The Runhouse team in the Philadlephia Positive Image League finished the regular season at 6-2. The last regular season game was won 61-57. Leading the way was Keith Washington (19 pts) and Andre Washington (15 pts).

The Runhouse team will have their first playoff game on Tuesday, June 14th at 6pm. The game will be held at the Belfield Rec Center.

Runhouse goes to 4-2 in the Philadelphia Positive Image League with a 89-77 win over Mallery in last weeks action. Leading the way for Runhouse was Darrell Robinson (19pts), Keith Washington (16), Barry Brockington (13), Andre Washington (10) , Dijon Wright (10) and Maurice McNeal (10).

League playoffs will start June 13th.

For immediate release:
June 06, 2011, Philadelphia, PA

Imhotep guard Tyhiem Perrin has committed to play for Shippensburg University. Perrin is coming off a very good senior year in which his team won a state title for Coach Andre Noble. Perrin also played very well in our 2011 Showcase. Local writer Amos Leak had this to say about Perrin after the showcase “He’s is an everything type of guy. Even though he plays guard, he could be a huge prospect for a team looking for someone to be consistent, tough and effective in every way. This is the kid, I would pick up for any purpose, especially defensively.”

For immediate release:
June 01, 2011, Philadelphia, PA

Math, Civics and Science (MCS) has announced that lead guard Thomas Moore has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Globe Institute of Technology in NYC. Globe under the leadership of head coach Mark Morse won over 20 games last year and looks to continue its winning ways this year.
When Coach Morse told us that he had 9 spots open on his team we immediately thought of Moore as a candidate. We sent him the highlight video of Moore that was produced by Clahar 34 Films and Coach Morse liked what he saw. Globe competes in the top level (D1) of the NJCAA and was looking for hard nosed players. Moore took a trip up there that week with MCS Coach Lonnie Diggs and impressed the Globe staff.

Coach Morse of Globe issued this statement “On May. 20, 2011 Globe has signed Thomas Moore (Math, Civics and Sciences H.S), one of Philadelphia’s top PGs of the 2011 class. Thomas has been a proven leader, competitor and winner during his four years of high school. This past season he was able to lead his team to a state championship. I’m very excited to have the opportunity to coach a player of his caliber. I truly believe we have a diamond in the rough!! We know were getting a great kid, especially since he played under good fundamental coaches: Coach Jackson and Coach Diggs. He will very instrumental to the success of the program this season on and off the court.”

The highlight video of Thomas Moore.

This film was produced by Chris Clahar of Clahar 34 Films. Clahar 34 Films can produce a highlight video of any player or team to make you stand out from the rest. Contact Chris at clahar34@rocketmail.com

——————————Update from Globe Institute——————————————
We just received word from Coach Morse that he has signed another Philadelphia player.
Coach Morse send the following statement:
“On May. 27,2011
Globe has signed Nigel Caldwell another under the radar prospect out of Simon Gratz H.S located in Philadelphia. Nigel is just what we were looking for at the SG position. He is extremely athletic and play’s hard! I was surprised that he was still available.
This season will definitely be exciting once again. Nigel and Thomas will definitely fit great in our up-tempo style motion offense and aggressive defense.”

For immediate release:
May 27, 2011, Philadelphia, PA

Rugged 6′ 5″ forward Mamadou “Mama” Diakite has committed to play for Beaver County Community College next year. Beaver coach DeWayne Walker got a good look at Mama during our 2011 Showcase and was very impressed with him. Diakite showed alot of determination and toughness to go along with a nice shooting stroke. Coach Walker stated ” We are thrilled about signing Mamadou. This is a young man that exhibits all the qualities that our program stands for. He is a hard worker and will no doubt play an integral role in taking Beaver County to the next level”.
Diakite received alot of assistance with his recruitment from Rasool Hajj and the Urban Sports Rescue Program (USR). The USR has shown a sincere effort to assist student/athletes move on to the college ranks and has been a valuable asset for many.

Oral Roberts redshirt junior 6′ 9″ Chris Angsomwine took time out from practice to discuss the Runhouse-Hoops Project that we run with Claude Thompson of Cape Coast Hoops. We expect Angsomwine to have a great career at Oral Roberts beginning next year. He is working hard in his redshirt season to improve and the coaches are expecting alot out of him next year.

Stay tuned for more on the Runhouse-Hoops Project and our progress in securing a reality show based on the team in Cape Coast.
 

 

For immediate release:
May 22, 2011, Philadelphia, PA

We are happy to report that Bartram forward Dijon Wright has committed to Genesee Community College in upstate New York. We received a call from Genesee Coach Terry George a few weeks ago concerning the availability of any post players. Wright had just come into the the Runhouse camp and had played well in his first game. We recommened Wright to Coach George and he came down to Philly the next week to talk to Dijon and watch a game. Everything went well with his talks with Dijon and his family and he signed the letter of intent that week.
Coach George issued the following statement about Wright: “Dijon will be an asset to the Genesee family.. His size, strength, and ability to contribute in the paint, both offensive and defensive should provide an interior presence for us. Dijon also works hard and seems eager to becoming a student-athlete, which is important for where we are trying to take our program.”

For immediate release:
May 20, 2011, Philadelphia, PA

Imhotep Charter PG Terrell Johnson has committed to Lock Haven University. Johnson is coming of an excellent senior year in which Imhotep captured the state title. Lock Haven coach Mike Nestor was in attendance at the 2011 Showcase and was able to see Johnson’s effort at the event.
Coach Nestor had Johnson up for a visit soon afterwards and stated “We are very happy to have Terrell be a part of our program. He is a true point guard, proven winner and more importantly a great kid with a great family.”

For immediate release:
May 17, 2011, Philadelphia, PA

We just got word that Tyreek Riddick of state champs Math, Civics and Science (MCS) has committed to play for Mansfield University. Riddick played very well in the 2011 Showcase and chose Mansfield over a number of Div 1 junior colleges. MCS Athletic Director Lonnie Diggs informed us that in addition to an athletic scholarship he also received an academic scholarhsip. It’s always good to hear when one of our Philly student/athletes takes the academic part seriously.

Check back soon for more posts on commitments of other 2011 Showcase Players and also a few more commitments from the Urban Sports Rescue Program.

The Runhouse team has been working lately with the Urban Sports Rescue team (USR) to assist student/athletes when needed. Working out of the USR is Rasool Hajj. We got word today that former Gratz standout 6′ 7″ Joe Reid has committed to play for Texas A&M International. We are glad to see Joe move on after a 2 year stay at Barton CC in Kansas. Joe will have 3 years of eligibility remaining.

Associate Head Coach Bryan Weakly of Texas A&M International says: “We as a coaching staff feel like Joe holds all the keys to be a very successful player in our conference and in our Region. His athleticism, coupled with his skill set, will make him a tough match. We feel that if Joe continues to develop in the next three years he has the potential to be one of the most prolific players in Texas A&M International University history, along with leaving his mark on the national stage. With his addition, the future of Dustdevil Basketball looks to be a bright one.”