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SF William Buford - 4 BTT Title Games, most Buckeye starts (Virtus Roma - Italy)

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CausticMick;1067271; said:
Good to hear! Re: Keith Wells, FSU decommit :)
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LitlBuck;1067670; said:
How did this get here(Recruiting tidbit):wink2:
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OH10;1067679; said:
I'm pretty certain he's already signed, sealed, and delivered.
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I believe the point was that coaches shouldn't ignore current commits, lest they decide to look elsewhere, ala Keith Wells.
 
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ToledoBlade

Article published Thursday, January 17, 2008
BOYS BASKETBALL
Sidelines: Top talent to be showcased in MLK Classic at Owens

BLADE STAFF


Some of the nation?s top high school basketball players will take the court for the 12th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Classic basketball event scheduled for Monday at Owens Community College.

The two-game affair will tip off at 1 with Scott taking on defending East Chicago (Ind.), the defending state Class 4A champion, which features Memphis-bound, 6-foot-11 forward-center Angel Garcia.

At 3 p.m., Libbey, led by Ohio State-bound, 6-6 William Buford, will face Saginaw (Mich.), led by Michigan State-bound. 6-6 Draymond Green.

The Cowboys, under coach Leroy Bates, are 10-1 and ranked second in Ohio in Division II.

Garcia is ranked as the 27th best player in the nation and eighth-best power forward, according to Rivals.com, a national college recruiting Web site. Buford is listed as the 19th-best player and fourth-best shooting guard. Green ranks 122nd overall and 33rd among power forwards.

This is the second year for the Classic at Owens. Last year?s event drew a standing-room-only crowd.

Advance tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and can be purchased at either Scott or Libbey during school hours or at Sojourner?s Truth offices, 1811 Adams St. Tickets at the door will be $10 for adults and $8 for students.
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Libbey Cowboys force 18 turnovers, outscore Eagles 48-16

The Clay Eagles stayed close with defending City League basketball champion Libbey for one half last night at Savage Hall.

The second half was an entirely different story, however, as the Cowboys turned up the defense and rolled to an easy 73-33 victory.


William Buford topped the Cowboys (11-1, 7-1) with 18 points, and Libbey, which had 11 players score, also got 12 points from Tony Brown and 11 from Brad Sandridge in staying atop the CL standings.

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LIBBEY 78,
CANTON McKINLEY 43


CANTON - William Buford registered a triple-double as the Cowboys (12-1) rolled over McKinley (3-11).

Buford's 21 points were complemented by 11 rebounds and 12 assists. Teammate Lance Jones also had a triple-double: 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tony Brown contributed 12 points for Libbey.

McKinley was paced by Terrell Lipkins' 15 points.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Scores, schedule and summaries
Buford leads Libbey with 20 points, 12 rebounds

On a night when four teams were involved in a City League boys basketball doubleheader at Savage Hall, the night belonged to the defending City League champions.

Libbey turned the second game of the evening into a rout of rival Scott right from the start.

The Cowboys streaked to a 73-58 victory over a Bulldogs team that trailed by double-digits most of the night.

Libbey (13-2, 8-1) led Scott (5-8, 4-5) by 25 points nearly halfway through the fourth quarter before Libbey coach Leroy Bates called on his reserves to finish the game.

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With the basketball season nearing the end, can you name the top 12 seniors from the East and West coasts, that have distinguished themselves as end of year All-American candidates. Who can we expect to see in the McDonald's All-American game??? Thanks!

? Justin from Indianapolis

I'm not going to try and divide prospects geographically since it is not executed as an exact science by the McDonald's people, but here is a list of the players I expect to be in the game:

Greg Monroe, Demar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday, B.J. Mullens, Tyreke Evans, Samardo Samuels, Brandon Jennings, Al-Farouq Aminu, Elliot Williams, William Buford, Ed Davis, Tyler Zeller, Jamychal Green and Luke Babbitt.
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How are you liking Libbey's tournament draw cbf40? Looks like VW or Bath may see them in the district semi's? Or Celina or Wapak, I guess...:biggrin:

This could possibly force me into my first VW game in several years...
 
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schwab;1081059; said:
How are you liking Libbey's tournament draw cbf40? Looks like VW or Bath may see them in the district semi's? Or Celina or Wapak, I guess...:biggrin:

This could possibly force me into my first VW game in several years...
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Libbey will run thru that district no problem...I wish I could go, but being in Columbus, the drive up to BG is a lil much for me...

I do think Libbey will make it to regionals, but I don't know enough about hte regional teams to know if they will make it to state...

Either way it is going to take a talented team to match up with Buford and Libbey...

The WBL hasn't seen anyone like Buford and they have no hope in beating them...
 
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That's exactly what I was hearing from my bro-in-law. He coached against Buford this past summer, and the word he used to describe this pending Libbey-WBL matchup is "punished". As in, whoever runs into Libbey will be punished. :)
 
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ToledoBlade

Article published Saturday, February 2, 2008
Hot-shooting Libbey tops Waite
Buford, Wells pace Cowboys

By STEVE JUNGA
BLADE SPORTS WRITER


The City League basketball showdown last night between Libbey's Cowboys and the visiting Waite Indians promised to be a shootout between two up-tempo teams.

The Cowboys proved to be much better shooters in rolling to an easy 83-51 victory before a crowd of 2,000.

Defending CL champion Libbey (14-2, 9-1), Ohio's fourth-ranked Division II team, closed the first quarter with a 20-7 run and never looked back.

The first-place Cowboys were paced by 19 points from William Buford, and 18 points and 11 rebounds from Julius Wells. Brad Sandridge and Brad Burton added 14 and 11 points, respectively, as Libbey's senior contingent went out in style in the final game in their home gym.

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schwab;1081506; said:
That's exactly what I was hearing from my bro-in-law. He coached against Buford this past summer, and the word he used to describe this pending Libbey-WBL matchup is "punished". As in, whoever runs into Libbey will be punished. :)
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The only way that Libbey would get beat by a team in the WBL would be if Butler's brother and Shawnee gave them a good game and Libbey got into foul trouble, because they are not very deep, but even with that I don't see it happening...
 
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LIBBEY 81, AKRON SVSM 63


AKRON - William Buford posted his third triple-double in a row as Libbey rolled past St. Vincent-St. Mary. Buford finished with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

Two other Cowboys (15-2) posted double-doubles. Julius Wells finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Brown had 10 points and 11 assists. Brad Burton also added 15 points and Brad Sandridge 12.

Braylon Harrison paced St. Vincent/St. Mary (8-6) with 19 and Mike Hammond added 18.
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