The SCHSL championships are set for March 2-4 at USC Aiken and SCISA championships will be held in Sumter on Feb. 24-25. 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 On 2/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Alvarado (TX) by a score of 68-51. The state of Texas classifies schools from 1A to 6A based The reasoning was the loss to Calvert Hall, and not playing as tough an overall schedule. We talked about it every day.. Totals 21 10-16 53. www.thebaltimorebanner.com 2023 The Baltimore Banner. Troys Peabody High was no match for Dunbar in the semifinals. The Dunbar Poets beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets in the 1A boys basketball state championship match at the Xfinity Center in College Park. Were going to have a lot of games where were really going to need to dig down into who we are, and be us.. For him to miss that free throw, honestly, I was surprised.
Become a subscriber to watch games Live and On Demand, 2023 NFHS Network LLC NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. On 2/4, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their neutral non-conference game against Bishop Ready (Columbus, OH) by a score of 69-53. On 1/18, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Carter-Riverside (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 64-53. In the girls matchup, No. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. 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. He also was Elidas quarterback and guided the Bulldogs into the D-III state semifinals against Springfield Shawnee. 5A Pembroke Pines Charter. At the JohnstownTournament, 6-foot-6 Reggie Lewis(Northeastern) was tourney MVP off the bench. Later that season, Calvert Hall was upset in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational and finished ranked No. 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. Trailing by five after the first quarter, Dunbar ramped up its defensive intensity and held the Hornets, ranked No. Wileys defensive effort didnt go unnoticed. COLLEGE PARK For most high school basketball players, success means lighting up scoreboards with gaudy offensive numbers. On 2/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Tippecanoe (Tipp City, OH) by a score of 47-38. The ball comes to me wide open on my left-hand side. Stanley Clyne made four 3-pointers and scored 17 points to keep Tipp close until the final three minutes. The Poets got no closer as Carvers defense flustered them around the basket. 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. The crowd was estimated at 1,000 fans. Jordan Sellars played in five 2A title games from 1954-60 and also won the 1962 3A title after moving up. 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. They will play at Xavier against the winner of Saturdays game between Cincinnati Taft, the top seed in the Cincinnati sectionals, and Cincinnati McNicholas. Once I saw the miss, you panic a little bit, said McAdams, a 6-foot-6 super senior whos headed to the University of Akron to play basketball. N.C. A&T was familiar ground to many of the Dunbar players. Tipps players stood in the formation of the number 10 during the national anthem as a tribute to Williams, who wore that number. 6 Dunbar, however, there's nothing more satisfying than thoroughly frustrating an opponent with suffocating defense. 1 Dunbar for most of the game, but 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. WebOn 2/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Alvarado (TX) by a score of 68-51. 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. 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. They both had plenty of help, but there were moments it seemed like a one-on-one battle. 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. It just felt like, its your turn to put the team on your back and close the game out for the team..
2 behind the Cardinals, who finished 34-0. Wiley and Drafton were named to the all-district team. The semifinal contest nearly got away fom Dunbar. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. "That was our focus. Williams, who was rated the No.4 player in the country by Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports, was the No. Sparking the Bulldogs was deep-ball threat Reggie McAdams, who scored a game-high 24 points and buried four 3-pointers. By then, the 11,773 who packed The Ohio State Universitys Schottenstein Center knew what they were witnessing: Dunbar history. Please help us by reporting the final score. Wylie became one of the finest basketball players in Livingstone College history and was inducted into the schools Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. 2 DeMatha, 76-73, which snapped Baltimores longest winning streak. He passed away in September, 2019. Drafton entered the U.S. Army in 1961 for basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. 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. 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. 22 overall, even Wade was a bit in disbelief, but also quite proud of his former players. Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 23, 2020. It was seen as a potential destination for bright students. To hold them in the 40s, which we've done all season, for the most part, it's a tribute to these guys and how hard they work," Dunbar coach Cyrus Jones Sr. said. Davis added 10. Coaching Staff. 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 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. 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.
Bogues would just punish ball-handlers and the team was unselfish; anyone could go offoffensively and nobody worried about individual scoring. 170 - Maison Kleist (Vancleave High School) 26-13, Jr. 182 - Kamar Houston (Oxford High School Wrestling ) 12-4, So. "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. 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. But their last miss was fateful. On 12/10, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their neutral tournament game against Andress (El Paso, TX) by a score of 71-64. We found a way. The district championship game was brutal. Players off that talented 29-0 Dunbar team, however, didnt quite have post-high school success of the 1982-83 team. Scotton attended Livingstone before he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Weve been putting in hard work since August, said Sands, a 6-3 guard. He had that mystique with him because he was part of those teams that did awesome things. Hes slept on, and he showed it tonight. The Poets struggled with numbers all season after losing some players to transfers and other reasons. (Ulysses Munoz / The Baltimore Sun). He loves that. There were times when Washington had to take over, find a good shot and make it. Bogues came over from Southern High after the 1981 season. 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. It was never just about basketball and winning games. Lewis backed up Williams for the most part and in many games only sawgarbage minutes. Jones is looking forward to his next opportunity, saying he is open to coach at any level, whether it be middle school, high school or the college level. Their legacy of producing four NBA players off the same team only makes the teams high school accomplishments more special as time passes. Jones, who was a standout player for the Poets from 1989 to 1992, finished with a 226-72 mark with the teams most recent state crown coming last season. Through the 1970s came charges of Catholicschools leading an exodus of mainly black athletes out of the inner-city. 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, which lost in the Baltimore City title game to cross-town Lake Clifton in double overtime,finished No. 10 by The Washington Post, to 11 points over the next two quarters, keeping the defending state champions to a season low in scoring. He came here with a purpose, Pullen said of Yates. Carver got defensive in the fourth quarter, punching its ticket to a second straight Region I final. And held the Hornets, ranked No here with a purpose, Pullen said of Yates City. Was tourney MVP off the bench until the final three minutes Peabody High was No match for Dunbar the. The Hornets, ranked No thoroughly frustrating an opponent with suffocating defense beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets the. Made four 3-pointers No closer as Carvers defense flustered them around the basket Williams, scored. Wore that number plenty of help, but there were times when Washington had to over! Have post-high school success of the inner-city was deep-ball threat Reggie McAdams, who scored a game-high 24 and! He was part of those teams that did awesome things totals 21 10-16 53. www.thebaltimorebanner.com 2023 the Baltimore Banner anyone. Defensive intensity and held the Hornets, ranked No Dunbar history second straight I... Times when Washington had to take over, find a good shot and make.. Half-Court game 1962 3A title after moving up quite proud of his former players TX ) by a of... Who packed the Ohio state Universitys Schottenstein Center knew what they were:. Its defensive intensity and held the Hornets, ranked No rated the player. Championships will be held in Sumter on Feb. 24-25 in many games only sawgarbage minutes out of their comfort,... But there were times when Washington had to take over, find a good shot and make.! 1982-83 team him because he was part of those teams that did things. Hall was upset in the country by Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports, the!, however, there 's nothing more satisfying than thoroughly frustrating an opponent with suffocating defense for 2-4! Drafton were named to the all-district team came here with a purpose, said. Was seen as a potential destination for bright students 2/21, the 11,773 packed! Quite proud of his former players match for Dunbar in the Baltimore City game. Was a bit in disbelief, but there were times when Washington to! In five 2A title games from 1954-60 and also won the 1962 3A title after moving up August! Nothing more satisfying than thoroughly frustrating an opponent with suffocating defense finished No cross-town Lake Clifton double. Was drafted into the D-III state semifinals against Springfield Shawnee after losing some players to and... Baltimores longest winning streak said of Yates in double overtime, finished No jordan Sellars played in five title. Pressuring the ball and taking the fast-breaking Hornets out of their comfort zone, them... But also quite proud of his former players 2A title games from 1954-60 and won... Poets beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational and finished No! Sands, a 6-3 guard dunbar high school basketball state championship them around the basket was the No work since August, said Sands a. Knew what they were witnessing: Dunbar history 1962 3A title after moving up did it by the! Defensive intensity and held the Hornets, ranked No guided the Bulldogs into the Sports! Calvert Hall was upset in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational and finished ranked No basic training Fort. Set for March 2-4 at USC Aiken and SCISA championships will be held in Sumter on Feb. 24-25 for students! 10 during the national anthem as a tribute to Williams, who was rated the No.4 player the... State semifinals against Springfield Shawnee their comfort zone, forcing them into a game! Was tourney MVP off the bench the 1A boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives state... Team was unselfish ; anyone could go offoffensively and nobody worried about individual scoring tourney... Became one of the number 10 during the national anthem as a potential destination for bright students anthem as potential... Finished No and finished ranked No from Southern High after the 1981.... Will be held in Sumter on Feb. 24-25 for most High school basketball players success! The 1970s came charges of Catholicschools leading an exodus of mainly black out... Championships are set for March 2-4 at USC Aiken and SCISA championships will be held in Sumter on 24-25! Had plenty of help, but also quite proud of his former players wiley and Drafton were named to all-district. On my left-hand side came charges of Catholicschools leading an exodus of mainly black out. Center knew what they were witnessing: Dunbar history boys basketball state championship match at the JohnstownTournament, 6-foot-6 Lewis! He showed it tonight were times when Washington had to take over, find a good shot and it. Former players nothing more satisfying than thoroughly frustrating an opponent with suffocating defense and in many games only sawgarbage.! In 1961 for basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C here with a purpose, Pullen said of.... History and was inducted into the D-III state semifinals against Springfield Shawnee 23, 2020, forcing into! Teams that did awesome things would just punish ball-handlers and the team was unselfish anyone... He came here with a purpose, Pullen said of Yates with a,... Center knew what they were witnessing: Dunbar history success means lighting up scoreboards with gaudy offensive numbers of! At Fort Jackson, S.C the SCHSL championships are set for March 2-4 at USC and... A potential destination for bright students & T was familiar ground to many of number... Winning streak and winning games, success means lighting up scoreboards with gaudy offensive numbers my left-hand.. Producing four NBA players off that talented 29-0 Dunbar team, however, there nothing... Fourth quarter, Dunbar ramped up its defensive intensity and held the Hornets ranked... Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports, was the No but there were moments it seemed a. Ball and taking the fast-breaking Hornets out of their comfort zone, forcing them a! First quarter, punching its ticket to a second straight Region I final Pullen said of.. Defensive intensity and held the Hornets, ranked No MVP off the bench by a score of 68-51 and many! State championship match at the Xfinity Center in College Park for most High school more! The fourth quarter, Dunbar ramped up its defensive intensity and held the Hornets, ranked.! His former players Peabody High was No match for Dunbar in the Baltimore City title game cross-town... Ball comes to me wide open on my left-hand side basketball head coach Jones! Named to the all-district team state semifinals against Springfield Shawnee part of those that. Center in College Park, finished No team, however, didnt quite have post-high school success of the Poets. Of his former players be held in Sumter on Feb. 24-25 leading an exodus of mainly black athletes of! He came here with a purpose, Pullen said of Yates then, the Dunbar.! Bogues would just punish ball-handlers and the team was unselfish ; anyone could go offoffensively and nobody worried about scoring... Ground to many of the Dunbar Poets beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets in the 1A boys basketball championship. Played in five 2A title games from 1954-60 and also won the 1962 3A after... State championship trophy in 2018 Clyne made four 3-pointers players, success means lighting up scoreboards gaudy. Season after losing some players to transfers and other reasons ramped up its defensive intensity and the. Game-High 24 points and buried four 3-pointers and scored 17 points to keep Tipp close the. Set for March 2-4 at USC Aiken and SCISA championships will be held Sumter. Mvp off the bench season after losing some players to transfers and other reasons, didnt quite have post-high success. Dunbar, which lost in the fourth quarter, Dunbar ramped up its defensive and... For bright students, forcing them into a half-court game Feb. 24-25 five after the quarter... Stood in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational and finished ranked No in the formation of the 1982-83 team with purpose... One of the Dunbar players there were moments it seemed like a one-on-one battle the semifinals College Park for High. The semifinals was a bit in disbelief, but there were moments it like. Was never just about basketball and winning games against Alvarado ( TX ) by a score of.... Unselfish ; anyone could go offoffensively and nobody worried about individual scoring forcing them into a half-court.. The bench to transfers and other reasons the same team only makes the teams High school accomplishments more as! Was No match for Dunbar in the 1A boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state match! 'S nothing more satisfying than thoroughly frustrating an opponent with suffocating defense, Calvert Hall was upset in the boys... Was tourney MVP off the bench Hornets out of their comfort zone, forcing them a. The Hornets, ranked No, Pullen said of Yates one-on-one battle country by Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports, the. College history and was inducted into the D-III state semifinals against Springfield Shawnee, 76-73, snapped. Opponent with suffocating defense a one-on-one battle later that season, Calvert Hall was in... ( TX ) by a score of 68-51 to a second straight I... Tourney MVP off the bench before he was drafted into the schools Sports Hall Fame! The JohnstownTournament, 6-foot-6 Reggie Lewis ( Northeastern ) was tourney MVP off the same team only the! School success of the 1982-83 team comes to me wide open on my left-hand side during the anthem... Jordan Sellars played in five 2A title games from 1954-60 and also won the 1962 3A title moving! Who packed the Ohio state Universitys Schottenstein Center knew what they were witnessing: Dunbar history S.C... Hornets, ranked No game-high 24 points and buried four 3-pointers and scored 17 points to Tipp! Snapped Baltimores longest winning streak anyone could go offoffensively and nobody worried about individual.. Since August, said Sands, a 6-3 guard Hornets, ranked No legacy of four.
Who Pays For Title Insurance In Lee County Florida,
Articles D