Archive: December, 2010
If you want to meet the Paulsboro wrestling team, come to Paulsboro Wrestling Media Night at 6 p.m. on Dec. 11. Writers, coaches, parents and fans have been attending this opening night since 1999.
Mentioned: Paulsboro
Rick O'Brien
PHILLY.COM/RALLY TIP-OFF CLASSIC
By Rick O’Brien
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Four teams in The Inquirer’s Southeastern Pennsylvania preseason Top 10 boys’ basketball poll will be showcased this weekend in the Philly.Com/Rally Tip-Off Classic.
The 11-game event will be held over two days, with five games Saturday at Philadelphia University and six Sunday at West Chester Rustin High.
On Saturday at 5:15 p.m., No. 7-ranked and defending PIAA Class AAA state champion Neumann-Goretti (30-1 last season) takes on No. 10 Council Rock North (22-6). At 7 p.m., No. 2 Academy of the New Church (13-9) faces high-powered Life Center Academy (17-7), of Burlington, N.J.
Neumann-Goretti, which has claimed the last two Catholic League titles, is led by St. Peter’s bound senior guard Lamin Fulton and 6-foot-6 junior forward Derrick Stewart. C.R. North, the defending Suburban One League National Conference champ, has an experienced roster headed by 6-foot-4 junior swingman Arron[CQ] Goodman.
ANC has three Division I commits: 6-6 junior swingman Savon Goodman (Villanova), 6-8 senior forward Rakeem Christmas (Syracuse), and 6-11 center Malcolm Gilbert (Pittsburgh). On Nov. 28, the Lions knocked off Findlay Prep (Nev.), one publication’s preseason No. 1, in the State Farm Tournament of Champions event in Chicago.
Life Center’s lineup includes senior transfer and Pittsburgh signee John Johnson, who came over from Girard College. Last season, while averaging 22.2 points for the Cavaliers, the 6-1 guard earned second-team all-area honors.
The Warriors also have 6-8 senior forward LaQuinton Ross, committed to Ohio State, and rising junior wing guard Andre Horne, who spent his freshman year at Roman Catholic and played last season at Hodgson Vo-Tech, in Newark, Del.
Saturday’s 12 p.m. opener is between La Salle and Dobbins. The senior-laden Explorers are led by Rider-bound senior guard Eddie Mitchell. For Dobbins, 6-foot-6 senior forward/center and La Salle recruit Jerrell Wright leads the way.
On Sunday, host school West Chester Rustin is pitted against No. 4 Archbishop Carroll at 8 p.m.
Rustin is fueled by 6-4 senior Cory Blake and 6-6 junior Anthony Nash. Carroll counters with a trio of seniors: combo guard Juan’ya Green, a Niagara recruit, 6-5 forward/center and Malvern Prep transfer Tracy Peal, and wing guard Jay Donovan.
Contact staff writer Rick O’Brien at 610-313-8019 or robrien@phillynews.com.
Rick O'Brien
NORTH PENN-LA SALLE
Projected Starting Lineups
OFFENSE
North Penn
LT Cliff Kim Sr. 6-0 235
LG Matt Donovan Sr. 6-0 250
C T.J Smink Sr. 6-1 245
RG John Garland Jr. 6-3 300
RT Will Kye Sr. 6-0 235
TE Ralph Reeves Jr. 6-1 220
QB Corey Ernst Jr. 5-10 175
FB Dom Taggart Sr. 6-1 210
TB Craig Needhammer Sr. 5-9 170
WB Brandon Mercer Sr. 5-7 160
WR Gerard Wendowski Sr. 6-2 195
La Salle
LT Dan Ezzo Sr. 6-5 235
LG Cameron Cappo Sr. 6-2 215
C Ryan Geiger Sr. 6-1 260
RG Matt Maginnis Jr. 6-3 220
RT Joe Naji Sr. 6-2 225
TE Colin Buckley Jr. 6-3 180
QB Matt Magarity Jr. 6-0 180
FB Tim Wade Jr. 5-9 185
TB Jamal Abdur-Rahman Sr. 5-10 180
WR Kevin Forster Sr. 6-2 180
WR Sean Coleman Soph. 5-9 160
DEFENSE
North Penn
DE Shayne Watson Jr. 6-2 215
DT Dave Jackson Sr. 5-10 230
DT Marcus McGraw Sr. 5-10 240
DE Chuck Knower Sr. 6-1 195
OLB Dom Taggart Sr. 6-1 210
ILB Ralph Reeves Jr. 6-1 220
ILB Matt Donovan Sr. 6-0 250
OLB Matt Smith Jr. 5-9 175
CB Dan Gevirtz Jr. 5-10 170
CB Danny Wynne Jr. 6-0 175
S Craig Needhammer Sr. 5-9 170
La Salle
DE Joe Naji Sr. 6-2 225
DT Ryan Geiger Sr. 6-1 260
DT Kieran Trainer Sr. 6-2 230
DE Cameron Cappo Sr. 6-2 215
LBSean Burke Jr. 5-11 205
LB Connor Daly Sr. 6-0 195
LB Mark DiFrangia Sr. 5-10 190
CB Jamal Abdur-Rahman Sr. 5-10 180
CB Sean Coleman Soph. 5-9 160
SS Conor Murphy Sr. 5-10 160
FS Kevin Forster Sr. 6-2 180
Throughout the field hockey season that just ended, there was a boy helping the girls on the Washington Township team.
His name is Kenny Patrone, a Township sophomore and brother of former Minutemaids' star Lisa Partone. And he is headed to South America as a member of the USA Field Hockey Junior National Team, Dec. 11-22.
Patrone is one of 17 players on the U-19 team. Last February he earned a silver medal as part of the U-17 team that competed in the 2010 Youth Pan American Championships in Hermosillo, Mexico.
Mentioned: Washington Twp.
Cherokee completed the first 12-0 season in school history Saturday with a 33-6 victory over Oakcrest in the S.J. Group 4 title game.
Jon Bonilla ran for 128 yards and one touchdown, and Mike Zeuli ran for 72 yards and a TD and also caught a TD for the Chiefs (12-0).
Quarterback Andy Martin was 3-for-5 passing for 77 yards and three TDs.
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