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Nine Player's Awarded Mid-Florida Conference Postseason Honors

Daytona State rolls to MFC crown

DAYTONA BEACH -- Central Florida Community College boasted the marquee player in its showdown against Daytona State Wednesday night.

But not even highly recruited Ricardo Ratliffe could stop Daytona State -- now officially the marquee team of the Mid-Florida Conference.

The Falcons claimed their first conference title in five years -- and a trip to next month's state JUCO tournament -- by defeating CFCC 82-74 at the Lemerand Center.

"This means a lot," said Daytona State junior Marquise Glaze, whose Falcons are only one year removed from a 12-19 campaign. "We fell back a little bit the last two years, but we went out and recruited and came back and played as a team."

Glaze was the team leader Wednesday, shaking off a slow start to score a team-high 19 points. The last of those points were the most pivotal for Daytona Beach (21-6, 8-0 MFC)

With Daytona State clinging to a two-point lead and the ball with 53 seconds remaining, Glaze took a perfect pass from Ramoane Jordan on a back-door play for a layup.

"A broken play," Daytona State coach Anthony Andre conceded afterward. "The shot clock was winding down, driving to the basket he broke. Just teamwork."

Josh Proctor misfired for CFCC (24-6, 6-2) on the ensuing possession, and the Falcons took care of business from there by sinking six free throws in the final 32 seconds.

"I'm very proud of them," Anthony Andre said. "These kids work hard and they're very good students and they play as a team. When we started out the year people weren't taking us seriously."

Ratliffe, who attracted scouts from Cincinnati and Alabama on Wednesday night, proved to be a handful for Daytona State defenders. The 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward scored a game-high 26 points on 12-for-18 shooting.

But his individual exploits were offset by a tremendous team effort by Daytona State, which placed five players in double digits and outrebounded the Patriots 41-27.

"That's what we talked about," Andre said. "We talked about defense and rebounding the basketball."

Will Neighbour contributed 17 points and nine rebounds for Daytona State and Leke Lewu added 13 points, five rebounds and five assists.

"The big thing for us was to stay aggressive," said Glaze, who took an elbow late in the game and was icing his jaw afterward. "Even when we were up 10 at halftime we knew we needed to stay aggressive, and we did that."

DSC 82, Central Fla. CC 74

CFCC (24-6, 6-2) Johnson 7-11 0-0 16; Proctor 4-10 2-4 10; Ratliffe 12-18 0-2 26; Williams 4-8 0-1 8; Cecil 2-5 1-3 6; Nesmith 0-1 0-0 0; Tabb 2-3 0-0 5; Miljanic 1-5 0-0 2; Neal 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 32-62 4-12 74.

DSC (21-6,8-0) Lewu 4-7 5-6 13; Jordan 3-5 4-4 10; Glaze 7-14 3-4 19; Andre 1-1 0-0 2; Neighbour 8-13 1-2 17; O'Rourke 3-7 0-0 9; Gilbert 6-11 0-0 12;Arthur 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-59 13-16 82.

Halftime: DSC 45-35. 3-POINT GOALS-- CFCC 6-20 (Johnson 2-5, Proctor 0-1, Ratliffe 2-4, Williams 0-2, Cecil 1-3, Tabb 1-2, Miljanic 0-33),DSC 5-11 (Glaze 2-4, Neighbour 0-2, O'Rourke 3-5). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--CFCC 27 (Ratliffe 7), DSC 41 (Neighbour 9). Assists--CFCC 12 (Williams 5), DSC 16 (Jordan 5, Lewu 5). Total fouls--CFCC 12, DSC 16. Technical fouls--None.

FCCAA Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll

2/16/2010

The FCCAA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses,current 2009-10 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by FCCAA men’s basketball coaches, the FCCAA Men’s Basketball Chair and the FCCAA Scoreboard Coordinator. 

FCCAA Men's Basketball Player of the Week

2/9/2010

Anthony Dorsey, Hillsborough

Sophomore – Guard – St. Petersburg, Fla.

Hillsborough Community College’s Anthony Dorsey is this week’s FCCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Dorsey, a sophomore guard from nearby St. Petersburg, Fla., averaged 27.0 points per game as the surging Hawks picked up two key wins in Suncoast Conference play. Against State College of Florida on February 3, Dorsey tallied 28 points and 14 rebounds in Hillsborough’s 73-59 triumph. Three days later, his 26 points keyed the Hawks’ 91-87 overtime win over St. Petersburg, a victory that gave Hillsborough sole possession of first place in the SuCon.

Other notable performances:

* Brian Bryant, Northwest Florida State – averaged 22.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in two games

* Will Neighbour, Daytona State – averaged 17.5 points in two games

* Ricardo Ratliffe, Central Florida – 31 points and nine rebounds vs. Florida State College

* Eddie Tolliver, St. Petersburg – averaged 20.0 points in two games, hit six three-pointers vs. Pasco-Hernando

* Eloy Vargas, Miami Dade – 29 points and 21 rebounds against Palm Beach State
 

FCCAA Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll

2/9/2010

FCCAA Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll

2/2/2010
The FCCAA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses,current 2009-10 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by FCCAA men’s basketball coaches, the FCCAA Men’s Basketball Chair and the FCCAA Scoreboard Coordinator. 

Also receiving votes: Santa Fe 6, Pensacola 4, Gulf Coast 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Pensacola.

FCCAA  Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll

1/26/2010
The FCCAA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses,current 2009-10 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by FCCAA men’s basketball coaches, the FCCAA Men’s Basketball Chair and the FCCAA Scoreboard Coordinator. 

Also receiving votes: Santa Fe 16, Hillsborough 6, Gulf Coast 5, Pasco-Hernando 4.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9t Pasco-Hernando, No. 9t Santa Fe.

FCCAA Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll

1/19/2010
The FCCAA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses,current 2009-10 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by FCCAA men’s basketball coaches, the FCCAA Men’s Basketball Chair and the FCCAA Scoreboard Coordinator. 

Also receiving votes: Pensacola 14, Gulf Coast 6, Polk State 5, St. Johns River 4, Miami Dade 1, State College of Florida 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 7 Gulf Coast, No. 10 Polk State.

FCCAA Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll

1/5/2010
The FCCAA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses,current 2009-10 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by FCCAA men’s basketball coaches, the FCCAA Men’s Basketball Chair and the FCCAA Scoreboard Coordinator.

Also receiving votes: St. Johns River 9, Pensacola 4, Santa Fe 4, Polk State 3, Palm Beach 2.

FCCAA Men's Basketball Player of the Week

12/15/2009
Brian Bryant, Northwest Florida State
Sophomore – Guard – Albany, Ga.

Northwest Florida State College’s Brian Bryant is this week’s FCCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Bryant, a sophomore guard from Albany, Ga., averaged 25.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games at the Florida Men’s JUCO Shootout. The Mississippi State signee hit 12-of-18 field goals en route to a 28-point performance in Saturday’s victory over Miami Dade. The next day, he tallied 22 points, ten rebounds and six assists, leading the top-ranked Raiders to a come-from-behind victory over St. Petersburg.

Other notable performances:

• Chris Baez, Santa Fe – averaged 20.5 points in two games
• Kevin Harden, State College of Florida – averaged 18.3 points in three games
• Isaiah Mason, Pasco-Hernando – averaged 21.0 points in two games
• Christian Martinez, Broward – averaged 19.7 points in three games
• Juevol Myles, Tallahassee – averaged 22.0 points and 5.5 assists in two games
• Will Neighbour, Daytona State – averaged 26.0 points in two games
• Ricardo Ratliffe, Central Florida – averaged 23.7 points in three games
• Eloy Vargas, Miami Dade – averaged 23.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two games

Blue & White Game

The Daytona State College Athletic Department will host a Blue and White Game on October 23, 2009 at the L. Gale Lemerand Center.  The Men's and Women's Basketball Teams will introduce their respective players and compete in an intra-squad game.  Also included will be a mix of the teams for a Three Point competition.
Times are as follows:

• 6:00-6:30 Lady Falcons
• 6:30-7:00 Special Guests & Shooting Competition
• 7:00-7:15 Three Point Shooting Competition
• 7:00-7:45 Falcons

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