SANFORD SHAKES OFF RUST TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED
Following a 21-day layoff caused by a scheduling change, Delaware's top-ranked boys team,
Sanford (Hockessin, Del.), continued to dominate its opponents, both in-state and out, with four consecutive wins.
Sanford (6-0) defeated Pennsylvania's Archbishop John Carroll High School (66-60) and Chester High (62-57) over the holiday before resuming its Delaware schedule with wins over St. Elizabeth (63-57) and Salesianum (51-38) last week.
The Warriors continue to benefit from a balanced scoring attack led by
Trevor Cooney,
Deon Jones and
Khallid Hart, who create matchup problems for opponents.
"Having scoring balance makes it difficult for opponents to key on any one guy," coach Stan Waterman said. "We have a few guys capable of scoring 20-plus points on any given night. We've done a good job thus far of sharing the ball and spreading around the scoring. They (Cooney, Jones and Hart) score in different ways. They are good perimeter shooters, they attack the basket and they're getting to the free-throw line."
Cooney, who has committed to Syracuse, scored 16 and 12 points in the two wins against St. Elizabeth and Sallies. Senior guard/forward
Deon Jones (undecided) had 23 and 11, and junior
Khallid Hart chipped in with 15 and 12.
FOOTBALL RECRUITING NEWS
Demitri Knowles (Liberty Christian Academy, Va.) verbally committed to Virginia Tech. The wide receiver was also considering offers from Connecticut and Virginia.
STAT OF THE STARS
Appoquinimink (Del.) senior
A. J. English scored 41 points, including nine 3-pointers, to lead the Jaguars to a 76-52 conference win over McKean Friday night.
THE BUZZ
Gilman senior
Darius Jennings was unable to play in the 2011 Under Armour High School Football Game Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., due to lingering effects from a concussion the highly recruited quarterback received in last week's Chesapeake Bowl all-star game.
Top-ranked
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) (15-0) — No. 1 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 sponsored by the Army National Guard — returns to the hardwood after a 21-day layoff when the Warriors host Christian Faith Academy (N.C.) on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The game will be a good tune-up for Oak Hill prior to Saturday's game against Milton High School (Ga.) in Springfield, Mass. That game will be televised on ESPNU at 8 p.m.
Jon Buzby is the sports columnist for the Newark Post, a freelance writer, and on the broadcast team for the 1290AM The Ticket High School Football and Basketball Games of the Week. You can reach him at jonbuzby@hotmail.com.
