Thursday, April 28, 2011

LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL AWARDS- 2011, April 28, 2011

Jr. PG Baylie Bridges the Lady Jackets 2nd leading scorer took home the FG%, 3 PT FG%, FT% awards at the Leesburg Girls Basketball Awards Banquet recently. Bridges will try to lead the Lady Jackets to their 4th State Final Four Appearance in 6 years in 2011-2012

LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL GIRL’S BASKETBALL AWARDS- 2011

By Gerald Lacey

Staff Writer

Carver Heights Quarterback Club

April 28, 2011

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MOST VALUABLE PLAYER- JALEESA BLUE

BEST OFFENSIVE- ASHLEY PERRY

BEST DEFENSIVE- JOHARRA RUSSELL

FG% AWARD- BAYLIE BRIDGES

FG% AWARD- JOHARRA RUSSELL

3 PT FG% AWARD- BAYLIE BRIDGES

FT% AWARD- BAYLIE BRIDGES

ASSIST AWARD- JALEESA BLUE

BLOCKED SHOTS AWARD- JALEESA BLUE

OFFENSIVE REBOUND AWARD- JALEESA BLUE

DEFENSIVE REBOUND AWARD- JALEESA BLUE

STEALS AWARD- ASHLEY PERRY

DEFLECTIONS AWARD- ASHLEY PERRY

CHARGES AWARD- JOHARRA RUSSELL

COACHES AWARD- ASHLEY LANIER

MOST IMPROVED AWARD- SHAUNDREA CALDWELL

SPIRIT AWARD- TEMETRIA SIMMONS

LEADERSHIP AWARD- REIANA “COCO” CARTER

MOST UNSELFISH AWARD- JAMILYA HODGE

ACADEMIC AWARD- KENDALL CAUDILL

NEWCOMER AWARD- TANEISHIA JOHNSON

JACKET PRIDE AWARD- SHAVOYA JONES

SIXTH MAN AWARD- BRYNIQUE AIKEN

SENIOR AWARDS

JALEESA BLUE
848 POINTS
804 REBOUNDS
240 STEALS
188 ASSISTS
87 BLOCKED SHOTS

ASHLEY LANIER
486 POINTS
554 REBOUNDS
128 STEALS

SHAUNDREA CALDWELL

STATISTICIAN- ZERLEENE KELLUM

MANAGER- SHAYANNA FLORES

VIDEOGRAPHER- AUTUMN HESS

THANK YOU AWARDS

HEATHER CONNELLY

LATISHA BROWN

LUKE FREEZE

JOSH BOYER-STRENGTH COACH

HAL HENDERSON- TRAINER

JUNE HIMELSBAUGH- TICKET TAKER

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LADY JACKETS BASKETBALL LETTERMEN 2004-2011, April 28, 2011

LADY JACKETS BASKETBALL LETTERMEN 2004-2011

By Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
April 28, 2011
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LEESBURG - I recently interviewed Leesburg Lady Jackets Head Basketball Coach Mark Oates and we discussed the pageantry and tradition of the Lady Jacket Basketball program. Oates has built a dynasty at Leesburg a 30-year state tournament drought ended when Oates took Leesburg to the state semifinal in 2007. Leesburg returned to state in '08 and was back there in '11 for the third time in five years. In 2008 his team finished in the top 10 in the state for G.P.A. His program has sent every player to college either on basketball or academic scholarship.

"I attribute most of the success that I have had to having some young ladies who can play the game," Oates said. "I just try to get the kids to believe in themselves. I just try to stress to them not to let anybody outwork us. The kids work hard and they want to be successful."

He has been a father figure to a many young ladies in his eight year tenure at Leesburg High School. Oates has never had a losing season while coaching at Leesburg. His overall record at Leesburg is 173-53. He has teams have won a average of 21 games per year at during his time as head coach at Leesburg. Oates is a part the FABC ABC COURT OF LEGENDS COACHES 150 WIN CLUB. He should reach the 300 win club by the 2012-2013 season.

Oates basketball program has a 100% graduation rate in his 8 years at Lady Jacket Head Coach. He is the most successful girls basketball coach in Leesburg High School History. Below is a list of Letter winners during Coach Mark Oates tenure at Leesburg:

BRYNIQUE AIKEN- 2011
DARRELL BLANTON (MANAGER) 2004-2005
JALEESA BLUE- 2009-2011
AMBER BRADLEY- 2004, 2005, 2007

TAYLOR BRADLEY- 2008
BAYLIE BRIDGES- 2009-2011
ASHLEY BROWN- 2004
SHAUNDREA CALDWELL- 2011
KHAYLA CARDINALES- 2009-2010
WANETA CARLISLE- 2006-2009
SHUMANEKA CARROLL- 2009
COCO CARTER- 2009-2011
SHERITA CARTER- 2007, 2010
KENDALL CAUDILL- 2011
TIFFANY COSGROVE- 2008-2009
RONSHEIKA CUYLER- 2004
ALEXA DEJARLAIS- 2007-2010
ANGELA FELTON- 2005-2008
SHAYANNA FLORES (MANAGER) 2011
LATOYA FOSTER- 2006-2009
SAMANTHA GAMES- 2005
BRIANNA GASTON- 2003-2006
TANERA GASTON- 2005-2008
NADIA GOODEN- 2009
APRIL HALL- 2007-2008
ATAVIA HARRIS (MANAGER) 2006
DANIELLE HARRIS- 2001-2004
A’SHYIA HAUGABROOK- 2004-2007
AUTUMN HESS (VIDEOGRAPHER) 2011
JAMILYA HODGE- 2011
BRITTANY HOLMAN- 2007-2008
JAKIA JOHNSON- 2009-2010
PATRICE JOHNSON- 2008
PEARL JOHNSON- 2005-2008
TANEISHIA JOHNSON- 2011
KORTNEY JONES (VIDEOGRAPHER) 2008-2010
SHAVOYA JONES- 2011
TOYORI JONES- (MANAGER/STATS) 2007-2010
ZERLEENE KELLUM (MANAGER) 2011
ASHLEY LANIER- 2009-2011
HALEY MACKEY- 2004-2005
TENIA MANUEL- 2005-2008
TERRANCE MANUEL (VIDEOGRAPHER) 2006-2007
JORDAN MCDONOUGH- 2003-2004
JUANITA MORROW- 2004-2005
ASHLEY PERRY- 2010-2011
LARRY RENFROE (MANAGER) 2009
ALONTI RICHARDSON- 2009-2010
JOHARRA RUSSELL- 2010-2011
TEMETRIA SIMMONS- 2011
JAZMINE SLYKE- 2006-2008
REBECCA SULLIVAN- 2006
SHARECE TAFT-2003-2006
ASHLEY TAYLOR- 2004-2005
CANDACE TUCKER- 2003-2005
ANTWAN VASSIL- (MANAGER) 2004-2006
SHERICKA WARD- 2007-2008
SHYVETTE WILMOT- 2004-2005
KEYOSHIA WRIGHT- 2005-2008

HEAD COACH: MARK Q. OATES 2004-2011
ASST COACHES: D.J. KEITH 2004
                                 DANIEL DIXON- 2005-2006
                                 LINDSAY PRATHER- 2006-2007
                                 DANNY WATSON- 2006
                                 HEATHER CONNELLY- 2007-2011
                                 ARIEN FAUCETT- 2008-2009
                                 LUKE FREEZE – 2010-2011
                                 LATISHA BROWN- 2011



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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Its Official: Ashley Lanier off to St. Petersburg College, April 12, 2011

FORMER LADY JACKET ASHLEY LANIER SIGNS WITH ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE ON APRIL 11, 2011

Former Leesburg standout Ashley Lanier signs with St. Petersburg College

By Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
April 11, 2011

Former Lady Jackets basketball standout Ashley Lanier has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at St. Petersburg College next season. The School is located in St. Petersburg, Florida and were Ranked #7 in State and the #2 Seed in the Southern Conference 2010-2011. Lanier will play under St. Peterburgs College head coach Denisha Davidson in 2011-2012. She signed with the school on April 11 at the Leesburg High School Auditorium in Leesburg, Florida.

I spoke with coach Davidson and she is very excited about signing Lanier and can't wait for Lanier to start her career as a Lady Titan.

“We are extremely excited to have Ashley Lanier join the SPC Lady Titan basketball family. Ashley will bring many positive qualities along with her determination to help continue to build this program. Her toughness and strength around the basket will definitely be a force to be reckon with. She does just a great job running the floor and posting up strong. Coach Oates, runs a great program and does a great job by molding and preparing his players for the next level. By signing Ashley we are just adding on to want Coach Oates started. Ashley has the opportunity to do and will do great both academically and athletically here at St Petersburg College and we are happy that she choose us for her next home away from home”

Denisha Davidson, 28, has been an assistant at Columbus State University in Columbus, Ga., for four years. She was a Graduate Assistant at Austin Peay State University for a year, where she earned her master’s degree in sports administration.

She was a two-time All-American at Division II Kennesaw State University, just north of Atlanta. Her three-year career averages at Kennesaw State were 20-points per game and 10 rebounds a game.

“I have played with a lot of different players and for a lot of different coaching styles,” she said. “I have had a lot of opportunities to see what I liked and what I didn’t like.”

SPC's Women's Basketball Coach
Denisha Davidson

Lanier's mother Tori Lanier was there by her side as she signed the letter of Intent in front family members, friends and members of the coaching staff. She is the second Lady Jacket to sign with a college this past season. Jaleesa Blue signed with Florida A&M University during the early signing period.

Jonathon Lanier bends over and hugs his sister Ashley Lanier sitting second from the right next to her mother Torrie Lanier and coach Mark Oates, right, after signing with St. Petersburg College at Leesburg High School on Monday, April 11, 2011.

Leesburg head coach Mark Oates feels that Lanier will have no problem to adjusting to the speed and intensity of the college game.

"These girls have played the best teams in the state," Oates said. "They played Lake Mary (a Class 6A state semifinalist) and Gainesville (a Class 5A regiona semifinalist). They know how to respond in pressure situations.

"We have bullseyes on our chests," said Oates "We are a state championship game for most of the teams we play. Our kids have to get used to that and respond to the pressure that goes with playing at Leesburg."

Lanier helped lead the Yellow Jackets to a 24-7 record this past season. Lanier was instrumental in Leesburg securing it's third Final Four appearance in five seasons and the programs fifth overall. She finished her high school career with 486 points (12th in school history) and 554 rebounds, good for fifth place on the school's all time rebounding list. She average 11.6 rebounds a game during the regional playoffs.

Lanier was placed on the Orlando Sentinel 2011 All Lake/Sumter Counties second team. She participated in the Lake vs Volusia All Star Game on March 11, 2011, the Lake squad won the game 90-40. Lanier had outstanding performance in a event featuring the best senior girls basketball players in Lake and Volusia County. Lanier also played in the Lake/Sumter versus Marion/Alachua All Star Game on March 31, 2011. The game was played at West Port High School in Ocala Florida.

Lanier had offers from the College of Central Florida and Florida State College of Jacksonville but decided to sign with St. Petersburg College.

Lanier has benifited from Oates academic standards placed on his players. His program prepares his players for college life starting as a freshman. In 2008 Oates team place in the top 10 in the state for G.P.A.s.

"We have mandatory study halls for all freshmen and all upperclassmen with GPA's below 3.5," said Oates. "We also tell our student/athletes that if they are gonna play for the Lady Jackets they have to go to college," said Oates. "This is done in their first freshmen meeting."

At the end of the day wins and losses pale in comparison when he asked to elaborate on how he feels when a young lady comes into his office as freshman wanting play basketball and leaves the program a woman going to college.

"I think it feels like a a proud father would feel," said Oates. "I don't have any birth children of my own but I imagine that's what it feels like."

The 5' 11" F/C Lanier was a starter for the Lady Jackets' in 2010-2011. She averaged 6.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. She had her most productive games rebounding in the regional playoffs with a 13 and 16 rebound games. She will take her rebounding and defensive skills to St. Petersburg, Florida school.

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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Jaleesa Blue makes All Central Florida Girls Basketball Team April 2, 2011

LADY JACKETS JALEESA BLUE

Leesburg Jaleesa Blue was named to the 2011 All Central Florida Girls Basketball Team by the Orlando Sentinel. Blue who has signed with Florida A&M University led the Lady Jackets to a 24-7 record and the 2011 Class 4A State Final Four. Four More Click Below

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5 Lady Jackets make 2011 All Lake/Sumter Counties girls basketball teams

LADY JACKETS JALEESA BLUE NAMED 2011 LAKE/SUMTER COUNTIES GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY THE ORLANDO SENTINEL

Lake/Sumter Counties

Player of the Year
Jaleesa Blue, Leesburg, 5-10, Sr.
The Buzz: Blue's inside presence was the catalyst for the Yellow Jackets' deep run in the state playoffs. She averaged a double-double this season. (11.2 points, 11.3 rebounds)

All-County First Team
Latasha Kennerson, South Sumter, 5-6, Sr.
Baylie Bridges, Leesburg, 5-8, Jr.
Asia Marion, The Villages, 5-8, So.
Joharra Russell, Leesburg, 5-8, So.
Ashley Perry, Leesburg, 5-10, So.

Second team
Katura Harrison, South Sumter, 5-11, Sr.
Ashley Lanier, Leesburg, 5-11, Sr.
Dayanara Rivera, South Lake, 5-9, Sr.
Corissa Archer, East Ridge, 6-2, Jr.
Dakotah Dailey, Tavares, 5-10, Jr.

Third team
Kiana Maple, Mt. Dora, 5-8, Sr.
Tomi Akinpetide, Montverde, 5-9, So.
Morgan Kerns, South Lake, 5-7, Fr.
Tiarra Anderson, South Lake, 5-8, Jr.
Kristin Lloyd, Tavares, 5-8, Sr.

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Jaleesa Blue and Ashley Perry named to BHSN 2011 All-Central Florida Girls Basketball Team


LEESBURG'S JALEESA BLUE DRIBBLES PAST A ST. PETE LAKEWOOD DEFENDER IN THE 2011 CLASS 4A GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE SEMIFINALS GAME.

LEESBURG - Leesburg's Jaleesa Blue and Ashley Perry were both named to the BHSN 2011 All-Central Florida Girls Basketball Team. Blue and Perry help lead the Lady Jackets to 24-7 record and the programs 5th State Final Four this past season. Blue was named to the second team while Perry was named Honorable Mention.

"I'm blessed to coach some young ladies," Oates said. "I love every one of them. I love the community we live in, and the support it gives us. Our program wouldn't be what it is without that support.

Jaleesa Blue will take her talents to Florida A&M in the fall and hopes to make a impact for the Lady Rattlers immediately. The 5' 10" senior averaged 11.2 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 2.5 apg, and 3.5 steals per game. She was also named to the FACA 2011 All-State Girls Basketball Team.

LEESBURG'S ASHLEY PERRY DEFENDS A ST. PETE LAKEWOOD PLAYER IN THE CLASS 2011 4A GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMIFINAL GAME

Ashley Perry led the Lady Jackets in scoring last season as a sophomore. She averaged 13.6 ppg and show tremendous poise in head coach Mark Oates offense. The 5' 10" sophomore is very versatile and played three positions for Oates. Here is the rest of the team listed below.

ORLANDO -- 2011 BHSN All-Central Florida Girls Basketball Team

1st Team

Taryn Griffey, Dr. Phillips

Morgan Jones, Lake Mary

Ronni Williams, Atlantic

Trimaine McCollough, Edgewater

January Miller, University

2nd Team

Sydnei McCaskill, Dr. Phillips

Jordan Mosley, Timber Creek

Rickeya Williams, Agape

Jalessa Blue, Leesburg

Jamie Kaplan, Florida Air Academy

3rd Team

Hannah Schaible, Dr. Phillips

Monique Bunk, Olympia

Kadesia Johnson, Poinciana

Brianna Wright, Titusville

Alexis Prince, Edgewater

Honorable Mention – Joy Brown, Evans; Akia Davis, Titusville; Nina Guillame, Colonial; Latasha Kennerson, South Sumter; Sarah Taylor, Lake Mary;

Amir Davis, Titusville; Bailey Florin, Boone; Vosha Gordon, DeLand; Erin Horn, East River; Treva Mason, West Orange; Tyeshia Moore, DeLand; Kat Ortolani, Father Lopez; Ashley Perry, Leesburg; Kyndal Skersick, Boone; Destiny Woodard, New Smyrna Beach