Calvert Hall trailed preseason No. 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. Carver Vo-Tech eliminated the Poets from the Class 2A state playoffs with a 53-44 victory in the North Region 2 semifinals in West Baltimore. Guard Darren Lucas-White scored 19 to lead Fairmont Heights, and Yearlarndo Reed II added 11 points and nine rebounds. Dunbar was a small school to be playing for a 2A basketball title. B.J. 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. Dunbar 47, Tippecanoe 38: Tony Dixons second-seeded Wolverines are going to the district tournament for the first time since 2018. Prior to taking over as head coach, he was part four state titles and two Baltimore City titles as an assistant coach. On this night, Wiley would need to focus all his effort on defense. They went 16-0 and prepared to host the district tournament on their home floor. Thomasville was the first opponent in the district and ran headlong into a buzz saw. Drafton got 17, and everyone got to play. Several area teams have reached out to the Wolverines to express sympathy and show support. For No. In 1969, he served as a sergeant in a signal brigade in Vietnam. While Dunbar officially went 22-0 in 1959, some still argue for 23-0. 4 pick of the 1987 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. He entered the high school coaching ranks at Ridgeview High in Hickory. Similar to the Calvert Hall team the year prior, Wade beefed up the schedule and everyone predicted a stellar season even though the pressure was on. Hatcher made big buckets for Dunbar and scored 15 points. Florida. The sixth man, Ammit Rufus Scotton, was the standout athlete of the junior class. Become a subscriber to watch games Live and On Demand, 2023 NFHS Network LLC NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. Oak Cliff Faith vs. Fort Worth Dunbar, 7 p.m. Friday. Dunbar played nationally-rankedFlint Hill (Oakton, Va.) at Morgan State in itssecond to last game of the season and crushed that club, 87-59. 8 Oakwood to 30 points on Tuesday and made No. 5 seed Bard, in its second season in program history, prevailed over No. 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. 170 - Maison Kleist (Vancleave High School) 26-13, Jr. 182 - Kamar Houston (Oxford High School Wrestling ) 12-4, So. The culture has changed. (Brian Krista, Baltimore Sun Media Group). Ironically, the Bulldogs were strong at the line, converting 19 of 21 free throws. On 2/14, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral conference game against Benbrook (TX) by a score of 73-44. With its 29-1 mark, USA Today made Dunbar No. Even better, it put the finishing touch on a 28-0 season, the first perfect run by any Wolverines team. The S.C. High School League and SCISA basketball playoffs are under way. But their last miss was fateful. teacher, was voted Best Dressed.. D Esguerra 3, McCormick 10, Philip 27, Ayers 1, West 15, Tolbert 2, Miller 1. Overall, the program has won a record 16 state championships. Dunbar held on, 69-64, to win its 21st straight game. The Bears will play at Overlea Thursday for the region title and a spot in Saturday's state quarterfinals. 1, while the National Sports News Service went with 31-0 Spingarn of Washington, D.C., as its No. They were that good. This means a whole lot for this group, Dixon said. 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. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. College Park,MD-3/9/14- Hornets #2 Darius Holmes celebrates one of his teammate's 3 point shots in the first half. Ohio high school boys basketball OHSAA postseason brackets - view, print, download & share. On 2/7, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Young Men's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 66-48. Dunbar lost 59-57 at Woodward on Jan. 24. Learn more about supporting local journalism. WebDunbar High Schools boys basketball team won its fifth state championship Saturday by beating Elida 54-52 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Vision 2020 (Strategic Plan) Business with the District; Divisions. Dunbars senior leaders were 6-foot-4 Gary Graham (UNLV) and 6-foot-5 All-American David Wingate (Georgetown). Jones, who guided the Poets to five state championships, is stepping down from the position. Most play at the 4A, 5A, and 6A levels. 21 at 24-3. Dunbar - Hart 20, Toney 7, Suite 6, Taylor 6, Duplessis 3, Downing 2. The SCHSL championships are set for March 2-4 at USC Aiken and SCISA championships will be held in Sumter on Feb. 24-25. That was our goal all year long. The top-seeded Eagles looked vulnerable with four minutes to play after Ponitz star and Wright State-bound guard DayJaun Anderson made a 3-pointer and a 12-footer to put the Panthers ahead 53-52. 12 in the 1987 Draft and is the shortest player ever to play in the NBA. Earlier in the season, Dunbar won the Ft. Worth Basketball Classic, the King Cotton Tournament and the Laker-Poet Tournament. Boys Basketball Bracket Alignment. .hide-if-no-js { And a trip to the state tournament at UD Arena became the expectation. It was like, wow, Yates said of McAdams miss. With its 29-1 mark, USA Today made This is the first time the Wolverines have finished a championship season undefeated: COLUMBUS Andre Yates didnt have time to think about his place in Dunbar basketball history. Dayton advances in A-10 tournament with victory against VCU. It just felt like, its your turn to put the team on your back and close the game out for the team.. 1 ranked team in 1981-82. Its hard to imagine anyone, however, could have predicted just how dominant the team would be. Dorrian Sands scored 19 points for the Bears (18-4 Were going to have a lot of games where were really going to need to dig down into who we are, and be us.. I want to play everyone, and he is 100% one of the best, not just in the city, but in Ohio, Washington said. It was true then and it remains true now with the weekly FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. And there was nothing easy about Friday nights 65-57 victory over Ponitz in a sectional final at Trent Arena. The 1992 team matched the 1983 team as Wire-to-Wire No. 9 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. After Dunbar pressured Elida sophomore Dakota Mathias into missing a half-court buzzer heave, its fifth state title was secure. I was just tingling inside.. The 1985 team lost one game, to Pooh Richardson and his Ben Franklin of Philadelphia team, 58-57, at theSonny Hill Tournament one game after beating a Dobbins Tech (Philadelphia) team led by Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble, 73-72. And thats what, as a coach, you got to love because defense wins games, defense was championships. At the JohnstownTournament, 6-foot-6 Reggie Lewis(Northeastern) was tourney MVP off the bench. Born in 1914, Koontz, had been a star athlete in baseball, football and basketball when he graduated from Logan High in Concord. Dorrian Sands scored 19 points for the Bears (18-4 overall), and Christian Hilton-Bey added 17 points, six rebounds and two blocked shotsSenior Tony Hart finished with a game-high 20 points for Dunbar (17-7). But the second bounced high off the rim. WebSCHEDULE Dunbar's stadium field and track is CLOSED for resurfacing the stadium field and track. Last season, Carver Vocational Tech defeated perennial Baltimore City blueblood Dunbar twice. He did exactly as his coach instructed. Web1984 High School Basketball Awards - RealGM. 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. Koontz didnt want to see a repeat of that. 3 seed Knights made it back to districts for the second straight year with a victory over the Lions at Springfield. Our number is 38cant hold really good teams to 38 but that wasnt bad., Granted they (Carver) blocked a lot of shots, but we missed a lot of point blank layups, said Dunbar coach Dana Johnson. Before the championship tussle, Dunbar coach Harry Koontz held an important conversation with Wiley. Maybe thats why Wiley focused totally on defense against Jordan Sellars, the defending state champs. With its incredible talent, depth and production, Garf called them one of the top five teams of all-time. Get the latest high school sports stories, photos and video from around the region. About Us. One of Garrisons brothers, Lawson, was the first Black player to play for Salisburys professional minor league baseball teams. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. They will play at Xavier against the winner of Saturdays game between Cincinnati Taft, the top seed in the Cincinnati sectionals, and Cincinnati McNicholas. 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). WebThe 1962 Boys State Basketball Championship team from Dunbar High School and the 1974 State Championship Baseball team from Monterey are the two teams going in this year. The Tigers were just too strong. 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. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. He wouldnt take a shot in the title game. Last year, it was about competing, said Parker. Dunbar, which defeated the Bears, 45-41, during the regular season, trailed 34-19 in the third quarter Tuesday. Please help us by reporting the final score. 2. Dunbar coach Bob Wade said, Williams is like E.F. Hutton, when he speaks, the other guyslisten.Williams averaged 24.3 ppg and 12 rpg as ajunior. Basketball coaches with most all-time wins. Once we made a mistake, it led to another and another.. The backdrop to this story started in 1968 when the Baltimore riots broke out following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Calvert Hall (a boys Catholic school in Towson, Md.) Both teams defeated preseason No. 3A Calvary Christian Academy. It was a difficult team to defend. Ponitz was the No. The Dunbar Poets beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets in the 1A boys basketball state championship match at the Xfinity Center in College Park. Dunbars starting lineup included three of those seniors Joshua Franklin Drafton, the high-flying big man and leading scorer; Robert Norman Wiley, the No. I dont try to worry too much about mistakes on offenseI got two more years to develop and grow.. Dunbars 59-game winning steak ended in the opening game of the 1983-84 season when it lost to preseason No. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. The first round of the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament is being played Tuesday, Feb. 28. It was the season USA Today began its weekly Super 25 and it helped spread the Poets national notoriety. 1 team in the fall of 1981 with Camden (N.J.) at No. WebPolicies, Manuals and Forms. WebChampions: Dayton Dunbar Defeated: Canton McKinley (70-65) COACH: Mike Haley BOYS TRACK CLASS AAA (1988) Champions: Dayton Dunbar (45 Points) Runner-Ups: Medina Stats are entered by the coach or designated team statistician in the admin. Brown averaged 13 ppgand James 10 ppg. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. Bogues went No. The Bears will try to claim their first region crown Thursday at Overlea, which defeated Eastern Tech, 77-47, in the other region semifinal in Baltimore County. Even Scotton didnt get in. I think our student athletes, their focus is not fully there and they need to be encouraged and pushed a little more. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Players off that talented 29-0 Dunbar team, however, didnt quite have post-high school success of the 1982-83 team. Trailing 18-14, Dunbar took control with a 10-0 run, started when Phillip made a 3-pointer and capped when Malik McCormick (10 points) scored on a driving layup to give the Poets a 24-18 lead. On 1/20, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their away conference game against Benbrook (TX) by a score of 64-58. On August 8, ESPN released a 30 For 30 documentary titled Baltimore Boys about the special high school basketball teams at Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Md. NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. 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. Davis added 10. Dunbar High Schools boys basketball team won its fifth state championship Saturday by beating Elida 54-52 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. He went to the signal corps school at Fort Gordon, Ga.. One thing that isnt in doubt is that it was a glorious era for Dunbar basketball. The flip side is that the Wolverines are recently well below their 63.8 scoring average. Official Contest Forfeiture Form. Offensively were kind of struggling, but were locked in defensively, Dixon said. Koontz had some stellar material to work with in 1959. 22 overall, even Wade was a bit in disbelief, but also quite proud of his former players. 1 seed in DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament Tipps players stood in the formation of the number 10 during the national anthem as a tribute to Williams, who wore that number. The reasoning was the loss to Calvert Hall, and not playing as tough an overall schedule. Six-foot-4 HermanHarried (Syracuse) was a 1984 Parade All-American but a back-up in 1983. You can unsubscribe from these alerts at anytime. Before integration, the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference administered competition among Black high schools. 1 team. After nine years of teaching, Wylie went to work for IBM for 30 years. Coach Jones was an excellent role model for our young men. 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. There was definitely no lovelost between these schools. Wiley and Drafton were named to the all-district team. Later that season, Calvert Hall was upset in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational and finished ranked No. He had that mystique with him because he was part of those teams that did awesome things. McKee went on to college at North Carolina A&T and was a guidance counselor and assistant principal in Sanford before relocating to Winston-Salem. It was 18-7 early in the second after a Sands basket. 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. 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) 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana, Calif. USA Today named Dunbar its national champion for the second team in three seasons in 1984-85. }, Miami), a leaper and tough player inside. Hes slept on, and he showed it tonight. It was fitting that Yates would provide the winning heroics. Totals 16 8-16 44. Being a Dunbar grad, he was able to bring that stability and that tradition to the program that only a Dunbar alum and former player could bring, she said. Weve been putting in hard work since August, said Sands, a 6-3 guard. On 2/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Tippecanoe (Tipp City, OH) by a score of 47-38. But Eagles head coach Charlie Szabo tells his team over and over that it wont be easy. By the end of 1981 season, the rivalry between Calvert Hall and Dunbar (located in East Baltimore) had grown heated. Required fields are marked *. There was no senior superlative for best name, but that unofficially belonged to another senior reserve Franklin Roosevelt Davis. 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. High school basketball teams across the state began playing in their playoff tournaments earlier this week. Students could go to any public school if it offered the curriculum that wasnt available at the local school. It conducts state championship competitions in all the OHSAA-sanctioned sports. We hung in there together and this is the reward.. 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 scored 24 and Drafton scored 20. The Poets stormed back to trail just 35-33 after Harts basket opened the fourth quarter. Tuesday, the Bears showed it wasnt a fluke. N.C. A&T was familiar ground to many of the Dunbar players. I just took what they gave me," Phillip said. 1 Dunbar for most of the game, but Scotton attended Livingstone before he was drafted into the U.S. Army. We just tried to switch things up to make them feel uncomfortable, and get them to do things that they're not used to doing," Jones said. You can play your butts off and still come up short, but we proved that we belonged in the game.. Calvert Hall went wire-to-wire as the nations No. His first free throw with 11.8 seconds left rattled home to pull the teams even. 2 DeMatha, 76-73, which snapped Baltimores longest winning streak. We found a way. 2 Coolidge led No. The Bears responded with a 14-2 run to close the period. This year is about winningI know they want to win. Had there been overtime, Dunbar would have been hurting. Garrison worked for the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the West Coast for 16 years and the Army Corp of Engineers for nine years, He died at 65 in 2006. Sparking the Bulldogs was deep-ball threat Reggie McAdams, who scored a game-high 24 points and buried four 3-pointers. The ball comes to me wide open on my left-hand side. That was our best defensive effort against a really good team, said Parker. Wiley scored 24, McKee had 19, and all five starters were in double figures in an 85-48 romp. The crowd was estimated at 1,000 fans. 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. Garrison led the way with 15 points. Trailing 52-51, Elida went to McAdams in the final seconds. Medical Forms. At times, we were a little rushed and not as poised as we generally are," Hornets coach Charlie Henry said. = He served in Korea and Turkey. Dunbar also beat a prison team that year. In light of Williams honors, it was actuallyMuggsy (who averaged eightppg, 10 apg and eight spg) who was voted team MVP. Wingate was a second round pick (No. It was great to have that competition going against him.. Jones, who guided the Poets to five state championships, is stepping down from the position. Varsity Girls Swimming And Diving. After a Hilton-Bey basket, sophomore David Ross blocked a Poet shot, leading to Kalial Colcloughs layup. Afterward, you start to think, was it destiny? I want to thank the people who gave me the opportunity, he said. Dawsonaveraged 12 ppg, 10 rpg and a handful of blocked shots. Tim Maloney- Head Coach; Zack Lapaugh Asst. 2023 DIAA Offers may be subject to change without notice. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio. 1 & 2, Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas, TX), Young Men's Leadership Academy (Fort Worth, TX). WebDunbar High School, Baltimore (MD) Basketball Players - RealGM We tried to instill certain qualities in the student athletes that they would need once they left high school, he said. Koontz never substituted. About Us. Lewis, who went on to become Northeasterns all-time leading scorer, went over 10 points five times in 1982-83. It was seen as a potential destination for bright students. Things happen.. Im going to weigh my options. 2 behind the Cardinals, who finished 34-0. There were 51 students in the senior class. KETTERING The day George Washington III enrolled at Chaminade Julienne, the Eagles became the hunted Division II team in the Southwest District. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. That magnet program is how Dunbar attracted players and kept up with the parochial schools that could offer athletic scholarships. Dunbar boys basketball head coach Cyrus Jones Sr. receives the state championship trophy in 2018. Defense sparks fourth quarter close to send Bears to Class 2A North Region final, Published on: March 01, 2023 10:49 AM EST|Updated on: March 01, 2023 3:18 PM EST. Competitive wise it was an unbelievable high school game, Szabo said. He answered to Bo.. Ponitz played their butts off, Washington said. Dunbar scored 88.3 ppg andwon by an average margin of 37.1 ppg. CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice. On 2/17, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral non-conference game against Franklin (OH) by a score of 77-32. Teams representing Elizabethtown, Tarboro, Belmont, Edenton, Beaufort and Lenoir headed to Greensboro and joined Dunbar and Jordan Sellars for the state tournament. As seniors, Garrison and Davis were two of the top three scorers in Rowan County. 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.. Basketball Weekly, which began national rankings for the 1974-75 season, started out Calvert Hall as its No. (Ulysses Munoz / Baltimore Sun). 1 against one of the best high school schedules weve ever evaluated. 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. Basketball; Football; Baseball; NC State: 1984 Parade All-American First Team. 1 spot, that wasnt the case the following two seasons after Williams and company moved on to college. WebDunbar High School, Dayton (OH) Basketball Players - RealGM The next best shot will come at the district tournament on March 5 at Xaviers Cintas Center. 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. Every game is like that, Dunbar coach Pete Pullen said. 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 By then, the 11,773 who packed The Ohio State Universitys Schottenstein Center knew what they were witnessing: Dunbar history. display: none !important; "A lot of that is a tribute to what Dunbar did. Dunbar was themore physically imposing than Calvert Hall and better than it was in 1980-81, but only defeated one ranked team Camden. There wasnt a ton of drama during Dunbars regular season. His task was to shut down the star player for Jordan Sellars. He worked in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools as a science teacher and in 1967 was appointed as the planetarium instructor at the Charlotte Nature Museum (now Discovery Place). Washington scored 30 points and Anderson scored 24 in his final game. 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. by DIAA. (67-55) and ablowout of John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.). Muggsy finished with 15. On 11/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Varsity Opponent by a score of 51-43. Their legacy of producing four NBA players off the same team only makes the teams high school accomplishments more special as time passes. Watch this highlight video of the Dunbar (Dayton, OH) basketball team in its game Dunbar vs Trotwood-Madison Game Highlights - Jan. 21, 2023 on Jan 21, 2023. and Collin counties still playing in the state tournament and when they play next. Return to Competition Form (Concussion) LHSAA Medical History Evaluation Form. Dunbars starting lineup included three of those seniors Joshua Franklin Drafton, the high-flying big man and leading scorer; Robert Norman Wiley, the No. 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. WebOn 2/21, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Alvarado (TX) by a score of 68-51. Williams, who was rated the No.4 player in the country by Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports, was the No. 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. Ross, in his first season of organized ball, accounted for seven denials and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Wingate had 31 points against Camden, while Dawson had zero. [jwplayer lpqhoLGb-BmKM743H] 7A Dr. Phillips High School. 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. He made the All-State team, along with Drafton. Hart opened the fourth with a jumper, pulling Dunbar to 35-33. PLD, which opened in 1990, Wileys defensive effort didnt go unnoticed. 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