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2012 TRYOUTS ANNOUNCED
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5TH & 6TH GRADE
DATE(S): Saturday, February 18th & Saturday, February 25th
TIME: 9:00am – 10:30am (registration begins 8:30am)
WHERE: Wheeler School, 216 Hope St Providence RI
COST: $20 – one time fee.
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7TH GRADE
DATE(S): Saturday, February 18th & Saturday, February 25th
TIME: 10:30am – 12:00pm (registration 10:00am)
WHERE: Wheeler School, 216 Hope St Providence RI
COST: $20 – one time fee.
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8TH GRADE
DATE(S): Saturday, February 18th & Saturday, February 25th
TIME: 12:00pm – 1:30pm (registration 11:30am)
WHERE: Wheeler School, 216 Hope St Providence RI
COST: $20 – one time fee.
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9TH GRADE
DATE(S): Saturday, March 3rd & Saturday, March 10th
TIME: 9:00am – 10:30am (registration begins 8:30am)
WHERE: Wheeler School, 216 Hope St Providence RI
COST: $20 – one time fee.
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10TH GRADE
DATE(S): Saturday, March 3rd & Saturday, March 10th
TIME: 10:30am – 12:00pm (registration 10:00am)
WHERE: Wheeler School, 216 Hope St Providence RI
COST: $20 – one time fee.
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11TH & 12th GRADE
DATE(S): Saturday, March 3rd & Saturday, March 10th
TIME: 12:00pm – 1:30pm (registration 11:30am)
WHERE: Wheeler School, 216 Hope St Providence RI
COST: $20 – one time fee.
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OPEN GYM – SUNDAY’S 2012
Sunday Night Open Gym
The Rhode Island Hawks will hold open gym on Sunday evenings for 6th thru 8th grade boys beginning Sunday, January 8th and running thru March 18th. Open gym will consist of 45-60 minutes of skill development & 45-60 minutes of controlled scrimmaging. For more information please email Coach Elliott at rihawks10@gmail.com
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DATES: – Sundays – January- 8, 15, 22, 29 - February- 12, 19, 26 – March- 4, 11, 18
TIME: - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
WHERE: – St Andrews School, 63 Federal Rd, Barrington RI
WHO: – 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grade boys
COST: – $10/Sunday – $75 for all 10 Sundays
HAWKS 16U BLACK WINS GYM RAT CHALLENGE
R.I. Hawks 16U Black Wins the GymRat Challenge May 28-29th in Albany, N.Y. The U16 Black Hawks went 7-0 on weekend including 53-50 Victory in championship over Sports University / Team Izod (Jersey City), currently ranked US #4 in National AAU Power Ratings.
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R.I. Hawks 16 Black – 2011 GymRat Challenge Champions
7-0 on weekend. 5-0 on Sunday, including 4 wins in final 6 hours during playoff rounds.
2 wins at Skidmore College in Saratoga, then 30+ mile ride south to University of Albany for semis and finals.
Charles Correa (St. Raphael, Pawtucket) – 14.7 PPG, including 18.5 PPG in four playoff games on Sunday
Harrison Taggart (St. Paul’s School) – 12.9 PPG
Ben Engvall (Barrington H.S.) – 11.4 PPG
26-3 overall this spring
Pool Play – Prelims
W 77-54 vs Long Island Lightning
Henry Bolton (Portsmouth H.S.) – 17 points
W 72-35 vs Kingston (NY) Komets
Harrison Taggart – 19 points, Tom Rivard (Worcester Academy) – 10 points
Charles Correa – tremendous defense on Kingston PG Justin Robinson, an All-Tournament performer here last year.
W 69-44 vs Jersey Extreme
Ben Engvall – 23 points
Bracket Play
W 59-52 vs Central Penn Ballers
Charles Correa – 29 points, 4 treys, Ben Engvall – 13 points
Harrison Taggart – 6’5″ wing took over ballhandling duties for much of game vs. pressure defense
W 63-39 vs Central Jersey Rebels
Charles Correa – 19 points. 17 points, 3 treys in 1st half jumping out to 40-19 halftime lead. Sat out much of 2nd half.
Semifinals
W 55-45 vs New Jersey Cyclones, #1 seed based on pool play results
Charles Correa – 15 points, Harrison Taggart – 11, Henry Bolton – 10
Championship
W 53-50 vs Sports University/Team Izod (Jersey City, NJ)
Sports University – runner-up in last year’s 15u National Championships, currently ranked US #4 in AAU National 16u Power Ratings
4 players from St. Anthony, Jersey City
Harrison Taggart – 16 points, Charles Correa – 11 points
Trailed 39-31 midway through 2nd half, 8-0 run on 3′s by Correa and Bolton, and layup by Tom Rivard to tie game at 39-39.
Trailing 48-47 with less than 2 minutes left, 3-pointer by Henry Bolton gave RI the lead for good at 50-48.
2 defensive stops in last 30 seconds and Taggart – 2 FT’s with 1 second left to clinch victory.
