The other two starters were sophomores Wallace Davis, who averaged 11, and Walter Garrison, who averaged 10. Follow your favorite high school teams and players, Explore and purchase photos of your local teams, See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports, 2023 OHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships (Ohio) Division II, Dunbar vs Ponitz Career Tech Game Highlights - Feb. 3, 2023, Dunbar vs Thurgood-Marshall Game Highlights - Jan. 27, 2023, Dunbar vs Woodward Game Highlights - Jan. 24, 2023, Dunbar vs Trotwood-Madison Game Highlights - Jan. 21, 2023, Dunbar vs Meadowdale Game Highlights - Jan. 20, 2023, Dunbar vs Pickerington North Game Highlights - Jan. 14, 2023, Dunbar vs Stivers School for the Arts Game Highlights - Jan. 17, 2023. Ponitz led 36-32 at halftime. On 1/10, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their away conference game against Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 83-23. Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 23, 2020. After Dunbar pressured Elida sophomore Dakota Mathias into missing a half-court buzzer heave, its fifth state title was secure. That was our goal all year long. We hung in there together and this is the reward.. Boys Basketball Bracket Alignment. For No. Wingate had to overcome his reputation as a partier, Muggsys father did an armedrobbery and died 3 days after the funeral for Lewis, who tragically died from cardiac arrest at 27 years old on July 27, 1993. Carver, whose biggest success over the last two decades was winning the Baltimore City Division III title in 2015, had a breakout season last winter, reaching the Class 2A North Region I final. Alter 69, Meadowdale 51: The No. 8 Oakwood to 30 points on Tuesday and made No. "When it's that time when we need to turn up our defense and energy, we're going to turn it up., College Park,MD-3/9/14- Hornets #2 Darius Holmes celebrates one of his teammate's 3 point shots in the first half. Dunbar ended up 29-0 and ranked No. The Dunbar Poets beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets in the 1A boys basketball state championship match at the Xfinity Center in College Park. 3A Calvary Christian Academy. Students could go to any public school if it offered the curriculum that wasnt available at the local school. 12 in the 1987 Draft and is the shortest player ever to play in the NBA. by DIAA. After nine years of teaching, Wylie went to work for IBM for 30 years. No one averaged 20, but all five starters were caable of hit double figures, sometimes all on the same night. He had that mystique with him because he was part of those teams that did awesome things. Web1984 High School Basketball Awards - RealGM. The top-seeded Eagles looked vulnerable with four minutes to play after Ponitz star and Wright State-bound guard DayJaun Anderson made a 3-pointer and a 12-footer to put the Panthers ahead 53-52. Get the latest high school sports stories, photos and video from around the region. I want to play everyone, and he is 100% one of the best, not just in the city, but in Ohio, Washington said. Calvert Hall won the LasVegas Prep Invitational, won the Pepsi Cola Challenge and the Alhambra Catholic Invitational. He did exactly as his coach instructed. 170 - Maison Kleist (Vancleave High School) 26-13, Jr. 182 - Kamar Houston (Oxford High School Wrestling ) 12-4, So. 2 Garrison led the way with 15 points. This means a whole lot for this group, Dixon said. Ponitz was the No. Dunbar, which defeated the Bears, 45-41, during the regular season, trailed 34-19 in the third quarter Tuesday. Afterthe incident, the parochial schools pulled out of the MSAand formed their own catholic league. N.C. A&T was familiar ground to many of the Dunbar players. Basketball coaches with most all-time wins. Medical Forms. As seniors, Garrison and Davis were two of the top three scorers in Rowan County. He continues to coach Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball. (67-55) and ablowout of John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.). We started off strong defensively then had major breakdowns at the wrong time. and coached the Tigers until the school closed in the spring of 1969. One of Garrisons brothers, Lawson, was the first Black player to play for Salisburys professional minor league baseball teams. At the JohnstownTournament, 6-foot-6 Reggie Lewis(Northeastern) was tourney MVP off the bench. In 1960-61, Dunbar made its third straight trip to the 2A championship game. I think our student athletes, their focus is not fully there and they need to be encouraged and pushed a little more. The backup team of Harried, Lewis, Woods, 6-foot-3 junior Derrick Lewis (Northeastern), 6-foot-2 Eric Green (James Madison) and 6-foot-3sophomore Reggie McNeil (a member of Dunbars 1985 mythical national championship team) was definitely a top 25 team in the country. Dunbar - Hart 20, Toney 7, Suite 6, Taylor 6, Duplessis 3, Downing 2. The semifinal contest nearly got away fom Dunbar. On a day when the Poets shot just 40.7 percent from the field, defense made the difference. Im going to weigh my options. On 1/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Woodward (Cincinnati, OH) by a score of 59-57. PLD, which opened in 1990, He is a hell of a player. 8 Oakwood to 30 points on Tuesday and made No. That's just what the Poets did Saturday in their 59-48 win over Fairmont Heights in the Class 1A state final at Xfinity Center. Guard Darren Lucas-White scored 19 to lead Fairmont Heights, and Yearlarndo Reed II added 11 points and nine rebounds. I dont try to worry too much about mistakes on offenseI got two more years to develop and grow.. Even with Wiley not scoring a single point, Dunbar had enough offense to take an eight-point halftime lead. They did it by pressuring the ball and taking the fast-breaking Hornets out of their comfort zone, forcing them into a half-court game. Pub. We knew they always wanted to attack the basket. About Us. (Brian Krista, Baltimore Sun Media Group). The Poets got no closer as Carvers defense flustered them around the basket. Camden featured the No. He passed away in September, 2019. Drafton entered the U.S. Army in 1961 for basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. The Poets stormed back to trail just 35-33 after Harts basket opened the fourth quarter. The Poets struggled with numbers all season after losing some players to transfers and other reasons. Queens Street was down 32-17 at halftime, but scored 47 fast-breaking points in the second half. He entered the high school coaching ranks at Ridgeview High in Hickory. Dunbar was a small school to be playing for a 2A basketball title. At the time, Calvert Hall could give out athletic scholarships. The other leading options for Dunbar males after high school were Livingstone College, working for the railroad or in the mills or military service. Afterward, you start to think, was it destiny? They both had plenty of help, but there were moments it seemed like a one-on-one battle. As a senior, he averaged 25.3 ppg, four apg while shooting.890 from the free throw line after shooting over 90 percent as a junior. There was definitely no lovelost between these schools. COLLEGE PARK For the Dunbar boys basketball team, four seasons without a state championship is a dry spell. 4 Tipp work for every point it got Friday at Trent. Vision 2020 (Strategic Plan) Business with the District; Divisions. What would have happened in 1981-82 if Dunbar had won that triple overtime game the priorseason? But you can only do so much as a coach and that was tough at times. His first free throw with 11.8 seconds left rattled home to pull the teams even. The senior transfer from Trotwood-Madison had set winning a state title as his and his teammates ultimate goal. They were that good. He said that trait showed against CJ. We put ourselves in position to win the game, but unfortunately sometimes it just doesnt go your way, Spears said. As long as we stay locked in on the defensive end, we can will our way to victory.. Both teams were known as the Tigers. }, Miami), a leaper and tough player inside. 44) in the 1986 Draft. "It's really been the key to helping us win all season., We take a lot of pride in our defense," forward Jamal West Jr. said. Learn more about supporting local journalism. Last season, Carver Vocational Tech defeated perennial Baltimore City blueblood Dunbar twice. High school basketball teams across the state began playing in their playoff tournaments earlier this week. WebOn 1/28, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their neutral non-conference game against Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL) by a score of 84-52. Through the 1970s came charges of Catholicschools leading an exodus of mainly black athletes out of the inner-city. Bogues would just punish ball-handlers and the team was unselfish; anyone could go offoffensively and nobody worried about individual scoring. Game Stats Season Stats Dunbar pulled to 18-15 with 3 minutes, 24 seconds left in the period before a Hilton-Bey layup started a 10-2 run to put Carver back in control, 28-17 at halftime. The Eagles advanced to that stage for the third straight year and will face the winner of Saturdays game between Cincinnati Wyoming and Cincinnati Hughes. The culture has changed. Junior, which began national rankings for the 1974-75 season, Final, Expanded 2017-18 FAB 50 Rankings >>. Dayton advances in A-10 tournament with victory against VCU. Koontz had taken Dunbar to a title game in 1952, although that one had been a blowout out loss for the Tigers. In the girls matchup, No. Before the championship tussle, Dunbar coach Harry Koontz held an important conversation with Wiley. He went to the signal corps school at Fort Gordon, Ga.. City, Edmondson and Lake Clifton are in Thursdays region final round. Wingate had 25 points and 13 rebounds in the 1982Kentucky Derby Festival Classic, but did not play in the McDonalds All-American Game. 195 - Nate Taylor (Center Hill High School) 22-3, He died in 2016. Koontz married Elizabeth Duncan in 1947. There was no senior superlative for best name, but that unofficially belonged to another senior reserve Franklin Roosevelt Davis. Trailing 52-51, Elida went to McAdams in the final seconds. Hes slept on, and he showed it tonight. Junior Damarion Geter added 11 points for Dunbar, and Yates had 10. 21 at 24-3. The 1959 Dunbar school yearbook is dedicated to Koontz an understanding teacher, a true friend, and the best coach any basketball team ever had., Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), High school girls soccer: Good starts for Rowan squads, High school basketball: Central Cabarrus boys still unbeaten, High school softball: Rowan schools get new season started, High school baseball: Carson, East open with wins. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policies | CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | Ad Choices. I am not retiring from coaching basketball, he said. [jwplayer lpqhoLGb-BmKM743H] 7A Dr. Phillips High School. Junior Reggie Williams(Georgetown) really came on during the 1981-82 season, as the 6-foot-6 forward may have already been the teams best overall player. McKee went on to college at North Carolina A&T and was a guidance counselor and assistant principal in Sanford before relocating to Winston-Salem. B.J. Carver Vo-Tech eliminated the Poets from the Class 2A state playoffs with a 53-44 victory in the North Region 2 semifinals in West Baltimore. Dunbar held Lexington to 11 points in the first half, was up by 35 after three quarters and cruised 74-35. Similar to the Calvert Hall team the year prior, Wade beefed up the schedule and everyone predicted a stellar season even though the pressure was on. 32 in the preseason Basketball Weekly rankings, No. Watch Later. Required fields are marked *. Last year, it was about competing, said Parker. He came here with a purpose, Pullen said of Yates. We just tried to switch things up to make them feel uncomfortable, and get them to do things that they're not used to doing," Jones said. WebBasketball | Kentucky High School Athletic Association Basketball The 2017 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 State Basketball TournamentPhoto by Tim Webb/KHSAA Prev Next Basketball General Information General and Regular Season District Tournament Info, Instructions and Forms Region Tournament Info, Instructions and Forms "That was our focus. WebDunbar High School, Baltimore (MD) Basketball Players - RealGM Jordan Sellars played in five 2A title games from 1954-60 and also won the 1962 3A title after moving up. Once we made a mistake, it led to another and another.. 1 throughout the season and actually played better than expectations, if thats possible. Dunbar continues to dedicate its tournament games to the memory of teammate Daveontae Williams, who died Feb. 6. Ohio high school boys basketball OHSAA postseason brackets - view, print, download & share. Jones, who guided the Poets to five state championships, is stepping down from the position. Dulaney's Che Evans covers his face with his jersey after the team lost the lead in the final minute to Eleanor Roosevelt during the MPSSAA Class 4A boys basketball semifinal game at University of Maryland. It was the season USA Today began its weekly Super 25 and it helped spread the Poets national notoriety. On 1/6, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Western Hills (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 87-54. Dunbar boys basketball coach Cyrus Jones Sr., who guided the Poets to five state championships and two Baltimore City championships in 12 years as head coach, announced he has stepped down from the position. Tuesday, the Bears showed it wasnt a fluke. The Poets finished the season with a 37-point performance from Williams in a crushing of cross-town Cardinal Gibbons (82-53) to stand at 31-0 with a 59-game winning streak. Wileys defensive effort didnt go unnoticed. Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. About Us. This is the first time the Wolverines have finished a championship season undefeated: COLUMBUS Andre Yates didnt have time to think about his place in Dunbar basketball history. In 1969, he served as a sergeant in a signal brigade in Vietnam. 5A Pembroke Pines Charter. My seniors, this is their third year at Dunbar, they came in with me, and given the situation with Dae Dae, this means a lot. 6A Bartow High School. Dunbar played nationally-rankedFlint Hill (Oakton, Va.) at Morgan State in itssecond to last game of the season and crushed that club, 87-59. WebOn 2/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Alvarado (TX) by a score of 68-51. 2 Coolidge led No. On 1/13, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their home conference game against Young Men's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 45-44. I was just tingling inside.. Wingate and Williams helped Georgetown win the 1984 NCAA title. "A lot of that is a tribute to what Dunbar did. The tournament shifts to the Bob Carpenter Center for the final two rounds, with the semifinals being played at 6:30 and 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, and the Wingate came over from Northern High. The Bears will try to claim their first region crown Thursday at Overlea, which defeated Eastern Tech, 77-47, in the other region semifinal in Baltimore County. The 1992 team matched the 1983 team as Wire-to-Wire No. Tim Maloney- Head Coach; Zack Lapaugh Asst. The ball comes to me wide open on my left-hand side. Robert Hughes is the all-time leader, but Richard Duease and Freddy Johnson joins Monarchs leader with shot to overtake top spot. There were times when Washington had to take over, find a good shot and make it. Feb 23, 2023 | 3:00 PM PST. One thing that isnt in doubt is that it was a glorious era for Dunbar basketball. Wylie graduated from Livingstone in 1963 with a biology degree and went on to earn additional degrees at Notre Dame and North Carolina A&T. Scalpers got big bucks for Dunbar tickets back then; the community knew it was a special team, but when you look back, it was probably even more special than anyone could realize at the time. The Tigers were just too strong. 2023 Boys Basketball Bracket Alignment. Koontz, who died in 1986 at 71, coached many strong Dunbar teams. Totals 21 10-16 53. www.thebaltimorebanner.com 2023 The Baltimore Banner. Our nonprofit news organization is made possible by, Select the type of alerts youd like to receive, Browsers such as Chrome, Safari, and Firefox, Get text messages from The Banner in urgent situations (message and data rates may apply). Carver Vo-Tech boys basketball celebrate after Tuesday's victory over Dunbar. The Baltimore Banner may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Bogues came over from Southern High after the 1981 season. Then, leading by two early in the third, Dunbar held the Hornets to one field goal over more than five minutes, embarking on a 10-2 run including eight points by Phillip to build a 10-point lead. The Bears will play at Overlea Thursday for the region title and a spot in Saturday's state quarterfinals. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. Overall, the program has won a record 16 state championships. Thats the flow of the game. With its 29-1 mark, USA Today made Carver got defensive in the fourth quarter, punching its ticket to a second straight Region I final. KETTERING The day George Washington III enrolled at Chaminade Julienne, the Eagles became the hunted Division II team in the Southwest District. Dunbars senior leaders were 6-foot-4 Gary Graham (UNLV) and 6-foot-5 All-American David Wingate (Georgetown). Our number is 38cant hold really good teams to 38 but that wasnt bad., Granted they (Carver) blocked a lot of shots, but we missed a lot of point blank layups, said Dunbar coach Dana Johnson. In retrospect, Dunbar had one close game in two years a 57-52 win over a good King ofNew York City team at the Johnstown Tournament. You can play your butts off and still come up short, but we proved that we belonged in the game.. David Ross (left) brought the defense for Carver Vo-Tech Tuesday with eight rebounds and seven blocked shots while Dorrian Sands paced the offense with 19 points. Already fouled out were power frontliners Deontae Teddy Hawkins (14 points, 12 rebounds) and Gary Akbar (10 points). The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio. 22 overall, even Wade was a bit in disbelief, but also quite proud of his former players. At times, we were a little rushed and not as poised as we generally are," Hornets coach Charlie Henry said. The 1982-1983 Dunbar team lost Wingate and Graham to graduation, but it was an easy call to begin the Poets ranked No. High school basketball teams across the state began playing in their playoff tournaments earlier this week. He served in Korea and Turkey. Itwon the LakeClifton Tourney and the Cap City Classic with wins over famed DeMatha Catholic of nearby Hyattsville, Md. Dunbarstarted out at No. The Falcons, who reached the 2A state semifinals, defeated Carver, 56-36, in last years region final. For him to miss that free throw, honestly, I was surprised. Williams, who was rated the No.4 player in the country by Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports, was the No. "They were giving me the pull-up side, and my teammates just put me in position to score.. The Bears responded with a 14-2 run to close the period. It was a basketball democracy. His task was to shut down the star player for Jordan Sellars. The original Dunbar High School, which closed in 1967 and had a Bearcats mascot, lost in state championship games in 1961 and 1963. On 1/30, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral conference game against Thurgood Marshall (Dayton, OH) by a score of 74-66. Totals: 22 13-23 59. On this night, Wiley would need to focus all his effort on defense. 4A Pine Crest High School. WebDunbar High Schools boys basketball team won its fifth state championship Saturday by beating Elida 54-52 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. He made the All-State team, along with Drafton. The Tigers had to withstand quite a charge from the Queens Street High team that was representing Beaufort, near Morehead City. Its a historic school with a great basketball tradition and to be able to carry that on and be the head coach for the past 12 years, it was an honor being an alumni of the school.. The venue was North Carolina A&T. On 1/20, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their away conference game against Meadowdale (Dayton, OH) by a score of 60-54. The former bench player for Dunbar had participated in the 1992 NBA All-Star Game for the Boston Celtics. D Esguerra 3, McCormick 10, Philip 27, Ayers 1, West 15, Tolbert 2, Miller 1. Wingate was a second round pick (No. Totals: 20 5-9 48. They had toured the school as part of their academic curriculum. They wanted to pressure our defense and try to score as much as they could in transition, and we just wanted to make them beat us in a half-court set.. But he already knew Anderson as his AAU teammate for All-Ohio Red. 3 seed McKinley Tech, 54-44. He arrived at Dunbar in 1947 to teach match and P.E. Players and coaches of Paul Laurence Dunbar High Schoolsbasketball team, which on Sunday won its first boys Sweet Sixteen, toured the trophy around Dunbars On 2/7, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Urbana (OH) by a score of 45-40. It means the world to see my kids respond, to see the community come out and watch a basketball game like this. If you have any questions, please call (202) 698-3762 PUBLIC ACCESS TO DUNBAR FACILITIES POOL Mon-Fri 6 am -8am & 5pm 9pm NO WEEKEND -TBA 1 Dunbar for most of the game, but Famed scout Howie Garfinkel called Williams, the kind of athletes candy bars are namedafter following his performances at Garfs 5-Star Camp in the summer of 1982. The Poets also captured the King of the Bluegrass Holiday Tournament right before Christmas and won theJohnstown (Pa.) Tourney right after. The Baltimore Banner is a trademark registered in the U.S. for The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Koontz had some stellar material to work with in 1959. The reasoning was the loss to Calvert Hall, and not playing as tough an overall schedule. 1 team. It was the Poets first state title since 2013. I just took what they gave me," Phillip said. In 3 of the first four games of the season,Williams went over 30 points, then versus DeMatha he had 14 as five players In 1966, he coached Romus Jefferies, who set a Rowan County single-season record with 29.6 points per game. When Lewis went No. The 1985 team lost one game, to Pooh Richardson and his Ben Franklin of Philadelphia team, 58-57, at theSonny Hill Tournament one game after beating a Dobbins Tech (Philadelphia) team led by Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble, 73-72. Last season, Carver Vocational Tech defeated perennial Baltimore City blueblood Dunbar twice. Become a subscriber to watch games Live and On Demand, 2023 NFHS Network LLC NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. He leaves Dunbar proud of what the program has accomplished in the time he served as coach. Thats (Dunbar) a good team and caught us earlier in the year. 2 DeMatha, 76-73, which snapped Baltimores longest winning streak. It was like, wow, Yates said of McAdams miss. The Dunbar Poets beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets in the 1A boys basketball state championship match at the Xfinity Center in College Park. Dorrian Sands scored 19 points for the Bears (18-4 Dunbar, which lost in the Baltimore City title game to cross-town Lake Clifton in double overtime,finished No. On 1/27, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Eastern Hills (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 52-43. List of Ohio High School Athletic Association championships, "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site", Ohio High School Athletic Association official website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_OHSAA_basketball_champions&oldid=1112721002, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 September 2022, at 18:36. 5 seed Bard, in its second season in program history, prevailed over No. Both teams defeated preseason No. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. Things happen.. Players off that talented 29-0 Dunbar team, however, didnt quite have post-high school success of the 1982-83 team. Davis, McKee and Garrison scored in double figures. A final score has not been reported for this varsity basketball game. You can unsubscribe from these alerts at anytime. With 19 of their own free agents, Bengals looking at how to fit the Miami AD named to College Football Playoff committee, NFL Scouting Combine: Ivan Pace Jr. out to prove he is a top prospect, Dayton reaches 20 victories by putting away La Salle in second half. Thomasville was the first opponent in the district and ran headlong into a buzz saw. Offensively were kind of struggling, but were locked in defensively, Dixon said. The Bears extended the lead to 14 late as they finished with 12 blocks Tuesday. The next best shot will come at the district tournament on March 5 at Xaviers Cintas Center. The two teams played a classic game at the Towson Center that lasted two and a half hours, and at the end of it,Calvert Hall won in triple overtime, 94-91. Academic Services; Business Services; Human At least two starters on that Calvert Hall team, including point guard James Pop Tubman and All-American Marc Money Wilson, chose to attend Calvert Hall over Dunbar. On 2/4, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their away conference game against Western Hills (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 69-47. The documentary is about triumph in the face of real-life tragedy and overcoming extreme odds to see four players off the same high school team reach their dreams of the NBA. Dunbar held on, 69-64, to win its 21st straight game. and Collin counties still playing in the state tournament and when they play next. Chicago police Superintendent David Brown to exit CPD this month in the wake of mayoral election, TikTok sets new default time limits for minors, NFLPA releases 1st-ever report card: See where all the 32 teams ranked, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Carver - Sands 19, Hilton-Bey 17, Green 8, Colclough 5, Ross 4. 1 & 2, Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas, TX), Young Men's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth, TX). Dawsonaveraged 12 ppg, 10 rpg and a handful of blocked shots. And thats what, as a coach, you got to love because defense wins games, defense was championships. Ironically, the Bulldogs were strong at the line, converting 19 of 21 free throws. We tried to instill certain qualities in the student athletes that they would need once they left high school, he said. The Bears defeated the Poets, 53-44, to advance Thursday's Class 2A North Region II championship game. He was always a positive person, it was always about the young men and he always found a way to make them better and put them in better situations.. When Dunbar ventured up to Camden, the fans were laughing at 5-foot-3 point junior point guard Tyrone Muggsy Bogues (Wake Forest), but the Poets led by 33points at halftime and won 84-59 to end a 17-year Camden home winningstreak. Johnson said the school is accepting applications to fill the coaching position left behind by Jones. It was fitting that Yates would provide the winning heroics. It was a difficult team to defend. Michael Brown (Syracuse/Clemson), a 6-foot-3 junior who started on the 1982-83 team, transferred over from Cardinal Gibbons after the 1982season. He retired from the Bill Hefner Medical Center. Koontz didnt want to see a repeat of that. No. Tuesday, the Bears showed it wasnt a fluke. 2023 DIAA But like they had all season, the Wolverines cranked up the defensive heat and answered with a game-changing 20-0 run. The crowd was estimated at 1,000 fans. The backdrop to this story started in 1968 when the Baltimore riots broke out following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Calvert Hall (a boys Catholic school in Towson, Md.) By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. In light of Williams honors, it was actuallyMuggsy (who averaged eightppg, 10 apg and eight spg) who was voted team MVP. Six-foot-4 HermanHarried (Syracuse) was a 1984 Parade All-American but a back-up in 1983. 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