Recap: 16^th Annual BCPS Basketball Academy
Scholarships and Winners Announced

(Baltimore, MD) – The 16^th Annual Baltimore City Public Schools Basketball Academy presented by State Farm was held at Lake Clifton High School in Baltimore last weekend (January 26-28), featuring the top high school basketball teams who participated in SAT prep, cultural and academic enrichment as well as competitive basketball games. The Basketball Academy also honored student athletes and Miriam Tutt, assistant principal, Baltimore City Public Schools and John Swann of Dayton, Ohio, who have volunteered their time with the Basketball Academy for 16 years to help give student athletes an added academic advantage.

During the Academy, students visited Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Reginald F. Lewis Museum, B&O Railroad Museum and the National Museum of Dentistry as part of The Basketball Academy cultural enrichment program. In addition, students participated in SAT (General) and SAT (Math) workshops; Elite Sports presented workshops on College Admissions and State Farm led Financial Literacy workshops. Female participants also participated in the Rites of Passage program.

The following students received Scholar Athlete Awards. The recipient of this scholarship is a student athlete at any grade level, nominated by the Head Coach for outstanding academic achievement:

Aberdeen (Girls)                              Brianna Jones
Baltimore Polytechnic (Girls)            Teira Pendleton
City College                                    Alajuwan Fisher
Digital Harbor (Boys)                       Gabe Shongo
Digital Harbor (Girls)                        Jaida Scarborough
Edgewood                                      Sean Hensley
Edmondson-Westside                     Tony Jones
Friendly                                            TBD
Lake Clifton                                      Rodney Hawkins
Largo                                               Jeffrey Garvin
Milford Mill                                       Jawuan Wilson
New Town                                       Shawn Magginson
Owings Mills                                    Ahamad Wilson
Patterson                                        Kwynten Brooks
Patterson Mill                                  J.J. Butler
Paul Laurence Dunbar (Boys)          Evan Singletary
Paul Laurence Dunbar (Girls)           Damisha Hazelton
Randallstown (Boys)                        Christopher Manning
Randallstown (Girls)                         Khadijah McIntyre
St. Frances                                      Cory Jones
Woodlawn (Girls)                              Kiaron Bailey

Below are Scores of the Basketball Academy Games. Home teams are indicated in bold. Winning teams are underlined:

Thursday, January 26, 2012
3:00 pm            Poly 60 vs. Randallstown 9 (G)
4:00 pm            Digital Harbor 57 vs. Patterson Mills 47 (B)
5:00 pm            Dunbar 76 vs. Woodlawn 33 (G)
6:00 pm            City College 58 vs. Randallstown 37(B)
8:00 pm            Dunbar 53 vs. Milford Mill 55 (B)

Friday, January 27, 2012
3:00 pm            Edgewood 60 vs. Randallstown 64 (B)
4:00 pm            Digital Harbor 38 vs. Aberdeen 67 (G)
5:00 pm            City College 62 vs. New Town 53 (B)
6:00 pm            Edmondson/Westside 57 vs. Friendly 54 (B)
7:00 pm            Lake Clifton 54 vs. Owings Mills 30  (B)
9:00 pm            Patterson 81 vs. Largo (B) 69

Saturday, January 28, 2012
11:00am          Randallstown 22 vs. Digital Harbor 49 G)
12:00pm          Owings Mills 55 vs. Patterson Mill (B)40
1:00 pm           Aberdeen 60 vs. Dunbar 48 (G)
2:00 pm           Edgewood 37 vs. Edmondson/Westside 66 (B)
3:00 pm           New Town 60 vs. Digital Harbor 66 (B)
4:00 pm           Friendly 44 vs. Dunbar 55 (B)
5:00 pm           Woodlawn 29 vs. Poly 67 (G)
6:00 pm           Milford Mill 46 vs. Lake Clifton 55 (B)
8:00 pm           Patterson 79 vs. St. Frances 72 (B)

For more information, please visit www.bballacademy.com.

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