Basketball getting fresh look at Meade in Corriero

Posted by Michael Glick at Apr 28, 2009 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Basketball getting fresh look at Meade

Ex-St. Mary's Gwynn Park assistant hired to revive Mustangs

Published 04/29/09

Meade's boys basketball program will have a fresh, youthful feel on the sidelines next season.

Athletic director Dave Lanham named 26-year-old Pete Corriero as the school's varsity coach on Monday. He replaces Darryl Adams, who guided the team to a 5-19 record in his sixth season at the helm.

"I'm very appreciative for the school, Dave Lanham and (principal Daryl) Kennedy for entrusting the program with me," Corriero said. "I'm excited to be part of the coaching fraternity in the county."

Corriero, a first-year physical education teacher at Meade, is no stranger to the county coaching scene. Five years ago, when he was a junior at the University of Maryland, he was an assistant coach at St. Mary's under Josh Pratt. He stayed on as an assistant when Brian Konik took over as head coach in the 2005-2006 season.

"He's a tremendously driven coach," Konik said. "He really has a desire to win at everything he does. Being a varsity basketball coach is something he's wanted for a long time, and he's done everything he could to be successful when he got his opportunity."

When Lanham was the athletic director at St. Mary's, he hired Corriero as an assistant.

"I interviewed him four years ago for an assistant position, and he caught me off guard as someone who's going to work hard and be determined to succeed," Lanham said. "He's broadened his coaching horizons since then. He's been in multiple situations with different dynamics, from an elite private school to a Prince George's County public school.'

At age 23, Corriero left St. Mary's to be junior varsity head coach and a varsity assistant at Gwynn Park for former Archbishop Spalding coach Mike Glick in 2008. The Yellow Jackets won the Class 2A South Region that season.

He returned to St. Mary's as junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant this year, and he was on the sidelines when Saints guard Nick Groce beat the buzzer to win the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference championship game against St. Vincent Pallotti.

The Saints defeated five public school county teams this past season, including a 60-54 win over Meade on Dec. 22.

"He's been on the staff of coaches who have won a lot of games," Konik said. "Although each head coach he's been with has different styles and philosophies, it's given him a lot of different varied experiences. It'll be interesting to see how he melds together the experience."

Corriero has also coached varsity teams in summer leagues and has run the offseason strength and conditioning programs.

"I definitely want an immediate turnaround in our program," Lanham said. "It falls in line with what we're trying to do at Meade, to get our kids involved more with offseason training and to take more advantage of the weight room."

Corriero, a Plainfield, N.J., native and Odenton resident, majored in kinesiology at Maryland and brings a new approach to the Meade sidelines, including a devotion to getting his players into college.

"It's a fresh start, and we're going in a new direction," Corriero said. "Meade always has talent. I've never been happier in a teaching envrionment. I want to reach out to everyone in the school to come out and show us what they can do on the basketball court."

The age factor doesn't bother Lanham, who also announced the rehiring of Bobby Freedenburg as the coach for girls basketball.

"That doesn't scare me at all," Lanham said. "It's a positive more than a negative.'

Fromer Glick assistant Corriero takes over Meade boys basketball program

Posted by Michael Glick at Apr 28, 2009 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Corriero takes over Meade boys basketball program

Former St. Mary's, Gwynn Park assistant teaches physical education at Meade

Published: 04/27/2009

The Meade High School boys basketball team finished 5-17 overall, 4-11 in Anne Arundel County last year. Pete Corriero was named the team's new coach on Tuesday.

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Pete Corriero is the new Meade High School boys basketball coach, school athletic director Dave Lanham told DigitalSports on Tuesday.

"I really think he is the coach that will take our program to the next level and beyond," Lanham said.

Corriero replaces former coach Darryl Adams, who was not retained after coaching the Mustangs for the last six years. Adams led Meade to a 5-17 record with a 4-11 mark in Anne Arundel County last season and fell in the first round of the Class 4A East Region tournament.

Corriero, 26, is a physical education teacher at Meade and starting coaching around the state before he even graduated from the University of Maryland five years ago.

"I'm very excited and appreciative of the school for putting their faith into me," said Corriero, an Odenton resident.

"There are a lot of great athletes at this school and there's been a big improvement in the overall athletics. I'm confident the boys basketball team will continue with that trend."

Corriero started as an assistant coach at St. Mary's under Josh Pratt when he was still a junior in college. He was still at the Annapolis private school when current Saints coach Brian Konik took over four years ago and Corriero recruited Josh Morgan-Green (South New Hampshire) to the St. Mary's program.

After the 2005-06 season, Corriero joined former Spalding coach Mike Glick at Gwynn Park in Prince George's County as a varsity assistant and the junior-varsity head coach.

At Gwynn Park, Corriero played a big role in practices while supervising the strength and conditioning workouts for both the varsity and junior-varsity squads.

"I might have been the youngest assistant coach in PG County," said Corriero, who helped lead the Yellow Jackets to the state championship in 2007-08 after an undefeated regular season.

Two players from that team went onto Division I scholarships, which is something Corriero wants to continue at Meade.

"You don't see enough guys take the next step and that's something as a coach, I take pride in," Corriero said. "There's a lot of talent at Meade and now is the time for any player to step up. I'm really looking forward to working with them and helping them move on to the college ranks."

Corriero returned to St. Mary's this past season as a varsity assistant and helped guide the Saints to their second MIAA B Conference title in three years. He also oversaw a junior-varsity squad that finished 24-8 and advanced to the conference playoffs.

Corriero is very active in summer basketball camps and has big plans for the Mustangs when school lets out in two months. Going from the private school league to the Anne Arundel County public-school league should also be a smooth transition for the New Jersey native.

"The great thing about St. Mary's this past season is that we played five public schools in the county so I got a great look at the league," Corriero said. "We were one of the only teams around to beat Old Mill so I'm pretty familiar with the competition."

Severna Park, Broadneck and Chesapeake also fell victim to the Saints last season along with Meade.

"I can't wait to get started," Corriero said.

Niagara welcomes transfer from Wilmington in Kevon Moore

Posted by Michael Glick at Apr 28, 2009 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Published: April 28, 2009 11:16 pm

MEN'S BASKETBALL: Niagara welcomes transfer from Wilmington

By Jonah Bronstein
Niagara Gazette

The Niagara Purple Eagles have bolstered their backcourt for the 2010-11 season and beyond with the addition of Kevon Moore, a transfer from UNC Wilmington.

Moore was granted permission to contact other schools last month, and gave Niagara coach Joe Mihalich a verbal commitment after visiting Monteagle Ridge last weekend, according to his high school coach.

Moore also revealed his transfer plans on his Facebook page.

Mihalich was unable to comment Tuesday because Niagara had yet to receive any official paperwork from Moore. Until that happens, Moore’s commitment is non-binding.

Attempts to reach Moore on his cell phone were unsuccessful.

Per NCAA transfer rules, Moore will have to sit out the upcoming season. When he becomes eligible, Niagara will be seeking to replace starting guards Tyrone Lewis, Bilal Benn and Rob Garrison, as well as sixth man Demetrius Williamson — more than two-thirds of its scoring output from this past season.

Moore played in 27 games as a freshman, starting five times. After missing five games with hip and groin injuries early on, he came on to average 9.1 points, fourth-best on the team, and 4.1 rebounds in 23 minutes. In both meetings with eventual Colonial Athletic Association champion Virginia Commonwealth, Moore scored 17 points. He finished sixth in the CAA all-rookie team voting.

Mike Glick, head coach at Baltimore-area Archbishop Spalding High, where Moore played three seasons before finishing his high school career at Montrose Christian, called the 6-foot-3 left-hander “a perfect fit for Niagara.”

“He’s a multi-purpose guard,” said Glick, who coached Rudy Gay, among other top prospects, at Spalding. “He’s got the ability to play the point guard and the two guard positions. He’s a very athletic player, a slasher with a nice pull-up jumpshot.”

Glick also noted that Moore brings a 3.3 grade point average to Niagara.

“He’s a quiet kid who is all about ball,” Glick said. “He lives, eats and breathes basketball.”

E-mail reporter Jonah Bronstein at 282-2311, ext. 2258.

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2008-09 Prince Georges County All-League Basketball Teams

Posted by Michael Glick at Apr 7, 2009 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Prince George's 3A/2A/1A All-League 2008-09
Boys' Team	School	Year	Girls' Team	School	Year
Brandon Ford	Gwynn Park	So.	BreAnna Gross	Surrattsville	Jr.
A.J. Thomas	Friendly	Sr.	Endia Hill	Surrattsville	Sr.
Keith Thomas	Gwynn Park	Sr.	Jessica Lyons	Largo	So.
Brabden Waters	Forestville	Sr.	Marketta Salley	Central	Sr.
Timmon Whatley	Douglass	So.	Chanae Shorter	Surrattsville	Sr.
Da'Ron Wiseman	Potomac	Sr.	Cierra Washington	Fairmont Heights	So.
Percy Woods	Crossland	Sr.
COY: Rob Garner	Friendly

Prince George's 4A All-League 2008-09
Boys' Team	School	Year	Girls' Team	School	Year
Francis Ashe	Eleanor Roosevelt	Sr.	Olivia Applewhite	Eleanor Roosevelt	Sr.
Colin Beatty	DuVal	Sr.	Nikia Gorham	C.H. Flowers	Sr.
Delonta Boyd	Wise	Sr.	Elashier Hall	Eleanor Roosevelt	Sr.
David Golladay	Wise	Sr.	Leondra King	Parkdale	Sr.
Marcus Hebron	Laurel	Sr.	Jasmine McIntosh	Bowie	Sr.
Lasan Kromah	Eleanor Roosevelt	Sr.	Morgan Pope-Addison	Wise	Sr.
COY: O.J. Johnson	Wise

Douglass boys knock out Gwynn Park 60-55

Posted by Michael Glick at Mar 4, 2009 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Douglass boys knock out Gwynn Park

Eagles advance to 2A South Region final against River Hill

by Adam Rubenstein | Staff Writer

The third time is a charm, as the old saying goes. But the Frederick Douglass High School boys' basketball team put a new twist into that old adage after eliminating second-seeded Gwynn Park, 60-55, in a 2A South Region semifinal game Wednesday evening before a packed gymnasium in Brandywine.

After two losses to the Yellow Jackets this season – including a 23-point defeat a month ago on the same floor – the Eagles bounced back and got the best of their arch rival. Douglass' effort was aided a steady stream of transition points and free throws during a fourth-quarter comeback where Eagles outscored Gwynn Park, 21-13.

"Our inside game was a lot more aggressive than it was the last time [we played Gwynn Park]," said Douglass coach Tyrone Massenburg. "I think they outscored our post players, maybe four to one the last game. But I think we were a little more aggressive this time from the beginning.

"We've come so far. We're a young team and I guess we just started playing a lot better basketball. And it meant a lot to the seniors we have that haven't had a lot of success winning in this particular kind of situation."

Douglass (13-10), seeded 11th, will travel to River Hill for the regional final. River Hill upset top-seeded Hammond, 43-41, on Wednesday in the other 2A South semifinal.

The Eagles are 2-0 this postseason on the road, having also eliminated second-seeded North Point on Tuesday. A win at River Hill would put Douglass in the state tournament, two wins away from the Upper Marlboro school's first state championship since 1966.

"The further along you go, the tougher the teams are," said Massenburg. "We're expecting a real tough game [in the region final] in a hostile environment."

Douglass led Gwynn Park by two at halftime, but entered the fourth quarter trailing by three. The Yellow Jackets began turning the ball over frequently, and they seemed unable to stop the Eagles' transition game. Douglass took the lead for good with 4 minutes, 50 seconds to play.

Key late buckets from close range by senior Justin Mays (12 points) and sophomore Timmone Whatley (10 points), along with James Brandon and Eric Washington, put the game out of reach in the final two minutes. They and their teammates also were quicker to loose balls and seemed to particularly break the Yellow Jackets' press down the stretch.

Losing sophomore point guard Brandon Ford for the season to a concussion Feb. 20 came back to haunt the Yellow Jackets' chances of a deeper postseason run.

"I think the loss of Brandon hurt us," said Gwynn Park coach Mike Glick, whose team had 22 turnovers. "It doesn't take anything away from what Douglass has done. Douglass had a great end of the season. Coach Massenburg has done a great job in his first year and it's hard [for any team] to beat a good team three times. However, losing Brandon, he was our primary ballhandler. I thought we became a team that could not handle pressure nearly as well and we lost by it."

Gwynn Park senior Corey Anderson had game-highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds. He scored nine points in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter he was held to a 3-point field goal with six seconds to play.

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 18-6 overall, which included a 16-2 mark in the County3A/2A/1A League.

Frederick Douglass 60, Gwynn Park 55

FD 12 15 12 21 – 60

GP 10 15 17 13 – 55

Frederick Douglass (13-10): Mays 12, Whatley 10, Fennell 9, Washington 9, Bonhom 8, Brandon 6, Murray 4, Williams 2.

Gwynn Park (18-6): Anderson 21, Thomas 15, Hall 5, Woodard 4, Coates 4, Blue 2, Fourth 2, Malik 2.

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