Boone—Jerry Jones scored a career-high 22 points and the Dukes shot 41 percent from the field in a game that came down to the final minute. Kadeem Pantophlet also had one of his best games of the season, with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Duquesne came out with guns a-blazing, shooting 50 percent in the opening period, including 7 of 12 from 3-point range. This helped them get out to a commanding 19 point lead with less than two minutes to play in the 1st half. The visiting team managed to go ... Read More
Archives for November 2012
Lamar Patterson Starting to Heat Up for Panthers
When the Pitt Panthers closed out the 2011-12 season with a run that led to a CBI championship, one thing was very clear- sophomore Lamar Patterson was the Panthers best player. A lot of the expectations for the Panthers this season were based some on the fact that Patterson would improve off the way he closed the season and possibly become a major scoring threat. However through Pitt's first four games of the season, that was not the case. Patterson was held scoreless in Pitt's opener ... Read More
Despite loss to Winston-Salem, Shippensburg enjoyed magical season
Shippensburg’s historic season ended Saturday with a 37-14 loss to power house and No. 2 ranked Winston-Salem State. The Raiders’ day seemed like it was going to be a long one when the Ram’s first drive was a three-play 70-yard strike that happened before you even realized the game had started. Shippensburg’s offense couldn’t respond, but their defense did the next time the Rams had the ball. Brian Sourber intercepted a pass and ran it back 63 yards, and suddenly Shippensburg was only down by ... Read More
Ryan Clark Coming Up Big in Troy Polamalu’s Absence
Not having Troy Polamalu on the field with his hair flopping around from sideline to sideline is very noticeable. Ryan Clark though is filling Polamalu’s shoes pretty well and making a huge difference on the Steelers’ defense. At one point Clark was ready to leave the Steel City, but the Steelers realized what they had in him and made sure they kept him around. Usually it’s Troy’s job to prowl all over the field and mess with the quarterback’s head, but since he’s only played in two games ... Read More
Johnny Football should be the next Heisman winner
Admittedly, I am not the biggest college football fan in the world. On Saturdays, I'll watch a game that features two big schools but I wouldn't mind spending time doing other things. I root for LSU (woot) and my favorite team is UVA (woot?), but I neither live nor die based on how they play each and every week. When it comes to college football discussions, I typically leave the arguments for people with more knowledge of the subject. However, after hearing all the talk about Manti Te'o ... Read More
Panthers use strong second half to cruise past Howard
The Pitt Panthers started a string Tuesday night of seven consecutive home games against lower competition when they hosted the Howard Bison at the Petersen Events Center. It took Pitt a while to get going, but Jamie Dixon’s squad did exactly what they were supposed to do to a team like the Bison- win going away. Pitt tied a season-high with eight three-pointers, including a career-high five from Lamar Patterson as the Panthers cruised to a 70-46 victory to improve to 6-1 on the ... Read More
Pittsburgh Power add All-Arena jack linebacker Alvin Ray Jackson.
Arena football may be known for all the offense scored in it, but having some dominant defensive talent can go a long way towards separating a team from pretender and contender status. The Power have been very focused on the defensive side of the ball but until today, they were still looking for a strong presence in the middle of their defense. The Pittsburgh Power announced today that they have been assigned 1st team All-Arena jack linebacker Alvin Ray Jackson. Jackson was a monster in the ... Read More
Duquesne Dukes Look Back at Missed Opportunities
When Duquesne Dukes head coach Jerry Schmitt looks back on the 2012 season, he will look back on missed opportunities and a great senior class. While it will be very hard to replace a successful class of seniors that included: running back Larry McCoy, quarterback Sean Patterson, safety Serge Kona, linebacker Horvin Latimer and others, it will be the missed opportunities throughout the season that prevented this Dukes team from potentially repeating their success from a season ago and ... Read More
Duquesne Heads South to Seek First Road Win
Pittsburgh—The Duquesne Dukes (2-3) travel to Boone, NC on Wednesday to take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers (1-4). The Dukes opened the season with back-to-back road losses, but followed up with a 2-1 home-stand at the Palumbo Center last week. That home-stand featured some distinct highs and lows—a thrilling overtime victory in the first game, followed by poor shot selection in the next, and finally ending with a dominant rebounding performance and 84-74 victory over Youngstown State. ... Read More
Jamie Dixon has options to replace Trey Zeigler
Much has been made of the depth that Jamie Dixon's Pitt Panthers currently have and with the news of Trey Zeigler's suspension, that depth will be tested immediately. However the loss of Zeigler may not be felt as badly as some people may believe. Dixon has consistently been playing 10 guys and it's fair to think that number would shrink anyway once Big East Conference play begins. Zeigler, a former top 30 recruit, has been Dixon's first guard off the bench in most games, but has received ... Read More