas runs. 9
turnovers by the Bears kept them from extending the lead
any larger.
Manassas started the second half on a 9-2 run to close
the gap 34-33 before Trezevant called a timeout at the
5:15 mark of the third quarter. The next minute both
teams played aggressive on both ends committing
turnovers before Manassas tied the game up 36 all at the
4:16 mark. Trezevant goes on a 4-0 run after the timeout
and then Manassas goes on a 5-0 run of themselves and
never looked back taking the lead 41-40 then 45-40 to
end the third quarter. Senior
Anthony
Green
led all scorers with 26 points and 4 assists with his
great ball handling throughout the contest. Manassas big
man
Contrell
Peterson
TOP TEN UNSIGNED SENIOR
at 14
points and 18 rebounds. Peterson on those pump fakes of
yours don't use them all the time, mix it up a little
better because you over do it sometimes.
Senior
William Douglass
added 12 points, 5 steals, and 4 assists in a strong
showing with much needed shots, Douglass came thru big
time. Senior Shaq Walker probably didn't score any
points but he played the entire contest with his 8
rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists. Junior Joe Norhtington
8 points and solid defense clamped down the hot shooting
Bears from the first half.
Trezevant
senior
Bobby Jones
early foul trouble hurt the Bears down the stretch with
no solid ball handler wanting to step up. Senior big man
Antwan Cathey
10 points and 12 rebounds fouled out also in the contest
and bench contributed to no avail. Jonathan Thomas at 9
points in the cause.
Key Points of The Game:
Manassas solid defense
contributing to Trezevant committing multiple turnovers
and shooting very poorly in the second half with the
Trezevant bench not stepping up when called.
The
game started off a little slow and sloppy but Hillcrest
got untracked and took control of the game with a 20-17
lead after the first quarter and never looked back
against the visiting Cobras. Hillcrest extended the lead
to 43-26 at the break on good strong defense and pushing
the ball at all opportunities presented to them and
didn't force the issue with bringing the ball back out
and resetting when needed. The Vikings are a well
coached team and have a great chance for postseason
advancement.
Carver could not muster any type of comeback with the
multiple turnovers they kept committing the entire
game. Hillcrest has a senior oriented team with five
players in double digit scoring. Senior center
Quinton
Alton
10 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks dominated the middle
with his strong inside play. Swingman senior
Brandon
Wright
TOP TEN UNSIGNED SENIOR
led Hillcrest with a team high 18 points.
Carver senior Reginald Bates led all scorers with 27
points on some good outside shooting and slashes to the
goal. Another senior Colin Glover added 14 points in the
cause.
Hillcrest senior
playmaker
Kerrell Davis contributed 10 points and 7 assists,
senior point guard and one of the best in the city
Virgil Davison
added 12 points and junior
Darius
McCaughy
at 12 points respectively.
Key Points of The Game:
Hillcrest unselfishness
with the basketball and their good shot selection
separated them for the Carver Cobras.
Joe Jackson leads the
way for White Station in T of C.
Michael Stacy and Don Abernathy • News-Leader •
January 17, 2010
As Joe
Jackson walked to center
court at JQH Arena on
Saturday night to accept the
Most Valuable Player award
after leading Memphis
(Tenn.) White Station to a
68-63 win over Milton (Ga.)
in the championship game of
the Bass Pro Tournament of
Champions, fans called out
to the senior guard.
"Smile, Joe," they told him.
After
some initial hesitation, the
6-foot guard flashed a
reluctant grin. The smile
was just about the only
thing that didn't seem to
come easily for Jackson on
Saturday night.
Jackson, who has signed with
Memphis and is rated No. 12
in the Class of 2010 by
Rivals.com, scored a
game-high 29 points to lead
White Station (14-3) to a
comeback win.
Slowed
by a bad ankle and lingering
illness, Jackson still had
the quickest first step on
the court.
"Joe
can have a terrible game and
score 29 points," White
Station coach Jesus Patino
said. "It's unbelievable how
blessed we are to have him."
Early
on, little went the way of
Jackson and White Station.
Six
minutes in, Milton (14-2)
had built a 15-2 lead. The
Eagles led 17-8 after a
first quarter in which White
Station committed 11
turnovers and went 2-for-9
from the field.
But
the Spartans' confidence
never wavered.
"I
knew we were going to make a
run," Jackson said. "I knew
their guards were going to
panic a little bit against
our pressure."
White
Station stepped up its
defensive pressure and made
9 of 13 field goals in the
second quarter and cut its
deficit to three points,
35-32, on a 3 by Jackson
just before the halftime
buzzer.
The
senior's ability to deliver
big shots time and again
fueled the Spartans, junior
forward Andre Hollins said.
"When
Joe got rolling then it got
me on a roll, then everybody
else got (going)," Hollins
said. "We feed off each
other."
Hollins added 17 points,
seven assists and six
rebounds for White Station.
Forward Nino Johnson chipped
in with 15 points and eight
rebounds.
White
Station took its first lead
of the game 40-39, with 4:51
to play in the third.
The
Spartans led 51-44 after
three quarters, and their
advantage grew to 13 points
in the fourth quarter before
Milton clawed back.
(2 of 2)
Evan
Nolte fueled the comeback,
scoring a team-high 24
points before fouling out in
the fourth.
Milton
slowly chipped away at the
margin in the fourth and
drew within 66-63 on a free
throw by Shannon Scott with
17.5 seconds to play, but
the Eagles came no closer.
"Last
year we failed to come down
here and win," Jackson said.
"It's a big accomplishment."
White
Station: Joe Jackson 29,
Andre Hollins 17, Nino
Johnson 15, Julian Burton 3,
Marvin Williams 2, Rodriguez
Tucker
Milton: Evan Nolte 24,
Julian Royal 14, Shannon
Scott 12, Dai-Jon Parker 9,
Jordan Loyd 2, Eric Riley 2
All-Tournament Team: Joe
Jackson, White Station --
MVP; Fab Melo, Sagemont;
Andre Hollins, White
Station; Julian Royal,
Milton; Ian Miller, United
Faith; Brad Beal, Chaminade;
Evan Nolte, Milton; Omar
Calhoun, Christ the King;
Brodie Wingert, Kickapoo;
Taylor Sade, Hillcrest
Third place
-
Christ the King 68, Kickapoo
35: From the opening tip on
Saturday, the Kickapoo High
School Chiefs looked like a
team that was playing in its
third game in three days.
Understandably tired from
the amount of effort
expended in the first two
games of the tournament,
Kickapoo looked sluggish in
its third-place loss to
Christ the King in the Bass
Pro Tournament of Champions
at JQH Arena.
"Guys
were pumped after our win
the first night and probably
didn't get a lot of sleep
that night," Kickapoo coach
Dick Rippee said.
"Friday night was the same
type of deal with our late
game and then breakfast
early Saturday morning.
"It's
no excuse, but we played
like a team that was tired."
Christ
the King (9-3) scored the
first nine points of the
second quarter and held a
34-19 lead at halftime.
"Give
Christ the King credit,
they're a great team and we
played right into their
hands tonight," Rippee said.
"Their
press does two things: they
want to get you to make
turnovers and they try to
get you to take quick shots,
and we did both."
The
Royals exploded in the third
quarter and outscored the
Chiefs 22-10 and held a
56-29 advantage with one
quarter left.
"When
we play our way, with
discipline and great shot
selection, then we're going
to be in a lot of games down
the stretch," Rippee said.
"We're
a better team now than we
were when we came in here on
Thursday night."
The
Chiefs made just five field
goals in the first half (5
of 23) for 22 percent, while
Christ the King shot 42
percent (14 of 33).
Junior
Tyler Hall paced Kickapoo
(10-7) with 11 points, while
sophomore Omar Calhoun led
the Royals with 21 points.
Calhoun made 7 of 15 shots
from the field and was 7 of
7 from the free-throw line,
with three steals.
Christ The King 68 Kickapoo
35
Christ
The King 19 15 22 12 - 68
Kickapoo 13 6 10 6 - 35
Christ
The King: Omar Calhoun 21,
Kareem Thomas 9, Maurice
Barrow 8, Corey Edwards 8,
Dominykas Milka 6, T.J.
Curry 5, Roland Brown 4,
Optimystic Kinard 3, Terell
Hunt 2, Aaron Williams 2
Kickapoo: Tyler Hall 11,
Ryan Rippee 7, Brandon
Helsel 5, Brodie Wingert 4,
Payton Reed 3, Cody Anderson
2, Todd King 2, Chris
Underwood 1
Undefeated
in district play Cordova visits Mitchell. Back and forth
until 1:05 left in the first quarter Mitchell takes the
lead and finishes the quarter on a monster stick back by
senior
Robert Little John
to lead 22-19. Mitchell led all of the second quarter
with very aggressive defense making the Wolves commit 14
first half turnovers. The Tigers went into the break
leading 41-36 and 12-11 on the boards.
Mitchell maintained the same defensive pressure starting
off the second half and Cordova kept committing
turnovers. Mitchell's 7 charges and you have to call
them turnovers opened the door for the Wolves to dwindle
the lead down. Cordova senior
A.J.
Cunningham
TOP TEN UNSIGNED SENIOR
scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half. to go
along with sophomore sensation
Craig Hill
25 points and 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Josh Burrows
added 10 points accordingly.
Cordova applied pressure to the Tigers at the same time
and made the Tigers commit the same amount of turnovers
as if in the first half to to tie the game 68 all with
1:10 left in the game.
A.J. scores the
final 6 points of the game to seal the victory for the
visiting Wolves 74-69.
Mitchell
was led by junior
Nat Cole's
17 points, seniors
Shamer
Nolen
16 points and
Nic
Wright
at 12 points. Senior
Robert
Little John
added 14 rebounds and 3 strong blocks in the cause.
Senior
Corey Jones
fouling out early in the game put a blow to the Tigers
comeback bid plus the absence of
Keiwone
Malone
(Alabama football signee) to a all star game.
Key Points of The Game:
Mitchell guard play down
the stretch let the Wolves capitalize on the turnovers.By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Six
lead changes and one tie in the first quarter, these two
District 14 AAA counterparts ended the first quarter the
Chiefs up 17-14. The first half had many runs on both
sides. In the second quarter with Craigmont leading
24-21, Bartlett went on a 10-2 run at the 5:08 mark to
take a 7 point lead at 30-23. The Chiefs go on a 7-0 run
of their own to tie the game 30 all. Craigmont goes into
halftime up by one at 33-32.
Craigmont pressure to start off the second half pushed
the Chiefs lead to double digits and high as 20. Poor
and forced shot selections including the turnovers kept
the Panthers out of sync the entire second half. No one
could step up for Bartlett and Craigmont notched a big
win on the Panthers court 70-55.
Craigmont
had three players in double figures and one at 9 points
-
Rod Lewis.
Senior
Terrance
Durham
10 points and 7 rebounds, senior
Brandon
Roberts
12 points and
Kymer Levy
10 points respectively.
Bartlett has one of the strongest sophomore classes in
the city with
Athlon Bell
- 17 points,
Marquarius Boddie
- 15 points, and
Jeffrey
Dockett
- 12
points. Senior
Wardell
Webber
added 11 rebounds and junior
Wale
Akinbobola
at 14 rebounds in the cause.
Key Points of The Game:
Crawford's pinpoint passes
to his teammates breaking down the Oakhaven pressure
which had little effect.
Ridgeway
demolishes White Station by 38 points.
Don't you
hate when you go to a game and the game is a blowout and
no seats available - SOLD OUT. Melrose and Ridgeway are
ranked in the Top 25 of Rivals High School Ranking.
Two
Division AAA teams that will battle to advance out of
Memphis to the TSSAA State Tournament in Murfreesboro,
TN. squared off in a very important district matchup.
The game started off very sloppy on both ends with four
lead changes before Sheffield took the control seat
against the visiting Hawks. Sheffield led 17-15 after
the first quarter. Sloppy play continued thru the second
quarter before Sheffield went on a 10-0 to go into the
break up 40-26 after a Oakhaven technical paved the way
for the Knights.
Oakhaven
tried on several attempts but could not get the
Sheffield lead under double digits. Hamilton transfer
Octavious
Booker
(6'7 - 205 lbs.) led Oakhaven with 19 points and is one
of the
TOP THREE
UNSIGNED SENIORS
of 2010. Senior teammate
Rashawn
Brown
added 10 points respectively.
Marcus
Crawford
(Memphis signee) notched a triple double with 22 points,
10 rebounds and 10 assists. Senior
Robert
Schaeffer
contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds. rebounds, and 4 steals.
Senior Cordario Golden 11 points accordingly.
Key Points of The Game:
Crawford's pinpoint passes
to his teammates breaking down the Oakhaven pressure
which had little effect.
BRISTOL — It was one of the greatest
fourth-quarter comebacks in the history of the
Arby's Classic championship game.
But, it didn't change the final result.
Memphis Melrose held off a hard-charging Greater
Atlanta Christian 55-51 to win the championship
of the 27th annual tournament at
Viking Hall.
Melrose built a 15-point lead early in the
fourth quarter, but the
Spartans roared back with a chance to tie
with 12 seconds left. Malcolm Brogdon's shot
wouldn't fall for Greater Atlanta and after
gaining possession the
Wildcats'
Chris Jones iced the game on the other
end. With the victory, the Wildcats (16-0)
joined Briarcrest Eads as the second Memphis
area team in the last three years to win the
Arby's title.
Tournament MVP Jones, who had missed a pair of
free throws that would have given
Melrose a victory over eventual state
champion White Station in last year's Tennessee
Class 3A tournament, was determined to hit the
game-clinching foul shots.
"I've been working in the gym, shooting 1,000
free throws a day," said Jones, who ended with a
team-high 12 points. "I wasn't going to miss any
free throws."
Still down by 10 points with four minutes left,
the Spartans (10-1) went on a 10-1 run, capped
off by a steal and basket by
Paul Dawson. After the Wildcats'
Bobby Parks hit a pair of free throws
with 47 seconds left to push the lead back to
three, the Spartans were still just a long-range
basket away from tying the game.
They got the shot they wanted with a double
screen, freeing Brogdon at the top of the key.
But, his shot bounced off the rim and into the
hands of Jones.
"That's all you can ask for, to give yourselves
a chance," Greater Atlanta
head coach Eddie Martin said. "We
executed the play. If the shot goes in, who
knows how it would have turned out."
Each team made runs in the first half, but
neither could hold the advantage for long.
Greater Atlanta struck first with a 12-0 run to
go up 15-5 before a 3-pointer by Jones cut the
margin to seven points at the end of the opening
quarter. It was Melrose's turn in the second
quarter with an 11-2 burst to pull ahead 21-19.
The teams stayed within a possession of each
other the rest of the half with Brodgon hitting
a 3-pointer to tie the game at 26-apiece at the
intermission.
Melrose opened with a 16-3 run to start the
third quarter and headed into the final period
with a 45-32 lead. On the opening possession of
the fourth quarter, they upped the margin to 15
points on an alley-oop pass from Jones to Adonis
Thomas.
After trading baskets, the lead was at 15 around
the six-minute mark. It wasn't long, however,
when Melrose found itself battling to hang on to
the title.
"They're a really good team," Wildcats head
coach
Jermaine Johnson said. "We needed a game
like that against a team that's disciplined. We
needed that game to test ourselves."
Johnson, who said he's patterned the current
Melrose team a lot after the George
Pitts-coached Science Hill teams of the 1990s,
met with Pitts hours before the game where they
spent time going over plays, particularly the
Rick Pitino-style fast breaks. It was meaningful
for Johnson to have his team join those
Science Hill teams as tournament
champions.
"This is a special group to be a part of,"
Johnson said. "It means a lot to have your name
etched in that (program) book as one of the 27
(champions)."
Besides Jones, Thomas gave the Wildcats a
double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds.
Dawson was the leading scorer for GAC with 16
points. Brogdon and Trent Wiedemon each posted
double-doubles of 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Third-place game
New Rochelle, N.Y. 60
Fayetteville, Ark. 58
Steve Whittingham hit a 12-foot jumper off an
assist from Antoine Mason and Mason then blocked
Kikko Haydar's winning 3-point attempt on the
other end to lift the Huguenots (8-1) over the
Bulldogs (10-4).
It was the culmination of a frantic finish.
Haydar purposely fouled New Rochelle's Craig
Dorn with 19 seconds left and Dorn missed both
free throws. Fayetteville's Adam Nobel was
fouled as he grabbed the rebound, but he also
missed both of his attempts, setting the stage
for the final couple of plays.
"The kids fought through the adversity for
sure," Huguenots head coach Billy Murphy said.
"The emotions and all, I never will forget this
game."
Mason led New Rochelle with a 24-point effort
and A.J. Burton added 14 points. Haydar posted
21 points in a losing cause for Fayetteville.
Nobel scored 14 points and Taylor Cochran added
10 points.
Bartlett
wins the Carbondale Holiday Invitational with a
51-39 victory over University High Chicago
behind Anthlon Bell at 17 points and
Marquarius Boddie at 13 points respectively.
Bartlett after a hiatus has the basketball
program back on the map.
Bolton
has started off the season with a very good mark
heading into district play after a strong
showing in holiday play. Senior Johnny Dunavant
leads Bolton with 25 points in the championship
game of Beech Classic but fall short 65-63
Chattanooga Red Bank.
Talk
about a get together , family reunion, whatever
you want to call it, 8 Division 1 players on 2
major nationwide respected programs from the
same city. This is something that doesn't happen
just locally but on a national level. Definitely
a special event and to prove that point in
comparison for a national program that actually
experienced these events. For example the ones that remember
the days of Memphis State it would jolt your
memory. Memphis State would field a team full of
players from 12 of the 15 would be from the
Memphis area and the others from not that far
away as St. Louis or Grand Junction. Not saying
that the team needs to be all pro Memphis just
mix it up due to the talent level right here in
our back yard. Programs all over the country
have scurried to Memphis to evaluate the players
and garner some talent.
Ole Miss has done just that by getting some of
the best talent out of Memphis from Terico White
(Craigmont), Reginald Buckner (Manassas),
DeAngelo Riley (Kirby). On the other side UTEP
has dipped into Memphis more than any other
program in the country due to Toni Barbee's
tenure as assistant coach at Memphis and viewing
players different than former John Calipari who
overlooked many Memphis players for more
nationwide players. Very understandable but when
you let TOP 100 players go else where and not
really pursue them as really wanted just going
thru the motions makes all difference in the world.
UTEP boast Randy Culpepper (Sheffield), Arnette
Moultrie (Raleigh Egypt), Myron Strong and
Jeremy Williams both from (Hamilton) and Gabriel McCulley (Craigmont).
Readers
remember this event with rosters of these type
because this does not happen very often. Another
issue that really was heartbreaking was the
small turn out for this special event. As
looking over the stands you could see some
people from Memphis but definitely not the
numbers you would assume and support to be at
this major event especially with Ole Miss ranked
#20 in the country. UTEP is picked to be one of
the frontrunners in Conference USA.
Andre
Applewhite
of Memphis Central
Donovan Humphries
of Southwind
Here goes 8 head coaches from top programs around the
country in Mitchell gym for a open gym 11-04-05. On that
tip they were here not only for one kid it was about 5-7
kids open to the market. Now coaches around the country
are starting to feel like the ole Memphis State days
that kids will stay here like back in them days. When I
was at Mitchell there would be herds of coaches and here
are pictures I took with Calhoun, Williams and more at.
Tyler Boyd
Super
80 starts
this weekend also
Two of the Best
DeAgelo
Riley, Terico White, Reginald Buckner
Thaddeus Young
Terico White (Ole Miss)