From the E-town College Website:
Men's basketball dropped by Widener, 80-69
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Widener 80, Elizabethtown 69
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Charles Jones led a balanced Widener University attack with 18 points as the Pride defeated Elizabethtown College 80-69 in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Matt Sosna chipped in with 15 points and eight rebounds for the Pride (11-4 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth), who shot 52.5 percent (31-for-59) from the field as a team and led by double figures for nearly the entire second half.
Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) paced the Blue Jays (8-8 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth) with 10 points and four steals, the only Elizabethtown player to reach double figures as the Jays shot 40.3 percent (25-for-62) from the field and committed 23 turnovers.
Widener, which never trailed in the game, led 40-31 at halftime as Jones led all players with 12 points. The Pride led 71-51 with 7:01 remaining, but the Blue Jay bench mounted a rally that brought Elizabethtown within nine points in the final minute.
Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) came off the Elizabethtown bench to contribute a season-high nine points along with five rebounds, while Mark Vogel (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) and Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) added seven points apiece for the Blue Jays.
From the Widener University Website:
Men's Basketball Back on Winning Track With 80-69 Victory at Elizabethtown
1/17/2009
(boxscore)
Widener used torrid shooting and two big runs to notch its sixth victory in seven outings, an 80-69 Commonwealth Conference triumph at Elizabethtown.
Freshman Perry Wright (Severn, MD) scored four points during a 9-0 run as Widener (11-4, 2-1 CC) opened a 37-24 lead with 2:21 left in the first half. The Pride shot 50 percent (18-of-36) from the field in the half for a 40-31 lead.
The Blue Jays (8-8, 2-2) closed to 42-35 early in the second half, but the Pride netted 10 straight points in just over two minutes for a 52-35 cushion with 16:05 remaining. Senior Matt Sosna (Stratford, NJ) scored five points in that span, capping it with a three-point play.
Senior Charles Jones (Philadelphia, PA) scored 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting for Widener, which shot 57 percent (13-of-23) from the field in the second half and 53 percent (31-of-59) overall.
Sosna had 15 points and eight rebounds with junior Jamarr Johnson (Pittsgrove, NJ) adding 10. Sophomore Jarrell Nelson (Waldorf, MD) and freshman Jack Brennan (Stratford, NJ) scored eight points apiece off the bench.
Widener led by as many as 68-48 with 8:39 remaining and never trailed. It remains tied atop the conference with Arcadia and Albright.
Keith Fogel scored 10 points with Mike Church adding nine and seven rebounds for the Blue Jays, who shot only 40 percent (25-of-62) from the floor and 50 percent (13-of-26) from the line.
Widener is home Tuesday against Arcadia at 8:00 pm. Fans attending the doubleheader with the women’s team are asked to bring a canned good or make a donation to City Team Ministries. It also is our “Gold Rush” on Widener Pride Day, with all from the University in attendance receiving a gold t-shirt.
From The Lancaster Sunday News:
Widener's press stops Blue Jays
Sunday News
Published: Jan 18, 200900:17 EST
Elizabethtown
By MIKE GROSS, Assistant Sports Editor
Maybe part of this had to do with the old Al McGuire adage that a pressing team doesn't like to be pressed.
Elizabethtown College basketball coach Bob Schlosser saw something more insidious in his team's 80-69 loss to Widener Saturday."I thought our starters and upperclassmen were intimidated," Schlosser stated flatly after his team fell to .500 both overall (8-8) and in the Commonwealth Conference (2-2).
That's why Schlosser kept his team in a quiet locker room for a long while afterward. And why the starters watched glumly from the bench as reserves put together a spirited, if hopeless, run from down 20 to as close as 78-69 in the final minute.
"That run was simply about making hustle plays," Schlosser said. "We've got a couple starters who may be getting a little complacent. I've got to put guys in who are going to play with some energy."
Widener (11-4, 2-1) plays the same, up-tempo, 94-foot style Schlosser likes. But the Pride is bigger, quicker and more athletic.
"We know there's gonna be turnovers when we play them, because that's how they play," said Schlosser.
"I didn't think the problem was our offense. The problem was we let them have to many easy ones."
Widener also has a piece the Blue Jays don't in Charles Jones, an all-conference senior guard who can get his own shot and score in a variety of ways. He scored 18 in just 23 minutes.
The Pride controlled this one most of the way, but Jones left with his second foul, on a charge after scoring, with 2:40 left in the first half.
The Jays made a little stand from then to intermission, and Joe Flanagan made a deep three at the halftime buzzer to make it 40-31.
E-town was 3-for-10 from the foul line and had committed 15 turnovers, so the fact that it wasn't buried was small reason for optimism.
The Jays briefly pulled within seven, on Josh Houseal's inside hoop, early in the second half. But Widener kept cranking up the juice.
E-town soon had a stretch of six straight empty possession, and an old-style three-point play by Widener's Matt Sosna (15 points, eight rebounds) pushed the lead to 52-35.
That was about it.
"They're better than we are," Schlosser said, "but I don't think they're 20 points better than we are."
Keith Fogel led E-town with 10 points. Reserve big man Chris Hill added nine in 21 hustling minutes.
The Jays got out-rebounded (if only 40-37), had 23 turnovers, shot just 40 percent from the field and 50 percent from the line (13-of-26).
"We've been inconsistent from the line," Schlosser said. "It's all mental. We work on it and talk about it all the time, but when the lights go on, you've got to make them."
The Jays have only two conference losses and everybody has at least one, with eight games left. They host last-place Lebanon Valley Wednesday.
The situation isn't desperate. Yet.
"You can talk about it all you want, but the bottom line is, what are we gonna do Wednesday?" Schlosser said.
"It's a a league game, and we're at home. Do we have to win? No, but we have to play better."
Mike Gross is assistant sports editor of the Sunday News. E-mail him at mgross@lnpnews.com.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Saturday Afternoon Hoops
The Blue Jays welcome Widener University to E-town this afternoon. Be sure to check out the match-up in today's Game Program.
If you can't make it to the game, be sure to follow all the action with Live Stats.
Go Blue Jays!
If you can't make it to the game, be sure to follow all the action with Live Stats.
Go Blue Jays!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Blue Jays downed by Albright, 93-80
From the E-town College Website:
Men's basketball downed by Albright, 93-80
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Albright 93, Elizabethtown 80
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READING, Pa. --- Brothers Phil and Derek Hall combined for 39 points and Albright College shot 60.4 percent from the field in a 93-80 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action at Bollman Center on Wednesday night.
Phil Hall went 10-for-15 from the field and scored a game-high 24 points while Derek Hall hit all five of his field-goal attempts and added 15 points for the Lions (11-5 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth), who led 46-32 at halftime and withstood a 12-0 second-half run by the Blue Jays (8-7 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth).
Four players scored in double figures for Elizabethtown, with Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) leading the way with 15 points and seven rebounds and Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) adding a career-high 14 points.
Albright took a 46-32 lead to halftime on the strength of 6-for-13 shooting from three-point range. Phil Hall led the Lions with 11 points followed by Derek Hall with 10, while Houseal led the Blue Jays with 11 points in the opening half.
The Lions led 66-49 with 12:35 to go, but the Blue Jays scored 12 straight points to cut the deficit to 66-61 following two free throws by Church with 10:13 to go. However, a putback by Phil Hall and a three-point play by Matt Bazsika pushed Albright ahead 71-61 with 9:33 left and Elizabethtown would get no closer than nine the rest of the way.
Joining Church and Houseal in double figures for Elizabethtown were Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) with 12 points and Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) with 11 points. Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) added seven points and six assists for the Blue Jays, who committed just six turnovers as a team.
Zac Shaeffer tallied 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Lions, while Bazsika added nine points and four boards. Albright finished with a commanding 42-26 edge in rebounds over Elizabethtown, as Andre Murphy matched Shaeffer for the team high in boards with seven.
From the Albright College Website:
Hall Brothers Guide Albright Men’s Basketball to Conference Win
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
READING, PA - The offensive hot streak of senior center Phil Hall (Northampton, PA/Northampton) continued Wednesday evening as the host Lions (11-5/2-1 CC) handed the visiting Blue Jays (8-7/2-1 CC) their first conference loss of the season defeating them by the final score of 93-80 in the Bollman Center.
Hall who recorded his eighth consecutive game with 10 points or more was joined by his younger brother Derek Hall (Northampton, PA/Northampton) as the two combined for 39 points respectively. Big brother Phil totaled 24 points on the evening, while Derek recorded a career best 15 points in the conference win. Of the two Derek had quite the showing from the field shooting a perfect 5-for-5 which included a 2-for-2 performance from three point range. At the free throw line the six-foot-10 inch freshman made three of his four attempts.
Sophomore Zac Shaeffer (Lancaster, PA/Lempeter-Strasburg) also continued his hot streak as well totaling 16 points on the night shooting 50% (4-for-8) from the floor and 100% (5-for-5) from the give me line. Shaeffer along with Andre Murphy (Philadelphia, PA/Caver High School) led the contest in rebounding as two each earned seven boards a piece.
For the visiting Blue Jays four of their starting five finished in double-digits with Mike Church leading the way with 15 points while also managing the game high seven rebounds as well. Next in line was Josh Houseal with 14 points, followed by Keith Fogel with 12, and Joe Flanagan with 11.
As a team, the Lions not only dominated their opponents from the field shooting over 60%, but they also proved to be the top rebounding team as well pulling down 16 more boards then the Blue Jays (42-26).
Albright trailed E-town only once in the entire contest and that was in the first five minutes.
Following that minor let down, the Red and White regained their composure and took control of the scoreboard.
In just the first 10 minutes alone, the Lions had built themselves a solid lead over the Blue Jays, which they continued to add to throughout the first 20 minutes of play. Just before the half ended, Shaeffer was able to score a last second three point basket which just elevated Albright’s momentum even more.
However that momentum would begin to fade as the second half progressed. Despite having a 17 point lead with 12:35 to play, the Blue Jays in a matter of three minutes would cut that lead down to five following a 12-0 run. With it looking as if though E-town was about to make a push to earn their second lead of the night, Albright led by Phil Hall battled back once again regaining their double-digit lead as the Red and White posted 8-0 run of their own.
The Lions quick offensive turn around was crucial in stopping any chance of a Blue Jays comeback. Albright continued hold a substantial lead over their opponent throughout the final moments of the contest. With Wednesday’s victory, Albright is now in a three way tie for first place in the Commonwealth Conference. Joining the Lions atop the conference are Elizabethtown and Lycoming College (8-5/2-1 CC).
Albright will face Lycoming College next Saturday in Williamsport, PA. However the Lions will first travel to Grantham, PA to take on the Falcons of Messiah College on Tuesday with game time set for 8 p.m.
Elizabethtown College 80, Albright College 93
Box Score
From The Reading Eagle:
Size matters: Jays can't stop Lions' Hall brothers
By Rich Scarcella
Reading Eagle
Rick Ferry has enjoyed a successful career as coach of the Albright men's basketball team.
So, with 6-11 senior Phil Hall and 6-10 freshman Derek Hall on the roster, Ferry's smart enough to keep his offensive philosophy simple.
"No one (in the Commonwealth Conference) has size like the Hall brothers," Ferry said. "We have to continue to find ways to utilize that (advantage). We're seeing zones and double-teams, unique double-teams.
"We're not going to force it inside, but we have to find ways to get it to them."
Phil and Derek Hall towered over Elizabethtown, combining for 39 points and 12 rebounds in the Lions' convincing 93-80 victory Wednesday night at Bollman Center.
Without a defender taller than 6-5, the Blue Jays (2-1, 8-7) had no answer for Phil, who scored 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting, or Derek, who had a career-high 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting.
Albright (2-1, 11-5) moved into a three-way tie for first place by fending off a second-half charge by Elizabethtown, which trimmed a 17-point lead to 66-61 with a 12-0 run. Ferry called a timeout, hoping to disrupt the Jays and calm the Lions.
"I told them to relax and settle down," he said. "Take it one possession at a time. 'They made their run. Now it's time for us to play basketball.' "
After the break, the Hall brothers and 6-6 Matt Bazsika scored 16 of Albright's next 21 points as the Lions opened an 87-73 lead with 4:21 left and put it away.
"Whenever we take our time, the ball ends up going down low," Ferry said. "It's implied when you have two 7-footers on the floor."
Phil Hall arrived at Albright four years ago from Northampton as a quirky 6-9 left-hander who fancied himself as a shooting guard. He made himself into a 6-11, 265-pound brute by watching and guarding strong post players such as Trevor Deeter and Albert Medoro in practice the last four seasons.
Hall leads the Lions with 14.1 points and 6.7 rebounds a game.
"The coaches made me work on post moves every day for the last four years," he said. "It had to click at some point."
Derek, his brother, came to Albright this season as a more skilled player than Phil was at the same age. He also likes to shoot from the perimeter, draining both of his 3-pointers against the Jays.
"It's great having him here," Phil said. "I like it. He gets to learn for a year under me. It can only benefit him."
It's certainly benefiting the Lions, who received 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists from Zac Shaeffer. Central Catholic grad Matt Ashcroft had seven points off the bench. They have Saturday off before going on the road twice next week for games at Messiah and Lycoming.
Neither team has the size Albright has with the Hall brothers.
"Knowing no one can match up with me puts my confidence through the roof," Phil Hall said. "I know I have a mismatch every time."
Mike Church scored 15 points for Elizabethtown and Josh Houseal had 14. Tulpehocken product Brady Haughney, a sophomore, had two points and four rebounds in a season-high 17 minutes.
•Contact Rich Scarcella at 610-371-5070 or rscarcella@readingeagle.com.
Men's basketball downed by Albright, 93-80
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Albright 93, Elizabethtown 80
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READING, Pa. --- Brothers Phil and Derek Hall combined for 39 points and Albright College shot 60.4 percent from the field in a 93-80 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action at Bollman Center on Wednesday night.
Phil Hall went 10-for-15 from the field and scored a game-high 24 points while Derek Hall hit all five of his field-goal attempts and added 15 points for the Lions (11-5 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth), who led 46-32 at halftime and withstood a 12-0 second-half run by the Blue Jays (8-7 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth).
Four players scored in double figures for Elizabethtown, with Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) leading the way with 15 points and seven rebounds and Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) adding a career-high 14 points.
Albright took a 46-32 lead to halftime on the strength of 6-for-13 shooting from three-point range. Phil Hall led the Lions with 11 points followed by Derek Hall with 10, while Houseal led the Blue Jays with 11 points in the opening half.
The Lions led 66-49 with 12:35 to go, but the Blue Jays scored 12 straight points to cut the deficit to 66-61 following two free throws by Church with 10:13 to go. However, a putback by Phil Hall and a three-point play by Matt Bazsika pushed Albright ahead 71-61 with 9:33 left and Elizabethtown would get no closer than nine the rest of the way.
Joining Church and Houseal in double figures for Elizabethtown were Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) with 12 points and Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) with 11 points. Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) added seven points and six assists for the Blue Jays, who committed just six turnovers as a team.
Zac Shaeffer tallied 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Lions, while Bazsika added nine points and four boards. Albright finished with a commanding 42-26 edge in rebounds over Elizabethtown, as Andre Murphy matched Shaeffer for the team high in boards with seven.
From the Albright College Website:
Hall Brothers Guide Albright Men’s Basketball to Conference Win
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
READING, PA - The offensive hot streak of senior center Phil Hall (Northampton, PA/Northampton) continued Wednesday evening as the host Lions (11-5/2-1 CC) handed the visiting Blue Jays (8-7/2-1 CC) their first conference loss of the season defeating them by the final score of 93-80 in the Bollman Center.
Hall who recorded his eighth consecutive game with 10 points or more was joined by his younger brother Derek Hall (Northampton, PA/Northampton) as the two combined for 39 points respectively. Big brother Phil totaled 24 points on the evening, while Derek recorded a career best 15 points in the conference win. Of the two Derek had quite the showing from the field shooting a perfect 5-for-5 which included a 2-for-2 performance from three point range. At the free throw line the six-foot-10 inch freshman made three of his four attempts.
Sophomore Zac Shaeffer (Lancaster, PA/Lempeter-Strasburg) also continued his hot streak as well totaling 16 points on the night shooting 50% (4-for-8) from the floor and 100% (5-for-5) from the give me line. Shaeffer along with Andre Murphy (Philadelphia, PA/Caver High School) led the contest in rebounding as two each earned seven boards a piece.
For the visiting Blue Jays four of their starting five finished in double-digits with Mike Church leading the way with 15 points while also managing the game high seven rebounds as well. Next in line was Josh Houseal with 14 points, followed by Keith Fogel with 12, and Joe Flanagan with 11.
As a team, the Lions not only dominated their opponents from the field shooting over 60%, but they also proved to be the top rebounding team as well pulling down 16 more boards then the Blue Jays (42-26).
Albright trailed E-town only once in the entire contest and that was in the first five minutes.
Following that minor let down, the Red and White regained their composure and took control of the scoreboard.
In just the first 10 minutes alone, the Lions had built themselves a solid lead over the Blue Jays, which they continued to add to throughout the first 20 minutes of play. Just before the half ended, Shaeffer was able to score a last second three point basket which just elevated Albright’s momentum even more.
However that momentum would begin to fade as the second half progressed. Despite having a 17 point lead with 12:35 to play, the Blue Jays in a matter of three minutes would cut that lead down to five following a 12-0 run. With it looking as if though E-town was about to make a push to earn their second lead of the night, Albright led by Phil Hall battled back once again regaining their double-digit lead as the Red and White posted 8-0 run of their own.
The Lions quick offensive turn around was crucial in stopping any chance of a Blue Jays comeback. Albright continued hold a substantial lead over their opponent throughout the final moments of the contest. With Wednesday’s victory, Albright is now in a three way tie for first place in the Commonwealth Conference. Joining the Lions atop the conference are Elizabethtown and Lycoming College (8-5/2-1 CC).
Albright will face Lycoming College next Saturday in Williamsport, PA. However the Lions will first travel to Grantham, PA to take on the Falcons of Messiah College on Tuesday with game time set for 8 p.m.
Elizabethtown College 80, Albright College 93
Box Score
From The Reading Eagle:
Size matters: Jays can't stop Lions' Hall brothers
By Rich Scarcella
Reading Eagle
Rick Ferry has enjoyed a successful career as coach of the Albright men's basketball team.
So, with 6-11 senior Phil Hall and 6-10 freshman Derek Hall on the roster, Ferry's smart enough to keep his offensive philosophy simple.
"No one (in the Commonwealth Conference) has size like the Hall brothers," Ferry said. "We have to continue to find ways to utilize that (advantage). We're seeing zones and double-teams, unique double-teams.
"We're not going to force it inside, but we have to find ways to get it to them."
Phil and Derek Hall towered over Elizabethtown, combining for 39 points and 12 rebounds in the Lions' convincing 93-80 victory Wednesday night at Bollman Center.
Without a defender taller than 6-5, the Blue Jays (2-1, 8-7) had no answer for Phil, who scored 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting, or Derek, who had a career-high 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting.
Albright (2-1, 11-5) moved into a three-way tie for first place by fending off a second-half charge by Elizabethtown, which trimmed a 17-point lead to 66-61 with a 12-0 run. Ferry called a timeout, hoping to disrupt the Jays and calm the Lions.
"I told them to relax and settle down," he said. "Take it one possession at a time. 'They made their run. Now it's time for us to play basketball.' "
After the break, the Hall brothers and 6-6 Matt Bazsika scored 16 of Albright's next 21 points as the Lions opened an 87-73 lead with 4:21 left and put it away.
"Whenever we take our time, the ball ends up going down low," Ferry said. "It's implied when you have two 7-footers on the floor."
Phil Hall arrived at Albright four years ago from Northampton as a quirky 6-9 left-hander who fancied himself as a shooting guard. He made himself into a 6-11, 265-pound brute by watching and guarding strong post players such as Trevor Deeter and Albert Medoro in practice the last four seasons.
Hall leads the Lions with 14.1 points and 6.7 rebounds a game.
"The coaches made me work on post moves every day for the last four years," he said. "It had to click at some point."
Derek, his brother, came to Albright this season as a more skilled player than Phil was at the same age. He also likes to shoot from the perimeter, draining both of his 3-pointers against the Jays.
"It's great having him here," Phil said. "I like it. He gets to learn for a year under me. It can only benefit him."
It's certainly benefiting the Lions, who received 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists from Zac Shaeffer. Central Catholic grad Matt Ashcroft had seven points off the bench. They have Saturday off before going on the road twice next week for games at Messiah and Lycoming.
Neither team has the size Albright has with the Hall brothers.
"Knowing no one can match up with me puts my confidence through the roof," Phil Hall said. "I know I have a mismatch every time."
Mike Church scored 15 points for Elizabethtown and Josh Houseal had 14. Tulpehocken product Brady Haughney, a sophomore, had two points and four rebounds in a season-high 17 minutes.
•Contact Rich Scarcella at 610-371-5070 or rscarcella@readingeagle.com.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday Night Basketball
The Blue Jays travel to Reading to take on Albright College tonight at 8 pm.
The following was taken from the MAC Commonwealth Conference Pre-season Poll:
Albright (17-9, 6-4) comes in tied for third with Lebanon Valley in the poll with 32 votes. The Lions try to mirror last season’s second-place finish in the conference but have to replace many standouts from last season. After losing first team all conference selection Albert Medora, who finished fifth in points scored (13.9) and first in rebounds (10.3) per game in addition to Tom Murphy (10.8 ppg), Albright holds onto 6-11 senior center Phil Hall (6.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg) and junior Andre Murphy, who recorded 9.2 points per contest as a second-year guard. The 2008-09 season will mark the 100th year for Lions men’s basketball.
If you can't make it to the game tonight you can follow all the action on line. To listen to the game, click here for the Albright College radio broadcast. You can also follow along with the Intenet Live Stats.
Good luck Blue Jays!
The following was taken from the MAC Commonwealth Conference Pre-season Poll:
Albright (17-9, 6-4) comes in tied for third with Lebanon Valley in the poll with 32 votes. The Lions try to mirror last season’s second-place finish in the conference but have to replace many standouts from last season. After losing first team all conference selection Albert Medora, who finished fifth in points scored (13.9) and first in rebounds (10.3) per game in addition to Tom Murphy (10.8 ppg), Albright holds onto 6-11 senior center Phil Hall (6.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg) and junior Andre Murphy, who recorded 9.2 points per contest as a second-year guard. The 2008-09 season will mark the 100th year for Lions men’s basketball.
If you can't make it to the game tonight you can follow all the action on line. To listen to the game, click here for the Albright College radio broadcast. You can also follow along with the Intenet Live Stats.
Good luck Blue Jays!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Joe Flanagan Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week
From the E-town College Website:
Flanagan named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Joe Flanagan Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College sophomore swingman Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) has been named the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 11, the conference office announced Monday.
Flanagan was the game's high scorer in Blue Jay wins over Lycoming College and Messiah College last week. He scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 68-61 victory at Lycoming on Wednesday, then scored a career-high 23 points and went 9-for-10 from the field in a 71-59 win over Messiah on Saturday.
Flanagan, who averaged 21.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 73.7 percent from the field for the week, has scored in double figures in all but one of Elizabethtown's 14 games this season. He leads the Blue Jays and is ranked third in the Commonwealth Conference in scoring average at 15.7 points per game.
Elizabethtown (8-6 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth) returns to action on Wednesday at Albright College beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Flanagan named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, January 12, 2009
Joe Flanagan Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College sophomore swingman Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) has been named the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 11, the conference office announced Monday.
Flanagan was the game's high scorer in Blue Jay wins over Lycoming College and Messiah College last week. He scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 68-61 victory at Lycoming on Wednesday, then scored a career-high 23 points and went 9-for-10 from the field in a 71-59 win over Messiah on Saturday.
Flanagan, who averaged 21.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 73.7 percent from the field for the week, has scored in double figures in all but one of Elizabethtown's 14 games this season. He leads the Blue Jays and is ranked third in the Commonwealth Conference in scoring average at 15.7 points per game.
Elizabethtown (8-6 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth) returns to action on Wednesday at Albright College beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Blue Jays vs. Lycoming Pictures
The Williamsport Sun Gazette posted a photo gallery on their website today with pictures from last week's game.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sunday Morning Coverage
From The Lancaster Sunday News:
E-town shuts down Messiah, 71-59
Vogel's timely trey keys 71-59 victory
Sunday News
Elizabethtown
By GORDIE JONES, Correspondent
Just about every game has been a tractor pull for the Elizabethtown men's basketball team, as might be expected of a club that has decent, but hardly overwhelming, talent.
There have been occasions when the Blue Jays have found someone (or several someones) to dig them out of the muck; their seven victories entering Saturday afternoon's Commonwealth Conference meeting with Messiah had come by a little more than five points a game.
But there also were times when E-town had been buried. Its six losses had come by an average of 12 points apiece.
Saturday's game followed the first of those scenarios. And the guy manning the shovel was none other than sophomore guard Mark Vogel, a seldom-used reserve from Hempfield.
It was his 3-pointer with three minutes left — his first of the season — that gave the Jays a critical boost in a typically taut affair, as they beat the Falcons 71-59 to improve to 2-0 in conference play, 8-6 overall.
"He is a very good shooter," coach Bob Schlosser said.
But coming in, Vogel had missed 10 of 11 shots, including all four of his 3-point attempts, while playing just 30 minutes over five games.
He was on the floor down the stretch, though, and alone in the right corner when point guard Phil Schaffer passed him the ball. The Jays, who had led most of the night but never comfortably, were nursing a 57-52 advantage.
"You've got to do what you've got to do," Schlosser said.
And Vogel did, splashing in the trey that increased the lead to eight.
E-town tacked on the next six points as well, four of those by sophomore guard Joe Flanagan, to go up 66-52.
Flanagan, a Lancaster Mennonite graduate, finished with a career-high 23.
Keith Fogel, another sophomore guard, scored 21 to match his career best.
But Vogel's basket was the obvious back-breaker.
"That's his shot," Flanagan said.
"Coach keeps telling me to look for my shot in the game, so that's what I try to do," Vogel said. "My shooting's down. I'm playing well in the JV games. I always keep going at it. I was a great shooter in high school, but I haven't been hot right now. It will come back."
Before Saturday, his greatest contribution had likely come Wednesday, when after the Jays won at Lycoming he surprised Schlosser and everyone else by standing up in the locker room and proclaiming it "a great team victory" — even though Vogel didn't play at all.
"We're all in this together," he said. "We don't know whose day it's going to be, so you have to be ready. Everybody's going to get their shot one time."
The Jays surely took Messiah's best shot Saturday. The Falcons (0-1, 2-11) fell into a 29-16 hole early but then reeled off 13 straight points, including 3-pointers by Jamie Yoder (another Lancaster Mennonite grad), Kyle Snyder and Josh Hartman, to draw even.
Fogel's basket gave E-town a two-point lead at the break, and the hosts increased that to seven early in the second half. But Messiah narrowed the gap to one, and had a chance to go ahead when Hartman squared up from the arc with 8:26 left.
He missed, but three minutes later it was 53-50, E-town. Flanagan made a free throw, then a 3-pointer. Messiah's Colton Reitz answered with a layup.
It was 57-52. Enter Vogel, shovel in hand.
E-town shuts down Messiah, 71-59
Vogel's timely trey keys 71-59 victory
Sunday News
Elizabethtown
By GORDIE JONES, Correspondent
Just about every game has been a tractor pull for the Elizabethtown men's basketball team, as might be expected of a club that has decent, but hardly overwhelming, talent.
There have been occasions when the Blue Jays have found someone (or several someones) to dig them out of the muck; their seven victories entering Saturday afternoon's Commonwealth Conference meeting with Messiah had come by a little more than five points a game.
But there also were times when E-town had been buried. Its six losses had come by an average of 12 points apiece.
Saturday's game followed the first of those scenarios. And the guy manning the shovel was none other than sophomore guard Mark Vogel, a seldom-used reserve from Hempfield.
It was his 3-pointer with three minutes left — his first of the season — that gave the Jays a critical boost in a typically taut affair, as they beat the Falcons 71-59 to improve to 2-0 in conference play, 8-6 overall.
"He is a very good shooter," coach Bob Schlosser said.
But coming in, Vogel had missed 10 of 11 shots, including all four of his 3-point attempts, while playing just 30 minutes over five games.
He was on the floor down the stretch, though, and alone in the right corner when point guard Phil Schaffer passed him the ball. The Jays, who had led most of the night but never comfortably, were nursing a 57-52 advantage.
"You've got to do what you've got to do," Schlosser said.
And Vogel did, splashing in the trey that increased the lead to eight.
E-town tacked on the next six points as well, four of those by sophomore guard Joe Flanagan, to go up 66-52.
Flanagan, a Lancaster Mennonite graduate, finished with a career-high 23.
Keith Fogel, another sophomore guard, scored 21 to match his career best.
But Vogel's basket was the obvious back-breaker.
"That's his shot," Flanagan said.
"Coach keeps telling me to look for my shot in the game, so that's what I try to do," Vogel said. "My shooting's down. I'm playing well in the JV games. I always keep going at it. I was a great shooter in high school, but I haven't been hot right now. It will come back."
Before Saturday, his greatest contribution had likely come Wednesday, when after the Jays won at Lycoming he surprised Schlosser and everyone else by standing up in the locker room and proclaiming it "a great team victory" — even though Vogel didn't play at all.
"We're all in this together," he said. "We don't know whose day it's going to be, so you have to be ready. Everybody's going to get their shot one time."
The Jays surely took Messiah's best shot Saturday. The Falcons (0-1, 2-11) fell into a 29-16 hole early but then reeled off 13 straight points, including 3-pointers by Jamie Yoder (another Lancaster Mennonite grad), Kyle Snyder and Josh Hartman, to draw even.
Fogel's basket gave E-town a two-point lead at the break, and the hosts increased that to seven early in the second half. But Messiah narrowed the gap to one, and had a chance to go ahead when Hartman squared up from the arc with 8:26 left.
He missed, but three minutes later it was 53-50, E-town. Flanagan made a free throw, then a 3-pointer. Messiah's Colton Reitz answered with a layup.
It was 57-52. Enter Vogel, shovel in hand.
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