Teams AAU 2006

Wyandanch High School, LI. 1/10/07 Coach Dre', Team Underrated: 'The Wyandanch Warriors from Long Island New York in Suffolk County went 19-6 last season and look to improve upon that this season. The Warriors play in League VII, Section XI where we won the Suffolk County Class B Championship, the Regional Class B Championship and ended our season with a tough loss to Lakawanna in the New York state semi-finals. This year the Warriors play a tough non-league schedule. We were in the Rim Rocker Classic at Longwood H.S where we will faced some tough competition in this three day tournament. The Warriors have some key players returning this season. We have the returning Suffolk County Player of the Year, shooting guard Christopher Barber. Last season Barber averaged 27 points, 7 steals and 5 assists a game. Joining Chris this year is his brother Cameron Barber. Cameron is a great inside player and a slasher who attacks the basket hard and knows how to finish. We also have sophomore Rashaud McQueen at point guard to control the offense, and a great supporting cast who thrive on playing aggressive defense.

2006-2007 Roster: Marquis Scott 6’1” senior forward, Jared Smith 6’7” senior center, Joel Foster 5’5” senior guard, Anthony Green 5’2” senior guard, Christopher Barber 6’1” senior guard, Kashawn Ferebee 5’8” senior guard, Earnest Fells 6’0” senior forward, Brian White 5’9 senior guard, Cameron Barber 6’2” junior forward, James Freeman 5’4” junior guard, Rashaud McQueen 5’8” sophomore guard, Jerry Matthew 5”8 senior guard, Kareem Whitaker 5”10 junior guard.

Support staff -- scorekeeper: Mr. Sekou Hakim, statistician: Lloyd Collins, cameraman: Kareem Whitaker and manager: Lloyd Collins.'

Automotive HS, Brooklyn. 11/25/06 Coach William Stasiuk: 'The Automotive Pistons should be an interesting, but somewhat unpredictable bunch this season. Last season the Pistons missed the playoffs for the first time in 4 years, as the roster was gutted and filled with freshmen and sophomores. It was a rebuilding year in the true sense of the word, as the Pistons went 4-20 (2-12 PSAL - A). In the process of growing, the Pistons after being blown out in early season games, came back stealing some wins down the stretch and playing several close league games. The playing time and experience that many freshman got in the program was invaluable, as the growing up continues this year. The only thing for sure about this group is that it has speed, speed and more speed and will play hard to the final buzzer as evidenced by 3 close early season tournament results.

The captains are juniors Brandon Baskerville (14 ppg last season) and 6th man Andrew Ruffin. Baskerville (5'9") a 3rd year player, leads a group of lightning quick guards who can score in bunches. Starting with Baskerville are 2nd year sophomores Davian Cowan (5'10") a classical point guard and tough defender as well as sophomore shooting guard Cashawn McFadden (5'9") a developing star. Providing depth at the guard spots are: 1st year junior Leonard Haynie (5'9") a combo guard who has his act togther on and off the court this season; freshman Terrell Wilson (5'8"), an excellent three point shooter with good fundamentals, and 1st year senior Johnny Santana (6'2") who fills in wherever needed on the court. Also in the mix at guard are 1st year sophomore Robert Grajales (5'3") and freshman Cory Kerr (6'0").

Automotive's front court is not particularly big at the moment, but they are young and growing and often play bigger than their size. Starting at the four spot is 2nd year sophomore Michael Bernard (6'0") a ball of energy on the boards and defense who will be among the city leaders in drawing charges this season. The other starter in the front-court is Bernard Garner. Garner is a 6'3" freshman who is extremely quick and very active on the boards. Also seeing a lot of minutes up front will be 2nd year sophomore Eli Richardson (6'4") who has improved greatly from last season. Ruffin (6'1") provides veteran leadership and toughness up front. Senior Duane Duncan (6'1") plays much bigger than his size. Also 4 freshman will fight to see the court and should all be a big part of Auto's future. They are Desmond Oliver (6'2"), Denzell Smith (6'1"), Sheldon Brown (6'0") and Yuri White (5'11"). They all have "big man" mentalities at a young age and will grow and improve as time goes on.

The coaches of the Pistons are Head Coach, Will Stasiuk (10th season) and Assistant Coaches James Davis (10th season) and Judd Winton (1st season).

With only 2 seniors and 12 underclassmen, the team is well-stocked and primed to have some big seasons the next two to three years after this one. This season they should be able to compete in all the games they play. Whether they can pull enough close ones out depends on how far the maturation process has progressed.'

Bay Shore High School, NYC. 12/21/06 Coach Navro Robinson, Bay Shore High School: Here is a brief description about some of the kids in the Marauders program.

Chris Obi, 6'2 guard Sr. Chris is playmaker. He plays both point and shooting guard. He averaged 18 pts 7 reb and 3 asst last year as a junior. This year. Chris is averaging 22.5 pts, 6 rebs and 4 assists per game. He has been playing varsity since he was in the 9th grade. He has a great mid-range game and is working on improving his range from the 3 pt line.

Booker Hucks 6"5 Forward/Guard Jr. Booker is our best scorer. He can post smaller guards and bigger forwards, he goes outside and shows his range. He has NBA range. As a sophomore during the playoffs he averaged 18 pts and 10 rebs a game. This year he is averaging 19 pts and 12 rebs.

Jordan Murphy 6'7 Forward/Center Sr. Jordan is my best post player. As a junior he averaged 8pts and 8 rebs. This year he is averaging 8 pts and 8 rebs. However you can add in 3 blocked shots a game. He can shoot the ball from the foul line in and has good post moves.

Barry Ingarm 5'9 point guard soph. Barry is the starting point guard on the team. As a freshman he averaged 3 pts and 6 assists a game. This year Barry has increased his point per game to 6 pts and his assists are up to 7. He is currently second in steals behind Chris.

Other key player for us are Ryun Hook 6'3 guard sr, Brandon Turner 6'4 guard freshman, Jordan Allen 6'4 guard/forward 8th grader. Orayne McEachron 6'6 forward jr.

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, 357 Clermont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238.Telephone: 718-857-2700. 11/15/06 Assistant Coach: Rudy King (JV): 'Website: www.blmhs.org. Affiliation: CHSAA (AA). Colors: Purple & Gold. Sponsor: NIKE. Student Enrollment: 900. Education: College Prep, accredited MSA of Colleges & Secondary Schools, Blue Ribbon Exemplary School. Graduation Rate: 99% College Enrollment: 90%.
Principal: Brother Dennis Cronin, FSC, Athletic Director: John Flack, Head Coach: Khalid Green, Assistant Coach: Maurice Canty, Assistant Coach: Mike Moses & Trainer: James "Healer" Ross.

2006-07 Student Athletes - (G) Mike Douglas - 5' 9" - Sr. (Capt.), (G) Shavar Richardson - 6' 2" - Sr. (Capt.), (G) Marcus Matthews - 6' 3" - Sr., (G) Devon Elliott - 6' 1" - Jr., (G) Mike Lloyd - 5' 10" - Jr., (G) James Johnson - 6' 0" - Jr., (G) Greg Edwards - 6' 4" - So., (G) Doron Lamb - 6' 3" - Fr., (SF) Jason Glenn - 6' 4" - Sr., (SF) Tim Martin - 6' 3" - Jr., (SF) Trevon Hamlett - 6' 6" - So., (SF) JayVaughn Pinkston - 6' 5" - Fr., (PF) Kevin Phillps - 6' 7" - Jr., (PF) Danny Jennings - 6' 9" - Jr.

Head Coach Khalid Green in his fourth year at the helm has ) returning players from last season's roster and has a lot to be excited about.
Returning players Mike Douglas, Marcus Matthews (UMASS), Sharvar Richardson, Devon Elliott, Kevin Phillips, Danny Jennings and James Johnson all had solid off seasons and will be tough match-ups. The addition of impact new comers Greg Edwards and Trevon Hamlett (24pts. 12bds. Freshman CHSAA) the Lions have matured at all positions and have athletes playing their natural positions where they will be recruited for in college, which is rare in New York City high school basketball. The Lions also added two of the nations top freshmen prospects in JayVaughn Pinkston (8th Grade AAU National Champion) and Doron (Day Day) Lamb both of whom have the talent to contribute immediately in the CHSAA (AA). The Lions will play a very strong schedule this year participating in the Springfield Hall of Fame Games, Primetime Shoot-out, Bay Ball Classic, Newman Goretti and The Big Apple Public Catholic Challenge as the future of Loughlin is looking very bright and Coach Green has worked hard and consistently to bring the roar back to this storied program.'

Boys and Girls HS, Brooklyn, NY 12/20/06 Assistant Coach Cheez Ezenekwe: Roster -- 6' 7" Wayne Allision, 6' 0" Kendell Cutler,6' 6" Dave Imes, 6' 6" Nigel James, 6' 6" Malik Jenkins, 6' 3" Kevin Mills, 6' 4" Cyril Reid, 6' 2" Zamal Nixon, 5' 8" Shalik Jenkins, 6' 1" Ricco Oliver, 6' 1" Clayton Sterling, 6' 3" LaRon Owes, 6' 6" Andre Simon, 6' 4" Ryan Watson, and 6' 9" Kyrie Sutton.

The High has a current record of (11-0) and (5-0) in the PSAL Brooklyn AA. We defeated Banneker Academy 80-58 yesterday.'

12/15/06 Daily News: 'Roos ride new duo -- Zamal Nixon and David Imes.

Briarcliff High School, New York. 11/12/06 jolo12333@optonline.net: ''The Bears were 11-9 last season. They play in Section 1 Class B and are going to play a very competitive schedule this season. Some key games will be against Woodlands High School, Pelham Memorial and John F Kennedy High School. Briarcliff will be featured at the Westchester Elite showcase at Pace University in January. They will also be playing at Manhattan College later in the season. Briarcliff's League schedule will be very challenging as well. It faces off against teams like Walter Panas, Pleasantville and Byram Hills. Briarcliff will be a favorite to win the section championship this season and advance to the state playoffs. There is no question that the expectations are high for the Bears since they are returning 4 of 5 starters from last year and will receive contributions from returning bench players as well.

Roster - projected starters: Alex Gulotta 6'1" 170 lb. junior point guard. averaged 12 points last season as a sophomore. Also averaged 7 assists. Good passer. Good shooter with very good handle. Is big for his position so he controls possession against smaller guards. Should have a great season. All-league award winner last season.

Kyle Beechum 6'3" 210 lb. junior forward. A physical specimen. Has very good athletic ability and good post moves on offense. Scored 9 points a game last year and led the team with 12 rebounds per game last season. Really came on at the end of the year averaging 15 and 14. All-league honorable mention last season.

Brendon Mitchell 6'3" 190 lb senior forward. Very strong physically. Great on defense on and off ball. Usually guards the other team's scorer. Led team last year in blocks and second in rebounds. Senior leader type.

Brendan Holland 6'7" 180lb senior forward. Transfer from Kennedy Catholic. Very athletic. Finishes well inside. Great shot blocker because of length. Runs well and knocks down the open jumper.

Joe Lombardi 6'4" 205lb junior guard/forward. averaged a team leading 18 points last season as a sophomore. also averaged 10 rebounds. athletic and strong. Great mid-range game. Very good with back to basket on offense. Has a nice three point stroke and can handle when called upon. All-league and All-section performer last season. Hopes are high. He will be the go to guy this season.

Role players: Kyle Granby 5'11" 175lb senior guard. Brings a very high paced flow to the game. Runs and jumps out of the gym. Goes to the basket extremely hard and quick. Plays great on ball defense against quick guards. played on varsity last year and contributed with 3 points and 2 steals per contest.

Greg DeAlto 6'0" 190 lb senior guard/forward. Good rebounder, very physically strong and hard nosed who knocks down the open look. Greg averaged 4 points last year and 4 rebounds.

Henry Damato 5'9" 140 lb junior guard. Plays unbelievable on ball defense. Gets steals like it's his job. Very quick defender and smart on offense. Played varsity last season.

Bennet Collen 6'2" 180 lb senior forward. Hard nosed player. Will dive on the floor for loose balls. Boxes out well. finishes on offensive glass. Varsity player last year.

Sam Gillet 5'11 160 lb junior guard. first year varsity player. Good passer

Garth Muratori 6'2" 185 lb junior forward. Garth didn't play last season from a football injury. He is a hard nosed player who may contribute defensively and pushing the tempo of the game

Dan Sullivan 6'1" 180 lb senior forward. First year player, hard nosed.

Cardozo, Queens, NY. 12/20/06 Ron Naclerio (I'm entering my 26th year as head coach, plus 4 as assistant): This is a team I really like. There are 12 players on the squad with only 3 seniors. The 3 seniors are 5'11" Marcus Berry, 6'7" Chris Abney (getting D2 and low D1 looks) and 5'11'sharpshooter JJ Garvin. Cardozo is led by two division 1 prospects in 6'7" James Southerland (top 5 in PSAL) and 6'1" guard Trinity Fields (both his dad and older brother played for me). Also there is 5'8" captain and defensive whiz Vincent Scott, 6'3" bull Edy Toussaint, 6' Dennis Ogelsby, 6'4" Randy Preval, 6'3" Denzel Wilson - all juniors. Then, there are 2 freshman on the varsity, 6'4' Kendell Craigg and 5'11' Chris Hampton, a top 3 frosh in the city.'

Christ the King Royals, Queens, NY. 11/25/06 Coach Bob Oliva: 'The Royals are coming off a twenty five & five Brooklyn Queens Championship, City runner up season. They will return three starters and a sixth man from last year’s team. Cocaptains Malik Boothe & Andrew Gabriel will be back along with Erving Walker & Ryan Pearson. Boothe, a 5-9 senior & Walker a 5-7 junior will once again make up a jet like backcourt. Boothe, who will play at St. Johns next year will be starting his 3rd season on the varsity and Walker his 2nd. Together they make up the quickest backcourt at C. K. since Erick Barkley & Speedy Claxton back in 1996. Gabriel, a 6-5 forward will be in his 3rd year in the starting lineup for the Royals. Pearson who was brought to the varsity mid way last season and became a starter in the State tournament, will add scoring around the basket, and at 6-5 will help on the backboards. Gabriel also 6-5 was the team's leading rebounder last season can score points and will be called on to do so. Also helping out up front is 6-5 Marquis Grant & 6-3 Joe Nuss, both juniors, With Boothe & Walker both point guards and playing side by side 5-11 senior Malcolm Kelly and 6-1 sophomore Sean Johnson will see time as the 3rd guard in a three guard offense. As always the schedule is tough, but if we get enough rebounding from our front line, our defense and scoring will take care of itself. As far as the league just about every team has improved so it should be another fun year in the C.H.S.A.A.'

12/14/06 USA Today Super 25 boys basketball rankings includes # 15. Christ the King, Queens, N.Y. (2-0). Result: Beat St. Mary's (Manhasset) 86-57 and then-No. 18 Lincoln (Brooklyn) 73-66 in Big Apple Challenge.

12/12/06 National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 3 lists # 9. Queens, N.Y., Christ the King 2-0 beat No. 24 Lincoln at Big Apple Challenge.

12/5/06 PrepNation: National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 2 includes # 10. Queens, N.Y., Christ the King 0-0 PG Malik Boothe committed to St. John's.

12/3/06 Sports Illustrated's Preseason Top 25 includes # 14. Christ the King, Middle Village, N.Y. (25-5). The Royals aren't big, but they are talented. They're led by the backcourt of senior Malik Boothe (St. John's) and junior Erving Walker, both of whom are 5-8.

High School For Math, Science, & Engineering @ CCNY. 11/25/06 Head Coach: Darryl Jones: 'Nickname: Dragons. Assistant Coach: Sam Jones. Colors: Purple, Black, & White.

The HSMSE Dragons participate in the PSAL Manhattan West A division. Last season we finished 16-4 in our league and 19-5 over all. We had key win over the Institute For Collaborative Education and Seward Park HS. We lost in the playoffs to Acorn HS.

The key players on last season's team were point guard Chistian Ehigiator who led the team in scoring at 20 points per game, now playing at Vermont Academy and Theron Harris now at Genesso College. This year's team will be lead by returning leading scorer Sam Porte at 14 points and 12 rebounds per game and versatile 6'8 guard/forward Antonio Upia who is drawing the attention of division one schools such as Saint Peter's and Army. The Dragons round out their roster with guards Manpret Singh, Lovel James, Nate Sincker and Max Tierno. Forwards are Kenny Lewis, Michael Cordova, Andrew Excell and Sterling Clark. For more information on the dragons you can email me at coachjnones44@aol.com.'

Other seniors are: 6’2” F/G Patrick Samuels, 5’11” G Kenloy Chang, 5’11” G Damir Delisser, 5’10” G Robert Moore, 6’3” F Mohamed Kaba, 6’3” PF Julius Caranda, 5’10” G Raymond White, 5’9” G Dina Lo Razafy and 5’8” G Ola Olantude.

Juniors who will be making their impact this year and moving from JV are: 5’11” SG Maurice Phillip, who will be strong addition to our guard oriented team, as he is able to knock down the 3 pt as well as a very athletic drive, and is continuously showing improvement in different areas, 5’10” PG Roya Blair, Jr., who has shown a great deal of improvement in his game as well as his strength, and he would be a key addition to our running game, as well as a vital element to the shooters surrounding him, 6’2” F/G Tahan Terrell, who has a versatile game that should bring a key addition to our starting rotation.

John Bowne H.S. 11/21/06 Assistant Coach Roberto Diaz: 'Head Coach: John Tsapelas, Assistants: Dennis Ehrlich, Roberto Diaz & Robert Moses. The Wildcats were the 2nd place team in the PSAL Queens A II, behind Cardozo in the 2005-06 season.

After losing 2 of our key starting players, Leslie Princivil, who was the PSAL 2005-06 A Division season leader in assists, and Matthew Collazo, who led the Queens A II in rebounding, to graduation and proud of them moving on, we have two returning key seniors: 6’0” SG/PG Michael Bruce, who can light it up on a heart beat from 3pt land, but has also developed a strong penetration/slashing aspect to his game finishing strong at the basket as well as being very good free throw shooter. He is without a doubt the best transition shooter in the A. 5’11” SG Kevin Samuels will be another returning key element to our success. He gives us the ability to have multiple outside threats as he can knock down the 3pt, as well as being a good FT shooter.

Other juniors: 6’5” C/PF Chad Cumberbatch, a strong addition under the boards as he is continuously showing improvement and enhancement to his all around game. He will make a big impact as the season progresses. 6’1” G Lamar McDonald, 6’1”G Franklin Johnson and 5’10” G Richard Barnnett.

Sophomore: 6’3” F/G Phillip Tavada, who was moved up from JV after his 1st year, and we are looking forward to key contributions from his versatile game. He has shown a great deal improvement, while being a good student of the game, as well as a hard worker.

We will be participating in the following: Sat 11/25/06 @ 3:30pm in the Thanksgiving Classic at JHS 275 in Brooklyn, Sat 12/16/06 @ 3:30pm in the Newtown Classic at JHS 275 in Brooklyn, Sat 12/30/06 @ 3:45pm in the 2nd Annual Queens Jam Christmas Classic at John Bowne HS, Sun 1/07/07 @ 12:45pm in the Elmcor Alumni Classic by Pro Am at Elmcor in Queens, and Sat 1/13/07 @ 11am in the Martin Luther King Classic at JHS 275 in Brooklyn. Any questions regarding our overall season schedule in general, please contact me at 1-646-523-9004 or email me at nycityfinest@aol.com or nycityfinest@tmail.com '.

Lincoln, Brooklyn, NY. 12/3/06 Sports Illustrated's Preseason Top 25 includes # 18. Lincoln, Brooklyn (29-4). With combo sophomore guard Lance Stephenson, who averaged 19.5 points last year, back, the Railsplitters should challenge for a state title.

11/12/06 Coach Dwayne Morton: 'Returning starters- 6'9" Brandon Walters , Devon Peterson 6'3", Lance Stephenson 6'5". Key players- Khalif Staten 6'3", Kyle Cook 6'6", Justin Greene 6'6", Darwin Ellis 5'9", Chris Epps 5'11". Key Newcomers- Frosh. Devon McMillan 5'10", Jeremiah Brown 6'0". Last Season- NYC Champs 30 - 4 and this season's schedule includes 7 of the top 25 teams in the country.

Key games beside league games: Christ the King, rated # 11 at Baruch Col. on Dec. 10, City Of Palms Tourney in Florida (Mater Dei, CA- # 4, Lake Howell, FL # 7, Arlington Country, Fl #8, Schenley, PA # 25) on Dec. 18 - 22, BayBall Classic in Delaware (Raleigh-Egypt, TN # 18) on Dec 27- 30
DeMatha, MD # 4 in Virginia Beach on Jan. 20 and St Patrick, NJ # 10 on Feb. 10 at the Primetime Shootout.'

Mount Vernon HS, NY. 11/29/06 Dwayne "Coach D" Murray, Varsity Asst. Coach: 'Head coach Bob Cimmino. Mt. Vernon High School, 100 California Road, Mt. Vernon, NY. Superintendent: Brenda Smith, principal Stephen Jackson, athletic director Donna Pirro, J.V.head coach Garee Bryant 95'. Frosh head coach: Rashan "Crabbe" Young. Modified head coach Richard Swozo. Website www.mountvernonbasketball.com Head trainer Peter Montpellier. Statistician Anthony Pisacreta. Affiliation: NYSPHSAA - Section 1.

Coaches: Varsity Asst. Coaches: Brian Pritchett, Paul Roland, Patrick Theodule, Dwayne Murray, Yaacov Williams 96', JV Asst. Coach: Tony Pavlacka. Modified Asst. Coach: Bryan Browne 03' Junior Knights Coaches: Jimmy Gallo, Aaron Seiden, Kenny Tyler. Trainers: Former World Champion Welterweight Boxer Larry Barnes and Gordon Palmer.

Players: Returning - Seniors Mike Coburn (Capt), Jahrine Jones, Woody Eliezer, Malik Taylor, Marcquis Abney. Juniors - Kevin Jones, Ketema Brooks. Sophomores - Sherrod Wright, Jordan Lessane, Odayne Clarke. Newbies - Senior Kortney Parker, Juniors Naseer Robinson, Tyrone Mitchell.

The defending State and Federation Champions, Mt. Vernon Knights, are led by their Senior Captain, G Mike Coburn (Rutgers). By season's end, Mike should surpass Jonathan Mitchell 06' (Florida) as the all time winningest player in Mt. Vernon history. A two time State and Federation Champion, Mike, along with SG Jahrine Jones look to make more history by becoming the only players in Mt. Vernon history to win 3 Championship rings. To get that, they will need impact seasons from their returning seniors 6' 4" F/C Woody Eliezer (Bloomfield -DII), 5' 11" G Marcquis Abney, and 5' 11" G Malik Taylor. After a stellar spring/summer with the Westchester Hawks 16U team, juniors 5' 10" Ketema Brooks, PG, and 6' 8" Kevin Jones, PF, are more than capable of carrying this team. The sophomore class is extremely talented with G/F 6' 3" Sherrod Wright expected to start, and 5' 10" Jordan Lessane and 6' 5" Odayne Clarke at the ready whenever Coach Cimmino needs them. 6' 3" senior Kortney Parker is the first senior in 11 years to make the varsity squad. Along with juniors 6' 2" Tyrone Mitchell, and 6' 2" Naseer Robinson, these newbies are able to bring lots of energy and intensity to this year's team.

Yet again, the Knights will compete versus a national schedule. Their season opener will be in the Riverbank State Park Christmas Tournament on Dec. 16 versus Manhattan Center. Then, the Knights will travel to Charlotte, NC to play in the Dell Curry High School Shootout, where they will face Sagemont HS (FL) in the first round on Dec. 27. On Jan 12th, they go up against White Plains HS, which could pit the two best teams in Section 1 this year. Then, the Knights travel to the Basketball Hall of Fame Tournament, where they will play the USA Today # 2 team in the nation, Norcross HS on Jan. 15th. Another key game will be played at the University of Pittsburgh, versus last years Pennsylvania State Champions Aliquippa HS, featuring highly ranked big man Herb Pope. And on Feb 11, they'll travel to Trenton to play in the Prime Time Shootout versus the always tough St. Raymond's HS. Along the way, more games versus White Plains HS and New Rochelle HS insures yet another tough road to travel if they wish to get to Glen Falls.

Out of 79 players he's coached at the varsity level, Bob Cimmino has sent 77 players to college! And all of this out of a public school program. So its onward and upwards for the Mt. Vernon Knights.'

Msgr. Scanlan High School, Bronx. 11/17/06 Coach: Frank Iurilli: 'Asst. Coach: Mike Diaz.

The Scanlan Crusaders look to improve on their 3rd place finish last season in the C.H.S.A.A. “B” Division. Scanlan brings back four players from last year’s team. Leading Scanlan again this year will be the quick and very creative senior Carlos Montenegro, at the point. Scanlan has high expectations for seniors Andre Duncan, Justin Cruz and Justin Antonio. With new seniors Reinaldo Goyco and Christian Camacho, Scanlan has a great core of seniors to help the underclassmen.

Scanlan will look to get some major production from the junior classmen David Torres and Fabian Tejada, who will be getting a lot of opportunities to try and crack the starting lineup.

Scanlan will be playing in four tournaments this season. The first one will be the Msgr.Clancy Tournament in Queen in early December. In the middle of December we will be in the Pleasantville Tournament in Westchester Co. Over Christmas break we will travel to Trumbull, Connecticut for the Northeast Christmas Tournament. In February the Scanlan Crusaders will participate in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament hosted by Manhattan College. The Msgr. Scanlan High School Basketball Program would like to thank Coach Ray Barile for all his time and effort in organizing the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament.

# Player Class Position Height 3 Darrison Abreu Junior G 5’9, 5 Ruddial Santana Junior G 5’10, 10 Andre Duncan Senior G/F 6’4, 11 Cory Aviles Junior C 6’6, 15 Fabian Tejada Junior G 5’10, 20 Reinaldo Goyco Senior G 5’10, 21 Carlos Montenegro Senior G 5’11, 24 Justin Cruz Senior G/F 6’2, 23 David Torres Junior G 6’1, 25 Justin Antonio Senior F/C 6’3, 30 Aryan Sparks Junior G 5’10, 34 Alcides Santiago Senior F/C 6’2, 42 Victor Edmunds Sophomore F/C 6’4, 50 Aman Eyasu Junior F/C 6’5, 22 Christian Camacho Senior G/F 6’1.'

Nazareth HS, Brooklyn. 11/21/06 Glenn Thomas: 'Youth will be the operative word for the 2006-07 Nazareth Kingsmen. The Kingsmen will most likely start two sophomores and three juniors for the upcoming season. The returning players will be asked to assume new roles. Returning this season are juniors Nana Boateng, Leonard Smith and Steven Grant. With the departures of Michael Hill (Dowling) and Xavier Gonzalez (SUNY, Albany) these juniors will be asked to take on new roles in the scoring department. Although Boateng, Smith and Grant played many minutes it is their leadership that will heavily counted upon. 5-7 sophomore guard Marquise Lee also returns to the varsity after a stellar freshmen campaign. His experience and leadership will also be needed in both in scoring and running the team. Boateng is a speedy 5-7 point guard that can shoot the ball as well as penetrate. Smith is a heady small forward that has the ability to play much larger than his size and knock down the shot when needed. Both Boateng and Smith are on the honor roll at Nazareth with over a 90 GPA. Grant will be asked to play big this season due to his size. Three seniors join the Kingsmen for the upcoming season. Kevin Orr, Stephon Joseph and Pat Bryant will be asked to contribute with the intangibles that don’t show up in the scorebook. Juniors Stanley Hamp, Avalon Adams, Brian McKenzie and Ricardo Ali will be given their baptism under fire right away for the Kingsmen will have everyone on call for each contest. Another sophomore Louis Frank will be joining the varsity and will be expected to contribute due to his size and athleticism. Although a bit undersized the Kingsmen will play their usual pressure man defense and fast break offense. If the maturation process develops at a quicker pace this upcoming season could turn out to be a pleasant surprise.

# Player Class Position Height Weight Residence: 10 Nana Boateng Jr. G 5-7 150 Flatbush, 12 Avalon Adams Jr. G 5-9 150 Crown Heights, 14 Marquis Lee So. G 5-7 145 Crown Heights, 15 Leonard Smith Jr. G/F 6-1 195 East New York, 20 Stanley Hamp Jr. G/F 6-2 155 Brownsville,
22 Stephon Joseph Sr. G 6-0 155 East Flatbush, 24 Steven Grant Jr. F 6-2 175 Crown Heights, 30 Bryan McKenzie Jr. G 5-10 145 East Flatbush, 32 Pat Bryant Sr. F 6-1 175 Mill Basin, 34 Kevin Orr Sr. G/F 6-0 165 Bedford Stuyvesant, 40 Louis Frank So. G/F 6-0 154 East Flatbush, 52 Ricardo Ali Jr. F 6-2 215 Canarsie.

Head Coach: Todd Jamison (12th Year) Principal: Peter Doran, Associate Head Coaches: Val Watson and Glenn Thomas Colors: Maroon and Gold Captain: Nana Boateng Enrollment: 500. JV Coach: Mike Hankins. Frosh Coach: Victor Simon.'

Newark Central, NJ. 11/20/06 Shawn McCray, Central/Zoo Crew: 'Returning starters SR Duquan Leonard 5'10, very talented PG - key players SR James Richardson 5'8, SR Erick Gayles 6'0, JR Rajohn McClendon 6'5, soph Bilal Gordon 6'0, soph Jacky Francois 6'1, soph Khalif Williams 5'11. Top newcomers FR Johnathon Williams 5'8 and FR Fuquan Knight 5'6 (top 5 freshman player in NJ will see significant minutes if the upperclassmen don't step up). Last season 22-4, Mountain Valley Conference Champs 12-0, Group 2 North Jersey Sectional Champs.
This season style of play will be more uptempo since the team is very quick and small. A bunch of good midrange player's who like to get out and run. Sophs will have to step up their games in order for the team to be competitive. Sr backcourt in Richardson and Leonard are 2nd to no one. Both bring their "A" games every night and play defense 94ft. Leonard led the team in steals and assists, and will begin his 4th season as the starting PG. He finished last season 1st team All Newark Junior, 2nd team All-Conference.

Key games this season - (December) Newark Christmas Tournament open up against Newark Eastside. Tournament features Newark Shabazz and Science High. - (January) St. Patrick's ( game has to be finalized). Conference games vs Governor Livingston (always a dogfight), Cranford (new addition to the conference), Rahway, the Essex County Tournament which features Bloomfield Tech and Seton Hall Prep. Both have won the tournament the past few seasons. February 7th vs. St. Benedict's. March Group 2 State Tournament will be tough to repeat as Westwood featuring Corey Raji, and Ridgefield Park will be tough to knock off.

Coaching change as coach Calvin Blue retired this past season and I will take over the team this season.'

Norman Thomas, NYC. 11/13/06 David Green: 'Norman Thomas Tigers are in the Manhattan East A division. The tigers last year posted a 9-7 record while beating team like Manhattan Center (AA Division) and Urban Peace Academy (AADivision). Also we were 7-1 at home with only one loss coming to the Wadleigh Tigers. We're still in the A divsiion with a mix of B division teams and 3 left over A teams. We have returning forward Ovell Levine who at times came up big for us last year, like his 21 points against Bergtraum. We also have returning point guard Fredrick Stephens who will be running the show for us. Frederick is good under pressure. We have Alex Garcia, the leading scorer from the undefeated JV team last year and he will play a major role in our success. We also have big man Derrick Ballard at 6''4 200+ he's gonna be a major inside force for us. Last but not least we have Danny Quasada and Devon Pinnock who will play major roles also. We have a couple of non league games coming up, one against Erasmus Hal l(A Division) and Truman High (AA Division). We are participating in the Snowflake Gobbler Classic at FIT this year. The Tigers are positioned to have a wonderful year.'

Peekskill High School, New York. 12/6/06 Mark Carter, asst. coach: ''The Red Devils were 28-1 last season. They play in Section 1 Class A and are going to play a very competitive schedule this season. Some key games will be against Port Chester High School, Spring Valley, John F Kennedy High School, Ossining and Poughkeepsie . Peekskill will also compete in The Slam Dunk Challenge at the Westchester County Center Dec. 27-29 against some of the top teams in the county. Peekskill will also go head to head with section 9's Newburgh Free Academy at the Westchester Elite showcase at Pace University in January. Peekskill will be a favorite to win the section championship this season and advance to the state playoffs. The expectations are high as in years past for the Red Devils who make frequent trips to the county center to compete for the gold ball and beyond. Team chemistry will be key in this road to the state finals.

Roster: Projected starters--Mookie Jones 6'7" junior forward, coming off a great AAU summer. Top 100 players for '08 class possibly the best player in Section 1. Good passer. Good shooter with very good handle. Good shot blocker. Will create match-up problems. All-league, All-Section, All State award winner last season.

Devon Beaufort 6'0" senior guard, Long arms, Very good defender. Has very good athletic ability and finishes well around the basket. Will have to play above average all season. Usually guards the teams best scorer

Eliot Watson 6'4" junior forward, Very Athletic, One of the best shot blockers in section 1. Good rebounder on both ends. Developing a consistent 15 foot jump shot. Led team last year in blocks and second in rebounds.

Michael Smythe 6'2" senior guard. Can finish with both hands. Solid defender. Runs well and knocks down the open jumper. Senior leader. Junior Season ended early with a broken hand

Patrick Campbell 6'1" senior guard. 1st year varsity player. will be looked at to control the point guard position. good ball handler & passer. Finishes well around the basket.
Role players: Darnell Gordineer 6'3" senior forward. Hard nosed, smart basketball player. Does all the dirty work for the team. Senior leader

Diondre Scott 5'9"senior guard. 1st year varsity player. will play back-up point guard. brings good leadership for a 1st year varsity athlete

Marquis Banks 6'1" Senior forward. Big wide body. Moves fast for his size. expected to be a presence in the post on both ends. Played varsity last season.

Anthony Smithson 6'2" Junior guard. Shoots very well. tough defender with long arms

Harvey Barnes 5'10" senior guard. first year varsity player. Hustles on all ends of the floor. Tough competitor

Jabbar Cherry 5'11 senior forward. Tough hard nosed kid. brings many of his linebacker instincts to the basketball court. will earn playing time as season moves along

Darrell Smythe 5'10" junior guard. 1st year varsity player.

Eric Roman 5'11" . First year player, hard nosed.

Coaches: Lou Panzanaro (Head Coach) 24th season, Tim Turner (asst. coach), Rodney Headley (asst. coach), Mark Carter (asst. coach).'

Poughkeepsie HS, NY 11/16/06 Head Coach: Brian C. Laffin: 'Asst. Coach: Kurt Jesman, Asst. Coach: Dennis Dean, Asst. Coach: Jed Sims & volunteer Asst.: Tom Mullins.

Roster: by class: ht: & wt: James Patterson 12 5’11 175, Rasheed Harrell 12 6’1 170, Nyquan Bellamy 12 5’10 170, Chris Corcoran 12 6’0 180, Colin Herman 12 6’3 200, Wayne Neal 12 5’9 180, Jerry Ballard 12 5’10 165, Antonio Williams 11 6’5 210 ,Jasue Gamboa 11 6’3 200, Moquan Dickens 11 5’10 180,Jaquan Brown 11 5’11 160, Darryl Charles 10 6’5 175, Malik Dennard 10 6’4 215, Brandon James 10 6’6 210.

Preview: The team will be led by experienced guards Harrell, Patterson, and Bellamy. Junior Antonio Williams leads a young but talented front court. Brandon James, Malik Dennard, and Darryl Charles provide energy and size to the front court. All three along with Moquan Dickens made solid contributions on the 19-1 junior varsity team in 2005-2006. Jasue Gamboa, Chris Corcoran and Colin Herman will play key roles for Poughkeepsie and provide depth. Poughkeepsie has a 8th grader in waiting named Elijah McClurin.

We will look to use our quickness to disrupt other teams.'

Regis HS, NYC. 11/13/06 Coach Kevin Cullen: 'Regis Varsity Basketball team looks to reach the City finals for the 5th time in 6 years. We have 8 lettermen returning from last years City qualifying Team.

Regis is led by McDonalds All American candidate Matt Galvin (captain) who runs the offense. Matt will have Chris Taddei playing the post. Seniors Rudy Quinn (captain), Mike Dunn and Greg Liguori round out Regis starting lineup. The 8 returning players will be assisted by 7 members of last years city championship J.V. squad. Due to see a lot of playing time in the junior class are guards Sean O'Connor and Tony Negrin with forwards Spencer Ryan and Ben Moore seeing time as well.'

St. Edmund Prep H.S. CHSAA Queens 11/13/06 Coach: Dan Wiatre (1st year): 'Brooklyn/Queens Division "A" South. We are going to play an up tempo offense and try to pressure on defense. We have 7 seniors and 7 juniors on the roster.

Key seniors are Chris Lubrano (5'10, PG), Roberto Dileo (6'2, 2G), Nick Gennuso (5'9, G), Brian Shea (5'9, G), Steven Samman (5'9, G) and Anthony Mottola (6'3, F). Key juniors are Cody Gauvard (6'6, F), John Romeo (6'4, F), Chris Patti (6'2, 2G), Gage Carter (5'8, PG), and Jeremy Louison (6'2, C/F).

Anthony Mottola is our best player. He does everything for us. He plays every position and has 3 years of varsity experience. He scores from every angle. Chris Lubrano is our floor general and should have a monster season. Roberto Dileo shoots it as well as anyone in the city. Nick Gennuso is a great passer and shooter. Brian Shea shoots it with range and can defend. Cody Gauvard is our best player inside and John Romeo runs the court and shoots it out to 15 feet. We have 3 freshmen who have bright futures as well. Vinny Marchiano (6'3, F), Bobby Beldo (6'2, G) and Marc Palacios (6'2, F).'

St. Mary's, LI. 11/12/06 Coach Robert Jones: 'Last Season record: 20-5 (11-1 NSCHSAA) lost in NSCHSAA championship game to St. Dominic's by 1 point at buzzer. This season's key players: (our big three) Senior Marcos Tamares 6'6" averaged 10 ppg 9 reb last season recruited by Yale, Dartmouth, Binghamton, Norfolk State. Junior Byron Freeman 6'2" SG averaged 6 ppg last season, highly touted 2008 kid by many national web publications; recruited by Yale, St. Johns, Memphis, NC State, Holy Cross. Junior Scott Machado 6'1" PG averaged 6 ppg 4 reb last season, highly touted 2008 kid by many publications; recruited by: Rutgers, Clemson, Holy Cross, Norfolk State, Drexel, Hofstra, George Mason, Davidson.

Other possible starters: Junior 6'3" Jerel Lawrence G, Senior 5'11" James Orfanos G. Key Bench: 6'1" So. Jeffrey Mark- can be a really good; possibly scholarship player in class of 2009, 5'10" Nigel Wingate G, one of leading scorers of JV last year. Top freshman: 5'8 Chaz Morrish, very, very quick with ball and good basketball IQ, 5'10" Dondre Jackson, very physical, strong body; rugged player who should have great year on the freshman team this year

Asst Coaches: Jerel Cokley, Norman Suber, Vaughn Chisholm.

Key Games: Nov 26 vs Boys and Girls HS; Dec 7 @ Christ The King; Dec 19-24 Ponahou Christmas Classic, Honolulu, HI, Dec 27-30 Bay Ball Classic, Lewes DE and of course 2 league games against St. Dominic.'

Thurgood Marshall Academy 11/12/06 Coach Abdu-Allah Torrence: '24-7 Manhattan West Division Champions, Manhattan Borough Champions, competing in the AA this year. Asst coaches- Phil Corley, Cedric Pitt and Chris Williams.

Probable starters: Steven Ruple (Sr) 5'11, Dayshawn Long (Sr) 5'6 G, Justin Gardner (Sr) 6'6 F, Sean Corley (Jr) 5'9 G and Kadeem King (Sr) 6'0 G. Key Reserves- Trevor Dillard (soph) 5'10 G, Laquan Jackson (Jr) 5'8 G , Kareem Green (Jr) 6'5, Jason Givens (Soph) 6'2 F and Justin Peaker (Jr) 6'1 F.

Tournaments - Catholic vs Public Dec 10th vs Bishop Loughlin, NYC vs I-95 Dec 23rd vs OSL, Bay Ball Classic Dec 26th-Dec 30th, Lewes, De,
MLK Classic @ LIU Jan 15th vs Grady, 2K7 Jan 20 & 21 Providence, RI. Key Games- Wadleigh, FDA, UPA and Manhattan Center (NYC's Tobacco Road). Feburary 9 vs St. Mary's @ Hofstra.

Freshmen of note: Antoine Hackman 5'9 G & Dominique Murray 5'11 G.'

Tilden, Brooklyn. 11/12/06 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'This years Tilden "Blue Devils" varsity basketball team is an aggressive, unselfish group of motivated young men. We are not the most talented team we have ever had at Tilden but we might be the most together group of student/athletes that I have had the chance to coach in a long time. We will be led by 6' 5" super athletic Sr. power forward Nigel Francis. High scoring 6'4" Jr. wing Fred Antoine will supply plenty of hustle and points and our lightening quick backcourt of 5' 9'' SR. Jamal "The Captain" Ward and 5' 9" high scoring Javon Jackman will keep us in most games. Our fifth starter will be unselfish tough rebounding 6' 4" Sr. cocapt. Omar Thompson whose effort and desire always sparks our team. Our key reserves will start with 5' 10" rebounding guard Darrell Nelson who as a senior will help us at both ends of the court .Another key player for us will be 6' 5" Jr. combo guard Ashton Pascall who must rebound from early season maturity issues in order to give us a big boost. This year at Tilden we will carry 20 players so most of our new players such as Devon Muller, Rashi Smith, Tremaine Johnson, Taron Pascal, Theo Francis and David Logan will battle for minutes in practice each day. Our team will be helped a great deal by 5' 11" honor student and star football player Warren Hazel when he rejoins us on November 28th.We also will get great minutes from talented Soph Guard 6' Ebuka Ekwealor who can really play when he is motivated to do so. Jr. guard John Fields should also compete for some time as will 6' 2" scorer Jr. "KC" Martins. 6' 4" Colby Charley will really help us as he can score in bunches and last but not least 6' 7" Hananiah Jones is an athletic and fluid developing post player who we must find a way to get on the court. Finally, there's 6' 4" Senior. wing Roller Alexis who is a very athletic high flyer who will help us when he gains game experience.

Our coaching staff will include Associate Head Coach John Harris, the incomparable Howard Hughes and the "Professor" Michael George. Our principal is Ms. Diane Varano and our school colors are Royal Blue, Silver and White. Our school address is 5800 Tilden Ave. Brooklyn New York 11203. School phone is 718-629-4523-Ex 149. Our goal for this year is to help place all our seniors in college, make the P.S. A. L. playoffs and try to improve each day.'

Wadleigh Tigers, NYC. PSAL.org Manhattan AA schedule and standings. Last season the Tigers were 16-0 in their division and won the first two borough playoff games handily - 75-43 over Arts & Design and 49-43 past West 50th Street. They lost the borough championship game 66-61 to Thurgood Marshall Academy. In the PSAL playoffs they beat Telecommunication Arts & Technology 73-63 before losing to Johnny Mathis' JFK team 61-50.

9/25/06 Coach Michael Crump: 'This season Wadleigh HS is taking the floor with an anticipated 7 seniors.

Phillip Perier is the anticipated focal point of the offense at point guard. He should average over 20 points and provide solid shooting and great penetration skills for us. He currently has an 84% GPA and is taking the SAT this month. Phillip is possibly a D2 but definitely an NCAA D3 player.

Marlon Morgan is a standout academic student with an 86% average and has slimmed down to 225 over the summer from 245 at 6'4. A finesse big man at the power forward position who has a high basketball IQ and can average double doubles in rebounding and scoring. Marlon is D3 or D2.

Julien Allen is an underrated combo guard at 6'2 and can score and rebound. A 90% average student who will not rely on basketball for a scholarship. Julien has Ivy league interest for academics and can walk on to a team at a major school.

Jeremy Bell, Sean Lovett, Cardell Gadsen and Morris Guei round out the senior class of role playing contributors.

Transfer Joshua Watkins is an AAU player with the Panthers and a summer league phenom. After having some great games for Our Savior Lutheran last year, Josh will play big minutes right away and average 20 points. Junior Varsity graduates Phillip Coleman at 6'4 and Chris Pleasant at 6'2 figure to play some major minutes and contribute. Two academically ineligible players will be ready in time for the end of the season and the playoffs. Sophomore Curtis Loving, our sole D1 recruit at 6'6, will give us a playoff presence and Jeff Morgan at 6'5 will have to stay in the books to join us as well. We look forward to competitive play in the PSAL and I will post my team schedule once my non league games have been set up. If there is anyone interested in a non league game, we have a few available.'

Wyandanch HS, LI. 12/21/06 Andre Edwards (JV-Head Coach): 'The Wyandanch Warriors from Long Island in Suffolk County went 19-6 last season and look to improve upon that this season. The Warriors play in League Seven, Section XI; they won the Suffolk County class B championship the regional class B championship and ended their season with a tough loss to Lakawanna in the New York state semi-finals. This year the Warriors play a tough non-league schedule. They are in the Rim Rocker Classic at Longwood H.S. where they will face some tough competition in this three day tournament from Dec 28-30. We play PSAL South Shore, Amityville, and a good East Hampton team led by Mike Russell. The Warriors have a key player returning this season in guard Christopher Barber. Last season Barber averaged 27 points, 7 steals and 5 assists a game. Joining Chris this year is his brother Cameron Barber. Cameron is a great inside player and a slasher, he attacks the basket hard and knows how to finish. We also have sophomore Rashaud McQueen at point guard to control the offense, and a great supporting cast who thrive on playing aggressive defense.

Coaches: Kenny McCloud (Head Coach) 2nd season, Abdur Rahman Kareem (asst. coach).'

12/3/06 Sports Illustrated's Preseason Top 25 includes # 8. St. Benedict's Prep, Newark (29-2). The Gray Bees won their fourth Prep A title last season in Dan Hurley's five years as coach. Despite losing three top players -- Lance Thomas (Duke), David Cubillan (Marquette) and Eugene Harvey (Seton Hall) -- St. Benedict's is still loaded, led by senior guard Corey Stokes (Villanova). # 9. St. Patrick, Elizabeth, N.J. (29-4). Coach Kevin Boyle has one of the nation's top players in senior point guard Corey Fisher (Villanova), who averaged 16 points last year. Senior forward Jeff Robinson (Memphis) averaged 13.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists. # 14. Christ the King, Middle Village, N.Y. (25-5). The Royals aren't big, but they are talented. They're led by the backcourt of senior Malik Boothe (St. John's) and junior Erving Walker, both of whom are 5-8. # 18. Lincoln, Brooklyn (29-4). With combo sophomore guard Lance Stephenson, who averaged 19.5 points last year, back, the Railsplitters should challenge for a state title. # 25. Mount Vernon, (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) (23-5). The Knights won the Class AA Federation state title last year, but they must replace star forward Jonathan Mitchell, who averaged 19.5 points and 7.6 rebounds last year and is now at Florida. Still, Mount Vernon has plenty of firepower led by senior guard and Rutgers recruit Mike Coburn, junior forward Kevin Jones and sophomore forward Sherrod Wright.

11/7/06 Hoop USA: Traditional schools – top 25 includes # 5 – St. Patrick, # 9 – Christ The King & 21 – Mount Vernon. National School - top 25 includes # 3 – St. Benedict’s Prep & # 9 – Our Savior New American. Prep schools – top 25 includes # 19 – Blair Academy.

11/7/06 National Prep Basketball Poll - Preseason includes # 8. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick 29-4 three state TOC championships last four years, # 11. Queens, N.Y., Christ the King 25-5 coach Bob Oliva over 500 wins, # 17. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 23-5 defending state Federation champ & # 24. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln 29-4 defending NYC Public champion.