2006 LES SCHWAB

HOOP CHALLENGE

 Saturday, December 9, 2006

At Bellevue Community College

 

 

Kevin Love, a UCLA recruit from Lake Oswego, Ore., rated the nation's second-best high-school senior boys basketball player by Sports Illustrated, will return to Bellevue Community College for the Les Schwab Hoop Challenge on Dec. 9.

Lake Oswego will play Franklin of Seattle in a 5 p.m. matchup of last year's Oregon and Washington big-school boys state champions.

Six boys games and two girls games are scheduled in the fourth annual event at Bellevue Community College.

Last year, the 6-10 Love had 38 points and 19 rebounds in Lake Oswego's 67-53 victory over O'Dea, which had won the previous two Class 3A Washington championships and placed second last year.

In other boys games, Kentwood will play O'Dea, Garfield faces Rainier Beach, Inglemoor meets Gig Harbor, Bothell plays Vashon and Bellevue Christian faces Brewster. Bellevue Christian beat Brewster for the Class 1A state title the past two years.

The girls games are Newport vs. Inglemoor and Roosevelt vs. Lake Oswego.

 

9:00 a.m              GIRLS        Newport vs. Inglemoor

10:30 a.m.           BOYS         Bothell vs. Vashon

12:00 p.m.           BOYS         Bellevue Christian vs. Brewster

2:00 p.m.             BOYS         Garfield vs. Rainier Beach (NEW TIME!)

3:30 p.m.             GIRLS        Roosevelt vs. Lake Oswego

5:00 p.m.             BOYS         Franklin vs. Lake Oswego

7:00 p.m.             BOYS         Kentwood vs. O’Dea

8:30 p.m.             BOYS         Inglemoor vs. Gig Harbor  (NEW TIME)

 



Thomas, McMillan and Gray in top 100

The state might lack a big-name recruit on the level of Seattle Prep's Spencer Hawes in this year's senior class, but several high-school basketball players from Washington are drawing attention nationally.

Three players from the Puget Sound area were listed in Sports Illustrated's Hot 100 Seniors list released this week, led by 47th-ranked Isaiah Thomas of Curtis (University Place). Thomas, a 5-foot-9 point guard, is verbally committed to Washington. Thomas and his Curtis teammates will play Franklin in the annual King Holiday Hoopfest Presented by The Seattle Times at the University of Washington, Monday, Jan. 15.

Also on the list are O'Dea guard Jamelle McMillan at 94, and Bainbridge guard Steven Gray at 99. McMillan, the son of Nate McMillan, former Sonics player and coach and current Trail Blazers coach, has verbally committed to Arizona State. Gray has verbally committed to Gonzaga.

McMillan and O'Dea will face Kentwood in the Les Schwab Hoop Challenge Dec. 9 at Bellevue Community College and then the Irish will take on Lynden in the King Holiday Hoopfest Presented by The Seattle Times at UW on Jan. 15. Gray and his Bainbridge teammates will take on Bothell on Jan. 15 in the King Holiday Hoopfest at UW.

O.J. Mayo of Huntington, W. Va., tops the list, followed by Lake Oswego's Love.
 

 

LES SCHWAB HOOP CHALLENGE SCOREBOARD

 

University Prep 52, Seattle Christian 49
Mount Si 51, Bothell 45
South Kitsap 57, Kennedy 52
Redmond girls 50, Lake Oswego 45
Lake Oswego 67, O'Dea 53
Bellevue Christian 62, Brewster 58
Jefferson (Oregon) 74, Franklin 57
Snohomish girls 53, King's 37

An Eastside Showcase!

 

Some of the Pacific Northwest’s top high school teams will square off at Les Schwab Hoop Challenge December 10

 

            A collection of the top high school boys and girls basketball teams in the Pacific Northwest will take part in the 2005 Les Schwab Hoop Challenge. The event will take place Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at Bellevue Community College. A total of eight games (six boys and two girls games).

 

            One of the country’s most highly recruited players will be part of this year’s event. Kevin Love, a 6-foot-10 junior at Lake Oswego High School near Portland, will lead the Lakers against two-time defending state champion O’Dea. Love averaged 25.9 points, 15.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game last season as the Lakers finished second in the Class 4A state tournament. O’Dea, led by junior Jamelle McMillian (Son of Portland Trail Blazer coach Nate McMillan) and senior Michael Duty, is looking for its third straight state championship.

 

            But there are plenty of other big games on the schedule for the Les Schwab Hoop Challenge, including a girls interstate game between Redmond and Lake Oswego – two teams which are always among the best in their states. There is also a boys  interstate matchup between Franklin of Seattle and Jefferson from Portland – two of the top teams in the Northwest.

 

            Some of the top players in the Pacific Northwest will be on display, including DeAngelo Jones of Kennedy, Jeffrey Downs of Bellevue Christian and Michael Taylor of Brewster.  There are plenty of high-powered players and high-powered teams involved in this year’s event.

 

            A total of 13 of the 16 teams involved in the event played in a state tournament last year in either Washington or Oregon. State champions include Bellevue Christian (Washington Boys Class 1A) and King’s (Washington Girls Class 2A). Second-place state finishers include Lake Oswego (Oregon Boys Class 4A), Brewster (Washington Boys Class 1A)  and Snohomish (Washington Girls Class 4A).

           

            Tickets are $10 and are good for all day and will be available at the door.

 

The 2005 Lineup

9:00 a.m.

BOYS

Seattle Christian vs. University Prep

10:30 a.m.

BOYS

Bothell vs. Mount Si

12:00 p.m.

BOYS

South Kitsap vs. Kennedy

2:00 p.m.

GIRLS

Redmond vs. Lake Oswego (Ore.)

3:30 p.m.

BOYS

O¹Dea vs. Lake Oswego (Ore.)

5:00 p.m.

BOYS

Bellevue Christian vs. Brewster

7:00 p.m.

BOYS

Franklin vs. Jefferson (Ore.)

8:30 p.m.

GIRLS

 Snohomish vs. King¹s


 

 

2004  Game Recaps and Scores

The West's Best Clash at the

Les Schwab Hoop Challenge

 

Final Game

The Team from the OC holds off the Beach

The nation's 14th ranked team from Santa Ana, California came into SPU's  Royal Brougham Pavillion and showed why they are considered Prep Ball Royalty. The Monarchs of Mater Dei defeated Rainier Beach 75-72 in an amazing display of basketball in front of a large crowd.

Mater Dei's Taylor King - a 6-7 sophomore who already has verbally committed to UCLA showed what is "bruin" in his talents... an amazing range. He made 8 three pointers on twelve attempts and made a few from the foul like too as part of his game high 35 points. For the Monarchs, it was their sixth straight win to start the 2004-05 season.

Rainier Beach fell for the second time in five games desipte a courageous performance by their Louisville-bound star Terrence Williams. Working against massive cramps and a torn tendon, the man known as Thunder cranked up his game for 29 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

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7:00 Game

The Visitors from South of the Border show power against Defending Washington State Champions

They looked like a college team, with a front line average height of 6-7 - decked out in custom made Nike from head to toe. Their opponent was not intimidated.

The O'Dea Fighting Irish used a disiplined game to contain the Democrats of Jefferson (Portland) for most of the game, before the Demos took charge with a 19-11 run in the final period to take the border battle 69-56.

Conor Mullen led the way for the Irish with 17 points while the Demos were led by Mac Hopson also with 17.

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Snohomish 56 - Bartlett (Alaska) 50

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Other Games

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Mercer Island 63  - Bothell 53

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Kent-Meridian 67 - Roosevelt 55

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Bellevue Christian 60 - Brewster 58

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Mount Si 60 - Seattle Christian 47

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Girls: Monroe 68 - Redmond 65

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Here was the Preview Press Release for the Event:

Division 1 signees, nationally ranked teams

will highlight 2004 Les Schwab Hoop Challenge

 

Field full of Class 4A, 3A and 1A boys and girls

SEATTLE - Some of the best high school basketball teams in Washington, Oregon, California and Alaska will take part in the 2004 Les Schwab Hoop Challenge – an event featuring eight games in one day set for Saturday, December 11, 2004 at Seattle Pacific University.

 

                Nationally ranked Rainier Beach High School from Seattle and Class 3A state champion O’Dea High School from Seattle will highlight the eight-game extravaganza. Rainier Beach will take on perennial national power Mater Dei High School from Santa Ana, Calif. in one of the two featured games of the Les Schwab Hoop Challenge. Reigning Washington Class 3A state champion O’Dea will take on another Pacific Northwest power, Jefferson High School from Portland.

 

                But that’s not all the Les Schwab Hoop Challenge will offer. Other games include Bothell against Mercer Island; Roosevelt against Kent-Meridian; Snohomish against Bartlett from Anchorage, Alaska; Class 1A state champion Brewster against Bellevue Christian; Seattle Christian against Mount Si and the Redmond girls going against Monroe. The action starts at 9 a.m. and will continue all day.

 

                In addition to the power-packed lineup of teams, there will be several NCAA Division 1 prospects on display, including Terrence Williams (Louisville) from Rainier Beach; Mitch Johnson (Stanford) and Conor Mullen (undecided) from O’Dea; Jon Brockman (Washington) from Snohomish; Marcus Williams (Arizona) of Roosevelt, Mario Chalmers (Kansas) of Bartlett and Michael Taylor of Brewster. Jefferson and Mater Dei also have a handful of players which are being recruited nationally. Mater Dei will be bringing one of the best high school programs in the country to Seattle. Head coach Gary McKnight, in his 22nd year, has a career record of 663-62 and has won five state championships, 17 CIF championships and 21 league titles.  Mater Dei is ranked 10th in the country by Eddie Oliver’s Hoop Scoop; 13th in the country by The Sporting News; 14th in the country by USA Today; 22nd by Student Sports Magazine and 24th in the country by Street and Smith’s. Mater Dei is ranked second in the West Region by The Sporting News.

 

                Rainier Beach is ranked ninth in the country by Eddie Oliver’s Hoop Scoop; 17th in the country by The Sporting News;  22nd in the country by Street and Smith’s and 27th by Student Sports Magazine. In addition, Rainier Beach is ranked fourth in the West Region by The Sporting News and eighth in the West Region by USA Today. In the state, Rainier Beach is ranked second by The Seattle Times and first by the Washington Basketball Coaches Association.

 

                Jefferson from Portland advanced to the final 16 at the Oregon 4A state tournament and returns much of that lineup for the 2004-2005 season, including PIL Player of the Year Brian Morris and All-League performer Mac Hopson. The Democrats are ranked  23rd nationally by Student Sports Magazine and 17th in the West Region by The Sporting News. Jefferson’s opponent, O’Dea, is ranked 26th nationally by Student Sports Magazine and eighth in the West Region by The Sporting News. O’Dea is also ranked first by The Seattle Times and second by the Washington Basketball Coaches Association.

               

                The girls game will feature two of the top Class 4A teams in the state of Washington as Redmond (21-4 last season) will take on Monroe (26-3). Monroe is ranked fifth by The Seattle Times and Redmond is No. 9. Other ranked teams include Brewster No. 1 in Class 1A; Bellevue Christian No. 4 in Class 1A and Seattle Christian No. 7 in Class 1A. Roosevelt is ranked 13th by the Seattle Times in Class 4A while Snohomish is ranked 15th by the Times. Mercer Island is ranked #11 in Class 3A.

           

 

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