Boys basketbal, 2/26/10: Dale 76, M’Brook 61

Posted on 28 February 2010 by .

by Stephen M. Lewis
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A win could never be bad, or could it?

Meadowbrook turned back Thomas Dale 89-77 in the Central District semifinals a week ago after the Knights had won the previous two meetings this season.

It was all the motivation the Knights needed to dispatch of the Monarchs 76-61 in the Central Region semifinals Friday at VCU’s Siegel Center.

“We put that score up and said we gave it to them,” Dale coach Eddie Goss said. “We felt like they really didn’t beat us and we beat ourselves.”

Few teams could beat Dale on this night, as the crimson clad squad registered a 24-8 first quarter that effectively put the game away.

Meadowbroook played tight quarters from there on out, but the damage was done as Andrew White was on his way to a 30-point, nine-rebound performance.

“I just wanted to attack. They had been on me all year about settling for the jumpshot,” White said. “Early I found some openings on [Marvin] King-Davis. He’s a tall defender, so I just wanted to try to go at him a little more than I usually would, and it ended up paying off.”

White got ample support from senior Malcolm King, who turned in 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks. Myles Turner put in 10 as well for the Knights, and Airek Green added nine.

For Meadowbrook, Jaquan Daily wrapped 17 points up with 18 rebounds, 10 on the offensive end. Andrew Simmons dropped 19 points for the team lead.

Now Dale moves on to an all-Central District region championship with unbeaten Petersburg (26-0) on deck, Monday, March 1 back at the Siegel at 8 p.m.

“We’ve got to play within ourselves,” Goss said. “We’ve got to make sure that we take care of the ball on every possession, that we defense the ball on every possession. That’s what they do.

“So we’ve got to match their intensity.”

Thomas Dale 24 19 17 16 – 76
Meadowbrook 8 18 15 20 – 61
Thomas Dale (21-4): Jordan 1, White 30, Turner 10, King 20, Green 9, Smith 1, Campbell 0, Mason 0, Odutola 0, Hevener 0, Clarke 0, Eaton 1, Williams 4. Totals: 30 16-30 76.
Meadowbrook (19-8): West 8, Des. Morman 0, Simmons 19, Daily 17, King-Davis 5, Fofana 7, Denard 0, Daniel 2, Saunders 0, Lane-Burrell 2, Dev. Morman 1, Coble 0. Totals: 18 22-39 61. 3-point goals: West 2, Fofana.

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Final boys hoops top 10, 2/15/10

Posted on 16 February 2010 by .

Records as of Sunday, February 14
Current STANDINGS HERE!
Team (Record, Previous Rank)

1. Petersburg (19-0, 1)

2. Highland Springs (15-2, 2)

3. Thomas Dale (18-3, 3)

4. John Marshall (16-4, 4)

5. Cosby (16-4, 6)

6. Monacan (17-3, 7)

7. Meadowbrook (14-6, 5)

8. Mills Godwin (13-7, 8)

9. Armstrong (11-5, NR)

10. Deep Run (11-8, 9)

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Final girls hoops top 10, 2/15/10

Posted on 16 February 2010 by .

Records as of Sunday, Feb. 14
Current STANDINGS HERE!
Team (Record, Prev. Rank)

1. Cosby (19-2, 1)

2. Thomas Dale (20-0, 2)

3. Highland Springs (15-3, 3)

4. L.C. Bird (15-5, 4)

5. Huguenot (10-5, 5)

6. Monacan (16-5, 6)

7. Henrico (14-4, 7)

8. Mills Godwin (16-5, 8)

9. Prince George (15-6, 9)

10. Meadowbrook (14-8, NR)

Others receiving votes: Varina (12-7, NR); Hermitage (14-7, NR)

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Boys basketball, 2/9/10: #3 Dale 86, #5 M’Brook 80

Posted on 10 February 2010 by .

by Stephen M. Lewis
DigitalSports Richmond
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A 20-5 run to end the third quarter and start the fourth put Thomas Dale over Meadowbrook 86-80 in a high-scoring Central District affair Tuesday afternoon.

Down 60-57 on two free throws by Meadowbrook’s Marvin King-Davis (team-high 19 points), the Knights continued their hot shooting while MBK went cold and threw in a couple of turnovers.

Michael Eaton scored five points for Dale to end the third period with a 66-60 lead. Andrew White put in 12 of his game-high 33 points in the period.

“He just took over the game in the second half,” Thomas Dale coach Eddie Goss said of White, who had to please the Clemson recruiter who witnessed his performance. “We told him to stay solid with his shot. We ran the offense so he and Malcolm [King] could get the ball. We want the ball to go through them.”

In the fourth, King (16 points) sandwiched a couple of two-pointers around a 3-pointer from Airek Green (20 points) as Dale forced a Monarchs coach Ksaan Brown timeout with 4:21 to go.

MBK, ranked fifth in the latest DigitalSports Top 10, still had fight left.

The Monarchs went on a 10-0 bolt. A trey from Jaquan Daily (13 points), an easy two from King-Davis, another bonus ball by Karsene Denard (12 points) and two free throws by Deshaun Morman (17 points) had MBK within striking distance at 2:39.

But Rashaad Jordan, White and Green put in key field goals down the stretch for No. 3 Dale to hold the Monarchs off.

Dale looks to have second place in the Central District wrapped up with two wins over Meadowbrook, a two-game lead in the loss column over Meadowbrook with three district games left to play against Prince George, Colonial Heights and Matoaca. The Knights would have to lose all three of those games, and MBK would have to win out to take second place.

“It was one of those good team efforts which we’ve got to have going down the road and looking toward regionals,” Goss said. “Hopefully we can get there and make something happen.”

Thomas Dale 17 23 26 20 – 86
Meadowbrook 20 21 19 20 – 80
Thomas Dale (9-2 Central, 15-3): Jordan 4, White 33, Mason 0, Hevener 4, Eaton 5, Turner 2, King 16, Williams 2, Green 20. Totals: 36 12-18 86. 3-point goals: White, Green.
Meadowbrook (7-4, 12-5): West 5, Denard 12, Des. Morman 17, Dev. Morman 0, Coble 5, Simmons 9, Daily 13, King-Davis 19. Totals: 28 21-30 80. 3-point goals: 28 21-30 80. 3-point goals: Denard 2, Daily.

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