Posted on 25 January 2010 by .
Records as of Sunday, January 24
Current STANDINGS HERE!
Team (Record, Previous Rank)
1. Petersburg (16-0, 1)
2. Highland Springs (13-2, 2)
3. Thomas Dale (13-3, 3)
4. John Marshall (14-4, 4)
5. Meadowbrook (10-4, 8)
6. Mills Godwin (11-5, 7)
7. Cosby (11-4, 5)
8. Huguenot (9-4, 10)
9. Monacan (10-3, 6)
10. Douglas Freeman (11-6, NR)
Others receiving votes: Deep Run (9-6, 7); Armstrong (9-5, NR)
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Posted on 24 January 2010 by .
by Stephen M. Lewis
DigitalSports Richmond
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One defensive stop.
Benedictine got it and sealed a 79-76 victory over John Marshall Saturday night in Slamfest IX’s mythical City Championship at VCU’s Siegel Center.
The Cadets held a 72-70 lead as time dwindled close to 90 seconds remaining. The Justices looked inside to Travis McKie, as his post ups were creating open men or layups for the Wake Forest recruit.
But Benedictine forced a turnover, a rare event in a game full of potent scorers.
The Cadets then went 7 of 8 from the charity stripe in the final 47 seconds for the win.
“I’m not happy with our defensive effort, but I thought offensively we’ve been preaching since we got blasted by Petersburg that we be unselfish,” Benedictine coach Sean McAloon said. “I think all of the kids passed up open shots for better shots. What you witnessed was [79] points. Just a great job moving the ball.”
Nearly every starter scored in double figures for Benedictine.
Slamfest MVP Michael Gbinije (9 for 15 from field) had 29 points, Trey Davis and Erik Moody (5 of 6) put in 15 each, and R.J. Price and Kevin Gill both scored nine.
McKie had a monster game, with 37 points and 15 rebounds, five on the offensive end, and shot 14 of 20 from the field.
Willie Mangum chipped in with 16 points, Tahir Little 12 as John Marshall found offensive consistency, but couldn’t douse Benedictine’s firepower.
“We know we can score with the best of them. But defense won the game,” McKie said. “They started having more defensive stops than we did. And we just couldn’t stop them.”
Benedictine 21 19 18 21 – 79
J. Marshall 15 22 19 20 – 76
Benedictine (16-4): Moody 15, Davis 15, Gill 9, Price 9, Gbinije 29, Thurston 2, Tiller 0, Pilot 0. Totals: 24 23-28 79. 3-point goals: Moody 3, Gbinije 3, Davis, Gill.
John Marshall (14-4): Mangum 16, Little 12, McKie 37, Lampkin 3, Jenkins 0, Bullock 0, Payne 8, Mundin 0, Vaughan 0, Conyers 0. Totals: 27 16-22 76. 3-point goals: Mangum 2, McKie 2, Payne 2.
OTHER SLAMFEST IX SCORES
Atlantic Shores 68, Deep Run 62
* Brandon Britt poured in 30 points for AS. Jay Johnson led Deep Run with 15 points.
Phoebus 84, Dudley (N.C.) 76
Potomac 55, L.C. Bird 50
* Brandon Williams dropped in 19 points as Bird gave one of the state’s best all it could handle.
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Posted on 22 January 2010 by .
Anything around for a ninth time is a solid event.
Slamfest IX, the brainchild of Thomas Leachman, returns again, Saturday, January 23, featuring what Leachman calls the “City Championship.”
John Marshall, led by Wake Forest-bound Travis McKie, and Benedictine, paced by junior and ACC recruit Michael Gbinije, will battle for the mythical crown at 7:15 p.m. at VCU’s Siegel Center.
The afternoon starts off with Atlantic Shores and William & Mary commit Brandon Britt taking on Deep Run at 4:15 p.m.
Then University of North Carolina-bound P.J. Hairston will lead Dudley of North Carolina against Deshawn Stitt and Phoebus of the Eastern Region.
Potomac and Mount St. Mary’s commit Justin Burrell will camp the night against the youthful L.C. Bird Skyhawks at 8:45.
All games will take place at VCU’s Siegel Center. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $22 for courtside.
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Posted on 19 January 2010 by .
Records as of Sunday, January 17
Current STANDINGS HERE!
Team (Record, Previous Rank)
1. Petersburg (13-0, 1)
2. Highland Springs (12-2, 4)
3. Thomas Dale (12-2, 3)
4. John Marshall (11-3, 5)
5. Cosby (10-3, 10)
6. Monacan (9-2, 2)
7. Mills Godwin (10-4, 8)
8. Meadowbrook (8-4, 6)
9. Deep Run (8-4, 7)
10. Huguenot (7-3, NR)
Others receiving votes: Hopewell (8-6, 9); Douglas Freeman (9-6, NR)
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Posted on 15 January 2010 by .
The William Lawson Jr. Midseason Classic is back for another run.
After a sellout crowd that turned away patrons in 2009, the five-game invitational returns again with heavy hitters and interesting matchups.
The nightcap is the biggie, Benedictine, the state private-school power, heads into Petersburg to face the Crimson Wave, ranked No. 1 in the DigitalSports Top 10 and the latest state Group AAA poll.
That game is set to begin at 8 p.m., but four more games precede it, all at Petersburg High.
Kestrel Heights out of Durham, N.C., faces Evangel Christian and terrific 6-8 junior Kion Brown to kick things off at noon.
Then Group AA power Greensville takes on the Central District, Group AAA member Matoaca.
At 4 p.m., another Group AA power, Brunswick, led by former NBA player and alum Bryant Stith will face Meadowbrook, a state tournament hopeful in Group AAA, ranked sixth in the DigitalSports Top 10.
The Monarchs will host Petersburg on Friday, the day before Marques Carter‘s event.
Then at 6 p.m., Wake Forest-bound Travis McKie will lead John Marshall, No. 5 in the DS Top 10, against KIMA of Washington, D.C., who boast George Mason recruit Jonathan Arledge.
Tickets for the Carter Creates Classic are $10. Go to www.williamlawsonclassic.com for more information.
“I’m extremely excited about the Classic this year,” Carter said. “I think this one will be better than last year’s event. I’m pretty excited about an overall great day of basketball.”
– Stephen M. Lewis
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Posted on 14 January 2010 by .
by Brittney Grove
DigitalSports Intern
Deep Run Class of 2007 tri-athlete
University of Maryland volleyball captain
Wednesday evening saw a boys basketball clash between the top teams in the Colonial District as John Marshall hosted Mills Godwin.
Strong play down low and free throws down the stretch allowed John Marshall to hold off a tough Godwin team. The Justices came out running, but quick ball movement by Godwin allowed the Eagles to settle into their offense and mount a comeback.
Garrett Harvey converted at 3-point play to pull the Eagles within one, 43-42, forcing John Marshall coach Frank Threatts to call a timeout with 2:24 remaining in the third quarter.
Willie Mangum took it upon himself to restart the Justices by throwing in seven straight points to end the quarter.
Godwin battled to stay in it but could not pull close enough to threaten the Justices.
John Marshall secured the win shooting 7-8 from behind the charity stripe in the deciding quarter. Mangum and Travis McKie each dropped in 23 points to lead the Justices.
Connor McColley netted 17 for the Eagles as they were handed their first Colonial District loss.
Mills Godwin 8 22 13 16 – 59
John Marshall 19 18 16 17 – 70
Mills Godwin (6-1 Colonial, 9-4): Brown 0, Sisson 5, Reynolds 10, MColley 17, Kocen
2, Mehretab 12, Garrett 0, Harvey 13, Pumpelly 0. Totals: 24 8-13 59.
3-point goals: Harvey 2, Sisson.
John Marshall (6-1, 10-2): Payne 3, Mangum 23, Clark 0, Little 2, Mckie 23, Lampkin 7, Mundin 2, Conyers 10. Totals: 28 11-15 70. 3-point goals: Mangum 2, Payne.
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Posted on 11 January 2010 by .
Records as of Sunday, January 10
Current STANDINGS HERE!
Team (Record, Previous Rank)
1. Petersburg (10-0, 1)
2. Monacan (8-0, 3)
3. Thomas Dale (9-2, 4)
4. Highland Springs (9-2, 5)
5. John Marshall (9-2, 2)
6. Meadowbrook (7-2, 6)
7. Deep Run (7-2, 9)
8. Mills Godwin (8-3, 8)
9. Hopewell (7-4, 10)
10. Cosby (7-3, NR)
Other receiving votes: Henrico (7-3, NR)
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Posted on 06 January 2010 by .
by Stephen M. Lewis
DigitalSports Richmond
slewis@digitalsports.com
(804) 240-2191
Follow me on Twitter! (DSRichmond)
In preseason, on paper, the Colonial District looked like a cakewalk for John Marshall.
Some cakewalk it was Tuesday night.
The Douglas Freeman Rebels pulled even with the heavy district favorite with under 30 seconds remaining in the contest.
But a Tahir Little free throw and a Travis McKie putback ended their upset bid as Jayem, ranked second in the latest DigitalSports Top 10, survived 58-55.
Down six points, Freeman’s Semir Sucic hit his fourth and fifth 3-pointers with under a minute left as the Justices inexplicably left him wide open in their 2-3 zone defense.
“We made some mistakes on defense,” Justices coach Frank Threatts said. “Big mistakes. He wasn’t supposed to be as open as he was. But that’s the way it happens sometimes.”
Said Justices sixth man Devonte Payne: “It was scary. We’ve got to work on defense at practice tomorrow, especially when we’re playing against people with shooters.”
Both teams had lights-out shooting nights, especially in the first half where Philip Rohrer put in 18 of his game-high 24 points to continue his terrific senior campaign for Freeman.
McKie, who had a team-high 21 points, had 13 in the first half but passed out of double and triple teams to find Payne and Mangum, who drilled five 3-pointers in the game’s first half as JM led 36-31 at the break.
“We work on 3-pointers all the time,” said Payne, who dropped in 11 off the pine. “We’ve got to hit shots, because they’re going to get it in inside. When they kick it out we’ve got to knock down outside shots.”
That’s what Sucic did all second half, throwing in four 3-pointers in the second half alone, three in the fourth quarter on his way to 17 points and Freeman on its way to an upset.
“We just wanted to get after them earlier and that’s what we did,” Rohrer said. “We battled back and thought we had it. We just came up a little short, again.”
Perhaps Threatts said it best for both teams.
“We were looking for a win any way we got it.”
John Marshall 17 19 10 12 – 58
Doug. Freeman 17 14 11 13 – 55
JM (9-1): Payne 11, Mangum 7, Little 9, McKie 21, Lampkin 6, Mundin 2, Conyers 2. Totals: 21 10-15 58. 3-point goals: Payne 3, Mangum 2, McKie.
DF (7-5): Sucic 17, Mann 6, O’Connor 4, Turner 2, Hudgins 0, Janney 0, Rohrer 24, Smith 2. Totals: 22 5-8 55. 3-point goals: Sucic 5, Rohrer.
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Posted on 04 January 2010 by .
Records as of Sunday, January 3
Current STANDINGS HERE!
Team (Record, Previous Rank)
1. Petersburg (6-0, 2)
2. John Marshall (8-1, 1)
3. Monacan (6-0, 4)
4. Thomas Dale (6-2, 5)
5. Highland Springs (6-2, 3)
6. Meadowbrook (5-2, 7)
7. Huguenot (5-1, 6)
8. Mills Godwin (6-3, NR)
9. Deep Run (6-2, 8)
10. Hopewell (5-3, 9)
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