Middle School Boys Basketball

Coaching Staff

  • 8th Grade Coach - Gary Shackleton
  • 7th Grade Coach - Mike Haley
  • 6th Grade Coach - Mike Prusinowski

Schedule

DayOpponentLocation8th7th6thDismissed
Mon Oct 31stEllicottHJI MS GymW 42-9L 28-50
Mon Oct 31stFalconAFalcon MSL 9-20/0-28
Mon Nov 7thBanning LewisABanning Lewis MSL 30-33W 34-20
Mon Nov 7thBanning LewisHJI MS GymL 23-41/11-32
Tue Nov 8thFountainHJI MS GymL24-37/L20-22 OT
Wed Nov 9thCSCSACSCSL 26-47L 47-52
Wed Nov 9thCarsonHJI MS GymL21-24/L25-27 OT
Mon Nov 14thManitou SpringsHJI MS GymW 35-26W 48-24
Mon Nov 14thBanning LewisABanning Lewis MSL 8-26/L 7-22
Wed Nov 16thEllicottAEllicott MSW 33-19L 35-49
Wed Nov 16thManitou SpringsHJI MS GymL19-27/W26-17
Mon Nov 21stPeytonAPeyton HSW 41-32L 45-47
Mon Nov 28thPeytonHJI MS GymW 40-31W 32-30
Mon Nov 28thManitou SpringsAManitou SpringsL 14-26/W23-11
Tue Nov 30thBanning LewisHJI MS GymL 33-37W 50-27
Wed Nov 30thCarsonACarson MSL 15-39/W12-10
Mon Dec 5thCSCSHJI MS Gym4:303:30
Mon Dec 5thFountainAFoutain MSL/L
Wed Dec 7thManitou SpringsAManitou Springs4:303:30
Mon Dec 12thLeague Tourn SemisABanning Lewis MS3:302:15
Wed Dec 7thFalconHJI HS Field House3:30/4:30
Wed Dec 14thLeague Tourn FinalsTBATBATBA

* League game | H-Home | A-Away

Highlights

JAMES IRWIN 7th 25 - ELLICOTT 50 (Record 0-1)

The 7th grade Jags had a rough start to the game due to a lack of defensive hustle and trailed at half time 27-10. When the 3rd quarter started, however, the Jags came out determined to show that they were better than what they had showed in the first half. With some great defensive play by Jonathan Tankersley and some good shooting by Domonique Martinez, the Jags were able to cut the lead down to 21-30. In the end, Ellicott proved to be the better team on this day, but the Jags will be better prepared to get them next time.

JAMES IRWIN 8TH 42 - ELLICOTT 9 (Record 1-0)

THe 8th grade Jags had there first league game last night and they came out ready to play. Othello Walker led the team with 4 steals, while Patrick Tankersley had 12 points to lead the team in scoring, but the player of the game was Preston Limmer who carried the team on both ends of the floor with 10 rebounds and 8 points. The final score was Jags 42 Ellicot 9. Hope to see you at our next home game!

JAMES IRWIN 6TH 11, 0 - FALCON 20, 28 (Record 0-1, 0-1)

The sixth grade boys started their season off against a tough team from Falcon middle school. The A team lost 9-20, but after a tough first half, the boys didn't give up and came back by outscoring Falcon 9-6 in the second half. Caleb Miller had 5 points and Trevor Oakley added 4 points. Derrick Gibson played some really good defense with 5 steals and Lautoa Lefano added 6 rebounds.

The B team struggled but showed a lot of hustle and worked hard. Anthony Cameron had an impressive 6 rebounds for the game.

JAMES IRWIN 7TH 34 - BANNING LEWIS 20 (Record 1-1)

The 7th graders started out really slow and when compiled with a lot of foul trouble it was not looking good in the first half. The Jags trailed 8 to 9 at half time, but were determined to show Banning Lewis the real Jags during the 2nd half. They came out ready to play defense and were able to out score Banning Lewis 13 - 4 in the third quarter. 9 out of the 10 players that played were able to score with Zak Madrid being the leading scorer with 6 points. In the end, the Jags defense was too much and they were able to win 34-20.

JAMES IRWIN 8th 30 - BANNING LEWIS 33 (Record 1-1)

In the Jags game last night, the Jags came out a little sluggish in the first quarter and were down 12-6 but with great team defense and some great individual defensive efforts from Derek Haley, Preston Limmer, Isaac Hernandez and Jonas Helvie they were able to get back into the game. The game was very tight and the lead kept going back and forth. With just 3 seconds left in the game the Jags had the ball, so Coach called a time out and set up the last play. The play we designed to go to Isaac who was the leading scorer with 12 points. The Jags executed the play perfectly and Isaac got the shot of just in time. As the buzzer went off, the ball hit the backboard and rolled off the right side of the rim leaving the Jags with a 3 point loss, but they are determined there will be a different outcome next time.

JAMES IRWIN 6TH 23, 11 - BANNING LEWIS 41, 32 (Record 0-2, 0-2)

The 6th grade boys team played Banning Lewis last night. Though they lost both games, we saw great improvement from the last game at Falcon. In the first game, Trevor Oakley led the Jags with 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Caleb Miller had 10 points, including 2 3-pointers, and 5 steals and Donavin Bedburdick added 6 points.

In the second game, D'ontoneo Williams led the team with 4 points and 2 steals while Omar Nevarez had 3 points and 4 rebounds and Donavin Bedburdick added another 5 rebounds. Great job Jags!

JAMES IRWIN 6TH 24, 20 OT - FOUNTAIN MS 37, 22(Record 0-3, 0-3)

If you weren't in the gym last night, you missed one of the most exciting middle school basketball games in a long time. In the A game, the Jags faced a very big Fountain team. The Jags played hard, but fell to the Trojans 37-24. The team was led by Trevor Oakley with 12 points and 3 rebounds and Derrick Gibson with 3 steals and 3 assists. Then came the B game. The Jags jumped out to a 12-7 lead at half time due to some good guard play from D'ontoneo Williams. The Trojans fought back and ended up tying the game in the last minute, sending the game to overtime. The fans were cheering loud and the boys played hard, but came up a bit short, losing 20-22. Omar Nevarez led the team with 6 points and 11 rebounds, and D'ontoneo had 8 points and 6 steals.

JAMES IRWIN 7TH 47 - CSCS 52 (Record 1-2)

The Jags played a great game last night against the perennial powerhouse of CSCS. The Jags came out a little slow in the first quarter, but went in at half time down only 7 points. The third quarter proved to be like the first quarter and the Jags were down by 12 going into the 4th quarter. With a great defensive effort by Jordan and several other guys the Jags were able to stay in the game. Zak Madrid and Domonique Martinez caught fire in the 4th quarter and we were able to pull to within 4 points. Zak was able to rain in 27 points for the game while Dominique poured in another 12. The Jags lost 47-52, but it was a great game and we are excited for our home game against CSCS.

JAMES IRWIN 8TH 26 - CSCS 47(Record 1-2)

The 8th grade boys had a tough game against CSCS last night but fought the entire game. Jeremy Dixon led the Jags with 15 points and 15 rebounds. The whole team never gave up, but in the end, it just wasn't enough against the Lions as they suffered a tough loss.

JAMES IRWIN 6TH 21, 25 OT - CARSON MS 24, 27 (Record 0-4, 0-4)

The 6th grade boys put on another exciting show against Carson MS last night. The A team went into the 4th quarter with a one point lead but couldn't hang on, losing 24-21. Trevor Oakley once again led the team with 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 assists. Donavin Bedburdick added 4 points as the team put out a great effort!! The B team once again had a slim lead disappear at the end only to go to overtime and lose by 2 points to Carson MS. Caleb Miller again led the team with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 6 steals. D'ontoneo Williams had 6 points and Omar Nevarez added 4 points and 4 rebounds. 6 Jags scored in another exciting game!!

JAMES IRWIN 7TH 48 - MANITOU SPRINGS 24 (Record 2-2)

Last night the Jags played a great game and were able to beat Manitou 48-24. With great defensive efforts by Patrick and Caleb the Jags were able to get some easy buckets. Once again Zak was the leading scorer while Caleb led the team in rebounds. Jacob also had a great game with several blocks, several rebounds and some great moves to the basket. The Jags are excited about their game tomorrow against Ellicot.

JAMES IRWIN 8th 35 - MANITOU SPRINGS 26 (Record 2-2)

Last night the Jags played Manitou Springs and they came out ready to play jumping out to a 14-1 lead, but Manitou continued to fight. The Jags lead the whole game, while Isaac Hernandez had his best game of the year with 14 points and 9 Rebounds. Jeremy Dixon was the player of the game with 17 points and a whopping 30 rebounds. The Jags as a team played great team defense and the final score was 35-26.

JAMES IRWIN 6TH 7, 8 - BANNING LEWIS 22, 26 (Record 0-5, 0-5)

The 6th grade boys had a couple tough games against Banning Lewis last night, losing both games to the Stallions. D'ontoneo Williams led the Jags in the A game with 3 points. Trevor Oakley had 7 steals and 2 points and Lautoa Lefano had 4 rebounds. In the B game, Joey Belknap had 4 points while Omar Nevarez had 7 rebounds and Anthony Cameron had 5 rebounds. There next game is at home tomorrow against Manitou Springs.

JAMES IRWIN 7TH - ELLICOTT (Record 2-3)

Last night the Jags were prepared to make up for an earlier loss to Ellicott. We came out playing tough Defense and jumped out to an early lead. Unfortunately several minutes before half time the Jags let their tempers get the best of them and because of early foul trouble they began to lose control of the game. Ellicott jumped out to a big lead, but the Jags never gave up. They were able to fight back and stay within reach, but in the end the foul trouble proved to be too much to over come. Caleb Elmore played a great game and ended up with 16 points while shooting 6-11 from the charity stripe. Zebian James also had his best game of the year and was able to pour in 7 points.

JAMES IRWIN 8TH 33 - ELLICOTT 19 (Record 3-2)

The Jags had another league game against Ellicott last night. The boys came out flat in the beginning of the game, but they ultimately got it together and played well enough to win the game 33-19. Jonas Helvie had a great game defensively and rebounded very well. Patrick Tankersley also had a great impact on both ends of the floor. Othello Walker and Jalen Scandrett did a good job at controlling the game as they both had 5 steals. Although it wasn't their best game of the season, everyone got to play and contribute.

JAMES IRWIN 6TH 19, 26 - MANITOU SPRINGS 27, 17 (Record 0-6, 1-5)

After being down 17-8 at half time to Manitou Springs, the 6th grade boys A team continued to fight hard and got the score to within 3 points, but just couldn't keep it going until the end of the game losing 27-19. Trevor Oakley had his best game of the season with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals and Lautoa Lefano had 5 points and 5 rebounds.

The B team played another exciting game as they won their first games of the season, defeating Manitou 26-17. The Jags led from the opening tip off and controlled the entire game. D'ontoneo Williams led the team in scoring with 8 points, but it was Joey Belknap's defense that frustrated the Mustangs all game as he had 10 steals. 6 of the 8 Jags scored in their best team effort of the season. Great Job guys!!

JAMES IRWIN 7th 45 - PEYTON 47(Record 2-4)

JAMES IRWIN 8th 41 - PEYTON 32 (Record 4-2)

JAMES IRWIN 7TH - PEYTON (Record )

JAMES IRWIN 8TH - PEYTON (Record )

JAMES IRWIN 7th - BANNING LEWIS (Record )

JAMES IRWIN 8TH - BANNING LEWIS (Record )

JAMES IRWIN 7TH - CSCS (Record )

JAMES IRWIN 8th - CSCS (Record )

JAMES IRWIN 7TH - MANITOU SPRINGS (Record )

JAMES IRWIN 8TH - MANITOU SPRINGS (Record )