Friday, February 11, 2011
The boys' and girls' teams have faced tough odds this year.
As Northwestern Boys Basketball Coach Terrance Burke looked ahead to the season back in December, he knew some growing pains were inevitable after losing two key players during the offseason — 6-foot-7 center Obinna Oleka transferred and point guard Torre’ Summerville was expelled. Oleka and Summerville combined to average 35 points per game last year. Yet even without those two, Burke was excited about the potential for the season, forecasting big years from guard Nick Speller, forward Joe Johnson and 6-foot-8 center Clayton Higginbotham. The problem for Burke and Northwestern (5-12) has been that while Johnson and point guard John Johnson have stepped up as hoped, the Wilcats have had to deal with injuries to Speller, who has been …
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Northwestern lost a close battle with the Rams on Tuesday.
The Northwestern Wildcats (3-11, 2-9) lost 70-66 in Suitland (12-2, 10-1) on Tuesday. Check out shots from the game below. To keep up with local sports, visit www.twitter.com/patchsportsmd.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
The Wildcats are deep in a slump that they couldn't break on Friday.
The Northwestern Wildcats went into the locker room at halftime of Friday’s game at Oxon Hill with a two-point lead, and quickly expanded it to four early in the third quarter. Then, everything went wrong, as Oxon Hill used a 15-0 run to seize control of the game en route to a 57-42 victory. “We didn’t show up,” Northwestern coach Terrance Burke said. “We didn’t play with any intensity. We beat these guys the first game of the season. We’re just slow — slow reacting on defense, slow reacting on offense. We couldn’t get a steady rhythm in terms of passing the ball.” Senior Nick Williams scored a game-high 20 points for the Clippers (2-9 overall, 2-9 in Prince George's County 4A), who outscored the Wildcats 11-4 in the decisive third quarter…
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Games across the county have been postponed due to winter weather.
The following basketball games, which were planned for tonight, have been postponed due to winter weather. Rescheduling dates are unknown at this time. Eleanor Roosevelt boys @ C.H. Flowers Eleanor Roosevelt girls vs. C.H. Flowers Northwestern boys vs. Wise Northwestern girls @ Wise Parkdale boys vs. Suitland Parkdale girls @ Suitland To keep up with local sports, visit www.twitter.com/patchsportsmd. -- Photo: Creative Commons from Flickr user Dave Photography
Saturday, January 22, 2011
The Wildcats hung close with the Bulldogs on Friday, but lost 52-42.
Northwestern hosted the Bowie Bulldogs on Friday and took a 52-42 loss. Jazmyn Robinson led Northwestern with 18 points. Amara Mbionwu had 15 for Bowie. Check out shots of the action below. To keep up with local sports, visit www.twitter.com/patchsportsmd.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The Wildcats pulled out a last-minute victory on Tuesday.
The Northwestern boys basketball team rallied back from an 11-point deficit to take a late lead in Tuesday's game at Bladensburg, but due to their inability to put the Mustangs away, they had to sweat it out until the very end. The Wildcats survived a desperation half-court heave from Bladensburg's Khalil Tucker as time expired to earn a 53-50 victory. "It was too much for the heart," NHS coach Terrance Burke, Sr. joked. "We missed about seven or eight free throws down the stretch that could have actually put the game away. So, they just wanted us to wait until the time ran out, basically. They were keeping me on my feet." The Wildcats (3-2) led by three points with 2.9 seconds remaining and had a chance to put the game out of reach, but …
Saturday, December 18, 2010
The Panthers and Wildcats played on Friday, bringing neighborhood rivals onto the same court.
The Parkdale Panthers and Northwestern Wildcats faced each other for the first time this regular season on Friday. Parkdale won the game, 52-37. Check out glimpses of the action below. To keep up with local sports, visit www.twitter.com/patchsportsmd.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Now in her third year on varsity, Diggs will take much of the offensive load this season.
Northwestern girls point guard Ebonie Diggs watches basketball on TV as much to learn as she does for entertainment. Ever since middle school, Diggs has been a student of the game, which she has played competitively for nearly 10 years, keenly observing and trying to pick up tricks and techniques from such college-turned-WNBA players as Kristi Toliver, Diana Taurasi and Simone Augustus. She then practices them for herself and tries to implement them in her own game. Apparently it has paid off for Diggs, who as just a junior, enters her third season as a starter for the Wildcats, and has played AAU basketball for Team Sol in Silver Spring since she was 8-years-old. "She's a very good young player," said newly appointed Northwestern coach …
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Rod Hairston will coach the Wildcats for at least this season.
New Northwestern girls basketball coach Rod Hairston fully recognizes what his Wildcats players have had to deal with during the course of the last month. Eric Sampson, who was entering his fourth season as Northwestern's head coach, was issued a season-long suspension in November amid allegations of recruiting violations. Then, Warren Stephens, a Sampson assistant who had taken over as the Wildcats' interim head coach following Sampson's suspension, resigned Dec. 3, just a week before the start of the season. Hairston, who was dismissed as the head coach at Bishop McNamara in October after only one season at the school, was promptly hired last Monday and wasted no time addressing his team. "I just let them know that I do understand that …
Saturday, December 11, 2010
The Wildcats won 47-44 over Oxon Hill on Friday.
The Northwestern boys basketball team hosted Oxon Hill on Friday in their first game of the season, and won 47-44. Check out some shots of the action below. To keep up with local sports, visit www.twitter.com/patchsportsmd.
