January
2010 Issue:
Arby's:
Melrose hangs on
for title
By
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/
BRISTOL — It was one of the greatest
fourth-quarter comebacks in the history of the
Arby's Classic championship game.
But, it didn't change the final result.
Memphis Melrose held off a hard-charging Greater
Atlanta Christian 55-51 to win the championship
of the 27th annual tournament at
Viking Hall.
Melrose built a 15-point lead early in the
fourth quarter, but the
Spartans roared back with a chance to tie
with 12 seconds left. Malcolm Brogdon's shot
wouldn't fall for Greater Atlanta and after
gaining possession the
Wildcats'
Chris Jones iced the game on the other
end. With the victory, the Wildcats (16-0)
joined Briarcrest Eads as the second Memphis
area team in the last three years to win the
Arby's title.
Tournament MVP Jones, who had missed a pair of
free throws that would have given
Melrose a victory over eventual state
champion White Station in last year's Tennessee
Class 3A tournament, was determined to hit the
game-clinching foul shots.
"I've been working in the gym, shooting 1,000
free throws a day," said Jones, who ended with a
team-high 12 points. "I wasn't going to miss any
free throws."
Still down by 10 points with four minutes left,
the Spartans (10-1) went on a 10-1 run, capped
off by a steal and basket by
Paul Dawson. After the Wildcats'
Bobby Parks hit a pair of free throws
with 47 seconds left to push the lead back to
three, the Spartans were still just a long-range
basket away from tying the game.
They got the shot they wanted with a double
screen, freeing Brogdon at the top of the key.
But, his shot bounced off the rim and into the
hands of Jones.
"That's all you can ask for, to give yourselves
a chance," Greater Atlanta
head coach Eddie Martin said. "We
executed the play. If the shot goes in, who
knows how it would have turned out."
Each team made runs in the first half, but
neither could hold the advantage for long.
Greater Atlanta struck first with a 12-0 run to
go up 15-5 before a 3-pointer by Jones cut the
margin to seven points at the end of the opening
quarter. It was Melrose's turn in the second
quarter with an 11-2 burst to pull ahead 21-19.
The teams stayed within a possession of each
other the rest of the half with Brodgon hitting
a 3-pointer to tie the game at 26-apiece at the
intermission.
Melrose opened with a 16-3 run to start the
third quarter and headed into the final period
with a 45-32 lead. On the opening possession of
the fourth quarter, they upped the margin to 15
points on an alley-oop pass from Jones to Adonis
Thomas.
After trading baskets, the lead was at 15 around
the six-minute mark. It wasn't long, however,
when Melrose found itself battling to hang on to
the title.
"They're a really good team," Wildcats head
coach
Jermaine Johnson said. "We needed a game
like that against a team that's disciplined. We
needed that game to test ourselves."
Johnson, who said he's patterned the current
Melrose team a lot after the George
Pitts-coached Science Hill teams of the 1990s,
met with Pitts hours before the game where they
spent time going over plays, particularly the
Rick Pitino-style fast breaks. It was meaningful
for Johnson to have his team join those
Science Hill teams as tournament
champions.
"This is a special group to be a part of,"
Johnson said. "It means a lot to have your name
etched in that (program) book as one of the 27
(champions)."
Besides Jones, Thomas gave the Wildcats a
double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds.
Dawson was the leading scorer for GAC with 16
points. Brogdon and Trent Wiedemon each posted
double-doubles of 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Third-place game
New Rochelle, N.Y. 60
Fayetteville, Ark. 58
Steve Whittingham hit a 12-foot jumper off an
assist from Antoine Mason and Mason then blocked
Kikko Haydar's winning 3-point attempt on the
other end to lift the Huguenots (8-1) over the
Bulldogs (10-4).
It was the culmination of a frantic finish.
Haydar purposely fouled New Rochelle's Craig
Dorn with 19 seconds left and Dorn missed both
free throws. Fayetteville's Adam Nobel was
fouled as he grabbed the rebound, but he also
missed both of his attempts, setting the stage
for the final couple of plays.
"The kids fought through the adversity for
sure," Huguenots head coach Billy Murphy said.
"The emotions and all, I never will forget this
game."
Mason led New Rochelle with a 24-point effort
and A.J. Burton added 14 points. Haydar posted
21 points in a losing cause for Fayetteville.
Nobel scored 14 points and Taylor Cochran added
10 points.
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Recap 12-28-2009
Memphis
- Atlanta Classic:
Southwind
behind Darren Gray's 22 point average per game
in tournament defeats undefeated Atlanta Tucker
High and 10-2
Chamblee, Georgia.
Christmas
Tournament Recaps:
Memphis
Central advances to finals in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Bartlett in a slight upset beats Memphis East at Carbondale,
Illinois. Briarcrest and ECS advance respectively in
their games. Kirby finds the winning touch in Northwest
Mississippi Classic in Coldwater winning three games in
a row. White Station splits a pair in Houston, Texas.
Germantown loses to Wossman, La. Wooddale notches a
victory at Centralia. Illinois.
Recap 12-28-2009
Arby's
Classic, Bristol, TN.:
Melrose starts the game
off down 12-0 to New Rochelle High from New York when
senior Jermaine Holliman comes off the bench to spark
the Wildcats to win 68-54
Arby's
Classic.
(click here). Memphis
area teams fared well as Craigmont,
Germantown, Ridgeway advance in their respected
tournaments around the country.
Recap 12-27-2009
Memphis
- Atlanta Classic:
Memphis schools
dominate this years classic as Ridgeway and Southwind
cruise to wins.Germantown
thumps Jonesboro High in West Monroe Hoops Classic
behind Todd Mayo at 23 points and Austin Hollins at 20
points.
Recap 12-26-2009
Arby's
Classic, Bristol, TN.:
Memphis Melrose beats Science Hill, TN. 58-43
in first round action at Arby's Classic behind
Adonis Thomas 19 points - 9 rebounds, Chris Jones 18
points and Nate Rucker's 14 points.
Recap 12-19-2009
Jack Jones Christmas Classic:
Memphis Melrose runs over H.W. Byars while East beats
Mitchell handily by 20.
Recap 12-17-2009
Reginald Buckner
(Ole Miss)
with Manassas
coaches Gerald Harris and Jerry Anthony at UTEP vs. Ole Miss
game 12-16-09
Recap 12-16-2009
DeAgelo
Riley, Terico White, Reginald Buckner
UTEP vs. Ole Miss
Talk
about a get together , family reunion, whatever
you want to call it, 8 Division 1 players on 2
major nationwide respected programs from the
same city. This is something that doesn't happen
just locally but on a national level. Definitely
a special event and to prove that point in
comparison for a national program that actually
experienced these events. For example the ones that remember
the days of Memphis State it would jolt your
memory. Memphis State would field a team full of
players from 12 of the 15 would be from the
Memphis area and the others from not that far
away as St. Louis or Grand Junction. Not saying
that the team needs to be all pro Memphis just
mix it up due to the talent level right here in
our back yard. Programs all over the country
have scurried to Memphis to evaluate the players
and garner some talent.
Ole Miss has done just that by getting some of
the best talent out of Memphis from Terico White
(Craigmont), Reginald Buckner (Manassas),
DeAngelo Riley (Kirby). On the other side UTEP
has dipped into Memphis more than any other
program in the country due to Toni Barbee's
tenure as assistant coach at Memphis and viewing
players different than former John Calipari who
overlooked many Memphis players for more
nationwide players. Very understandable but when
you let TOP 100 players go else where and not
really pursue them as really wanted just going
thru the motions makes all difference in the world.
UTEP boast Randy Culpepper (Sheffield), Arnette
Moultrie (Raleigh Egypt), Myron Strong and
Jeremy Williams both from (Hamilton) and Gabriel McCulley (Craigmont).
Readers
remember this event with rosters of these type
because this does not happen very often. Another
issue that really was heartbreaking was the
small turn out for this special event. As
looking over the stands you could see some
people from Memphis but definitely not the
numbers you would assume and support to be at
this major event especially with Ole Miss ranked
#20 in the country. UTEP is picked to be one of
the frontrunners in Conference USA.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 12-15-2009
WMC-TV5 Brings
Germantown vs. ECS High School Basketball
to the Internet
(Memphis) WMC-TV5
has launched the “Internet Game of the Week,” a
live weekly broadcast of high school sporting
events. The weekly sports presentations began in
September with high school football and will
continue throughout the end of basketball
season. WMC-TV5 is partnering with Play On!
Sports and the University of Memphis to present
the games.
The
broadcasts are presented live each week on
WMCTV.com and are archived on the station’s
website so that they can be viewed anytime. Play
On! Sports developed a unique equipment package
and production method that makes these
broadcasts possible.
The
University of Memphis is the station’s other
partner on this project. Students from the
university’s College of Communication and Fine
Arts are producing the broadcasts, working with
Executive Producer Mark King from WMC TV-5. “The
student-interns are so appreciative of the
opportunity,” King said. “They work very hard
and make these broadcast's possible every single
week.”
This
week the Germantown Red Devils will take on the
Evangelical Christian School Eagles in a heated
match up at Hutchison School. This game is part
of of the Jack Jones High School Christmas
Classic. It is a two day event featuring
several games starting at 4:30 p.m. on Friday
night and continuing Saturday night starting at
3:00 p.m.
The
game will be presented LIVE Friday night
beginning at 6:00 p.m. and will then be archived
on the stations website for people to watch 24
hours a day until the end of basketball season.
“This
is great for grandparents who live in another
part of the country to be able see their
grandchildren in action,” King said. “Earlier
this year, a dad serving in Iraq watched his son
play his high school football game.”
Recap 12-14-2009
Jack Jones High School Christmas Classic
Come check out some of the
areas best high school basketball teams at
the
Jack Jones Christmas Classic
December 18th-19th at
Hutchison
School in
Memphis, TN. This event will feature
Melrose Boys who are
currently ranked #11 in the country and HW Byers
Girls who were the
Mississippi State Champs in 2008. Preps to watch
are Adonis Thomas
(Melrose),
Bobby Parks Jr. (Melrose), Cedrick McAffe
(Melrose),
Austin Hollins (Germantown), Todd Mayo
(Germantown),
John Ingram
(Mitchell), and Jarekious Bradley (East).
December 18-19, 2009
Jack Jones High School Christmas Classic
Tournament
Schedule
***Session 1***
Friday, December 18th @
Hutchison School:
4:30 Germantown vs ECS (G)
6:00 Germantown vs ECS (B)
7:30 Melrose vs.
Lausanne (G)
***Session 2***
Saturday, December 19th @ Hutchison
School:
3:00 Overton
vs. Lausanne (B)
4:30 Millington vs. HW Byers (G)
6:00 East vs. Mitchell (B)
7:30 Melrose vs. HW Byers (B)
Recap 12-12-2009
Friday Night Run Down:
Melrose blasts Carver behind balanced scoring to go 10-0, Germantown down by 22 battles
back and takes lead against Southwind but falls short 98-90, Manassas
outlast City University, Fairley stays winless against Whitehaven, Cordova
beats Raleigh Egypt, Ridgeway thumps Houston, Westwood squeaks by Kingsbury,
Sheffield dumps Mitchell and Oakhaven upsets East.
Recap
12-11-2009
Germantown
(90)
@
Southwind
(98)
Two
Division AAA teams that will battle to advance out of
Memphis to the TSSAA State Tournament in Murfreesboro,
TN. squared off in a very important district matchup.
Southwind jumped out on the Red Devils 12-4 before
Germantown called their first timeout with 5:48 left in
the first quarter to slow down the hot shooting Jaguars.
Southwind shot 70% on 14-20 shooting in the first
quarter to lead 34-15. The lead swelled to over 20
points during the first half and Southwind went into
halftime up 57-40. Every time Germantown made a run, the
Jaguars would thwart their attempts with some great
outside shooting and outrebounding Germantown 19-13 in
the first half.
Second
half was a whole different story as Southwind maintained
a double digit lead throughout the third quarter. After
a timeout with 2:34 left in the third quarter and with
Germantown down by 22 points they went on a 15-2 run to
narrow the lead under double digits on a
Todd Mayo
three (3rd for the quarter) for the first time since
early in the first quarter. Mayo finished the game with
a game high 37 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals in
a stellar performance and was very impressive with his
solid ball handling and strong quick drives to the goal
with strong finishes. Mayo showed he can drive on either
side of the goal and has strong upper body strength.
The player of the game was Southwind senior
Darren
Gray's
overall
outstanding game attributes. Gray recorded a team high
29 points from all over the court showcasing his
versatile play. He hit 3's, shots from the elbow,
layups, stick backs, the kid did it all to go along with
11 boards. Senior
Nic Mason
formerly of Fairley and boy do they miss him notched 26
points on some outstanding outside shooting in a solid and strong performance with 26 points,
4 rebounds, and 4 steals. This game helped Southwind
shrug off the one point loss to White Station last week.
Germantown
had three other players in double figures: Minnesota
signee
Austin
Hollins
at 14points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Senior
Jordan
Hulsey
at 16 points and 6 rebounds and will be needed to garner
more rebounds in future games especially against the
other taller Division AAA teams. Senior guard
Chris
Pollard
added 10 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals in the cause.
Southwind senior
Montez
Fifer
contributed 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Freshman
Jonathan
Williams
added 10 points and 8 rebounds but stayed in foul
trouble majority of the night but this kid is going to
be special. He is very fluid in his moves, shoots way
above average for a kid his size and he just needs to
gain weight and more upper body strength which will come
in due time.
Key Points of The Game:
Starting the game off and
falling into a high double digit deficit just makes it
that much harder to win the game, not saying you can't
just don't put your self in that position.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap
12-08-2009
City University
(71)
@
Carver
(58)
Bottom
line, it is extremely difficult to win any games when you
turn the ball over 33 times as Carver did against City
University in a regular season game. You have to give it
to City for the aggressive and tenacious defense
Division A member City applied to the turnover prone
Cobras. City sweeps the season series, home and
away meetings between the two
schools. City in it's 3rd year of existence will make
some noise in Division A during the season and
postseason. Carver led after the first quarter 13-9
before City went on a 26-15 run to go into the half up
35-28.
Carver
outrebounded City 21-14 in the first half but that stat
didn't matter as City scored layup after layup on Carver
miscues. Junior
Tevin Cox
who
traveled with MemphisHoopers.com 17 Under Travel club
two years ago as the only freshman on the team to Las
Vegas that produced 6 Division 1 players led City with
25 points, 7 rebounds, 10 steals, and 6 assists in a
stellar performance. Senior
Brandon
Pack
added 12 points and 5 rebounds for City respectively.
City maintained a lead over Carver that ballooned to 13
points in the second half before Carver made one final
run at City. Carver got within 3 points on several
occasions in the fourth quarter to only commit crucial
turnovers on errant passes that nullified the Cobras
rally and watch City come away with a 71-58 victory on
the road.
Carver
had only one player in double figures and that was
senior
Colin
Glover
at 15
points in the cause.
Key Points of The Game:
I would rather shoot the
ball from half court or further then to turnover over
the ball. It doesn't even go as a shot attempt or
nothing. Turnovers are the death of any ball club in any
game they face. 33 turnovers for Carver is not a good
sign not only for the season but sounds like they will
have a short season at hand. Not trying to sound mean
it's just the facts, I didn't make the rules, hold on to
the $%^ ball.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap
12-07-2009
Area
News:
2009-2010 Week 2
Rankings and Results
Recap
12-06-2009
Area
News: Melrose is trying to be the 800 pound
gorilla in Memphis Basketball with the transfer of Cedric McAfee from
Craigmont. This transfer really hurts the Chiefs as for regular season and
especially postseason advancement.
What more can I say on Melrose but win that
Division AAA gold ball, they have all the parts
for an awesome team that has the opportunity to
go undefeated in the process.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap
12-05-2009
2009
Whitehaven Classic:
Area
News : Begins
today at Whitehaven High School with Hillcrest,
Fairley, Whitehaven, Westwood to name a few.
Recap
12-04-2009
2009 Penny
Hardaway Classic:
Area
News:
In one of
the best games of the early season White Station
squeaks by Southwind 92-91 behind Joe Jackson's
35 points and Marvin Williams 16 points.
Jaguars were led by Darious Page at 24 points
and Darren Gray's 21 points. Melrose shell
shocked Liberty Tech by 30.
Craigmont got by Ridgeway in a low scoring
affair 42-39.
Recap
12-02-2009
Area
News: 2009 -2010 District
Predictions are out and viewable now.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap
12-01-2009
Ridgeway
(102)
@
Raleigh Egypt
(83)
A
Division AAA game between two schools that fell out of
preseason rankings with early season losses match up and
should meet in Regionals. Ridgeway came out the gate
pumped up on the road against the Pharaohs 16-4 before
Raleigh Egypt had to call timeout at 4:59 of the first
quarter. A turnover is a turnover but when the
other team scores on the turnover real quick it really
hurts. Raleigh Egypt guards succumbed to the Roadrunner
defense with the team committing 18 turnovers converting
to 38 points for Ridgeway. Hard to win unless you are
shooting over 70% and still not a guarantee.
Tarik Black
(Memphis) 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks
dominated the middle and especially came thru when they
fed him the ball to squander Raleigh Egypt's run as 'for
sure' buckets. 32-16 after the first quarter but Raleigh
Egypt cut the lead to 6 points at 36-30 with 3:47 left
in the half. Ridgeway went on a 13-8 run into the break
49-38.
Ridgeway
had 5 players in double digits;
Marterrance
Brock
20 points,
Cameron
Golden
15 points - 7 assists,
Kris
Brewer
14 points - 3 assists, and
Corieon
Pearson
11 points - 5 assists to go with some solid guard play
was very impressive. Ridgeway recorded 21 assists off
some very good passing, unselfish play and aggressive
defense. A very good supporting cast with Black
anchoring the middle.
Raleigh Egypt started the third quarter on a 13-2 run to
close the gap 53-51 and the closest the Pharaohs would
ever get to Ridgeway. Coach Henning called a timeout at
5:11 mark of the third quarter and Ridgeway responded
with a 8-0 run of their selves. Foul trouble to
Alan
Morris
5 rebounds and 5 blocks hurt Raleigh Egypt. Senior
Ronald Brown 22 points and 11 rebounds to go along with
junior
Diere
McElroy's
20 first half points to finish with a team high 29
points were not enough.
Raleigh
Egypt out rebounded Ridgeway 25-16 and Ridgeway will
have to do better in that department for postseason
advancement.
Jeremy
Whitmore
11 points for Raleigh Egypt.
Key Points of The Game:
Raleigh Egypt has a good
1-2 guard combination and definitely will have to
utilize that asset because that will put a lot of
pressure on the frontline to score. The Pharaohs are not
as deep as from the last couple of years teams.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Area
News: Melrose behind Adonis
Thomas 22 pts. and Jermaine Holliman's 20 pts. win over Kirby, Cordova beats
Mitchell, Whitehaven in a upset get by Sheffield, Westwood over Houston,
Germantown thumps Briarcrest, and Craigmont rocks Northside,
Recap 11-29-2009
Area News:
2009-2010 Week 1
Rankings and Results
Former
MemphisHoopers.com
DeMarco Stepter
at
University Texas at San Antonio
where he is excelling in his senior 2009-2010
year.
Number
1 recruiting class in the country for 2010:
Tarik Black, Joe Jackson, Jelan Kendrick, Will
Barton, and Coach Pastner
MLK Championship Game
Recap
11-28-2009
Melrose
(94)
@
Sheffield
(70)
Sheffield
Knights hung with the mighty Wildcats of Melrose
for 2 quarters. Even with Memphis signee
Chris Crawford
picking up his second foul with 3:47 left in the
first quarter, the Knights still managed a 5
point advantage at the 2:54 mark left in the
first half. Forty seconds left before halftime
Melrose regained the lead 26-25 before going
into the break up 28-27 as Melrose could not get
untracked. Rebounds were about even at the half
with Melrose 15, Sheffield 14. Due to little
rebounds in second half as Melrose nailed shot
after shot from the perimeter. Difference in the
game was Melrose unselfishness as
Telvin Wilkerson
of Melrose dished out 10 assists before
Chris Jones
caught fire in the second half finishing with a
game high 27 points (13 in 4th), 6 assists, 3
steals, and 4 boards to be named
Tournament MVP.
Melrose outscored
Sheffield 36-22 to take command of the game in
the third quarter and never looked back as
Sheffield could never get the lead under 10
points. Sheffield had 5 players in double
figures but their bench is undermanned and their
starters will notch major minutes the entire
season. They go 7 deep and that might be factor
in the postseason. Senior
Robert Schaeffer
led Sheffield players with 16 points and 4
boards. Schaeffer will need to garner double
digit rebounds to balance out the front line.
Northern Illinois
signee
Nate Rucker
dominated the middle with 22 points and 6 boards
on 9-10 shooting. Monster dunks from Rucker were
in showcase form for the sold out Trezevant gym
as Memphis head coach Josh Pastner was in
attendance. Junior sensation
Adonis Thomas
finished with 13 points, 5 boards, 2 assists,
and 2 blocks accordingly.
Sheffield handled
Melrose press quit handily committing only 9
turnovers for the game as Sheffield's
Calvin Rounds
made some exceptional passes that slid off the
Knight players but still ended with 6 assists
respectively.
Crawford
added 5 assists to go along with 12 points.
Key Points of The Game:
Anytime a
key player picks up 2 fouls in the first quarter
it is extremely difficult for him to get into
his rhythm for the remainder of the game.
By Staff Writer
Harold Rivera
MLK Quarterfinal
Recap
11-25-2009
Hamilton
(73)
vs.
Carver (71)
Area
News:
The most
electrifying game of this MLK
tournament so far took place at
Carver today. The Blue Wildcats boys
basketball team from Hamilton took
on the mighty Carver Cobras. Carver
kept a steady lead for most of the
game and with four minutes left
Carlos Denton picked up his 5th
personal foul. Hamilton started to
play with a since of urgency and
Myron Johnson,
Jeff Graham, and Mike Farley
step up for Hamilton. With the game
tied at 71 with 6 seconds to go
Myron Johnson went the full length
of the floor pass several Carver
defenders to make a ten footer as
time expired!!! This was the most
exciting game of this early season
so far and Hamilton is off to a good
start this season under new head
coach George Parker. Coach Parker
has Hamilton playing with that same
heart and passion as Coach Lawson
did in that state championship
season. Myron Johnson lead all
scorers with 34pts, Carlos Denton
10pts 14rbds, Jeff Graham 12pts
8rbds, and Mike Farley 7pts 9rbds.
Colin Glover lead Carver with 18pts
and Reggie Bates finished 16pts.
Good look to both team as the season
is just starting.
Denton 10pts 14rbds
Jeff 12pts 8rbds
Myron 34pts
Mike Farley 7pts 10rbds
Carver
Colin Glover 18pts
Reggie Bates 16pts
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap 11-24-2009
MLK Update
Area
News: Craigmont
thumps Wooddale despite Marquis Wilson's 22
points, Hamilton downs Carver behind sophomore
Myron Johnson's 34 points, Manassas comes from
behind to beat Kingsbury with help from the
bench in Fred Cotton's 1o points and 11
rebounds.
Recap 11-23-2009
MLK Update
Area News:
Jakarious Bradley will battle Joe Jackson for
scoring title in Memphis this year after
finishing 3rd in last years scoring race.
Freshman Nic King added 25 points and 12
rebounds, Sophomore Alex Anderson at 17
points and defense specialist Anthony Rhyme
notched 10 points and shut down Joe Norhtington
after Joe hit 6 three's in the first half. East
will face Melrose who demolished Kingsbury.
Kingsbury will face Manassas today at 3:00 p.m.
at Manassas High School.
Craigmont trounced Frayser, Melrose humiliated
Kingsbury behind Jermaine Holliman's 20 points
and suffocating defense plus five players in
double figures, Carver slipped by Fairley,
Sheffield past the century mark against
Believer's Institute out of Milwaukee, Wooddale downs
MLK, and Trezevant squeaked by Whitehaven.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 11-21-2009
Area News:
Martin Luther King Tournament kicks off today
and here is the lineup
with all teams heading to Trezevant High School
after years at Melrose High School.
High School Boys
Frayser vs.
Craigmont
1:00 pm @ Craigmont
Whitehaven vs.
Trezevant
1:00 @ Trezevant
East
vs. Manassas 1:00 @
Manassas
Fairley vs.
Carver
6:00 @ Carver
MLK (Nashville) vs.
Wooddale 7:00 @ Wooddale
Milwaukee vs.
Sheffield
7:15 @ Sheffield
Kingsbury vs.
Melrose
7:30 @ Melrose
|
Recap 11-18-2009
Area
News:
HALL OF FAME UPDATE
- Melrose beats Covington
84-68 behind the solid play of
Adonis Thomas and
Chris Jones. Manassas
handles Mitchell by 15 behind Contrell Peterson's double double at 26
points and 20 rebounds accordingly and
Joe Northington
at 24 points. Craigmont demolishes Hamilton, Sheffield upsets Ridgeway
behind Chris
Crawford's 34 points
and East thumps Wooddale
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 11-14-2009
Area News:
Enlarge this picture
taken 3 years ago Sherwood vs. Raleigh Egypt, Sherwood first
loss of the season. Look at the top players then and where they
are now. Example of some of the material that can be viewed at
MemphisHoopers.com
Recap 11-12-2009
Area
News: Here
is a list of some top players plus some under rated players that are
diamond in the rough
keep track of these players throughout the 2009-2010 Basketball season.
Players
To watch:
Laterick Flowers
(Memphis Kirby),
Bobby Jones( Memphis
Trezevant),
Jarnell Stokes
(Memphis Central),
A.J. Cunningham
(Cordova),
Alan Morris (Memphis
Raleigh Egypt),
Ronerio
Lewis
(Memphis Craigmont), Jordan
Hulsey
(Germantown)
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 11-09-2009
Area
News: Melrose comes in
at Number
2.-
Adonis Thomas,
Chris Jones, Nate
Rucker, Telvin Wilkerson
Its now or never for Melrose. Chris Jones, and Nate Rucker will be gone
after this season and Bobby Parks status will become clear next week.
Melrose would definitely be Number 1 if Parks becomes eligible.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap 11-07-2009
Area
News: As
football seasons ends,
players begin their basketball careers. Players to watch at Manassas off the
football field Julius
Parson, OC Brown, and Terrence Oliver
(Manassas).
Many schools depend on football
players to beef up their team plus add aggressiveness and toughness.
laye
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap 11-05-2009
Area
News: Who will come in at Number 1 this year
in the Pre Season Rankings. Melrose or White Station? The answer is White
Station and if Bobby Parks becomes eligible at
Melrose then Melrose will be consensus Number 1
in the Pre Season Rankings.
New players to watch will come out November 12,
2009.
Recap 11-02-2009
Area
News: Southwind comes in
at Number 3.-Darious
Page, Nick Mason, Johnny
Williams 3, Montez
Phifer, Darren Gray, Walter Davis, Donovan Humphries.
The deepest team in the city this year. Last season they got out muscled by
a much bigger Melrose team. I still don't know if they will be tough enough
to make it out of Memphis?
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap 10-29-2009
Area
News: Hoopers Staff has been canvassing the Memphis area
high schools during Pre Season to gather all the coaches input. Definitely
will be a very interesting high school basketball season especially in
talent loaded AAA. AA is going to be even across the board with any one can
win that division. Westwood's inception into Single A will be a boost for
that school.
Recap 10-28-2009
Area
News: Central comes in
at Number 4.-
Tim Peete,
Jernell Stokes,
and
Maceo Herman.
The lost of Tyler
Stone and
Chris Sledge
will hurt but this team still has talent. I cant see them being a state
contender because they seem to fold in the Regionals every year.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap 10-24-2009
Area
News: First day of practice for all
TSSAA high schools this Monday (Oct. 25, 2009) and the season is here and
Hoopers Staff will be canvassing all Memphis
area high schools and talk to all coaches which
already started at the coaches meeting several
weeks ago at MIAA.
Recap 10-20-2009
Area
News 10-20-09:
Players
To watch:
Sam Garrett
(Memphis Wooddale),
Marvell Bryant( Memphis
Fairley),
Calvin Rounds
(Memphis Sheffield),
Virgil Davison
(Memphis Hillcrest),
Ervin Morris (Memphis
East),
Terry Ayers
(Cordova),
Caryn Pearson
(Memphis Ridgeway)
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony &
Harold Rivera
Recap 10-19-2009
Area
News: Class of 2010 and 2011 player rankings are finished
and can be viewed at the link at the top of the
page to the right.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap 10-17-2009
Area
News:
No
Repeat for Super 80 as the CBL All Star Squad coached by
Jerry Anthony
defeat the Super 80 All Star Squad
Chris Crawford,
Terrence Durham,
and Adonis Thomas
led the CBL with
Joe Jackson
and
Todd Mayo
leading the Super 80.
CBL
vs. Super 80 was another classic matchup with the top area players from all
over the region meeting up and CBL prevailing handily over the Super 80
counterparts. As
years past many kids were able to showcase their talent heading into the
2009-2010 high school year and to be tagged to be followed throughout the
entire season and see what type of games and stats they performed
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 10-15-2009
Area
News: The addition of
Bobby Parks Jr.
definitely boast Melrose for the Pre Season Number 1. A sure slot at
Ridgeway earlier in the year has changes to
perennial power Melrose. Eligibility will surely
be a issue in this case.
The TSSAA Board will review the matter in early
November and their should be no problems in him
being able to play this year. He has followed
all the rules in order to be eligible, so we
will see shortly. One more thing on this issue,
in the short three years Jermaine Johnson has
been at the helm of Melrose he has changes the
school just as much as any other coach has with
star recruitments. Mitchell High School back in
2001 before Coach Jerry Johnson took over is a
perfect example.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 10-12-2009
Area
News:
Ridgeway comes in at
Number 5:
Ridgeway
Tarik Black,
Boo Marshall,
Chris Brewer,
Monte Brock,
Cam Golden
Coach Henning is one of the top Coaches in the
state so never count the roadrunners out.
Recap 10-11-2009
Memphis CBL Championship Game
Area
News : Knicks demolish the Nuggets by
40 points, the Knicks roster consisted of
Nate Rucker
(Melrose),
Terrance
Durham
(Craigmont),
Anthony Green
(Manassas), William
Douglass
(Manassas),
Telvin
Wilkerson
(Melrose),
Ivan
Benson
(MUS),
Keonda Howard
(Manassas).
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 10-09-2009
Area
News: Major players that can make a significant impact
will be transferring in the next 2-3 weeks. Schools that will benefit range
from Melrose, Mitchell, Ridgeway, and White Station to name a few.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap 10-05-2009
Area
News:
Manassas comes in at
Number 6:
Manassas
Cartrell Peterson,
Shaq Walker,
Anthony Green,
Joe Northington.
Big lost in Reggie Buckner but Cartrell Peterson is the best big man in 2A
so Manassas will be fine. Guard play is always a big factor and Manassas has
3 of the best
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Area
News:
Mardrakus
Wade of Hargrave Military Academy via
Memphis Mitchell Update.
Chris Crawford (Sheffield)
Recap 10-02-2009
Area
News: Chris Crawford (Sheffield)
commits to the The
Memphis Tigers. Tigers snag local and a
serious
sharpshooter in Crawford. Before his career is
over at Memphis he will go down as one of the
best shooters to ever come thru the University
of Memphis. Remember we are talking the likes of
Phillip Doom Haynes,
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap
9-30-2009
Memphis CBL Playoff Action
Area
News: Lakers beat Heat 88-63,
Lakers Chris
Jones
29pts and
Jermaine
Holloman
21pts
Melrose. Heat
Jeremy Whitmore
(Raleigh Egypt) 19pts.Knicks beat Celtics 83-81,Knicks
Adonis Thomas
39pts 12rbds,
Ivan
Denson
12pts
5rbds, Telvin
Wilkerson
12pts 6rbds,
Nate
Rucker
10pts, 10rbds.
Celtics
Alex Anderson
22pts 7ast, and
Jarekus Bradley
27pts 13rbds, both from Memphis East High.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap
9-29-2009
Area
News: Craigmont comes in at
Number 7:
Ced
McAfee,
Terrence Durham, Robert
Houston
Coming off the bench for most of last season McAfee and Durham look to be
the most explosive back court in the city. Transfers
Edrick Bruce
from Cordova and
Brandon Roberts
from Raleigh Egypt will strengthen Craigmont even more.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap
9-28-2009
Memphis CBL Action
Area
News:
Heat
beat the Nuggets 74-62. Heat was led by two Craigmont players
Edrick Bruce
24pts
and
Brandon Roberts
25pts.
Nuggets
Markell
Crawford the super
freshmen from Melrose 15pts 8rbds a
Boo Marshall
Ridgeway 12pts 8ast.Lakers
beat Caves 68-56. Lakers
Chris Jones
36pts hitting 8 3-pointers.
Cavs
Joe Northington
15pts. Celtics beat t-wolves 74-58.
Celtics
Jarekus Bradley
27pts 9rbds and
Alex Anderson
15pts both east T-wolves
Darius White
(Overton) 16pts. Knicks beat the Pistons 84-65. Knicks
Adonis Thomas
26pts 8 rbds and 3blks
Cartrell Peterson
(Manassas)
23pts, 9 rbds,
4blks, Telvin Wilkerson
14pts 6 rbds 2blks.
Pistons
Rashard Harris
held to just 7pts
Andra Applewhite
13pts 5 rdbs.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap
9-27-2009
Area
News: Germantown comes in at
Number 8:
Austin Hollins, Todd Mayo
Automatic offense from Ian Clark
is a huge lost but Todd Mayo will help them forget.
Austin Hollins
had a great
summer playing with the Nashville Celtics and college coaches have took
notice.
Tubby Smith (Minnesota)
has landed the services of Austin Hollins.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap
9-21-2009
Memphis CBL Action
Area
News:
Sheffield's
Chris
Crawford
notched 46 points but came up
short as the Lakers Chris Jones
with a team high at 36 points defeated the Pistons, Cavaliers over T'wolves
65-51 behind
Joe Northington's
20 points, Celtics over Heat 57-51 with
Jarious Bradley
(East) 19 points and
Jeremy Whitmore
(Raleigh Egypt) at 14 points. Knicks top the Nuggets 67-63 with
Marcus Terrance
(Kingsbury) 24 points and Drake House
(Craigmont) at 14 points.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap
9-21-2009
Area
News: Sheffield's
Chris
Crawford showed yesterday in CBL action
that he is a major Div. 1 player. A solid player with a beautiful
touch on his shot with perfect rotation, man this kid knows how to get his
self open and can shoot. Coaches need to keep an eye on this kid, under rated by
major ranking services.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap
9-17-2009
Area
News:
Sheffield comes in at
Number 9:
Chris Crawford, Robert Shaffer,
and Calvin Rounds
They return almost every player from a 19-14 record and a state tourney
appearance last season. I think Manassas and Sheffield will play for the 2A
city title this season. Also with Newby going back to BTW that changes the
complexity of everything in AA because he is a game changer.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Sheffield's
Chris
Crawford showed yesterday in CBL action
that he is a major Div. 1 player. A solid player with a beautiful
touch on his shot with perfect rotation, man this kid knows how to get his
self open and can shoot. Coaches need to keep an eye on this kid, under rated by
major ranking services. Memphis, Mississippi State and Tennessee are
his Final 3 schools with a visit to Mississippi
State in the next week. Tennessee was the
frontrunner but Memphis has made inroads in the
past few weeks with Josh Pastner making a home
visit and making a sound presentation to the
area sharp shooter. Everybody in Memphis will
love this recruit because he can flat foot play.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap
9-15-2009
Area
News:
After
careful review the Pre Season
Rankings are rolling out and see who has the Number 1 Pre Season Ranking:
Melrose, Ridgeway or White Station.
By
MemphisHoopers.com
Also
what player might transfer to Ridgeway and make a major splash.
Present Olive Branch's
Bobby Parks
will transfer to Memphis Melrose, Ridgeway, and
White Station in the next several weeks.
BTW
and Melrose
vie for the services of sophomore sensation
Martavious Newby who is a solid left hand player
that does it all in any game he is involved and
can easily take over the game. He led BTW last
year then transferred to Melrose during the
offseason then started back at Melrose at the
beginning of the school year. Will he practice
with Melrose when the basketball season gears
in.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
Recap
9-11-2009
Area
News:
One
of the most dominate teams this year will be Olive Branch, MS. This team is
loaded with top prospects such as
Jalen Moore, Tevin Moore,
and Memphis own
Bobby Parks Jr.
Look for big things as Bobby Parks will be featured on the big stage with 6A
POWER Olive Branch. This will be
NEW HEAD COACH NICK COLN
1st year at Olive Branch and
he is none for bringing out the best in his players. I think Coach Coln will
help
Tevin Moore,
Jalen Moore,
and
Bobby Parks Jr.
add another dimension to
their game.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Will Olive Branch be facing
two top teams out of Memphis this year?
Manassas and Raleigh Egypt.
Recap
9-09-2009
Area News:
Raleigh Egypt
comes in at
Number 10
in 2009-2010 Pre Season Rankings differ frolast yeaNo. 1 preseason. Lost Coach
Jimmy Adams to Northwest
and Coach Holmes.
Gentry Hinds,
Anthony Johnson,
Reggie Fondren,
Joe Brady,
and Jeremy Holmes.
That will be hard to
recover from but
Ronald Brown
and Reshard Harris
will get to be featured players now.
Super 80 Results
will be out tomorrow.
By Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
Recap
9-08-2009
Area News:
Rankings will be rolling out next month on
October 1, 2009.
Memphis CBL Action
Area
News 9-8-09:Two weeks in a row, three
different players have been named CBL's MVP from one school. Week 1
Telvin
Wilkerson
and
Chris Jones
Co- MVP and week 2
Adonis Thomas MVP
(Melrose). Knicks over Cavaliers 58-51, Timberwolves led by
Martaviuos Newby
(BTW) 12 pts. and Allen Farmer (Cordova) 10 pts. beat the Nuggets despite
Cedric McAfee's
20 points 56-51. The Heat defeat the Lakers 62-53 with three players in
double figures:
Bruce
(Craigmont)
14pts.,
D. Sorrell
(East) at 15 pts and Albert Whitmore leading at 16 points, the Lakers
were led by
Jermaine
Holliman
(Melrose)
16 points and big man
Darius Moore
(Melrose) notched 14 points and this big man has an awesome soft touch from
mid range.
By Staff Writer
Jerry Anthony
Recap
8-30-2009
Area News:
Overton hires a veteran coach in former
Hillcrest High John Anderson who just left the
college ranks from Colorado and Northern
Illinois.
emphis CBL First Wee
Memphis CBL Action
Memphis CBL First Weeks Action was definitely a
prelude to the upcoming Memphis CBL season. This
is a great platform for area kids that are under
the radar to get that much needed exposure.
Every year kids that were relatively unknown
start their journey to not only a
successful high school career but college the
ultimate goal.
By Staff Writer Harold Rivera
CBL ACTION:
First week action at CBL: Heat led by Neno
Johnson (White
Station)
defeat Pistons, Lakers
behind Chris Jones
(Melrose)
22 pts. and Jermaine
Holliman's (Melrose) 18 pts. beat the Celtics,
and Knicks over the T'Wolves 59-57 behind Tevin
Wilkerson's (Melrose)
22 points on some awesome
outside shooting.
By
Staff Writer Jerry Anthony
CBHS
standout Drew Barnham will walk on at Memphis
after receiving a release from Southern
Illinois.
Chris
Jones
and
Telvin Wilkerson
(Melrose)
CBL Co-MVPS in week 1 action.
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