Updated 1/21/12

 

Trivia...The first trivia question from the last column was to name LL players who scored 50 or more. According to Pahoops.org, the list for 50 point scorers is:

 

60 points – Curtis Waltman, Garden Spot vs. Lancaster Mennonite 2-3-01.


56 points – Curtis Waltman, Garden Spot vs. Lebanon 12-22-00.


55 points – Johnny Miller, Solanco vs. Cocalico 2-15-94.


52 points – Jack Hurd, Warwick vs. Conestoga in 1987.


51 points – Sam Bowie, Lebanon vs. Lancaster Catholic 2-3-79.


51 points – Curtis Waltman, Garden Spot vs. Littlestown 2-27-01.


50 points – Leontae Turner, McCaskey vs. Reading 12-14-08.

 

According to our own Jerry Shenk, the list of pre-LL 50 point scorers is:

Arthur Herr, Millersville High School 60 - March 31, 1922 - 80-22 win over

Quarryville

Dick Sweigart, New Holland 53 - January 22, 1950 - 127-32 win over Cocalico

Don Parmer, Upper Leacock 52 - Jan, 1954 - 109-100 (OT) win over Cocalico

Don Parmer, Upper Leacock 50 - January, 1954 - win over Paradise

Jay Metzler, Mount Joy/Donegal 50 - Feb, 1955 - 84-39 win over Manheim

Central

Chip Beaston, Columbia 50 Feb, 1964 - 114-57 win over Manheim Twp

 

We had some pretty cool emails on the 50- point scorers. This writer had the opportunity to see all of these players play. Ex-Spot center, Todd Obrien wrote us to tell us about his memories of Curtis Waltman.

 

The second trivia question was name the Section 3 team(s) that won an LL title. The answer is Lancaster Catholic 2003 when they beat McCaskey in the LL finals. The Lancaster Catholic team went unbeaten and won the PIAA AAA championship that season. There were only 3 sections that season. Cocalico lost in 2010. The Eagles are the only Section 3 team that played for an LL championship in the current 4 section format.

 

History...as we enter the LL stretch drive and playoff picture, we will be reading a lot of info on how many titles so and so won, and how many championship games they played in, etc...We know where to get easy access to that information. Right here at LL hoops.com on the archive section...We will not be mentioned as a source of information, at least we were not in the past, but ...we know where it comes from:) Thanks to Jerry Shenk and Dick Myers for helping us put together the best single source of LL history on the net.

 

Score me...LLhoops.com messed up the Etown/Hempfield score this past week. We try to get the scores up on game night by checking various sources. We check llinsider, pennlive, and llleaguesports.com. Last week we only checked one source and posted it. Apologies to our readers and the teams involved. Websites can change on a dime, but the newsprint folks cannot. LLinsider has corrected its standings to reflect league games. LLleaguesports is the place to go for ll stats and excellent columns. Pennlive is interesting if you want read some bboards stuff with some crazy fans. J

 

Tandems...I get to watch the Penn Manor Comets a LOT because I am on the staff and my boy plays for the varsity. The Comets, have the best scoring duo in Marc Summy, 6'2" sn, 22 ppg.,  and Landon Alexich, 6'4" sn., 15 ppg. I checked LLleaguesports to see what the top duos are in scoring in the LL. As of Jan 14th. , AC's Alec Wizar, 19 ppg and Tyson Hayes, 14 ppg, Hempfield's Drew Johnson, 18 ppg, and Mark Mangold , 12ppg, TWP's Billy Vaughn Gieb, 14ppg, and Cory Stoltz, 15 ppg.,  McCaskey's Devon Pinkard, 14ppg., and Diante Cherry, 12 ppg., and Solanco's Evan Belcyk, 14 ppg., and Jonathan Temple, 12 ppg., are the top duo's in the LL. Top three-somes include TWP's Stoltz, Vaughn, and Jomar Guerroro, 12ppg.,  and Hempfields Johnson, Mangold and Dylan Manning, 11pg.

 

Last round of crossovers this week...After the final round of crossovers are complete on Wed., we will settle into the races in the LL. At this point there are few slots that could not be projected. Section looks like a 2 team race with TWP and McCaskey, although Section 1 basketball can be unpredictable at times. Last year Hempfield looked like it was in control but lost some games down the stretch as they found themselves in a playoff for first place. Section 2 also appears to be a 2 -team race with CV and Etown in the drivers seat. Section 3 is another 2- team race with LS leading the Donegal Indians by a game at this point of the season. Spot is 2 games back. Section 4 looks like a done deal as well. Lanc. Cath. is cruising and Columbia has established itself as the best of the rest. Some of the other teams that might not be in the LL playoff spot are battling for district slots. The District 3 power ratings (http://piaadistrict3.org/district-3-power-ratings-2/) have an up to date on a link from twitter. Hempfield, TWP, PM, McCaskey, TWP, ETown and Spot are in the top 20 AAAA as of 1/21/12. LS, Donegal, and Lancaster Cath are in the top 20 for the AAA as of this point. They are all very solid and are competing to get a top seed, which will mean a home game or 2. J

 

Games of note for the week of Jan 23-29...

Monday Jan 23 

TWP @ Etown in a battle of top place teams. McCaskey @ CV will feature the second place teams in both sections.

Wed. Jan 25

Lancaster Cath. @ Donegal....LCHS got beat by front runner LS last week. How will they do vs another Section 3 foe?

 

Fri. Jan 27

Etown @ CV....CV was on a winning streak until they lost to PM. CV beat ET at ET earlier. ETown was shorthanded for that game. Should be a good one.

Warwick at Hempfield should be a close one and could be a key game for both for districts.

This and that...I was very impressed with the fans and noise level at Warwick last week. The band, the dancers, the cheerleaders, the old guy cheerleader make for a great atmosphere....Hempfield fans were good earlier in the season, but right now the Warrior TeePee has to be the best in the LL. ..Jn hi schedules need to be matched up with varsity schedules. I spoke with many LL head coaches and there is a major concern especially when the bigger schools play the smaller ones, such as McCaskey playing PV—makes no sense at all for anyone involved. ...Best big guy in the LL has to be Billy Vaughn Geib of TWP. ....I was impressed with CV's Robbie Cardina, 6'4" swing player. He moves well without the ball, has three point range and drives....It will be tough to get an all LL team this season. Lots of scorers in Section 1...Bryan Rivera of LCHS could well be the best point/scorer in the LL. ..LS's Josh Miller is getting high reviews from LLhoops.com insiders...Marc Summy of PM continues to lead the LL in scoring...Surprise teams this season has to be CV, Donegal (although not really), and Warwick. Section 2 was a major toss up going into the season, but Kevin Dolan's Etown bunch has met most of the challenges presented to his team without a real big post player...Should be a fun finish as teams prepare for post season play one way or another.

 

 

Trivia...What non-section 1 team(s) have the most wins vs. Section 1 teams during this season?

 

Enjoy the 3 game week.

 

~Dell Jackson