Oakland vs. Powell

[Geewiz]

QUOTE(OaklandGrad @ Mar 8 2007 - 10:56 PM) 826405676[/snapback]You may do well with number 2, but I severely doubt you have much success with number 1

 

 

OaklandGrad,

 

I'm an alum from Northeastern University in Boston. My fellow alums, student body and I are VERY excited about Chaisson Allen coming north to play for us!

 

We all are pulling for the Pats to win the state title. All it does is enhance Chase's stock and gives him a ton of great pubicity.

 

I've been looking to get any photos or video footage of Chase to share with our official fan website called diehardogs.com.

 

Can you tell me about his style of play? His strengths and weaknesses (if he has any). Our coaching staff can't say enough great things about him. They feel he'll be one of the centerpieces for the resurgence of our program.

 

To tell you a little bit about Northeastern. We just completed our 2nd season in the CAA after leaving the America East conference (where we were a charter member). In 2005-06, our 1st year in the CAA, we finished in 5th place and had the Conference Player of the Year in Jose Juan Barea (who's with the Dallas Mavericks) and the Defensive Player of the Year in Shawn James (who led the nation in blocked shots).

 

After the season, Barea graduated, our head coach Ron Everhart left to take the job at Duquesne and James decided to transfer to Duquesne. Last September, 5 Duquesne players were involved in an on-campus shooting. James was one of the players who was shot.

 

Unfortunately, Everhart didn't leave us with much and for our new Head Coach Bill Coen, who was Al Skinner's assistant coach at Boston College. Coen went to work and brought in two transfers (6-8 and 6-9) who'll be eligible next year, a Juco from Dallas named Eugene Spates and two freshman who mad an impact in 6-8, 240 F Manny Adako and a 6-4 SG from Minnesota Matt Janning.

 

Those players along with our seniors F Bennet Davis, SG Bobby Kelly and SG Adrian Martinez helped NU to a surprising 5th place finish in the CAA this season. After beating Delaware in the first round, we lost to Drexel in the quarterfinals.

 

Matt Janning averaged 12 pts ppg, led all rookies in rebounding and won CAA Rookie of the Year. Chase and Matt will be our backcourt next season along with the aforementioned Manny Adako, 6-8 swingman Eugene Spates and one of the transfers 6-8 Chris Alvarez from Dayton U.

 

We think the backcourt tandem of Allen and Janning will be one of the best and exciting ones in the CAA!

 

Any info on Chase that you or anyone else who are fans of Oakland H.S. can provide would be great. Hope I didn't kill you too much with this post! /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

 

Here is the video presentation of Matt Janning winning the CAA ROY.

http://www.caasports.com/mediaPlayer/video...T_TYPE=ONDEMAND

[wingman10]

Go Pats

[lastone2know]

now that the lady warriors won the prize & brought to rutherford county how sweet it would be for oakland to win it for the guys and have both trophies in rutherford...go oakland

[TeRrAnCe_JaY21]

QUOTE(dare_2_dream @ Mar 9 2007 - 10:49 PM) 826406942[/snapback]It's been Mo Miller's trophy to lose since the beginning. Mo is the best basketball player in the state of Tennessee.

 

 

i guess he couldnt even make it to state to lose it.

[2priceless]

QUOTE(unc4life @ Mar 11 2007 - 10:41 AM) 826407997[/snapback]now that the lady warriors won the prize & brought to rutherford county how sweet it would be for oakland to win it for the guys and have both trophies in rutherford...go oakland

 

I agree unc. We are all so proud of the Lady warriors. They have made the Boro and District 7AAA so proud! I am hoping that the same folk who came to support Riverdale turn out and bring the same fire to the Glass House for the PATRIOTS!!!

[tdntn]

QUOTE(2priceless @ Mar 11 2007 - 12:01 PM) 826408093[/snapback]I agree unc. We are all so proud of the Lady warriors. They have made the Boro and District 7AAA so proud! I am hoping that the same folk who came to support Riverdale turn out and bring the same fire to the Glass House for the PATRIOTS!!!

 

i will be there, and my presence alone usually draws a good sized crowd at public events /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

[CantStopTheChop]

I told tinker if ypu guys go saturday and i dont have to work ill get the guys to paint there chest

[wingman10]

hey, i will paint my chest

[lastone2know]

its great to see all the locals being able to put their rivals aside & understand the importance of the statement of the strength it shows for the area by having such great programs in all areas that they can support each other when they are out of the race for the prize. good luck oakland & fans

[Dagan81]

I was at the Powell game against Dobyns-Bennett. If Oakland defends the perimeter well, Powell will be beat. However, they do have a lot of fight in them and they won't give up. Powell's bread-and-butter is their 3-point shooting, but Chris Connor is a solid player who can drive the lane and score if that's what it comes down to.

[2priceless]

QUOTE(wingman10 @ Mar 11 2007 - 06:49 PM) 826408323[/snapback]hey, i will paint my chest

 

Yep, you can be the O, I will be the H, and riverdaleman can be the S.

[Rise n Shine]

I seen powells lineup there short!!! Oakland has a height advantage!!! But they also played a team from east tn that stunk in the sectionals! oakland is overrated too!!!! they haven't played any real comp all year!!! they will run into a wall!!!