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MORGANTOWN YOUTH BASKETBALL
NEWS DECEMBER 8, 2009 |
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VARSITY EVEN UP WITH GW It was
a match up between two of the best programs in the state on Saturday at the
Rowdy Center. It was cold outside and nearly as cold in the gym, both the
shooting and the temperature. With both teams not shooting well, they
struggled to get to halftime with a score of 22-22. Not something you will
see often this year from MHS or George Washington. Thankfully it was just a
scrimmage and Coach Yester played 15 players while the starters played about
6 minutes together in the first half and even less in the second half. ÒBoth
teams were playing good defense and we used a lot of players to see who could
do what,Ó said Yester. ÒIt was a good test.Ó The final score was MHS 65, GW
64. As is
the case in scrimmages, you do not look at score but team play and MHS moved
the ball well but had 27 turnovers in 42 minutes of action. That is an area
that will need to be addressed this week as the Mohigans prepare to travel to
Beckley and take on the always tough Flying Eagles. That scrimmage will begin
at noon on Saturday at Woodrow Wilson High School.. In the
JV game, the JVÕS many of which played multiple minutes in the Varsity
scrimmage saw MHS win by a score of 29-20 in two quarters. |
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Frosh Open with 58-16 Win Morgantown.
WV The 9th
grade Mohigan team opened the season with a sluggish 58-16 win over an
outmanned John Marshall team on Saturday at the Rowdy Center. Jumping out to
a 20-2 lead with an attacking man to man, the Mohigans, showed their
dominance and led 29-5 at halftime. ÒI thought we played ok,Ó said Coach
White. ÒBut we have a lot of work to do.Ó It is still early and the Mohigans
will play better with more work. A 20-3 4th quarter put the score
out of reach for the Monarchs who are now 0-2 on the season after a season
opening loss to Wheeling Park by 15 points. Leading the team in scoring was Dean Marshall with 14
points. The stats are listed below. MHS will travel to Preston on Tuesday at
7:15. Their next home game will be on Thursday at the Rowdy Center at 7:15,
vs. Elkins. The Elkins game will be broadcast on mohiganbasketball.com. |
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9th
vs. JM |
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Name |
Points |
Steals |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Blocks |
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Eby |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Marshall |
14 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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Antonini |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
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Thomas |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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Stewart |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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Goff |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Johnson |
10 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
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Weidman |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Malone |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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Agnew |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Colasante |
6 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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McCollough |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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State
Rankings: Selected by Coach Hoffman 1. South Charleston (Henry and
Harris are back) 2. Wheeling Park (Impressive last
year, many return) 3. Martinsburg (can you say RELOAD) 4. Preston (Thompson brothers not
all they have) 5. George Washington (Goard, Badger
and Coach Green) 6. Fairmont West (transfer and
football players join) 7. Beckley (always tough) 8. Cabell Midland (good run at end
of last year, many return) 9. Bridgeport (donÕt under estimate Axton) 10. Hedgesville (always in the mix) Morgantown not rated because of bias, but should be in
the top ten. University, with new transfer could be in top ten. |
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WEST TV IN NEED OF ADVERTISERS Again this year, Mohigan Varsity home games
will be televised on Comcast channel 3. We are looking for businesses to
advertise. If interested, please contact Mike Ellis at 304-216-3351. |
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mohiganbasketball.com, To Stream Live
Broadcasts mohiganbasketball.com will be broadcasting games this season for most
Mohigan Varsity basketball games as well as 9th and selected
middle school games. The games will be streamed live on www.mohiganbasketball.com
or at the game site on your FM tuner (still working on this). We are looking
for Morgantown High students to help with broadcasts. If anyone knows of
any businesses interested in advertising, please put them in touch with Coach
Hoffman at jeffhoffman@mohiganbasketball.com. |
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ANYONE
THAT WISHES TO HAVE PAST NEWSLETTERS EMAILED TO THEM, CONTACT Coach Hoffman
at jeffhoffman@mohiganbasketball.com |
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Visit
www.mohiganbasketball.com Everyone
is invited to visit the guest book on www.mohiganbasketball.com and
leave a message for any player, middle school through high school throughout
the season |
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BE ADDED TO NEWSLETTER EMAIL LIST Please pass this newsletter on to others
and have them email jeffhoffman@mohiganbasketball.com
to be added to the email list. The purpose of the newsletter is to bring the
Morgantown High attendance area basketball players and families closer
together and to promote our boys in the community. During the season, we will
cover the middle school, 9th JV and Varsity teams and keep
everyone up to date about our teams. |
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GAMES THIS WEEK Tuesday:
South at Ben Franklin (Uniontown) 3:00 and 4:15
Suncrest at West Preston 5:45 and 7:15
Morgantown 9th at Preston 7:15 Thursday:
Elkins at Morgantown 9th 6:00 |
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AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS BY Jeff
Hoffman It was
a Òheart warmingÓ performance watching the Suncrest 8th grade team
put on a show against the West Fairmont Patriots the other night. I was
broadcasting the game for mohiganbasketball.com and really enjoyed the energy
by both the coaches and the players. The final score of 43-25 says it all.
Trailing 21-15 during the first few minutes of the second half, Andy Vac got
hot and scored 5 points in a row and assisted someone for the other one and
before you know it the Seals were off and running. West would go on to score
just 4 more points the rest of the game and was outscored by 24-0 over a nine
minute span during the 3rd and 4th quarters. What is
so enjoyable for me is the fact that I Have spent the better part of the last
6 months with these boys in the gym sometimes three nights a week and
sometimes 2 nights a week. Of course I spent the same time with many of the
South guys too, and I expect them to do well also. But, to beat a West
Fairmont team that beat this Suncrest group last year, twice, shows that hard
work pays off. The boys and their parents have worked hard and do not look
like the same group that struggled through last season. They should have some
fun this year with Coach Dalton as well. The veteran coach always brings the
best out of his players and his former players, really respect him. We are
lucky to have such a fine coach working with our kids. It shows when they get
to MHS with all the success that the Mohigans have had with the players he
has worked with. So
hopefully, these Seals will have good winter. I figure they will, as hard
work always pays off. Below is a
picture of the Suncrest 2-3 zone with Coach DaltonÕs help.
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