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The Brownsville States-Graphic
Thursday,Thursday, September 23, 2010 15, 2012 November
Tomcats return slew of talent for upcoming season
Photo by Jeff Ireland Jordon Varnado, left, jostles for position during Tomcat Madness Friday night in Brownsville. By JEFF IRELAND jireland@statesgraphc.com Throughout the 2011-12 season, it was commonplace for Haywood to have a lineup on the floor that featured nothing but freshmen and sophomores. Just three upperclassmen – DeMarcus Tyus, Kendal Middlebrooks and Montravious Maclin – saw significant minutes a season ago. Despite that abundance of youth, Haywood went 21-9, took third in the District 13AA tournament and advanced to the region quarterfinals where they lost to Liberty, a team that made the state tournament. Tyus graduated, but
Middlebrooks and Maclin, now seniors, are back, as is the nucleus of youngsters that were largely responsible for the team’s success last season. During Friday’s Tomcat Madness, an intrasquad scrimmage that introduced the team to the community, sophomore Kyler Douglas drove the lane and dunked. Second-year head coach Kendall Dancy said that was just one example of how many of his players have grown since last season. “I’m not sure he would have done that last year,” Dancy said of Douglas, who was all-district last year as a freshman. “The improvement of everybody is tremendous. What a year of strength can do
is amazing … For freshmen to get varsity experience … It can only help.” Douglas is just one of several sophomores who started or saw a ton of time last year. Starting point guard Nigel Peeples returns, as do guard Alandis Delk and forward Jordon Varnado. The junior class is also very strong. Sadarius Delk is a returning starter at forward and Jeffrey Starks, the team’s top threat from 3-point range, is back. The senior class will be led by Middlebrooks, a versatile guard, and Maclin, the team’s strongest player who can be a beast in the paint. Dancy said his approach will be a little different this
Photo by Jeff Ireland Kyler Douglas drives the lane during Tomcat Madness action last Friday. Douglas was named all-district as a freshman last year. year with a group that’s already been through a season on the varsity level. “Last year I really pushed them a lot,” said Dancy. “This year I get to strategize and coach them a lot more.” The Tomcats’ potential was on full display last Saturday in the jamboree at FayetteWare. Haywood defeated Class 3A Germantown 47-39 in a two-quarter contest. The season gets underway tomorrow in Smyrna against Lancaster Christian. On
Saturday the Tomcats will play Livingston Academy and Cookeville in Clarkrange. On Nov. 27 the Tomcats will travel to Covington and open up the District 13-AA slate against the Chargers. Dancy isn’t making any public predictions about how far the Tomcats will be able to advance this year, but he likes the makeup of his team. Said Dancy, “The sky’s the limit for these guys this year.”
Four HMS Warriors chosen as AllConference The HMS Warrior Football team concluded their season on October 16th. The Warriors finished with an 8-2 record and in the Final Four of the large school sectional playoffs. The entire team accomplished so much throughout the season. (From left) Dexter Walker, Corey Newble, Montavius “Peanut” Pugh, and Russ Cates were chosen as AllConference players. As well as being selected
for this award, Dexter Walker was chosen as Defensive MVP for the conference. Corey Newble was the top quarterback and Montavius Pugh was the top receiver in the conference. These athletes, as well as the entire team and coaches, express appreciation for all the support they received during the season. Coaches are Ernie Jackson and Greg Bontrager.
Photo submitted by HCS Players pictured from left to right: Dexter Walker, Corey Newble, Montavius Pugh, and Russ Cates
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