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On February 5 2008 St Andrews School played Tower Hill High School. From the of set LJ Dimanche made a 3 point shot from deep. The next St Andrews possetion LJ penetrated to the basket and was fouled. After converting the two free throw Saints move a head 5 zero lead. The Saints never looked back. Dimanche Fished with 37 points 2 rebounds and 4 assist. LJ Dimanche was 5 points shy of breaking the Saint 41 point scoring record.
St. Andrews High School Stand Out Having a Career Year
LJ Dimanche is a 08 graduate attending St Andrews High School in Middletown DE. LJ is a Two time all confrence player. Shooting over 48% from the ARC. LJ has a 88% Free Throw average. The highest 3 points made in Delaware. Dimanche is not only an excellent point Guard. LJ has a 3.5 GPA and scored 1680 SAT. Attached is a couple of articles about LJ. Additional information on LJ is available on www.depreps.comCheck the leaders board. The website is updated every Monday. After Fridays January 18th performance, LJ will probably be number One in the State of Delaware.
An additional Web site to check is www.standrews-de.org
On January 22nd St Andrews will pay Sanford Prep 5;15 PM At St Andrews in Middletown DE. It will be a good one Sanford is ranked 9th
Lamar Puts Scare Into Texas Tech Before Falling, 79-77, In Lubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas - After playing from behind the entire game, Lamar had one final shot to upset Texas Tech. but the 3-pointer bounced off the rim as the Cardinals fell 79-77 at the United Spirit Arena Tuesday.
The Cardinals scored the game's next seven points and cut the margin to 75-73. Zeno made a pair of free throws before Lamar tied it on a pair of Hopkins free throws, which he followed up with a steal and fast-break layup.
After a missed layup by Charlie Burgess, Lamar has a chance to take the lead but coming out of a timeout, Dawkins was trapped and turned it over. On the ensuing possession, Dawkins was called for his fifth foul which allowed Roberson to make both of his attempts from the charity stripe.
Lamar will have a week off before welcoming Utah Valley State to the Montagne Center next Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT.
Lamar Routs Lyon College, 104-52, In Final Game Of 2007
Darren Hopkins posted a double-double as Lamar University doubled-up Lyon College, 104-52, at the Montagne Center Saturday night, Dec. 29, 2007.
Hopkins posted his first-career double-double with a 12-point, 10 rebound game.
Lamar will return to action when it faces Texas Tech at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock on New Year's Day. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. CT.
Donte’ Greene Ranked Among Top Rookie
Freshmen phenoms forward Donte’ Greene and point guard Jonny Flynn have scored in bunches this season for Syracuse and 32nd-year Hall of Fame head coach Jim Boeheim. Heading into Saturday’s BIG EAST tilt with the University of South Florida, the explosive scoring tandem ranks third nationally among freshmen with a combined 33.57 points per game average.
The flashy 6-11 forward leads all Syracuse scorers and ranks second in the BIG EAST with an 18.9 points per game average. Greene has surpassed the 20-points plateau eight times this season while scoring in double figures in 13 out of the 14 outings. After twice posting 25-point efforts in wins against Fordham (11/16), Washington (11/21) and East Tennessee State (12/15), he collected a career-best 26 points in a victory against versus Colgate on December 18.
Brown Reaches Career Milestone
Senior guard Gerald Brown reached a career milestone when he drained a three-pointer with 7:38 remaining in the first half to surpass 1,000 points for his career. He finished with 16 points for 1,010 in his career, including 128 scored during his two seasons at Providence. The Baltimore native needs 118 points to become the 28th player to score 1,000 points in a Loyola uniform. The last Greyhounds player to reach that milestone was Jason Rowe who achieved that feat as a junior in 1999. The team's leading scorer at 19.9 points per game, Brown is also the team leader in steals with 29 and is third in rebounding with 4.6 an outing.
Cannon named Landmark Conference MBB Player of the Week
Juniata College forward Brian Cannon (Fallston, Md./Fallston) has been named Landmark Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week, for the week ending December 9, 2007. Cannon averaged 20.3 points and 5.7 rebounds over three games, while leading Juniata to a 2-1 record for the week and a championship in the Messiah College Tournament. He averaged 22.5 points in the two tournament games and shot .633 from the floor, on his way to earning Tournament MVP honors. Cannon scored 23 points with eight rebounds in an 88-85 win over Manhattanville, then came back the next night to score 22 points in Juniata's win over Messiah in the tourney championship game. Cannon also had 16 points and eight rebounds earlier in the week against Saint Vincent. Juniata currently has a 5-4 overall record, 0-1 in the Landmark Conference. The Eagles begin a three-game, four-day exhibition tour in Canada on Dec. 19-22, before returning to NCAA competition on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, when they host Penn State-Altoona.
Senior at Fallston High School had a Career High
Christopher Pappas a senior at Fallston High School had a career high and a team high of 27 points scored on December 14, 2007 against North Harford. The first half of the game was slow going for both teams 25-18 Christopher at the half just with 7 points, but in second half he finishing strong with 27 points and 5 assists. Fallston won 67 to 53.
Greyhounds Stays Undefeated At Home
athelites client Gerald Brown scores 22 and Greyhounds use 30-5 start to win 77-54 over Manhattan. The Greyhounds dominated in every offensive category and never trailed in the game. In addition to an eye-popping 44-18 advantage in scoring from the paint, Loyola outrebounded the Jaspers 44-30 and shot 62 percent in the second half. Manhattan (5-4, 1-1 MAAC) shot just 29.6 percent (16-54) for the game.
Lamar University routed Louisiana College
athelites client Senior Darren Hopkins scored 14 points to help Lamar University routed Louisiana College 117-67 Saturday (Dec. 8th) night in non-conference men's basketball action at the Montagne Center.
Lamar University puts its two-game winning streak on the line Wednesday Dec. 12th when the Cardinals take on No. 25-ranked Brigham Young University in non-conference men's basketball action at the Marriott Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. (CST).
St. Mary's (MD) Win's Close One
Senior Tyson Lesesne posted 21 points to lead all scorers, helping St. Mary over Salisbury and the seahawks improve to 6-4.
Next game is Sat. Dec. 8th when St. Mary’s takes on Hood College.
Gritty Orange Bests Virginia, 70-68
athelites stand out Freshman forward Donte' Greene totaled 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds en route to his second double-double of the season in Syracuse's 70-68 road victory against ACC foe Virginia on Wednesday Dec. 5th at John Paul Jones Arena.
Syracuse (6-2) welcomes non-conference foe Rhode Island to the Carrier Dome on Saturday, December 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Bel Air win's BIG
athelites client Mark Burrill a Senior guard for Bel Air High School scored a season high 17 points to help lead the Bobcats to a 97-54 win over North East High School. Burrill shot an incredible 5 for 6 from the three-point line. Check out Bel Air when they play Havre De Grace at 7:30 on Tue. Dec 11th
Fourth Straight OT Game Sets New NCAA Division III Record
The Gophers, who coming in had gone into overtime in their past three games, trailed Greensboro by as many as 23 points in the first half, yet at the end of 2 OT, the score was Greensboro 86 – Goucher 78.
Marcus Cotton (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) captured scoring honors for Goucher by supplying the Gophers with a career-high 15 points. Amir Hakim (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore City College) and Miguel Negron (Bel Air, MD/Bel Air) both tallied 10 points.
UNA wins sixth straight, Downs Delta state 91-78
The University of North Alabama men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to six consecutive games Saturday by knocking of Delta State 91-78 at home. Casey Holt scored 30 points and Doug Hunter scored 3 points and grabbed 4 rebounds to help the Lions improved to 6-2 on the season and a perfect 5-0 at Flowers Hall.
Fallston Graduate Named Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week for Nov. 27, 2007
athelites client Brian Cannon a Senior forward for Juniata College scored a career high 33 points to lead the Eagles to a 80-63 win over Westminster College. Cannon has also averaged 22.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, while leading the Eagles to a 3-1 start. He has Juniata's only double-double this season with a 28-point, 14-rebound performance against Lancaster Bible College, in the opening round of the 2007 Mutual Benefit Group "Doc" Greene Invitational.
Junior Guard From Baltimore Getting Fast Start to Season
athelites client Derek Wise, a 6-2 guard for Wheeling Jesuit University (WV) is a strong and explosive combo guard who will see time at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He had a great summer and looks to be one of the Cardinals' most improved players. Wise scored a season-high 18 points in the cardinal 66-74 loss to Fairmont State University which is Wheeling Jesuit first loss of the season. He also had three rebounds and four assists.
Next game is Wednesday Dec. 5th at Salem.
Edgewood Graduate Named CAC Men’s Basketball
Player-of-the-Week
athelites client Tyson Lesesne of St. Mary’s College (MD) earned the first Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week citation of the 2007-08 season as Lesesne picked up the honor for the week ending November 18. In a pair of games this past weekend, the senior guard averaged 21.5 points per game, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game en route to tournament MVP honors at the 27th Annual Eastern Connecticut State University Tip-Off Tournament. Lesesne also finished the weekend with a .560 field goal percentage, including going 4-of-9 from downtown. For the weekend, he went 11-for-11 from the free throw line.
Senior at Rutgers University is climbing up all-time rebounds list
Byron Joynes, a athelites client helped lead the Scarlet Knights to a 55-50 comeback victory over visiting Dartmouth on Tuesday Nov. 20th evening at the RAC. Joynes 6-9 from Baltimore, Md. had a career-high four blocks against Dartmouth, marking the first time this season and the sixth time in his career he blocked three or more shots. Joynes grabbed eight rebounds, giving him 416 for his career and moving him into 39th place on the Rutgers all-time rebounds list.
Byron Joynes next gameis saturday Dec. 1 at 2:00 when Rutgers play's Princeton
Syracuse University freshmen is getting national recognition
Donte Greene, a athelites client and a graduate of Towson Catholic High School, received recognition from ESPN for his star performance in his second college game with Syracuse. His 18 points tied for the team's high score of the night. Last year, Greene helped the No. 1 Owls achieve undefeated seasons in the Baltimore Catholic League and Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference. Syracuse moves on to play Ohio State at Madison Square Garden next week.
Towson Catholic point guard headed to University of Toledo
Taking a rare break from an unquestionably exhausting summer of AAU play, Larry Basield Jr. settled into his seat at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas last July to watch Team USA’s basketball team take part in an intra squad scrimmage. Bastfield was in Las Vegas with Team Melo for the Main Event AAU tournament. Almost every major college coaching staff had representatives on hand for the tournament, but the University of Toledo’s coaches had shown particular interest in the 5-foot-11, 178-pound point guard. On Saturday, Bastfield finally made it official, offering his verbal commitment to the Toledo coaching staff. The Towson Catholic star proved himself as a Division I player throughout his junior year, averaging approximately 12 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals per game. A self-proclaimed setup point guard with a deceiving power game, Bastfield helped guide the Owls to a 31-6 record and the MIAA A championship.
Local athlete led the MAAC and finished eighth nationally in scoring with 22.2 ppg in 2006 – 2007 season
Gerald Brown, a athelites client exploded on the scene last season 2006 – 2007 in his first campaign with the Greyhounds ... He led the MAAC and finished eighth nationally in scoring (22.2 ppg) ... that figure places him third among the leading returning scorers in the country behind VMI's Reggie Williams and Bo McCalebb of New Orleans ... combines an ability to score from the perimeter with a slashing style which results in free-throw attempts ... very athletic player who causes problems on both ends of the floor ... transfer season allowed him to quickly pick up Coach Patsos' style of play and he exhibited that learning last year ... chosen by Collegehoops.net prior to this season as an honorable mention Preseason Mid-Major All-America.
The 2007 – 2008 should be big for Gerald Brown and the Greyhounds