Tuesday, March 5, 2013

John Marshall beats Wakefield, will play Henrico in final

John Marshall beats Wakefield, will play Henrico in final - Richmond Times-Dispatch: Boys

BY ERIC KOLENICH | Richmond Times-Dispatch
The two schools are separated by one and a half miles and a city boundary. John Marshall High School occupies the northern tip of Richmond, while Henrico High is a few neighborhoods over in the adjacent county.

They’re two schools rich in basketball talent. And on Friday, they’ll play for a third and final time to determine the Group AAA state championship. That much was assured when John Marshall defeated Wakefield 66-46 in the semifinals Monday night. Henrico did its part by beating W.T. Woodson earlier in the day.


“They know us; we know them,” John Marshall coach Ty White said. “It’s going to come down to who’s the tougher team.”

Gerard Dean-McBride continued his postseason tear, scoring 26 points. In his past five games, Dean is averaging 20.4 points per game. Wakefield (25-6) often left the lane open for him, so he zipped his way to the basket, going over, under and around the arms of his defenders.

As of late, the Justices (26-5) have tried to shoot fewer 3s and score more in the lane. They got 36 points in the paint and were 4-10 from behind the arc. Brian White, the Colonial District player of the year who has given a pledge to The Citadel, added 18 points and 11 rebounds.

John Marshall led the whole game. In the fourth quarter, Wakefield mustered only nine points as the Justices’ lead stretched to 20. Wakefield coach Tony Bentley unloaded the bench in the final minute.

The Justices forced the Warriors to take longs shots away from the basket. And Wakefield couldn’t get in a rhythm that way. Wakefield converted 17 of 58 from the floor (29.3 percent).

“We took too many jump shots,” Wakefield coach Tony Bentley said. “We didn’t get here by shooting a lot of jump shots. Tonight we felt like we were a jump shooting team and we weren’t successful doing that tonight.”
Khory Moore led Wakefield with 22 points. Dominique Tham added 10. The Norther Region runner-up, the Arlington-based team reached the semifinals by beating Mountain View in the first round.

“We didn’t play our best basketball,” Ty White said. “That being said, we held a very good team to 46 points.”

There has never been an all-Central Region state final, though the region got close in recent years. It also will be the last all-Central Region final. In September, the VHSL will realign. Starting next year, Henrico and John Marshall will pursue separate championships.

Henrico is 2-0 against John Marshall this season, winning the Times-Dispatch Invitational Tournament semifinals and the Central Region final.

“They got the better of us two times,” Ty White said. “The most important thing is that it only takes one.”
 





Saturday, March 2, 2013

John Marshall 66, Great Bridge 55 - Richmond Times-Dispatch: High-school

John Marshall 66, Great Bridge 55 - Richmond Times-Dispatch: High-school

John Marshall 66, Great Bridge 55

JOHN MARSHALL (25-5): Broadus 3, Dean-McBride 23, Muhammad 3, McRae 2, White 33, Williams 2. Totals 18 29-32 66.

GREAT BRIDGE (25-4): Madison 12, Evans 15, Williams 14, Ferguson 3, Sadler 5, Bienlien 6. Totals 18 15-23 55.

Halftime: Great Bridge, 33-26.

3-point goals: Muhammad, Madison, Evans, Williams 2.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Hard work pays off for John Marshall’s Brian White


At his last school, Brian White lived in a dormitory at Independence Golf Club, hit the gym right after breakfast and took all his classes online. For one season, he was part of the basketball team at SportsQuest, the all-inclusive but short-lived athletics complex in Chesterfield County.

When the program shut down about a year ago after its first and only season, he moved with his mom to Richmond and enrolled at John Marshall. His team plays Great Bridge in the Group AAA state tournament Friday.


“I was a little disappointed, because it was a program that was going to keep going and get better each year,” White said.

SportsQuest fielded a team with some of the area’s best talent and opposed postgraduate teams, private schools and even public-school Meadowbrook. On the roster with White were Highland Springs freshman Curt Jones and L.C. Bird sophomore Marsellis Purvis. When the season was over, the team’s record was near .500, White said.

The team spent four hours a day running, lifting and practicing. And White, a 6-foot-7 forward, benefited from the extra work. He got better in practically every aspect of the game — ballhandling, rebounding, shooting, he said. Now as a senior at John Marshall, he averages 20 points and was named Colonial District player of the year.

“He’s a lot more versatile,” John Marshall coach Ty White said. “He’s both an inside and outside threat.”
Mike Davis, the coach of the SportsQuest team who now operates a training program called Three Point Line Sports, said White’s work ethic elevated his game.

“He was one of my best workers,” Davis said. “He did anything we ever asked him to do. Just a phenomenal kid.”

After breakfast, the team practiced and trained for about two hours in the morning. Next came class, then the day was wrapped up with two more hours of practice in the afternoon, according to Davis. Such extensive workouts could take a physical toll on his players.

“It’s physically and mentally grueling,” Davis said. “And he got through it with flying colors.”
While learning the curriculum on a computer required some adjustment, he got all A’s and B’s in his classes, he said. Though he took his classes online at Clover Hill High School, there were teachers who helped.
But money was an issue for SportsQuest. The students had to leave Clover Hill when teachers there stopped getting paid. Soon after the season ended, Steve Burton, the founder of the operation, told the kids the program would fold. Within a week, White was back home.

“It kind of crumbled,” Davis said.

During the summer, playing with his AAU squad, Team Loaded, White picked up about 10 scholarship offers. He ultimately decided on The Citadel because it wanted him the most. He expects to fit in with its style, which relies on forwards, he said.

When he joined the John Marshall team, he elevated it to one of the area’s best. The Justices qualified for the state tournament, but fell to Henrico in the Central Region title game.

“Making states is a big deal in this city,” White said. “We fell short of the regional championship, and that really hurt. But we’re back at it, and we’ve got a chance to win states.”

BY ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch
 
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Monday, February 25, 2013

Henrico tops John Marshall to win Central Region final

JOHN MARSHALL (24-5) — Dean 8, Muhammed 6, McRae 5, Burton 13, White 6, Broaddus 12, Sheppard 0, Terry 0, Lampkin 0, Boykin 1, Williams 0. Totals 19 8-13 51.

HENRICO (27-2) — Smith 20, Jones 9, Talley 6, Buckingham 13, Booker 6, Pearson 0, Towner 2, Moses 2. Totals 22 12-17 58.

J. Marshall 14 10 12 15 — 51
Henrico 12 17 15 14 — 58

3-point goals — JM: Broaddus 3, Burton, McRae; H: Smith, Buckingham.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Dean-McBride, White lead John Marshall over Highland Springs

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 The first time guard Gerard Dean-McBride saw forward Brian White shooting hoops in the John Marshall High School gymnasium, the guard was overwhelmed with excitement.


“My face blew up like I saw a new pair of Jordans,” Dean-McBride said.


The two knew each other, having played on different age groups for the AAU squad Team Loaded. But never had Dean-McBride imagined that White would transfer to John Marshall and play side by side with him.
The guard’s game has grown tremendously because of White. On Tuesday night in the Central Region quarterfinals, Dean-McBride benefited from White’s presence, scoring 25 points and leading the Justices to a 76-55 win over Highland Springs.

John Marshall (23-4) will play Armstrong in the semifinals Thursday at the Siegel Center. The Springers (17-10) were bounced from the region playoffs by the Justices for the second straight season.

With the Springers’ defense focusing on White, the Colonial District player of the year who joined the Justices after a one-year stint at SportsQuest, the lane was left open for Dean-McBride to surge to the basket. White tacked on 20 points, and Jay Broaddus knocked down a pair of 3s to finish with 14 points.

“All of us have weaknesses, and all of us have strong points,” Dean-McBride said. “When you add us together, it’s like a mixture. We can’t be stopped.”

Last year, Dean-McBride considered himself only a facilitator to other players on the court. Now the point guard sees himself as multifaceted, able to do whatever the team needs.

The relationship between the guard and the forward extends off the court, too. They share two classes, and White often helps Dean-McBride study.

“He’s like my big brother,” Dean-McBride said. “He’ll never let me fail.”

With the ball being spread around, John Marshall took an 18-5 lead early in the second quarter and never looked back. Highland Springs never got the margin closer than 10 points.

“We’re not good enough individually for any one player to win the game himself,” Justices coach Ty White said. “Anyone, any night. That’s our mindset.”

C.J. Wiggins led the Springers with 16 points. Curt Jones, a freshman who played along side White last year at SportsQuest, had 15. The Springers managed only four field goals in the first half.

John Marshall mixed up its defensive sets, switching between its 1-2-2 zone and man-to-man nearly every timeout.

“You can’t stay in anything too long, or they’ll get in a rhythm,” Ty White said. “(Defense) is the focus the remainder of this year. Just having a defensive mindset for 32 minutes.”


HIGHLAND SPRINGS (17-10) — C. Jones 15, Gaston 7, Wiggins 16, Carter 2, Stovall 5, R. Jones 10, English 0. Totals 19 12-17 55.

JOHN MARSHALL (23-4) — Dean-McBride 25, White 20, Broaddus 14, Williams 2, Sheppard 2, McCrae 7, Burton 2, Lampkin 2, Meade 2, Waller 0, Muhammad 0. Totals 30 13-20 76.

H. Springs 5 13 14 23 — 55
J. Marshall 13 22 18 23 — 76

3-point goals — HS: Wiggins 3, C. Jones 2; JM: Broaddus 2, McCrae.

BY ERIC KOLENICH
Richmond Times-Dispatch








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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

John Marshall 72, Prince George 50


Brian White scored 26 points with 19 rebounds and three blocks to lead John Marshall in a 72-50 win over Prince George. Gerrard Dean scored eight points with nine assists and four steals for the Justices.
JOHN MARSHALL (22-4) — Broadus 9, Terry 0, Williams 6, Muhammad 0, Sheppard 3, White 26, Meade 0, Burton 11, McCrae 9, Boykin , Bembow , Dean 8, Chatmen , Lamkin 0, Hogges 0, Waller 0. Totals 27 13-18 72.
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3-point goals — PG: Broughton; JM: McCrae 3, Sheppard, Broadus.
Highlights — JM: Brian White 19 rebounds, 3 blocks; Gerrad Dean 9 assists, 4 steals.


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Saturday, February 16, 2013

John Marshall Colonial District Champ; Colonial District player of theyear Brian White

John Marshall 64,
Douglas Freeman 48

For the first 16 minutes, it looked as if Douglas Freeman, seeded No. 2 in the Colonial District tournament, might hold its own against top seed John Marshall, but the Justices’ defense put a chokehold on the Rebels’ offense in the third quarter, allowing John Marshall to coast to victory in the boys title game.

John Marshall knew it had to do something different to fend off Douglas Freeman.
“We know they shoot the ball extremely well,” said John Marshall coach Ty White. “We tried to make them drivers tonight versus shooters. They have the ability to knock down five, six in a row.”

As a result, Jimmy Marshall was the only Rebel who managed to score in double figures with a game-high 20 points.

“I thought John Marshall played very well,” said Douglas Freeman coach Larry Parpart, who was named coach of the year. “I thought they did a really good job defensively and I thought they were very disciplined offensively. They got the shots they wanted.”

The Justices were led by Gerard Dean with 19 points and Colonial District player of the year Brian White with 18.

DOUGLAS FREEMAN (19-6) — Rosman 9, Marshall 20, Fountain 0, Farinholt 0, Scott 4, Campfield 9, Lawrence 0, Lutkenhaus 6, Cabas 0, Lynch 0, Leep 0, McDowell 0. Totals 18 6-8 48.

JOHN MARSHALL (21-4) — Broadus 5, Sheppard 6, Dean 19, Muhhamad 0, McRae 5, Burton 8, Terry 3, White 18, Williams 0. Totals 20 17-18 64.

D. Freeman 5 16 5 22 — 48
J. Marshall 10 15 20 19 — 64

3-point goals — DF: Rosman 3, Marshall 2, Campfield; JM: Sheppard 2, Broadus, McRae, Burton, Terry, White.

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Friday, February 15, 2013

John Marshall Defeats Hermitage to Move on to Colonial District Finals

Brian White scored 23 points with 11 rebounds as John Marshall defeated Hermtiage 77-45. Gerad Dean added 15 points and nine assists for the Justices.

Niko Johnson and Jermaine Matthews scored 15 points to lead Hermitage.
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JOHN MARSHALL 77,
HERMITAGE 45

HERMITAGE (13-10) — Davis 3, Johnson 15, Robinson 0, Claiborne 0, Jefferson 2, Matthews 15, Jackson 0, J. Spellman 0, Crawford 3, Wilder 0, Bembry 4, Osbourne 0, Sykes 1, Kinney 2. Totals 17 8-18 45.

JOHN MARSHALL (20-4) — Broadus 5, Terry 10, Williams 6, Muhammad 8, Sheppard 2, White 23, Meade , Burton 6, McCrae 0, Boykin , Bembow , Dean 15, Chatmen , Lamkin 0, Hogges 0, Waller 2. Totals 26 21-32 77.

Herm. 3 10 17 15 — 45
J. Marsh. 18 22 17 20 — 77

3-point goals — H: Johnson 2, Davis; JM: Terry 2, Broadus, White.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

John Marshall advances easily in Colonial play


Colonial District Brian White scored 27 points, had eight rebounds and three blocks to pace John Marshall over J.R. Tucker 79-49 in the Colonial District quarterfinals. Jerad Dean scored 16 points and had nine assists for the Justices. 
J.R. TUCKER (10-13) — Pope 2, Wilkins 6, Flowers 14, Sehic 6, Francis 2, Ramicvic 5, Grammenos 0, New 5, Weah 0, Coley 8, Cousins 1. Totals 18 4-8 49.
JOHN MARSHALL (19-4) — Terry 5, Muhammad 2, Sheppard 5, White 27, Burton 1, McCrae 10, Dean 16, Lamkin 2, Hogges 4, Broadus 5, Waller 2. Totals 31 11-17 79.

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3-point goals — JRT: Flowers 4, Sehic 2, Ramicvic, Wilkins, New; JM: McCrae 2, White 2, Terry, Sheppard.


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John Marshall 75, Thomas Jefferson 71

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JOHN MARSHALL (17-3, 14-1 Colonial) — Terry 0, Williams 2, Muhammad 4, Sheppard 6, White 15, Burton 10, McCrae 12, Dean 17, J. Brooddus 9. Totals 28 14-20 71.
THOMAS JEFFERSON (14-8, 12-5) — Wright 24, Cheatham 9, Kelsie 14, Brown 6, Jackson 4, Alexander 14, Anderson 0, Braxton 0. Totals 27 8-17 71.
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T. Jefferson2611181571
3-point goals — JM: McCrae 2, Sheppard 2, J. Brooddus; TJ: Wright 4, Kelsie 4, Cheatham.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

John Marshall 75, Douglas Freeman 61


DOUGLAS FREEMAN (12-5, 9-2 Colonial) — Marshall 24, Farinholt 9, Scott 10, Campbell 0, Lutkenhaus 18, Cabas 0, Leep 0, McDowell 0. Totals 20 14-17 61.

JOHN MARSHALL (14-3, 11-1) — Broadus 17, Sheppard 5, Dean 21, Muhammad 2, McRae 3, Burton 4, White 21, Williams 2. Totals 29 9-13 75.
 

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3-point goals — DF: Lutkenhaus 4, Marshall 2, Farinholt; JM: Broadus 5, Sheppard, McRae, White.


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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Citadel Basketball Welcomes Bowser, White as 2013 Signees - The Citadel

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Tough lost for JM

BENEDICTINE 57,
JOHN MARSHALL 55

JOHN MARSHALL (16-4) — Dean 16, Muhammed 4, McRae 0, Burton 4, White 16, Brodus 8, Shepard 0, Terry 0, Williams 7. Totals 19 13-17 55.

BENEDICTINE (23-2) — Johnson 17, Coppola 11, Gill 12, Gorski 6, Minor 6, Shaheen 0, Gordon 0, Pilot 5, Ortiz 0, Ferrell 0. Totals 25 5-9 57.

John Marshall 6 18 15 16 — 55

Benedictine 20 12 15 10 — 57

3-point goals — JM: Dean, White, Brodus, Williams; B: Coppola, Pilot.

Highlights — B: Nick Gorski 11 rebounds; Robert Johnson 6 assists.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

John Marshall defeats Mills Godwin 65-43

JOHN MARSHALL 65,

MILLS GODWIN 43

MILLS GODWIN (8-11, 7-6 Colonial) — Dunkum 0, Engleman 9, Thomas 2, Khalfani 3, Kessler 14, Candrilli 1, Clevert 0, Lewis 9, Foirlines 5. Totals 14 12-17 43.

JOHN MARSHALL (15-3, 12-1) — Terry 0, Williams 2, Muhammad 3, Sheppard 5, White 20, Burton 4, McCrae 8, Dean 11, Chatmen 2, Lamkin 0, Hogges 0, Broadus 10. Totals 24 13-14 65.

Godwin 17 7 13 6 — 43 J. Marshall 18 15 18 14 — 65

3-point goals — MG: Engleman, Khalfani, Lewis; JM: McCrae 2, Broadus, Sheppard.

Highlights — JM: Brian White 10 rebounds, 4 blocks; Jerad Dean 10 assists, 5 rebounds.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

John Marshall defeated Green Run 67-57


PETERSBURG -- John Marshall’s lead had shrunk from nine points to four late in the second quarter. That’s when senior Brian White came off the bench, where he had been exiled when he collected his second foul before halftime.

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

John Marshall win over Hermitage Jan. 11, 2013

JOHN MARSHALL 63,
HERMITAGE 53

HERMITAGE (7-7, 2-7 Colonial) — Davis 2, Johnson 4, Robinson 8, Claiborne 0, Jefferson 7, Matthews 13, Jackson 0, M. Spellman 0, J. Spellman 2, Trueheart 0, Bembry 11, C. Harden 0, D. Harden 0, Sikes 6. Totals 18 15-23 53.

JOHN MARSHALL (10-3, 9-1) — Hogges 5, Sheppard 4, Meade 10, Muhammad 2, McCrae 6, Burton 12, Boykin 2, White 22, Williams 0. Totals 24 12-24 63.
Hermitage 15 16 8 14 — 53
John Marshall 21 16 9 17 — 63

3-point goals — H: Bembry 2; JM: McCrae 2, Williams.

Highlights — JM: Brian White 14 rebounds, 3 blocks.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Surprising winners at John Marshall (Article from Richmond Free Press)

Coach Ty White credits player Brian White
By Fred Jeter

Brian White hails from the North Side, but you might think he’s arrived from the North Pole, considering all the cheer he’s spread.

White is the kind of bouncy 6-foot-7, 193-pound package every basketball coach has on his wish list.

John Marshall coach Ty White (no relation) was the gracious recipient. “Brian really came along at the right time for us,” said T. White. “He’s a great kid with a lot of talent. ... He can play inside and out.”

This was to be the bah-humbug season in which JM’s lengthy city domination ended with a stocking full of coal.

Virtually all of JM’s firepower was lost from last year’s 24-4 Region semifinalist outfit.

Then along came “B-White,” and expectations grew like the eyes of a young child on Christmas morn.

White was averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds in the early going, while shooting more than 60 percent from the field.

“Brian can attack the rim; he’s also a very good 3-point shooter,” said T. White.
The supposedly rebuilding Justices are 8-3 following the Holi- day Hoops Tournament that concluded at the Siegel Center.

White had 21 points in a victory over Cosby and 20 points in a loss to Henrico.
The JM-Cosby game matched arguably the area’s two best talents in White and the Titans’ Troy Caupain (Cincinnati signee).

“I’d rate Brian and Troy the two best players in the area,” said T. White.
Introductions among the stars weren’t necessary.

White, who has signed with The Citadel, and Caupain were teammates last summer for a U-17 Team Loaded travel squad that won tournaments in Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach and Wash- ington D.C.

Ty White, in addition to coaching JM, is director of Team Loaded. That association, along with the Justices’ strong track record, was a factor in B. White transferring to the North Side.

Also, B. White’s U-17 Team Loaded coach is Michael Black- well, a JM assistant.
B. White, son of Lear White, played as a freshman and sopho- more at Matoaca High and last year for now-defunct SportsQuest Academy.
The Whites moved from Chesterfield to Richmond in part so Brian could enroll at JM as a senior.
“John Marshall has an historic program,” said B. White.

“They’ve been good every year I’ve known of them.
“And I knew this would be a great year, too. ”
JM has been a Region contender since 2008, Travis McKie’s sophomore season.

McKie is now a junior at Wake Forest. Since the 2007-2008 season, the Justices are 127-22. They are 53-9 in two-plus seasons since T. White succeeded Frank Threatts on the sidelines.
This was the year the opposition was going to get even with the Justices, or so it seemed. Lost from last year’s squad were top guns Jestin Lewis and Willie Mangum and inside force Marshall Mundin.

Lewis is playing basketball at Wallace State, Ala.; Mangum at Western Nebraska; Mundin is on football scholarship at Hampton.

Only one starter returned this season, point-guard Gee Dean McBride. This year’s other seniors, Dominique Terry and Travis Boykins, were back-ups a year ago. Also, Aaron McCrae joined the team as a senior after not playing a year ago.

B. White is often asked if he is related to Andrew White III, a former Thomas Dale standout and current Kansas Jayhawks’ freshman. There is no relation there.

However, B. White is the much younger brother of Chris White, former Matoaca All-State guard who died in his sleep in 1991. Chris White helped Matoaca to State AA semifinals and had signed with East Tennessee before his tragic passing.
Now the family tree has branched out to Richmond, giving new meaning to the term “White Christmas” on North Side.