The result was satisfying for more than just one reason for Dunbar, which had only one bench player with significant playing time in forward Shaun Tolbert. Day 106 Tuesday started slow for Carver, trailing 5-0 early. Koontz didnt want to see a repeat of that. The Bears will play at Overlea Thursday for the region title and a spot in Saturday's state quarterfinals. 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. The Falcons, who reached the 2A state semifinals, defeated Carver, 56-36, in last years region final. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. Dayton advances in A-10 tournament with victory against VCU. City, Edmondson and Lake Clifton are in Thursdays region final round. 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.
Dunbar, which defeated the Bears, 45-41, during the regular season, trailed 34-19 in the third quarter Tuesday. Lewis, who went on to become Northeasterns all-time leading scorer, went over 10 points five times in 1982-83. Totals: 22 13-23 59. Last season, Carver Vocational Tech defeated perennial Baltimore City blueblood Dunbar twice. Both teams defeated preseason No. One thing that isnt in doubt is that it was a glorious era for Dunbar basketball. The Bears extended the lead to 14 late as they finished with 12 blocks Tuesday. WebList of OHSAA basketball champions. The Bears will play at Overlea Thursday for a spot in Saturdays 2A state quarterfinals. Guard Darren Lucas-White scored 19 to lead Fairmont Heights, and Yearlarndo Reed II added 11 points and nine rebounds. WebOn 2/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Alvarado (TX) by a score of 68-51. One of Garrisons brothers, Lawson, was the first Black player to play for Salisburys professional minor league baseball teams. Our whole season has boiled down to defensethats what we rely on, said Carver first-year coach Alvin Parker. But their last miss was fateful. On 2/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral tournament game against Oakwood (Dayton, OH) by a score of 44-30. WebDunbar High School, Dayton (OH) Basketball Players - RealGM WASHINGTON (DC News Now) The Bard boys basketball team and the Dunbar girls basketball team both won their respective DCIAA title games on Saturday. The Poets struggled with numbers all season after losing some players to transfers and other reasons. 4A Pine Crest High School. Tournament Game 2023 UIL Texas Boys State Basketball I think our student athletes, their focus is not fully there and they need to be encouraged and pushed a little more. Coach Jones was an excellent role model for our young men. Both teams were known as the Tigers. Calvert Hall won the LasVegas Prep Invitational, won the Pepsi Cola Challenge and the Alhambra Catholic Invitational. He came here with a purpose, Pullen said of Yates. 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. The Dunbar Poets beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets in the 1A boys basketball state championship match at the Xfinity Center in College Park. 2 Camden late and won, 67-62. Ponitz led 36-32 at halftime. You can unsubscribe from these alerts at anytime. Calvert Hall trailed preseason No. After Dunbar pressured Elida sophomore Dakota Mathias into missing a half-court buzzer heave, its fifth state title was secure. 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 Wylie became one of the finest basketball players in Livingstone College history and was inducted into the schools Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 23, 2020. For No. There was definitely no lovelost between these schools. Players and coaches of Paul Laurence Dunbar High Schoolsbasketball team, which on Sunday won its first boys Sweet Sixteen, toured the trophy around Dunbars The Bears upped the margin to 34-19 in the third after another Hilton-Bey basket, but the Poets closed the period on a 12-1 run, capped by Otis Toneys follow-up. Hart opened the fourth with a jumper, pulling Dunbar to 35-33. Middletown takes No. No. The crowd was estimated at 1,000 fans. He had that mystique with him because he was part of those teams that did awesome things. 8 Oakwood to 30 points on Tuesday and made No. Through the 1970s came charges of Catholicschools leading an exodus of mainly black athletes out of the inner-city. Bogues came over from Southern High after the 1981 season. They had toured the school as part of their academic curriculum. 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. Vision 2020 (Strategic Plan) Business with the District; Divisions. 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) 32 in the preseason Basketball Weekly rankings, No. At the time, Calvert Hall could give out athletic scholarships. Despite playing with a six-man rotation for most of the game, Dunbar seldom relented on the defensive end, forcing 24 turnovers and holding Fairmont Heights to 39.2 percent shooting from the floor including just four of 20 during the middle two quarters.
It was the Poets first state title since 2013. Hes an unbelievably talented player.. 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. Game Stats Season Stats Head Coach . On 2/17, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral non-conference game against Franklin (OH) by a score of 77-32. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. He said that trait showed against CJ. On 1/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Woodward (Cincinnati, OH) by a score of 59-57. FH Lucas-White 19, Quigley 5, Craven 2, Benjamin 4, Reed 11, Norman 2, Montgomery 4, Reynolds 1. He loves that. Academic Services; Business Services; Human 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. High School Basketball SC top boys, girls basketball players named to All-State teams. 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. Bogues would just punish ball-handlers and the team was unselfish; anyone could go offoffensively and nobody worried about individual scoring. 2 Coolidge led No. Some Dunbar fans point the the comparative scores between Camden as evidence that perhaps Dunbar was better than Calvert Hall. While Dunbar officially went 22-0 in 1959, some still argue for 23-0. Wingate had 25 points and 13 rebounds in the 1982Kentucky Derby Festival Classic, but did not play in the McDonalds All-American Game. 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. 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. Davis added 10. "We fought through all that adversity. COLLEGE PARK For most high school basketball players, success means lighting up scoreboards with gaudy offensive numbers. The culture has changed. On 12/27, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home tournament game against South Hills (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 87-39. Mathias had 16 points for Elida. 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. But Evan Dickey got the lead right back for CJ to begin a 13-4 closing run that included an 11-of-12 performance at the foul line. 4 pick of the 1987 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. The sixth man, Ammit Rufus Scotton, was the standout athlete of the junior class. 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. It was true then and it remains true now with the weekly FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. Down by double digits and unable to mount consistent offense, Fairmont Heights (20-9) took several rushed or ill-advised shots. Koontz had some stellar material to work with in 1959. Im going to weigh my options. Carver - Sands 19, Hilton-Bey 17, Green 8, Colclough 5, Ross 4. The Baltimore Banner is a trademark registered in the U.S. for The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In the girls matchup, No. The Baltimore Banner may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Thats where preseason positioning, national schedule and what happened in the past plays a big role in national rankings. Had there been overtime, Dunbar would have been hurting. Dunbar (19-6) held No. It conducts state championship competitions in all the OHSAA-sanctioned sports. Even with Wiley not scoring a single point, Dunbar had enough offense to take an eight-point halftime lead. 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. 1 spot, that wasnt the case the following two seasons after Williams and company moved on to college. 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.. We knew it was going to be hard.. In 1969, he served as a sergeant in a signal brigade in Vietnam. 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. 1 Dunbar for most of the game, but Jordan Sellars played in five 2A title games from 1954-60 and also won the 1962 3A title after moving up. But the second bounced high off the rim. Get the latest high school sports stories, photos and video from around the region. Queens Street was down 32-17 at halftime, but scored 47 fast-breaking points in the second half. There were 51 students in the senior class. It just felt like, its your turn to put the team on your back and close the game out for the team.. Dunbar, which lost in the Baltimore City title game to cross-town Lake Clifton in double overtime,finished No. The glue was 6-foot-6junior center Tim Dawson (Miami), a leaper and tough player inside. The district championship game was brutal. The way things are now, it really brought me to this decision, he said. Dunbar finished off a 54-41 victory to cap a 22-0 season. 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. Muggsy finished with 15. Drafton scored 12. 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. The Tigers were just too strong. Weve been together for 106 days.. 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. Scotton came off the bench to score seven. This year is about winningI know they want to win. Teams representing Elizabethtown, Tarboro, Belmont, Edenton, Beaufort and Lenoir headed to Greensboro and joined Dunbar and Jordan Sellars for the state tournament. Williams was named Mr. Basketball USA in a close decision over guard Dwayne Pearl Washington of Boys High in Brooklyn, N.Y. Washington was more impressive on the national post-season all-star game circuit, but Williams brilliant numbers and individual performances for the best team in the country was just too much to ignore. Koontz coached three Dunbar teams to NCHSAC runner-up finishes, but the 1959 Tigers would be his only state champions. In light of Williams honors, it was actuallyMuggsy (who averaged eightppg, 10 apg and eight spg) who was voted team MVP. Wingate and Williams helped Georgetown win the 1984 NCAA title. I dont try to worry too much about mistakes on offenseI got two more years to develop and grow.. The flip side is that the Wolverines are recently well below their 63.8 scoring average. In 1960-61, Dunbar made its third straight trip to the 2A championship game. Totals 16 8-16 44. 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.. CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice. There were times when Washington had to take over, find a good shot and make it. 7 seed in the loaded Dayton brackets. Ponitz was the No. 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. He did exactly as his coach instructed. 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. Koontz, who died in 1986 at 71, coached many strong Dunbar teams. That was our goal all year long. At times, we were a little rushed and not as poised as we generally are," Hornets coach Charlie Henry said. At the JohnstownTournament, 6-foot-6 Reggie Lewis(Northeastern) was tourney MVP off the bench. and coached the Tigers until the school closed in the spring of 1969. Most play at the 4A, 5A, and 6A levels. 4 Tipp work for every point it got Friday at Trent. 2 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 started off strong defensively then had major breakdowns at the wrong time. Basketball Officials Evaluation Form. In the 1959-60 season, Scotton emerged as the No. Medical Forms. Robert Hughes is the all-time leader, but Richard Duease and Freddy Johnson joins Monarchs leader with shot to overtake top spot. Dunbars starting lineup included three of those seniors Joshua Franklin Drafton, the high-flying big man and leading scorer; Robert Norman Wiley, the No. Learn more about supporting local journalism. We hung in there together and this is the reward.. 2 scorer in Rowan County as a senior (behind Boydens Eddie Kesler). Garrison, Davis and Joe Hawkins also averaged double figures for a Dunbar team that made it back to the state title game, only to lose a close battle with Jordan Sellars. There wasnt a ton of drama during Dunbars regular season. 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. Basketball; Football; Baseball; NC State: 1984 Parade All-American First Team.
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. WebDunbar High School, Baltimore (MD) Basketball Players - RealGM The Poets also captured the King of the Bluegrass Holiday Tournament right before Christmas and won theJohnstown (Pa.) Tourney right after. 22 overall, even Wade was a bit in disbelief, but also quite proud of his former players. Earlier in the season, Dunbar won the Ft. Worth Basketball Classic, the King Cotton Tournament and the Laker-Poet Tournament. Trailing by five after the first quarter, Dunbar ramped up its defensive intensity and held the Hornets, ranked No. WebSCHEDULE Dunbar's stadium field and track is CLOSED for resurfacing the stadium field and track. And there was nothing easy about Friday nights 65-57 victory over Ponitz in a sectional final at Trent Arena. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Ponitz coach Allen Spears relished the opportunity to play CJ and spoke like the proud coach he is after the difficult loss. Its hard to imagine anyone, however, could have predicted just how dominant the team would be. Meanwhile, CJ forced contested shots and kept Anderson from getting an open shot. 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). }, Miami), a leaper and tough player inside. 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. He died in 2016. Koontz married Elizabeth Duncan in 1947. Varsity Girls Swimming And Diving. This means a whole lot for this group, Dixon said. Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. .hide-if-no-js {
Not having key guys come out, or even try out, that we were expecting, losing players you counted on the year before and expected to come back, having guys in your rotation at the beginning of the season who you lost because of injury it just was an up-and-down year," Jones said. B.J. 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. But he already knew Anderson as his AAU teammate for All-Ohio Red. Before integration, the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference administered competition among Black high schools. That would come later. 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. Ironically, the Bulldogs were strong at the line, converting 19 of 21 free throws. Offensively were kind of struggling, but were locked in defensively, Dixon said. The Poets were No. Jones said he has been considering stepping down the past few years re-evaluating each season as it comes and felt now was the right time to move on. Dunbar fell in the championship game to LaGrange, a school from the Kinston area. Koontz never substituted. The semifinal contest nearly got away fom Dunbar. Despite two losses, USA Today named 29-2 DeMatha its 1983-84 mythical national champion, while the National Sports News Service (precursor to the FAB 50) went with 31-2 Long Beach (Calif.) Poly. (Ulysses Munoz / The Baltimore Sun). No one averaged 20, but all five starters were caable of hit double figures, sometimes all on the same night. Afterward, you start to think, was it destiny? Dunbar missed numerous shots around the basket. Dixon said its time to get the big pads out at practice this week and work on scoring through contact. 44) in the 1986 Draft. I am not retiring from coaching basketball, he said. 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. 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. On 1/4, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their away conference game against Eastern Hills (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 50-44. 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. 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. The S.C. High School League and SCISA basketball playoffs are under way. Dunbar High Schools boys basketball team won its fifth state championship Saturday by beating Elida 54-52 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. WebDunbar High School, Baltimore (MD) Basketball Players - RealGM But like they had all season, the Wolverines cranked up the defensive heat and answered with a game-changing 20-0 run. 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 Spears says his program is all about us, and that he and his players take everything they do seriously. KETTERING The day George Washington III enrolled at Chaminade Julienne, the Eagles became the hunted Division II team in the Southwest District. WebDunbar High School Report Card; Our District. Dunbar held Lexington to 11 points in the first half, was up by 35 after three quarters and cruised 74-35. It was like, wow, Yates said of McAdams miss. They were that good. The 1982-1983 Dunbar team lost Wingate and Graham to graduation, but it was an easy call to begin the Poets ranked No. His first free throw with 11.8 seconds left rattled home to pull the teams even. He leaves Dunbar proud of what the program has accomplished in the time he served as coach. Several area teams have reached out to the Wolverines to express sympathy and show support. With its 29-1 mark, USA Today made Dunbar No. 1 throughout the season and actually played better than expectations, if thats possible. Itwon the LakeClifton Tourney and the Cap City Classic with wins over famed DeMatha Catholic of nearby Hyattsville, Md. 2 DeMatha, 76-73, which snapped Baltimores longest winning streak. 9 in Basketball Weeklysnational rankings with a 29-2 record. I cant say anything concrete is in place right now, but Ill be pursuing other avenues as I see fit and Im open to all opportunities so well see what happens as far as what God has in store for me.. 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. We talked about it every day.. As seniors, Garrison and Davis were two of the top three scorers in Rowan County. The Bears will play at Overlea Thursday for the region title and a spot in Saturday's state quarterfinals. 1 team in the fall of 1981 with Camden (N.J.) at No. The Poets stormed back to trail just 35-33 after Harts basket opened the fourth quarter. 1 against one of the best high school schedules weve ever evaluated. 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. and other parochial schools in the area were part of the MSA then. 2. It was a difficult team to defend. 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. They played really aggressively, and ultimately they controlled the defensive boards.". 1 & 2, Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas, TX), Young Men's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth, TX). Jones, who guided the Poets to five state championships, is stepping down from the position. Their legacy of producing four NBA players off the same team only makes the teams high school accomplishments more special as time passes. Junior, which began national rankings for the 1974-75 season, Final, Expanded 2017-18 FAB 50 Rankings >>. By then, the 11,773 who packed The Ohio State Universitys Schottenstein Center knew what they were witnessing: Dunbar history. display: none !important;
We tried to instill certain qualities in the student athletes that they would need once they left high school, he said. 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. Basketball coaches with most all-time wins. Born in 1914, Koontz, had been a star athlete in baseball, football and basketball when he graduated from Logan High in Concord. 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. 8 Oakwood to 30 points on Tuesday and made No. He wanted to win state. (Derek Toney). 2023 DIAA Washington, who has signed to play at Michigan, moved to Dayton when his father took a job at Dayton as an assistant womens basketball coach. NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. 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