WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010
KLMNO
Boys’ basketball
COMPILED BY THE POST’S HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS STAFF
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
G Quinn Cook
DeMatha / Jr.
A dynamic point guard capable of scoring or setting up his teammates, the USA Basketball under-17 player led the Stags to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship and a victory over No. 2 Ballou in the City Title Game to cement the area’s No. 1 ranking. Matched his career high with 30 points in the WCAC title game victory over No. 3 Gonzaga, then had 28 against Ballou. Averaged 20 points, 5.9 assists and 3.3 rebounds.
The moment I cracked the code was when . . .
“ . . . I started getting attention locally and nationally from various people and things like that. [I was] just having more fun with the game.”
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FIRST TEAM
G Ray Gatling
Oxon Hill / Sr.
Emerged as one of the area’s top scorers, averaging 25.3 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists as the Clippers claimed the Prince George’s County championship.
F Josh Hairston
Montrose Christian / Sr.
The two-time All-Met continued his sensational play after transferring from Courtland, averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds. Will play for Duke.
G Cedrick Lindsay
Gonzaga / Sr.
Excellent shooter also had the ability to get to the basket. Averaged 18 points and 5 assists as Eagles finished with No. 3 ranking. Will play for Richmond.
G Kendall Marshall
O’Connell / Sr.
McDonald’s all-American took over as the Knights won 10 of their final 13 games. Averaged 15.3 points and 6 assists. Will play for North Carolina.
F Victor Oladipo
DeMatha / Sr.
Perhaps the area’s most athletic player, the 6-foot-4 forward averaged 11.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.6 blocks. Will play for Indiana.
G Markel Starks
Georgetown Prep / Sr.
Playing under control and shooting a higher percentage, the 6-foot-2 guard averaged 24 points and 8 assists. Will play for Georgetown.
G Donte Thomas
Ballou / Sr.
Dazzling in the open court, the 6-foot-3 guard averaged 23.8 points and led the Knights to 30 victories and a No. 2 final ranking.
G Tyler Thornton
Gonzaga / Sr.
The two-time All-Met played with poise in every situation. Averaged 14.8 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Will play for Duke.
G Daryl Traynham
Wise / Sr.
The 5-foot-9 guard was one of the region’s best scorers, averaging 23.4 points and 9 assists. Will play for Massachusetts.
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name
F Stephen Battle G Justin Burrell G Brandon Ford G Max Lenox
C Eugene McCrory
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name
F Jonathan Arledge F Jerian Grant G Mike Holley
F Delmore Howard G Deshaunt Walker
FOURTH TEAM
Pos. Name
G Phil Hawkins C Mikael Hopkins C John Manning
G Lukas Mihailovich
HONORABLE MENTION
School
Thomas Stone Potomac (Va.) Gwynn Park W.T. Woodson KIMA
Year Sr. Sr. Jr.
Sr. Sr.
School KIMA
DeMatha Old Mill
Annapolis Springbrook
Year Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
Arnaud Adala-Moto, Episcopal, So.; Angelo Adon, Kennedy, Sr.; Darion Atkins, Landon, Jr.; Travis Baker, High Point, Sr.; Tion Barnes, Gwynn Park, Jr.; Brandon Bjerre, Hammond, Sr.; Nick Brown, Richard Montgomery, Sr.; Nik Brown, Stone Bridge, Jr.; Jared Carithers, Bowie, Sr.; Brandon Coleman, Bishop McNamara, Sr.; Chris Day, Old Mill, Sr.; Warren Denny, Centreville, Sr.; Timothy Floyd, Lanham Christian, Sr.; Ryan Frazier, Blake, Jr.; Rodney Glasgow, Good Counsel, Sr.; Treveon Graham, St. Mary’s Ryken, Jr.; Austin Hamilton, Herndon, Jr.; Zalmico Harmon, Ballou, Sr.; Antonio Harris, Stuart, Sr.; R.J. Harris, Arundel, Sr.; Ben Hazel, Good Counsel, Sr.; Jeremiah Johnson, Gar-Field, Sr.; Skylar Jones, Mount Vernon, Sr.; Mac Kennedy, Quince Orchard, Sr.; Justin Kuntz, Glen Burnie, Sr.; Christian Leach, Ballou, Sr.; Malcolm Lemmons, Gonzaga, Sr.; Jamal Lewis, Sidwell Friends, So.; Chris Martin, St. John’s, Jr.; Kevin McGaughey, Broad Run, Sr.; Chaun Miller, Eleanor Roosevelt, So.; Isaiah Miles, Glenelg Country, So.; Javon Moore, National Christian, Jr.; Desma Nicholson, McKinley, Sr.; Prince Okoroh, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jr.; Denzel Primus-Devonish, St. John’s, Sr.; Varun Ram, River Hill, Sr.; Jamie Robinson, Battlefield, Sr.; Danny Rubin, Landon, Sr.; Kendal Smith, Thomas Stone, Sr.; Shawn Stephens, Richard Montgomery, Sr.; Devonte Thomas, North Point, Jr.; Marcus Thornton, Bishop McNamara, Jr.; Jeremy Underwood, Coolidge, Sr.; Darren Warren, Stonewall Jackson, Sr.; Charlie Waugh, Whitman, Sr.; Jamal Wilson, Stafford, Sr.; Brandon Winbush, Hayfield, Sr.; Ryan Yates, T.C. Williams, Sr.
School Eastern
DeMatha Chantilly
Potomac Falls G Timmone Whatley Douglass
Year Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
COACH OF THE YEAR
FINAL RANKINGS
Team
Jeff Hawes
Potomac Falls
In his 13th year with the Panthers, Hawes guided a team with 11 juniors to a program-best 23-2 record and the Virginia AA Division 4 title with a 69-64 double-overtime victory over Broadway in the championship game. It was the first state title for a Loudoun County boys’ basketball team. The only coach in Potomac Falls history, Hawes has led the team to nine Dulles District
championships and to the regional tournament in nine of the past 11 seasons.
1. DeMatha (32-4) 2. Ballou (30-5) 3. Gonzaga (28-7) 4. Springbrook (25-1) 5. Thomas Stone (23-2) 6. Old Mill (21-4) 7. Montrose Christian (16-6) 8. Potomac Falls (23-2) 9. Urbana (21-3) 10. Chantilly (20-8) 11. Eleanor Roosevelt (19-6) 12. Hayfield (18-1) 13. Oxon Hill (17-5) 14. Gwynn Park (20-7) 15. Richard Montgomery (21-3) 16. Potomac (Va.) (17-3) 17. Annapolis (20-2) 18. St. John’s (18-11) 19. Landon (19-6) 20. Georgetown Prep (18-6)
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