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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Boys basketball preview: Marshall
This is another in a series of capsules previewing area high school basketball for the 2009-10 season:
MARSHALL
Coach: John Ralph, 8th season
2008-09 record: 22-5 (6-2 Dayton City League)
Returning starters
Greg Gainey, Sr. F, 6-5
Shawn Robinson, Sr. G, 5-9
Adrian Quinn, Sr. F, 6-2
Notable
The big loss for the Cougars after advancing to last season’s Division II state championship game was Juwan Staten, the University of Dayton-bound point guard who transferred to Oak Hill Academy. Staten, though, is one of just three losses from the team. “On any given night, he could go for 20 or 30 points, and I’m not sure we have a person who has proven they can do that,” Ralph said. “But these guys can do a lot of things, I don’t want to minimize the guys we have.” Robinson will inherit point guard duties, and the Cougars will get help in the paint from Tremayne Scott, a 6-4, 225-pound forward.
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Boys basketball preview: Fairmont
This is another in a series of capsules previewing area high school basketball for the 2009-10 season:
FAIRMONT
Coach: Hank Bias, 9th year
2008-09 record: 15-9 (4-6 Greater Western Ohio Conference)
Returning starters
Matt Lee, Sr. F, 6-2
Mark Shadowens, Sr. G, 6-2
Adam Westbeld, Jr. F, 6-6
Notable
The Firebirds have plenty of experience returning, but they’re dealing with some injury issues. The team’s top defender, Sherman Wilkinson, suffered an arm injury during the season’s final football game. Austin Meddford, a 6-6, 240-pound power forward, suffered a stress fracture in his foot. Kevin Sharick, a 6-5 forward, suffered a stress fracture in his shin. All are out indefinitely, Bias said. “As you can imagine, we were hoping for a pretty good year, and now we’re filling in with some sophomores and some freshmen,” he said. Shadowens was the team’s top scorer last season, at 13.6 points per game, and he, Lee and Westbeld started a combined 53 games.
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Boys basketball preview: Ponitz Tech
This is another in a series of capsules previewing area high school basketball for the 2009-10 season:
(Note: Ponitz Tech is a first-year school in the Dayton City League.)
PONITZ TECH
Coach: Carlos Roberts
Notable
Craig Wallace will move from quarterback for the football team to shooting guard and leader for the Panthers’ basketball team. He will pair with former Dunbar junior varsity teammate Britten Harrison, a 5-foot-8 point guard. Roberts joked that he’s still trying to get to know some of the players. “I’m calling them nicknames,” he said. “It’s fun in a lot of ways, but it’s difficult to start a new program.” Roberts has city league experience coaching Colonel White and Stivers before coming to Ponitz Tech. “I told (other coaches) to enjoy beating us up now, because we’ll be there soon,” he said.
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Boys basketball preview: Dunbar
This is another in a series of capsules previewing area high school basketball for the 2009-10 season:
DUNBAR
Coach: Pete Pullen
2008-09 record: 15-5 (6-2 Dayton City League)
Returning starters
Geron Johnson, Sr. G, 6-3
Deon Stewart, Sr. G, 6-2
Notable
Not only do the Wolverines return Johnson, who averaged 18.1 points per game last season, but they add senior guard Ryan Bass, who averaged 18.5 points per game at Chaminade Julienne before transferring to Dunbar to team with longtime friend Johnson for their senior seasons. Strewart will be a third guard on the floor, and Derrick Benson, who started last season, will be the first off the bench in a powerful four-guard group. The tallest Dunbar player is 6-6 sophomore Deontae Hawkins, and sophomore Gary Akbar (6-4) will also play some in the post. Bottom line: This looks like another powerful Dunbar team on par with those that competed for (and won) state championships.
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Boys basketball preview: Centerville
This is another in a series of capsules previewing area high school basketball for the 2009-10 season:
CENTERVILLE
Coach: Jim Staley, 19th season
2008-09 record: 21-4 (10-0 Greater Western Ohio Conference)
Returning starters
Pat Crawford, Sr. G, 6-0
Craig Ashworth, Sr. G, 6-5
Notable
Crawford, a three-year starter, leads an Elks offense that lost about 87 percent of its scoring with the graduation of seven seniors, including 6-10 center Matt Kavanaugh, who is now at the University of Dayton. The reserve team, though, went 19-1 last season, which provides some confidence. “We have seven or eight kids who can shoot, and four or five who can shoot really well,” Staley said. Centerville will get some post help from 6-11 sophomore Jake Campbell and another in a line of tough Replogle brothers in the post in junior Mike Replogle. Matt Sullivan, a 6-3 guard who led the reserve team in scoring last season, will also help the varsity.
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Boys basketball preview: Meadowdale
This is another in a series of capsules previewing area high school basketball for the 2009-10 season:
MEADOWDALE
Coach: Felix Turner
2008-09 record: 13-10 (6-2 Dayton City League)
Returning starters
Marquece Simmons, Sr. G, 5-10
Richard Weaver, Jr. F, 6-4
Notable
Simmons, also a running back for the Meadowdale football team, will miss some time at the beginning of the season with a featured foot, Turner said. Weaver will take the lead with a younger group that is enthusiastic, he said. Weaver combines athletic and jumping ability with shooting skill. The Lions finished last season in a tie with Marshall and Dunbar in the city league at 6-2, which brings some confidence to the program, as Dunbar is the more recent city power and Marshall advanced to last season’s D-II state title game.
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