College and High School Hoops Report

Robert Stephens, Writer

Stephens runs down the hoops scene.

January 19, 2011 - The Martin Luther King holiday weekend featured exciting basketball from the college ranks to the prep game. Here is a brief synopsis of the holiday weekend.

The Georgetown Hoyas continued their winning ways against
DePaul University defeating the Blue Demons 83-75. The Hoyas have now beaten the Chicago school eleven consecutive times.

Georgetown (15-3), 5-2 in the Big East) were led in scoring
by Jason Clark who scored a career high 31 points. Senior center Henry Sims finished his nights work with16 points. Hollis Thompson chipped in with 14 points and Otto Porter controlled the boards with 15 rebounds.

DePaul dropped to (10-8), 1-5 in Big East play. The Hoyas hosts Rutgers Saturday at home.

Shabazz Muhammad helped, here in Boost Mobile game action this summer, took it to DeMatha.

The Maryland Terrapins ran into a tough Florida State squad
coming off a big win over North Carolina and fell to the Seminoles on the road 84-70.

Terrell Stoglin led the Terps with 27 points but that was not enough to hold off the bigger Seminoles. Maryland (12-5), 2-2 in the ACC) will face a tough Temple team next in Philadelphia. Florida State improved to (12-6), 3-1in ACC play.)

The Howard Bison suffered a 69-53 loss at home to North
Carolina Central 69-53. Glenn Andrews led the Bison with 14 points. Jeremy Ingram led the Eagles (9-8, 3-1) in MEAC play.

Howard (4-16), will travel to Savannah St. this Saturday.
In other scores of note Morgan St. (4-11) defeated
Hampton (6-12) 68-56 and Norfolk (12-5) beat Coppin State (8-10) 74-66.

The high school ranks offered some exciting games as well
as some national competion for several teams in the DMV area.

Locally the Martin Luther King Hoopfest Showcase held at
Coolidge featured local teams against teams from the east seaboard.

In the late night game Gonzaga remained unbeaten defeating
Patterson (Baltimore) 75-73 on a buzzer beater from Kris Jenkins (26) who led the Eagles with 26 points.

“ It felt good when it left my hand.” said the 6’6 junior. Kris
gave credit to his teammate 6’8 Will Rassman (18) points. “Will kept the ball alive and I just grabbed it and shot it.”
Gonzaga head coach Steve Turner was exuberant after the game as he gathered his team in the hall way before entering the locker room.

“ That’s why we never give up.” as he extolled his troops after their come back win.

Tavon Blackman contributed 13 points as the Eagles improved to 15-0 on the season. The Eagles were coming off a 77-65 win over Riverside Academy
of Louisiana at the HoopHall Classic which was held at Springfield, Mass.

In that win Nate Britt Gonzaga’s starting point guard bruised his calf. Gonzaga returns to WCAC play with games scheduled against (Friday night) Good Counsel and DeMatha.

“ This team is battled tested.” As far as the conference is concerned we take them one game at a time .”

Coolidge defeated Phoebus of Virginia Beach 65-55 to improve their record to 14-4 on the season. De’Shaun Moorman led the Colts with 22 points. Khalen Cumberlander chipped in with 19.

“ This could be the best team I have had in my five years at
Coolidge.” said head coach Vaughn Jones. “ This team has great chemistry which you need to win.” “ The play well as a team and they truly like each at the end of the day.” said Jones.

In other games from Sidwell Friends defeated TC
Williams 57-52 and I.C. Norcom defeated North Point (Md.) 57-54.

The HoopHall classic was as kind to DeMatha as the Stags suffered their first loss of the season to Bishop Gorman 73-65. The Stags (15-1) were led by Jairus Lyles’s 17 points. James Robinson (13pts.), Jerami Grant (12pts.) and Marcellus Bell 12 points led the Stags.