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All of us in the High Hoops community would like to pass on our condolences to the family and loved ones of Tyshawn Bierria, who was killed in a horrible act of violence this past week. SUNY Delhi Student Dies From Stabbing
5/11/08 NYHoops.com - Saturday's Playoff Results 5/10/08 -Jamel Samuels - Would like to give Congrat!s To Sean Brown 16u Team Albany Coach Taking the Chip last week at the Cinco Dey Myo Tournament held in Saratoga NY in the 17 u Divison. Coach Brown and his crew went up to Saratoga NY and took care of business to when thier first Chip this year against a tough Syracuse team. Haneef Scott The Tournament MVP for the 17u Divison played extremly well all weekend. Jamel Samuels-5/10/08Team Albany 15under competed against the 16under divison also at the Cinco Dey Myo Tournament and finished second great job for 15s playing hard and competing up in age. 5/10/08 Tyrone Hester Top 5 Classic: The Top 5 Classic Will Start This Weekend At IS 192/Pathways College Prep 109-89 st Hollis Queens N.Y 11412 May 10 2008 2PM 14 And Under Brentwood Ballers V.S LI Lighting 3PM 16 And Under B.Q Warriors V.S Brentwood Ballers 4PM 16 And Under BK Rams V.S Queens Bulldogs 5PM 18 And Under Riverside V.S BK Rams 6PM 18 And Under NYC Finest V.S PEG RAP 7PM 18 And Under BK All Stars V.S BCNY May 11 2008 2PM 14 And Under Crushers V.S Brentwood Ballers 3PM 16 And Under NYC Finest V.S BK Rams 5PM 18 And Under NYC Finest V.S Team Underrated 6pm 18 And Under BK All-Stars V.S BK Rams 5/9/08 The Albany Patroons & TEAM ALBANY Educational Basketball Program“Present” “THE King Of NEW YORK ” ADIDAS SHOWCASE Boys 13u, 14u, 15u June 27th- 29th 2008 Contact Jamel Samuels Team Albany 518-210-7173For full tournament Package Please click hereTournament Information
5/8/08
Derrick Germany "Aka" Day-Day would like to announce the annual "Memory of Molly Southside Classic". The summer league will begin June 1, 2008 and will be held at Bailsey Park 157th street and 116th Ave., Jamaica, NY. 5/8/08 Times Ledger - Molloy tabs Catalanotto, not Cecala, as girls' hoops coach 5/8/08 Bayside Times - The Butler Did It: Another star falls too soon 5/8/08 Coach Ghandhi ( Abyssinian 8th grade)- April 25-27 the 8th grade competed in King James Shooting Stars tournament in Ohio. In our first game, we played a tough Indiana Elite team. We got off to a good start behind the consistent play of Louis Coston and the hot shooting from Mark Parisi to take an early 7 point lead for most of the first half.Indiana Elite went on a 6-0 run to close out the half to cut our lead to 1 point. Then they continued their hot shooting while we went into a shooting slump before finally losing 56-44. Next, we played Born 2Hoop, Ohio- our starters got off to slow start and put us hole of 15points with 5 minutes to go in the first half. We cut the lead to 1point behind the hot shooting of Dave Hardy (3 three's and a basket) and the hard nose defense of Cory Morgan. Second half, we went with most of the guys from the 2nd unit and got a big lift on the offensive and defensive rebounding from Steven Gomes and Connor Huff. With our defense, we pulled away to go up by 20 points and win the game 65-52. Finally, we played Wisconsin Gators Elite. This game stayed tight thru the whole game as the score @ half was 9-8 with Wisc. Gator winning.Our bigs ( Brandon Cunningham, Aaron Powell, Steven Gomes, Connor Huff)really did a excellent job on defense fighting off their bigs which consisted of 6'10, 6'10, 6'8 and then a 6'5 wing player. We just could not get enough of our shots to fall as we were one and done. The final score was 41-30. So, we finish 1-2 in our pool. We are proud of all our guys including our two 7th grader's (Brandon and Terrell) for a job well done. Our team showed a lot of character and gained a lot more confidence. Not bad for bunch of under the radar guys with a couple of months together. Next up for us, a couple of summer tournaments and finishing up with the nationals 8/1-8/7. 5/6/08 Daily News - Wilson still has Division I dreams , Former Newtown standout dies days after stabbing , Girls Coach of the Year, Dom Cecala, Molloy , Boys Coach of the Year, Paul Gilvary, Holy Cross , Player of the Year: Krystal Parnell, Bergtraum , Player of the Year: Lance Stephenson, Lincoln 5/6/08 Dan Hurley,St. Benedict's Prep, will be conducting a Perimeter Skills Clinic at Rebounds in Neptune, NJ this Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 1pm. For information on his program, camps and clinics-please check out his website: www.danhurleybasketball.com 5/4/08 Daily News - All-City First Team & Coach of the Year finalists (.pdf) , Bronx & Brooklyn All-Boro teams (.pdf) , Manhattan & Queens All-Boro teams (.pdf) , Staten Island All-Boro teams (.pdf) , Check out our special High School All-Stars cover (.pdf) 5/2/08 Ron Smith - Congratulations to the New Jersey Sparks girls basketball program from Paterson NJ on winning the 10u and 13u state championships.The 10 u will play the nationals in Orlando Fl from July12-20th and the 13 u team will play in the youth games in Oakland California from July 16-20th and in the Las Vegas tourney from July 21-24. 5/2/08 Kimani Young, AD - New Heights Youth, Inc is pleased to welcome Bernard Bowen Jr. on to our program staff as A sst. Athletic Director. New Heights is a non-profit educational organizatio n that inspires promising inner city youth to be leaders, champions and student-athletes and empowers them to succeed in high school, college and life. Bernard founded and has been running a youth basketball organization here in New York City tabbed “ The Harlem Kings” for the past 2 years under the Beyond Basketball Foundation. The Harlem Kings has become a n instant competitor in the younger AAU divisions in the metropolitan area as well as shar ing the same goals and values we do here at New Heights with regard to inspiring our youth to do well academic ally a s well as athletic ally . Bernard brings positive values, tremendous professionalism and a wealth of basketball knowledge to our program and the young people we serve . We are exc ited to have Bernard become a vital member of our team as we set out to prepare our young people for success in high school, college and life. 5/2/08 Coach Anthony Greene – Congratulations to the NY GAUCHOS 13u! We traveled to Akron Ohio and competed in the King James Shooting Stars Classic. There were 48 teams in our age bracket, including some of the top AAU teams in the country. We faced teams from PA, DC, GA, MI and the top teams from Ohio. We won our pool by going undefeated (3-0) and marched through the playoff bracket where the competition intensified. Our playoff run included the DC Blue Devils (#1 in MD) who we defeated on our way to the Championship! NY was the talk of the tournament in this age group, and competing coaching staffs were in attendance to catch a glimpse of the GAUCHOS. In the championship game we fell just shy of bringing home gold losing to the Cincinnati Lakers 74-69. Our 6-1 campaign was a total team effort illustrated by the fact that we had several different leading scorers during the tournament. Each player; Shane Rector, Naje Greene, Terrell Barron, Kevin ‘Noah’ Rosario, Jamal ‘Marley’ Pinkard, Lamont Shariff Pebles, Shaquille ‘Kealy’ Davis, Leroy ‘Truck’ Flood, and Parker Lalonde made a major contribution. Our team was extremely successful playing that NY Lockdown defense. Reaching the Championship in 2 of the top tournaments this year (Lebron Classic and MIT) solidifies this team as one of the top Teams in the country! 5/2/08 Rudy King - The New Heights 17's had another solid weekend (4-1) in Providence, R.I., participating in the Hoop Group Jam Fest making it to the Elite 8 Gold Bracket out of 96 teams that started the field. The competition was solid and New York City (Juice, Bingo All-Stars, & NY Panthers) represented itself very well showing why many say it is the Mecca of basketball and has been for years. 6' 3" - Jonathan Williams (Rice) had yet another excellent shooting weekend attracting some more Div.I communication and continues to make a name for himself on the circuit. 6' 3" - Tywon Clarke (Hyde) also had a strong weekend as did New Heights new comer 6' 7" - Jamee Jackson (St. Anthony's - NJ) who has a lot of talent that has yet to be discovered. With his strong frame coaches were buzzing about his upside and athletic ability as he pulled down rebounds, block shots and finished around the rim in addition to some screw loosening dunks. 5' 11 - Nino Greer was real steady throughout the weekend knocking down some big shots and 6' 0" - Cameron Sutton was the defensive stopper and Controller on offense. Overall we had a good showing, held our own and the players walked away with a few more college coaches interested in their ability which at the end of the day is one of the reasons we grind on the road at this furious pace. Congrats to the Juice All-Stars for winning the Gold Chip 5/2/08 Times Ledger - Basketball becomes secondary: Carter's Wheelchair Classic tournament touches lives of Queens' finest players , Rose Classic notebook: CK's Pena still searching for school 5/2/08 Queens Courier - Girls Basketball Year in Review: ,Boys Basketball Year in Review: 5/2/08 Big Apple Sports will be running a college exposure showcase this weekend in conjunction with the McDonald Tournament at Canarsie HS. Games will be run from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 3 and an All-Star game on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. There is no charge for attending coaches at this weekend's events. For further information, please email tmcternan@hotmail.com 4/30/08 Chad Babel - This weekend at IS8, Chris Fouch broke the IS8 scoring mark of 71 points, set last year by Corey Fisher, with 72 points of his own. Displaying his unreal long range marksmanship, Chris hit 16 three pointers in a Gauchos win over Lindenhurst. Playing with only 5 players Kemba Walker and Jordan Theodore unselfishly fed Chris throughout the game and received solid post play from Dorvelle Carter and Tyler Montplasir while advancing to 2-0 in the tournament Congratulations go out to Chris and the rest of the Gauchos team!!! 4/30/08 The full Spring and Summer Camp schedule for Dan Hurley of St. Benedict's Prep is now available at www.danhurleybasketball.com The site also provides information on past and current SBP players! 4/30/08
HOOKED: THE LEGEND OF DEMETRIUS "HOOK" MITCHELL
WILL AIR ON ESPN CLASSIC ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD AT 2PM 4/29/08 Jimmy Salmon - This past weekend the Playaz Basketball Club participated in the Providence Jam Fest conducted by the Hoop Group. We entered teams in the 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade and 11th grade divisions. I am proud to say that both our 9th grade and 10th grade teams took home the chips in their respective grade brackets. I am equally proud to say that our 8th grade team and 11th grade teams each representated our programs well. Our 11th grade team lost to the Juice All stars in the Final Four. Curtis Loving , Vincent Council and James Padgett were awesome as they beat our crew in a one point battle. Myles Davis , a freshmen for St. Benedict's, was tremendous splitting time between both our freshmen and our sophomore teams while Isaiah Epps, sophomore at Plainfield HS, whose play this entire year has been outstanding - was the clear MVP of the sophomore bracket. Our teams will participate in the adidas DC Assault Classic over Mother's Day weekend. 4/29/08 Coach William Mayers Sr. - Still looking for teams for our 4th Annual ELMCOR Spring Madness Basketball Tournament for ages 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, 17u under boys Teams. Entry fee$300 Referee fees not included .Tournament will start May 2008 tournament will be held @ ELMCOR Gym 33-16 108th. Corona NY 11368 for more information call (718) 651-0096 ext 220 or 238 Dead line May 5th. 2008 4/29/08 Coach Matt Mucius - The Team Underrated 9U team had a very successful NY District tournament this past weekend. The 9U team went 3-1 this past weekend and we will playing for the right to be ranked #1 in the NY Metro area for 9U teams on May 26, 2008. The weekend started off on Friday playing a tough LIL –Milella team. Team Underrated let most of the game but LIL made serious comeback towards the end and tied it up with less then a minute to go. Joshua Serrano made a pass down low to Corey Lee in the box and he was fouled. He sank both free throws to seal the 37-35 win. Josh Serrano led TU with 12points and Camren Wynter and Corey Lee each had 8 – 6 respectively. The rebounding was led by Isaiah Mucius, Mike Darby, and Corey Lee dominated the boards. Ronald Fell, Quanel Robinson, Jaden Blackwood, Jayson Robinson and Eddie Lee played excellent defense which led to some easy baskets during the game. On Saturday we played one of the top teams in the country, the Riverside Hawks. The game was a tough battle in the first half with 7 min to go TU was down 7-11. Riverside went on 22-3 run to end the half. TU was plagued by turnovers in the game but came back and gave a better effort in the second half. The final score was Riverside 54 – TU -26. On Sunday we played in the playoff bracket. We ended placing 2nd in our pool behind Riverside . We faced a gritty Rising Star team. TU jumped out in front 14-0. The defense was excellent led by Eddie Calderon and Josh Serrano who each had 4 steals a piece. Eddie Calderon led TU with 10pts. Camren Wynter led the team with 4 assist. Mike Darby, Corey Lee and Isaiah Mucius led the team in rebounding with 4 a piece. Ron, Jaden , Jayson, and Quanel came up with many big defensive stops to seal the victory. The final score was 37-8 Team Underrated. This win qualified us to play in the semifinals Sunday Afternoon against Poo1 #1 ranked Fast Break out of Staten Island . In a very entertaining game Fast Break jumped out to an 8-0 lead over TU. TU stormed back to make the deficit 16-26 at halftime. With 5:30 remaining in the game we cut the lead to 27-33. With 2 minutes to go the score was tied at 33-33. The final score was 39-35 TU. Isaiah led TU with 22pts, Camren, 5pts, and Corey 4 pts to lead TU. Josh, Jayson, Eddie, Quanel, Devin and Ron led the team in steals for the game coming up with numerous defensive stops in the game. Mike, Jaden, Corey and Isaiah Led the team in rebounding. We will be facing the Riverside Hawks on May 26, 2008 for the right to be ranked #1 in NY District. Team Underrated 9U qualified to be one of the top 9U teams out of the regions and qualified for the right to compete in the NATIONALS. Congratulations to all the kids for a great accomplishment but we have more work to do. LET’S GO TU. 4/28/08 Kevin Kenny - The Central Jersey Hawks had a successful weekend at the Jam Fest in Providence, making it to the semi-finals before losing to a strong Ct. United team 74-71. In their previous 3 games in the tournament the Hawks defeated Boston's ALL For ONE ( Winner of the New England Super Regional) by a score of 76-49, defeated the Maryland Hurricanes 62-44 and defeated Albany City Rocks in the quarterfinals 82-75. The Hawks had extremely balanced scoring.Eric Shaw averaged 11 points per game, Brian Kenny 14 per game, Hunter Wysocki and Danny Brix 15 per game and Sean O'Reilly 16 points per game. 4/28/08 Phil Diasparra - Westchester Hawks 17u Select team is looking for a player or two, forwards or bigs. If you are interested in coming to a workout you can contact Coach D at dassoc@aol.com. Look forward to hearing from you 4/27/08 Coach Sean Adams - Bingos All-Stars 16 & 17s traveled this weekend down to Providence Jam Fest in made it out of pool play into the Gold Bracket. The 16s had lost in the first round to the N.E Playaz 72-60. The 17s were interesting because Coach Bingo came out of retirement and the 17s did not have one big man on there team. But guess what they made it to the Gold Bracket Championship Game against the Juice All-Stars.It was two New York teams going at each other but it was a close game Juice All-Stars won 69-61 .Congratulations to Juice All-Stars 4/27/08 David Porter- Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club had a great weekend April 11-13. Five teams participated in the Rockland Rockets drive to the hoop tournament , with three, the 10u ,14u , and 16u boys being victorious. In a very exciting championship game kips bays 14u boys defeated a very good Long Island Lightning team 88--87 .Kips Bay was trailing by twenty points 28-48 at half time .still trailing by ten points with two minutes ,Jordan Gonzales hit a big three pointer ,Brandon Hill who finished with 31 points ,5assists and three steals, hit three, treys and Kody Jenkins calmely sank three free throws for the win after being fouled attempting a three pointer as time ran out. Andre Chambers, Diamonte zarba, nasheed jones ,davon robinson ,james kale ,jared thornton ,david henry ,juwann jones, and george lynch all played key roll in the big weeekend. congratulations also to coach Dave mc adams. 4/26/08 Kenny Pretlow - The Metro Hawks 16's open up in the Next Level Ballers Tournament in Dalas this weekend with 2 wins. First they defeated Team Expresas 77-36 we were led by Xaverian soph Joab Jerome 14pts 8 rebs Anton Dickerson & Justin Exum had 11 each Antoine Mason 10pts and Kareem Thomas 8pts 8 assts. Next we defeated Metro Mustangs 69-58. Anton Dickerson was hot shooting 11-15 from the field for a game high 32 pts his backcourt mate Shaquille Stokes was 7-12 for 19 pts and Jaob Jerome & Dominyas Milka had 10 boards each. We recieved a bye in the 1st round of the playoffs and will play Team Texas Blue in the quarters on Sunday. 4/25/08 Lohud.com - Joneses, Taylor lift Westchester stars to Wheelchair Classic win , Westchester takes Wheelchair title 4/25/08 Sean Atkins - This past weekend 17U The Boys' Club of New York All-Stars traveled down to The Charlie Weber Hoop Fest, The team ended with a 5 and 1 record losing in the semi-finals to The Richmond Squires by 1. We were lead by seniors Sammy Obetoh, ShaSha Brown and Andy Garcia these three young men had tremendous weekends. Other young men who made major contributions were Donovan “Hustleman” Lowe, Danny Birch, Demetruis Porter, Jovon Mitchell, Gio Mclean, and crafty guard Jojo Swift. Andy was a beast on the defensive end and controlled the boards throughout the tournament finishing with 16 points, 21boards, 3 steals and 3 blocks in the semi-finals, Shasha had a great weekend controlling the tempo of the game and making clutch shots. However, Sammy Obetoh had a breakthrough tournament averaging 26 points per game; he shot the ball well from the perimeter and had quite a few highlight reels throwing down some ferocious dunks. This young man is 6’7 wing with an abundance of potential; he is qualified and hands down has to be one of the best unsigned seniors out there. We are traveling to Providence this weekend and hoping to make some noise. Any coaches interested in our players please give me a call at 646-302-8039. 4/24/08 Ricky Rivers - The Brooklyn H.S. Classic Spring playoffs will be CRAZY this Saturday at Thomas Jefferson H.S. Some of the best high school players in the metro area will suit up and battle. Real Scout removed themselves from playoff action due to travel schedule which allowed us to bring in the talented United Brooklyn team who fell from the playoffs because several of their players participated in the Jordan Classic. The first game on Saturday @1pm will be Elmcor vs. United Brooklyn . Feature players in this matchup include Darryl Bryant, Jordan Theodore, Kayvon Roberts, Bilal Dixon , Kevin Philips, Pat Jackson, Anthony Munnenyn, and likely McDonald All-American Sylvan Landesburg. I'm also hearing another big surprise I can't release yet... In the 2:15pm semi-final game you have the defending champs Usual Suspects vs. Starrett City (last year champs). Feature players in this matchup include McDonald All-American Kemba Walker, Erv Walker, Ryan Pearson, Justin Green, Chris Fouch, Marcus Matthews, possibly Lance Stephenson, Devon Elliot, Devon Davis, and 2 monster surprises I can't release again. The playoff action should be very interesting. Former NY Knick, John Starks is confirmed to attend the championship game on Sunday also. SATURDAY, APRIL 26th 1:00pm: ELMCOR - UNITED BROOKLYN 2:15pm: STARRETT CITY - USUAL SUSPECTS SUNDAY, APRIL 27th 6:00pm: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 4/24/08 Coach James"Shange" Black & Lance Stephenson SR.- This past weekend a new AAU team "Raising Champions" burst onto the scene featuring two of the top players of the 2009 class, Lance Stephenson of Lincoln High school in Brooklyn N.Y & Karron Johnson of Mt. Zion Christian Academy in Durham N.C. The roster also included Christian Kabongo and Justin Leemow of Mt. Zion Christian Academy, Isiah Morton, Darron Walton, and Anthony Nieves. Coach Black is very proud of the team for playing as well as they did considering the Raising Champions only had 7 players on there roster this past weekend and finished 6-2, winning the consolation championship game to take home third place. Coach Black would like to thank Lance Stephenson and Karron Johnson for making All First Tournament Team, and Christian Kabongo and Justin Leemow for making All Second Tournament Team, also Coach Black would Like to give recognition to 2 players that came out and made a name for themselves, Isiah Morton who is a point guard of the 2011 class and Anthony Nieves who is a unsigned senior. I would also like to thank Coach Stephenson SR., assistant Coach Omar Morton and Hasani Stewart for the all their hard work and dedication as we were faced with lots of adversity on the trip. Some players could not make the trip because of school and lack of airline tickets, Coach Black was also faced with tragedy as his fiancee had to undergo minor surgery in the middle of picking up the kids for the trip to Arkansas, Coach Black didn't feel he could make the trip because he didn't feel as though he could coach the team with a heavy heart, but with prayer and his fiancee reassuring him that it would be ok for him to take the trip Coach Black made the trip and coached great, the kids also played great playing 8 games and winning 6.During the consolation championship game in front of so many top D1 collage coaches Lance Stephenson came to his coaches and told them that he wanted Anthony Nieves to start instead of himself to reward him for all the hard work he had done this weekend. Stephenson was named M.V.P in the consolation championship game with 25 pts, 12 reb's, and 7 asst. Scores and stats for the games were,Game 1 Raising Champions -Vs- Tulsa Jammers 66-63 L, Lance Stephenson 22 pts 12 reb's, Karron Johnson 13 pts 15 reb's, Chrisitan Kabongo15pts 8 reb's, Justin Leemow 8 pts 7 asst, Isiah Morton 8 pts 6 asst, Game 2 Raising Champions -VS- Iowa , Barnstomers Black 83-61W, Stephenson 19 pts 10 reb's 7 asst 4 blks, Johnson 22 pts, 16reb's, 3 blks, Kabongo 24 pts, 7 reb's, Morton 10 pts, 7 asst Nieves 8 pts, 10 reb's, Games 3 Raising Champions -VS- Team Breakdown 60-73 L, Stephenson 21pts, 15 reb's, 6 asst, Johnson 11 pts, 11 reb's Kabongo 11 pts, Leemow 10 pts, 6 asst, Morton 10 pts, 4 asst Game 4 Raising Champions -VS- King James 91-63 W, Stephenson 12 pts, 10 reb's, Johnson 11 pts and 9 reb's, Nieves 26 pts, 10reb's, Leemow 7 pts, 8 asst, 7 stl, Walton 7 pts, Morton 8 pts, 10 asst, Kabongo 20 pts, 9 reb's Game 5 Raising Champions-VS Gateway Basketball Club 78-72 W, Stephenson 16 pts, 12 reb's, Johnson 14 pts, 15 reb's, Kabongo 20 pts, 5 reb's Morton 9 pts, 9 asst, 3 stl, Nieves 8 pts, 8 reb's, Walton 7 pts, 4 stls Game 6 Raising Champions -VS-The Future 87-63 W, Stephenson 22 pts, 12 reb's, Kabongo 16 pts, Johnson 22 pts, 15 reb's, 4 asst, Leemow 10 pts, 8 reb's 7 asst 4 stl, Nieves 8 pts, 9 reb's Game 7 Raising Champion -VS- Nashville Celtics 82-73 W, Stephenson 23 pts, 14 reb's, 7 asst, 3stl, Kabongo 16 pts, 6 reb's, Johnson 18 pts, 12 reb's 4 blks, Leemow 17 pts, 9 reb's, 6 asst, 3 stl, Nieves 7 pts, 2 stl Consolation Championship Game, Raising Champions -VS- Team Texas 76- 55 W, Stephenson 25 pts,Kabongo 16 pts, Johnson 13 pts , Leemow 11 pts, 7 reb's, 7 asst, 7 stls, Morton 7 pts, 7 asst, 4 stls 4/24/08 Queens Courier - Laurelton guard's journey nears completion: , In one year, Pearson’s improvements unrivaled 4/24/08 Coach Parisi: Another competitive and rewarding season came to and end with the two Queens powers meeting in the championship . Queens Lutheran 12-1 vs Allen Christian 12-1 Both teams split during the season and we were expecting a great game. AC is deep well coached and the defending champs. QL has a 7 man roster and was missing one starter James Jefferies with a ankle injury. AC led the entire game, it was close but when Chris Giles picked up his 3rd foul early 2ND Q ,they were able to double and triple Parisi and the blow out was starting. I told my guys give me your best 7 minutes and leave it on the court. Mark Parisi made it exciting with 15, 4Th Q points which led to QL fouling and stopping the clock but Good teams win on the charity strip and AC was all net. AC wins 55-51. QL was led by Christopher McNeil 16 Pt's and 16 rebs and Mark Parisi 30 Pt's 18 rebs and 2 steals. AC was led by Trent Parrish 21 Pt's Jarrid Moore 13Pt's, 7 rebs and Mayanard Grant 10Pt's. The Q.S.A.A.L has already excepted teams from the Bronx and LI for the 2k9 season and are changing their name to N.Y.S.A.A " New York Scholastic Athletic Association" I urge all Middle School coaches who have a team to contact Dwayne Cumberbatch to be apart of this outstanding league. His email is alphaiiomegapr@aol.com. I would like to acknowledge the Varsity players Justin Alverez, Christopher Ferreira, Dennis Benjamin , James Jefferies and Mark Parisi for making the 1st team all academic. Mayand Grant , James Budgell, Christopher Mcneil, Trent Parrsh and Mark Parisi for making the allstar team. Mark Parisi 36.1 ppg 9.7 rebs. 3.8 ast, 3.0 stl and 1.9 blks was named MVP. The game will be replayed on public access TV. 4/23/08 Jimmy Salmon -The Paterson Division of Recreation along with the Playaz Basketball Club is sponsoring the 7th Annual "JUST JUNE" Boys HS pre-summer league. All games are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the month of June only. A maximum of 10 teams will be entered with an 8 game guarantee.All teams will qualify for the play-offs and will receive a league shirt. Games begin Tuesday June 3rd and the championship will be on Wednesday June 25, 2008. For more information please contact Jimmy Salmon @ 973-207-4346 or JimmySalmon67@aol.com. 4/22/08 Reach One Teach One Basketball, Inc. SUMMER BASKETBALL PROGRAM Is seeking Boys whose grade as of September 2007 was: 10 and under/4th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1997. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 4th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1996. 11 and under/5th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1996. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 5th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1995. 13 and under/7th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1994. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 7th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1993. 14 and under/8th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1993. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 7th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1992. 15 and under/9th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1992. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 9th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1991. Day(s): Tuesdays and Thursdays Time(s): 6:30pm-10:00pm All Student athletes should bring a LEGIBLE copy of his birth certificate and a copy of their “MOST RECENT” report card For information and questions contact Coach Fisher, Coach Jaikisson, or Coach Khan: (516) 285-4505 Or via the Web at www.coachfisher1.com 4/22/08 Edwin "Mookie" De Los Santos: C.A.S.W. Basketball program 16u is participating in the H.I.T.S. Spring Tournament and being coached by Coach Mike Mercedes. C.A.S.W. 16u team beat a tough Back 2 Basics team that came back from a 15pt deficit to win the game 51-42. We had a big offensive attack in the fourth quarter by Abdel Peguero(7pts in the 4th Quarter)Robert Soriano(13pts, 6 Assists), Kelvin Gil(13pts), Miguel Rivera(13pts). We are currently in First Place 3-0 4/22/08 Jimmy Salmon -The Playaz Basketball Club is hosting their 7th Annual " The Blow Up! " tournament, June 6th, 7th and 8th, 2008. All games will be in Paterson, NJ; (primarily at Paterson's John F. Kennedy HS). The event is open to the first eight (8) teams that enter in the 6th grade/12u ; 7th grade/13u and 8th grade/14u divisions. Mike Melton of www.BballSpotlight.com , Orlando Cameron of www.njhoops-journal.com and Robert White of www.nycnjhoops.com will all cover the event and do player and squad profiles. Teams will be accepted only on a first come - first served basis. For more info check our web site @ http://playazbasketball.org/_wsn/page6.html or contact me at 973-207-4346 or JimmySalmon67@aol.com. 4/22/08
Grassroots basketball legend Sonny Vaccaro will be in New York City Thursday night to deliver the keynote address at the Columbia University Sports Ethics Symposium. New York Panthers coach Gary Charles will be on the panel discussion that follows, with Chris Bevilacqua (co-founder, CSTV), Robert Lipsyte (award-winning sports journalist), Adolpho Birch (NFL General Counsel) and Chris Monasch (St. John's Director of Athletics) also joining the panel. The topic of discussion will be Amateurism in Sports Today: Who's Winning the Game, and will be centered around the recent NBA/NCAA partnership as well as the AAU basketball scene, among other things. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held at the NFL Headquarters on 280 Park Ave. (Bet. E. 48th and E. 49th) at 6:30 pm. If you plan to attend you must register at www.columbiasportsethics.com or call Wesley Harris at 516-242-2764. 4/22/08 Coach Bill McNally: Congratulations to Jason Curry and his entire staff on a terrific Scholarship Games. Big Apple Basketball hosts terrific events; yesterday they did a great job showcasing talented deserving student-athletes who certainly will benefit from Big Apple Basketball's hard work. Thanks. 4/22/08 Manny Reed - The Bronx team, SCAN NY 16u is looking for scrimmage games this week. We have our own facility. If interested please call 6463208551/7185905743 or email coach Manny Reed at eliman6179@gmail.com. 4/21/08 Robert Moses - On Friday night the 18u Queens Blackhawks got there 1st win of the 2008 IS8 Spring Classic by defeating the Elmont Spartans. The Blackhawks we missing a few players due to other obligations but were still able to get the 76-45 victory. The Blackhawks were lead by Isiah Stokley 26 pts 8 rebs 5 ast. Antun Maxwell also had 22 pts 10 rebs for the Blackhawks. The Queens Blackhawks look to continue there success against the NY Patriots next Tuesday @ 7pm. 4/20/08 LoHud.com - Kevin Jones comes up big late , Peekskill's Jones ready to slow down a little bit 4/20/08 Daily News - Ebanks' future no slam dunk , Suburban team beats City in Jordan Brand Classic 4/20/08 NY Post - ALL-CHSAA TEAM 4/18/08 Ralph Baker -
Results of Shock Exchange Comes to Harlem (Mar 21-22): Bring the top grade school and junior high school basketball players on the East Coast to City College with its rich basketball history, have them play in front of that NYC crowd with Harlem as the backdrop and some fly gear as the pay off, and what do you get - Shock Exchange Comes to Harlem, of course. The turn out was absolutely crazy, the atmosphere electric, and the teams and coaches all rose to the occasion.
4/18/08 Queens Courier - Fields and Ffrench share bond of personal tragedy, friendship and basketball 4/18/08 Kenny Pretlow - The Metro Hawks 16's clinched a playoff spot in I.S. 8 yesterday in a come from behind overtime victory over For the good of the neighborhood 68 - 65. The young Hawks started slowly trailng by 16 points in the first half eventually losing 30 - 16 at the half. In the second half a stifling 1--2-1-1 press started to turn the tide for the hawks. Anton Dickerson got hot and hit back to back three's to close the deficit to four midway thru the 3rd quarter. As the 4th quarter began the Hawks started to pound the ball inside to David Samuels and Dyrek Jones against the smaller players defending them. After a steal and layup by Justin Exum the hawks were two with 8 seconds to go. FTGOTN tied the game on a layup to send the game into ot. In ot back to back power moves by Dyrek and Dave and a runner put us up 6 and the Hawks held on for the victory. Anton led the way with 18 pts 5 assts 5 steals. David was a beast with 16pts 17 rebs 5 steals and Dyrek added 10pts 10 rebs. Next is the undefeated Juice All Stars. 4/18/08 Big Apple Basketball - Big Apple Basketball will host the 5th Annual Scholarship Games on Sunday, April 20 at Baruch College in New York City . The event, features 40 of the top boys unsigned seniors in the New York City metro area, and is highlighted by two showcase games at 1:30p.m. and 3:30. There will be plenty of fan activities and giveaways by HOT 97, NBA, SLAM, Spaulding and many more! General admission is $5 and kids under 5 are $3. For complete information including the event schedule, rosters and directions, please visit http://www.bigapplebasketball.com/hsexpo.html. Big Apple Basketball is also offering discount and complimentary tickets to area youth groups! For more information, please call (718)575-3342 or email staff@bigapplebasketball.com 4/17/08 Times Ledger - CNG All-city boys' basketball Player of the Year , CNG All-city boys' basketball Coach of the Year , CNG All-city boys' basketball First Team , CNG All-city boys' basketball Second Team , CNG All-city girls' basketball Player of the Year , CNG All-city girls' basketball First Team , CNG All-city girls' basketball Coach of the Year , CNG All-city girls' basketball Second Team 4/16/08 Daily News - Grogan opts to prep for the future , Monet Johnson rakes in the accolades 4/16/08 Mike Beirne - The Queens Bulldogs 16u team is preparing for 2008 summer season. We are presently looking for scrimmage Games with other teams in the area. If interested please contact. Mike Beirne 917 548-2554 212 350-3927. 4/16/08 Queens Courier - Holy Cross guard picks UTEP 4/14/08 Coach William Mayers Sr. would like to Announce Summer Team tryouts for our 10 & under boys team also 12 & under boys team tryouts will be held on April 19, 2008 10 & under 9Am 12 & under boys 11Am @ ELMCOR Gym 33-16 108th. Corona NY 11368 for more information call (718) 651-0096 ext 220 or 238 Elmcor.1@Juno.com 4/14/08 Coach Anthony Gill - The Brooklyn Ballers 17-under team kicked off their IS8 season by stunning the Playaz of New Jersey, 95-83. In an intense, well-played game that featured tough defense, good shooting, and lots of dunks, the up-and-coming Ballers withstood a late rally by the Playaz, led by St Anthony's Dominic Cheek and St. Benedicts Tamir Jackson, and Philly's Malik Wayns. The Ballers featured a well-balanced attack led by 6'4' wing Dion Waiters(23 pts,7 rebs.,6 assists, and 6 steals),6'3' point guard Lamount Samuel(20 pts, 6 assists, 3 steals), and 6' 5' power forward, Derrick Rendell(12 pts., 20 rebs.,5 blocks). Gavin Scott and Sammy Obetoh both scored in double figures, and made clutch buckets at the end to close out the game, and Jamaal Gill and Nigel Henderson played well off the bench. Congratulations to Coach Gary Sheares on a masterful coaching job, and keep up the fine work you with the youth of our community.---Coach Anthony Gill, Brooklyn Ballers. 4/14/08 Queens Blackhawks AAU basketball program is based in Queens New York. We are a non profit organization dedicated to enhancing our young men through basketball. We are looking for some scrimmages for our 15u/16u group during the vacation week from April 21th-25th. We are willing to travel to your gym, anywhere in the metro area. Please contact coach Robert Moses at (646) 372-8455 or email at QueensBlackhawks@aol.com . You can also visit the team site at www.QueensBlackhawks.com 4/14/08 Coach Carlton Screen: There will be 13 and under tryouts for AAU Max Basketball Team on Saturday April 19th, from 11am -1pm, at P.S.241 President Street and Franklin Avenue call 917 771 1087 for more info 4/14/08 Jason Wagner - The NYC Jaguars 16u team is in need of a forward or center type player who, likes to be around the basket and has a will and desire to learn and be a better basketball player. We have one spot available and we are holding it for a player of this type. If there is anyone intertested in coming down and seeing if they can fill this spot for us please contact.Coach Kevin Hamilton 9178871528 , Or Coach J 6463302200 4/14/08 Lohud.com - Westchester/Putnam boys basketball player of the year: Kevin Jones , Basketball: Westchester/Putnam All-Star boys capsules , Rockland boys basketball player of the year: Ryan Sheridan , Basketball: Rockland All-County boys capsules Girls Basketball Westchester/Putnam girls basketball player of the year: Angelei Aguirre , Basketball: Westchester/Putnam All-Star girls capsules , Rockland girls basketball player of the year: Alaina Walker , Basketball: Rockland All-County girls capsules , Briarcliff gives Bears a Giants-like salute , Shields acclaimed by coaches association
4/13/08 CAA Insider - Lincoln forward Greene picking up interest 4/11/08 Coach William Mayers Sr. would like to Announce 4th Annual ELMCOR Spring Madness Basketball Tournament for ages 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, 17u under boys Teams. Entry fee$300 Referee fees not included .Tournament will start May 2008 tournament will be held @ ELMCOR Gym 33-16 108th. Corona NY 11368 for more information call (718) 651-0096 ext 220 or 238 4/10/08 Times Ledger - Books before ball: Sealy honors husband's memory, invigorates youth with hoops program , PSAL All-Queens boys' basketball Player of the Year , PSAL All-Queens boys' basketball Coach of the Year , PSAL All-Queens boys' basketball First Team , PSAL All-Queens boys' basketball Second Team , PSAL All-Queens girls' basketball Player of the Year , PSAL All-Queens girls' basketball First Team , PSAL All-Queens girls' basketball Coach of the Year , PSAL All-Queens girls' basketball Second Team 4/10/08 Queens Courier - Queens to be well represented in Brazil Trip 4/10/08 NJ.Com - Player of the Year: St. Anthony's Mike Rosario , Monmouth county honors - Milana: Fearless, hard-nosed player , Middlesex County honors: Hard-working Burwell became true leader , Essex County honors; Gibbs played leading role for Seton Hall Prep , All-county teams , County honors: Linden's Wade simply a special player , County honors - Inside story: Mushman thrived in new role , Area honors: Cullinan stepped forward for Immaculata , BOYS BASKETBALL FINAL RANKINGS , Coach of the Year: Immaculata's Mike Frauenheim , Team of the year: St. Anthony , All-State first team , Boys basketball - Morris County honors , Boys basketball - Passaic County honors , Hudson County honors 4/10/08 NJ.com - Girls basketball FINAL RANKINGS , Coach of the Year: New Providence's Cap Pazdera, , Team of the year: Shabazz ,Player of the Year: Laurin Mincy of University , Girls Basketball - Somerset County honors , Girls Basketball - Morris County honors , Girls basketball - Union County honors , Girls basketball - Ocean County honors , Girls basketball - Sussex County honors , Girls basketball - Sussex County honors , Girls basketball - Hudson County honors , Girls basketball - Middlesex County honors , Girls basketball - Essex County honors , GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-GROUP AND ALL-CLASS TEAM , Girls basketball All-County teams ,
4/9/08 Pro Hoops will be hosting a clinic for kids ages 8-10 this Saturday (April 12th) from 3-5:00 p.m. on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Drills will focus on ballhandling, passing and finishing at the basket. The location is the Ideal School on 76th and Central Park West. Ross and Tim Burns of Pro Hoops will be conducting the clinic. The cost is $40 per player. To sign up please contact Ross at 917.328.3766 or email him at ross@prohoops.net. 4/8/08
The New York Gauchos 14U Boys Basketball Team Presents Mothers Day Mayhem Friday May 9-11th 2008 At The World Famous Gaucho Gym Located at 478 Gerard Avenue Bronx, New York 10451 4/8/08 Tom McTernan - Big Apple Sports Big Apple Sports will be presenting the PSAL Alternative League All-Star Game this Thursday, April 10th, at 5 pm at Bronx Regional H.S., located at 1010 Rev. Polite Avenue near 165th Street in the Bronx. A total of 32 players have been selected, representing both the A and B divisions of the Alternative League. Expected participants include 2007-08 scoring champion Julian Dennen, a 6-2 guard from Lower East Side Prep, rebounding leader Sean Harris of University Heights and top playmaker Davon Moore, the 5-11 lead guard of undefeated B Division champion Manhattan HS. Satellite Academy, which captured the A Division title with a 51-50 decision over Bronx Regional, will have six players in the game, led by a trio of underclassmen in Michael Ramos, Derrick Dawkins and Jabbar Jefferson. For the complete list of scheduled participants, check the Big Apple website at http://www.eteamz.com/bigapplesports This All-Star contest tips off a busy recruiting weekend during which over 100 coaches from across the country are expected in the metro area to attend such events as the Big Apple College Exposure 2008 at City College on Saturday, April 12th, and the EKB Classic the following day at Elizabeth HS in New Jersey. 4/7/08 Hoops on Hoops - Collier heading to St. Anthony, Collier leaves All Hallows, lands at N.J. power St. Anthony 4/7/08 Edwin "Mookie" De Los Santos - C.A.S.W. is holding tryouts for its 14u team on April 9th, 15th, 16th starting at 6:30pm, please bring copy of birth certificate and also not playing with any other AAU teams. We are currently looking for Small forward(6'2), Power forward(6'4) to play in our Summer Tournaments: Dyckman Basketball Tournament, H.I.T.S., Nike Swoosh, UDC, Black Butta Classic, and East Harlem Classic. Our gym is located on 174th street and Fort Washington Ave in Manhattan. You can reach me at edwin2121@yahoo.com or call me at 646-541-6023. 4/7/08 Coach Ghandhi Martin @ Abyssinian- I would like to congradulate the 8th grade team for qualifying for the Div I nationals with a successful weekend at the AAU Super Regionals at Rebounds in Neptune NJ. They went 3-0 on Saturday to finish in 1st place in our pool and then 2-1 on Sunday losing in the final four. We are very proud of the guys for the way they bought into defense win games philosophy and on the offense end taking advantage of whom ever had the advantage. Good job guys keep up the hard work. 4/7/08 Kimani Young, New Heights – New Heights 15U “ Six Pack ” won the 2008 Spring Fling Championship this past weekend going 6-0 out at Rutgers U niversity . These young men played inspired basketball all weekend beating good teams starting in pool play with Virginia Pride all the way through bracket play defeating The DC Blue Devils in the final to capture the chip. Chris Gayot (Cardozo HS) All -T ournament and Antho ny “ Face ” Givens (Bishop Loughlin) provided tough defense and leadership in the backcourt as well as perimeter scoring throughout the weekend . Jermaine Sanders (Rice HS) All - Tournament saved his basketball for the playoff rounds and championship leading all scorers with 18 points in the championship game. Shamell Williams (Rice HS) Tournament MVP also shouldered some of the scoring load this weekend while providing tough defense and rebounding as well. Dante Samuels (W ings Academy) and Emmanuel Andujar (Rice HS) were consummate team mates contributing intangible plays and timely scoring all weekend. Our coaching staff Joe Leone, Joel Shapiro and Tifford Gibbs did a n excellent job short handed providing con fidence and leadership to this group of young men and this was evident throughout the weekend . I want to also point out that Jermaine S anders , arguably the best freshman in NYC right now offered his All-Tournament Award to Anthony “ Face ” Givens after the tournament because he felt that Face played well throughout the tournament and he deserved it more than him. In a day and time when coaches , parents are kids are highly motivated by individual awards, it ’ s great to see a selfless act like this one from a good player and great kid. 4/7/08 Coach Anthony Harris : I would like to congratulate the 5th grade Our Lady of the Angelus basketball team from Rego Park , Queens for winning the Eddie D. Tournament this past weekend. We are also still participating in the St. Cecilia Tournament in Brooklyn . The 5th grade team has had an impressive year going 21-3 for the year. They give a total team effort from top to bottom. The roster consists of some unknown future stars in our city. Lenny Kadisha, Chidi Nweze, Hamidou Diallo, Teddy Cunningham, Jeffrey Cubagee, Khalil Mohammed, Jonathan Gil, James Chow, Chaucey Mcclure. If anyone is interested in trying out for this team next year please call 718-690-6040…You can also check out our website. www.leaguelineup.com/olabasketball 4/7/08
Jimmy Salmon -
The Playaz Basketball Club would like to thank all the teams that participated in both Spring Fling - Phase I and Spring Fling- Phase II the last 2 weekends. There was a lot of good basketball played in our area and hopefully all teams feel as though they benefited from the experience. Congratulations go out to the victors: 12u Champs - Delaware Hawks; 13u Champs - DC Blue Devils; 14u Champs - DC Assault; 15u Champs - New Heights;16u Champs - DC Assault; 17u Champs - Playaz Red. 4/7/08 Kenny Pretlow -The Metro Hawks 16"s opened up in I.S. 8 with two victories this weekend. On Saturday we defeated the Forest Hill Rangers 53 - 36. We were led by St Pats frosh Shaquille Stokes with 17 pts 6 assts Blessed Sacrement's soph David Samuels 10 pts 15 rebs and Beford Academy's junior Dyrek Jones 10 pts 11 rebs. After leading 34 -30 going into the 4th quarter the defense led by Boys High junior Anton Dickerson and New Rochelle's Antoine mason held the Rangers to only six points in the quarter. The team returned on Sunday morning to take on the B.C. Eagles in a game as Pete Edwards said was a "regular season game with playoff implications". The Hawks pulled out a exciting 90 - 87 win in overtime. Shaq led the way with 21pts 7 assts Mase aslo had 21pts 8 of which came in ot. Anton had 13 and Christ the King's soph Kareem Thomas added 10 and Dave had another double double with 10 pts 11 rebs. After trailing by 8 in the 4th quarter the Hawks used a ful court press to chip the lead to 2 and took the lead on a three pointer by A Dickerson after a steal by Mason he went coast to coast for a layup and a foul to put us up three. But the Young hawks turned the ball over twice which allowed the eagles to tie the game. Two foul shots by Kareem gave us the lead with 7 seconds to go but a drive by Georgio Milligan put the game into ot. In ot Mason hit a three and a layup to put us up 4. The hawks did not lose this lead thanks to clutch rebounding by Ck"s Dominkya Milkja who hit three straight free throws to give the Hawks an important victory over a well seaoned Eagle team. Next for the Hawks will be the Boo Williams tourney in Hampton Va this weekend 4/5/08 CoachParisi: "Queens Schools Athletic Association League" Queens Lutheran (11-1) Finished the season today by winning the last regular season games beating Brooklyn Jesuit Prep 97-29 . Chris Giles set the table with 21 assists (record)and Mark Parisi 57Pt's (record) James Jefferies 16Pt's and Chris McNeil 21Pt's ate. Later action had QL against Bay Ridge Prep BRP came back in the end to close out the score 52-46 .Mark Parisi led us with 25 Pt's and Chris McNeil , James Jefferies , Mark Smith and Chris Giles balanced the rest of the scoring. 4/4/08 HSSMTV.com - Highlights from the Summit Unsigned Senior Showcase held at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood NJ. March 30, 2008 4/4/08 CoachParisi: "Queens Schools Athletic Association League" was packed with action last night as first placed Queens Lutheran went up against Manhattan Christian Academy QL ran away with this one 97-29 . Christian Giles (7th) grade had another DD with 14Pt's 13 assists,Chris McNeil had 22 Pt's and 10 boards, James Jefferies 14Pt's and 7 assist, Akay Nuredini played solid Defense and Mark Parisi who had his best all around game led us with 44Pt's . 4/3/08 Times Ledger - End of an Era: Landesberg finishes high-school career with Federation loss , Lil' Lorin no more: Younger Dixon emerges from sister's big shadow , SJP's Gatto inducted into state Hall of Fame , Royal performance: Smith dominates at state Federation, hopes for more in next three years , Eagles wings clipped in Glens Falls , CK legend honored by NYS HOF , CHSAA All-Queens boys' basketball Player of the Year , CHSAA All-Queens boys' basketball Coach of the Year , CHSAA All-Queens boys' basketball First Team , CHSAA All-Queens boys' basketball Second Team , CHSAA All-Queens girl's basketball Player of the Year , CHSAA All-Queens girls' basketball Coach of the Year , CHSAA All-Queens girls' basketball First Team , CHSAA All-Queens girls' basketball Second Team 4/3/08 Coach Anthony Leader - S.V.F. Bulldogs!!! CONGRATULATIONS to the Saint Vincent Ferrer 12U basketball team on their (3 sweep) 07-08 accomplishment. These very talented and dedicated young men took the Championship Titles in the Brooklyn IBL, CYO and the BCBA B leagues. The team went 30-3 for the season, a complete turnaround from last years record of 2 -26. They were lead by Team Captain, Devyn Young Sir Wilson, Kadeem Mailman Carrington, Michael Lil a i Payne, Darius Stiffy James, Tommy Big Tommy Beaubrum, Elijah Ehall Rose, Terrell The Dribbler Clarkson, Kahlil Mr. Defense Lane, Derrick DC Copeland, Keffan IQ Williams and Brandon Edmonson. Good luck this weekend when they play the Queens boro champs. This will be the last game of the season before they travel nationally with their respective AAU teams. Let us continue to empower and encourage our student athletes through service, accountability and acknowledgement. A special thanks to Director Claude Coleman for keeping this program going with over 140 scheduled games in 4 month (10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & H.S.Girls). He kept us up and running, from beginning to end. 4/3/08 Khalid Green - Brooklyn Elite Youth Basketball Try-Outs (Boys Grades 6 - 8) Saturday April 5, 2008 - 9:30am @PRATT INSTITUTE (ARC Gymnasium) 200 Willoughby Ave. (Brooklyn, NY) Transportation: Bus: B38 to Lafayette Ave. Walk 2 Blocks - Train: G to Clinton / Washington Ave. 4/3/08 Coach Andre' Edwards -Team Underrated: I would like to inform everyone that, based on Timothy Quashie academic achievement and leadership potential, has been nominated to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference (JrNYLC) to be held in Washington, D.C. this summer 2008. Timothy was nominated by his teacher, Ms. Joanna Ramirez, who recognized him as one of a select group of students with the scholastic merit, maturity and strength of character to represent Westbury Middle School at this unique leadership program for exceptional 5th and 6th graders. Team Underrated congratulates Timothy and this huge accomplishment. It's not all about basketball, you have to have that strong foundation of being academically sound and analytically astute when you are a STUDENT-ATHLETE 4/3/08 Big Apple Basketball - The next tryouts for the 5th Annual Big Apple Basketball Scholarship Games will be on Saturday, April 5 at Baruch College and Sunday, April 6 at FIT . All seniors are expected to be at both tryouts. The showcase is designed to showcase the Top 40 boys unsigned seniors in the NY metro area, based upon their academic achievements and basketball ability, to college coaches for scholarship opportunities. This year the event is approved for Division I coaches! In addition, there will also be Division II and Division III schools represented . The event and tryouts are free for seniors from New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Northern NJ and Southern CT. All student-athletes must bring a copy of their transcript and college board scores to the tryout. Complete information, including registration can be found at http://www.bigapplebasketball.com/hsexpo.html For additional questions, please call (718)575-3342 4/2/08 Queens Courier - Lincoln Ices Holy Cross , Landesberg leaves memorable legacy , Cannizzaro, CK architect, enshrined , Different Dixon, same result , Cambria Heights’ Johnson has come a long way , Sensational Smith Shines for CK , State title not meant to be for American Studies 4/2/08
Coach Ghandhi Martin - Abyssinian 16 and under/10th grade team- We are looking for a pg or combo guard and two or three players 6'6 or bigger shot blocker who loves to rebound and run to travel to King James Shooting Stars in Ohio, Rumble in the bronx, the Adidas 64 tournament in Las Vegas and Double Pump in Ca. In order to be considered, you can not be attached to another aau program and be willing to work hard. If interested, Please contact coach Ghandhi @ 917 399-4426 or via email @ coachghandhi@hotmail.com. 4/2/08 Monwell Brown - 2008 USBA New Jersey Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball State Championship May 3RD –May 5th $400 REGISTER EARLY QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS www.usbahoops.com deadline midnight April 26th, 2008 4/2/08 Pro Hoops is now offering individual & group basketball training in Manhattan. Our trainers have trained various pro's & college players such as Wally Szczerbiak, Jameer Nelson, Raja Bell & Speedy Claxton. We train everyday of the week and provide service to male & female players of all skill levels. For more information contact Ross Burns at ross@prohoops.net or 917.328.3766 4/2/08 Lawrence Pollard - Team Hersh is currently looking for some 5th grade boys basketball players... For more info please contact Coach Lawrence Pollard @ Lipbud32@aol.com or 718-301-3721 4/2/08 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): On Saturday 3/29/08 at Bishop Ford High School we hosted a 1 day basketball tournament in honor of Mr.Dewey Wood lll, we will be having this tournament annually. We had teams from Darby Pennsylvania, Visitation Hawks, Abbe Hawks, Brooklyn United, Nassau Ballers, and Team Max. All the games were played well, with plenty of excitement. In between games lunch was served, which was provided by Forest City Ratner Companies. We would like to Thank our sponsor, Bishop Ford High School, and all the teams that participated. 4/1/08 Gerald Brown - The Boys Club of New York Basketball Program is having tryouts for our 14&under summer league team participating in the Holcombe Rucker, Nike Swoosh and other summer leagues. Monday April 7, 2008 at 6pm at the Harriman Clubhouse, located in lower Manhattan at 287 East 10 street (between avenue A and 1avenue) Those wishing to tryout CANNOT turn 15years old before July 1, 2008 for Nike Swoosh and Holcombe Rucker Summer league, CANNOT Turn 15 before September 1, 2008. Any questions or concerns, call Gerald Brown, Physical Director (212) 533-2554 Ext 1138 4/1/08 Ricky Rivers - The Funsport Jr. Pros pool play season is over and featured a lot of new and developing talent. As we prepare for the first two rounds of playoffs on Saturday, April 5th we'd like to extend the invitation to all H.S. coaches to attend and witness the upcoming talent. Thus far we've had visits from Christ the King (Bob Oliva himself), St Raymonds, Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, Poly Prep, St. Marys, and several others. I'm expecting to see other schools in attendance on April 5th. We need coaches to witness the play of Thaddeus Hall, Dennis Green, Winston McLeod, and Kareem Reid Jr. of Harlem Kings when they meet the talents of Tarik Smith, Demetrius Thomas, and Andre Scipio of LL Stars, better known as Westchester Hawks. We need witnesses to see if Marquis Moore, Rashad Andrews, and William Davis can lead Pythons past a tough C3 Elite team again led by Rachard Moody, Ayodele Akinbia, and Andre Scantlebury. Or check out one of the most talented teams in D1 stars featuring Lebrent Walker, Omar Calhoun, and Jevon Thomas against a much improved Brooklyn Ballers1 team led by Malik Gill, Kirkland Ottey, and Travon Segura. The tourney had so much talent we had to add another excellent matchup in Brooklyn USA led by Dashawn Suber, Fadil Yacoubou, and Daijan Palmer against a powered Team Odom including Wilson Molina, Kevin Greene, and Tarron Cobbs. Also scheduled is Hoop Heaven out of NJ led by 6'3" Dominic Hoffman, Jaren Sina, and Morgan Dixon against the much improved BQ Kings led by Edwin Sainvil, Alessandro Troia, Ryan DeNicola. The final playoff matchup features Brooklyn Ballers2 led by Neil Veira, Dashawn Mitchell, and Davonne Spellman against Dynasty Select out of NJ paced by Richard Simons, Charles Wingate, Wilfredo Munoz. Now you know who the key players are for the playoff matchups. The supporting cast for each team is just as valuable. Someone other than the focus players will make a name for himself in these playoffs. The teams know if they lose, its over. The gametimes are listed below so make it your business to come prepared to play, coach, or witness! SATURDAY, APRIL 5th 4/1/08 Jimmy Salmon - The Phase I portion of the Spring Fling has concluded. The champions in the EVEN AGE Brackets are: 12u - Delaware Hawks; 14u - DC ASssault and the 16u champions are also DC Assault. The Phase II portion begins on Tuesday April 1st. Please re-check the schedule. There have been some last minute changes in pools and the overall scheudule as well.We have done our best to contact everyone with the changes. Please click here for the new schedule, http://playazbasketball.org/_wsn/page7.html . Call me at 973-207-4346 with any concerns. 3/31/08 NYHoops.com - Bergtraum Rolls Over Lady Cougars In Federation Title Win , Lincoln, The Last Team Standing
3/31/08 Taina Losasso - SO YOU THINK YOU GOT GAME.....PROVE IT !!!! PLAYERS CHOICE USA has teamed up with Jason Williams to run the JAY WILLS COMPETIVE EDGE Basketball tournament at Fordham University on Satuarday May 3rd & Sunday May 4th. Age groups 14,15,16,17's. Team Trophy and medals will be given out to the winning teams in each age group. Cost $450. 3 Game guarentee, plus 4th game for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place finish. For more information please contact either Tom Sclafani at 732 501-4155 E-Mail duck8coach@aol.com or John LoSasso , lo-coach@msn.com or by phone at 718 877-9903. Also, if you are a vendor who would like to rent a table at this event, please contact Tom Sclafani at the above number. This is a boys and girls event that will host 70 teams. 3/31/08 SNY.TV - Leary leads Bergtraum to title , Lincoln hauls in another title 3/31/08 Daily News - Stephenson leads Lincoln to title , Bergtraum wins fifth Federation title 3/30/08 SNY: Christ the King takes Girls Class A crown: , 3/30/08 Times Ledger State Federation notebook: Christ the King girls win 'A' state title , Senior moments: Pena overcomes illness to propel CK to Federation 'A' finals 3/30/08
Reach One Teach One basketball Is seeking Boys whose grade as of September 2007 were: 3/30/08 Brooklyn Girls Wheelchair Tryouts @ St John's Recreation Center 1251 Prospect Place b/w Troy ave and Schenectady ave. Take the 2 train to Kingston and then walk three blocks to Prospect Place. For Further info contact Seldon Jefferson 718-598-5325 or Coach Lloyd 718-771-2787. Tryouts are 4 PM-6PM, Monday 3/31/08 and Wednesday, 4/2/08. 3/30/08 NYHoops.com - Triche Powers Jamesville-DeWitt To Class A Federation Title , Big Men Power Lincoln to Federation Final 3/30/08 PostStar - The kid who wanted Lance earns respect , Tournament of Champions Page 3/30/08 Daily News - Lincoln, Cross in state title fight 3/30/08 SNY.TV - Lincoln to face Holy Cross in finals , Crusaders trip before storybook ending 3/30/08 Lloyd Desvigne - The last tryout date for the Wheelchair Charities Boy's Queens team: Last Tryout at Holy Cross HS 26 20 Francis Lewis BLVD Flushing, NY Time: 4:30pm Juniors and Seniors only---Queens and Long Island Players only 3/29/08 NYHoops.com - Cityplayers Lead Long Island Lutheran to Federation Title Game , Transit Falls at Glens Falls 3/29/08 SNY.TV - Lutheran not a typical LI school 3/29/08 Times Union - Long Island Lutheran makes final 3/29/08 Newsday.com - LI Lutheran tops Bishop Ford 3/28/08 Times Ledger - Knights want Lance: Landesberg, teammates hope for rematch with Stephenson, Lincoln in state Federation , Tale of the tape for potential Holy Cross opponents 3/28/08 Elliot Rosado: The N.Y. Patriots / Books & Ball Foundation Will be hosting it’s 3rd annual Book’s & Ball All City Classic on Friday April 11th. This year we will be showcasing some of the best middle school players in the city. There will be two games. The first one being the 6th grade J.V. game at 7pm. The second game 7th & 8th graders. At 8:15pm. Players confirmed so far. Nkerewuem Okoro (Class of 2012) Daniel Dingle (Class of 2012) Shamgod Wells(Class of 2012) Jemal Smith (Class of 2014) Jaquan Brown (Class of 2013) Jason Boswell (Class of 2013) Middle school coaches note that there are four spots Available for the 6th grade J.V. game. If you feel your kid deserves an all star spot call me at 646-423-9457. The game will be played at Baychester Community Center . Located at 1220 East 229th st. Bronx N.Y. 10459 For more info you can reach me at rosadoelliot@yahoo.com or go to the website http://booksandball.tripod.com 3/28/08 Steve Goldstein - As a witness to the Harlem Kings three team sweep at the New York Shock Exchange Tournament, the Kings are clearly a program on the rise. Is there a better 9th grader in New York than Sidiki Johnson? Johnson at close to 6'7 showed his complete game of dunks and hitting threes. Teammate Jevaun Dawson has to be one of the best jump shooting and slashing guards in the class of 2011. The 8th grade team, playing without one of the city's top guards, injured guard Dennis Green, also showed their depth by beating New Jersey's Playaz. The Kings 7th grade team, with lots of height and depth beat a tough Gauchos team. Finally, the Kings 8th grade team includes 6th grader Jerron Love. Jerron, less than 5 feet, already makes great point guard decisions and is a name to remember. 3/27/08 Student Athletes Inc. Invitational Summer League for BOYS & GIRLS will tip off it's 20th Year on June 21, 2008 & Play-offs will end on August 17. There will be Boys & Girls Divisions for SENIORS ($500 entry fee-18 & under-can't be 19 as of Jan. 1.2008)- JUNIORS ($475 entry fee-16 & under-can't be 17 as of Jan. 1, 2008) FRESHMAN ($450 entry fee-14 & under-can't be 15 as of Jan. 1, 2008) & LITTLE GUYS & LITTLE GALS ( $425 entry fee-12 & under-can't be 13 as of Jan. 1, 2008) Each Division will consists of 8 teams-Games will be played at the outdoor courts located on Hoty Ave. & 31st Street (Astoria, Queens) next to the Triboro Bridge.(Take "N" Train to HOYT Ave. stop-park is right there). T-shirts are supplied for every team. INSURANCE is included in the entry fee. TROPHIES are awarded to 12 members of the 1st & 2nd Place Teams in each division. In addition there will be MVP & Sportsmanship Trophies for each division. PLEASE contact League Director "Doc" Nicelli at 718 392 4527 or 646 246 1130 for more information & registration forms. 3/27/08 Queens Courier - Tyshawn Russell of Holy Cross Feature: , Holy Cross, Landesberg Eye latest challenge:, Cannizzaro, Gatto to receive Hall Calls: , Cinderella has Queens roots: 3/27/08 Lisa Sealy -Malik Sealy All-Stars Basketball Tryouts April 3, 2008 7-9pm Middle School 158 Curie Middle School 46-35 Oceania Street , Bayside New York 11361 For more information contact Lisa: 646.761.6990 6th grade (age exception, birthday September 1-December 31, 1995) 7th grade (age exception, birthday September 1-December 31, 1994) 3/27/08 Mike Garrett - The Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon 17U AAU team is having open tryouts for Forwards and Centers. If you are a big man looking for a team or to plainly just gt better and do a lil traveling doing so contact coach Mike Garrett at 914-310-3970. The team website is leaguelineup.com/mvbgc. Be clear I am looking for players not superstars. Players get better superstars fall to earth... So says the forces of gravity. Coach Mike 914-310-3970 3/27/08 Eric Fogle - As the NYC Metro Area AAU/Grassroots "seasons" get under way I would like to ask a question that might raise an eyebrow or two BUT better to "err" on the side of caution. How many of these AAU program "Coaches" are CPR/Basic Life Saving/First Aid Certified? Do they know if any of their players have any medical issues( allergies, asthma, etc)? I ask these questions because I have 25 years of Grass Roots, H.S and College Coaching experince and learned that it only takes ONE incident to have people ask..Why wasn't this Coach certified? How come he/she didn't know aboout that player's condition? Tournaments, Leagues will be starting up here in the New York City/ New Jersey area and around the country, team movement will be frantic as a "Coach" you assume the role of mentor, supervisor and in some regards custodial parent....I would like to pose this question to you....Are you equiped( Training, certification) to handle minor to major medical emergencies that could occur at a game or while on the road? 3/24/08 Coach Carlton Screen : Basketball tryouts for AAU Team Max traveling teams, ages 17 and under will be held at South Shore High School Flatlands and Ralph Avenues, Brooklyn, NY. On Fridays 3/28, 4/4, and 4/11- Time: 4:30 - 6:30pm sharp! all players are welcomed - only players trying out will be allowed to enter building. Tryouts for 12 -13 year old boys from 12 - 2pm, 11 and under 2:30 - 4:30pm Saturdays 3/29, 4/5, and 4/12 will be held at PS 241 on President Street and Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. all players are welcomed - only players trying out will be allowed to enter building. For further infomation please call 917 771 1087 or 718 434 0127 ask for Coach Screen 3/24/08 Bernard Bowen - This weekend The Harlem Kings were successful winning in every age group 7th, 8th and 9th Grade in the NY Shock Exchange up at City College. First the 7th Grade Defeated a very Strong and good Gauchos team (7th Grade) By 12. The 8th Grade Led by Thaddeus Hall Chris Valasquez and (Winston Mcloud New Heights-Harlem Kings extended Family) went down to the wire with top Ranked 14u Playaz from New Jersey, The Kings pulled out the win by 3 in double Overtime. Last, the 9th Grade Kings Led by Sidiki Johnson and Javon Dawson who both had a great performance beating a very talented Coast 2 Coast team from L.I, the kings pulled it out by 1 in the final seconds. It was a great weekend for the program. Stayed Tuned as the Harlem Kings will be in a gym near you..... 3/24/08 Adrian Thompson - LIL took four teams to the Dream Classic in Philly this past weekend to start the travel season. The fourth and fifth grades competed well and tough represented the program well. The seventh grade featuring Ethan Telfair, Jason Boswell, David Greene, Pep Vaughn, Isaiah Lewis and Justin Smith. After going 1-1 in pool play and coming in second in the pool the 7th grade team faced the Delaware Sharks in the semi's and played a very tough and competive that ended in double ot and the team coming up short losing by 2 on a buzzer beater. Ethan and Justin control the tempo of the game as Jason and Isaiah handled the scoring. The 8th grade team faced Team Philly formerly known as Philly's Finest in the championship game. Philly's finest finished second in the country last year in Memphis and rode the momentum to winning the Maryland Invitational earlier in the year. The game started out with a fast pace as Nkerewuem Okoro scored a layup and Daniel Dingle hit three to put Dingle up 5-0. Team Philly bounced back moving up 1 6-5 and giving energy to the pro philly crowd. As that happened Dingleberry hit two more three's as Team Philly packed it to prevent post entry into center Kamari Murphy. Enter into the game one of the top 8th graders in NYC Labrent Walker and back up guard Jamel Torrence and tempo changed as both players locked up the back court of Team Philly along with Emmanuel who brought energy. Dingle was up 3 at the half and looked the take control of the game and Team Philly come out of the Zone and play man to man. After the coach made the decision to do it all she wrote as LIL-Dingle went on a 16-2 run led by Nkerewuem Okoro, Emmanuel Brown and Labrent Walker that created separation in the game. LIL's guard play made the difference in the game as Jamel Torrence, Myron Hickman and Ryan Frankel alternated with Severio Ford to keep Team Philly's guard off balance and allowed Kamari Murphy, and the rest of team score at ease. Congratulations to Coaches Darryl Washington and Dana Dingle and the Dingle on the Dream Classic Championship. 3/20/08
Reach One Teach One basketball Is seeking Boys whose grade as of September 2007 were: Day(s): Monday & Thursday thru March 31, 2008 Time: 8:30pm-10:00pm Place: High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety, 116-25 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11434-1614 For information and questions contact Coach Fisher, Coach Jaikisson, or Coach Khan: (516) 285-4505 Or via the Web at www.coachfisher1.com
3/20/08 Daily News - No contest... , Coach questions Josh Gray's abrupt transfer to Edison , Buzzers send Westinghouse and Transit Tech to 'A' finals Jefferson boys and girls look ahead after defeat , Ashton Pankey leaves Molloy amid controversy , Bishop Ford prevails, earns first trip to Glens Falls , Westinghouse hits final shot; Gompers' season goes dark , Samuels gets that All-American feeling , With third straight PSAL title, Lincoln proves it has no peer
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