DeafDigest Sports – November 13, 2021
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—- random deafsports thoughts
— Gallaudet volleyball
— Dummy Hoy
— college football
— football scores
— other deaf school updates
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Friday’s football games
Riverside 84 Desert Christian 12 (2nd round playoffs)
moves to 3rd round
Maryland 49 Revolution 12 (end of season)
Texas – bye; game next weekend
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Gallaudet volleyball
Gallaudet will face Juniata in first round of NCAA Divivison III women’s volleyball championship
https://www.gallaudetathletics.com/sports/wvball/2021-22/releases/ncaatournament
Gallaudet’s season comes to a close in the NCAA tournament first round
https://www.gallaudetathletics.com/sports/wvball/2021-22/releases/recap_juniata
Gallaudet’s Emily Wright named to AVCA All-Region first team
https://www.gallaudetathletics.com/sports/wvball/2021-22/releases/allregion
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Gallaudet football
Jacob Hartman named ECFC Defensive Player of the Week
https://www.gallaudetathletics.com/sports/fball/2021-22/releases/ecfcpow-week10
note:
Hartman is a transfer, a monster, who played last season
for Glenville State, a NCAA-II program in West Virginia.
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Gallaudet men’s swimmming
Gallaudet’s Ben Sealts named Atlantic East Men’s Swimmer of the Week
https://www.gallaudetathletics.com/sports/mswimdive/2021-22/releases/aecsow-nov08
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Alabama
Head Coaches
Girls
Varsity – Marvice Robinson
Junior High – Alex Hall
Boys
Varsity – Walter Ripley
Junior Varsity – Paul Kulick
Junior High – Mickey Wheatley
Magnolia Classic
Nov 12 Alabama vs Atlanta Area
Nov 13 Alabama vs Oklahoma
Nov 13 Alabama vs Mississippi
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Florida girls’ basketball
Varsity Girls Basketball Preview
Varsity Girls Basketball Preview
2020-2021: 3-1
2020-2021 Postseason: n/a due to the COVID-19
Team scoring (games, points scored)
4 Games
Total: 153 points
Average: 38.3 points
Team defense (games, points allowed)
4 Games
Total: 87 points
Average: 21.8 Points
Key Departed Players:
Lourdine Jordonne, Center, 8.75 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.75 spg
Ja’Myra Harris, Guard, 2.75 ppg, 1.3 apg
Taria Pellicer, Guard, 2.3 ppg, 3.25 rpg, 1.5 spg
Keliah Williams, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 5.30 rpg, 1.0 apg
Key Returning Players:
Olivia Brown, Senior, Guard, 16.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg 2.7 apg, 5.0 spg
Oceana Brown, Junior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 4.75 spg
Cassidy Dainty, Senior, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1 apg
Kayla Debrow, Freshman, Center, 5.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.5 bpg
Elsie Essex, Senior, Forward, 1.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Ivabella Essex, Freshman, Guard, 1.0 rpg, 2.3 spg
Key New Players:
Hannah Alford, 8th grade, Guard
Juliana Diego, Freshman, Guard
Anna Lubosico, Senior, Forward
Dionni Quinzy, Freshman, Forward
It’s very exciting to begin the basketball season. We had two pre-season
games. We won against Middleburgh High School, 44-39, and lost to Pedro
Menendez High
School, 45-52.
This year, our Varsity Lady Dragons have added a variety of new faces to
the experienced group of players from last year’s season. With 11 total
players on the
roster, our team consists of four seniors, two juniors, four freshmen, and
one 8th grader.
Senior Olivia Brown has led the team with points and assists in the last
three seasons and certainly can make it four in a row in 2021-2022. On top
of her 16.0
points and 2.7 assists, point guard Olivia also had 5 steals and 1.7
rebounds last season. She is also 187 points away from reaching 1,000
points in her five-year
career at FSDB. Olivia definitely will play all games with her heart.
Senior Cassidy Dainty missed two seasons with the ACL tear in both knees.
Forward Cassidy
finally came back last year, and she finished with 3.5 points, 5.3
rebounds, and 1 assist. This season, Cassidy is getting stronger and
quicker. She has the fire in
her. Senior Elsie Essex is an experienced basketball player. She struggled
to rebound and shoot the ball last season with 1.3 points and 1.7
rebounds. This year
forward Elsie will take a step up. She will help with the inside and out
of the paint. Like Cassidy, Elsie’s got fire. There is a trio of
experienced seniors that
will continue to provide leadership on the floor. Actually, there will be
four seniors that contribute leadership, dedication, and commitment.
Senior Anna
Lubosico has not played basketball since 2018. She is a hard-working
player. She is eager to learn and play with her teammates. She is likely
playing as the
forward.
It is more likely that junior Oceana Brown will spend this season coming
in off the bench and helping out on the scoring. She participates in two
winter competitive
sports this year. Marvelous that she is a dual-athlete! In the last two
years, shooting guard Oceana has averaged 7.1 points and 6 steals. She
will dominate the
scoring threat with three-point shooting and fast-break lay-ups. Junior
Suheily Merced also did not play basketball for two years. She is
aggressive on the defense.
She is likely starting beside the starters on the wing.
Freshmen Kayla Debrow and Ivabella Essex did not see much action as the
8th graders. Both girls are one of those younger players who will play a
much larger role.
Center Kayla Debrow led fourth in the team with 5 rebounds last season.
She is very tall and has a good talent that plays inside and out. If Kayla
can reach her
potential every game, she will see a big boost to her numbers in points
and rebounds. She also will protect the paint on defense. Shooting guard
Ivabella Essex led
fourth in the team with 2.3 steals. She is very aggressive on defense. Her
ability to drive to the basket will help with our offense. She will need
to develop a
more consistent outside shot. Incoming freshmen Juliana Diego and Dionni
Quinzy likely start beside the starters on the wing. They will work hard
to learn, develop,
practice, and improve their skills.
Our 8th grader Hannah Alford will add another ball handler, who can layup
and shoot the ball, to the roster. She is also aggressive on defense.
Point guard Hannah
will learn to play closely with our center Kayla and shooting guard
Ivabella. Our trio of younger players could help to create more offense
and defense plays.
We will have a dangerous team at the end of the season. So we look forward
to beginning another great season!
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Louisiana girls’ basketball
newspaper scores
Family Christian Academy 48, Louisiana School for the Deaf 4
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Maryland football
Maryland Christians Revolution
MSD (8-2)
Revolution 0 0 0 0 0
MSD 12 12 15 8 49
Scoring Summary
MSD- Zion Ortiz 6 yard run (J. Joseph run)
MSD- Zion Ortiz 26 yards run (Run failed)
MSD- Zion Ortiz 18 yards run (Pass failed)
MSD- Zion Ortiz 23 yards run (Run failed)
MSD- Ethan Sheppeck 60 yards run (R. Bauer pass from Joseph)
MSD- Zion Ortiz 55 yards run (P. Rodkadkul kick)
MSD- Zion Ortiz 88 yards run (A. Baker run)
Individual Stats
Rushing
Zion Ortiz- 13 for 233 yards 6 tds
Ethan Sheppeck- 3 for 50 yards 1 td
Jaden Joseph- 5 for 35 yards
Passing
Jaden Joseph 0 for 1
Receiving
N/A
Total Yards
Maryland Christians Revolution: 115 total yards (94 rushing/21 passing)
MSD: 317 total yards (317 rushing/0 passing)
Zion Ortiz tied the school record for most rushing touchdowns in a game
with 6. Zion rushed 13 times for 233 yards and 6 touchdowns. Ethan
Sheppeck rushed 3 times
for 50 yards and 1 touchdown along with 9 tackles. Mepper Beshears led the
team with 11 tackles. Nathan Sheppeck and Zion Ortiz had an interception
each.
note:
Maryland ends its football season
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Mississippi girls’ basketball
Head Coach varsity girls and boys Sekoe White
Varsity girls assistant coach Laura Rushing
note:
that means Sekoe White is pulling down double duty
as coaches of both teams!
Mississippi School for the Deaf
Varsity girls
MSD 14
Enterprise 50
Record 0-1
Varsity boys
MSD 11
Enterprise 67
Record 0-1
Next game 11/11 @ Puckett
11/12-13/2021 @ MSD “Magnolia classic”
Atlanta area school, AlabamaSD, OklaSD
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Texas football
part of newspaper story
Austin Regents is No. 1 in TAPPS-11 man football. In TAPPS six-man, Marble
Falls Faith, Austin Veritas and Austin School for the Deaf are ranked in
the Top 5.
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Dummy Hoy
a recent headline said:
Deaf Ohio baseball player not selected to be on 2022 MLB Hall of Fame
The greatest deaf baseball player to ever play in the Major Leagues lost
another attempt to get into the national Hall of Fame.
note:
this refers to Dummy Hoy
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college football player
part of newspaper story
Henderson football player finds success on the field even if
he can’t hear the cheers of fans
Plays defensive tackle for Henderson State (NCAA-II, Arkansas)
He played 8-man at Arkansas School for the Deaf. When the
school cancelled its football season few years ago, he
joined the football team at a nearby high school while
still attending classes at the deaf school.
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national deaf basketball tournament
takes place at Noblesville, IN on May 5-7, 2022
Noblesville is about 30 miles away from Indianapolis
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random deafsports thoughts
there were no captions when NCAA-III volleyball
drawings were shown on video. Something quickly
happened – captions appeared after the students
made a big stink about it!
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