By Rene Pulley

I want to take this time to congratulate all the Howard Pulley coaches that took their personal time to help continue our outstanding record of competing with America's Best.

Antwan Harris has done an outstanding job of leading the 17 Blue for the past 8 years and is headed to his third Nike Global Challenge in Washington, DC.  Dedrick Jenkins has done a great job of working with the young student athletes to relieve pressure from Antwan and his input has been enormous.  Dedrick will be coaching in the Elite 100 Camp - St Louis, Mo. or the Skills U Camp in Washington, DC.

Mike Walker and Willie Braziel did a fantastic job of scouting, stats, etc. to help with effort to advance to the Peach Jam for the 16th time at the highest level in High School basketball. Now I want to give credit the players who had to endure injuries, illness and taking their bodies to the limit being shorthanded on three of the four EYBL Sessions.

Session I, we really played well and finished with a 3-1 record while letting Albany City Rocks slip away.

Session II, Jake Wright didn't make the trip because of sickness and Akolda Manyang sprained his ankle the beginning of the third game so we had to play without him but still finished 2-3 but the players were exhausted and beat up.

Session III, Tyus was ill and didn't make the Dallas trip but the soldiers sucked it up and won 2 hard games again and let one slip away, that is the story of our program.

Session IV, We took a full but weary crew to San Francisco with the addition of Kamali Chambers, Harry Sonie and Sam Neumann. Tyus Jones was still recovering from his illness and needed a couple of games to regain his legs and get rid of the rust. Our record at this time is 7-7 and we need to win 3 games to qualify for Peach Jam against the top four teams in the conference.  CIA Bounce (Canada), Houston Hoops, Oakland Soldiers and Baltimore Elite along with AIA and Tennessee Travelers were no easy task.

Game 1, Baltimore traveled to San Fran on Thursday and was well rested to play us as we arrived on Friday with a three hour delay because of heavy air traffic so we had to land, eat and play the game and struggled through the first half and half of the second being down 19 points most of the game. We started to get a feel and put some plays together and got back to within three points but ran out time, 0-1.

Game 2, Houston Hoops got the best of us again as we were slowly getting our feet under us and we played better but still 0-2.

Game 3, now we have Oakland Soldiers at home with alot of fans and Quinton Hooker put on a clinic and we won by 15 with so many different players stepping up, Tyus was back to his usual self to get this huge win, 1-2.

Game 4, AIA was winless but still dangerous because they are capable of beating anyone at any time and our backs were to the wall and we needed a win. Using all twelve players to preserve our stamina we won easily by 23, 2-2.

Game 5, Tennessee Travelers had lost several games by single digits and just lost to Houston by six points earlier, I felt they were primed and ready for an upset and we had to hold serve to qualify with this game. Tennessee led the entire first half and I thought this might be a rough on to win but they had a great shooter who was making three pointers from everywhere and we put Anders Broman on him and he locked him up along with Jamal Davis and he didn't score again and hardly touched the ball in the entire second half. This team has come together to do whatever it takes to win and not worry about points, playing time, etc. and that will take them back to their home schools and help them at the next level when they graduate.

Game 6, was icing on the cake because CIA Bounce and ourselves had a 3:00 pm flight and couldn't play our 12:30 game so we got the win in the record book and finished 11-9 and will continue on to the EYBL NIKE Peach Jam Championships.

By Errol Carlstrom

With three sessions down in the 2012 Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), the Howard Pulley 17 Blue's are heading west (Oakland, CA) for the final regular season showdown. Here is their Memorial Day Weekend schedule and results:

Results:

Sunday, May 27

Congratulations to the 17 Blue's on earning a trip to the EYBL Finals at the Nike Peach Jam in N. Augusta, South Carolina on July 19-22.  This is the programs 16th trip to the Peach Jam; qualifying every year since the tournment's inception.  Also congratulations to Coaches Antwan Harris and Dedrick Jenkins for their leadership and Rene Pulley for making it all possible.  The Panthers finished with a 4-2 record at the EYBL's forth Session in Oakland, California this past weekend.     

Tyus Jones was back in form tonight, leading the 17 Blue's over the Tennessee Travelers 53-49, with his 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal.  He was followed by Renard Suggs with 10 points, 2 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Jamal Davis 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal, Akolda Manyang 4 points, 4 rebounds and an assist, Aaron Johnson 4 points and 4 rebounds, Anders Broman 3 points and an assist, Jake Wright 3 points, and Quinton Hooker 2 points, a rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals.  This was the Panthers 3rd straight victory in the EYBL's 4th Session. 

The 17 Blue's won their second consecutive game in the very difficult EYBL by downing All Iowa Attack 73-52 behind a team leading 22 points (including five 3-pointers), plus 2 rebounds and 2 assists from Anders Broman; 13 points (3-5 from long range) and 2 rebounds from Jake Wright; and 12 points, 5 rebounds, an assist and a steal from Akolda Manyang.  Other contributions:  Renard Suggs 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal, Dion Bradley 6 points, 2 rebounds, and assist and 3 steals, Kamali Chambers 4 points, 2 rebounds and 3 steals, Quinton Hooker 4 points, 2 rebounds and a steal, Harry Sonie 3 points and a rebound, Tyus Jones 3 rebounds, 8 assists, a blocked shot and a steal, Jamal Davis a rebound and an assist, Aaron Johnson 2 rebounds and Sam Neumann an assist.    

Saturday, May 26

Thanks to Quinton Hooker who posted 21 points (including four 3 pointers), 3 rebounds and 3 assists, in this must win game, the 17 Blue's downed the Oakland Soldiers 63-48.  Other nice performances came from Tyus Jones with 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals and Aaron Johnson with 10 points and 4 rebounds.  Other contributions:  Akolda Manyang 6 points and 3 rebounds, Jamal Davis 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Anders Broman 3 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Renard Suggs 2 points, 2 rebounds and an assist, Jake Wright with 2 points and Dion Bradley a rebound and an assist.  

Tyus Jones had a nice performance with his 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but the 17 Blue's lost to the Houston Hoops 63-52, where the difference in the game was our turnovers and fast break baskets for the opponents.  Anders Broman with 10 points, 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal, and Jamal Davis with 10 points, 2 rebounds, an assist and a steal, also played well.  Other contributions:  Akolda Manyang 6 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocked shots, Jake Wright 5 points and a rebound, Quinton Hooker 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal, Renard Suggs 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Dion Bradley a rebound.

Friday, May 25

The 17 Blue's were downed by Baltimore Elite 68-65 in a very winnable game.  But, the Panthers suffering from jetlag, spent a lot of energy coming back from a first-half deficit and didn't have enough energy to close out the game.  Jake Wright led the team with his 22 points (6-9 from three-point range), 2 assists and a rebound, followed by Tyus Jones, who returned from a 3-week illness to score 11 points, dish out 4 assists and grab 2 rebounds.  Other contributions:  Anders Broman 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and a blocked shot, Jamal Davis 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 steals, Akolda Manyang 7 points, 12 rebounds and a blocked shot, Renard Suggs 7 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Quinton Hooker 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and Aaron Johnson a rebound.

Monday, May 28

12:30PM vs. CIA Bounce (Canada) - Won by forfeit

By Errol Carlstrom

Asia-Basket.com has announced its All-Japanese BJ League Awards for 2011-12, and the Pulley organization was well represented.  Rick Rickert was named to the Second-Team All-League, and Maurice Hargrow and Dan Fitzgerald were named Honorable Mention.

Rick led his team to the league championship semifinals where they were defeated by Okinawa by 5 points and prevented from advancing to the finals.  He finished the season averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds. 

Dan led his team to the playoff's, but they were defeated in the first-round by Akita.  For the season Dan averaged 19 points and 7 rebounds and shot 49% from the field.

Although Maurice's team did not qualify for the championship playoff's, he finished the season as one of the league's top scorers at 21.6 points per game.   

By Errol Carlstrom

Longtime Pulley family member Tony Yazbeck has been offered and accepted a basketball assistant coaching position at Cretin-Derham Hall by head coach Jerry Kline.  Tony was an assistant at St. Thomas Academy for numerous years and the experience he gained during his time with the Cadets will be invaluable for the Raiders.

Tony, your Pulley family congratulates you and wishes you the best as you move to CDH.     

From Slam Online:

Travis Bledsoe who had an outstanding career at both DeLaSalle and the University of North Dakota is now writing articles for Slam Online.  His latest article is a history of Minnesota basketball as he has experienced it.  It is a very interesting read and can be seen by clicking on the headline of the post.  Thanks Travis. 

By Errol Carlstrom

Sunday, May 13

Scoring update for 16 Blues:  As earlier reported the 16 Blues fininshed 4-1 (losing in the semifinals of the Championship bracket).  Player contributions for the weekend were as follows:  Jeff Jones 70 points, Kenley Farrow 59, Isaiah McKay 39, Treyvon Edwards 34, Makhi Moore 33, Bjorn Broman 22, Danny Simonett 20, Robert Parker 19, Ben Fiers 4 and Richard Thomas 3. 

EYBL - Dallas (Tyus Jones did not make trip due to illness)

Led by Anders Broman with a game high 27 points and 5 rebounds and Akolda Manyang with 16 points, 9 rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal, the 17 Blue's defeated the Southern Stampede 83-81 in their final game in Dallas to finish the EYBL weekend 2-3.  Other contributions:  Quinton Hooker 10 points, 3 rebounds and an assist, Jake Wright 10 points, 2 rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal, Renard Suggs 6 points a rebound and an assist, Aaron Johnson 6 points and 5 rebounds, Jamal Davis 3 points, 3 rebounds and an assist, Dion Bradley 3 points, 6 rebounds and an assist and Sam Neumann 2 points and an assist.  

The 17 Blue's lost a tough one to Boo Williams 67-62 and in the loss Renard Suggs posted 19 points, 2 rebounds and an assist, and Anders Broman 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal, followed by Jamal Davis with 10 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals, Dion Bradley 9 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists and Quinton Hooker 7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.    

King of the Court Bracket Play:

The 17 White's won the Silver Bracket Championship with Harry Sonie providing 13 points and 3 rebounds, Devin Buckley 11 points and 2 assists, Zach Johnson 8 points and 3 steals, Darrion Scott 7 points and 9 rebounds, Nick Johnson 3 points and 5 rebounds, Kamali Chambers 2 points and 5 assists and Treyton Daniels one-point and 4 rebounds, in the 45-43 win over Net Gain Sports.    

Nick Johnson recorded 20 points and 8 rebounds and Harry Sonie 18 points and 6 assists in the 17 White's 75-60 Silver semifinals win over the Iowa Mavs.  Other contributions: Darrion Scott 12 points and 7 rebounds, Kamali Chambers 9 points and 5 assists, Devin Buckley 8 points and 4 assists, Zach Johnson 6 points and 2 assists and Treyton Daniels 2 points and 4 rebounds.    

The 15 Blue's lost to Omaha OSA 49-43 and in the loss, John Warren scored 14 points, Sebastian Baugh and Tedkye Clark 10 points each, Matt Anderson 6 and Jered Everson 3.  The team finished 2-2.

15 White's beat the Kansas Cagers 52-49 to finish 2-2

16 Blue's beat the KC Keys 55-52 to finish 4-1

16 White's lost to Iowa Elite 72-35 to finish 2-2  

Saturday, May 12

King of the Courts:

Bracket Play:

The 17 White's defeated the KC Spartans 74-60 in bracket play behind 17 points and 14 rebounds from Darion Scott, 16 points and 5 assists from Kamali Chambers and 13 points and 4 assists from Harry Sonie. Other contributions:  Devin Buckley 11 points and 3 assists, Treyton Daniels 10 points and 4 rebounds, Nick Johnson 5 points and 5 rebounds and 2 points and 2 rebounds from Zach Johnson. 

Tedkye Clark scored 16 points to lead the 15 Blue's in their 49-41 loss to Net Gain Sports in the Championship Bracket.  Other contributions:  Matt Anderson and Sebastian Baugh 7 points each, Arione Farrar Jr.  5 and Jeremy Johnson 2.

15 White's:  Lost to Triple Threat 57-56

16 Blue's:  Beat MN Fury 56-36 in Championship Bracket

16 White's:  Beat All Iowa Attack 60-51 in Silver Bracket I

Pool Play:

Treyton Daniels posted 15 points and 4 rebounds, Harry Sonie 14 points and 2 assists, Nick Johnson 14 points and 4 rebounds, Darion Scott 13 points and 9 rebounds and Devin Buckley 13 points and 4 steals in the 17 White's 75-39 win over the Iowa Mavs.  Other contributions: Kamali Chambers 3 points and 7 assists and Zach Johnson 3 points and 5 assists. 

The 15 Blue's (2-0) dispatched the Iowa Legends 58-42 behind  20 outstanding points from Tedkye Clark, 12 from John Warren, 9 from Jeremy Johnson, 8 from Matt Anderson, 6 from Sebastian Baugh and 3 from Arione Farrar Jr.

16 Blue's beat NEI Nets 66-25

16 White's lost to Iowa Mavs 58-49

15 White's lost to Cedar Rapids Warriors 54-40

EYBL - Dallas (Tyus Jones did not make trip due to illness)

Anders Broman tallied 17 points, 3 rebound, 2 assists and 2 steals and Jake Wright 12 points (three 3-pointers), 4 rebounds and 2 assist in the 17 Blue's 68-51 loss to Mean Streets.  Other contributions:  Akolda Manyang 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocked shots, an assist and a steal, Jamal Davis 5 points, 2 rebounds and a steal, Quinton Hooker 4 points, 5 rebounds and a blocked shot, Sam Neumann 3 points and a rebound, and Renard Suggs and Aaron Johnson with 2 points and a rebound each. 

The 17 Blue's ran into a very hot MOKAN Elite this morning, losing 84-50 in a game where the opponents hit 34 of 53 field goal attempts.  Panther statistics:  Jake Wright 14 points and a rebound, Anders Broman 10 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds, Quinton Hooker 10 points, 3 assists and a rebound, Aaron Johnson 5 points, 3 rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot, Sam Neumann and Renard Suggs each with 3 points and a rebound, Dion Bradley 2 points, 2 assists, a rebound and a steal, Akolda Manyang 2 points and 2 rebounds and Jamal Davis one-point and 4 rebounds.  

Friday, May 11

King of the Courts:

Matt Anderson was outstanding, scoring a season and game high 28 points in the 15 Blue's 66-53 win over the Minnesota Phenoms.  Matt had to pick up the slack with teammate Joe Rosga out for a couple of weeks with a broken wrist.  Tedkye Clark was also very instrumental in the victory with his 14 points as was John Warren with 13.  Other contributions:  Sebastian Baugh, Jeremy Johnson and Arione Farrar Jr. with 3 points each and Jered Everson 2 points.

The 17 White's without Sam Neumann lost to KC Uptempo Elite 75-70 after leading by 3 points at the half, and despite 17 points each from Devin Buckley and Darion Scott and 16 from Harry Sonie.  Other contributions:  Nick Johnson 8 points, Treyton Daniels 7 and Kamali Chambers 5 points and 9 assists.

EYBL - Dallas:

The 17 Blue's took care of business by downing King James 72-59 behind 24 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal from Anders Broman, 20 points, 5 assists, a rebound and a steal from Quinton Hooker and 10 rebounds, 9 points, 3 blocked shots, 2 steals and an assist from Akolda Manyang. Other contributions:  Dion Bradley 7 points, 4 assists, a rebounds and a steal, Jake Wright 7 points, a rebound and an assist, Jamal Davis 3 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal, Sam Neumann 2 points and 3 rebounds and Aaron Johnson a rebound.    

Other King of the Courts Pool Results:

16 Blue's: Beat Iowa Elite 72-67

16 White's: Beat Iowa Magic 44-34

15 White's:  Beat All Iowa Attack Herren 76-35

Schedule for King of the Courts Classic:

Friday, May 11

Pool Play

6:00PM – 15 White vs. All Iowa Attack Herren I, Court FF1

6:00PM – 15 Blue vs. Minnesota Phenom, Court FF2

8:20PM – 16 White vs. Iowa Magic Black, Court FF1

8:20PM – 16 Blue vs. Iowa Elite, Court FF4

9:30PM - 17 White vs. KC Uptempo Elite, Court FF1

Saturday, May 12

8:00AM – 15 White vs. Cedar Rapids Warriors, Court FB 2

9:10AM – 16 Blue vs. NEI Nets, Court SHS 2

11:30AM – 15 Blue vs. Iowa Legends, Court NV MS 1

12:40PM – 16 White vs. Iowa Mavs Pearson, Court NV MS 1

1:50PM – 17 White vs. Iowa Mavs Kucera, Court NV MS 2

Bracket Play

15 Bracket Play begins on Saturday at 3:00PM

16 Bracket Play begins on Saturday at 4:10PM

17 Bracket Play begins on Saturday at 6:30PM

Courts

Fligg Fieldhouse, 3305 SE Delaware Ave. Ankeny, IA 50021 - (FF1, FF2, FF3, FF4, FF5 & FF6)

Faith Baptist Bible College, 1900 NW 4^th St. Ankeny, IA 50023 - (FB1 & FB2)

Northview Middle School, 1302 N. Ankeny Blvd. Ankeny, IA 50023 - (NV MS 1, NV MS 2, NV MS 3)

Saydel High School, 5601 NE 7^th St. Des Moines, IA 50313 - (SHS1 & SHS2)

All Tournament Teams presented by North Star Hoops Report

From Ryan James

Seventeen Tournament:
 
First Team

Conner Frankamp, KC Rum GMC
Dominique Collier, KC Run GMC
Quinton Hooker, Howard Pulley Blue (Park Center)
Anders Broman, Howard Pulley Blue (Lakeview Christian)
Zach Hanson, Dakota Schoolers

Second Team

George Funtarov, KC Run GMC
Travis Jorgenson, KC Run GMC
Jake Wright, Howard Pulley Blue (Hopkins)
Tyler Howard, Dakota Schoolers
Austin Shappelle, Iowa Flight
 
Third Team

Devin Buckley, Howard Pulley White (Prairie Seeds Academy)
Chris Bennett, Iowa Flight
Bryan Sumner, Kingdom Hoops
Nate Munn, All Iowa Attack
Demetrius Fulkner, Chicago Demons

By Errol Carlstrom

In his rookie year in the Macedonia Superleague, Noah Dahlman (Wofford/Braham) helped lead his MZT Skopje team to the league championship winning the 7-game championship playoff in 5 games.  Noah was named the league’s Forward of the Year and First Team All-Macedonian League.

Cameron Rundles (Wofford/DeLaSalle) has led his Leicester Rider team of England’s BBL to the championship game after scoring 59 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing out 7 assists in the two semifinal games against Glasgow.  The Riders will play New Castle for championship on Saturday, May 12.  Cameron was named to the First Team All Offensive Team.

The Sendai 86ers won their first BJ League (Japan) playoff game behind Dan Fitzgerald’s (Marquette/St. Thomas Academy) buzzer beater 3-pointer, but was eliminated by Akita on points after losing their second playoff game.

Rick Rickert (Minnesota/Duluth East) had 48 points and 30 rebounds in winning Kyoto’s 2 game BJ League (Japan) playoff series advancing them to the quarterfinals against Osaka on Saturday, May 12.     

By Rene Pulley

I want to thank all the teams that traveled here to Minnesota to compete in the HPA-Howard Pulley Invitational this weekend for some exciting games and action. I also want to congratulate the Winners' in the 17U division, KC RUN-GMC over Howard Pulley Blue; 16U Champions, Minnesota Comets over the KC RUN-GMC; 15U Champions, Kingdom Hoops over TNBA. Good luck to all the finalist competing this weekend and other teams that helped make this a fun and entertaining event.

By Errol Carlstrom

Bracket/Championship Play

Sunday, May 6

After going 6-0, the 17 Blue's lost to the KC Run GMC in the Championship game 67-60 after trailing by 2 with 1:30 to play. The Panthers were led by Anders Broman with 17 points and Quinton Hooker with 12, followed by Jamal Davis with 9, Dion Bradley 7, freshman Sam Neumann 5 and Aaron Johnson 2. 

Anders Broman, Quinton Hooker & Jake Wright with 16 15 & 13 points respectively led the 17 Blue's over the Iowa Flight in the semifinals 79-29.  Due to injuries, some of our younger Panthers joined the Blue's and performed like veterans.  Devin Buckley added 10 points, Harry Sonie and Sam Neumann 8 points each, Kamali Chambers 7 and  Dion Bradley 2.  The Panthers of now qualified for the 17 championship game. 

The 16 Blue's ran out of gas against an impressive Minnesota Comets in the semifinals 63-55, eliminating them from further play.  The Panthers were led by Treyvon Edwards with 15 points, followed by Kenley Farrow with 9, Isaiah McKay, Danny Simonett and Chris Laymon with 8 points each, Robert Parker 4 and Bjorn Broman 3.  

Anders Broman, Jake Wright & Quinton Hooker scored 23, 21 & 20 points respectively to lead the 17 Blue's over the Chicago Demons 82-39 in the quarterfinals.  Other contributions:  Aaron Johnson 8 points, Dion Bradley 7 and Renard Suggs 3.   

The 17 White's were downed by the Dakota Schoolers-1 79-63 in the quarterfinals, and in the loss Devin Buckley, Sam Neumann and Kamali Chambers led the way with 16, 12 & 11 points respectively.  Other contributors: Harry Sonie, Treyton Daniels and Nick Johnson with 7 points each and Darion Scott with 1.

Treyvon Edwards with 18 points led the 16 Blue's to a 53-50 quarterfinal win against the Wisconsin Playmakers.  Other contributions:  Chris Laymon 10 points including a 3-pointer that won the game, Isaiah McKay 9, Bjorn Broman 6, Kenley Farrow 4, and Richard Thomas, Danny Simonett, Makhi Moore and Robert Parker 2 points each.   

The 15 Blue's were eliminated 52-40 by Kingdom Hoops and in the loss, Tedkye Clark was the Panthers leading scorer with 12 points.  Other contributions:  Mattt Anderson 8 points, John Warren 7, Sebastian Baugh 6, Jered Everson 3 and Joe Rosga 2.

Saturday, May 5

Sam Neumann & Darion Scott led the 17 White's over Minnesota Lockdown 72-43 with 14 and 12 points respectively.  Other Contributions: Nick Johnson 11 points, Devin Buckley and Harry Sonie 10 points each, Kamali Chambers 9, Zach Johnson 4, and Treyton Daniels 2.     

The 15 White's were eliminated by the KC Game Speed 58-48 and in the loss Sam Westby was our leading scorer with 11 points, followed by Jordan Bolton with 9, Amani Hooker 7, Jack Fahey 5, Jarrett Baptiste and Adil Maghul with 4 each and Vincent Shahid and Antoine White with 3 each.

Jake Wright & Anders Broman with 22 and 21 points respectively, led the 17 Blue's over the SW Minnesota Stars 68-48.  Other contributions:  9 points from Jamal Davis, 8 points each from Dion Bradley and Quinton Hooker and 2 points from Renard Suggs.

In a great team effort the 15 Blue's defeated the SW Minnesota Stars 69-44 behind 9 points from Tedkye Clark and John Warren, 8 from Matt Anderson, 6 from Arione Farrar Jr., 4 points each from Joe Rosga and Jered Everson, 3 from Marrell Pulley and 2 points each from Sebastian Baugh, Cole Gidel and Jeremey Johnson.

Stevie Monan with 11 points was the leading scorer for the 16 White's in their 68-33 loss to the Dakota Schoolers-1.  The loss eliminated the team from further competition.  Other contributions:  Ben Fiers 7 points, Drew Kepler 5, Zac Doll 4 and Nick Giffith and Aaron Kruse 3 points each.  

The 16 Blue's dispatched the Minnesota Lockdown 55-45 with Treyvon Edwards scoring 12 points and Chris Laymon 10.  Other contributions:  Isaiah McKay and Richard Thomas 7 points each, Robert Parker 6, Kenley Farrow 5 and Bjorn Broman, Danny Simonett, Makhi Moore and Romeo Barber 2 points each.

Pool Play:

Devin Buckley posted 16 points as the 17 White's went undefeated in pool play, defeating EOTO 50-44.  Other contributions:  Kamali Chambers 11 points, Harry Sonie 9, Nick Johnson 7, Treyton Daniels 4 and Darion Scott 3.

The 15 White's were stung by All Iowa Attack 77-53 and were led in the loss by Jarrett Baptiste with 12 points.  Other contributions: Tyler Peterson 9 points, Amani Hooker 7, Jack Fahey 6, Adil Maghul, Tak Anwey and Jordan Bolton 5 points each, Sam Westby 3 and Vincent Shahid 1.

Renard Suggs tallied 32 points and Jake Wright 21  in leading the 17 Blue's 95-52 over the Dakota Schoolers-2.  Other contributions:  Anders Broman 18 points, Quinton Hooker 13, Jamal Davis 7 and Dion Bradley 4.

The 16 White's lost a 50-48 heart breaker to EOTO with Ben Fiers leading the way with 19 points in the loss.  Other contributions:  Charles Young 9 points, Aaron Kruse 8, Stevie Monan 5, Nick Giffith and Bishop Love 2.   

The 15 Blue's cruised by the Schoolers 68-43 behind 16 points from Joe Rosga. Other contributions:  Sebastian Baugh 12 points, John Warren 9, Tedkye Clark 8, Matt Anderson, Cole Gidel and Jered Everson 7 points each,  

Robert Parker with 22 points led the 16 Blue's over KC Run GMC 66-62.  Other contributions:  Bjorn Broman 14 points, Richard Thomas 9, Chris Laymon 8, Danny Simonett and Treyvon Edwards 5 points each, Romeo Barber 2 and Makhi Moore 1.

The 17 White's cruised by the KC Game Speed 62-46 behind 14 poins from Kamali Chambers and 13 from Sam Neumann.  Other contributions:  Nick Johnson 9 points, Devin Buckley and Harry Sonie 6 points each, Anthony Hill 5, Darion Scott 4, Treyton Daniels 2 and Zach Johnson 1.

Anders Broman, Jake Wright and Quinton Hooker finished with 23, 21, and 20 points respectively to lead the 17 Blue's over the Kingdom Hoops-2 88-47.  Other contributions:  Renard Suggs 15 points, Jamal Davis 5 and Aaron Johnson 4.   

Jack Fahey scored 13 points in the 15 White's 71-50 loss to Kingdom Hoops.  Other contributions in the defeat:  Jordan Bolton 7 points, Tak Anwey, Jarrett Baptiste and Amani Hooker 6 points each, Tyler Peterson 4, Sam Westby 2 and Maxwell Hals 1.

The 15 Blue's ran past the KC Game Speed 74-56 with Tedkye Clark and Sebastian Baugh scoring 14 & 12 points respectivley.  Others contributions: Arione Farrar Fr. 9 points, Matt Anderson 8, Jeremy Johnson and John Warren 7 points each, Joe Rosga 6, Chuck Hartman 4, Jered Everson 3 and Cole Gidel 2.

J Chris Laymon winth 14 points and Isaiah McKay with 12 led the 16 Blue's over the Dakota Schoolers 64-46. Other Contributions: Bjorn Broman 8 points, Romeo Barber 7p, Danny Simonett and Makhi More 5 points each, Treyvon Edwards 4, Kenley Farrow 4, Robert Parker 4 and Richard Thomas 2.

Friday, May 4

The 17 Blue's minus Tyus Jones and Akolda Manyang ran by TNBA 76-47 behind the balanced scoring of Jamal Davis, Quinton Hooker, Anders Broman, Jake Wright and Renard Suggs with 20, 17, 16, 12 & 11 points respectively.

Devin Buckley and Sam Neumann scored 13 and 10 points respectively to lead the 17 White's past the Kingdom Hoops Elite 56-54.  Other contributions:  Treyton Daniels 9 points, Kamali Chambers 7, Darion Scott 6, Nick Johnson 4, Anthony Hill 3 and Harry Sonie 2. 

After trailing the Wisconsin Playmakers by 5 points at the half, the 16 Blue's stormed back to win 59-39 behind 14 points from Robert Parker.  Other contributions:  Kenley Farrow 10 points, Bjorn Broman 7, Treyvon Edwards 7, Chris Laymon 6,  Isaiah McKay 5, Makhi Moore 4, Romeo Barber 4 and Danny Simonett 2.  

The SW MN Stars ran by the 16 White's 76-48 and in the loss Aaron Kruse led the team in scoring with 11 points.  Other contributions:  Nick Giffith 8 points, Ben Fiers 6, Bishop Love 5, Drew Kepler 5, Charles Young 4, Stevie Monan 3 and Nick Griffin 2.  

Eighth grader Sebastian Baugh led the15 Blue' with 13 points in their 55-52 loss to the very good Desert Reighn from Las Vegas.  Other contributions:  Matt Anderson 12 points, Jered Everson 9, Joe Rosga 6, John Warren 5, Arione Farrar Jr. 5 and Jeremy Johnson 3.

By Errol Carlstrom

Sunday, Apr 29

Bracket Play at Battle for the Arch

Sam Neumann led the 17 White's with 14 points and 4 rebounds, and Harry Sonie with 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in the Panthers 58-48 Bracket loss to the Illinois Attack, while Kamali Chambers provided 9 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds in the loss.  Other contributions:  Treyton Daniels 6 points, Devin Buckley 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists and Nick Johnson 2 points and 3 rebounds.

15 White's defeated Dorian's Pride via Forfiet and play for the Bracket Championship at 1:00PM.

The 15 Blue's downed Spiece Charlotte 55-50 and in the victory John Warren scored 13 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, Sebastian Baugh 9 points and 3 rebounds, Matt Anderson 8 points and 7 rebounds, Joe Rosga 6 points and 3 rebounds, Cole Gidel and Jered Everson 6 points each, Arione Farrar Jr. 5 points, Jeremy Johnson 3 points and Chuck Hartman 3 points.

EYBL

Thanks to a fantastic game by Tyus Jones who finished with a weekend high 37 points, 5 rebounds 8 assists and a steal the Panthers were able to leave Hampton, VA on a winning note, defeating the Bluff City Legends 76-71.  Other contributions in the EYBL victory:  Quinton Hooker 14 points (three 3-pointers), 2 rebounds and an assist, Jamal Davis 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal, Anders Bromen 8 points, a rebound, 5 assists and a steal, Dion Bradley 6 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Renand Suggs 3 points, 2 rebounds and a steal and Aaron Johnson 2 rebounds and a steal. 

Anders Broman posted 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Quinton Hooker 16 points, 4 rebounds, an assist, a blocked shot and 2 steals and Tyus Jones 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, but it wasn't enough as the 17 Blue's fell to Team Takeover 61-54 in the EYBL.  Other contributions:  Renard Suggs 2 points, 4 rebounds and an assist, Aaron Johnson 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Dion Bradley 1-point and Jamal Davis an assist.  

Saturday, Apr 28

Adil Moghul tallied 11 points and 2 steals, Vincent Shahid 9 point and 5 assists, Amain Hooker and Jordan Bolton 8 points each, Jack Fahey 6 points and 4 steals, 4 points each from Tak Anwey and Jarrett Baptiste, 3 points each from Tyler Peterson and Sam Westby and 2 points from Antoine White in the 15 White's 58-41 win over the St. Louis Gym Rats.

Jack Fahey with 17 points and a steal, Tak Anwey 15 points, 2 assists and 2 steals and Sam Westby with 10 points and 2 steals led the 15 White's over Chicago Meanstreets 64-62.  Other contributions: Jordan Bolton 6 points and 2 assists, Tyler Peterson 4 points and 3 assists, Jarrett Baptiste 4 points and 2 points each from Amani Hooker, Antoine White and Adil Moghul.  

The 16 Blue's were beaten by Pumas-17 65-31 and in the loss, Treyvon Edwards scored 10 points and Bjorn Broman 9 points.  Other contributions: Kenley Farrow 6 points, Robert Parker 4 points, and Romeo Barber 2 points. 

Tyus Jones again led the 17 Blue's in an EYBL victory over Indy Spiece 86-80 with his 18 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, followed by Dion Bradley  18 points, a rebound and a steal, Quinton Hooker 17 points, 5 rebounds, an assist and 4 steals, Anders Bromen 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal, Jamal Davis 13 points and 2 rebounds, Renard Suggs 5 points, 2 rebounds and an assist, Aaron Johnson 3 rebounds and a steal and Akolda Manyang a rebound and an assist.  

The 15 Blue's were dealt a blow by Gateway (MO) 44-43 in the Battle for the Arch, and in the loss Arione Farrar Jr. delivered 10 points and 2 rebounds followed by Jered Evenson with 9 points, Joe Rosga with 6, John Warren 6 points and a rebound, Matt Anderson 5 points and 7 rebounds, Chuck Hartman 2 points and 4 rebounds, Sebastian Baugh 2 points and a rebound and Jeremy Johnson 3 points.

Sam Neumann had a breakout game with his 18 points (including four 3-pointers), 2 assists, a rebound and a steal in the 17 White's 73-51 loss to the Iowa Barnstormers.  Other contributions:  Treyton Daniels 8 points and 3 rebounds, Nick Johnson 7 points and 2 steals, Kevin Buckley 7 points and 3 rebounds, Harry Sonie 7 points and 3 assists, Zach Johnson 3 points, 3 assitst and 2 steals and Kamali Chambers one-point and 4 assists.      

Congratulations to Coach Ken Maxey and his 15 White's for going an undefeated 3-0 in pool play in the Battle for the Arch.  Statistics are suppose to follow.

The 17 White's got by the Illinois SW Jets 64-60 behind 16 points 3 assists, an assist and a rebound from Harry Sonie, 15 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal from Kamali Chambers and 13 points, 3 rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal from Treyton Daniels. Other contributions:  Kevin Buckley 9 points, 4 rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal, Nick Johnson 7 points, an assist and a steal, Sam Neumann 3 points, 7 rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal and Zach Johnson 1 points and 1 assist.  

Joe Rosga finished with 21 points and 7 rebounds, Matt Anderson 13 points and 10 rebounds and Tedkye Clark 8 points and 6 rebounds in the 15 Blue's 64-58 loss to Basketball Paradise (IL) in the Battle for the Arch. Other contributions: Arione Farrar Jr. 6 points, 3 rebounds, Jered Everson 5 points and 6 rebounds and Sebastian Baugh 4 points and 3 rebounds  

In the 17 Blue's EYBL game against Athlete First (OK) , the Panthers came out on the losing end 71-63, despite another outstanding game by Tyus Jones who finished with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, a steal and no turnovers, and Jamal Davis with 15 points, including three 3 pointers and 5 rebounds.  Quinton Hooker also had a very good game with his 7 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals contribution.  Other contributions:  Anders Broman 8 points and an assist, Akolda Manyang 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocked shots, Renard Suggs 3 points, 2 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Aaron Johnson 2 points and 2 rebounds and Dion Bradley an assist and a steal.

Tedkye Clark with 11 points and 4 rebounds led the 15 Blue's over Kingdom Hoops 56-18 in the Battle for the Arch, while Matt Anderson tallied 9 points and 5 rebounds, Jermey Johnson 8 points and 2 rebounds, John Warren 8 points, Cole Gidel 6 points and a rebound, Sebastian Baugh 6 points and 2 rebounds, Chuck Hartman 5 points, and Joe Rosga 2 points.   .   

Friday, Apr 27

In the Battle for the Arch, our 17 White's defeated the Old Gold Dream Team 44-43 in double OT, with Kamali Chambers providing 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal and Sam Neumann 11 points, 6 rebounds, an assist a blocked shot and hit the winning shot with .008 seconds remaining in OT.  Other contributions:  Harry Sonie 7 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal, Devin Buckley 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal, Treyton Daniels 4 points, 4 rebounds and a blocked shot, Zach Johnson 3 points, 6 reboounds and a steal, and Nick Johnson 2 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocked shots, an assist and a steal.

Tyus Jones with 24 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal and Jamal Davis with 17 points (four 3-pointers), 3 rebounds and 3 assists led the way for the 17 Blue's in their 78-59 EYBL loss to The Family (MI). Other contributions:  Quinton Hooker 6 points, a rebound and 3 assists, Anders Broman 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Akolda Manyang 4 points, 4 rebounds and a blocked shot, Aaron Johnson 2 points and 3 rebounds, and Renard Suggs 2 points, 4 rebounds and an assist.        

By Errol Carlstrom

Bracket Play

Sunday, Apr 29

8:00AM, Clayton H.S. Court 13, 15 Blue vs. Spiece Charlotte

9;15AM, Forest Park Court 10, 16 White vs. Mid Missouri Elite

9:15AM, Sportscenter Court 2, 16 Blue vs. Spiece Charlotte 17

10:30AM, Sportscenter Court 6, 17 White vs. Illinois Attack

11:45AM, Clayton H.S. Court 12, 15 White vs. Dorian's Pride

Battle for the Arch Chronological Schedule

Pool Games - Changes in Bold

Friday, Apr 27

7:15PM, Sportscenter Court 4, 17 White vs. Old Gold Dream Team (IL)

Saturday, Apr 28

9:15AM, Sportscenter Court 2, 16 Blue vs. Puma 17 (MO)

9:15AM, Sportscenter Court 6, 16 White vs. St. Louis Warriors (MO)

9:15AM, Vashon H.S. Court 18, 15 Blue vs. Kingdom Hoops Red (IA)

11:45AM, Vashon H.S. Court 18, 15 White vs. Spiece Gym Rats (IN)  

1:00PM, Sportscenter Court 6, 17 White vs. Illinois SW Jest Blue

1:00PM, Vashon H.S. Court 18, 15 Blue vs. Basketball Paradise (IL)

3:30PM, Sportscenter Court 2, 16 Blue vs. Dorians Pride 17 (MI)            

3:30PM, Forest Park Court 9, 16 White vs. Basketball Paradise Blue (IL)

3:30PM, Clayton H.S. Court 12, 15 White vs. Meanstreets 14 (IL)

4:45PM, Clayton H.S. Court 12, 15 Blue vs. Gateway (MO)

6:00PM, Sportscenter Court 5, 17 White vs. Iowa Barnstormers

7:15PM, Forest Park Court 10, 16 White vs. Iowa Barnstormers

7:15PM, M. Dickey Court 15, 15 White vs. Missouri Impact (MO)

8:30PM, Sportscenter Court 4, 16 Blue vs. Chi-Town Diablos 17 (IL)

Bracket play scheduled upon completion of pool play.

COURTS 1 THRU 6

ST. LOUIS SPORTS CENTER, 6727 LANGLEY AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63123

COURTS 7 THRU 10

FOREST PARK - ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 5600 OAKLAND AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63110

COURTS 11 THRU 13

CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL, 1 MARK TWAIN CIRCLE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63105

COURTS 14 & 15

MATHEW DICKEY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, 4245 NORTH KINGSHIGHWAY BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63115

COURTS 16 & 17

ST. LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL, 500 SOUTH MASON ROAD, CREVE COEUR, MO 63141

COURTS 18 THRU 20

VASHON HIGH SCHOOL, 3035 CASS AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63106

By Errol Carlstrom

In England, Cameron Rundles led his (Leicester Riders) team to a regular season record of 22-8, which landed them in second-place, one game out of first.  The Riders take on the Sheffield Sharks in the Quarterfinals of the 8 team playoff, on Friday, April 27.

Noah Dahlman and his MZT Skopje team finished the regular season in first-place with a 22-4 record and are 2-0 in their best of 7 playoff series with Feni Indistrija, for the Macedonian Superleague Championship.

Hoverla and Eric Coleman of the Ukraine Superleague finished the regualr in 6th place with a 22-17 record and now play Azovmash in the Quarterfinals in the single elimination tournament.

Jamar Diggs playing for Webmoebel of the German Pro A League finished the regular season with a 16-12 record in 5th place and lost in the Quarterfinals of the Pro A Playoffs.

LF Basket and Urule Igbavboa of the Swedish League finished the regular season with a 20-16 record and a 6th place league finish.  The won their Quarterfinal playoff game but were eliminated in the Semifinals by Sodertalje.

Asian league play ends next week.  

By Jim Souhan, Star Tribune

To read this outstanding article, click on the title of this post.

From Nike EYBL

Sunday, Apr 22

Anders Broman with 19 points (three 3-pointers), 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Tyus Jones with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and a blocked shot, Quinton Hooker with 12 points (three 3 pointers), 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals and Renard Suggs with 10 points, 2 rebounds and an assist, led the 17 Blue's over the New Jersey Playaz 75-65.  Other contributions:  Jamal Davis 9 points, 2 rebounds, an assist and a steal, Akolda Manyang 4 points, 7 rebounds, an assist and a steal and Aaron Johnson 3 points and 2 rebounds.

Saturday, Apr 21

With 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Tyus Jones led the 17 Blue's over the Jackson Tigers 71-51 to bounce back from a loss earlier in the afternoon.  This was actually a nice team victory where Anders Broman finished with 12 points on four 3-pointers, plus a rebound and a steal, Quinton Hooker 11 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Renard Suggs 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Jake Wright 10 points and a rebound, Akolda Manyang 7 points, 7 rebounds and 6 blocked shots, Aaron Johnson 6 points and 5 rebounds and Jamal Davis 3 points.   

The 17 Blue's lost a game to the Albany City Rocks 61-59 that in all honesty should have been in the win column.  Tyus Jones again led the way for the Panthers with 19 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Quinton Hooker 10 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal, Renard Suggs 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals, an assist and a blocked shot, Anders Broman 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Jake Wright 5 points and a rebound, Akolda Manyang 4 points and 4 rebounds and Aaron Johnson 2 points, 2 rebounds, an assist, a blocked shot and a steal.    

Friday, Apr 20

Tyus Jones with 23 points, 8 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds led the 17 Blue's over the Georgia Stars 88-77 in the first round of Nike's EYBL.  In the one-sided victory Jamal Davis contributed 16 points (4-4 from 3-points range), 2 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist, followed by Quinton Hooker with 11 points (3-4 from behind the arc), 5 rebounds, a steal and an assist, Jake Wright 11 points (three 3-pointers) and a steal, Anders Broman 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal, Akolda Manyang 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots, Dion Bradley 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Renard Suggs 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists and Aaron Johnson 2 points, 6 rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot.

Other Games: Mac Irvin Fire 73-67 over Bluff City Legends, Team United 69-50 over Boo Williams, Mean Streets 63-51 over Wisconsin Playground, Southern Stampede 63-57 over Arkansas Wings, Metro Hawks 64-61 over Tennessee Travelers, Oakland Soldiers 59-58 over BABC, Louisiana Select 80-64 over All Iowa Attack Houston Hoops 70-51 over St. Louis Eagles, Baltimore Elite 47-45 over Texas PRO, CIA Bounce 86-66 over Team Final, The Family 64-56 over Alabama Challenge, E1T1 Elite 89-59 over Athletes First

By Errol Carlstrom

Sunday, Apr 22

Playoffs

The 15 Blue's won their last Playoff game as a result of a forfiet by the Georgia Stars who had to catch an airplane back to Atlanta.

The 17 White's lost there last game to the Pumas 58-51 and in the loss, Kamali Chambers led the team with 8 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds followed by Harry Sonie with 8 points, 2 assists, 5 rebounds and a steal, Devin Buckley 8 points and 7 rebounds and 3 rebounds, Treyton Daniels 8 points and 7 rebounds, Darion Scott 8 points, Nick Johnson 7 points and 2 rebounds, Zach Johnson 4 points, an assist and 4 rebounds, and Sam Neumann 2 rebounds, an assist and a steal.

Joe Rosga with 19 points, 10 assists, 5 steals and 2 rebounds, Tedkye Clark with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 2 steals and Matt Anderson with 10 rebounds, 6 points, 4 assists and 2 steals led the 15 Blue's over the Minnesota Magic 62-53.  Other contributions:  John Warren 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Jered Everson 6 points,  Sebastian Baugh 4 points and 5 rebounds, Chuck Hartman 3 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocked shots, Arione Farrar Jr. 2 points, Cole Gidel 2 assists and a rebound, Drew Kepler 2 rebounds and Jeremy Johnson a steal.  

The 17 White's ran by the Minnesota Heat 61-46 and in the victory, Darion Scott posted 13 points, 9 rebounds and a blocked shot, Harry Sonie 12 points and 2 rebounds, Devin Buckley 12 points, a rebound, 3 blocks and a steal, Treyton Daniels 10 points and 7 rebounds,  Zach Scott 6 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and a steal, Sam Neumann 4 points, an assist, 2 rebounds and a blocked shot, and Kamali Chambers 2 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds. 

Saturday, Apr 21

In the 17 White's playoff game on Saturday evening there was a disputed final with the KC Game Speed, however, Kyle Washington led the way with 17 points and 11 rebounds, Harry Sonie 14 points and 3 assists, and Kamali Chambers with 6 points and 3 assists. 

Pool Play Recap:  The 15 Blue's finished pool play 0-2, 15 White's 1-1, 16 Blue's 1-2, 16 Whites 0-3 and 17 White's 1-1. 

Ken Maxey reported that his 15 White's split their 2-pool games; losing to the Pumas 62-54 and defeating the All Iowa Attack 74-55.  His stars in the victory were Jordan Bolton with 23 points and Jarrett Baptiste with 15.

The 15 Blue's lost to the OSA Crusaders by 7 points in their second pool game.  They played a little tight, but are getting better.  Contributions:  Joe Rosga 18, Matt Anderson 14 points, Tedkye Clark 10 , John Warren 6, Arione Farrar Jr. 5 and Cole Gidel 3 points.  

After winning their first game by one, the 17 White's lost their second game by to Omaha Sports Academy 60-59.  Contributions in the loss:  Darion Scott 11 points, 5 rebounds and a steal, Kamali Chambers 9 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds and a steal, Harry Sonie 9 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds, Kyle Washington 9 points, 2 rebounds, 5 blocked shots and a steal, Devin Buckley 7 points, 5 rebounds and a steal, Sam Neumann 6 points, an assist and 2 rebounds, Nick Johnson 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Treyton Daniels 3 points, 3 rebounds and a steal, and Anthony Hill 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.  

After playing the Houston Hoops even in the first half, the roof fell in as the game progressed and the Hoops prevailed 62-39.  Cal Schneider played very well for the Panther's and delivered 14 points and 11 rebounds, followed by Ben Fiers with 12 points (four 3-pointers) and 4 assists, Stevie Monan 8 points, Charles Young 6 points, Aaron Kruse 5 points, Nick Griffin 5 points,  

The 16 Blue's defeated a very good Texas PRO team 54-51 and were led to victory by Treyvon Edwards with 12 points, Bjorn Broman 11, Robert Parker 11, Makhi Moore 6, Isaiah McKay 6 points, Danny Simondett 5 points and Kenley Farrow 4 points.

After getting down by 10 points to the Southern Stampede, the 15 Blue's roared back to go ahead by one-point, but the Stampede's front court was to much for the Panthers's to handle and they eventually fell 55-46.  Contributions:  Matt Anderson 10 points, Tedkye Clark 10 points, Joe Rosga 10 points, Jeremy Johnson 6 points, John Warren 6 points, and Arione Farrar Jr. 4 points.

The 17 White's got off to a good start when the nipped the Minneapolis Reign 55-54 behind 18 points and 6 rebounds from Darion Scott, 14 points and 2 rebounds from Devin Buckley, 6 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal from Kamali Chambers, 5 points, 3 rebounds and a blocked shot from Nick Johnson, 5 points and 8 rebounds from Kyle Washington, 4 points, a rebounds and 3 steals from Anthony Hill, and 3 points from Sam Neumann.

From Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/148199615.html

From Pioneer Press:

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_20426391/gophers-tubby-smith-situation-will-be-factor-tyus?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twincities.com

From Rene Pulley

I want to thank TNBA, WOTN and The Posse for sharing the competitive action with us April 14 to open the season for 2012.   It was a great way to get started for the upcoming live tournaments in the final two weeks of April.

From Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Alex Schneider (6-7 and 257 pounds), a 5th year senior at Holy Cross is looking to close out his college career this fall and take his game to the NFL.  Click on the title of this post to go to the newspaper article.

By Errol Carlstrom with information from Eurobasket:

Kwadzo Ahelegbe (UNI/Tartan) playing for Kaposvari of the Hungarian first division is averaging 14.1 points per game, 3.8 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals..

Dan Coleman (Minnesota/Hopkins) is with his second team this season, playing for Vichy of the French Pro B League where he is averaging 15.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals.

After 36 games, Eric Coleman (UNI/Tartan) is averaging 12.3 points per game, 7.2 rebounds a 1.6 assists playing for the (20-16) Hoverla of the Ukraine Super League.

Noah Dahlman (Wofford/Braham) playing for the first-place MZT Skopje with a 22-4 record, has been his team’s top player averaging 14.6 points per game, 7.4 rebounds, and has a shooting percentage of 70.2.

Jamar Diggs (Wofford/DeLaSalle) playing for Webmoebel of the German Pro A League, is averaging 11.5 points per game, 4.0 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals.

After 43 games playing for the Sendai 86ers (23-20) of Japan's BJ League, Dan Fitzgerald (Marquette/St. Thomas Academy) is leading his team in points with a 19.0 average, plus 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.6 steals.

Playing for the Chiba Jets of Japan's BJ League, Mo Hargrow (Minnesota/Highland Park) is averaging 21.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals after 44 games.

Nick Horvath (Duke/Mounds View) is averaging 23.8 points, 16.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game for the Manawatu Jets of New Zealand League.

Playing for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA, Kris Humphries (Minnesota/Hopkins) is averaging 13.4 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists after 54 games.    

After 39 games playing for LF Basket (20-16) in the Swedish League, Urule Igbavboa (VALPO/Tartan) is averaging 11.0 points per game, 5.3 rebounds and is shooting 60.6 percent from the field.

Matt Janning (Northeastern/Watertown-Mayer) Injured. Matt was averaging 13.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists playing for Novipiu of the first division Italian League at the time of his injury.

Playing for Korihait of the Finnish Korisliiga, Cory Johnson (VALPO/Duluth East) is leading his team in scoring with 16.8 point, 5.9 rebounds 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals after 29 games.

Joe Krabbenhoft (Wisconsin/Sioux Falls Roosevelt) is averaging 11.3 points per game, 7.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals, playing for the (17-13) Breogan of the Spanish LEB Gold League.

Rick Rickert (Minnesota/Duluth East) is averaging 14.5 points per game, 11.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists after 43 games as a member of Kyoto of Japan's BJ League.

Cameron Rundles (Wofford/DeLaSalle), his team's best player, is averaging 18.5 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists in leading his Leicester Riders of the English BBL to a 17-6 record.

Playing for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, Brandon Rush (Kansas/Westport) is averaging 9.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists after 50 ganes.

By Errol Carlstrom

Howard Pulley alum Isaiah Zierden (Benilde-SM & Creighton Recruit) finshed 2nd at the American Family Insurance High School 3-Point Championships, Sunday in New Orleans.  Isaiah finished second to Phil Forte (TX) in the finals 18-17, although he ran away from the competition in the quarter and semifinals when he scored 45 points.  This was second annual event which showcased the shooting talents of 8 of the nation’s top high school seniors.  The U.S. Marines also sponsored the 3-Point Contest. 

By Errol Carlstrom

Former Pulley star Ben Johnson has been hired by Nebraska's Head Coach Tim Miles, after assisting at UNI for 4-years.  For the complete story, please click on the headline of the post. 

From SCTCC

Jared Noonan signed a letter of intent to play basketball at St Cloud Tech and Community College beginning this fall.  Head Coach Andy Cone stated "I am really looking forward to working with Jared, and continuing to develop his game.

All of us at HP basketball, congratulate Jared on this opportunity to continue his baskeball journey.