Suffolk-Selden is the site for this weekend's NJCAA Region XV Division III tournament. Eight teams are competing for the region title, with the winner advancing to the Division III Nationals in Delhi (NY) on March 13-15.
Host and top-seeded Suffolk-Selden completed the regular season with a 26-3 record and a #3 ranking in the final national Division III regular-season poll. The Clippers are led by All-Region First Team selection Dyshaun Flournoy, a 6-0 soph guard from Brentwood (NY) HS, who averaged 16.1 points. Three other Clippers averaged double-digits in scoring: Clarence Alonzo, a 5-11 guard (14.4 points), Brice Giles, a 6-6 forward (11.7 points and 8.2 rebounds) and Alex DeKenipp, a 6-1 guard (10.1 points).
Defending D-III national champion Sullivan is seeded third this weekend, with only one returnee from last year's 32-0 unbeaten squad. The lone soph is Bertram McDowell, the Region Player of the Year who recently passed the 1000-point career mark and is fourth nationally with 23.8 ppg. The 6-3 guard from Cornwall (NY) HS had a 37-point explosion, including 10 three-pointers, in a 94-90 overtime loss to T.C.I., a D-I program, on 2/7.
Other members of the Region XV First Team who will be in action this weekend are Dominique Jones of second-seeded Fashion Institute, Silvio Marfe of CUNY Champion Hostos, and John Dabney of Nassau.
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Globe Tech and Bronx-Monroe won their Region XV Division I semifinal contests on Thursday to advance to both the Region XV championship game at Suffolk-Selden on Saturday as well as the District Tournament at Westchester on March 9-10. Globe (18-8) had three players score more than 20 points while defeating Westchester (14-16) 94-85. Mike Campbell led the way with 26 points and 9 rebounds, Victor Garcia scored 25 points and Rob Robinson added 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Monroe (24-6) advanced with a 95-88 triumph over T.C.I. The Mustangs pulled away from a 34-31 halftime advantage with a 27-8 spurt midway through the second half, capped by a pair of threes by Westley Perryman that made it 63-43 with 9:31 left. T.C.I. did rally to within 88-84 with 50.9 seconds remaining but Monroe held on with clutch foul shooting at the end. Perryman led all scorers with 24 points while Scottie Payne added 17 points and Lester Hunte had 16 for the Mustangs. Terron Stowe (23 points) and Jamel Jackson (15 points) topped T.C.I. (22-8).
In the first round of the California state playoffs, Shaun Johnson made 8-of-10 from the floor and scored 21 points with 12 rebounds and 4 blocks, sparking Los Angeles Valley (18-11) to an 82-65 triumph over Long Beach. The Monarchs, seeded #13, will now play #4 seed Ventura (25-6) in the second round.
Host and top-seeded Suffolk-Selden completed the regular season with a 26-3 record and a #3 ranking in the final national Division III regular-season poll. The Clippers are led by All-Region First Team selection Dyshaun Flournoy, a 6-0 soph guard from Brentwood (NY) HS, who averaged 16.1 points. Three other Clippers averaged double-digits in scoring: Clarence Alonzo, a 5-11 guard (14.4 points), Brice Giles, a 6-6 forward (11.7 points and 8.2 rebounds) and Alex DeKenipp, a 6-1 guard (10.1 points).
Defending D-III national champion Sullivan is seeded third this weekend, with only one returnee from last year's 32-0 unbeaten squad. The lone soph is Bertram McDowell, the Region Player of the Year who recently passed the 1000-point career mark and is fourth nationally with 23.8 ppg. The 6-3 guard from Cornwall (NY) HS had a 37-point explosion, including 10 three-pointers, in a 94-90 overtime loss to T.C.I., a D-I program, on 2/7.
Other members of the Region XV First Team who will be in action this weekend are Dominique Jones of second-seeded Fashion Institute, Silvio Marfe of CUNY Champion Hostos, and John Dabney of Nassau.
Updates:
Globe Tech and Bronx-Monroe won their Region XV Division I semifinal contests on Thursday to advance to both the Region XV championship game at Suffolk-Selden on Saturday as well as the District Tournament at Westchester on March 9-10. Globe (18-8) had three players score more than 20 points while defeating Westchester (14-16) 94-85. Mike Campbell led the way with 26 points and 9 rebounds, Victor Garcia scored 25 points and Rob Robinson added 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Monroe (24-6) advanced with a 95-88 triumph over T.C.I. The Mustangs pulled away from a 34-31 halftime advantage with a 27-8 spurt midway through the second half, capped by a pair of threes by Westley Perryman that made it 63-43 with 9:31 left. T.C.I. did rally to within 88-84 with 50.9 seconds remaining but Monroe held on with clutch foul shooting at the end. Perryman led all scorers with 24 points while Scottie Payne added 17 points and Lester Hunte had 16 for the Mustangs. Terron Stowe (23 points) and Jamel Jackson (15 points) topped T.C.I. (22-8).
In the first round of the California state playoffs, Shaun Johnson made 8-of-10 from the floor and scored 21 points with 12 rebounds and 4 blocks, sparking Los Angeles Valley (18-11) to an 82-65 triumph over Long Beach. The Monarchs, seeded #13, will now play #4 seed Ventura (25-6) in the second round.
