BTW 44, Central 0: 5A No. 1 Hornets stroll by Braves

By JON POTTS World Correspondent
9/27/2003
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Washington posts its 19th consecutive regular-season victory.

Class 5A No. 1 Booker T. Washington cruised past Central 44-0 in the District 5A-4 opener for both schools on Friday night at S.E. Williams Stadium.

The Hornets (4-0, 1-0) posted their 19th consecutive regular-season victory, piling up 424 yards of offense against the Braves (1-3, 0-1).

Quarterback Kenneth McClellan completed 6-of-9 passes for 119 yards, with one touchdown rushing and another passing.

Keith Marshall gained 108 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown, while freshman Michael Harris chipped in 145 yards on nine carries.

Washington led 9-0 at halftime, but pulled away with 23 third-quarter points.

Just two minutes into the second half, McClellan hit Damacho Ousley on a 33-yard scoring strike.

The Hornets then recovered a fumble at the Central 16, and three plays later McClellan hooked up with Quenton Chaney on a 14-yard TD pass with 7:33 left.

Marshall added a four-yard touchdown run to make it 32-0 at the end of the third quarter.

Kirk Jones' 35-yard field goal was sandwiched by two safeties, and Demarques Potter returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown with eight seconds left.

McClellan got the first score of the game on a two-yard sneak, and thanks to a penalty, Jones got two chances to connect on a 20-yard field goal with one second before halftime.

The game was delayed about 20 minutes late in the fourth quarter when Central's Deon Berryhill was taken off the field on a stretcher.

Early reports were an injury to his shoulder and he was transported to St. Johns Hospital as a precaution.

WASHINGTON 44, CENTRAL 0

Washington 6 3 23 12 -- 44
Central 0 0 0 0 -- 0

W: McClellan 2 run (run failed)
W: FG, Jones 20
W: Ousley 33 pass from McClellan (Jones kick)
W: Chaney 14 pass from McClellan (Jones kick)
W: Marshall 4 run (Jones kick)
W: Safety
W: Field goal Jones 35
W: Safety
W: Potter 95 interception return (Jones kick)

WASH CENTRAL
First Downs 16 9
Rushes-Yards 43-289 40-110
Passing Yards 135 72
Comp-Att-Int 7-16-1 4-10-2
Return Yards 160 10
Punts-Avg. 1-56 6-35
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1
Penalties-Yards 11-95 11-85

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

B.T. Washington 60, Edison 0

Edison 0 0 0 0--0
Washington 25 21 7 7--60E: Keith Marshall 80 kick off return (kick blocked)
E: Breon Garrett 13 pass from Kenneth McClellan (pass failed)
E: Marshall 43 run (Jones kick)
E: Marshall 55 punt return (kick failed)
E: Justin Fuselier 28 pass from McClellan Jones kick)
E: Fuselier 28 pass from Damacho Ousley (Jones kick)
E: Quentin Chaney 49 pass from McClellan (Jones kcik)
E: Jamel Jones 68 run (Saunders kick)
E: Michael Harris 65 run (Saunders kick)




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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

BTW's always had a great sports tradition as all of you know. I'm not sure if people from outside Tulsa keep up with it but I know there's a few guys playing professional sports who are BTW alums. There include:

R.W. McQuarters - Chicago Bears
Etan Thomas - Washington Wizards
Ryan Humphrey - Memphis Grizzlies

I'll have to do some investigating about college players but some of you may remember Renaldo Works (class of 78 I think) who played football and wrestled. His son, Renaldo Jr. is the starting TB at Oklahoma.

Robert Meachem is a freshman WR at Tennessee and was one of the highest recruited players last year.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

[This message was edited by bobby d on Tue October 07 2003 at 06:33 AM.]

10.11
B.T.Washington 44, Catoosa 7
No stats or stories about this game. I think BTW is too good to playing these types of teams but they did lose in the state finals last year to Guthrie.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

what about Kevin Lockett, Demond Parker, Jonathan Brown???

Thanks for pointing those out, anyone else know of anybody else, holla.

Forgot about the Lockett brothers,plus they went to K-State so I hold that against them - JK, yo! One of them just got released. Maybe it's Kevin b/c CNNSI.com has him listed as being on the Jaguars but he's not on their website:

Jax Jaguars

Aaron Lockett got drafted by the 49ers and played during the 2002 season but I think he got released earlier this year. Kevin did play a number of years with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Demond Parker was drafted by the Packers but he's no longer w/ the team, no idea. Jonathan Brown was with Washington but not listed at NFL.com.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

Tony Brooks and his younger brother, whose name escapes me, both played at Notre Dame and played in the NFL. One of my friends was at ND when Tony was knocking people down and juking his way on the gridiron.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

Reggie Brooks was his brother. Kevin Lockett also played for Washington. I don't know if he is still playing. There was a great baseball player, around c/o 95 ish. I think he went pro.

BTW 54, Bixby 7: No. 1 Hornets roll
By DEAN CLARK World Correspondent
10/18/2003

Unbeaten in Class 5A, No. 1 Washington exploded for eight touchdowns in the second and third quarters en route to a 54-7 victory over Bixby Friday night at S.E. Williams Stadium.

Prior to the touchdown parade, the Hornets could do little right. Washington (7-0, 4-0 in District 5A-4) did not take the lead until midway into the second quarter because of a series of mistakes. The Hornets failed to cover an onside kick, lost a fumble on their own 1-yard line, threw an interception at the Bixby 1 and failed to convert after their first touchdown. All of which added up to a 7-0 Bixby lead with 9:34 left in the second quarter even though the Spartans had gained yardage on only one offensive play. That, however, was a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Tyler Hunt after Washington had fumbled on its first offensive play.

A five-yard pass from Kenneth McClellan to Quenton Chaney finally put BTW on the scoreboard. That play also started an amazing sequence. Washington scored five touchdowns in a span of 18 plays -- 12 of which began with Bixby snapping the ball.

Incredibly, Washington was even more efficient in the third quarter, touching the ball on four plays while scoring three touchdowns.

Keith Marshall gave Washington the lead for good with a 50-yard punt return with 7:46 left in the second quarter.

Two plays later, Chaney returned an interception 28 yards for another score. Four plays later following an interception by Keven Carbey, McClellan and Chaney connected on a 37-yard touchdown pass.

Five plays later, following a Bixby punt, McClellan passed to Chaney, who pitched back to Marshall for a touchdown that covered 40 yards.

Marshall scored on a 45-yard run on Washington's first play of the second half and got his fourth touchdown on a 57-yard punt return just four plays later.

Bixby then mounted a drive, but lost the ball on downs at Washington's 30. After a penalty, Washington wide receiver Damacho Ousley went 74 yards on a reverse to finish the scoring.

The Hornets finished with 280 yards on 17 rushing plays and added 86 passing.

Washington's defense was equally impressive. It dominated the line of scrimmage and allowed Bixby (2-5, 1-3) 17 yards in 35 rushing attempts and 11 yards on three pass completions.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

Hot Hornets scorch Hale

McClellan passes for 3 touchdowns as top-ranked BTW rolls.

Kenneth McClellan threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Booker T. Washington buzzed Hale 63-0 at S.E. Williams Stadium Friday night.

McClellan had 240 yards of offense for the top-ranked Hornets in the District 5A-4 clash. Washington takes aim at Claremore next week in a key district battle.

Damacho Ousley and Quentin Chaney combined for 95 yards receiving and three touchdown catches. Chaney added a 67-yard interception return for a score.

Matt Watkins had an interception and Darrell Pierce recovered a fumble for the Rangers (0-8, 0-5 District 5A-4), who fell into a 42-0 hole at intermission.

Washington (8-0, 5-0) stretched its regular-season winning streak to 22 games. McClellan improved his record as a starting quarterback to 27-2.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

BTW stays perfect, wins district
By GLENN HIBDON World Sports Writer
11/1/2003

CLAREMORE -- Top-ranked Booker T. Washington turned to the Marshall Plan in the second half, blitzing Claremore with four touchdowns en route to a District 5A-4 title-clinching 42-14 victory over the Zebras on Friday night at Lantow Field.

The Hornets' Keith Marshall scored on a one-yard run, a 64-yard punt return and a 26-yard pass from quarterback Kenneth McClellan in the third period, then topped off his performance with a 52-yard burst in the final quarter as Washington moved to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in league play.

Marshall finished with 65 yards rushing, 46 receiving, 66 on punt returns and 30 on an interception return. Quentin Chaney's interception gave the Hornets the ball at Claremore's 38 midway through the third period, and four plays later Marshall scored from the 1. His punt return made it 28-7 with 3:45 left in the third, and he caught the TD toss from McClellan with 1:12 to go.

Claremore, 5-4 overall and 5-1 in the league, covered 80 yards in 18 plays to score its second touchdown. Quarterback Matt Gray capped the series with a 1-yard plunge with 5:05 left. But Marshall was at it again two plays after the kickoff, darting 52 yards to complete the scoring.

Defensive end Michael Tate filled in at tailback for the Hornets and scored twice in the first half. Tate, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound senior, ran for 43 yards on 10 carries and played both ways after replacing the sidelined Michael Harris. Marshall's 30-yard interception return set up Washington's second touchdown and led to a 14-7 halftime lead. Marshall returned the ball to the Claremore 34 and Washington needed eight plays to punch it in.

Tate did most of the damage in the series, carrying four times for 19 yards. He powered through the middle from six yards out with 6:27 left in the half.

The Hornets drove 63 yards in eight plays to score first with 5:40 remaining in the opening period. Twice McClellan found wide receiver Damahco Ousley for 17-yard gains. Tate scored from the 10, lowering his head to plow over Zebra defenders.

Claremore quickly retaliated, requiring just three plays. Eli Kinnard ran for gains of two and one yards before Gray faked a give to Klint Blasi and sent Kinnard deep.

Blasi's dart around left end apparently fooled the Hornet defense and Kinnard was left all alone at the Washington 35. He had no problem hauling in the pass and completing the 65-yard play with 4:17 to go in period one.

B.T. WASHINGTON 42, CLAREMORE 14
B.T. Washington 7 7 21 7--42
Claremore 7 0 0 7--14
BTW: Tate 10 run (Jones kick).
C: Kinnard 65 pass from Gray (Franks kick).
BTW: Tate 6 run (Jones kick).
BTW: Marshall 1 run (Jones kick).
BTW: Marshall 64 punt return (Jones kick).
BTW: Marshall 26 pass from McClellan (Jones kick).
C: Gray 1 run (Franks kick).
BTW: Marshall 52 run (Jones kick).

BTW CL
First Downs 15 9
Rushes-Yards 32-179 14-39
Passing Yards 145 67
Comp-Att-Int 8-16-0 3-8-2
Return Yards 98 10
Punts-Avg. 1-48.0 5-32.6
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards 7-41 6-58

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

B.T. Washington 34, Coweta 7
By WAYNE BUNCH World Sports Writer
11/8/2003

Booker T. Washington's defense shut down Coweta's running game and Keith Marshall's three-touchdown performance helped the Hornets complete the regular season unbeaten before 2,000 at S.E. Williams Stadium on Friday night.

Top-ranked Washington limited Coweta to 125 yards rushing in posting a 34-7 District 5A-4 victory. The Hornets (10-0, 7-0) next host Tulsa School for Science and Technology in the first round of the 5A playoffs.

The loss knocked Coweta (5-5, 3-4) out of the postseason picture.

The Hornets put the game away with 14 unanswered points in the third quarter for a 28-0 lead.

Marshall scored on a 64-yard run with 7:55 remaining in the quarter. Kenneth McClellan then connected with Marshall on a 28-yard scoring strike at the 2:07 mark.

Marshall scored his third TD of the second half by sprinting 35 yards with 9:52 left in the final period for a 34-0 BTW advantage.

The Tigers scored on the game's final play when Michael Bryan connected with Jerrid Burkett on a 35-yard pass.

Marshall rushed for 160 of the Hornets' 315 yards before leaving the game with an apparent leg injury with 4:29 to play. McClellan completed 5-of-8 passes for 113 yards.

The Hornets used a fumble recovery and an 80-yard run by Michael Tate for a 14-0 lead at intermission.

BTW scored on its second possession after McClellan fumbled into the end zone and teammate Damacho Ousley recovered.

B.T. WASHINGTON 34, COWETA 7
Coweta 0 0 0 7--7
B.T. Washington 7 7 14 6--34
BTW: Ousley fumble recovery in end zone (Kirk Jones kick).
BTW: Tate 80 run (Jones kick).
BTW: Marshall 64 run (Jones kick).
BTW: Marshall 28 pass from McClellan (Jones kick).
BTW: Marshall 35 run (Kick failed)
Cow: Burkett 35 pass from Bryan (Clinton kick).

COW BTW
First Downs 13 11
Rushes-Yards 43-125 30-315
Passing Yards 73 113
Return Yards -3 10
Punts-Avg. 7-27.4 3-36.3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 1-5 6-45

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

BTW 26, TSST 6: All talking stopped

Hornets, who squeaked past TSST in season's first week, score 26 straight this time.
Since Week 1, all Keith Marshall and his Washington teammates heard was how fortunate the 5A top-ranked Hornets were to escape with a 26-18 win over Tulsa School for Science and Technology.

Friday night, Washington (11-0) left no doubt, scoring 26 unanswered points en route to a 26-6 victory over the No. 9 Titans in front of 1,000 fans at S.E. Williams Stadium.


"We heard all the talk and it got to us real good," Marshall said. "We had a good game plan against a great running back, Prentiss Elliott, and our defense played great."

The Hornets held the state's leading rusher to a season-low 83 yards on 18 carries and one touchdown.


"At the beginning of the week we knew what we had to do," linebacker Adrian Bradley said. "We knew he was one heck of an athlete but the whole D did a great job stopping him."

With the win, the Hornets advance to play Ardmore, a 23-0 winner over Guthrie, next Friday.

"We were hoping for a chance at Guthrie to get revenge from last year," Bradley said. "But we'll take whoever we get and that's Ardmore."

Elliott's 11-yard TD run late in the first quarter gave the Titans (6-5) a 6-0 lead. The score capped a five-play drive that covered 65 yards and followed Royal Fritz's block of Kirk Jones's field goal.

But after marching 65 yards on its first drive, TSST gained just 165 more yards to finish with 230 total yards.

Washington quarterback Kenny McClellan was masterful in directing the Hornet offense on two second-quarter scores. The first drive was a one-play, 30-yard pass to Quentin Chaney that followed a short nine-yard TSST punt. After an illegal procedure call backed the Hornets up to the TSST 30, McClellan looked as if he would run the ball, then spied a wide-open Chaney in the end zone.

With 1:51 to play in the half the Hornets struck again, this time on a five-yard TD from fullback Michael Tate. The score ended a six-play, 76-yard drive that started following the first of three Washington interceptions.

Senior linebacker Jarrod Watson did the honors on the first pick at his own 14.

The Hornets added a safety on TSST's next possession when the Titan center snapped the ball over the punter's head in the end zone.

Washington pushed its lead to 23-6 when McClellan hooked up with Chaney for a 35-yard score.

Jones added a 32-yard field goal late in the fourth period.

In addition to his 83 yards rushing, Elliott caught three passes for 48 yards and recorded eight tackles.

B.T. WASHINGTON 26, TSST 6
TSST 6 0 0 0--6
B.T. Washington 0 16 7 3--26
TSST: Elliott 11 run (kick failed).
BTW: Chaney 30 pass from McClellan (K. Jones kick).
BTW: Tate 5 run (K. Jones kick).
BTW: Safety, TSST snaps ball out of end zone.
BTW: Chaney 35 pass from McClellan (K. Jones kick).
BTW: Jones FG, 32.

TSST BTW
First downs 10 16
Rushes-yards 33-132 34-190
Passing 98 216
Passes 4-15-4 8-17-2
Return Yards 72 36
Punts.-Avg 4-22.2 3-32
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-yards 12-109 8-66

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

Ardmore 38, No. 1 B.T. Washington (11-1) 27



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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

12/3/2003

Booker T. Washington (No. 1, Class 5A) 80
Edison (Class 5A) 55

Highlight: Shawntell Norman, a 6-11 sophomore center, had a game-high 19 points at Booker T. Washington.
Keys: Senior forward Quentin Chaney, the Hornets' lone returning starter, had 17 points.
Notes: Sophomore guard LeMorris Walton paced the Eagles with 12 points. . .Washington led 32-23 at intermission and outscored Edison 24-15 in the third quarter.

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Girl's
Edison (No. 3, Class 5A) 69
Booker T. Washington (No. 2, Class 5A) 64

Highlight: Senior guard Marshay Jasper had a game-high 24 points in a battle of Green Country Conference powers at Booker T. Washington.
Keys: Jasper had four 3-pointers and was 3-of-4 from the free-throw line in the final quarter.
Notes: Heather Wimberly was 10-of-14 from the charity stripe and led the Hornets with 19 points.
Records: Washington (0-1).

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

BTW 69, Central 53: Hornets slam Braves
By GLENN HIBDON World Sports Writer
12/10/2003

Washington outlasts shorthanded Central.

With Class 5A fourth-ranked Central missing three starters due to injuries and grades, No. 1 Booker T. Washington pretty much did as it pleased Tuesday night at Grady Skillern Field House.

Guard Cruz Thompson poured in 16 points and 7-foot sophomore center Shawntell Norman added 15 as the Hornets used their size and depth in rolling to a 69-53 Green Country Conference victory over the Braves.

Central was playing without 6-5 center Khorey Davis, out following knee surgery, and two more starters serving academic suspension. With their absence, the Hornets shot more than 50 percent from the field while improving to 2-0, dropping the Braves to 1-2.

"We haven't had one day of practice with our whole team," said Central coach Terry Scott. "We hope to get them back in the next week and once we do get everybody, I think we'll be OK."

In the meantime, Norman showed signs of brilliance for coach Nate Harris and the Hornets. He hit 6-of-9 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds as Washington gradually pulled away. Nolan Richardson and Jeremy Glazier each scored 14 points to top the Braves.

"He's doing a lot better in just about every phase of the game," Harris said of Norman. "He's catching the ball better, shooting and rebounding better and running the floor. We're happy with him.

"We wanted to use our depth and get a lot of kids in the game. We wanted to press and have fun. We wanted to play a lot of kids, so that way we will have kids coming up year after year. I know Central was not at full strength and the second game (with Central) will be tougher. We were fortunate to win and we understand that."

Washington scored 10 straight points early in the second half to mount a 41-20 lead. The Hornets defense limited Central to just two third-quarter free throws until the final 1:47 of the period. Ahead 53-27 early in the final quarter, Harris used the occasion to play all 16 players on his roster.

Washington's size was clearly the difference as the Hornets secured a 26-19 lead in a slow first half. Norman scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and grabbed four rebounds as Harris' bulky Hornets kept Central outside offensively for most of the half.

When Norman wasn't scorng inside for Washington, Thompson bounced around the floor for steals and layups en route to nine first-half points. The Hornets' biggest lead came at 26-15, when Thompson victimized the Braves defensively and sailed in for a layup with 35 seconds remaining in the half.

However, Central's Chris Shaw electrified the crowd with a jam over Norman and Richardson scored from the right wing with five seconds left to pull Central to within seven.

The Braves trailed throughout the half after Norman's layup gave Washington a 6-4 lead 2:11 into the game.

B.T. WASHINGTON 69, CENTRAL 53
B.T. Washington 12 14 19 24 -- 69
Central 7 12 8 26 -- 53

B.T. Washington: Thompson 16, Norman 15, King 9, Howard 6, Berry 6, Chaney 5, Peel 4, Offeigbu 2, Wilson 2, Potter 2, Nash 2.
Central: Richardson 14, Glazier 14, Hughes 9, Shaw 6, Daniels 4, Gholson 4, Williams 2.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

B.T. WASHINGTON 66, CENTRAL 45
B.T. Washington 11 18 18 19 -- 66
Central 9 12 10 14 -- 45

B.T. Washington: Greenlee 14, Birmingham 11, Peel 11, Abraham 9, Landrum 9, Wimberly 6, Troope 3, Clark 2, Major 1.
Central: King 10, Magee 8, Thomas 6, Bledsoe 6, Powell 6, Blake 4, Pierce 3, Chapman 2.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

By DUANE DaPRON World Correspondent
12/17/2003


Thompson scores 21 points for No. 1 B.T. Washington.

Hale is making believers out of a lot of people this season.

The Rangers, who finished 4-19 last season, gave Class 5A top-ranked Booker T. Washington all it wanted before falling 83-73 on Tuesday night in a foul-plagued Green Country Conference contest at David Moss Gymnasium.

Cruz Thompson tallied a game-high 21 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Hornets (4-2, 3-0 GCC).

Washington led just 59-56 entering the final quarter before pulling away behind the play of Thompson, a 6-foot-2 junior guard. The teams combined for 53 fouls (Hale 33, BTW 20) and attempted a total of 65 free throws (Washington 23-of-43, Hale 13-of-22).

Thompson nailed 6-of-9 free throws in the final quarter, including five during a 12-2 Hornet run that gave Washington a 71-61 lead with 3:51 to play. Thompson scored nine of
his team's points in the key run.

From there, Hale (4-3, 1-2) never got closer than six points.

Hornet coach Nate Harris praised the Rangers' play under first-year head coach Lester Johnson.

"Coach Johnson does an excellent job," Harris said.

"He had his kids ready to go tonight and they played well. They shot the ball extremely well. I thought we were very fortunate to win."

Hale opened up a seven-point lead on two occasions midway through the second quarter. Behind the play of Brian Walker, who topped the Rangers with 19 points, Hale led 31-24 with 3:58 to play in the second quarter.

But the Hornets closed the half with a 15-4 spurt to take a 39-35 advantage at halftime.

Reserve Charles Nash scored all six of his points during the spree with Quentin Chaney, who logged 10 points for BTW, adding four more.

B.T. WASHINGTON 83, HALE 73
BTW 13 26 20 24 -- 83
Hale 16 19 21 17 -- 73

B.T. Washington: Thompson 21, Norman 14, Chaney 10, Peel 8, Nash 6, Berry 6, Fuselier 5, Louie 5, Offeigbu 4, Harris 2, Potter 2.
Hale: B.Walker 19, V.Hill 12, Frazier 9, S.Hill 8, Turner 8, Bell 7, A.Walker 5, N.Jones 3, Byrd 2.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

B.T. Washington 50, Hale 44

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson

Hot off the bench
By DUANE DaPRON World Correspondent
1/17/2004


Reserves provide needed spark as Edison downs BTW

If Edison coach Jonita Ford Criddle was attempting to send a message to her starters during Friday's crosstown battle against Booker T. Washington, her ploy seemed to work.



After seeing her team commit 12 first-half turnovers, then start the second half with miscues on its first three possessions, Ford Criddle benched her starting five with 6:21 to go in the third quarter with the game knotted at 18. With new faces on the court, the Eagles began to take control.

Edison outscored the Hornets 32-17 the rest of the way, registering a 50-35 victory in a matchup of Green Country Conference and Class 5A top 5 teams at Jim Sellers Field House.

Mikelle Brown tallied a game-high 14 points, with 11 coming in the second half, while Gabrielle Rosiji came off the bench to score nine points and grab 13 rebounds to pace No. 2 Edison (10-2, 5-0 GCC).

With her team shooting
just 26 percent from the field (5-of-19) in the opening two quarters and struggling to find offensive rhythm against fourth-ranked BTW (8-2, 4-2), Ford Criddle decided it was time for a change.

"We have other people who can do the job for us," the veteran coach said. "If one group is not playing well for us, we go to another group of players."

Just off the sidelines, Nicole Walton nailed a 3-pointer while Rosiji, a sophomore, and fellow freshman reserve Jasmine Manuel notched back-to-back baskets to give Edison a 25-22 lead midway through the third quarter.

The play of the reserves injected much-needed life into the Eagles' offense before the starters returned with just under two minutes remaining.

From there, Brown, a 5-foot-8 senior, notched her first field goal of the game in the quarter's final minute, snapping a 29-29 tie and giving Edison the lead for good.

Leading 33-29 entering the final period, Edison turned up the defensive pressure another notch, forcing six BTW turnovers while limiting the Hornets to just six points in the final stanza.

For the game, BTW managed to connect on just 22 percent of its field goals (13-of-60), including a meager 1-of-13 from 3-point range, while committing 24 turnovers.

The Hornets' Heather Wimberly, who entered the game just under 13 points per contest, was held to 0-for-11 from the floor.

Edison, meanwhile, hit 38 percent from the field (17-of-45) and was 4-of-10 from beyond the arc.

The Eagles matched BTW's output of 24 turnovers.

EDISON 50, B.T. WASHINGTON GIRLS 35
B.T. Washington 5 11 13 6--35
Edison 6 12 15 17--50
BTW: Clark 11, Greenlee 8, Brown 6, Peel 6, Williams 4.
Edison: Brown 14, Rosiji 9, Manuel 7, Cash 6, Jasper 5, Hawkins 4, Walton 3, Goree 2.

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No wonder you`re all mixed up. You got a white man`s 1st name, a Spanish man`s 2nd name and a black man`s 3rd name.


-- Mickey Rivers to Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson