Archive: December, 2009
Rick O'Brien
By Rick O’Brien
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Dennis Decker shined as a quarterback at Ridley, throwing for 2,738 yards and 31 touchdowns while leading the Green Raiders to the PIAA Class AAAA state championship game in 1990.
Mentioned: Ridley High School
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Sherard Cadogan, a two-time Inquirer first-team all-South Jersey defensive end from Camden Catholic has made a verbal commitment to attend the University of Wisconsin.
The 6-foot-3, 235-pund Cadogan had 12 sacks this year and 26 in the past two seasons. He is the second Camden Catholic player to commit to Wisconsin, following quarterback Joe Brennan, who decided in the summer to become a part of the Big 10 program.Cadogan said that Brennan’s presence didn’t influence his decision.
“Not at all,” said Cadogan, who is a starter on Camden Catholic’s basketball team that is ranked No. 2 in South Jersey by The Inqurier. “It’s just icing on the cake knowing somebody going there, but I wanted to go where I would have a chance to play and also get a good education.”
Mentioned: Camden Catholic High School
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Great Valley's Mike Chawaga missed the beginning of the season due to injuries, but returned with a vengeance at the Bob Rohm Duals in Bloomsburg.
Chawaga went 5-0 with three pins at 171 pounds, while teammate John Cassels went 5-0 at 119 pounds.
The Patriots beat Southern Columbia, 40-27, but lost to Central Columbia, 48-21, fell to Palmyra Area, 35-30, lost to Wilkes-Barre Meyers, 41-25, and dropped a 40-30 decision to Smithtown.
Mentioned: Great Valley
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Abington coasted to a 40-26 win over Shawnee in the title game of the Delsea (N.J.) Classic behind tournament MVP Aiyannah Peal, who scored 14 points.Teammate Emily Leer, who added 14 points and seven rebounds, made the all-tourmament team for the unbeaten Ghosts (7-0).
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Mike Bakuckas won by pin at 140 pounds Wednesday to earn the Outstanding Wrestler award and lead Hammonton to the team title at the eight-team Overbrook Tournament.
The Blue Devils collected 171.5 points to edge runnerup Woodstown by three points, aided by individual victories from Bakuckas, Dennis Conway (119 pounds), Phil Bakuckas (135), Josh Clark (145) and Kevin Fernandes (215).
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Jess Brown picked up the MVP trophy after scoring 12 points to spark a second-half comeback Wednesday as Haddon Township rallied from a 14-5 deficit to defeat host Clearview, 29-26, in the championship of the Clearview tourney.gary miles
The Cherry Hill West boys won their own tournament, 51-50, over Moorestown Wednesday as Chris Gebhart and Mickel Orr shared MVP honors.
Gebhart collected 13 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and four assists, while Orr had 12 points.
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The Cherry Hill West boys won their own tournament, 51-50, over Moorestown Wednesday as Chris Gebhart and Mickel Orr shared MVP honors.
Gebhart collected 13 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and four assists, while Orr had 12 points.
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By Pat Leonard
FOR THE INQUIRER
Plymouth Whitemarsh recorded its second double-digit win of this year’s Jameer Nelson/Pete Nelson Scholastic Play by Play Classic basketball tourney Wednesday, dropping Academy of the New Church, 57-46, before a capacity crowd of 1,300 fans at Gwynedd-Mercy College’s Griffin Center.
The 30-team boys’ basketball showcase concluded Wednesday with six games played at two locations – three at Gwynedd-Mercy and three at North Catholic High.
The Colonials rode 6-foot-10 senior center C.J. Aiken (21 points) and pushed the pace when he sat in the second half due to foul trouble.
“What we tried to do when C.J. came out was just go faster, and it worked for enough time,” Colonials’ coach Jim Donofrio said. “What we do well is we keep attacking. You can’t drive a Ferrari through a school zone at 15 [miles per hour].”
Sophomore forward Savon Lloyd-Goodman led Academy of the New Church with 20 points.
That was the evening’s feature matchup. But the most thrilling moments on the Nelson Classic’s final day occurred in the day’s opening two games.
First, in a 3:30 p.m. start at North Catholic, Olney of
the Public League fell to Paul Robeson (N.Y.), 73-71, on a jump shot with five seconds to play by Robeson guard Darrel Lucky (24 points).
In defeat, Olney’s leading scorers were Ray Jaggon (28 points) and Jabreil McLeod (22).
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The 3rd Annual VILLA Holiday Classic features the likes of Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, NY) Power Forward and top Villanova recruit Jayvaughn Pinkston, Strawberry Mansion Guards Khyree Wooten and D.J. Newbill, Girard College Guards Torrell Candelaria and University of Pittsburgh recruit, John Johnson; Friends' Central Forward Amile Jefferson (Top 10 Nationally ranked Sophomore) and Guard Devin Coleman; Harrisburg's Bryan Taylor; North Catholic Guard Mike Terry; and Phelp's Damien Williams, Tyree Harris, and Jahmad Saleem.
Matchups are: Nationally ranked Friends' Central (Philadelphia, Pa) vs. Phelps (Malvern, Pa), NOON
PA Boys A State Champions Girard College (Philadelphia, Pa) vs. Harrisburg (Harrisburg, Pa), 2 p.m.
; PA Boys AA State Champions Imhotep Charter High School (Philadelphia, Pa) vs. Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, NY), 4 p.m.
North Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa) vs. Strawberry Mansion (Philadelphia, Pa), 6 p.m. .
