Final from the Boys 3A Championship @ Roosevelt

Hammond Clark takes it over Gary Wirt

63-59 and in a back and forth game...

it was a wild one...Hammond Clark advances to the Regionals for the 3rd straight year!!!

stats as soon as they become available

updated Scores from the Boys 4A Championship @ Central

So far it is a blow out in ECC at the half...
ECC 36 Gary WS 16

Hammond Clark and Gary Wirt get the wins to put them in the 3a Sectional Championship

Class 3A Roosevelt Sectional

Wirt 57, Lew Wallace 56
Clark 62, Gavit 39

WIRT (12-16-14-15)

DeAndre Allen 28, Markus Starks 3, Howard Watts 0, Kendall Johnson 0, Erick Hester 4, Mark Witcher 6, Jay Johnson 4, Stephen Jenkins 12. Totals -- 20 14-29 57.

LEW WALLACE (10-11-21-14)

Damion McGee 18, Jerell Flournoy 5, Shawn Tarver 0, Dabney Hicks 8, Emmanuel Dixon 4, Brandon Dawson 16, Xavier Smith 0, Timothy Moore 2, Leroy Cooper 3, Allan Wilcher 0, Terrell Frank 0, Jaree Crawford 0. Totals -- 19 16-24 56.

3-pointers: Allen 2, Jenkins (W); Flournoy, Cooper (LW). Leaders -- Rebounds: Allen 8 (W); Dawson 13 (LW). Assists: Hester 2 (W); Hicks 3 (LW). Steals: Allen 2 (W); Hicks 2 (LW). Team fouls: Wirt 22; Lew Wallace 27. Fouled out: Starks (W); McGee, Hicks (LW). Records: Wirt 15-7; Lew Wallace 13-11.

Clark 62, Gavit 39

GAVIT (12-7-15-5)

Royal Donald 17, LaQuon James 6, Anthony Miniuk 2, Dion Hawkins 12, Cedric Smith 0, Darrell Reynelds 0, Richard Taylor 0, Eric McHenry 2, Josh Mitchell 0, Victor Jenkins 0. Totals -- 15 5-14 39.

CLARK (12-21-15-14)

Jon Carpen 21, Adrian Rojas 2, Nick Curosh 4, Josh Moore 4, Mario Ramirez 18, Terrance Hammond 2, Nick Moore 9, Allen Dupey 0, Enrique Sotelo 0, Jake Gould 0, Steve Schmittel 0, Bobby Dvorscak 2. Totals -- 20 17-24 62.

3-pointers: Donald, Hawkins 2 (G); Carpen 5 (C). Leaders -- Rebounds: Hawkins 5 (G); Carpen, Curosh 10 (C). Assists: Miniuk 2 (G); N. Moore 3 (C). Steals: Donald 3 (G); Ramirez 3 (C). Team fouls: Gavit 19; Clark 16. Fouled out: None. Records: Clark 14-7; Gavit 6-15.

so it is Hammond Clark v. Gary Wirt in the Boys Basketball 3a Championship

East Chicago and West Side secure victories in Sectional Semis

Looks it was not challenge for the EC Cardinals tonight as they walked past Munster and sent them back down Calumet Ave...except for Angel Garcia who only scored 5 points.

Final Score...
ECC 60 Munster 45
West Side 48, Lowell 43

MUNSTER (4-12-11-18)

Krste Ruiz 3, Kyle Ritz 4, Tony DiCostanzo 2, Joe Gill 2, Brian Stolarz 15, Alex McGuire 9, Matt Gaskey 6, Seth Flahaven 2, Brandon Ruiz 0, Andrew Spolnik 2. Totals -- 17 4-8 45.

E.C. CENTRAL (18-14-9-19)

Angel Garcia 5, Kawann Short 20, Derrell Conner 10, Bryce Walker 15, Matthew Julkes 0, Henry Davis 0, Tremel Cooley 0, Michael Harris 9, DeMarko Johnson 0, Byron Harris 0, Creon Harper 0, Devon Bonaparte 1. Totals -- 24 7-12 60.

3-pointers: Stolarz 3, Gaskey 2, K. Ruiz, McGuire (M); Walker 3, Short, Harris (EC). Rebounds: Stolarz 5 (M); Short 13 (EC). Team fouls: Munster 13; East Chicago 10. Fouled out: K. Ruiz (M). Records: E.C. Central 18-3; Munster 16-6.

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West Side 48, Lowell 43

LOWELL (12-12-12-7)

Robert Cusic 15, Theodore Macis 2, Dave Weiand 2, Elias Macis 15, Jacob Kerwin 6, Ben Fox 2, Joseph Bell 1, Nathan Miller 0. Totals -- 15 7-9 43.

WEST SIDE (15-8-18-7)

Brandon Wesby 4, Xavier Jones 3, DeShawn Clay 16, Gerald Campbell 16, Richard Woods 4, Marcus Upshaw 2, Alajuwon Edwards 2, Baile Barnett 1, Michael Fayibi 0. Totals -- 15 16-24 48.

3-pointers: E. Macis 4, Cusic 2 (L); D. Clay 2 (WS). Rebounds: Kerwin 7 (L); D. Clay 8 (WS). Team fouls: Lowell 15; West Side 11. Fouled out: Kerwin (L). Records: West Side 18-4; Lowell 9-13.


so it is East Chiacgo Central v. West Side in the 4a Sectional Championship!!!
An exciting game to be seen.

Tyrone Appleton Commits to Kansas

Tyrone Appleton

6-3 guard

Tyrone Appleton, whose Midland (Texas) College basketball team already has won one junior college national championship and is a contender to repeat this year, has decided to attend Kansas University with one goal in mind — an NCAA crown.

“It doesn’t matter if I am scoring, getting teammates involved or playing defense. I just want to win a national championship,” 6-foot-3, 190-pound sophomore point guard Appleton said Monday after orally committing to Bill Self’s KU program.

He chose KU over finalists Iowa State and Kentucky, picking a Jayhawk hat off a table with three hats and placing it on his head at an afternoon news conference at his school.

“I am going to one of the winningest programs in history. How could I pass that up? I will do whatever it takes to win, whatever the coaching staff wants me to do,” said Appleton, who also considered Texas, Indiana, Texas A&M and Kansas State.

Appleton, 21, who averages 12.5 points, 5.3 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals for 26-3 Midland, spent his junior year at Roosevelt High in Gary, Ind., then spent his senior year (2004-05) on the postgraduate team at Bridgeton Academy in Maine.

He was a fifth-year senior at Harmony Community School in Cincinnati, where he averaged 19.5 points a game.

He signed with Virginia Tech, but failed to qualify academically and has spent two seasons at Midland, where he has emerged as Rivals.com’s No. 3-ranked juco player. KU signee Mario Little of Chipola (Fla.) CC is No. 1.

“The recruiting process was a very tough thing for me,” Appleton said. “I met a lot of good people during my visits (to KU, San Jose State and Iowa State and unofficially to Kentucky). I knew Kansas was the school for me during my last unofficial visit.”

He was unable to make it to Lawrence in time for KU’s game against Nebraska on his official visit (Jan. 26-27), then returned for the 110 Years of KU Basketball Celebration game against Colorado on Feb. 16.

“I like the players. I hung out with Mario (Chalmers), (Brandon) Rush and (Sherron) Collins,” said Appleton, who played point guard, shooting guard and small forward in high school but is solely a point at Midland. “The players, coaches and tradition are some of the things that stood out to me.”

He liked the fact that Self — not any assistants — initiated his recruitment last semester.

“Bill Self is actually the one who contacted me. He came to watch me play and I didn’t even know he was in the stands until after the game,” Appleton said.

Appleton liked Self and KU’s players so much he shrugged off some travel problems on his unofficial visit.

“Because of bad weather he was stuck at the airport from 4 in the morning until 3 p.m.,” said Appleton’s dad, Dr. James Dye, a physician in the Gary, Ind., area. “He’s been in Texas two years so there was some climate shock. I told him, ‘You’re a Midwest kid. You know about winter,’’’ Dye added with a laugh.

Dye — he adopted Appleton after the player’s grandparents died when he was a youth — was founder of Appleton’s Sports Youth Foundation AAU team.

“Ty is best at distributing the ball and getting everyone involved. If I had to describe his game, I would use the term, ‘defense,’” Dye said of Appleton, who likes to drive to the goal with shooting range out to 15 feet. “Even as a young guy, he learned defense before he focused on offense.”

“I am known as a lockdown defender,” Appleton said. “I hope to play defense and bring a spark to the team. I do see playing time at KU,” he added. “I would not have chosen Kansas if I didn’t think there was playing time.”

Self cannot comment on Appleton’s commitment until the April signing period.

KU received signed letters-of-intent from five players in November. They are: Mario Little, a 6-5 guard from Chipola (Fla.) Community College originally from Chicago; Quintrell Thomas, 6-8 from St. Patrick High in Elizabeth, N.J.; Marcus and Markieff Morris, 6-8 and 6-10 from APEX Academies in Pennsauken, N.J., originally from Philadelphia and Travis Releford, 6-5 from Roeland Park Miege.

KU is losing five seniors to graduation. Since KU has an incoming recruiting class of six, it’s safe to say at least one non-senior will leave for the NBA next season. Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur are considered likely to leave with Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins possible early entrants.

ADIDAS JUNIOR PHENOM SHOWCASE March 28-30

ADIDAS JUNIOR PHENOM SHOWCASE

Former Indiana Player of The Year (1993) Sherron Wilkerson will be directing this elite basketball camp for Boys and Girls in Grades 5-12.

Wilkerson led Jeffersonville High to a State Title in 1993 before playing at Indiana University two years.

Wilkerson will be teaching the advanced scoring and defensive skills he elarned playing for Bob Knight and as a 12 year European Professional.

Players wanting entry forms should email their complete US Mailing address to fanatik7@aol.com

Class 4A E.C. Central Sectional 1st round

Class 4A

E.C. Central Sectional

First round

Munster 52, Highland 34

MUNSTER (11-9-16-16)

Krste Ruiz 9, Kyle Ritz 5, Tony DiCostanzo 4, Brian Stolarz 10, Joe Gill 8, Jeff Lucas 3, Matt Gaskey 0, Alex McGuire 3, Brandon Ruiz 1, Seth Flahaven 9, Andrew Spolnik 0. Totals -- 19 10-17 52.

HIGHLAND (10-10-7-7)

Matt Bugajski 6, A.J. Fletcher 5, Bryan Wiesemann 7, Josh Minch 0, Keith Mahler 6, Chris Phipps 0, Danny Stjelja 0, Rich Fowler 3, Joe Stiglitz 5, Evan Jameyfield 2, Aaron Ostapchuk 0, Eric Johnston 0. Totals -- 13 2-5 34.

3-point field goals: K. Ruiz, Ritz, Lucas, Stolarz (M); Mahler 2, Fletcher, Wiesemann, Fowler, Stiglitz (H). Leaders -- Rebounds: Stolarz 12 (M); Mahler 4 (H). Team fouls: Munster 13, Highland 18. Fouled out: None. Records: Munster 16-5, Highland 3-18.

Class 4A E.C. Central Sectional First round

Lowell 51, Morton 39
West Side 63, Lake Central 44


MORTON (12-10-10-7)

Roosevelt Jones 4, Wade Smith 0, DeAngelo Carter 10, Phil Lopez 6, Justin Faught 3, Jon Litig 16. Totals -- 16 3-9 39.

LOWELL (15-8-17-11)

Robert Cusic 10, Theodore Macis 13, Dave Weiand 1, Joseph Bell 0, Ben Fox 4, Jacob Kerwin 1, Elias Macis 22. Totals -- 18 9-13 51.

3-pointers: Lopez 2, Carter, Faught (M); E. Macis 5, T. Macis (L). Leaders -- Rebounds: Litig 10 (M); Kerwin, E. Macis 6 (L). Team fouls: Morton 12; Lowell 14. Fouled out: Kerwin (L). Records: Lowell 9-12; Morton 4-17.

West Side 63, Lake Central 44

LAKE CENTRAL (9-12-9-14)

Nick Garibay 3, Zach Felton 7, Kyle Scheffel 0, Keith Thompson 6, Eric Summers 14, Ryan Schweitzer 0, Kirk Thompson 13, Kyle Kaluza 0, Loia Issa 0, Dave Samardzija 0, Ben Sporman 1, Anthony Washington 0. Totals -- 16 9-18 44.

WEST SIDE (11-14-14-24)

Brandon Wesby 5, Deshawn Clay 18, Xavier Jones 13, Richard Woods 2, Gerald Campbell 10, Marcus Upshaw 9, Alajuwon Edwards 0, Jovon Pullen 0, Baile Barnett 4, Reginald Clay 2. Totals -- 14 32-41 63.

3-pointers: Keith Thompson 2, Felton (LC); D. Clay 2, Upshaw (WS). Leaders -- Rebounds: Summers 6 (LC); Jones 4 (WS). Team fouls: Lake Central 27; West Side 15. Fouled out: Keith Thompson (LC). Records: West Side 17-4; Lake Central 9-12.

Class 3A Roosevelt Sectional Boys Varsity First Round

Class 3A Roosevelt Sectional First Round
2/27/2008

Wirt 45, Hammond 35
Lew Wallace 76, Roosevelt 63


HAMMOND (2-12-6-15)

David Blisset 0, Marius Bailey 9, Louis Willis 4, Dakota Tucker 0, Robert Jackson 2, Dominique Davis 4, Artis Hailey 12, Jeffery Dixon 0, Daron Houston 2, Dave Moore 2, Grant Brooks 0. Totals -- 12 10-24 35.

WIRT (6-8-9-22)

Erick Hester 18, DeAndre Allen 16, Kendall Johnson 0, Mark Witcher 3, Markus Starks 2, Howard Watts 2, Jay Johnson 2, Stephen Jenkins 2, Trent Jones 0. Totals -- 13 18-27 45.

3-pointers: Bailey (H); Allen 2 (W). Leaders -- Rebounds: Bailey 7, Jackson 7 (H); Starks 14, Watts 12 (W). Steals: Hester 4, Allen 3 (W). Assists: Hester 4, Allen 3 (W). Fouled out -- Houston, Bailey (H); Watts (LW). Team fouls: Hammond 29, Wirt 22.

Lew Wallace 76, Roosevelt 63

ROOSEVELT (17-14-13-19)

Malcolm Odum 2, Cedric Ridle 25, Deon Gordon 6, William West 0, Lionel Moore 2, Thomas Pierce 9, Jamil White 9, Marcell Jones 0, Stacy Mamon 10. Totals -- 22 14-18 63.

LEW WALLACE (9-28-14-25)

Damian McGee 4, Dabney Hicks 11, Jerel Flournoy 16, Emmanuel Dixon 10, Leroy Copper 6, Tim Moore 7, Shawn Tarver 4, Jaree Crawford 2, Terrell Frank 2, Allan Wilcher 4, Brandon Dawson 10, Latroy Taylor 0. Totals -- 27 19-32 76.

3-pointers: Flournoy 2 (LW); White 3 (R). Leaders -- Rebounds: McGee 10, Tarver 9 (LW); Odum 9 (R). Steals: Flournoy 3, Hicks 3 (LW); Ridle 4 (R). Assists: Dixon 5 (LW); Mamon 4 (R). Fouled out: Mamon, Odum, Moore (R). Team fouls: Lew Wallace 20, Roosevelt 26.

The Boys 4A Sectional Basketball games in East Chicago are a go!

The Sectional Basketball games at East Chicago Central are still a go...like who didn't think they wouldn't be...it would take an act of congress for them not to be played.

All the schools that are suppose to be playing are still going to show up...like that was even an issue...it's to much at stake...like say a 4a boys basketball state championship...LOL

Even though there was a mini-lock down at the school after a big fight broke out...but that happens from time to time at any school...it is just certain schools, that get the headlines for it...and some keep it under wraps and the only way you will know it happened is if it was really big and the national media picked it up on the wire or some one's blog like this one.

The schools shouldn't worry in my opinion anyway...EC police department always does a good job with security and they have help with Davis Security...as firm that that has working within the EC community for years so they know all the kids plus most of the people that work for them, were once kids in the community anyway...as the owner of company has always been involved in the community...I even once worked for Davis for a few months, back in the day.

According to the nwitimes.com reporter, Carmen McCollum, she spoke to the Principles of Lowell and Lake Central and they both said that they are confident that all is well over in EC and that they will come to the tournament as usual and root their teams on for a victory.

She also spoke to the IHSAA commissioner Blake Ress and just like the Mayor on the Wire...he told them do whatever is necessary to ensure safety.

There are 7 region schools that are participating in EC are...
Teams and records as of 2/18/08
Munster (15-5)
Highland (3-17)
Lowell (8-12)
Morton (4-16)
Lake Central (8-10)
West Side (13-4)
East Chicago Central (17-3) (defending state state champion, get the bye again) by coin toss

Sectional pairing and times.
Class 4A
East Chicago Central High School (map to ECC)

Admission: $5 per session; $9 all sessions
Tuesday, Feb. 26
Game 1 -- Munster (15-5) vs. Highland (3-17), 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 27
Game 2 -- Lowell (8-12) vs. Morton (4-16), 6 p.m.
Game 3 -- Lake Central (8-10) vs. West Side (13-4), follows Game 1

Friday, Feb. 29
Game 4 -- East Chicago Central (17-3) vs. Winner of Game 1, 6 p.m
Game 5 -- Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3, after Game 4

Saturday, March 1
Championship -- Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 7:30 p.m

My {picks}
Round 1
Munster v. Highland ---Munster Win, 52-34
Lowell v. Morton ---Morton Win, 51-39
Lake Central v. Gary West Side --- West Side Win, 63-44

ECC ---bye doesn't play until Friday 2/29, and will play the winner of the Munster/Highland game

Round 2 Semi-finals Friday 2/29
ECC v. Munster ---ECC
Morton v. West Side ---West Side

Round 3 ...Sectional finals Sat 3/1
ECC v. West Side ---toss up...

The way I see it...the x-factors are DeShawn Clay(WS) and Derrell Conner(ECC) which ever has the best shooting game and both can shoot, but WS doesn't have a true ball handler at the point and Conner is sneaky good...I will save my finals pick for later on in the week. So stay tuned!

What do you think? Lets Talk about it.

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