Sunday, December 16, 2012
Doug Lipscomb has earned his 500th win in charge of the Wildcats' boys basketball team.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
In 20 seasons, Doug Lipscomb has coached the Wheeler High School boys basketball team to five state championships and 12 regional titles. Several of his former players have starred in college basketball and a few have done well in the NBA. Earlier this week, he reached a personal milestone when Wheeler defeated Etowah. It was the 500th win for Lipscomb with the Wildcats, who are once again a powerhouse in Region 5-AAAAAA and the state. “This never gets old. It’s a joy and a blessing to work with young kids and help them in life," Lipscomb told The Marietta Daily Journal, thanking the school's administration for two decades of support. In 1992, Lipscomb arrived at Wheeler, guiding Shareef Abdur-Rahim, the first of his star players, who …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Wildcats likely will need two wins over top-eight teams, including No. 1 Milton, just to reach the state basketball Final Four.
Hey, Wheeler Wildcats, you just won your second consecutive Region 5-AAAAA boys basketball title despite playing the final two games without two of your best players. What are you going to do now? Try to survive the most loaded bracket in the Georgia High School Association’s AAAAA state tournament. Four of the eight teams in Wheeler’s quarter of the draw are in the top eight of the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution rankings: Just for added fun, Wheeler’s crosstown archrival, Walton, which played the Wildcats tough three times this year, also falls in the same quarter of the field. That’s the competition Wheeler has to overcome just to make it to the state Final Four at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on March 8 and 9. And that’s Wheeler’s …
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Chuck Mitchell's 30 points aren't enough as the Wildcats lose at home, 65-60.
Top-ranked Milton’s visit to Wheeler turned into a battle of senior big men Tevin Glass and Chuck Mitchell. Wheeler's Mitchell won the battle Saturday night, but Milton won the AAAAA war in East Cobb, 65-60. It was the 14th consecutive win for Milton (18-4), whose only on-court loss came at home Dec. 10 against Tift County, 57-52. But it was the first time all season that the Eagles won by fewer than 11 points. Against Wheeler (10-8), Milton never led by more than 11. “Won tonight over a talented and young Wheeler team,” Milton Coach David Boyd tweeted. Mitchell was the biggest reason a Wheeler lineup packed with freshmen and sophomores made it so close. He scored a game-high 30 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and grabbed 12 …
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Walton finishes its Florida vacation 3-1 behind 33 points from Sean Morgan in the fifth-place game of the Gulfshore Shootout.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
The Pope and Walton boys basketball teams closed 2011 on high notes with victories in holiday tournaments Friday. For Pope, the 55-48 win over Forest Park in Smyrna earned the championship of the Campbell Holiday Classic and raised the Greyhounds’ record to 11-2. For Walton, the 64-60 win over Buchholz of Gainesville, FL, secured fifth place in the Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation Gulfshore Shootout and completed a 3-1 trip to Naples, FL. Pope led 21-19 at halftime but trailed 33-32 entering the fourth quarter, and Forest Park extended the lead to five points with 6:18 to play, the Marietta Daily Journal reported. But the Greyhounds switched to a full-court press on defense and went on a 13-0 run en route to the championship, the MDJ …
Friday, December 30, 2011
The Greyhounds and Raiders have one more game today in their holiday tournaments, but the Wildcats are done in North Carolina.
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Friday, December 30, 2011
The Pope Greyhounds advanced to tonight’s championship game of the Campbell Holiday Classic with a 67-37 win over Washington High on Thursday in Smyrna. Walton’s boys basketball team, coming off a loss Wednesday in the Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation Gulfshore Shootout in Naples, FL, advanced to this afternoon’s fifth-place game with a 78-56 win over Naples High, the Naples Daily News reported. But there will be not game today for Wheeler, which was eliminated from the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational in Raleigh, NC, with a 70-63 loss to Strake Jesuit of Houston. The Wildcats trailed by 18 at halftime but clawed back within two points in the fourth quarter before losing. Playing again without seniors Derrick Evans and Justin …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Raiders slip into the consolation bracket at the Gulfshore Shootout after losing to Cardinal Gibbons in Florida.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
A third-quarter three-pointer blitz buried Walton on Wednesday night as the Raiders lost to Cardinal Gibbons, 68-62, in the Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation Gulfshore Shootout in Naples, FL. Walton used its own three-point shooting to jump in front in the second-round game and led 29-25 at halftime, the Naples Daily News reported. But the Chiefs hit seven three-pointers in the third quarter, six of them in the first 3:45, to take control of the game, the Daily News said. Rico Overall led Walton with 20 points, and Josh Lyles added 10. The Raiders, who Tuesday beat South Fort Myers, 79-51, will play Naples High at 12:30 p.m. today. The winner advances to Friday’s fifth-place game. See more basketball tournament results in our boys …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Playing without two starters, the Wildcats fall to Kinston, 59-51, and face an elimination game Thursday morning.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wheeler played without starters Derrick Evans and Justin Seymour and dropped its opening game Wednesday in the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational, 59-51 to Kinston (NC). Freshman Kejuan Johnson returned from a suspension to lead the Wildcats with 20 points and nine rebounds, and senior Chuck Mitchell added 17 points and 13 rebounds in the game in Raleigh, NC, according to HighSchoolOT.com. But no one else scored more than Jacob Obande’s six first-half points. “We weren’t in our right mind-set to come out here and play today,” Johnson said during the post-game press conference. Mitchell said Kinston’s quickness gave the Wildcats problems, which isn’t a surprise because they were playing without their two primary ball handlers. …
Here's your Dec. 28 roundup of high school girls basketball action for Bartow, Douglas, Paulding, Cherokee and Cobb counties.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
It's all about holiday tournaments today, so much so that we're breaking the boys and girls scoreboards into separate files. Check out the scores and schedules for the boys here. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Friday for the most complete results we can gather from Thursday's action. We're pulling in scores from Georgia Prep Country, Score Atlanta, Twitter, Facebook, school websites and the other media outlets cited below.
Here's your Dec. 28 roundup of high school boys basketball action for Bartow, Douglas, Paulding, Cherokee and Cobb counties.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
It's all about holiday tournaments today, so much so that we're breaking the boys and girls scoreboards into separate files. Check out the scores and schedules for the girls here. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Friday for the most complete results we can gather from Thursday's action. We're pulling in scores from Georgia Prep Country, Score Atlanta, Twitter, Facebook, school websites and the other media outlets cited below.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The girls teams at Pope and Wheeler also are starting holiday basketball tournaments today.
Walton will play Fort Lauderdale's Cardinal Gibbons, which beat Gulf Coast, 70-56, the Naples Daily News says. Walton cruised to a 79-51 win over South Fort Myers this morning, the Naples Daily News reports. Sean Morgan scored 17 points to lead 12 Raiders who had points. Walton's next game will be at 9:15 Wednesday night against the winner of this afternoon's game between Gulf Coast and Cardinal Gibbons. The Naples Daily News is live-blogging the Gulfshore Shootout, so you can follow the Walton action here. Walton led 27-11 after the first quarter. Walton’s boys and Pope’s girls are hitting the courts this morning as the second wave of holiday basketball tournaments kicks off around the Southeast for East Cobb teams. The Raiders open the …
