On 2/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their neutral playoff game against Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas, TX) by a score of 79-58. FH Lucas-White 19, Quigley 5, Craven 2, Benjamin 4, Reed 11, Norman 2, Montgomery 4, Reynolds 1. 1 Dunbar for most of the game, but Dunbar was a small school to be playing for a 2A basketball title. We hung in there together and this is the reward.. 1 seed in DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament Scalpers got big bucks for Dunbar tickets back then; the community knew it was a special team, but when you look back, it was probably even more special than anyone could realize at the time. But their last miss was fateful. Afterthe incident, the parochial schools pulled out of the MSAand formed their own catholic league. (67-55) and ablowout of John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.). By signing up for alerts, I agree to The Baltimore Banner's Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy and to receive news alerts and other communications from The Baltimore Banner. (Derek Toney). Dunbar (19-6) held No. He served in Korea and Turkey. Born in 1914, Koontz, had been a star athlete in baseball, football and basketball when he graduated from Logan High in Concord. At it peak, the NCHSAC governed more than 100 member schools. Then, leading by two early in the third, Dunbar held the Hornets to one field goal over more than five minutes, embarking on a 10-2 run including eight points by Phillip to build a 10-point lead. 2 scorer in Rowan County as a senior (behind Boydens Eddie Kesler). Garrison, Davis and Joe Hawkins also averaged double figures for a Dunbar team that made it back to the state title game, only to lose a close battle with Jordan Sellars. Most play at the 4A, 5A, and 6A levels. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. Maybe thats why Wiley focused totally on defense against Jordan Sellars, the defending state champs. It was seen as a potential destination for bright students. Tuesday, the Bears showed it wasnt a fluke. Eric Brewer also scored 15 and the Allen twins, Antaune and Antone, combined for 15. Its hard to imagine anyone, however, could have predicted just how dominant the team would be. One thing that isnt in doubt is that it was a glorious era for Dunbar basketball. Down by double digits and unable to mount consistent offense, Fairmont Heights (20-9) took several rushed or ill-advised shots. In the girls matchup, No. Bogues came over from Southern High after the 1981 season. If you have any questions, please call (202) 698-3762 PUBLIC ACCESS TO DUNBAR FACILITIES POOL Mon-Fri 6 am -8am & 5pm 9pm NO WEEKEND -TBA 2 scorer, and Clarence McKee Jr., who averaged 10 points a game. 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. "A lot of that is a tribute to what Dunbar did. Trailing by five after the first quarter, Dunbar ramped up its defensive intensity and held the Hornets, ranked No. It was the Poets first state title since 2013. Had there been overtime, Dunbar would have been hurting. B.J. 3 seed McKinley Tech, 54-44. The documentary is about triumph in the face of real-life tragedy and overcoming extreme odds to see four players off the same high school team reach their dreams of the NBA. I was just tingling inside.. Meanwhile, CJ forced contested shots and kept Anderson from getting an open shot. That was our goal all year long. Dunbars 59-game winning steak ended in the opening game of the 1983-84 season when it lost to preseason No. The Poets struggled with numbers all season after losing some players to transfers and other reasons. 2023 DIAA .hide-if-no-js { On 1/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their away non-conference game against Woodward (Cincinnati, OH) by a score of 59-57. Return to Competition Form (Concussion) LHSAA Medical History Evaluation Form. The Poets also captured the King of the Bluegrass Holiday Tournament right before Christmas and won theJohnstown (Pa.) Tourney right after. The Bears will play at Overlea Thursday for the region title and a spot in Saturday's state quarterfinals. Both teams were known as the Tigers. The reasoning was the loss to Calvert Hall, and not playing as tough an overall schedule. He wanted to win state. Learn more about supporting local journalism. Spears says his program is all about us, and that he and his players take everything they do seriously. 1 team. Hes an unbelievably talented player.. Afterward, you start to think, was it destiny? 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. Even with Wiley not scoring a single point, Dunbar had enough offense to take an eight-point halftime lead. WebOn 1/28, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their neutral non-conference game against Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL) by a score of 84-52. 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. In 1969, he served as a sergeant in a signal brigade in Vietnam. and other parochial schools in the area were part of the MSA then. The other two starters were sophomores Wallace Davis, who averaged 11, and Walter Garrison, who averaged 10. 4A Pine Crest High School. Calvert Hall defeated DeMatha, 82-76, to win Alhambra and clinch thenational title. They went 16-0 and prepared to host the district tournament on their home floor. 5 seed Bard, in its second season in program history, prevailed over No. But he already knew Anderson as his AAU teammate for All-Ohio Red. No. About Us. Feb 23, 2023 | 3:00 PM PST. Follow your favorite high school teams and players, Explore and purchase photos of your local teams, See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports, 2023 UIL Texas Boys State Basketball Championships 2023 Boys BB 4A Reg. Become a subscriber to watch games Live and On Demand, 2023 NFHS Network LLC NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. They both had plenty of help, but there were moments it seemed like a one-on-one battle. Competitive wise it was an unbelievable high school game, Szabo said. It was a basketball democracy. By then, the 11,773 who packed The Ohio State Universitys Schottenstein Center knew what they were witnessing: Dunbar history. Dunbar finished off a 54-41 victory to cap a 22-0 season. On this night, Wiley would need to focus all his effort on defense. McKee, president of the student council and voted Most Intellectual and Most All-round by his classmates, aspired to be a doctor. Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 23, 2020. Bogues would just punish ball-handlers and the team was unselfish; anyone could go offoffensively and nobody worried about individual scoring. 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. On 2/17, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral non-conference game against Franklin (OH) by a score of 77-32. Garrison led the way with 15 points. On 2/24, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral playoff game against Tippecanoe (Tipp City, OH) by a score of 47-38. Totals 21 10-16 53. www.thebaltimorebanner.com 2023 The Baltimore Banner. High school basketball teams across the state began playing in their playoff tournaments earlier this week. Dunbar scored 88.3 ppg andwon by an average margin of 37.1 ppg. Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2381 or mpendleton@DaytonDailyNews.com. The first round of the DIAA Boys Basketball Tournament is being played Tuesday, Feb. 28. Wylie graduated from Livingstone in 1963 with a biology degree and went on to earn additional degrees at Notre Dame and North Carolina A&T. And there was nothing easy about Friday nights 65-57 victory over Ponitz in a sectional final at Trent Arena. 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). When Dunbar ventured up to Camden, the fans were laughing at 5-foot-3 point junior point guard Tyrone Muggsy Bogues (Wake Forest), but the Poets led by 33points at halftime and won 84-59 to end a 17-year Camden home winningstreak. 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). He died in 2016. Koontz married Elizabeth Duncan in 1947. It was true then and it remains true now with the weekly FAB 50 National Team Rankings powered by Ballislife.com. Scotton attended Livingstone before he was drafted into the U.S. Army. The Baltimore Banner may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Several area teams have reached out to the Wolverines to express sympathy and show support. Im going to weigh my options. Dunbars starting lineup included three of those seniors Joshua Franklin Drafton, the high-flying big man and leading scorer; Robert Norman Wiley, the No. We found a way. After Dunbar pressured Elida sophomore Dakota Mathias into missing a half-court buzzer heave, its fifth state title was secure. 2 Camden late and won, 67-62. KETTERING The day George Washington III enrolled at Chaminade Julienne, the Eagles became the hunted Division II team in the Southwest District. Dunbar - Hart 20, Toney 7, Suite 6, Taylor 6, Duplessis 3, Downing 2. Teams representing Elizabethtown, Tarboro, Belmont, Edenton, Beaufort and Lenoir headed to Greensboro and joined Dunbar and Jordan Sellars for the state tournament. In 3 of the first four games of the season,Williams went over 30 points, then versus DeMatha he had 14 as five players Tournament Game 2023 UIL Texas Boys State Basketball Wade had strictrules and the team never let up or played down to the competition. 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. 195 - Nate Taylor (Center Hill High School) 22-3, Sr. The next best shot will come at the district tournament on March 5 at Xaviers Cintas Center. Wingate had 25 points and 13 rebounds in the 1982Kentucky Derby Festival Classic, but did not play in the McDonalds All-American Game. It was the season USA Today began its weekly Super 25 and it helped spread the Poets national notoriety. With its 29-1 mark, USA Today made Dunbar No. Several things are named for her locally, including the Elizabeth Duncan Koontz Elementary School. Their legacy of producing four NBA players off the same team only makes the teams high school accomplishments more special as time passes. Drafton got 17, and everyone got to play. "That was our focus. Michael Brown (Syracuse/Clemson), a 6-foot-3 junior who started on the 1982-83 team, transferred over from Cardinal Gibbons after the 1982season. The way things are now, it really brought me to this decision, he said. Players off that talented 29-0 Dunbar team, however, didnt quite have post-high school success of the 1982-83 team. The other leading options for Dunbar males after high school were Livingstone College, working for the railroad or in the mills or military service. Last season, Carver Vocational Tech defeated perennial Baltimore City blueblood Dunbar twice. 6 Dunbar, however, there's nothing more satisfying than thoroughly frustrating an opponent with suffocating defense. Koontz had taken Dunbar to a title game in 1952, although that one had been a blowout out loss for the Tigers. Once I saw the miss, you panic a little bit, said McAdams, a 6-foot-6 super senior whos headed to the University of Akron to play basketball. On 2/6, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 63-20. 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. 1 throughout the season and actually played better than expectations, if thats possible. Dunbar 47, Tippecanoe 38: Tony Dixons second-seeded Wolverines are going to the district tournament for the first time since 2018. 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. Brown averaged 13 ppgand James 10 ppg. He went to the signal corps school at Fort Gordon, Ga.. "They were giving me the pull-up side, and my teammates just put me in position to score.. As seniors, Garrison and Davis were two of the top three scorers in Rowan County. Wiley and Davis scored 18 each. 170 - Maison Kleist (Vancleave High School) 26-13, Jr. 182 - Kamar Houston (Oxford High School Wrestling ) 12-4, So. 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. We did a good job on DayJaun late, Szabo said. On 1/30, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral conference game against Thurgood Marshall (Dayton, OH) by a score of 74-66. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. And thats what, as a coach, you got to love because defense wins games, defense was championships. Thats where preseason positioning, national schedule and what happened in the past plays a big role in national rankings. 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. Through the 1970s came charges of Catholicschools leading an exodus of mainly black athletes out of the inner-city. WebDunbar High School, Baltimore (MD) Basketball Players - RealGM The Poets were No. The Poets stormed back to trail just 35-33 after Harts basket opened the fourth quarter. Half: Dunbar, 24-20. 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). Wylie became one of the finest basketball players in Livingstone College history and was inducted into the schools Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Pub. Williams, who was rated the No.4 player in the country by Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports, was the No. Carver, whose biggest success over the last two decades was winning the Baltimore City Division III title in 2015, had a breakout season last winter, reaching the Class 2A North Region I final. Carver got defensive in the fourth quarter, punching its ticket to a second straight Region I final. Koontz didnt want to see a repeat of that. 1, while the National Sports News Service went with 31-0 Spingarn of Washington, D.C., as its No. Dunbar athletic director Dana Johnson was appreciative of the consistently fine work Jones put into the program. Coach Jones was an excellent role model for our young men. Dayton advances in A-10 tournament with victory against VCU. Later that season, Calvert Hall was upset in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational and finished ranked No. Dunbar ended up 29-0 and ranked No. Sparking the Bulldogs was deep-ball threat Reggie McAdams, who scored a game-high 24 points and buried four 3-pointers. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. 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. 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. Dunbar, which lost in the Baltimore City title game to cross-town Lake Clifton in double overtime,finished No. 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. Day 106 Tuesday started slow for Carver, trailing 5-0 early. Guard Darren Lucas-White scored 19 to lead Fairmont Heights, and Yearlarndo Reed II added 11 points and nine rebounds. COLLEGE PARK For most high school basketball players, success means lighting up scoreboards with gaudy offensive numbers. We tried to instill certain qualities in the student athletes that they would need once they left high school, he said. Jones, who guided the Poets to five state championships, is stepping down from the position. Dorrian Sands scored 19 points for the Bears (18-4 There were 51 students in the senior class. Dunbar fell in the championship game to LaGrange, a school from the Kinston area. On 2/4, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their away conference game against Western Hills (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 69-47. The tournament shifts to the Bob Carpenter Center for the final two rounds, with the semifinals being played at 6:30 and 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, and the He passed away in September, 2019. Drafton entered the U.S. Army in 1961 for basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. On 2/14, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their neutral conference game against Benbrook (TX) by a score of 73-44. Although four of the Dunbar players reached their dreams of NBA ball, it was not always a smooth ride. Ponitz coach Allen Spears relished the opportunity to play CJ and spoke like the proud coach he is after the difficult loss. The Dunbar Poets beat the Fairmont Heights Hornets in the 1A boys basketball state championship match at the Xfinity Center in College Park. COLLEGE PARK For the Dunbar boys basketball team, four seasons without a state championship is a dry spell. The Tigers were just too strong. Thats the flow of the game. The Ohio High School Athletic Association ( OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state Rich Township 84 Dunbar 52 Final Box Score Jan 28, 2023 @ 7:42pm Stats Updated Dunbar's stats have been entered for the 84-52 loss vs. Rich Township on 1/28/2023 12:00 PM. On 1/6, the Dunbar varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Western Hills (Fort Worth, TX) by a score of 87-54. The original Dunbar High School, which closed in 1967 and had a Bearcats mascot, lost in state championship games in 1961 and 1963. There was no senior superlative for best name, but that unofficially belonged to another senior reserve Franklin Roosevelt Davis. Before the championship tussle, Dunbar coach Harry Koontz held an important conversation with Wiley. 10 by The Washington Post, to 11 points over the next two quarters, keeping the defending state champions to a season low in scoring. 8 Oakwood to 30 points on Tuesday and made No. 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. teacher, was voted Best Dressed.. One of Garrisons brothers, Lawson, was the first Black player to play for Salisburys professional minor league baseball teams. In 1966, he coached Romus Jefferies, who set a Rowan County single-season record with 29.6 points per game. He continues to coach Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball. 9 in Basketball Weeklysnational rankings with a 29-2 record. Basketball coaches with most all-time wins. Dunbar lost 59-57 at Woodward on Jan. 24. Get the latest high school sports stories, photos and video from around the region. 4 Tipp work for every point it got Friday at Trent. 32 in the preseason Basketball Weekly rankings, No. 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. Junior, which began national rankings for the 1974-75 season, Final, Expanded 2017-18 FAB 50 Rankings >>. What would have happened in 1981-82 if Dunbar had won that triple overtime game the priorseason? Wiley scored 24, McKee had 19, and all five starters were in double figures in an 85-48 romp. 1 spot, that wasnt the case the following two seasons after Williams and company moved on to college. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) The Bard boys basketball team and the Dunbar girls basketball team both won their respective DCIAA title games on Saturday. Official Contest Forfeiture Form. The Bears defeated the Poets, 53-44, to advance Thursday's Class 2A North Region II championship game. This year is about winningI know they want to win. 3 seed Knights made it back to districts for the second straight year with a victory over the Lions at Springfield. Washington scored 30 points and Anderson scored 24 in his final game. On 12/10, the Dunbar varsity basketball team lost their neutral tournament game against Andress (El Paso, TX) by a score of 71-64. Dunbar was themore physically imposing than Calvert Hall and better than it was in 1980-81, but only defeated one ranked team Camden. After nine years of teaching, Wylie went to work for IBM for 30 years. He loves that. 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. The Tigers had to withstand quite a charge from the Queens Street High team that was representing Beaufort, near Morehead City. Weve talked a lot about getting everybodys best shot, and we sure got Ponitzs best shot.. My seniors, this is their third year at Dunbar, they came in with me, and given the situation with Dae Dae, this means a lot. He instructed Wiley, who was averaging 15 points, to leave the scoring to his teammates. 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. The venue was North Carolina A&T. This was much more competitive than what the Tigers had been experiencing, but Dunbar won, 63-48. His leaner in the lane missed, but he was fouled. (Ulysses Munoz / Baltimore Sun). Dixon said its time to get the big pads out at practice this week and work on scoring through contact. With its incredible talent, depth and production, Garf called them one of the top five teams of all-time. Academic Services; Business Services; Human 44) in the 1986 Draft. Earlier in the season, Dunbar won the Ft. Worth Basketball Classic, the King Cotton Tournament and the Laker-Poet Tournament. 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. Overall, the program has won a record 16 state championships. The S.C. High School League and SCISA basketball playoffs are under way. (Brian Krista, Baltimore Sun Media Group). Thomasville was the first opponent in the district and ran headlong into a buzz saw. It was like, wow, Yates said of McAdams miss. The Bears responded with a 14-2 run to close the period. In retrospect, Dunbar had one close game in two years a 57-52 win over a good King ofNew York City team at the Johnstown Tournament. 6A levels off the same team only makes the teams high school ) 22-3, Sr top five teams all-time. 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