August 2004

8/31/04 Louis Xifaras: 'Congratulations to Otoja Abit in his college selection of St. John's University for the fall of 2004. Otoja will be a walk-on as a freshman this season. After a successful career at Archbishop Molloy High School, Otoja attended The Gunnery prep school in Connecticut to do a post grad 5th year. After that, he chose to attend St. John's University for both academic and athletic reasons. Congratulations and good luck the next four years in obtaining both a degree and a great basketball experience in NYC. Also, a delayed congratulations to Salvador Patricio in committing to Hofstra University. Sal played his freshman year at Monsignor McClancy High School, then went on to play his sophomore and junior years at Bryant High School, and will finish up at Florida Prepatory in Fort Myers Florida for his senior year. Keeping NYC kids in NYC is a great thing, hopefully it keeps happening.'

8/31/04 Jim Fox: 'The Long Island Lightning will be hosting the New York Elite Invitational for players in the Class of 2007 at the Island Garden from September 2nd - 4th. Games will begin on Thursday at 6:00 pm and pick up again on Friday between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm. Playoffs will be held on Saturday, September 4th beginning at 8:30 am. Some of the top teams in the country will be participating in this tournament. The teams who have accepted invitations at this time are: D1 Greyhounds (Cincinatti), Southwest Magic (Houston), GC Ballers (Rochester), Nike Team Florida, Philly MJC, Albany City Rocks, Tim Thomas Playaz, Baltimore Stars, Delaware Sharpshooters and D1 Sports of North Carolina. Local New York teams participating will be Ahead of the Game, Team Next and Long Island Lightning.'

8/31/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The 2004 Westchester's Best Fall League schedule is now available. 42 teams will participate in this year's league. The league will begin on Sunday, September 12 and run weekly through November 8 and will feature some of the region's best teams including; New Rochelle, Iona Prep, Poughkeepsie, Port Chester, Kennedy Catholic and many more. Go to www.westchesterelite.com for the complete schedule.

8/30/04 Shawn McCray: The 10 under and 12 under playoff results on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.

8/30/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstar 16u team weekend results from the Almighty Force Back To School Tournament. T.K. defeated Southside Entertainment (Queens) 53-47 on Saturday. Justin Davis 23pts 10 rebounds, Shaun Willoughby chipped in 11pts. On Sunday, we played two games. T.K. defeated Team Blacktop (Manhattan) 52-29 in the first game. Kawan Lilly paced the team with 13pts & 7 rebounds. Patrick Bourdeau contributed with 12pts & 5 assists. In the second game T.K. defeated the Elmont Panthers (Campus Magnet H.S., Queens) 55-47. Justin Davis led a balanced attack with 15pts. Deytwan Hill, Johnnie Barnes, Kawan Lilly and Tony Dennison scored 10 pts each. The regular season concludes Labor Day weekend. On Sunday, Sept. 5th T.K. face Greg Vaughn's Cougars @ 2:30pm. On Monday, Sept.6, T.K. face Team Underrated @ 2:00pm. The competition is being held at Ajax Park located at 140th Street, and 116th Avenue in Jamaica Queens. The sixteen team field includes the following teams. T.K. Allstars, Elmont Panthers, Team Underrated, Greg Vaughn's Cougars. West: Hoop Vision, Rockland Rockets, Hood Squad, NYC Finest, B'N'D Players, Hood Council, Southside Entertainment Group, Blacktop Basketball. East: Venom Soldiers, Who Cares(?), Da Block, Big Mikes All-Stars. Playoffs begin Sept. 11 @ 1:00pm, the Quarters Finals begin Sun. Sept. 12th @1:00pm. Semifinals Sat. Sept. 18th @ 1:00pm. The Championship game will take place Sunday. Sept. 19th @ 3:00pm. For further information about the league contact Mr. Shahee Martin @ (718) 810-7084.

8/29/04 Jim Fox: 'Island Garden Summer League finished its sixth season on August 25th with championship games in its five divisions.5 & 6 Grade - Long Island Lightning Dingle surprised previously undefeated Long Island Lightning Akoumiakis.7 & 8 Grade - Future Legends topped IGB Nets. HS Junior Varsity - NYC Jaguars completed an undefeated season by besting CJE All Stars. HS Varsity A - St. Mary's continued their domination by defeating surprisingly strong Southside. HS Varsity B - Long Island Lightning Craig held on to defeat Garden City. A total of ninety-eight teams from Queens and Long Island participated in this year's Island Garden Summer League.'

8/29/04 NJ Hoops: Kean University to Host Basketball Clinic October 2 & 3.

8/28/04 It will be the Coney Island Bro-day All Stars vs. Team Reebok in the Conrad McRae tournament championship on Saturday, 9/11 at 4:00 PM after CI raced to a 90-76 win over Desert Storm and Reebok got the wire-to-wire 86-73 win against Trackmasters.  It looked dismal for Coney Island when with 4:14 to go in the game their star, Lance Stephenson (14 points as he brought the ball up court and played center on defense) fouled out with his team up by only 78-71. No problem. Tim (Vee) Flowers (27 points, pictured left and heading for Lincoln in the fall), Phil Taylor (17), Julian Pena (13) and Isiah Morton (13) pick up the slack to coast to the win.

When Trackmasters lost to Reebok during the season, their center, 6-5 Marquise Grant was not in the lineup and they were trounced. Marquise arrived today but his 13 points didn't make enough of a difference. Erving Walker (33 points on almost that many shots) and Lenny McNeil (18, he's pictured left) were high for Trackmasters but Brandon Romain (29), Daryl (Truck) Bryant (22) and David Imes (19)  dominated. 

8/28/04 An online application form and tournament rules are on the Gauchos 2004 Roundball Classic page.

8/28/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'Westchester's Best Fall League can accommodate a few more teams for this year's league. Games are played on Sunday's at Pace University and Briarcliff High School in Central Westchester County over the course of 9 weeks. We can work with teams that are willing travel by playing every other week to cut back travel. Last year's league was a sellout and we expect the same this year. Confirmed teams include: Iona Prep, Stepinac, Salesian, Kennedy Catholic, New Rochelle, Poughkeepsie, Port Chester, Scarsdale and many others. For a complete listing of teams and more information check out www.westchesterelite.com or email us at westchestersbest@hotmail.com.'

8/27/04 Shawn McCray: 'I want to wish my former Zoo Crew player's well at the colleges they are currently attending for the fall. Desmond Sanders - St. Patrick's (Garden City Juco), Reggie Larry - Barringer (Southern Idaho Juco), Richard Brown - Newark Tech (Passaic County College), Phil Valdez - University (Maryland Eastern Shore), Marcus Barrett - Malcolm X. Shabazz (Barton Community College).'

8/27/04 Coach Dre' Edwards: I wanted to wish several Team Underrated players good luck at their respective institutions. James St. Roberts (DIV I-St. Francis), Chris Niblock (DIV II-Catholic University), Dave Mareno (DIV II-Caldwell College), Al Duhart (DIV II-Bloomfield College), Ian Robinson (DIV I-Western Nebraska C.C.) and Corey Gilmore (DIV III- College Of New Jersey). Hard work does pay-off!'

8/27/04 Coach Mark Parisi: 'Would like to thank Coach Frank Abreu for his outstanding job in putting on two great summer tournaments ."Under the Lights" and King of the Hill at IS.5, 50-40 Jacobus St, Elmhurst, Queens. There are over 100 teams competing five nights a week. It's a great place to watch a game and have the best grilled burgers in Queens. His team, Queens Finest, had another big win tonight 79-26. His big three Mark Parisi 29pts. Wilson Molina 25 and Aaron Williams 14 led the attack.'

8/26/04 Cleon Hyde: 'Playoff results and schedule on the Conrad McRae tournament page.'

8/26/04 Shawn McCray: Results on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.

8/26/04 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'I wanted to take this chance to thank Duane "Tiny" Morton for his efforts to place Phil Jones at "IMG". Without the help of "Tiny" and the Juice Crew this would not have happened. I wish Phil would have graduated from Tilden as do 98 per cent of our seniors, but this was a great thing for him and I hope all goes well for this super kid in the future. My thanks go out to all those who have helped out Phil Jones and his wonderful family.'

8/26/04 John P Miciotta: Post Graduate Players for the Class of 2005 includes Vernon Goodridge, Jessie Sapp, Cameron Lewis, Weyinimi Efejuku, Dimitri Razin, John Gooden, William Harris, Jonathan Han, Gerald Carter, Greg "Playstation" Johnson, Phil Jones, Jamel White, Skyler Khaleel, Junior Bernal, Kiwan Smith, Ed Berrios, Elvis Lora, Dwight Burke and Rainer Delroy.

8/26/04 Roy Cardwood about graduating HS seniors.

8/26/04 Ken Stevens (kstevens@dyckmanpark.com): Final results on the Dyckman Basketball Tournament page.

8/26/04 John P Miciotta: 'According to published reports Brooklyn native Kaimondre Owes, a 6'2" combo guard will attend St. Peter's College this fall. Owes enjoyed a fine high school career at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx where he played for long time coach Tom Murray. Last year he played post-grad basketball at Berkshire Academy in Massachusetts. At St. Peter's he joins former Bishop Loughlin Coach Bob Leckie, and former Rice star Keydren Clarke. Congratulations to Kaimondre and his family as well as to Coach Leckie and his staff at St. Peter's. We wish them both success in the future.'

8/26/04 Hoopstown Top Five Centers: Class Of 2005 includes # 1. Andrew Bynum 7-0 St. Joseph HS Metuchen, NJ # 3. Vernon Goodridge 6-9 Lutheran Christian Philadelphia, PA and # 5. Theo Davis 6-10 Cardoza HS, Bayside, N.

8/25/04 Greg Coles: 'Elmcor's Pre-Season Basketball Classic at Elmcor Gymnasium, 33-16 108 St. Corona Queens 11368. Tournament commences September 18, 2004. Tournament entries deadline is September 5, 2004. Coaches meeting is September 9th, 2004 at 6pm. Age groups boys 10 - 12, 12 - 14 and 15 - 17; girls 14 under and 14 - 16. Entry fee for all teams $250 per team. No Referee fees. Winning team will receive prizes! There will be no special age requests granted. Five game schedule (uniforms provided). For info call 718 651 0280 ext. 245, 220 or 238.   Email: bgwill01@juno.com.'

8/25/04 Love2Ref: 'The Children's Aide Society & The Roger 'Buster' Bryant Committee Presents The Rededication Of The Roger 'Buster' Bryant Gymnasium. When: Friday, August 27, 2004. Where: Dunlevy Milbank Center, located: 14-32 West 118th. Street, between Lenox and Fifth Avenue. Telephone: (212) 996-1716. Game 1: 6:30 PM Milbank Legends All Stars vs. Bronx Old Timers Game 2: 7:30 PM Women's All-Star vs G33 and Game 3: 8:30 PM. Milbank vs Harlem All Star. Come to enjoy the socialization and entertainment affair of the year! Donation: $2.00 For further information contact Kelsey Stevens at: (212) 740-2304 or email him at Kelseyedenga@aol.com.'

8/25/04 Love2Ref: 'The New York SUBOA'S New Applicant Program (Referee Class). The #1 basketball officials development and training program in the nation! Registration: September 11-12, 2004, between 10:00 AM and 12:00 noon. Where: Dunlevy Milbank Center, 14-32 West 118th. Street, NYC, NY. Over 200 hours of training, and comprehensive review, analysis and demonstration of all High School Federation rules: Preparation for IAABO written and floor exams. Demonstration of proper two person floor mechanics. Opportunity to officiate youth league basketball games. Evaluation by certified and experienced basketball officials. Outstanding students may be recommended for SUBOA membership. Graduates receive summer league 2005 assignments. Requirements: must be at least 18 years of age by the completion of training. All tuition paid in full by 10/3/04. Medical approval, all students must have full official's uniforms. Registration: September 11-12, 2004 10 AM at The Dunlevy Milbank Center, 14-32 West 118th. Street, between Lenox and Fifth Avenue. For further information contact: Bill Modeste at: (914) 664-2740.'

8/24/04 Coach Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest: 'I must agree for the most part with Coach Mike Jones remarks about graduating HS seniors.

8/24/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): In The FYA/SLAM Summer Invitational Basketball Tournament, here are the names for the MVP's of each division, 11U (Kings) Dayquan Smith, 13U (Juice allstars) Isaiah Morton, 15U (FYA) Kenny Carter, 17U (FYA) Sean Watson. Our 15U team won the championship on Sunday in The Rock Basketball Classic played in Hudde Junior High School yard. The team scored the first 10 points of the game and never gave up the lead. MVP honors went to Kenny Carter.  They have won 5 out 6 tournaments in the last 4 months (the same roster of players).'

8/24/04 Albert Ko, Brooklyn Kings Vice President of Basketball Operations: 'Anthony Glover - Rice High School alum, Saint John's Red Storm National Invitation Tournament Champion and Brooklyn Kings 2003 All-USBL Rookie Team, 2004 USBL Eastern Division Champion and USBL Post-Season Festival Championship Finalist has signed with Keflavik of Iceland's professional basketball Intersport League. We wish him the best success continuing his professional basketball career.'

8/24/04 Coach Andre Edwards: Team Underrated recorded its first win in the Almighty Force Junior Division Summer Tournament with a 30 point win. We were led by a balanced attack. Melvin Clarida, Jamal Linning, Brandon Serrano, Raeen Coward, Anthony Parris, Cody Lapp, Derrick Moore, Darwyn Lynch and Edy Toussaint all played an important role in the victory. Melvin led us with 26 points, Brandon led with 9 rebounds and 4 blocks, Anthony led us with 6 assist and good defense, while Jamal continuously went hard to the basket to score 13 points.

Team Underrated 12-under team is 1-1 in the Almighty Force Tournament. Team Underrated 10-under Team is 6-1 in the Almighty Force Tournament and is in 2nd place. Team Underrated Unlimited Team finished Almighty Force regular season with a total of 24 teams at 7-2 and a 3 seed in the play-offs. Unlimited won it's first play-off game by 30.'

8/24/04 Nathan Blue: 'Salvador Patricio 6'1 sg has left (Bryant HS) and is currently at Florida Prepatory (Fort Myers). Rainier Rickards 6'6 pg has left Newtown HS and is enrolled at Redemption Christian Academy Troy, NY. Shaun Bowman 6'5 sf started for Bishop Loughlin last year and is also at Redemption Christian. Will Harris 6'6 sf has left Redemption Christian Academy and is enrolled in Maine Central Institute. Jamel White (Grady) 6'2 is finishing up at Lauringburg Institute NC. Delroy James 6'6 (Robeson) has enrolled at National Christian Academy (Va). Marvin Roberts 6'4 (Richmond Hill) is enrolled in National Christian Academy (Va), Weyimni Efejuku 6'4 (Rice) is now in Brewster Academy (NH). Phil Jones 6'10 (Tilden) is at IMG Academy (Fl). Eric Price 6'1 (Blair Academy) is enrolled in Hargrave Military (Va).

8/24/04 Jeff Goldberg, Seton Hall Prep Sports Information Director: 'Two Prep seniors have made their college choices - point guard Chris Andrews is headed to Yale, while wing Andrew Pusar will be going to Harvard. Chris liked Yale coach, Joe Jones and the campus when he visited in July. He feels it's the right fit for him and he's happy to be maiking an early decision. Andrew is ranked tenth in his senior class with a 4.6 GPA, thanks to honors and advanced placement classes. He loves everything about Harvard, the coaches, campus and players.'

8/24/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The 16u T.K. Allstars lost it's third championship game of the summer Friday night @ Dyckman 41-38. The game got off to a slow pace as both teams were feeling each other out. Dyckman broke the ice with a pro range trey ball from Edgar Sosa, 'the Specialist' as he was being called by the play by play commentator. The park was at full capacity, and the vibe was electric to say the least! Edgar Sosa continued with an assortment of moves to the delight of the home crowd. T.K. shook off the offensive explosion by Edgar, and the thunderous chants from the Dyckman home crowd with a run of their own. Tony Dennison led the way with 13pts. 6 rebounds, Justin Davis 12pts. and Patrick Bourdeau chipped in 10pts. This trio's output was enough to get T.K. within striking distance, down 1 with under a minuet left with the ball. A costly turnover by Johnny Barnes on an errant pass, set up the opportunity for the Specialist (Edgar Sosa) to delight the home crowd once more. He did not disappoint them with time winding down Sosa hit a tough bank shot to strike the final blow and secure the win for the home team. My hat goes off to Mr. Kenny Stevens and Ralph Pena for the outstanding job they are doing in the Dyckman Community. The fans up @ Dyckman loves this game, as was evident by the love they showed our basketball team.'

8/24/04 Coach Sly Johnson,  Manhasset All Stars: 'My program (12,14,16, & 17) had a good summer and I am looking forward to January when we start up again. No Championships to "brag" about, but I have a nice group of kids coming in and we will always be "in the mix." As you know, I don't get involved in the "hype" as far as my kids are concerned. My belief is if they learn and play the game well and do well at school and home, they will be fine. The final score does not make a player. This (2005) is my first graduating class, so it is new to me to constantly get calls from college coaches. Although our (17.U) record wasn't good in Florida, the kids played well enough to draw interest from D-1 & D-2 schools.'

8/23/04 Coach Jimmy Salmon: 'Congratulations are in order to Frederick Douglass Academy. The Lions defeated Paramus Catholic on Sunday in Paterson, NJ to capture the 2004 Championship of the Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Tournament. Junior Corey Lyons took home MVP honors while the All Tournament team was composed of the following young men : Steve McCoy and Ivan Rodriguez of FDA; Luis Guzman of Paramus Catholic; Kimmani Barrett of Paterson Catholic; Dion Sumblin of Passaic County Tech Institute and Waheed Dixon of Irvington HS. The Paterson Division of Recreation thanks all those who contributed to the event's success.'

8/23/04 Coach Glen Steinberg: 'The Warriors just got back from the Philadelphia Elite Skills tournament. It was a mixture of games and skills contests. It was their second annual event. Warriors took a gold winning the tournament. Playing exceptionally well in a mixed division were Tyler Harvey, Pete Drautz, Colin Field, and James Marckesano.'

8/23/04 Coach Mike Jones: 'Remember when many kids graduated at the age of 17? You should be finished with HS at 18 but today it seems like it does not matter. We have kids repeating grades just to take advantage of basketball. There is no reason why people who should be seniors or juniors should be reclassified as sophomores or freshmen. Today we have 18 year olds that are headed to the 11th grade. Some kids are even doing poorly in their current schools now just to attend a prep school. Imagine if every kid with basketball dreams go back 2 grades. Imagine how the HS scene would look. Kids are getting to over hyped for thier grades. I am not here to name any players but they know who they are. If you are older than 18 you should not be an HS athlete. There is no reason why you should be 18 going to the 11th grade.'

 

8/22/04 Walt Wehner: 'I would like to correct the graduating date of three players from New Jersey. They are listed in the class of 2008 but they are actually class of 2009. The three attended the Adidas Jr. Phenom Camp in San Diego 2 weeks ago and all three performed very well. They are Kevin Brown from Corey Irving All Stars, Dexter Strickland from Team New Jersey and Kyle Wehner from the Bayshore Bulldogs. At the Adidas camp, Dexter played in the All-Star game and Kyle led his team in scoring in 3 games scoring a team high 17 points in his teams only win. In the picture attached, Dexter is on left, Kevin is center and Kyle to the right.'

8/22/04 Coach Science Mapp: August 6th-13th National AAU 9U Tournament Results.

8/21/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): The FYA/SLAM 2K4 Basketball Tournament championship games, played on August 14th were very exciting in every division. In the 11U Kings defeated FYA by the score of 26 - 20, 13U went to a very talented Juice All Stars team, they defeated FYA by the score of 32 - 29, 15U FYA defeated Juice All Stars by the score of 76 - 70 in overtime, 17U FYA defeated Xmen by the score of 85 - 80. Everyone was a winner that day, 1st and 2nd place teams received trophies.'

8/20/04  Coach Jimmy Salmon: 'The 2nd Annual Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Scholarship Fund Tournament begins tonight @ Don Bosco Tech in Paterson, NJ. There are 8 teams and will be 4 games. At 6PM Paterson Catholic HS takes on Irvington HS; @ 7PM, Fredrick Douglas Academy of Harlem takes on Paterson Eastside HS; @ 8PM Paramus Catholic HS takes on Paterson Kennedy and at 9PM Passaic County Tech will take on Englewood HS.  The winners will play on Saturday, August 21, starting @ 2PM and the 3rd place and CHIP will be on Sunday, August 22 starting @ 2PM. There are a lot of quality players participating in this event. We hope all can come out and support this cause. All proceeds will go to the Napier Fund which helps local Paterson, NJ students who are about to begin their first year in college.'

8/19/04  John P Miciotta: 'According to published reports former Don Bosco Prep center John Oates has accepted a scholarship to Boston College. He will begin play there this fall which means he will not be attending Blair Academy this season as had been widely reported. John brings good size (6'10") and a soft shooting touch to the Eagles and has worked hard to improve his footwork, balance and conditioning. Also he and his dad have always been accessible and helpful to us at "High Hoops" and with that in mind we wish good luck and continued success to not only a fine player and person, but a good friend.'

8/19/04 Record Online: Hoops Star will sow Oates at BC. Harriman resident prized recruit.

8/19/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The Dyckman 16u Junior Championship game as been rescheduled (due to rainouts) for Friday, August 20th at 6:30pm at Dyckman. The game pits the T.K. Allstars vs. Dyckman, the two time defending champions. This is the T.K. Allstars third attempt to capture a summer 2004 championship. We lost to St. Mary's in the Nike IS8 summer 2004 championship, then to the Metro Hawks in the 2004 Queens summer Nike Swoosh championship. Special thanks to Peter Edwards (IS8 Nike) and John Coleson of (Queens Nike Swoosh) for including the T.K. Allstars in their highly competitive summer competitions. 

8/19/04 Coach Artie Cox: 'The Metro Hawks will represent Queens in the Nike Swoosh Tournament of Champions held at Riverbank State Park from Thursday August 19th thru Sunday August 22nd. Riverbank State Park is located at 145th Street and Riverside Drive. The schedule is as follows: Midget Boys - 14 & under Thursday August 19th at 7 pm vs Staten Island. If win Saturday August 21st at 1pm for Semi Finals, and if we win Sunday August 22nd at 2pm for Championship.  Junior Boys - 16 & under Thursday August 19th at 8 pm vs Westchester. If win Saturday August 21st at 2pm for Semi Finals. If win Sunday August 22nd at 4pm for Championship.'  Web note: Metro Hawks results here.

8/19/04 Hoopstown: The five best teams to watch in the New York City and New Jersey area for the 2004-05 season.

8/19/04 NY Hoops: Chase championship -- Juice All-Stars get title this time around.

8/18/04 Paul Brown-Managing Director; NY Gauchos: 'The coaches meeting for the 2004 Gauchos Roundball Classic will be held on Wednesday, September 8th, 2004 at 7pm at the Gauchos Gym. The Gauchos Gym is located at 478 Gerard Avenue, Bronx, NY. tele 718 665-6952. For additional information and team registration packets please visit our website at www.NewYorkGauchos.org. This year we've added a 10 and under division, but we only have 8 slots available. If you are interested in placing a team in this division or in any of our other 5 divisions I urge you to send your registration entry form and fees in before the coaches meeting. We would like to hand out completed playing schedules and to only answer any questions at the coaches meeting. We look to start Roundball on Friday, September 10th 2004. I can be reached at PBGauchos@aol.com and tournament director Dwayne Mitchell at DwaynMitche@aol.com.'

8/18/04 Coach Faye Thomas: 'Horizon of Hope And 131 Entertainment host A Bring Your 'A' Game Weekend Tournament @ Harold Walker Memorial Park in Lakeview, Long Island. August 28 &29, 18+ older, $250 fee per team, includes t-shirts and referee fees, trophies to the winners. Sponsored by Sprite. For more information and entry form contact Dwayne at 516-526-5953, or Lorenzo at 516-536-0766.'

8/17/04 I've updated the class pages with UDC. pictures and info as follows: class of 2004 for Jason Holmes, class of 2006 for Larry Davis, Kashif Pratt, Darren Duncan and Lance Fuertado, class of 2007 for Mike Coburn, Zamal Nixon and Ray Grayson, class of 2008 for Raymond (RJ) Evans, Quinten Seaberry, Dre Calloway, Reggie Davis, Jonathan Riggs (headed to Bergen Catholic for both basketball and football) and Allen Forbes,  class of 2009 for Doron Lamb and Amani Cardwood and the class of 2010 for Deshaun Wiggins, Jabriel Blue, Maurice Atkins and Shane Southwell. 

8/17/04 Thanks to Burt Beagle we have the championship game stats and top ten scorers on the IS8 Nike Summer League page. The Fall Classic is scheduled to begin on September, 9.

8/17/04 BOOKSNBALL: 'Can this be true?  Has Mike Nardi, soph 2-B at Nova gone pro in Italy?

8/17/04  NY Hoops: Dyckman KS, Juice All-Stars upset their way into the finals 

8/17/04  NY Hoops: Unique Sports/Poland Spring Citywide Basketball Tournament Championship Results. 

8/17/04 Breakdown Top 50 In 2005 includes # 21. Levance Fields 5’11 Xaverian (NY),  # 31. Andrew Bynum 6’11 St. Joseph's (Metuchen, NJ), # 33. Greg Paulus 6’1 Christian Brothers HS (Syracuse, NY),  # 44. Danny Green 6’5 St. Mary's (NY), # 47. Tiki Maybin 6’1 Troy HS (NY) and # 50. Tyrell Biggs 6'8 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ).

8/17/04 Rudy King: 'Once again thank you to all who helped make the 1st Annual Right Bounce Basketball Showcase a strong success. The 2nd Annual 2005 Games will take place in June of next year and to give more student athletes an opportunity to be nominated we are starting the voting process now. You can visit www.rightbounce.com and nominate players play submitting the online form provided on the site (Player Nomination Form) located on the menu bar.'

8/17/04 Michael McLeggan: 'We accepting discount registrations for the first 5 team in each age group. IronMan Flyer-Special Discount Registration 15 & Under, 17 & Under and Men's Unlimited.  Contact Michael McLeggan, IronMan Basketball Tournament 917-418-6919 or Cecil Herbert at 718-781-2613.'

8/16/04 Week nine results, leading scorers, standings and playoff schedule are on the Conrad McRae Tournament, 2004 page.

8/16/04 NY Hoops: JP Morgan Chase Quarterfinals -- Gauchos Show Supremacy Over Exodus NYC

8/16/04  Louis Xifaras: 'Last years McClancy seniors Nick Hamilton-Lopez, Will Borgolte and Keenan Doliveira are all headed to Columbia-Greene Community College to continue their education and basketball. Kwaku Osei will be attending Canisius College. Mohamed Lo will be attending prep school this coming season, being re-classified into the class of 2007. Please visit our website at www.McClancyBasketball.com for 2004-2005 news, as we will be competing in the CHSAA 'A' division this upcoming season.

8/15/04 Superbiddy championship - LI Lightning 51, Team Roc 30. The Lightning led by only 23-18 at the half, but pulled away in the second half with Daniel Dingle (15), Myron Hickman (18) and Shane Rector (9) doing the scoring and point guard, Servio Ford (4) doing some dazzling dribbling. Team Roc's MVP, Raymond Logan (10) and Maurice Ballard (9) didn't have enough help stopping the Lightning champs.

Biddy champs - Team Roc 58, Gauchos 44.  Team Roc got hot in the playoffs beating undefeated Next Generation yesterday in the semis and the favored 'chos today in the championship. The Gauchos led 28-23 at the half but it was tied at 32 after three before Roc cruised to the final 14 point margin. Roc MVP Deshawn Wiggins had a team high 17 with help from Rahiem Hall (13), Shaquille Stokes (11) and Barry Watson (11). The Gauchos got a game high 19 from Doron Lamb but he cooled in the second half after being perfect from the field in the first half. Gauchos point guard Malik Atkins was active offensively and defensively the entire game, but an off performance by forward Shane Southwell was too much for the Gauchos to overcome.

Midget championship - Gauchos 41, Future Stars 39. Luckily for the Gauchos there wasn't a fifth period. They led 16-4 after one, 25-16 at the half and 32-29 after three with the game tied at 37 and 39 in the last minute. That's when Daryl (Truck) Bryant scored 3 of his 5 points and got the final assist to center Allen Forbes for the game winning basket. I wasn't at IS8 but in that last minute I could almost hear Pete Edwards saying, 'Who wants the rock now?'  Truck did and that was the difference. The Gauchos Dre Calloway and the Stars Quinten Seaberry each led their teams with 12 point efforts. 

Junior championship -- Metro Hawks 56, Future Stars 46. This was the Hawks 16's versus the Hawks 15's and every player on each team took the game way too emotionally. The result was a lot of very good players playing very poorly.  Mike Coburn's 15 was high for Metro while Hickman Simmons had a game high 19 for the Stars.

Senior championship Bingos All Stars 77, Dyckman Youth Enterprise 67. Ryan Leak was not on hand for Bingo's semifinal upset of Wake-Eden but he had a game high 18 for Bingo as the team's regular season leading scorer and MVP, Jason Holmes settled for 10. Bingo's Californian 6-8 center import Lindsay Robinson had 12 and again made controlled the paint. Edgar Sosa (17) and team MVP, Eric Hedly (16) were tops for DYE.  The game was 16-15 Bingo after one before DYE imploded in the second quarter trailing 41-21 at the half. That was too much to overcome in the second half. 

 

Daniel Dingle is the LI Lightning Superbiddy MVP center.	Deshaun Wiggens is the Team Roc 5-8 Biddy MVP forward.	Dre Calloway is the 5-9 Gauchos MVP midget forward.	Mike Coburn is the 5-11 Metro Hawks Midget MVP combo guard.	Jason Holmes is the Bingo All Stars 6-3 MVP Senior forward.

8/15/04 Coach Paul Suber: 'The "St. Raymond's Basketball Camp" held at St. Raymond's High School (Mon., Aug. 9th thru Fri., Aug. 13th) was a success. The camp was well organized and stacked with talent. Coach Antigua and staff (which included his current and former players along with some excellent A.A.U. coaches) did a great job teaching lessons on basketball and life skills and kept everyone on their "P's and Q's." There were two leagues N.C.A.A. and N.B.A. which were based on age and talent level. Both leagues had some very intense and competitive games all the way to the championships. Here are some of the camp award winners: Playmaker Award - Andre Rose and   Justine Umpierre. Leading Rebounder Kennedy Gomez and Allen Forbes. Mr. Hustle Donald Niang and Robert Hall. Mr. Stations Kevin O'Keefe and Delroy Dailey. Sportsmanship Greg Wilkinson and Frank Russo. Camper of the Week Brian Curran and Alvin Shackleford. Most Improved Jalen Lacourt and Jo Jo Trinkle. M.V.P. Da'Shawn Suber and Daryl "Truck" Bryant. The Camp's All-Stars were: Roget Romain, Tavon Sledge, Myron Hickman, Steve Whittingham, Charles Matthews, Lenny Toussaint, Davon Jenkins, Jamel Nelson, Yannick Gordon, Mohammed Ali, Vinnie Decicco, Robert Young, Khalid Straker, Allen Forbes, Daniel Dingle, Ian Umpierre,   Da'Shawn Suber, E.J. Freeman and   Daryl "Truck" Bryant.'

8/15/04 Kevin Brown: '6'1 Class of 2009 combo guard Leonard Hayes and 5'4 point KJ Brown combined for 28 points last night in the Lawnside Heritage League semi-finals in Lawnside, NJ. KJ showed his range hitting 4 3's and dishing to teammates while Leonard proved himself a very capable perimeter player scoring in transition and with his consistent outside shot. Their "blue" team defeated the "white" team 90-39 to earn a spot in the championship game this week. The Heritage League has played host to some great South Jersey players over the years including Terrell Baker (University of Florida standout), Christian Thompson (high scoring Haddon Heights frosh) and Antraye Miles (former Winslow Twp. star).

8/15/04 Hoopstown: The Top 100 HS Players For The Class Of 2005 includes # 31. Andrew Bynum C 6-11 Metuchen, NJ St. Josephs, # 32. Brandon Costner SF 6-9 East Orange, NJ Seton Hall Prep, # 34. Theo Davis PF 6-10 Bayside, NY Cardozo, # 43. Tyrell Biggs SF 6-7 Ramsey, NJ Don Bosco Prep, # 45. Danny Green SG 6-5 Manhasset, NY St. Mary's, # 60. John Garcia PF 6-8 Bayshore, NY Brentwood, # 71. Eric Price PG 6-0 Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy, # 74. Antonio Pena PF 6-7 Brooklyn, NY Lincoln, # 77. Nyan Boateng SG 6-2 Brooklyn, NY Lincoln, # 81. Levance Fields PG 5-10 New York, NY Xaverian and #  91. Gerald Inman SF 6-8 Montvale, NJ St. Joseph's.

8/14/04  All of today's UDC semifinals were played at their rain site, Evander Childs High School, just one block south of Gun Hill Road and Barnes Avenue. All of tomorrow's games will also be played there.

 In the first UDC biddy game this morning Team Roc's star players, Deshaun Wiggens and point guard Shaquille Stokes got their team off to a 16-10 first quarter lead over undefeated Next Generation before each got their third foul midway through the second quarter. At the half it was tied at 22 but the Roc stars returned for a 7 point third quarter lead and hung on for a 48-46 win. Deshaun finished with a game high 23 while forward Ryshiem Hall had 12 points and numerous crucial rebounds. The Next Generation point guard, J Aaron had 16 points and 8 steals to lead his team. TR will play the Gauchos in the chip as Mt Vernon forfeited their semi match. 

The Gauchos and Metro Hawks were late for their midget game after playing to a 'chos overtime victory against the Hawks at the Ruckers tournament earlier. Incredibly this game also went to overtime and again the Gauchos won 50-42 after a 40 all regulation tie. Dre Calloway, Darryl (Truck) Bryant, Jonathan Riggs and Allan Forbes each started and starred for the 'chos, who'll meet the Future Stars in tomorrow's biddy final. The Future Stars (Metro Hawks B) got 12 each from Quinton Serberry and Anthony Quevero plus 9 from Orlando Minott, going wire to wire against New Heights 42-33. All three Future Stars freshmen to be are headed for Gompers this fall. L Perry was high for the Heights.

The junior championship will be a Metro Hawks affair as the Hawks scorched Gotham Reign 63-42 as Mike Coburn led a balanced Hawk attack that offset a game high 21 point effort from GR's impressive point guard, Arjou Perovic. Then the Future Stars took the Bingo All Stars 63-46 with Hickman Simmons posting a game high (day high?) 28 points for the Stars. Despite the final score it looked glum for the Future Stars in the first quarter when their star point guard, Malik Boothe left the court after a head on collision with one of his opponents. Bingo led 13-11 after one before Malik made it back to the court in the second quarter. It was 30-22 at the half and the Stars never looked back. 

But Bingo got its revenge in the first senior semi versus a strong Wake-Eden team. They trailed 26-16 at the half and 34-26 after three before pulling off a 47-46 win in the game's final minute. Their 6-7 center Lindsay Robinson had a great block and K Gordon a final layup for the win. Bingo's Jason Holmes had  a game high 16 for his team. 

 

Andrew Gabriel, 6-5 sophomore forward for the Metro Hawks and Christ the King.	Dre Calloway, 5-9 wing forward for the Gauchos will attend Rice this fall.	Ray Grayson, 6-4 sophomore forward for Gotham Reign and Friends Academy in Brooklyn.	Lance Fuertado,  is the 6-2 Metro Hawks, Uniondale forward. .	Josh Spivey is the 5-10  Wings Academy point guard who plays for the Bingo All Stars this summer.

8/14/04  Dr. Paul P. Ouano: 'Class of 2009  - Dallas Ouano, SG Jersey Shore Lightning 14U Boys going to Christian Brothers Academy. David Johnson, Jr. PG Jersey Shore Lightning 14U Boys heading for Lakewood Prep. They have 8 gold 2 silver and 2 bronze NJ AAU State medals between them. Products of David W. Johnson’s school for guards.'

8/13/04 Shawn McCray: Week 6 results on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.

8/13/04 Edmund McRae: 'Edmund Scotty McRae a 6' 6" PF/C has transferred from Christ the King high school to the Lawrence Woodmere Academy on Long Island for his junior and senior years.'

8/13/04 Coach Jimmy Salmon: 'The Paterson Division of Recreation is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Memorial Tournament for local area boys highschool varsity teams, from Friday August 20th to Sunday, August 22. The entry fee is only $150.00 and there is a 3 game guarantee. All funds go to The Napier Scholarship Fund. The event is in need of 1 more team. If interested contact me @ 973-207-4346. All games are at Don Bosco Tech in Paterson, N.J.'

8/13/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars defeated the Brooklyn Claver Youth Association @ the Dyckman final four playoffs last night 47-41. Justin Davis 13pts, 5 rebounds, 2 block shots, and 2 steals. Johnnie Barnes 12pts., 5 rebounds, 3 blocks. Deytwan Hill chipped in 11pts., 5 steals. The win advances us to our third championship game of the 2004 summer season. The other two being Queens Nike Swoosh & The IS8 Nike Summer League. The Dyckman championship game is scheduled for next Tuesday, August 17th, @ 6:00pm. We will play the winner of the Dyckman vs. Uptown Conquers contest scheduled for sometime this week. To reach Dyckman (Washington Heights) by train take the 1 or 9 to 200 Dyckman St. come out make walk to the end of the complex. By Car take the Harlem River Drive to the last exit keep straight the courts will be on your left hand side of the street.'

8/13/04  Danny Kiernan: Woodside Fighting Phoenix Tournament -- We have a spot open in the 12u, and the 11u Divisions. Location: Bush Park 63rd St. Laurel Hill Blvd. Woodside Queens New York. Date: Thurs. 8/19 thru Sun. 8/22. Entry: 2 game guarantee, championship team trophy, individual awards, MVP awards, concession stand, music, refs included. $100 per team. Teams entered: Virginia Panthers, Queens Finest Springfield Rifles, Childs Care/Team Avirex, Queens Ledger, Tech Murray, Wildcats New Jersey Dynasty Allstars, Long Island Aces, Long Island Trotters, North Babylon, Ridgewood Rockets, Astoria Houses, Triplethreat, Queenbridge, Glendale Nets, Jokers. Most teams have teams in many divisions. Contact: Danny Kiernan 718 305 8225 or Kevin Clifford 917 496 6972.'

8/13/04 Coach Rich Anderson: 'Newburgh Free Academy is seeking one team for their Holiday Tournament to be played at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh, NY on December 29, and 30th, 2004. For info contact me at 845-234-8204 or by e-mail coachanfa@aol.com.'

8/12/04 Breakdown Lance Thomas & Mike Davis Transfers.

8/12/04 NY Hoops: 'Mike Davis Leaving Xaverian.'

8/11/04 Coach Sly Johnson 'Nike Swoosh (Long Island) Basketball League Girls Championship results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

8/11/04 Coach Vic Hall: ' The action was in the Bronx Sunday, August 8 as K.Y.D.A inc. kicked off its first annual Hidden Gems Basketball Invitational Tournament. Baychester squeezed by S.E.T.E 37-32. Their player of the game C. Hunte who scored 11 points and pulled down 12 rebounds led S.E.T.E. Juliani Broqi and Rico Baner led Baychester in scoring with 14 and 12 points respectively but it was Desmond Gray who earned player of the game honors for Baychester. Gray a 6-2 manchild hauled in an impressive 14 rebounds. Down the stretch he controlled both boards. He limited S.E.T.E. to one shot on the defensive end and gave his team second chance opportunities with his offensive rebounding.

K.Y.D.A inc. is looking for one more team to participate in the tournament. The age group is 15 and under, fee is $280.00(refs., shirts, awards) and games are on Saturdays and Sundays with the first game at 1:00PM. The championship will be played on Sunday, August 29. For more info contact me at coachvic@juno.com ASAP. Please leave a contact number.'

8/11/04 Shawn McCray: 'Zoo Crew Small Fry Team captures the 9th Annual Kaboobie Small Fry League with a 55-44 victory over Peshine Ave. The game was played at Peshine Ave. School in Newark. The Zoo jumped out to a 20-5 lead. Peshine Ave. came back and cut the lead to 50-43, but couldn't get any closer. The Zoo was led by Rondre Kelly (Blessed Sacrament) 8th grader with 13 points, Khalif Williams (Sussex Ave) 8th grader added12 points and 9 boards, Johnathan Williams (13th Ave.) 7th grader scored 10 points, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. Fuquan Knight (Camden Middle) 7th grader led the way with 3 assist. The Zoo finished 7-0 in league play.'

8/11/04 Karine Fréchette: 'We invite your team to participate in our 1st event of the season 2004-2005, the Fall Festival. It will be held in Longueuil (15 minutes from Montreal) October 15 to 17, 2004. It's an event you can't miss! The registration form is available on our web site www.basketball.qc.ca or call 514-252-3057. Hurry up. Registration ends on September 17th!'

8/11/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): In the FYA/SLAM Summer Invitational Basketball Tournament 2K4. We are in the championship mode, 11U - 9am, 13U - 10am, 15U - 11am, and 17U - 12pm. We want to thank all the coaches, players, and parents for their participation in our tournament. It's been a great NYC basketball summer for our youth. Our 12U team plays Thursday 8/11 5pm at Nazareth High School in the semi finals of Show Me What You Got Basketball Tournament. Our 15U team will be playing on Saturday 8/14 10am at Hudde Park in the first round of the playoffs, and 11am in our tournament for the championship at Bildersee Park. On Sunday 8/15 we will be taking 30 youngsters upstate to Prime Time Camp.'

8/11/04 Coach Glen Steinberg: 'This August 7th and 8th the Warriors won the New York City Hoopitup Event (16 year old age group, played in Manhatten by the Seaport.) not losing a game. We beat the Westchester Hawks in the semi-finals and the Metro Hawks (Riverside Church) in the finals. Mike Crisci led the way. Tyler Harvey, Pete Drautz and Colin Field played well the whole tournament rounding up the team.'

8/10/04 Albert Ko, Brooklyn Kings Vice President of Basketball Operations: 'Antawn Dobie - Monsignior McClancy High School, Long Island University and Brooklyn Kings 2004 Eastern Division Champion and USBL Post-Season Festival Finalist has signed with Givat Shmuel of the Israeli Premier Professional Basketball League. We wish him the best success continuing his professional basketball career.'

8/10/04 Week eight results, leading scorers and standings are on the Conrad McRae Tournament, 2004 page.

8/10/04 This week's schedule is on the UDC, 2004 page.

8/10/04 Dennis DuBois, assistant coach St. Benedict's Prep: 'Head Coach Dan Hurley is holding his annual basketball camp on August 16-20, 2004 @ St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey. The camp will run from 9am-3pm daily at a cost of $140 per camper. There are a few available spots left! Call 973-792-5704 for registration info.'

8/10/04 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The Metro Hawks advanced to the Midget championship of Nike Swoosh in Manhattan with a 75 - 36 win over New Heights W:arriors. The Hawks were led by a impressive 13pt 15 assist performance by Roland Davis. Corey Heward and Russell Braithwaite led the scoring with 17 each. Georgio Milligan had 11 and Terrell Harris added 10. the Championship is Thursday vs. Douglass at 6:15 pm at Milbank.'

8/9/04 The UDC leading scores and weekend results are on the UDC, 2004 page.

8/9/04 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'This weekend was a sucessful one for the Metro Hawks teams.'

8/9/04 NJ Hoops: St. Pat's tops NY power.

8/9/04 Breakdown: Top 30 In 2006 includes # 1 Derrick Character, # 8 Curtis Kelly, # 10 Brian Zoubek, # 15 Antonio Pena, # 16 Rob Thomas, # 20 Jonathan Mitchell, # 23 Lance Thomas # 28 Eugene Harvey and # 29 Earl Clark.

Top 25 in 2007 includes # 7. Corey Fisher, # 15. Michael Coburn and # 18. Jeff Robinson.

Top 25 in 2008 includes # 15. Ashton Gibbs and # 16. Erving Walker.

Lance Stephenson & Kenny Boynton Top In 2009.

8/9/04 Rodrick C. Bussey Brooklyn-Queens Warriors (Scholars Through Sports Foundation): 'I would like to thank Tony Ramos (Africa Park) and Doc Neceli (Student-Athlete's) for doing a good job of running their respective summer basketball tournaments. Brian Baker of I.S. 218 (Beach Channel) performed at a high-level during the 14 and under tournament at Africa Park. He is a player that has a tremendous amount of potential if he continues to work hard in the gym and academically in the classroom. Duran Velasquez (10th grader at Forest Hills) is a player to watch in the near future. Duran has played up with my senior team throughout the long AAU season. He has the tenacity, handle and shooting range to be one of the best point guards in the city by his senior season.'

8/9/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K.Allstars 16u team opened the Dyckman playoffs against Mookie Inc. Sunday with a 83-54 victory. The semifinals are scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 10 & Thursday, Aug. 12th both @ 6:00pm. The championship game will take place on Saturday Aug. 14th. Shaun Willoughby lead five players in double figures with 26pts., 2 steals & 5 assists. Justin Davis, 21pts., 11 rebounds. Patrick Bourdeau 14pts, 10 assists, 6 rebounds. Deytwan Hill 12pts, 6 assists. 2 steals, and 2 block shots. Jerrel Mckie chipped in 10pts, and 12 rebounds. Our semifinal date, time and opponent to be determined later this week.'

8/9/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'Westchester Elite Basketball LLC presents the Fall Hardwood Classic. The tourney will take place on October 1-3 at locations in Central Westchester County, including Pace University. All youth, club and AAU teams are welcomed to participate. There will be four divisions; 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade(14-17 year old squads). There is a 3 game guarantee with championships in each division. Cost is $350.00 with multi-team discounts available. Last year's tourney was a great success with some of the area's best teams participating(CT Select, Zoo Crew, LPAC Knights, BC Eagles, Student Athlete Broncos, Rockland Rockets, Northeast Sharks, NY Pride and many more). Our Spring Tourney was a sell-out so sign up early and do not get shut-out. Email us at westchestersbest@hotmail.com or check out our site www.westchesterelite.com for more info.'

8/8/04  They're playing the first round of the biddies, midgets, juniors and seniors UDC playoffs as the second and third place teams vie to make next Saturday's semis vs. the first round teams Dyckman's biddy team is led by the Blue's brothers, twins James and Jabriel Blue (pictured far left) but they lost a tightly contested 23-19 game to Mt Vernon this morning. MV will play the top-seeded Gauchos on Saturday. On the other court Amani Cardwood (second left) and the biddy Metro Hawks were overwhelmed by Team Roc and their stars, Deshawn Wiggens (14 pictured second right), Shaquille Stokes (9) and B Wakon (20). Team Roc will play Next Generation in the other biddy semifinal. Meanwhile, Ian Umpierre (far right) was waiting for the rest of his midget Lightning team to play Mt Vernon. All weekend results will be posted this week. 

8/8/04 Red Williams: 'The results of today's Queens Nike Swoosh League Finals are as follows: 12U Boys... Springfield Rifles 58...Positive Direction 56, High Scorers- S.Clarida (Rifles) 24 points, Y. Mattuan (Positive Direction) 12 points. 12U Girls...Lady Bulldogs 41...Lady Gazelles 32 High scorers- T.Rock 12 points (Lady Bulldogs), A. Patterson 15 points(Lady Gazelles). 14U Girls...Lady Panthers 32... "Beacon 158" 16, High Scorers B. Jenkins (Lady Panthers)13 points, C. Neuman, N. Chu (Lady Panthers) 4 points each. 16U Boys... Metro Hawks 57...TK All Stars 48, High Scorers - C .Mark (Hawks) 16 points, J. Davis (TK All Stars), 12 points. 16U Girls...Lady Gazelles 47...Lady Panthers 42, High Scorers- M. Flagg (Gazelles)10 points, T. Pearson (Panthers) 10 points.  Note: In 14U Boys action Metro Hawks beat the Rise Panthers. A special thanks goes out to John Coleson and his staff for their diligence and hard work in making the tournament a success.'

8/8/04 Coach Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstar 16u team defeated the Rise Panthers 76-67 Friday night in Nike Swoosh semifinal action. Six players reached double figures: Johnnie Barnes 14pts & 14 rebounds, Justin Davis 15pts. & 5 rebounds, Maurice Parker and Deytwan Hill 13pts. Antonio Cannon, Jr. chipped in 11pts. The win set up a date, with the Metro Hawks Saturday for the Queens championship. The Metro Hawks came out on fire, when the smoked cleared we were down 17-5. We couldn't recover from the early hit final score Metro Hawks 57, T.K. Allstars 45pts. Justin Davis 14pts., 9 rebounds. Antonio Cannon Jr. 11pts. 5 assists. Good Luck to Arthur Cox and his Metro Hawks ball club @ the borough championships.'

8/8/04 Mike Neeley: 'The SI Stingrays 16u beat the Roadrunners 68-54 to win the 2004 Nike League Championship S.I. Division Saturday Aug 7th at Clove Lake. Gleb Nepomndaschy-22 (TottenvilleH.S.) Frank Terranova-17 (St. Joseph by the Sea H.S.) Rick Boccia-16 (Msgr. Farrell) led the Stingrays. Mike Larkin, Justin Guilfoyle (Msgr. Farell) added 15. The Stingrays Shot 13 for 14 from the free throw line in the 4th Quarter.D.C. Nesbit- (Petrides High School) scored 15 for the Roadrunners.The Stingrays advance to the Nike City Championship Aug 19th vs. Westchester County.'

8/8/04 The Hoopstown AAU Top 25 Teams includes # 10. Playaz Basketball Club (Paterson, NJ), # 13. SRAP (Syracuse, NY), # 16. New Heights (New York, NY), # 17. NJ All Stars, # 18. Metro Hawks (New York, NY) and # 24. NY Gauchos (Bronx, NY).

8/8/04 Coach Science Mapp, Long Island Lightning: 'My team and I are traveling again to the Nationals A.A.U in Orlando, Florida for the 9 and under Division which consists of 67 teams. We are in the A Pool with some of the toughest teams. 1. North Kentucky Tarheels, Slam-N-Jam (Silver), Indy Team Tempo, we will take stats of all the games and scores. Our first game today at 6:00 pm vs. North Kentucky Tarheels, our second game Monday at 12:00 pm vs. Slam-N-Jam (Silver) and our third game Tuesday at 9:00 am vs Indy Team Tempo.'

8/7/04 ESPN:  NCAA overhauls recruiting rules.

8/7/04 Tony Ramos: 'The Africa Park 16 under and 19 under All Star games will be played today, Saturday, with the first game starting at 4pm. Following the All-Star games will be a game between Rochdale All-Stars vs. Southside Entertainment. For more information contact me (718) 219-1979.'

8/6/04 The UDC playoffs for superbiddy, biddy, midget and junior divisions begin this Sunday. The full weekend schedule is on the UDC, 2004 page.

8/6/04 Albert Ko, Brooklyn Kings Vice President of Basketball Operations: 'Uka Agbai - graduate of Archbiship Molloy High School in Queens, Boston College alum and Brooklyn Kings 2004 USBL All-Rookie team, Eastern Division Champion and USBL Post-Season Festival Finalist has signed with TBB Trier of Bundesliga German Professional Basketball League. We wish him the best success continuing his professional basketball career.'

8/6/04 Coach Antonio Cannon Sr: Championship result on the IS8 Summer League page.

8/6/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

8/6/04 Arthur B Cox - Metro Hawks - Head Coach 15 & under: 'The Metro Hawks Midgets completed an undefeated Nike Swoosh regular season with a 51 - 39 win over Beacon 158. Raymond Evans went on an 8 point spurt midway through the third quarter to break open a tie game. The Nike Swoosh playoffs will begin on Friday August 6th at 7:00pm at IS 174 located at Horace Harding and Oceana St. The Queens Championship will be at Roy Wilkens on Saturday August 7th at 10:00am. Roy Wilkens Park is located on Merrick Blvd and Baisley Blvd.

The Metro Hawks Juniors played the Springfield Rifles on Thursday August 5th at 8:00pm at IS 174. They will play Friday at 8:00pm against Rob Diaz's NYC Finest team. The survivor of that game plays for the Nike Swoosh Queens Championship on Saturday August 7th at 11:00am at Roy Wilkens Park located on Merrick Blvd and Baisley Blvd.

The Metro Hawks Future Stars team finished tied for first in the junior division of the UDC tournament in the Bronx. They finished with a 5 - 1 regular season record. The junior playoffs tip off on Sunday August 8th at 3:00pm. UDC is played at Agnes Haywood Park at 216th Street and Barnes Ave. The rain site is Evander Childs HS located at gun Hill Road and Barnes Ave.

Schedule for friday august 6th is as follows Nike Swoosh Queens at IS 174   Horace Harding & Oceana Street. 5pm 12 & under Metro Hawks vs Springfield Rifles, 7pm 14 & under Metro Hawks, vs Beacon 158, 8pm 16 & under Metro Hawks vs NYC Finest.'

8/6/04 Peter Bobley: 'I coached a kid named Sam Bobley. He is 12 years old and entering the 8th grade. A 5’ point guard who is a top player in his class. Sam can nail the 3-point shot at will, and has good court vision. He is a true point guard. Sam has competed against the some of the best competition in New York, including Tevin Kelly and Shaquille Cunningham. This coming year Sam will be playing for North Shore Middle School, under the highly respected coach, Cantwell. Sam will also be playing a division up in the 9th grade Super League. He will be playing with his buddy, a 5'5 guard named Mike Nattis. Mike will be a  ninth grader next year. He's loaded with talent. He is a great shooter and ball handler. He handles pressure well and is a very hard worker on the court and never lets up. Mike has a bright future. Mike is playing for one of the top AAU teams in New York right now the Long Island Lightning and competes very well there. He is a good prospect going into high school. Together Sam and Mike will be a fantastic backcourt duo, and a gigantic threat from the perimeter.'

8/5/04 Web note: I usually post any email I receive from people I know or if the email is signed and the writer says who he/she is. I rarely post anonymous emails. For some reason I'm getting a lot of email lately from people who do not use their full name and/or don't explain who they are. If you don't want to sign your email, don't bother sending it.

8/5/04 Coach Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The Queens Nike Swoosh semifinals will be held on Friday, August 6th. The games will be held at IS8, 108th Rd. off Merrick Blvd (Jamaica Queens). The T.K. Allstars will play at 7:00pm vs. the Rise Panthers followed by NYC Finest vs. either The Metro Hawks or Springfield Riffles. The championship game will be held Saturday at Roy Wilkins Park at 12:00pm.'

8/5/04 Louis Xifaras: 'Monsignor McClancy High School Summer Basketball Day Camp for boys ages 7-15 is Monday thru Friday August 9th - 13th 9:00am - 3:30pm at Monsignor McClancy, 71-06 31 Avenue East Elmhurst, New York 11370. Bus transportation will be available from Breezy Point, Belle Harbor, and Howard Beach for $40.00 for the entire week. Payable with application form. 8:00am Breezy Point, 8:15am Belle Harbor, 8:20am Broad Channel, 8:30am Howard Beach. Each day a hot lunch item is available for those who wish to purchase. Soda, juices, ices are also available. Cost: $160.000 (includes all insurance, basketball awards, regulation size basketball, special presentations and souvenir camp tank top t-shirt). What to bring: shirts, shorts, socks, sneakers, towel, lunch, gym lock. Special features: supervision by counselors at the camp, individual instruction, individual insurance provided for campers, foul shooting and one-on-one contests, daily raffles for prizes. For camp application, registration, or more information, call: Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School at 718-898-3800 or Don Kent at 718-499-8157.'

8/5/04 Jake Edwards: 'The Show Me What You Got basketball league playoffs start Monday August 9th. To get playoff schedules and updates of all the games you can log on to www.smwyghoops.com. You can get all the action and see pictures that will make you feel that you were actually at the game. If you were not there Tuesday, you missed a great matchup between Malcolm Grant and Anthony Stukes. Log on for full coverage.

8/5/04 Shawn McCray: 'Zoo Crew Small Fry Team advanced to the Championship game of the Kaboobie Small Fry League played at Peshine Ave. School in Newark, NJ. The league is for player's 12 years old and under 5'1. The Zoo jumped all over St. Peter's and pulled away for a 65-31 victory in the semi-final round. The Zoo improved to 6-0 in league play. The Zoo will play the winner of Newark PAL/Peshine Ave. winner on Friday 8-6-04 at 5pm. Matthew Stevens (Sacred Heart) 8th grader and Avent Holston (Harold Wilson) 7th grader led the way with 14 points. Holston also pulled down 11 boards, 3 steals, and blocked 2 shots. Rondre Kelly (Blessed Sacrament) 8th grader added 13 points and Johnathan Williams (13th Ave.) 8th grader added 12 points. Fuquan Knight Camden Middle) 7th grader led the way with 3 steals and 6 assist.

8/5/04 Shawn McCray: Week 5 results on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.

8/5/04 Thanks to Coach Ben Asher the team page is updated with the Long Island Aces team profile. If you have an AAU team in the region please send team information to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

8/5/04 Coach Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars 16u team defeated the Running Rebels 69-63 in the semifinals @ IS8 last night. Justin Davis 21pts., 6 Rebounds, Deytwan Hill 19pts. (5 three pointers), Tony Dennison 16pts, 4 rebounds. The win advances us to the championship game Thursday, night @ 7:00pm vs. the winner of the St. Mary's/Team Underrated semifinal. Down six with under a minute to go in the contest, the team showed a lot of character and determination pulling this one out.'

8/4/04 Coach Ben Asher, LI Aces: 'Vincent Rogers is playing with Team Next. He is going into 10th grade though, is young for his grade. He's from Georgia but has family up here so he is playing. Check your class of '07 page, he's ranked 5 by Hoop Scoop at the top.'  

8/4/04 Coach Wee Francis: 'This weekend the attention will be out in Brooklyn. My 12 & under team (Wee's All-stars) once again in the playoffs in the Stephon Marbury Classic "Jason Juice Sowell." Some of my players start the Brooklyn show early. Armani Cardwood from Brooklyn will represent Brooklyn USA in the Show Me What You Got tournament hosted by Jake Edwards. They will play against Juice Crew All-stars and both teams are undefeated. Another one of my players that will be on the Brooklyn scene this weekend is Daquon Erving. Daquon plays on my 10 & under team. This weekend he will be at the Brower Park tournament representing the Kwatny Brooklyn Panthers. Daquon, the little cousin of Gary Erving had a tremendous game last week for me at Young World scoring 15 of the 17 points and hitting clutch free throws to win in overtime. Both of these players have been with me since day one and are definitely going to be amongst the elite in the years to come. Also, look for Wee's All-stars in the following Brooklyn tournaments Mo Kirby, Coney Island Back to School Classic and the well known Miccio P. A. L. Center Invitational.'

8/4/04 Pete Edwards: 'We are starting to put together the IS8 Tip-off Classic 2004 which will begin on or about Thursday, September 9,2004. If you are interested you can contact me at 718-297-3951 or on the cell at 917-692-9835.'

8/4/04 Nick Blatchford, Director: 'The New Heights, NYC summer travel season is complete. Our 11 and U and 12 and U teams had strong showings at AAU Nationals in Va. and Fl. under the leadership and coaching of Billy Council, Abdu Torrence, Matt Lewis and Kerry Weldon. The New Heights NYC Boys Elite team, sponsored by Reebok, had a wonderful run at the Reebok Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas. Coaches Chris Matesic, Adam Berkowitz and Saul Rafel-Frankel led the team to the Elite 8, where we fell to the champion and #1 team in the US, Spiece Indy Heat. Lance Thomas (2006) and Junior Bernal (2005) made All-Tournament. The team was driven by consistent, outstanding play from John Han (2005), Cameron Lewis (2005), Dmitri Razin (2005), Phil Mkrumah (2005), Terrance Grier (2005), Colin McIntosh (2005), Chris De La Rosa (2007) and Michael Glover (2006). Congratulations to the coaches, families and student-athletes at New Heights, NYC!'

8/4/04 Coach Mike Jones: 'Antonio Matos the Landmark High School standout is still undecided for school in the fall. The school's all time leading scorer is currently having some trouble getting into a prep school or a junior college. He is a 5'10 155 pound guard who has D1 potential with hard work. If there is anyone out there who thinks they can help out with helping him get into a school this fall please email me at samj134@aol.com.'

8/4/04 Hoop Scoop Visitors: 'I've spent most of the last two days watching pool play at the 14-Under AAU Nationals at the at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, FL and the two best teams in the tournament are the P. Miller Ballers ... and Team Next, which features 5'5 Frosh Erving Walker from Middle Village (Christ the King) NY, 6'2 8th Grader Lance Stephenson from Brooklyn, NY, 6'3 Frosh Leonard McNeil from Bronx (St. Raymond's) NY, 6'5 Frosh Marquis Grant from Middle Village (Christ the King) NY, 6'2 Frosh Ashton Gibbs from West Orange (Seton Hall Prep) NJ, 6'5 Frosh Vincent Rogers from New York, NY, and 6'0 8th Grader Lamont Jones from New York, NY.'

8/3/04 Thanks to Reginald Murray the team page is updated with the Brooklyn Rams team profile. If you have an AAU team in the region please send team information to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

8/3/04 Craig Parker: '2004 Summer Primetime Shootout -- This Saturday 8/7/2004 and Sunday 8/8/2004 at Ewing High School in New Jersey. Teams scheduled to play: St. Patrick's, Simon Gratz (Pa)., Towson Catholic (Md)., Niagara Falls (N.Y.), Cherokee, McCorriston, The Hun School, Notre Dame, Cherry Hill, East, Northern Burlington, Hightstown, Allentown (N.J.), Allentown (Pa.), St. Joseph's, Middle Twp., Washington Twp., Eastern, Rochester East (N.Y.), Cranford, Kingsway, South Brunswick, Piscataway, North Hunterdon, Windsor (Conn.).'

8/3/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

8/2/04 Pete Edwards: 'Remaining IS8 playoff schedule is 8/2 6:30pm Running Rebels vs NYC Finest (A), 8/2 8pm Hard Knocks vs Team Underrated.  8/3 6:30 St. Marys vs Holy Cross. Semi-finals: 8/4 6:30 TK Allstars vs Running Rebels - NYC Finest (A) winner, 8/4 Winners from Team Underrated - Hard Knocks and St. Marys - Holy Cross. Championship game is on 8/5 at 7pm.'

8/2/04 Week seven results, leading scorers and standings are on the Conrad McRae Tournament, 2004 page.

8/2/04 Frank Gallinagh: 'Woodside Fighting Phoenix Roundball Classic. Date: Thurs 8/19, Fri 8/20, Sat 8/21, Sun 8/22. Location: Bush Park 63rd St. Laurel Hill Blvd. Woodside Queens. Entry: 2 Game guarantee, Concession stand, music, team championship trophies, individual champion trophies, MVP awards, Allstar game each division. $100 per team. Teams in: Springfield Rifles, L.I. Aces, L.I. Trotters, Tech Murray, Queens Finest, Team Avirex, North Babylon, Queens Ledger, Bklyn Cyclones, Triple Threat, N.J. Dynasty Allstars, Above and Beyond, B.Q. Warriors, Queensbridge, Margaret Mary.  Divisions: 14u,13u,12u,11u, Boys 14u,12u,10u, Girls. Contact: Danny Kiernan 718 305 8225 or Kevin Clifford 917 496 6972.'

8/2/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): We are having a great summer, our seniors are set for college, and our summer programs are doing well. In our Basketball Development Camp at Erasmus Hall High School, we have the best 3 year old player in the world, he can pass, dribble, and run. He follows instructions better than some 8 and 9 year olds, and we are in our 5th week I have yet to see a tear. All the security officers are amazed at seeing him in action everyday. I would tell you his name, but we don't want to spoil him so early. He is nicknamed Roscoe, the eighth wonder of the world.

On this past Saturday, FYA had a memorial all star game for Jamel France, a former player who was killed last year. It was great to see the turnout for this very important ceremony, the game went well, and in the park, our youth were blessed by The Real Life Church, who were having a youth rally on the same day.

The FYA/SLAM basketball tournament is in its playoffs. The championship target date is set for Saturday August 14th at Bildersee Park East 81st Street and Flatlands Avenue  We are still taking applications for The Prime Time Basketball (sleep away) Camp, from August 15th to August 20th, any further questions 718 666 6534 or 718 434 0127.'

8/2/04 LFBALL: The original Rucker tournament in NYC.

8/2/04 Newsday: Empire State Games - Difficult to compete without high-profile talent.

8/2/04 Journal News: Empire State Games: Brendan McManus' double-double not enough in bronze-medal game

8/2/04 IndyStar: Q&A with Sonny Vaccaro, sports shoe legend.

8/2/04 Science Mapp, coach of the 9&Under Long Island Lightning AAU basketball team: 'My AAU team traveled from April-June and had a record of 20-4. Our travel consisted of places such as Maryland, Albany, Pennslyvania and New Jersey. Some tournaments we participated in 9 & Under Division and some we participated in the 10&under division. We also participated in some summer league tournaments throughout the city. Thoughout the summer we had a record of 13-5. UDC Located in the Bronx our record was 5-0. CityWide located in Harlem our record was 5-2. Sebastain Telfair Tournament located in Brooklyn our record was 2-1. Young World located in Harlem our record was 1-2.

My Team consists of 13 upcoming players that have a bright future ahead of them. Austin Williams 9 yrs old PG can hit the three and can pass the rock. 4ft 3in. Pure PG. William Davis 4ft 5in can play hardnose defense can hit the three ponter and makes great decisions. Marquis Moore terrific crossover, can score in bunches will hit the 10 footer passing will be a plus soon 4ft 7in can get to the basket at will and can finish the and one, Lance Tejada plays good defense, an all assist man that will deliver his teammates the ball at any time. Lamell Washigton 5ft 0in rebounds the ball like thats his purpose will score when needed plays excellent team player. Elijah Davis 5ft 2in strong drop step on layup hits the boards strong. Omar Murad 5ft 0in strong athletic kid finishes layups. Reggie Cameron 5ft 3in Jump shooter rebounds very strong. Jalien Robinson Pure Pointguard, pass first shoot second is his motto. Isiah Cosbert 4ft 0in jump shooter, nice crossover. Cory Copeland excellent jump shooter. Majestic Tejada 8 yrs old 4ft 2in. Enoch Sostre Strong build can get to the basket at will.'

8/2/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'Westchester Elite Basketball presents the 2004 Westchester's Best Fall League. The league will be open to all high school programs and feature boy's and girl's varsity divisions. Games will be played at several sites in Westchester County on Sunday nights beginning on September 12 and running 9 consecutive weeks, ending on November 7. The league will be a sell-out so sign up ASAP. Last year 3 State Champions and a Final Four team participated. For complete information email us at westchestersbest@hotmail.com or check out our site www.westchesterelite.com.'

8/1/04 Mike Neeley: 'The Staten Island Stingrays 16u boys advanced to the finals of the Nike League (Staten Island) with a 55-49 victory over the Falcons. Gleb Nepomndaschy (Tottenville HS ) scored 25 pts, 13 in the 4th quarter to lead the charge. Justin Guilfoyle and Mike Larkin (Msgr. Farrell) combined for 21. Frank Terranova (St. Joseph by the Sea) 13 rebounds controlled the boards. Mike Passalaqua (Wagner H.S.) led the Falcons with11pts. The Stingrays play the Roadrunners in the Finals Next Saturday at Clove Lake Park.'

8/1/04 Coach Andre Edwards " Team Underrated"- We just returned home from the Big Time & National Youth Invitational Tournament held in Las Vegas (July 21-31). We played 13 games in 10 days and finished in the Sweet 16 in Big Time "A" Division and the Elite 8 in the National Youth Invitational Tournament. In the Big Time tournament we lost to Positive Image who won that Division, and in the National Youth Invitational we lost to Cecil-Kirk who won that Tournament. Team Underrated represented the Metro area well, a congratulation and a job well done goes out to all the players for Team Underrated that participated and also the parents: Mark Johnson, Shavar Burch, Sadraac Numa, Kyle Wright, DeAndre Brown, DJ Fields, Kevin Gholson, Preston Bell, Melvin Clarida, Anthony Parris, Luke Robinson, Raeen Coward, Ian Robinson, Maurice Dickerson and Ben Gillie. Next up for Team Underrated is I.S. 8 playoffs on Monday- August 2, 2004 at 8:00 p.m.'

8/1/04  Go figure! The winless New York squad took the undefeated Long Island team 85 - 78 behind Doug Elwell (26), Damani Corbin (22) and Steven Rossiter (16). Long Island will still play Hudson Valley for th gold today, while New York is out of medal contention. More on the Empire State Games site.

8/1/04 NY Post: Rucker vs. Rucker.

8/1/04 Frank McCree: 'Saint Anthony basketball coach Bob Hurley will be the first guest speaker at the Liberty Academy Charter School Fathers Club Meeting Monday, September 13th at 7:15 pm. The school is located in downtown Jersey City four blocks from the Hudson River, adjacent to St. Peter's Prep School and three blocks from the Grove Street PATH Station.'