Jones, who guided the Poets to five state championships, is stepping down from the position. Last year, it was about competing, said Parker. Please help us by reporting the final score. 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. WebDunbar High School, Baltimore (MD) Basketball Players - RealGM Davis scored 24 and Drafton scored 20. Dunbar took on the Elizabethtown team, from Bladen County, in southeastern North Carolina, first. 1 spot, that wasnt the case the following two seasons after Williams and company moved on to college. The 1992 team matched the 1983 team as Wire-to-Wire 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. There was no senior superlative for best name, but that unofficially belonged to another senior reserve Franklin Roosevelt Davis. 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. Guard Darren Lucas-White scored 19 to lead Fairmont Heights, and Yearlarndo Reed II added 11 points and nine rebounds. Dunbar 47, Tippecanoe 38: Tony Dixons second-seeded Wolverines are going to the district tournament for the first time since 2018. Jones, who guided the Poets to five state championships, is stepping down from the position. 1 in the country. Drafton scored 12. The crowd was estimated at 1,000 fans. It was 18-7 early in the second after a Sands basket. No. After a Hilton-Bey basket, sophomore David Ross blocked a Poet shot, leading to Kalial Colcloughs layup. The Poets also captured the King of the Bluegrass Holiday Tournament right before Christmas and won theJohnstown (Pa.) Tourney right after. Carver has been under the radar this season with losses to city champ and undefeated City, city finalist Edmondson and Lake Clifton, which has won three straight state titles. Several area teams have reached out to the Wolverines to express sympathy and show support. With its incredible talent, depth and production, Garf called them one of the top five teams of all-time. Dunbar missed numerous shots around the basket. netted double figures. For us to come in here and battle, it means the world to me, he said. .hide-if-no-js { In the 1959-60 season, Scotton emerged as the No. Dunbars next game is March 5 at Xavier against Cincinnati Woodward. He arrived at Dunbar in 1947 to teach match and P.E. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana, Calif. USA Today named Dunbar its national champion for the second team in three seasons in 1984-85. We knew they always wanted to attack the basket. (Brian Krista, Baltimore Sun Media Group). 2 DeMatha, 76-73, which snapped Baltimores longest winning streak. 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. Dunbar continues to dedicate its tournament games to the memory of teammate Daveontae Williams, who died Feb. 6. He continues to coach Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball. Were going to have a lot of games where were really going to need to dig down into who we are, and be us.. 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 Lewis went No. He had that mystique with him because he was part of those teams that did awesome things. A final score has not been reported for this varsity basketball game. 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. The state of Texas classifies schools from 1A to 6A based Wade had strictrules and the team never let up or played down to the competition. Williams, who was rated the No.4 player in the country by Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports, was the No. 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). 2 scorer, and Clarence McKee Jr., who averaged 10 points a game. Academic Services; Business Services; Human The Bears defeated the Poets, 53-44, to advance Thursday's Class 2A North Region II championship game. He died in 2016. Koontz married Elizabeth Duncan in 1947. 1, while the National Sports News Service went with 31-0 Spingarn of Washington, D.C., as its No. That was our best defensive effort against a really good team, said Parker. Overall, the program has won a record 16 state championships. Dunbar fell in the championship game to LaGrange, a school from the Kinston area. Our whole season has boiled down to defensethats what we rely on, said Carver first-year coach Alvin Parker. (Derek Toney). Down by double digits and unable to mount consistent offense, Fairmont Heights (20-9) took several rushed or ill-advised shots. On 1/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Woodward (Cincinnati, OH) by a score of 59-57. 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. Virgos Sailor of the Month.. 195 - Nate Taylor (Center Hill High School) 22-3, Sr. 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. On 1/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, OH) by a score of 64-48. It was fitting that Yates would provide the winning heroics. 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. 3 in the region behind Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. He said that trait showed against CJ. Bogues went No. 44) in the 1986 Draft. COLLEGE PARK For most high school basketball players, success means lighting up scoreboards with gaudy offensive numbers. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Pub. 10 by The Washington Post, to 11 points over the next two quarters, keeping the defending state champions to a season low in scoring. NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. Every game is like that, Dunbar coach Pete Pullen said. He retired from the Bill Hefner Medical Center. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 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. Wingate and Williams helped Georgetown win the 1984 NCAA title. And there was nothing easy about Friday nights 65-57 victory over Ponitz in a sectional final at Trent Arena. On 11/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Varsity Opponent by a score of 51-43. Wiley scored 24, McKee had 19, and all five starters were in double figures in an 85-48 romp. It hurts coming that close on a last-second drive.. KETTERING The day George Washington III enrolled at Chaminade Julienne, the Eagles became the hunted Division II team in the Southwest District. 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. 4A Pine Crest High School. 2 Coolidge led No. The senior transfer from Trotwood-Madison had set winning a state title as his and his teammates ultimate goal. Wiley and Drafton were named to the all-district team. Web2023 DIAA Boys Swimming Championship Prelims All Swims. Dunbar finished off a 54-41 victory to cap a 22-0 season. He made the All-State team, along with Drafton. 32 in the preseason Basketball Weekly rankings, No. He answered to Bo.. 2023 Boys Basketball Bracket Alignment. PLD, which opened in 1990, Currently you have JavaScript disabled. The venue was North Carolina A&T. But you can only do so much as a coach and that was tough at times. 4 Tipp work for every point it got Friday at Trent. On 1/20, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their away conference game against Meadowdale (Dayton, OH) by a score of 60-54. 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. Dunbar (19-6) held No. 22 overall, even Wade was a bit in disbelief, but also quite proud of his former players. This means a whole lot for this group, Dixon said. While Dunbar officially went 22-0 in 1959, some still argue for 23-0. 170 - Maison Kleist (Vancleave High School) 26-13, Jr. 182 - Kamar Houston (Oxford High School Wrestling ) 12-4, So. His leaner in the lane missed, but he was fouled. Dunbars starting lineup included three of those seniors Joshua Franklin Drafton, the high-flying big man and leading scorer; Robert Norman Wiley, the No. B.J. He is a hell of a player. WebDunbar High School Report Card; Our District. At the time, Calvert Hall could give out athletic scholarships. It was the Poets first state title since 2013. Head Coach . Totals: 20 5-9 48. Middletown takes No. Ponitz played their butts off, Washington said. Tipps players stood in the formation of the number 10 during the national anthem as a tribute to Williams, who wore that number. Earlier in the season, Dunbar won the Ft. Worth Basketball Classic, the King Cotton Tournament and the Laker-Poet Tournament. On 2/7, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their away non-conference game against Urbana (OH) by a score of 45-40. 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. 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. In 1969,a black Dunbar student hit a white student from one of the parochial schools at a sporting event. WebList of OHSAA basketball champions. Six-foot-3Keith James (South Carolina/UNLV) was on the bench in 1982. High school basketball teams across the state began playing in their playoff tournaments earlier this week. We talked about it every day.. 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. After Dunbar pressured Elida sophomore Dakota Mathias into missing a half-court buzzer heave, its fifth state title was secure. WebDunbar High School, Baltimore (MD) Basketball Players - RealGM Oak Cliff Faith vs. Fort Worth Dunbar, 7 p.m. Friday. Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 23, 2020. He went to the signal corps school at Fort Gordon, Ga.. With its 29-1 mark, USA Today made Dunbar No. Troys Peabody High was no match for Dunbar in the semifinals. 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. 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. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. Dunbar held Lexington to 11 points in the first half, was up by 35 after three quarters and cruised 74-35. We hung in there together and this is the reward.. But Eagles head coach Charlie Szabo tells his team over and over that it wont be easy. On 12/29, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their neutral tournament game against LBJ Austin (Austin, TX) by a score of 66-61. Medical Forms. 5 seed Bard, in its second season in program history, prevailed over No. Hes slept on, and he showed it tonight. It was seen as a potential destination for bright students. Through the 1970s came charges of Catholicschools leading an exodus of mainly black athletes out of the inner-city. CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice. 12 in the 1987 Draft and is the shortest player ever to play in the NBA. 1 seed in DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament All Rights Reserved. Weve been together for 106 days.. Calvert Hall defeated DeMatha, 82-76, to win Alhambra and clinch thenational title. The other two starters were sophomores Wallace Davis, who averaged 11, and Walter Garrison, who averaged 10. The Tigers had to withstand quite a charge from the Queens Street High team that was representing Beaufort, near Morehead City. He leaves Dunbar proud of what the program has accomplished in the time he served as coach. The glue was 6-foot-6junior center Tim Dawson (Miami), a leaper and tough player inside. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. McKee, president of the student council and voted Most Intellectual and Most All-round by his classmates, aspired to be a doctor. He served in Korea and Turkey. The way things are now, it really brought me to this decision, he said. It was a difficult team to defend. The SCHSL championships are set for March 2-4 at USC Aiken and SCISA championships will be held in Sumter on Feb. 24-25. The Dunbar Poets beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets in the 1A boys basketball state championship match at the Xfinity Center in College Park. The Ohio High School Athletic Association ( OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state Wileys defensive effort didnt go unnoticed. Calvert Hall won the LasVegas Prep Invitational, won the Pepsi Cola Challenge and the Alhambra Catholic Invitational. The Poets got no closer as Carvers defense flustered them around the basket. Five-foot-7 Darryl Woods (Virginia Union) was a captain and only scored in half the games. (Derek Toney) Dunbar pulled to 18-15 with 3 minutes, 24 and Collin counties still playing in the state tournament and when they play next. Michael Brown (Syracuse/Clemson), a 6-foot-3 junior who started on the 1982-83 team, transferred over from Cardinal Gibbons after the 1982season. We found a way. 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