2010-2011 Cougar Basketball Schedule Released

The 2010-11 Ada Cougars and Lady Cougars will compete against identical opponents as last season playing eleven home contests in the Ada Cougar Activity Center and eleven games on the road.  Both boys and girls will again compete in the East Central Oklahoma Classic January 6, 7 & 8 and attend the Heart of America Tournament in Purcell January 20, 21 & 22. 

With Ada Basketball competing in class 4A this coming year, end of season scheduling adjustments were required due to 4A playoffs beginning a week earlier.  In class 4A, Ada will now compete in four possible playoff rounds including Districts beginning February 18^th or 19^th.  The Regional Tournament is scheduled the last week in February followed by the Area Tournament March 3-5 and then the State Tournament March 10-11.

The Cougars and Lady Cougars will also compete in the Southeast Six Conference with familiar foes Idabel, Broken Bow, Hugo, Durant and McAlester.  Non-conference opponents will include Tecumseh, Duncan and archrival Ardmore.  Ada will open the season in the friendly confines of the ACAC against Tecumseh December 3^rd.  Home game times are the same as last season starting with the Junior Varsity Girls at 4:00 PM – JV Boys at 5:00 – Varsity Girls at 6:30 followed by the Varsity Boys at 8:00.     

As many from the area know, the East Central Oklahoma Classic is the longest running high school basketball tournament in the state of Oklahoma and again Ada High School will serve as host.  Because the Ada community has embraced this tournament for so many years, the ECOC is a favorite destination for many schools attracting some of the best basketball teams in the state.  And this year is no exception.  Teams in the 2011 Classic include:  Boys:  Ada, Carl Albert, Choctaw, Duncan, Idabel, Ponca City, Sapulpa & Shawnee.  Girls: Ada, Choctaw, Duncan, Edmond Memorial, Idabel, Ponca City, Shawnee & Western Heights.

Cougs Play In Ada Area All-Star Games

BOYS

East 96, West 61

A basket by Vanoss High School’s Seth Wulfert gave the West a 4-2 lead with 7:17 left in the opening period. From there, it was all the East.

Holdenville’s DeAndre Smith, who was named the game’s Most Valuable player, scored six points to highlight a quarter-closing 21-8 run, to give the East a 23-12 lead after the opening eight minutes.

A 3-point basket by Coalgate’s J.W. Stanley with 1:07 left before halftime gave the East its largest lead of the first half at 44-24 heading into the locker room at the break.

The West tried to do some trickery, and add some humor to the festive night, in the second half. Roff’s Aaron Cornell and Wulfert switched their uniforms tops (with Cornell even wearing Wulfert’s head band). But the deceptive and funny move did little to change the fortunes of the West. The East just kept pulling away.

The East built as much as a 32-point lead in the third quarter as a 3-pointer by Stonewall’s Josh Scribner gave his team a 63-31 advantage with 3:33 left in the period. The East settled for a 30-point lead, 71-41, entering the final eight minutes.

An impressive slam dunk by Ada’s Caleb Roberson with 5:02 left to play gave the East an 85-47 advantage as the East rolled to the 35-point victory.

Smith — who helped lead the Wolverines to the Class 3A State Tournament — recorded a double-double with 16 points and game-high 13 rebounds in his MVP effort. Coalgate’s Nick Thompson led the East scorers with a game-high 19 points. Scribner also had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Byng’s Sentro Burns added 12 points for the East, which hit a blazing 51 percent (41-of-81) from the field. Calvin’s Kaleb Blaylock grabbed 10 rebounds to go with his four points for the East.

In defeat, the Roff duo of Dylan Lemley and Dayne Parker each scored 12 points to lead the West, while Konawa’s Zac Harjo added 11 points for the white team — which shot only 33 percent (26-of-78) from the field.

2009-10 All-Area Boys Teams

Ada Evening News

Ada — BOYS

First Team

Dylan Lemley    Roff

Dalen Qualls    Stratford

Dayne Parker    Roff

Reed Johnson    Latta

Devin Terry    Konawa

Eli Bailey    Byng



Second Team

Brendan McCurry    Roff

Nick Anderson    Ada

Wacey Henderson    Latta

Matthew Knight    Stratford

Tommy Lawson    Stratford

Taylor Ross    Allen

Third Team

Matt Johnson    Asher

Sentro Burns    Byng

Alex Yellowfish    Konawa

Aaron Cornell    Roff

Josh Scribner    Stonewall

Nick Thompson    Coalgate

Rosters chosen for 2010 Ada Evening News All-Star Classic

Jeff Cali Sports Editor Ada Evening News

Ada — ADA — Rosters for the 37th annual Ada Evening News All-Star Classic have been finalized after a meeting by the Ada Area Basketball Coaches Association last Wednesday.

The basketball extravaganza is scheduled for Wednesday, May 12, at Byng High School’s Bill Koller Field House.

The girls’ game is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. with the boys’ game to follow at 8 p.m. The contests will pit senior players from the East against senior players from the West.

The ever-popular 3-point Shoot Out and Slam Dunk competitions will also be part of the All-Star Classic. Preliminary rounds for those events will take place at 4 p.m. on game day (May 13) inside the Bill Koller Field House at Byng. Doors will open at 3:45 p.m. Those activities are open to any varsity players regardless of classification from the 18 schools that now make up the Ada Area Basketball Coaches Association. Players must have been involved with his or her school’s basketball program.

Rosters for the East and West girls’ and East and West boys’ teams were selected last week from senior players from participating AABCA schools.

Members of the East Girls’ team include: Catie Newport of Ada; Meleaia Gray and Sydney Loggins of Byng; Leslie Parker of Coalgate; Bailee Cartwright and Kyra Underwood of Moss; Wynter Wind and C.J. Palmer of Sasakwa; and Tiffany Postoak and Megan Bray of Tupelo.

Alternates for the East girls are: Newakis Girdley of Ada, Chelsea Hill of Allen and Kayce Long of Moss.

Bill Godwin of Tupelo will coach the East girls.

Members of the West Girls’ team include: Konawa players Chassy Foster, Kassandra McClain, Chelsa Porter, Sydney Stoup and Mandy Yellowfish; Latta’s Sara Miller; Roff’s Catie Tolliver; Stratford’s Alana Reeves; Sulphur’s Rylee Rackley and Madison Oliver of Vanoss.

Alternates for the West girls are: Kellyn Price of Asher, Cassie Brown of Latta and Emily Readnour of Stratford.

Coaching the West girls is Gordon Garner of Konawa.

The East boys roster includes: Caleb Roberson of Ada; Taylor Ross of Allen; Sentro Burns of Byng; Kaleb Blaylock of Calvin; Nick Thompson and J.W. Stanley of Coalgate; DeAndre Smith and Jimmy Asbury of Holdenville; Audy Stapp of Moss and Josh Scribner of Stonewall.

Alternates for the East boys are: Cameron May of Holdenville, Seth Deere of Moss and Nathan Hogue of Tupelo.

Coaching the East boys will be Troy Miller of Holdenville.

The West boys roster includes: Asher’s Matt Johnson; Konawa’s Zac Harjo; Latta’s Wacey Henderson; Roff players Aaron Cornell, Dylan Lemley, Brendan McCurry, and Dayne Parker; Stratford’s Michael Jolley; and Vanoss players Casey Henry and Seth Wulfert.

Alternates for the West boys are: Kelly O’Dell of Konawa, Tanner Wear of Latta and Dexter Priest of Vanoss.

The coach for the West boys is Kale Simon of Roff.

Players for the West teams will wear white or light-colored uniforms on game day while the players on the East will dress in dark suits. All-Star coaches will contact their players to set up at least one practice date.

Southeast 6 Conference honors Ada players

Ada Evening News

Ada — ADA — A number of Ada High School basketball players received honors from the Southeast 6 Conference.

Cougar forward Nick Anderson and Lady Cougar guard Erin Walling made the first-team all-conference, while Ada’s Catie Newport was selected to the second team.

Cougar Caleb Roberson and Lady Cougar duo Charlesey YoungWolfe and Newakis Girdley were on the honorable mention list.

The Southeast 6 Conference consists of Ada, Broken Bow, Durant, Hugo, Idabel and McAlester. Broken Bow (Class 4A) and Hugo boys (3A) both made it to the state tournament with Hugo finishing as the runner-up. The McAlester girls, coached by former Atoka standout Crystal Robinson, not only made it to the Class 5A State Tournament but came home with the championship.

“With the good showing in the post-season from our conference, it ought to tell you about the outstanding talent level we have in this league,” Ada boys coach Ron Anderson said. “Making the all-conference team in this conference is quite an honor.”

“I’m very happy for our girls and the recognition they received for their performance this season,” Ada girls coach Michelle Shannon said. “It is an honor to be recognized by the other coaches in our league.”

LaShonda Green from McAlester and Dustin Hopson of Broken Bow were selected Southeast 6 Conference Most Valuable Players. Idabel boys coach Jeff Coleman and Robinson were chosen by their peers as Conference Coaches of the Year

Southeast 6 All-Conference Team

BOYS

Coach of the Year: Jeff Coleman, Idabel

Most Valuable Player: Dustin Hopson, Broken Bow

First Team: Nick Anderson, Ada; Kendrick Willis, Idabel; Dewy Whitaker, Idabel; Prevon Erving, McAlester; D.J. Shanklin, Hugo.

Second Team: Kyle McKinney, Broken Bow; Carlos Henderson, Hugo; Cliff Smitherman, McAlester; T.J. Broades, Idabel; Spuds Cook, Durant.

Honorable Mention: Caleb Roberson, Ada; Derien Jefferson, Broken Bow; Tra Williams, Durant; Patrick Smith, Hugo; David DeGiaComo, McAlester.