Weve talked a lot about getting everybodys best shot, and we sure got Ponitzs best shot.. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) The Bard boys basketball team and the Dunbar girls basketball team both won their respective DCIAA title games on Saturday. Carver got defensive in the fourth quarter, punching its ticket to a second straight Region I final. Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. Last season, Carver Vocational Tech defeated perennial Baltimore City blueblood Dunbar twice. 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.. Dunbar also beat a prison team that year. I just try to play my role, said Ross, 6-foot-5, who hit a short jumper as part of Carvers decisive 18-6 fourth quarter run. They went 16-0 and prepared to host the district tournament on their home floor. 1, while the National Sports News Service went with 31-0 Spingarn of Washington, D.C., as its No. While the documentary focuses on the humanitarian aspects of the game, we present facts about the basketball team and its on-court performance against the backdrop of this fascinating story about arguably the greatest high school basketball team of all-time. Ponitz was the No. Maybe thats why Wiley focused totally on defense against Jordan Sellars, the defending state champs. Please help us by reporting the final score. Wingate was a second round pick (No. Drafton scored 12. Watch this highlight video of the Dunbar (Dayton, OH) basketball team in its game Dunbar vs Thurgood-Marshall Game Highlights - Jan. 27, 2023 on Jan 27, 2023, Watch this highlight video of the Dunbar (Dayton, OH) basketball team in its game Dunbar vs Woodward Game Highlights - Jan. 24, 2023 on Jan 24, 2023. Learn more about supporting local journalism. Day 106 Tuesday started slow for Carver, trailing 5-0 early. Davis, McKee and Garrison scored in double figures. Prior to taking over as head coach, he was part four state titles and two Baltimore City titles as an assistant coach. 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. The S.C. High School League and SCISA basketball playoffs are under way. 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. Head Coach . 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 Both teams defeated preseason No. The district championship game was brutal. It was great to have that competition going against him.. Scotton came off the bench to score seven. We started off strong defensively then had major breakdowns at the wrong time. Troys Peabody High was no match for Dunbar in the semifinals. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Things happen.. Michael Brown (Syracuse/Clemson), a 6-foot-3 junior who started on the 1982-83 team, transferred over from Cardinal Gibbons after the 1982season. On 11/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Varsity Opponent by a score of 51-43. High school basketball teams across the state began playing in their playoff tournaments earlier this week. Dunbars starting lineup included three of those seniors Joshua Franklin Drafton, the high-flying big man and leading scorer; Robert Norman Wiley, the No. On August 8, ESPN released a 30 For 30 documentary titled Baltimore Boys about the special high school basketball teams at Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Md. 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. At the JohnstownTournament, 6-foot-6 Reggie Lewis(Northeastern) was tourney MVP off the bench. He retired from the Bill Hefner Medical Center. 5 seed Bard, in its second season in program history, prevailed over No. Academic Services; Business Services; Human No one averaged 20, but all five starters were caable of hit double figures, sometimes all on the same night. Web2023 DIAA Boys Swimming Championship Prelims All Swims. 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. Bogues would just punish ball-handlers and the team was unselfish; anyone could go offoffensively and nobody worried about individual scoring. This year is about winningI know they want to win. 2 behind the Cardinals, who finished 34-0. We knew they always wanted to attack the basket. You can play your butts off and still come up short, but we proved that we belonged in the game.. 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). Wiley and Drafton were named to the all-district team. 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. In 1960-61, Dunbar made its third straight trip to the 2A championship game. Dunbar played nationally-rankedFlint Hill (Oakton, Va.) at Morgan State in itssecond to last game of the season and crushed that club, 87-59. Wylie became one of the finest basketball players in Livingstone College history and was inducted into the schools Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. PLD, which opened in 1990, The venue was North Carolina A&T. Dixon said its time to get the big pads out at practice this week and work on scoring through contact. WebThe Dunbar Wildcats actively compete in the following sports in the UIL: Boys Basketball - The boys basketball program has won three state championships (1993, 2003, 2006) I want to play everyone, and he is 100% one of the best, not just in the city, but in Ohio, Washington said. +
On 2/6, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 63-20. Washington scored 30 points and Anderson scored 24 in his final game. Dunbar continues to dedicate its tournament games to the memory of teammate Daveontae Williams, who died Feb. 6. He enlisted in the Navy in 1967 and was serving on an ammunition ship off the coast of Vietnam in 1969 when he was named the U.S.S. After Wade moved on to the University of Maryland following the 1985-86 season, Dunbar, under Pete Pompey, won its fourth mythical national crown in 1991-92. Earlier in the season, Dunbar won the Ft. Worth Basketball Classic, the King Cotton Tournament and the Laker-Poet Tournament. 5A Pembroke Pines Charter. Totals: 22 13-23 59. There was definitely no lovelost between these schools. Most play at the 4A, 5A, and 6A levels. The Ohio High School Athletic Association ( OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state Garrison worked for the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the West Coast for 16 years and the Army Corp of Engineers for nine years, He died at 65 in 2006. Bogues came over from Southern High after the 1981 season. Their legacy of producing four NBA players off the same team only makes the teams high school accomplishments more special as time passes. and coached the Tigers until the school closed in the spring of 1969. 1 player in the county heading into the season in forward Billy Thompson, who would go on to help Louisville win the NCAA Championship in 1986. "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. All-Metro senior guard DaShawn Phillip had a game-high 27 points to go along with 13 rebounds, and West, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, added 15 points and 14 rebounds, as Dunbar (26-3) claimed its record 16th state title. Koontz coached three Dunbar teams to NCHSAC runner-up finishes, but the 1959 Tigers would be his only state champions. Last year, it was about competing, said Parker. 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. Ross, in his first season of organized ball, accounted for seven denials and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. 44) in the 1986 Draft. About Us. While Dunbar officially went 22-0 in 1959, some still argue for 23-0. The Bears will play at Overlea Thursday for the region title and a spot in Saturday's state quarterfinals. 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. The Baltimore Banner is a trademark registered in the U.S. for The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. I think our student athletes, their focus is not fully there and they need to be encouraged and pushed a little more. Meanwhile, CJ forced contested shots and kept Anderson from getting an open shot. "A lot of that is a tribute to what Dunbar did. Wiley was all about team above self. Coaching Staff. It was 18-7 early in the second after a Sands basket. Dawsonaveraged 12 ppg, 10 rpg and a handful of blocked shots. Become a subscriber to watch games Live and On Demand, 2023 NFHS Network LLC NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. Ponitz coach Allen Spears relished the opportunity to play CJ and spoke like the proud coach he is after the difficult loss. The Bears defeated the Poets, 53-44, to advance Thursday's Class 2A North Region II championship game. I want to thank the people who gave me the opportunity, he said. There wasnt a ton of drama during Dunbars regular season. By signing up for alerts, I agree to The Baltimore Banner's Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy and to receive news alerts and other communications from The Baltimore Banner. The Poets were No. Teams representing Elizabethtown, Tarboro, Belmont, Edenton, Beaufort and Lenoir headed to Greensboro and joined Dunbar and Jordan Sellars for the state tournament. Your email is never published nor shared. Newark, DE. Koontz had some stellar material to work with in 1959. This means a whole lot for this group, Dixon said. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Game Stats Season Stats 1 throughout the season and actually played better than expectations, if thats possible. 2 We found a way. Yates corralled the miss and raced into Dunbar history. Im going to weigh my options. Wingate had 25 points and 13 rebounds in the 1982Kentucky Derby Festival Classic, but did not play in the McDonalds All-American Game. The 1982-1983 Dunbar team lost Wingate and Graham to graduation, but it was an easy call to begin the Poets ranked No. There were times when Washington had to take over, find a good shot and make it. Davis scored 24 and Drafton scored 20. Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 23, 2020. Varsity Girls Swimming And Diving. Required fields are marked *. 4A Pine Crest High School. Dunbar missed numerous shots around the basket. Had there been overtime, Dunbar would have been hurting. Through the 1970s came charges of Catholicschools leading an exodus of mainly black athletes out of the inner-city. Alter 69, Meadowdale 51: The No. On 2/17, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral non-conference game against Franklin (OH) by a score of 77-32. But like they had all season, the Wolverines cranked up the defensive heat and answered with a game-changing 20-0 run. He earned a degree at Livingstone in 1937 and went on to graduate school at Indiana University. Boys Basketball Bracket Alignment. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Dunbar held on, 69-64, to win its 21st straight game. 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.. 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. Dunbar scored 88.3 ppg andwon by an average margin of 37.1 ppg. He entered the high school coaching ranks at Ridgeview High in Hickory. Hes an unbelievably talented player.. B.J. He did exactly as his coach instructed. Wade had strictrules and the team never let up or played down to the competition. 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. It was the season USA Today began its weekly Super 25 and it helped spread the Poets national notoriety. The Poets stormed back to trail just 35-33 after Harts basket opened the fourth quarter. Thomasville was the first opponent in the district and ran headlong into a buzz saw. Sands denied a Dunbar shot and Hilton-Bey buried a 3-pointer, pushing Carvers advantage back out to 42-33 with 6 minutes, 10 seconds remaining in regulation. 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. He is a hell of a player. On 2/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Tippecanoe (Tipp City, OH) by a score of 47-38. On 2/3, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Ponitz Career Tech (Dayton, OH) by a score of 52-50. 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. It just felt like, its your turn to put the team on your back and close the game out for the team.. On 2/7, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Young Men's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 66-48. 9
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. (Ulysses Munoz / The Baltimore Sun). But he already knew Anderson as his AAU teammate for All-Ohio Red. Academic Services; Business Services; Human Resources; Dunbar High School Our Students Athletics Basketball - Boys. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. Totals 21 10-16 53. www.thebaltimorebanner.com 2023 The Baltimore Banner. }, Miami), a leaper and tough player inside. The Baltimore Banner may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. "They were giving me the pull-up side, and my teammates just put me in position to score.. On 1/30, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral conference game against Thurgood Marshall (Dayton, OH) by a score of 74-66. Basketball; Football; Baseball; NC State: 1984 Parade All-American First Team. The sixth man, Ammit Rufus Scotton, was the standout athlete of the junior class. Jones, who guided the Poets to five state championships, is stepping down from the position. It was the Poets first state title since 2013. Parker, an assistant last season under Travis Winstead, coached the entire returning Bears roster on the AAU circuit in the summer. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. And there was nothing easy about Friday nights 65-57 victory over Ponitz in a sectional final at Trent Arena. 8 Oakwood to 30 points on Tuesday and made No. One of Garrisons brothers, Lawson, was the first Black player to play for Salisburys professional minor league baseball teams. High School Basketball SC top boys, girls basketball players named to All-State teams. 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 Six-foot-4 HermanHarried (Syracuse) was a 1984 Parade All-American but a back-up in 1983. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. He wouldnt take a shot in the title game. Already fouled out were power frontliners Deontae Teddy Hawkins (14 points, 12 rebounds) and Gary Akbar (10 points). He worked in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools as a science teacher and in 1967 was appointed as the planetarium instructor at the Charlotte Nature Museum (now Discovery Place). Bogues went No. Dunbar athletic director Dana Johnson was appreciative of the consistently fine work Jones put into the program. 1 in the country. And he really loves the way his team is playing defense. Camden featured the No. After nine years of teaching, Wylie went to work for IBM for 30 years. The Poets got no closer as Carvers defense flustered them around the basket. Were ready to go and do the work weve done all year.. Guard Darren Lucas-White scored 19 to lead Fairmont Heights, and Yearlarndo Reed II added 11 points and nine rebounds. 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. Well have a spurt in one of the quarters and thats how well win the game.. Watch Later. 22 overall, even Wade was a bit in disbelief, but also quite proud of his former players. The Poets struggled with numbers all season after losing some players to transfers and other reasons. EAST SPENCER It was March 14, 1959, East Spencers Dunbar High against Burlingtons Jordan Sellars High for the 2A state basketball championship for Black schools. 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. Afterward, you start to think, was it destiny? But their last miss was fateful. His 15 first-half points were crucial to keep the Eagles close. It means the world to see my kids respond, to see the community come out and watch a basketball game like this. .hide-if-no-js {
I was just tingling inside.. Dunbar cranks up defense, rolls to record 16th state boys basketball championship By Rich Scherr Baltimore Sun Mar 10, 2018 at 3:30 pm COLLEGE PARK 2023 DIAA It hurts coming that close on a last-second drive.. You can unsubscribe from these alerts at anytime. 4 pick of the 1987 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. The Tigers had to withstand quite a charge from the Queens Street High team that was representing Beaufort, near Morehead City. The SCHSL championships are set for March 2-4 at USC Aiken and SCISA championships will be held in Sumter on Feb. 24-25. It was fitting that Yates would provide the winning heroics. Wingate came over from Northern High. On 12/29, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their neutral tournament game against LBJ Austin (Austin, TX) by a score of 66-61. His first free throw with 11.8 seconds left rattled home to pull the teams even. For No. Afterthe incident, the parochial schools pulled out of the MSAand formed their own catholic league. Competitive wise it was an unbelievable high school game, Szabo said. WebDunbar High School Basketball Dunbar Basketball OVERALL 16-6 0.73 Win % CONFERENCE 9-1 1st Dayton Public HOME6-1 AWAY6-4 NEUTRAL4-1 PF1408 PA1218 STREAK1W 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. Ohio high school boys basketball OHSAA postseason brackets - view, print, download & share. Eric Brewer also scored 15 and the Allen twins, Antaune and Antone, combined for 15. They both had plenty of help, but there were moments it seemed like a one-on-one battle. Dunbar 47, Tippecanoe 38: Tony Dixons second-seeded Wolverines are going to the district tournament for the first time since 2018. He answered to Bo.. 7 seed in the loaded Dayton brackets. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana, Calif. USA Today named Dunbar its national champion for the second team in three seasons in 1984-85. 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. =
Get the latest high school sports stories, photos and video from around the region. They were that good. With its incredible talent, depth and production, Garf called them one of the top five teams of all-time. 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.)
4 Tipp work for every point it got Friday at Trent. The Bears responded with a 14-2 run to close the period. Trailing 18-14, Dunbar took control with a 10-0 run, started when Phillip made a 3-pointer and capped when Malik McCormick (10 points) scored on a driving layup to give the Poets a 24-18 lead. 10 by The Washington Post, to 11 points over the next two quarters, keeping the defending state champions to a season low in scoring. After a Hilton-Bey basket, sophomore David Ross blocked a Poet shot, leading to Kalial Colcloughs layup. Its hard to imagine anyone, however, could have predicted just how dominant the team would be. He arrived at Dunbar in 1947 to teach match and P.E. They lost in overtime to Dunbar and Meadowdale and by two another time to Dunbar. Hart opened the fourth with a jumper, pulling Dunbar to 35-33. On 2/10, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their away conference game against Carter-Riverside (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 101-67. Students could go to any public school if it offered the curriculum that wasnt available at the local school. We did a good job on DayJaun late, Szabo said. The reasoning was the loss to Calvert Hall, and not playing as tough an overall schedule. Ironically, the Bulldogs were strong at the line, converting 19 of 21 free throws. I am not retiring from coaching basketball, he said. He served in Korea and Turkey. Thats the flow of the game. Even with Wiley not scoring a single point, Dunbar had enough offense to take an eight-point halftime lead.
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