Playoff Trivia: 

The Chester High School Boys earned a berth in the PIAA playoffs for the thirteenth straight year and for the 23rd time in 25 years.  Coach Harry DeFrank has had his Trinity girls in the PIAA playoffs in each of the 21 years he has coached the Shamrocks.  But then again, he has an advantage coaching the Shamrocks around March 17th each year, St. Patrick's Day!  Now the AA boys match up between York Catholic and Trinity will be different-they are both the Shamrocks! 
The overwhelming strength of the Philadelphia Public schools in this year's state playoffs has faded into the wind.  In boys action, Whitehall erased one Public League entry,  Frankford 62-40 and Plymouth Whitemarsh nudged Philadelphia Central 53-51 after eliminating Simon Gratz earlier in the tournament 71-64.  On the girls side, Central, Frankford, and University City were all sent home in the first round.

Kobe calls to encourage his alma mater
In a February playoff game, Kobe Bryant placed a phone call to his old high school coach Greg Downey in the locker room before the game with Ridley.  Ridley had defeated Lower Merion, Kobe Bryant’s old school twice during the regular season.  Bryant’s call of encouragement worked and Lower Merion upset Ridley 51-49.  The Lower Merion student body features students with green t-shirts called “Dawg Pound 7”- the seventh year for the special cheering section.


 Nicole Wilson (#34) from Iroquois High School near Erie will be attending the March 20th Shootout at Alvernia College in Reading.  She averaged 15.5 PPG this year.  We still have four openings, call Bill Gaffey at 717-545-0872 or email wgaffey@pa.net

 

Just Added to Our “Individual Scoring Efforts of 50 or more section
1979-Eastern York nipped York Surburban 107 to 106 in double overtime and Ken Fritchman of Eastern York set a YCIAA record by scoring 66 points in the game. From a spectator who saw the game, "I had been going to games since 1971 and saw a lot of great games, but no game has ever come close to that one."  Check the list.

The Red Sox Curse Lives (For Hockey)
The Boston Red Sox curse still lives, at least for hockey fans. When the Red Sox won the series in 1918, the following season’s Stanley Cup playoffs were canceled because of an influenza epidemic. Then everything went along fine for 85 years, with the Sox losing and the Cup being awarded. But then, last fall, the Red Sox won another series and, sure enough, hockey fans must now again suffer a Cupless season. (Credit: Tom Klink)

Coaching Victory Leaders in Pennsylvania.    Pittsburgh North Catholic's Don Graham (801-436),  Forest City’s Jules Prezelski's  (757-290) and  Northwest's Ed Gayeski (744-195) –however “Renzie” Hoffman, who coached for 30 years, 17 years at Clintonville High School and 13 years at Mercer High School claims over 1,000 wins. In most of those thirty years, he coached both the Junior Varsity and the Varsity, boys and girls. His record was 1,255wins and 311 loses. Can any other coach in Pennsylvania make such a statement? But, he also coached football at both schools, totaling 21 years with a record of 89-36-10. Wow!

Who has the most 3 pointers for or the 2004-2005 season in One Game

13-Dan Davis of Fort Cherry  had 13 three-pointers in a 61-60 win over South Fayette.
11-
Kim Holton of Central Bucks East in a District 1 Class AAAA first-round playoff basketball game against visiting Penn Wood  broke the record for three-point shots
10-
Fort Cherry senior Dan Davis   led the Rangers (11-1) to a 65-47 win against Charleroi
 
9 -Brad Moyer (District playoff game - 2/22 Shikellamy vs Milton, game high 34 pts)

  9-Mallory Hafer (Athens) had a school record (9) 3's against Sayre in a 66-31 win.
  9-
South Park jr  Laura Belejchak had nine 3-pointers and scored a game-high 31 points
  8-Shane Loss had  27 points for
Lackawanna Trail in a 69-65 win over Blue Ridge
  8-
Kolby Mumau  led Punxsutawney to a 70-42 win at Cameron County.
  8-Coughlin's Mike Daniel 28 points, 8 treys
Dan Davis,
Fort Cherry H. S.
(Photo credit: Robert J. Pavuchak, Post-Gazette)
   8- Loyalsock guard Mike McClain  hit a school-record eight 3-pointers and  30 points  in a 70-53 win over  Lewisburg.
   8-Stewart Kirk  had eight triples for  Newport (12-3) as they downed Greenwood 69-59.
   8-Nick Sefcik of Shaler had 8 3's and 32 against Chartiers Valley
   8-
Mallory Hafer (Athens) had (8) against Wyalusing on 2/8/05.
   8-Whitney Williams (Mt View) in Kingsley Pa. had 8 in one game, and has 126 for her career so far.
   8-Matt Correll, Northwest Area had 8 against Bishop Hannan in the playoffs.

If someone in your area has at least 8 in one game please email us at wgaffey@pa.net
 

3 Pointers for the season
Mallory Hafer (Athens),  98 (202  career)
Dan Davis (Ft. Cherry), 98
Erika Barron (Tamaqua), 86
Jordan Constable (Biglerville),  83
Matt Furey (Sun Valley) 81 (178 career)
Erie Burnett, Spring-Ford, 80
Stew Newkirk (Newport),  77
Matt Correll (Northwest Area), 73
Whitney Williams (Mt View) 71
(now need 70 to make the final list)
(Information credit:
Dale Lolley Washington Observer-Reporter)
TamaquaErika Barron, Season high 34 against Shamokin 1/20/05 --  Career 3 pointers 139 (surpassed the district record of 75 on 12/16/04);  22.1 PPG.
 

3 point goals in one game
24-Taurean Moy, a senior at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, TN (Jan 8, 2001) scored  83 points,  connecting on 24 of 44 three-point field goals. Upon official verification, the 24 three-pointers made and 44 three-pointers attempted will be national single-game records.  Other highs for one game:
17-David DeMarcus           (Sayre, Kentucky vs Millersburg Miliary)          1988-1989
15 - Matt Kitchen                (Mayville, Michigan vs  Bay City All Saints)    2000-2001
13-Mario Levon Manning ( Huttig, Arkansas)                                                 1998-1999
13-Dan Davis                       (Fort Cherry, Pennsylvania vs South Fayette) 2004-2005
12-Del Roy Moss                (Monessen, Pennsylvania)                                    2003-2004