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New Photos Added to Season Gallery
New photos have been added to the 2009-10 gallery! Check out pictures from the final home game of the season vs. Oak Ridge. Coach Smith was acknowledged prior to tip-off for his 25 years as head coach of the Warriors.
Pe’Shon Howard’s Diary #7 – Finishing Strong
Throughout the 2009-2010 season, OakHillHoops.com features personal stories from our players.
March 5, 2010 — I’m back! I haven’t written in a while. Sorry for the absence, but now the regular season is over. We ended strong by beating Benedictine HS in Richmond, VA. Roscoe, Juwan & I were all in double figures.
We bused back after the game & got to campus really late and then had Senior night. We beat Oak Ridge Military. The whole team played really well & we are now 29-3.
Juwan Staten’s Diary #8 – A Break
Throughout the season, OakHillHoops.com features personal stories from our players.
March 4, 2010 — What’s up? It has been a little while since my last entry. We finished up the regular season on a good note with impressive wins over Benedictine HS in Richmond & then Oak Ridge Military Academy in Turner Gym on Senior Night. Our record right now is 29-3, and we still have the ESPN Rise Tournament on April 1-3 over Easter Weekend in Baltimore.
Blue Devils Guard Accepts Advice
by Ken Tysiac, Staff Writer, The News & Observer
February 24, 2010 – The text message delivered to Nolan Smith’s cell phone two weeks ago didn’t say much, but it was exactly what the Blue Devils’ junior guard needed to hear after Duke’s win at North Carolina.
“Get in the gym,” the late-night text read.
It came from Michael Beasley, Smith’s childhood friend and Miami Heat forward who was the No. 2 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. Short, direct messages such as Beasley’s have helped spur Smith to overcome the struggles of his sophomore season to become the ACC’s fourth-leading scorer at 17.9 points a game.
Quick-witted with an eager smile, Smith remains close with his childhood teammates from Upper Marlboro, Md., and from his high school days at Oak Hill Academy.
Massey Cancer Center Classic
Benedictine Cadets vs. Oak Hill Academy Warriors
Where: University of Richmond Robins Center
When: 6:00pm, February 27, 2010
The Massey Cancer Center Classic is pleased to announce its inaugural game, with Oak Hill Academy facing off against Benedictine to promote the VCU Massey Cancer Center.
2/17 Game Time Change
Tip-off for Wednesday’s game vs. Forsyth Country Day in Lewisville, NC has been changed to 5:30pm due to winter weather expected to hit the area later in the evening.
2/15 Game Canceled
Monday’s (2/15) home game vs. Life Center Academy (NJ) has been canceled due to winter weather in the area. The game will not be rescheduled.
Warriors on ESPNU
Watch the Warriors live in action as they take on St. Patrick’s (NJ) from the Prime Time Shootout at Kean University on ESPNU Friday, February 12, at 8:30pm EST.
Juwan Staten’s Diary #7 – Update from the Hill
Throughout the season, OakHillHoops.com features personal stories from our players.
February 5, 2010 — I’m back everyone. I know it has been a while since my last entry. I apologize. I know you all have been wondering about life on “The Hill.”
From Warriors to NBA All-Stars
Congratulations to 2010 NBA All-Stars and former Oak Hill Academy Warriors Carmelo Anthony, Rajon Rondo and Kevin Durant!
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Bucks’ Newest Face
by Steve Aschburner
NBA.com
January 26, 2010 — Three or four players and a few civilians were left in the Milwaukee Bucks’ locker room late Saturday night when the relative quiet was pierced by the sound of someone going all “American Idol” in the shower. Turns out, it was Jerry Stackhouse’s baritone echoing off the tile and down the hall, singing a tune no one instantly recognized but making known his presence that began with Milwaukee just five days earlier.
Bucks guard Jerry Stackhouse is still shaking off the rust after his long NBA layoff. Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty ImagesEager to fill the void created by shooting guard Michael Redd’s latest season-ending knee injury, seeking to replace some of the scoring and experience that Redd provided, the Bucks reached out to Stackhouse. Never mind that the long-ago North Carolina star had played in just 10 NBA games since the end of 2007-08 and none at all this season in what was looking more like a forced and endless furlough than any official retirement. The Bucks knew Stackhouse — general manager John Hammond had been with him in Detroit, coach Scott Skiles actually played with him for a season in Philadelphia — and felt he had something left in his tank.
Click here to read the full article and interview with Stack at NBA.com.
1/29 and 1/30 Games Canceled Due to Weather
Friday’s (1/29) game in Bristol, VA vs. Siegel HS and Saturday’s (1/30) game vs. Blue Ridge School in Rocky Mount, VA have both been canceled due to winter weather in the area. If games are rescheduled for a later date, updates will be posted here at oakhillhoops.com.
Hornsby Opens Eyes with Oak Hill Stint
by Norm Wood, Inside Recruiting
hrvarsity.com
January 24, 2010 — For a guy who thought he’d only be spending about five to eight minutes per game on the floor while wearing the uniform of the nation’s most elite prep boys basketball team, this season has been an eye-opening experience for Keith Hornsby.
As it turns out, he has evolved into much more than just a garbage-time player for Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, a town in southwest Virginia. He’s a legitimate sixth man as a junior. Though he’s still waiting for the bigwigs from programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East and Southeastern Conference to take notice, he knows he’s at least on the radar map — by osmosis, if nothing else.
“There are such great players on this team, so I just naturally get so much better, and my confidence rises, too,” said Hornsby, who is a former Hampton Roads Academy student and the son of Grammy Award-winning musician and Williamsburg native Bruce Hornsby. “My shots, my driving (to the basket), my ballhandling have all gotten better, but especially my defense. With having to guard these guys, that’s the main thing that’s improved.”
Pe’Shon Howard’s Diary #6 – We’re Back
By Pe’Shon Howard
Throughout the 2009-2010 season, OakHillHoops.com features personal stories from our players.
We’re back! Seems like I haven’t written a diary entry in forever. So I’ll get everyone caught up with what has been going on.
I had a great Christmas break that was really busy. It started in Ironton, OH where we went 2-0 and the team played well.
Warriors on ESPN
Watch the Warriors live in action as they take on #3 Northland (OH) from the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts on ESPN Saturday, January 16, at 4pm EST.
