The 2nd Annual NHsportspage Coaches for a Cause Jamboree
2014-12-03
Trinity defeated Pembroke Academy in last years Jamboree Finale
By Dave Haley Photo Credit Joe Marchilena
NHsportspage Coaches for a Cause Jamboree December 12th & 13th at Londonderry High School.
If you’d like to listen to the announcement and the usual shenanigans that come with McIsaac & I doing virtually anything together here is a link to that audio:
https://soundcloud.com/justin-mcisaac/dave-haley-on-mcisaac-on-sports-basketball-jamboree-matchups-revealed
The idea behind the event is to have eight of the top teams from Division I New Hampshire high school basketball face off against eight of the top Division II, Division III & Division IV programs in a game their fans can attend like a regular season game. This is a two day event that will raise money for the New Horizons homeless shelter in Manchester and serve as the tip-off event for the 2014-15 boys basketball season.
Last season’s event was attended by over 1,500 people and the final two games between Manchester Central/Conant & Trinity/Pembroke Academy were played in front of near capacity crowds with Pete Tarrier calling the play by play and Justin McIsaac announcing each of the eight games from courtside.
The teams and the match-ups were selected by Kevin Bonney, Pete Tarrier and I while Dave Keefe has been a contributor to the event as well.
Admission will be $5 to attend the block of games on each day.
We will have more information and previews of this years event on Saturday's first New Hampshire High School Basketball Show of the new season. Pete Tarrier & I will be at the Toys For Tots Drive in Manchester with new Trinity basketball head coach Matt Lemeiux as our first guest of the year.
Listen live on from 8 to 9 am on WGIR 610 AM or 96.7 FM on the seacoast.
Listen online on the link below:
http://www.iheart.com/live/WGIR-AM-610-2752/
Games to be played Friday night December 12th at Londonderry High School
Alvirne vs. Manchester West
Brian Lynch's Broncos will renew acquaintances with Danny Bryson’s Manchester West team as West moves on to Division II. Alvirne easily beat Division III Newport in the only lopsided game of the jamboree a year ago and now faces off against a West team ready to make a run back to Durham for the first time in over a decade.
6:30 pm: Goffstown vs. Sunapee
Ed Tenney’s Sunapee Lakers become the first Division IV team to be invited to the jamboree as they return their all-state backcourt of point guard Matt Tenney and shooting guard Issaiah Chappell. Goffstown nearly toppled Lebanon in last year’s opening round and will be one of the best perimeter shooting teams in a wide open Division II race.
8:00 pm: Londonderry vs. Coe-Brown
The Lancers are coming off a 14-4 season in which they advanced to the Division I quarterfinals under first year head coach Nate Stanton. The Lancers will feature all-state point guard Cody Ball while Hall of Fame head coach David Smith’s Bears return several starters for a program that has reached the Division II Final four two of the past three years.
Games to be played on Saturday December 13th at Londonderry High School
12 Noon: Trinity vs. Pelham
Great match-up to open day two as Trinity takes on Division III Pelham (we all need to get used to that..). The Pioneers will be led by their first year head coach Matt Lemieux and a new cast that will have to replace four starters off of a 2014 Final Four team. Matt Regan’s Pelham team features scoring machine Keith Brown at forward and shooting guard Ryan Cloutier.
1:30: Bishop Guertin vs. Berlin
Jim Migneault’s BG team will be one of the best teams in Division I this season and are led by a balanced attack that includes big man Kyle Gavin and much improved point guard Jack Zimmerman. Don Picard’s Berlin team will go toe to toe with the Division I powerhouse with seven returning contributors from a Final Four team that took Conant to the wire at Southern New Hampshire University.
3:00: Manchester Memorial vs. Lebanon
Kieth Matte’s Raiders wanted a big time test from Jack Quirk’s Manchester Memorial Crusaders and they get it in the middle game Saturday afternoon. Memorial will be one of the most exciting teams in New Hampshire this season behind Trevon Maughn and Kabongo Ngalakulondi, two players who can score from anywhere on the floor. Lebanon is coming off back to back Final Four appearances and will again contend for the title behind super-sophomore point guard K.J Matte and Austin Whaley.
4:30: Pembroke Academy vs. Conant
Check the 17:30 mark of the radio show linked above for the dramatic, some would say slightly over the top, announcement of this one but we’re very excited to have Matt Alosa’s Pembroke Spartans back in the jamboree. The Spartans frontcourt of Dominic Timbas (6’5), Rob Wilson (6’5) and Max Curran (6’8) will be the biggest in the state and 6’5 guard Dante Timbas even provides size in the backcourt.
6:00: Manchester Central vs. Portsmouth
Two of the top programs in the state clash in the finale of our two day event. David ‘Doc’ Wheeler’s defending champions will be led by all-state shooting guard Joey Martin. Jim Mulvey’s Clippers, who annually contend for the Division II title, will be led by forwards Charlie Lehoux and Joey Glynn.
We’ll have more details as we get closer to the event but the teams and match-ups are set. We’re excited to bring you all the highlights & coverage in the coming months.
If you’d like to listen to the announcement and the usual shenanigans that come with McIsaac & I doing virtually anything together here is a link to that audio:
https://soundcloud.com/justin-mcisaac/dave-haley-on-mcisaac-on-sports-basketball-jamboree-matchups-revealed
The idea behind the event is to have eight of the top teams from Division I New Hampshire high school basketball face off against eight of the top Division II, Division III & Division IV programs in a game their fans can attend like a regular season game. This is a two day event that will raise money for the New Horizons homeless shelter in Manchester and serve as the tip-off event for the 2014-15 boys basketball season.
Last season’s event was attended by over 1,500 people and the final two games between Manchester Central/Conant & Trinity/Pembroke Academy were played in front of near capacity crowds with Pete Tarrier calling the play by play and Justin McIsaac announcing each of the eight games from courtside.
The teams and the match-ups were selected by Kevin Bonney, Pete Tarrier and I while Dave Keefe has been a contributor to the event as well.
Admission will be $5 to attend the block of games on each day.
We will have more information and previews of this years event on Saturday's first New Hampshire High School Basketball Show of the new season. Pete Tarrier & I will be at the Toys For Tots Drive in Manchester with new Trinity basketball head coach Matt Lemeiux as our first guest of the year.
Listen live on from 8 to 9 am on WGIR 610 AM or 96.7 FM on the seacoast.
Listen online on the link below:
http://www.iheart.com/live/WGIR-AM-610-2752/
Games to be played Friday night December 12th at Londonderry High School
Alvirne vs. Manchester West
Brian Lynch's Broncos will renew acquaintances with Danny Bryson’s Manchester West team as West moves on to Division II. Alvirne easily beat Division III Newport in the only lopsided game of the jamboree a year ago and now faces off against a West team ready to make a run back to Durham for the first time in over a decade.
6:30 pm: Goffstown vs. Sunapee
Ed Tenney’s Sunapee Lakers become the first Division IV team to be invited to the jamboree as they return their all-state backcourt of point guard Matt Tenney and shooting guard Issaiah Chappell. Goffstown nearly toppled Lebanon in last year’s opening round and will be one of the best perimeter shooting teams in a wide open Division II race.
8:00 pm: Londonderry vs. Coe-Brown
The Lancers are coming off a 14-4 season in which they advanced to the Division I quarterfinals under first year head coach Nate Stanton. The Lancers will feature all-state point guard Cody Ball while Hall of Fame head coach David Smith’s Bears return several starters for a program that has reached the Division II Final four two of the past three years.
Games to be played on Saturday December 13th at Londonderry High School
12 Noon: Trinity vs. Pelham
Great match-up to open day two as Trinity takes on Division III Pelham (we all need to get used to that..). The Pioneers will be led by their first year head coach Matt Lemieux and a new cast that will have to replace four starters off of a 2014 Final Four team. Matt Regan’s Pelham team features scoring machine Keith Brown at forward and shooting guard Ryan Cloutier.
1:30: Bishop Guertin vs. Berlin
Jim Migneault’s BG team will be one of the best teams in Division I this season and are led by a balanced attack that includes big man Kyle Gavin and much improved point guard Jack Zimmerman. Don Picard’s Berlin team will go toe to toe with the Division I powerhouse with seven returning contributors from a Final Four team that took Conant to the wire at Southern New Hampshire University.
3:00: Manchester Memorial vs. Lebanon
Kieth Matte’s Raiders wanted a big time test from Jack Quirk’s Manchester Memorial Crusaders and they get it in the middle game Saturday afternoon. Memorial will be one of the most exciting teams in New Hampshire this season behind Trevon Maughn and Kabongo Ngalakulondi, two players who can score from anywhere on the floor. Lebanon is coming off back to back Final Four appearances and will again contend for the title behind super-sophomore point guard K.J Matte and Austin Whaley.
4:30: Pembroke Academy vs. Conant
Check the 17:30 mark of the radio show linked above for the dramatic, some would say slightly over the top, announcement of this one but we’re very excited to have Matt Alosa’s Pembroke Spartans back in the jamboree. The Spartans frontcourt of Dominic Timbas (6’5), Rob Wilson (6’5) and Max Curran (6’8) will be the biggest in the state and 6’5 guard Dante Timbas even provides size in the backcourt.
6:00: Manchester Central vs. Portsmouth
Two of the top programs in the state clash in the finale of our two day event. David ‘Doc’ Wheeler’s defending champions will be led by all-state shooting guard Joey Martin. Jim Mulvey’s Clippers, who annually contend for the Division II title, will be led by forwards Charlie Lehoux and Joey Glynn.
We’ll have more details as we get closer to the event but the teams and match-ups are set. We’re excited to bring you all the highlights & coverage in the coming months.