Trojan Hoops. Game Recap. Sophomore Roster. JV Roster. Carlisle / Krueger Basketball Tournament 11/ 29 12/1. Dates To Remember:

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1 Dates To Remember: November 26th, Baytown Sterling at Sterling November 29th December 1st, Carlisle / Krueger Classic December 4th, Morton Ranch at Home December 3rd 11th, STAAR Retesting Inside this issue: Game Reviews 1 JV Roster / Sophomore Roster Carlisle / Krueger Basketball Tournament Texas Invitational Recap 1 1 Academics 4 SAT Dates 4 Meet The Coaches Meet The Players Teacher Spotlight 5 Trojan Hoops Volume 1, Issue 3 November 27, 2012 Game Recap The Trojans started the year off with a huge win vs. Deer Park on the 12 th. The Varsity won The JV and Freshman A teams also won. While the Sophomore and Freshman B teams did not win they played extremely hard and were only a few possessions away from winning their games. Outstanding players of the game were Felipe Salinas (14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists), Elton Dyer (9 points, 6 rebounds, 7 steals, 4 assists), & Jose Castillo (13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 assists). Sub Varsity outstanding players were Nick Hernandez (JV), Eddie Cantu (Sophomore) Bennie Hamilton (9A), & AJ Dimas (9B) The Trojans also played CE King over the Thanksgiving break. The 9B and JV teams easily won their games while the 9A made a furious come back to lose a close game. The Varsity played well in the first half against CE King, but the pressure defense by the Panthers subdued a tired Trojan team in the second half. South Houston lost The Trojans final game of the week was on Saturday against Fort Bend Clements. The Trojans once again had a strong start of the game only trailing by 6 at the half. In the second half of the game the team was diminished by injuries and fouls, could not over come the Rangers. South Houston Lost JV Roster # Name 2 Ricardo Molina 3 Albert Lawless 4 Ivan Requeno 10 Benjamin Martinez 15 Francisco Miranda 20 Hector Flores 31 Nick Hernandez 32 Spurgeon Reed 35 Trey Lewis 40 Juan Olivo Sophomore Roster # 1 Name Eddie Cantu 10 Felix Torres 14 Adan Diaz 15 Noe Carrillo 20 Gustavo Osuna 23 NiKeaven Chestnut 30 Tatum Girdy 32 Shamore Vinson 40 Peyton Polk 50 Luis Soto Carlisle / Krueger Basketball Tournament 11/ 29 12/ Schedule Motivational Handouts Thursday 7:30 vs. Clear Creek (game will be played in Carlisle Field House) Friday TBA Friday TBA Saturday TBA

2 Page 2 Trojan Hoops Deer Park JV Tournament Recap The JV team participated in the Deer Park JV Tournament over the Thanksgiving Holiday Break. In a very strong field they came in 3rd place. To get to the semifinals they beat Deer Park s second team, as well St. Thomas. In the semifinals they lost to a very tough Pearland team. In the 3rd place game they beat Deer Park s JV team for the second time in 2 weeks. This year s JV team is enjoying one of the best starts in a long time. Texas Invitational Recap The Boys Basketball program would like to thank everyone that contributed to make this year s Texas Invitational an exceptional event. Our faculty, staff and students brought in an assortment of foods that were quickly devoured by the visiting coaches, volunteers and officials. The number of people that helped to make this year s tournament the best so far is too numerous to name individually. We would like to thank them collectively as a program. Without these contributions, the tournament would not be as successful as it is. Every coach I spoke to commented on how they thought our hospitality room was the best in the tournament and how friendly all of our volunteers were. Once again, thank you for making the Texas Invitational the best tournament in Texas.

3 Volume 1, Issue 3 November 27, 2012 Page 3 Game One of the Texas Invitational vs. Klein Oak The Trojans fell behind in the first quarter and could not quite stage the comeback they needed. South Houston played extremely hard throughout the game and despite the loss showed that Trojan pride never dies. The final score of the game was South Houston 68 and Klein Oak 79. Trojans with outstanding performances were: Elton Dyer 17 points, 7 Rebounds Tray Rhone 14 points, 3 steals Bradley Deanda 10 points Jacolby Rogers 7 assists, 3 steals Game Two of the Texas Invitational vs. Houston Memorial In front of the student body the Trojans led from the beginning of the game. The pressure defense by the Trojans wore down the Memorial Mustangs and lead to some easy fast break baskets. Despite being the second game in less than 6 hours the Trojans were on fire from the outside hitting 8 three point shots. The Trojans won easily The win put the Trojans in the Silver Bracket. Trojans with outstanding performances were: Elton Dyer 15 points, 6 rebounds Tray Rhone 14 points, 4 steals Erric Cabrera 8 points Felipe Salinas 8 points Game Three of the Texas Invitational vs. JJ Pearce In the first game of the Silver Bracket, the Trojans were matched up against JJ Pearce. As hot as the Trojans were on Thursday afternoon, they were that cold on Friday morning. Despite a poor shooting game the Trojans only lost by 3 points Elton Dyer 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals 9 deflections Felipe Salinas 12 points, 6 deflections Game Four of the Texas Invitational vs. Houston Chavez The next game vs. Houston Chavez was as exciting as a basketball game can get. The two teams traded leads throughout the game and neither team lead by more than 8 points. Despite Bradley Deanda injuring his elbow in the second half and Elton Dyer fouling out in the middle of the 4 th quarter the Trojans were leading by 2 with two seconds left in the game. The Trojans fouled a Chavez player on a three point shot with 0.30 seconds left in the game. The Chavez player hit all 3 free throws to give them a 1 point lead. Byron Hodges completed the pass of his life to a streaking Tray Rhone down the left sideline. Tray jumped in the air to catch the pass with 2 defenders around him and in one motion caught the pass and shot it off the backboard for the winning basket as the clock expired giving South Houston the victory. Outstanding performances were: Tray Rhone 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 assists Byron Hodges 17 points Jose Castillo 16 points, 8 rebounds To see the game winning shot go to YouTube and type in South Houston Last Second Shot Game Five of the Texas Invitational vs. Mission Sharyland (Consolation Championship) In the Consolation Championship Game the Trojans battled back and forth with Mission Sharyland before finally securing victory The game was tied at the end of the first half. The Trojans came out in the second half determined to bring home the Trophy and caused some early turnovers that gave the Trojans a3 point lead at the end of the 3 rd quarter. The continued defensive pressure applied by the Trojans finally subdued Sharyland. Sharyland was forced to foul down the stretch and the Trojans converted their free throws and came home with the trophy. Outstanding performances were: Elton Dyer 20 Points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists 6 deflections Felipe Salinas 12 points, 4 assists, 4 steals, 5 deflections, 1 charge Ladarius Benford 9 rebounds

4 Page 4 Trojan Hoops Academics The Second Six Weeks will come to an end on November 9th. Report cards will go out on November 14th. Please check your child s grades online periodically to help ensure that they are on maintaining good grades throughout the six weeks. We encourage all students to attend tutorials throughout the six weeks help ensure that the players are on track academically. STAAR Retesting Dates English I Writing - 12/3 English I Reading - 12/4 Algebra I - 12/6 Geometry - 12/7 Biology - 12/10 World Geography - 12/11 SAT Dates Test Date Register-By Date* Late Registration* October 6, 2012 September 7, 2012 September 21, 2012 Training hurts. Sitting the bench hurts more. November 3, 2012 October 4, 2012 October 19, 2012 December 1, 2012 November 1, 2012 November 16, 2012 January 26, 2013 December 28, 2012 January 11, 2013 March 9, 2013 February 4, 2013 February 22, 2013 May 4, 2013 April 5, 2013 April 19, 2013 June 1, 2013 May 2, 2013 May 17, 2013 Coach Casey Jones Coach Jones has been with South Houston High School for 3 years now. He started at Snook High School in 2009 and this will be his 4 th year overall. Coach Jones dad was a successful high school coach for 26 years. Coach Jones is from Alvin, Texas where he was part of the Academic All-State Basketball team in He received all-district, all-county, and all greater Houston area accolades for 3 years on the varsity team under Coach Eric Aaron. After High School he received a scholarship for basketball and academics to Midwestern State University. Jones eventually transferred to McMurry University where he received a degree in Business Management in 2008 after having a successful basketball career. Coach Jones has enjoyed every second of his time here at South Houston and would like to thank everyone for their support. He excited to see the success that we can continue to create being a part of SOUTH HOUSTON BASKETBALL!! CJones@pasadenaisd.org

5 Volume 1, Issue 3 November 27, 2012 Page 5 Elton Dyer If you could play another sport, it would be: Football Sports teams you support: Football Baltimore Ravens / Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder Your favorite basketball player: James Harden Houston Rockets What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you: That I made Varsity my Freshman year Life motto: Be better tomorrow than you were today Your favorite teacher / subject: I want to go to college and major in statistics and be a Professional Basketball player What do you want to do after high school: Play in college and eventually the pros What is your favorite TV Show: ESPN Teacher Spotlight Dream big, work hard. Featured Teacher: Brad Wheeler Why Elton chose this teacher: He explains his teaching really easy. He is a very good teacher. He is respectful and he knows his stuff. How long have you been teaching: 1 year What made you get into teaching: he got laid off his previous job and started being a substitute teacher. He realized he enjoyed teaching and wanted to make it his career. What is your favorite part of being a teacher: Seeing the kids find the joy in learning What is your least favorite part of being a teacher: grading papers of kids that do not even try What would you be doing if you weren t a teacher: RF engineer / RF is Radio Frequency That is what I use to do within the Satellite Communications realm What book are you currently reading: King James Bible

6 Play Like A Champion! Schedule MICROSFT Primary Business Address Address Line 2 Address Line 3 Address Line 4 Phone: Fax: someone@example.com Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: SouthHoustonBasketball Twitter South Houston Boy s Basketball DATE OPPONENT SITE VAR JV SOPH 9A 9B 11/3/12 Scrimmage - FB Austin / New Caney Home TBA NG NG NG NG 11/8/12 Clear Brook Scrimmage Brook TBA NG NG NG NG 11/12/12 Deer Park Deer Park 7:30 6:00 4:30 6:00 4:30 11/15-17/12 Texas Invitational Tournament Home TBA NG NG NG NG Phillips / 11/20/12 CE King * Home 2:30 1:00 NG 11:30 10:00 11/24/12 Fort Bend Clements Clements 2:00 NG NG NG NG 11/23-24/12 Deer Park JV Tournament Deer Park NG TBA NG NG NG 11/26/12 Baytown Sterling Sterling 7:00 5:30 4:00 5:30 4:00 11/29-12/1/12 CCISD Varsity Tournament Clear Lake TBA NG NG NG NG 12/4/12 Morton Ranch Home 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 12/7-8/12 Pasadena JV Tournament Pasadena NG TBA NG NG NG 12/6-8/12 Sam Rayburn 9A Tournament Sam Rayburn NG NG NG TBA NG 12/10/12 Dickinson Home 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 12/14/12 Baytown Lee Home 7:00 5:30 4:00 5:30 4:00 12/18/12 Dobie # Home 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 12/21/12 Pasadena # Pasadena 4:00 2:30 2:30 1:00 1:00 12/27-29/12 Alvin Lions Varsity Tournament Alvin TBA NG NG NG NG 12/28/12 Deer Park Home NG 11:30 10:00 11:30 10:00 12/29/12 Clear Creek Home NG 11:30 10:00 11:30 10:00 1/4/13 Sam Rayburn # Home 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 1/8/13 Pearland # Pearland 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 1/11/13 Alvin # ** Home 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 1/15/13 Memorial # Home 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 1/18/13 Manvel # Manvel 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 1/22/2013 Dobie # Dobie 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 1/25/2013 Pasadena # Home 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 1/29/13 Sam Rayburn # Sam Rayburn 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 2/1/13 Pearland # Home 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 2/5/13 Alvin # Alvin 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 2/8/13 Memorial # Memorial 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 2/12/13 Manvel # *** Home 7:00 5:30 5:30 4:00 4:00 BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS TBA AREA PLAYOFFS TBA REGIONAL QUALIFIERS TBA REGIONAL TOURNAMENT TBA STATE TOURNAMENT TBA # District Game * Game will be played at Phillips Field House ** Junior High Night *** Senior Night TBA = To Be Announced NG = No Game Varsity Coach Patrick McCoy JV Coach Drew Bell Freshman A Coach Casey Jones Sophomore Coach Chad Beighley Freshman B Coach Brandon Ware

7 TROJAN HOOPS Leadership is responsibility. There comes a point when one must make a decision. Are YOU willing to do what it takes to push the right buttons to elevate those around you? If the answer is YES, are you willing to push the right buttons even if it means being perceived as the villain? Here's where the true responsibility of being a leader lies. Sometimes you must prioritize the success of the team ahead of how your own image is perceived. The ability to elevate those around you is more than simply sharing the ball or making teammates feel a certain level of comfort. It's pushing them to find their inner beast, even if they end up resenting you for it at the time. I'd rather be perceived as a winner than a good teammate. I wish they both went hand in hand all the time but that's just not reality. I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses. This is my way. It might not be right for YOU but all I can do is share my thoughts. It s on YOU to figure out which leadership style suits you best. - Kobe Bryant

8 TROJAN HOOPS South Houston Basketball Lettering Policy The following is a list of the requirements for earning a Varsity letter in the Boys Basketball program. 1. Must have played in at least 5 Varsity district games. 2. Must have completed the year in good standing with the basketball program. 3. Be a manager for two years. 4. At discretion of the Head Coach depending on circumstances of individual.

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