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Player of the Year ZACH THOMAS OAKDALE Junior Forward I Drawing much of the attention on offense, Thomas man- aged to once again lead all Frederick County scorers with 20.8 points a game. Adding two inches and muscle to his now 6-foot-6 frame, Thomas was able to establish more of a low-post presence to complement his all-around game, which he displayed during a double-overtime defeat to Edmondson in the Class 2A state semifinal. I Late in his junior season, Thomas went over the 1,500- mark, a mark most high school hoops stars rarely achieve. Aside from scoring, Thomas was also a fixture among Frederick County leaders in rebounds with 8.2 a game, while contributing 1.6 assists and 1.6 blocks a game. FIRST TEAM

DARREN AMBUSH CLAY CONNER KEVIN HEINE ZACH HOSSLER KWA MCDONALD SENIOR GUARD JUNIOR GUARD SENIOR GUARD JUNIOR GUARD SENIOR GUARD URBANA OAKDALE OAKDALE BRUNSWICK TUSCARORA I A tough, hardnosed guard who I Took over the reins at point guard I Emerged as another weapon for I Developed into one of the I Electric guard emerged averaged 10 points a game. and helped guide the Bears into the the Bears while providing steady MVAL Antietam’s top scorers, lead- throughout the second half of the Explosive athlete enjoyed huge 2A state finals. Finished with 12.6 leadership. Consistently guarded ing the Railroaders with more than year for the Titans. A driving force playoffs as he led Hawks into the points, 2.5 assists and 2.2 steals a opponent’s top player while provid- 17 points per game. Knocked in getting team to 3A West region 3A state semifinals. game while shooting 37 percent ing assistance on the glass. down 55 3-pointers and shot 81 title game, averaged 13 points from beyond the arc. percent from the foul line. and 3.1 assists a game.

THOMAS UTT LAMELL WASHINGTON SENIOR FORWARD SENIOR FORWARD SECOND TEAM HONORABLE URBANA TUSCARORA I Closed out a career as a four- I Fought through a midyear hand Pos. Name School Grade MENTION year player in the Hawks program, injury to lead Titans to 3A West G CARNEY BERNARD TUSCARORA SENIOR twice reaching state finals. Led region title game. Posted a pair of G-F CONNOR BROWN NEW LIFE SENIOR Brunswick—Joe Fawley, Collin Nusbaum, Blaine the Hawks with 16 points per 20-point, 20- games while Price. game, providing senior leadership averaging 14.8 points with an area- F JOHN BUSH OAKDALE SENIOR Catoctin—Alex Kennedy, Mark Speak, Jacob Tokar. as a rock steady performer. best 13.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks. G DALLAS DARLING BRUNSWICK SENIOR Frederick—Jerel English, Alex Levine, Christian James. Frederick Christian Academy—John Koffman. F JOE FINLEY TUSCARORA SENIOR Frederick Warriors—Joel Kehr, Daniel Passarelli, G OSHEA GAIREY SJCP SOPHOMORE Jonathan Pefley. Linganore— Tyler Anderson, Nick Gourley,Thomas Lang. G MOHAMED KAMARA MSD SENIOR MSD—Jake Bonheyo, Yave Sanchez. F SETH MYERS LINGANORE SENIOR Middletown—Ian Grife, Howie Kalamets, Brad Rine- hart. G KENDLE PITTS THOMAS JOHNSON SENIOR New Life—Michael Allwein, Austin Brown, Jeremiah F BRENDAN WHARTON URBANA SENIOR Chambers. Oakdale—Jonathan Hoyle, Brian James, Julius Simp- son. St. John’s-Catholic Prep—M.J. Ambers, Grant Austin, Terrell Campbell, Trevor Lecuona, Grier Wilson. Thomas Johnson—Eric Blankson, Jacolby Lott, Temoi Roper. Tuscarora—Marcus Anderson, Mykell Barber, Matt Kidd. Urbana—Ian Eversull, Kyle Singer, Devin Tiffany. Walkersville—Zach Hommey, Chase Martin, Michael Tomlin, Chad Yard. ShortTakes from wire reports

The agreement comes just more than two weeks after Rut- injuries, blown leads and a dismal final few weeks. Jeter out until after All-Star break gers fired Mike Rice after a video was aired that showed him Scott went 64-166 in his three years with the Cavs, who were — Yankees captain Derek Jeter will be side- grabbing and kicking players at practice, and using anti-gay weakened by injuries this season but also showed little lined until after the All-Star break because of a new fracture slurs. The video was compiled from recordings taken during progress under him. Scott was informed he would not be com- in his injured left ankle. Rice’s three years as coach. ing back one day after Cleveland closed the frustrating season Jeter was hurt last October in the opener of the AL cham- Athletic director Tim Pernetti, a university lawyer and with its sixth straight loss to finish 24-58 — the NBA’s third- pionship series. He played sparingly in spring training and assistant coach Jimmy Martelli also resigned amid the scan- worst record. started the season rehabbing at the team’s minor league com- dal. plex in Tampa, Fla. A board member familiar with the tentative contract said After three straight days of workouts, the 38-year-old short- it has some legal issues that have to be addressed by the uni- Collins out as 76ers coach stop went to Charlotte, N.C., and was examined Thursday by versity’s board. The member did not think the legal issues PHILADELPHIA — His eyes red and moist, Doug Collins Dr. Robert Anderson, who operated last fall. would be a problem, perhaps just a delay. explained how he knew in his heart the time was right to “They did a new CT scan, which revealed a small crack in The board is not scheduled to meet again until June 20. A retire from coaching. the area of the previous injury, so we have to back off and let telephone conference call can be held to handle urgent issues, It wasn’t, he insisted, because the face a that heal,” Yankees Brian Cashman said but board members need 48 hours’ notice to do so. A board painful rebuilding process. Or even because he felt unwanted before New York played Arizona. “This is obviously a setback. member who asked not to be identified had not received such by ownership. In terms of speculating on when we might see Derek back notice by noon on Thursday. The 61-year-old Collins simply missed being a family man. with us, we’d be looking at some time after the All-Star break.” Jordan was not immediately available for comment and When the emotional tug of five young grandchildren, and Jeter is among four All-Stars missing from the Yankees’ Rutgers spokesman Jason Baum said the university had no a son about to take over at Northwestern became too much to lineup, joined by third baseman Alex Rodriguez (hip), first comment. consider missing, Collins walked away. He resigned Thursday baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) and outfielder Curtis Grander- Jordan played for the Scarlet Knights from 1973-77, and is after three seasons as coach of the Sixers and will remain with son (arm). the school’s all-time leader in assists and steals. He inter- the franchise as an adviser. viewed for the position in 2010, as well, when Rice eventually After coaching jobs with three other teams, Collins’ days landed the job. on the bench are over. Eddie Jordan reaches Jordan, 58, also met with Rutgers President Robert Barchi “There’s a lot of things I want to enjoy,” he said. “I think it’s during the process. He will take over a program mired in scan- every man’s dream to be able to live that life that you’ve agreement to coach Rutgers dal and doesn’t have a wealth of experience in the recruiting worked so hard to try and live. That’s what I want to do.” NEWARK, N.J. — A person familiar with the situation tells world. Jordan has been a head coach in the NBA with Sacra- the Associated Press that assistant Eddie mento, Washington and Philadelphia. He has a 257-343 career Jordan has reached a tentative agreement to take over as coaching record in the NBA. Pistons fire coach Frank coach at Rutgers. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — ’s tenure in The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Detroit is over, and the Pistons are still searching for a coach school has not officially announced the deal, but said the two Cavs fire coach who can revive the franchise. sides hammered out the five-year contract over the past 12 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Byron Scott’s days of trying to The Pistons fired Frank on Thursday after he went 54-94 in hours. It needs to be reviewed by the university’s board of gov- turn around the Cavaliers are done. two seasons with Detroit. The team announced the move one ernors, and an official press conference might not happen Scott was fired Thursday following a third straight losing day after the Pistons lost at Brooklyn to finish this season 29- until next Tuesday. season with Cleveland, an 82-game rollercoaster that included 53.