bisonfan
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-04-07 08:41 PM - Post#25887
In response to Bison137
What an area to come from, lots of talent. It sounds like it is very competitive down there. Shazier seems to be holding his ground.
Can we get another trivia question? I may learn something today.
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bisonfan
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-04-07 08:48 PM - Post#25888
In response to bisonfan
ODU coaches comment about the team Shazier plays on.
1. Menchville (9-0; 6-0) – ODU Head Coach Blaine Taylor thinks the Monarchs are the best team in the area – no questions asked. Of course, we know he believes that about his Monarchs, but sources say he also feels that way about the Monarchs of Menchville, too.
Hope he is looking at Shazier's teammates and not him. Well then again he can just look at him because he is heading to PA.
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mattie g
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-05-07 12:27 PM - Post#25889
In response to bisonfan
Sounds like this kid is having a heck of a season. Could be a *really* nice signing in the end if he makes a smooth transition to college (easier said than done, of course).
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Bison137
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-10-07 03:40 PM - Post#25890
In response to Bison137
Shazier's team suffered its first loss, to undefeated Hampton Friday night. Here are a couple of picture of Shazier drving to the hoop in that game:
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-baselineshots,0,1106092.photogallery?coll=dp-sports-photo-util&index=22
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-baselineshots,0,1106092.photogallery?coll=dp-sports-photo-util&index=20
It appears from the pictures that he is a lefty, as is Boon. How many lefties have the Bison had in recent years?
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bisonfan
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-11-07 01:13 PM - Post#25891
In response to Bison137
Trivia question #3 - Who is the two sport star athlete who graduated from Menchville then went on to play football at Penn State and now is currently playing in the NFL? If I told you the NFL team he would be easy to find.
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Bison137
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Trivia Question #4
01-11-07 01:50 PM - Post#25892
In response to bisonfan
I'll hold off on the answer to #3, but here's another one:
Who is the Menchville graduate who was a top 10 draft pick and once caught 93 passes in a season in the NFL?
By the way, the athlete referenced in Question #3 is also known in the Newport News area for the defensive job he did on Alan Iverson in hoops. Iverson, as previously mentioned, is one of two unbelievably good football/basketball athletes to come out of that area (maybe one of the two top combo athletes in VA history, along with Ronald Curry).
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bisonfan
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Re: Trivia Question #4
01-11-07 04:18 PM - Post#25893
In response to Bison137
I came up with trivia question #3 when I stumbled over the information when searching for something else. I have no clue what the answer is for #4. I searched the internet under everything I could think of and no luck. What is the answer?
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ericatbucknell
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Re: Trivia Question #4
01-11-07 04:28 PM - Post#25894
In response to bisonfan
david macklin.
and al toon (i cheated on this one).
The Bracket Bustin' Bison are Back!
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bisonfan
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-16-07 04:18 PM - Post#25895
In response to Bison137
VirginiaPreps.com's All-Eastern Region Team: Midway Point Top 13
Andre Jones Nansemond River Jr.
Darryl Shazier Menchville Sr.
P.J. Hicks Hampton Sr.
Ricardo Ratliffe Kecoughtan Jr.
Denzel Bowles Kempsville Sr.
Calvin 'Man-Man' Johnson Lake Taylor Sr.
Darius James Tallwood Sr.
Kendrix Brown Norview Jr.
Chris McEachin Norview Sr.
Corey Law Deep Creek Jr.
xRichard Barbee Salem Sr.
xDallas Joyner Granby Jr.
Marshawn Powell Menchville Soph. (pictured-right)
Andre Jones Nansemond River - Midway Eastern Region Player of the Year
Walter Brower, Sr. Hampton - Midway Eastern Region Coach of the Year
Exclusive Company: Only two teams – Menchville and Norview – placed two players on the Midway Point Top 13 Team. What else do they have in common? They were the final two undefeated teams in the region – and even more fascinating – both had a losing record last year.
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Bison137
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-16-07 04:52 PM - Post#25896
In response to bisonfan
Shazier's scoring average is down a couple of ppg this year and the reason is Powell, the 6'7" soph mentioned above, who has given them a post presence they did not have last year. In 2005-06 they basically had three long-range shooters, including Shazier, who shot from the arc all game.
BTW, Menchville lost its first game of the year last week to rival Hampton, who was also undefeated at the time.
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kevin96
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-20-07 05:27 PM - Post#25897
In response to Bison137
Shazier had 18 pts last night in helping Menchville extend their record to 13-1.
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-34651sy0jan20,0,2868277.story?coll=dp-sports-local
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Their game today in the MLK Classic vs New York's Our Savior Lutheran (see other thread) will be their second game in about 21 hours.
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Bison137
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-23-07 04:36 PM - Post#25898
In response to kevin96
Here's a good article about Shazier and his backcourt running mate. I've copied a few excerpts since articles tend to disappear from this paper. Note that we now have a new trivia question - what Bison player is partly of Hawaiian ancestry?
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/columnists/dp-31925cm0jan19,0,1448718.column?coll=dp-sports-columnists
note: you'll have to copy the link since it does not work directly.
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Darryl Shazier and Conley Taylor, now senior guards at Menchville, have been in harmony for several years. They've played basketball together since the pee-wee leagues in Newport News. They've been with their head coach, Erick Mays, since the JV. They fought together in basketball wars last year against an unbeaten Bethel team, but they just couldn't get over the hump.
My, how times have changed.....
Menchville (12-1, 9-1) sits with Hampton (13-2, 11-1) atop the standings in Peninsula District boys basketball. It's exactly where the Monarchs were predicted to be, on the strength of their two guards and the addition of Powell, who wowed crowds last summer in the National AAU Junior Olympics.
But it is no less exciting to watch the Monarchs take teams apart, such as this week's 81-41 dismantling of Bethel in Hampton. The game was like a formal passing of the torch from last year's PD champion to one of this season's likely successors.....
.....it's the hard-working undersized guards that make up the heart and soul, leadership - and excitement - of the team.....
....."He's just blowing past people," one fan in the Bethel gym said this week after Shazier outraced defenders yet again to score on a layup.
"Watch the other kid; he's going to be open for the jump shot," another fan said, just before Taylor took a kick-out pass and buried a long-range bomb.
"Wow!"
And those were Bethel fans.
Fans also notice and appreciate the contrast of Taylor, who is white, to Shazier, who is black and Hawaiian. Taylor's exploits often draw the reaction: "That white kid can play!"
However you look at it, you just have to admire Menchville.
Shazier, who has committed to play at Bucknell, is a 6-foot-1, 165-pound lefty with a nifty crossover and a deadly shot from beyond the 3-point arc. But he's expanding his game.
"Taking the outside shot used to be my game," Shazier said. "Now I'm working on my point-guard skills - setting up my teammates, getting them shots, but also taking it to the hole."
"He's just a great kid, a fourth-year varsity player," Mays said. "He's one of the hardest working kids I've been around. He's worked very hard to be able to make those kinds of plays."
Plus, on defense, Shazier is a scrapper.
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bisonfan
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-24-07 02:58 PM - Post#25899
In response to Bison137
I'm stomped on this trivia question. I would guess Mastro because of the name.
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Bison137
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-24-07 03:26 PM - Post#25900
In response to bisonfan
Quote:
I'm stomped on this trivia question. I would guess Mastro because of the name.
I even included the answer with the question. ...  ... It's Shazier. "Fans also notice and appreciate the contrast of Taylor, who is white, to Shazier, who is black and Hawaiian."
How did you do on open book tests at BU?
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bisonfan
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-24-07 03:40 PM - Post#25901
In response to Bison137
Haha!! This just confirms my theory that "open book" test are harder and full of tricks.
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Bison137
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Menchville in VA State Rankings
01-24-07 05:00 PM - Post#25902
In response to Bison137
Menchville is now ranked #4 in MaxPreps' VA rankings, although they are lower in the AP poll for the state.
http://www.maxpreps.com/FanPages/StateRankings.mxp/Virginia/Boys_Varsity_Basketball_Winter_06-07
The top team is Oak Hill Academy, who really shouldn't be in the same category since they are an all-star team of transfers from across the U.S. #2 is Patrick Behan's alma mater, Notre Dame, who reloaded with several strong transfers.
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BisonRoadWarrior
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Mastropaolo
01-24-07 08:15 PM - Post#25903
In response to Bison137
And for the record, bisonfan, "Mastropaolo" is an Italian name, derived from:
--"Mastro", master, a very good craftsman,
--The first name Paolo.
Ciao!
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ericatbucknell
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Re: Mastropaolo
01-26-07 01:16 PM - Post#25904
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
clark francis and dennis marshall at hoopscoop released their annual dc/md/va report yesterday. darryl ranked strongly as the 24th best senior overall, 9th in the state of virginia. he also just missed being named one of the top 40 non-postgrad players in dc/md/va regardless of class (hed finish in the next five).
17 of the 21 committed seniors ahead of darryl have signed with major conference programs, with three more headed to george mason. other players of interest:
9. jeff peterson (former princton commit, reopened his recruiting)
31. aaron bond (bucknell recruit, davidson signee)
34. ben wheeler (lafayette signee)
35. desmond thomas (bucknell recruit, uncommitted)
36. zach crimmins (bucknell recruit, columbia commit)
nice to see him getting some love!
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Bison137
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-29-07 01:23 AM - Post#25905
In response to Bison137
Shazier had 26 points Saturday night but his team was upset on the road - its second loss of the year. They had two turnovers against the press in the final minute - I hope none belonged to Darryl but it could well be. His shot for the win at the end "rimmed out".
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-41247sy0jan28,0,1885244.story?coll=dp-sports-local
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bisonfan
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Re: Darryl Shazier
01-29-07 12:52 PM - Post#25906
In response to Bison137
While looking for the article through the link from 137 this is what I found on the dailypress sports blog:
What a game... I think with 16.2 seconds left EVERYONE in the building thought Shazier was gonna make something happen and pull out the win, but he couldn't get it to drop.
By the way is their faster guard in the PD than Shazier? WHEW! He took it back to last year when he led the PD in scoring last night. Just speeding down the court and dropping buckets.
How does the song go? "BALLIN!" Yeah that was Shazier last night...
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