Friday, July 17, 2009

PLAYER INFORMATION DATABASE PROJECT BEGINS

The link to the Player Info Sheet is on the right-hand side of the page. To fill it out, copy and paste it into an email, fill it out, and send to me at CoachJJ84@gmail.com

Please answer all questions, is is very important to include only info that is as factual and accurate as possible.

County Teams Shut Out at Riddle

Warner improves; Lopez repeat attempt denied

Warner's side played much better basketball with the return of Soph PG Shelton Willis, who missed the week camp. Warner managed to defeat a quality Jupiter team before falling in the Quarterfinals.

Lopez were without James Cambronne and Brandon Serle, and the lack of their bigs caused the Wave to struggle, falling in the Round of 16.

Atlantic play solid but also fall early

Atlantic returned to action and faced a brutal schedule, including 5A champions Gainesville, but it was Alachua-Santa Fe which defeated the Sharks twice in close games, the last one being in the Quarterfinals.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Embry-Riddle Weekend Camp and Other News

LOPEZ LOOK TO IMPRESS AGAIN, JOINED BY ATLANTIC; WARNER

Father Lopez and Warner are both once again in this weekend Embry-Riddle Team Camp and they are joined by Atlantic. Its a much tougher field that includes reigning 5A champions Gainesville, 6A power Jupiter, and 6A Cypress Bay amongst others. Good luck to our local programs.

The Friday Schedule

Lopez: vs Lake Weir (5pm), vs Gainesville (8pm)
Warner: vs Westland Christian (5pm), vs Circle Christian (9pm)
Atlantic: vs Australia Select (5pm), vs Lake Weir (7pm)

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Local Area Player/Recruit Database in the works, and the first bios should be up in a few days. Stay tuned.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

DeLand Falls In Title Game To Oviedo, Atlantic in Semis

Lake Mary Prep Summer League Playoffs
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Semifinal 1: Oviedo 58, Atlantic 57 OT

The first half featured a back and forth offensive game and Atlantic led 30-27 at the break thanks to a buzzer 3. However Oviedo's zone frustrated Atlantic in the third, and Oviedo led 40-36 going to the 4th. Atlantic regained control and led 50-48, with the ball, with 15 seconds left but turned it over on the inbounds. Oviedo scored and got And 1, but missed the FT, and Atlantic missed a shot at the buzzer, 50-50. In OT Atlantic again took the lead 57-56 with 15 seconds left and the ball. However, they missed 2 free throws and Oviedo had ball with 8 seconds left. An Oviedo player tried to drive through a double team at the top of the key but was stripped, the ball rolled through the legs of 3 players and wound up under the Atlantic basket where a standing alone Oviedo player picked it up and layed it in with no time left for the stunning win.

Semifinal 2: DeLand 76, Spruce Creek 66

DeLand led after each quarter but Spruce Creek closed the lead to 1 with 4 minutes to play in the game. However DeLand was able to stretch out the lead late and put it away. DeLand junior Mike Mestre poured in 28 pts while Creek soph Dalton Barnes countered with 21.

FINALS: Oviedo 57, DeLand 38

DeLand had to play another game with a shorthanded roster of just 6 players following their semifinal win and fatigue showed. DeLand tried to slow the pace with a 2-3 zone but Oviedo had a field day with 11 3 pointers. At the half it was 36-20 and DeLand could not catch up, ending their undefeated run in the league and unfortunately the league championship goes out of area in Season 2.







Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Lake Mary Prep Summer League Playoffs -- Day 1

(8)Pine Ridge (2-6) vs (9)Deltona Trinity (0-8)

Pine Ridge stormed to a 24 pt halftime lead and played some great basketball. Trinity switched to a zone in the 2nd half, and combined with some hot shooting on their part cut the lead all the way down to 1 late in the 4th, but Pine Ridge managed to hang on for a 4 pt win to advance.

(2)Oviedo (6-2) vs (7)Freedom (3-5)

Oviedo's came out in a zone press and used it with an effective fast break game to outclass Freedom early and often. Oviedo jumped to a 17 pt halftime lead and coasted to a 20-pt win to advance.

(3)Atlantic (5-3) vs (6)Seminole (4-4)

The first game between these 2 physical squads resulted in a defensive struggle and a 3-pt win for Seminole. Round 2 would be another nailbiter with a different result. The first half featured both teams utilizing the fast break and hitting open shots, and Seminole led by 2 at the half thanks to a 30-foot buzzer beater. The game was 38-38 entering the 4th as the pace noticeably slowed. Atlantic switched to a zone defense which ground the Seminole offense to a halt, going scoreless for 5 crucial minutes of the 4th while Atlantic took an 8 pt lead. Seminole hit a few big 3s down the stretch and Atlantic missed quite a few free throws, but hung on 52-48 to advance.

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Today's Action @ LMP

(8)Pine Ridge (3-6) vs (1)DeLand (8-0) 5:30pm--
DeLand handled Pine Ridge easily the first time, but Pine Ridge has played better as of late, and DeLand could be missing some football players. Could be interesting between the western Volusia rivals.

(4)Spruce Creek (4-4) vs (5)Lake Mary Prep (4-4) 6:45pm --
Creek defeated LMP a week or two ago with both teams missing some players. Evenly matched sides.

(2)Oviedo (7-2) vs (3)Atlantic (6-3) 8:00pm --
Atlantic spotted Oviedo an early 10 pt lead but came back and won by 7 when they met, but round 2 should be close and exciting, a great matchup.