From Staff reports of the
Press & Sun Bulletin
February 28, 2008: Falcons Lose
Championship Game to VFCC
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Davis College managed
to get within 10 points of Valley Forge with 10 minutes to
go in the first half, but the Falcons couldn't get any
closer and lost Friday's National Christian College Athletic
Association Eastern Region final to the Patriots, 97-59.
Tyree Hankerson led the Falcons (14-7)
with 22 points. Tyler Rathmell had 13 points and Jeff Mack
finished with 10 for Davis College.
Valley Forge's Nate Fuller had a game-high
31 points. Valley Forge will represent the Eastern Region in
the NCCAA national tournament.
DAVIS: Tyree Hankerson 11 0-0 22; Tyler
Rathmell 4 4-4 13; Jeff Mack 3 2-2 10; Charles Clark 2 1-2
5; Jeff Wright 2 0-0 6; Tim Sanford 1 1-2 3; Jordan Hicks 0
0-0 0; Mike Hamblin 0 0-0 0; Dave Chambers 0 0-0 0; Kyle
Schmitt 0 0-0 0. Total: 23 8-10 59.
VALLEY FORGE: James Fulton 6 4-4 18; Keith
Watkins 1 2-2 4; Justin Mitchell 2 0-0 5; Steve Pierantozzi
2 2-2 12; Nate Stoner 10 4-4 31; Zach Howard 4 0-0 8; Greg
Lahr 0 0-0 0; Michael Stayne 5 0-0 11 Andrew Godwin 1 0-0 2;
Shawn Squire 0 0-1 0; Kevin Wilson 2 0-0 5 Michael Fiore 0
0-0 0; Raphael Twiggz 1 0-0 2. Total: 36 12-13 97.
Three-point goals: Davis 5 (Rathmell 1,
Mack 2, Wrighte 2); VF 14 (Fult 2 mith 1 poz 2 stoner 7,
stayne 1 wilson 1). Halftime: VF 49-26.
February 27, 2008: Davis College
Advances to Title Game with Win Over Philadelphia Biblical
University
JOHNSON CITY -- Freshman Tyree Hankerson
had 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds to lead Davis
College to an 87-74 victory over Philadelphia Biblical
University in an NCCAA Division II Regional semifinal.
Tyler Rathmell added 18 points and 10
rebounds for the Falcons, who rallied from a 35-30 halftime
deficit with a 57-point second-half outburst.
Davis will travel to Valley Forge (21-10)
for the NCCAA Division II Regional championship on Friday at
8 p.m.
It is Davis College's first title
appearance in more than 10 years, according to coach Tom
O'Connor.
Philadelphia's Tom Arthur had 19 of his
game-high 31 points in the first half. Arthur also grabbed
10 rebounds for the Crimson Eagles.
Charles Clark added 22 points and Jeff
Mack chipped in 18 points and five assists for the Falcons
(14-6).
The Falcons' four freshman starters --Hankerson,
Rathmell, Clark, and Mack -- each had at least 18 points,
which O'Connor said is a credit to assistant coaches Larry
King and Dan Rathmell, Jr., who have developed the players.
February 17, 2008: Falcons Lose to
Valley Forge
JOHNSON CITY -- Davis College men's and
women's basketball teams lost at home Saturday to Valley
Forge Christian College in National Christian College
Athletic Association games.
Valley Forge's men led by three at the
half and took control with an 8-0 run en route to a 99-75
victory.
Jeff Mack led Davis College (12-5, 6-2)
with 21 points. The Falcons have two regular-season games
left, both on the road. Valley Forge is 20-10, 8-1.
Valley Forge Christian College: James
Fulton 9 10-10 29; Keith Watkins 1 0-0 2; Justyn Mitchell 3
1-2 7; Steve Pierantozzi 1 3-6 5; Nate Stoner 10 0-0 25;
Zach Housand 2 0-0 4; Craig Lahr 0 0-0 0; Mike Stayne 3 1-2
8; Andrew Godwin 1 0-0 2; Sean Squire 1 0-0 2; Kevin Wilson
4 5-5 15; Totals: 35 19-25 99.
Davis College: David Chambers 0 0-0 0;
Charles Clark 2 6-9 10; Mike Hamblin 0 0-0 0; Tyree
Hankerson 5 3-6 13; Jordan Hicks 1 0-0 2; Jeff Mack 9 0-0
21; Tyler Rathmell 5 2-3 13; Tim Sanford 3 0-0 8; Kyle
Schmitt 0 2-2 2; Jeff Wright 2 0-0 6; Totals: 28 13-20 75.
Halftime: VFCC 42-39.
Rebounds: VFCC 41 (Pierantozzi 11), DC 39
(Hankerson 13). Assists: Jeff Mack (D) 7; Justyn Mitchell
(VF) 7.
February 7, 2008: Davis College Beats
Albany College of Pharmacy
JOHNSON CITY - Tyler Rathmell had 25
points and 10 rebounds, one of three Davis College men's
basketball players to record double-doubles in the Falcons'
69-62 home victory over Albany College of Pharmacy on
Thursday night.
Tyree Hankerson scored 20 points and
grabbed a team-high 15 rebounds for the Falcons (12-5) in
the non-conference victory, and Jeff Mack added 11 points
and 13 rebounds. The Falcons also hit 23 of 25 free throws.
"It was a good win on a bad offensive
night for us," Davis College coach Tom O'Connor said. "The
defense held up our offense for the first time all season.
It's good for the kids to understand that defense can win
you games."
February 4, 2008: Davis College Men
Beat Cazenovia JV
JOHNSON CITY -- Tyree Hankerson's 26
points headed four Davis College players with 20 or more
Monday night in a 100-86 basketball victory over Cazenovia
College's junior varsity.
Hankerson added 13 rebounds for the
Falcons (11-5), who'd dropped two recent games by a combined
seven points.
Tyler Rathmell added 24 points, and
Charles Clark and Jeff Mack added 20 apiece for the winners,
who are averaging 87 points per game.
"We play defense in spurts," Falcons coach
Tom O'Connor said. "We're not worried about our offense, but
we're constantly working on the defense."
MEN'S BASKETBALL DAVIS 100,
CAZENOVIA-JV 86
Davis College: David
Chambers 1 0-0 3; Charles Clark 7 2-2 20; Mike Hamblin 0 0-0
0; Tyree Hankerson 11 4-6 26; Jordan Hicks 2 1-4 5; Jeff
Mack 9 0-0 20; Tyler Rathmell 10 1-2 24; Tim Sanford 0 0-0
0; Jeff Wright 1 0-0 2; Totals: 31 10 11-15 100.
Cazenovia-JV: Toombs 11 0-2 26; Mignore 9
1-1 20; Delgado 4 0-0 12; McDonald 2 0-1 5; Holtzman 2 1-2
6; Ryan 0 0-0 0; Watson 5 1-1 12; Vescio 1 0-0 3; Wainer 1
0-0 2; Totals: 34 3-7 86.
Halftime: Davis, 57-42. Three-point goals:
Cazenovia 11 (Toombs 4, Mignore 1, Delgado 2, McDonald 1,
Holtzman 1, Watson 1, Vescio 1); Davis 10 (Clark 4, Rathmell
3, Mack 2, Chambers 1.
January 29, 2008: Falcons Lose at Home
on Buzzer-Beater
JOHNSON CITY, NY -- Ryan Carpenter got a
steal and hit a buzzer-beating layup to lift Lancaster Bible
College to an 89-87 road victory over Davis College on
Tuesday night.
Davis College (10-5) tied the game with 29
seconds left on Tyler Rathmell's basket. The Falcons then
stopped Lancaster and got the ball back under their basket
with 2.7 seconds left. The Falcons' inbounds pass was tipped
to Carpenter, who hit a layup right before the final buzzer.
"It was a tough way to lose," Davis
College coach Tom O'Connor said. "We're young. The kids did
everything we asked of them. Right now, we're struggling to
make stops when we need to. It's a real tough one to take,
but we move on from it."
Tyree Hankerson scored a game-high 30
points and had 13 rebounds for Davis College. Rathmell added
29 points on seven 3-pointers, Tim Sanford added 12 points
and Jeff Wright added six points and seven assists.
Carl Edwards had 20 points for Lancaster
Bible College, and Carpenter added 13.
January 24, 2008: Falcons Lose to
Johnson College
SCRANTON, Pa. -- Defensive shortcomings
proved Davis College's primary undoing Thursday night in an
86-81 men's basketball setback at Johnson College.
Jonathan Misiura's 41-point outburst
included three of the hosts five three-point goals, and
teammate Chris Gorges added 24 points and the remaining
three-pointers.
"It was a basket-for-basket game the whole
way," Falcons coach Tom O'Connor said. "We just couldn't get
the stops we needed to close them out."
Tyree Hankerson had 24 points and 17
rebounds for Davis, and Tyler Rathmell and Jeff Mack added
17 points apiece-- Mack's output featuring five three-point
goals.
"You never like to lose a game, but
sometimes the kids need their eyes opened and hopefully,
we'll learn from this one," O'Connor said.
The Falcons will bring a 10-4 record onto
their home floor when they face Lancaster Bible College at 7
p.m. Tuesday.
The Falcons will bring a 10-4 record onto
their home floor when they face Lancaster Bible College at 7
p.m. Tuesday.
January 23, 2008: Hankerson Leads
Falcons' Rally
CAZENOVIA -- Tyree Hankerson scored a
game-high 31 points with 14 rebounds Wednesday night to help
Davis College rally for a 98-87 victory over the Cazenovia's
junior varsity in a non-league men's basketball game.
"We just rode his back," Davis College
coach Tom O'Connor said of Hankerson. Davis trailed 65-60
midway in the second half. From that point the Falcons went
on a 38-22 run. "We had a spirited talk at halftime,"
O'Connor said. "I challenged the players to do their job and
turn it up a notch and we did that."
Tyler Rathmell added 20 points and Jeff
Mack had 20 points and five assists. Davis College finished
28-for-34 from the foul line.
January 21, 2008: Falcons Resume Play
with Victory over Word of Life
POTTERSVILLE -- After a seven-week,
semester-break layoff, both Davis College men's and women's
basketball teams returned to action Monday night with mixed
results at the Word of Life Bible Institute. The men
defeated Word of Life 98-69.
Davis College's Jeff Mack scored 22 of his
game-high 26 points in the first half. He also had 10
rebounds and four assists.
Tyree Hankerson added 24 points and seven
rebounds for the Falcons (9-3), who hadn't played since Nov.
30.
The 98 points was a season-high.
Davis 98, WORD OF LIFE 69 At
Pottersville
Davis College: David Chambers 0 0-0 0;
Charles Clark 5 2-4 14; Mike Hamblin 1 0-0 2; Tyree
Hankerson 9 6-6 24; Jordan Hicks 2 4-5 8; Jeff Mack 8 5-6
26; Tyler Rathmell 4 3-4 14; Dale Robinson 1 0-0 2; Tim
Sanford 0 1-2 1; Kyle Schmitt 1 0-0 3; Jeff Wright 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 34 21-27 98.
Word of Life : Dave Arthur 8 3-3 20; Dan
Godfrey 6 0-0 12; Craig White 5 0-0 12; Tim Slothowar 1 0-0
3; Justin Large 2 0-0 5; Damitrius Flores 3 0-0 6; Shane
Frazer 1 0-0 2; Robby Morton 2 1-2 6; Alex White 1 0-0 3.
Totals: 29 4-5 69.
Halftime: Davis 48-33. 3-pointers: Davis
11 (Clark 2, Mack 5, Rathmell 3, Schmitt 1).; WOLBI 7
(Arthur 1, Criag White 2, Alex White 1, Slothowar 1, Large
1, Morton 1). Rebounds: Davis 44 (Mack 10); WOLBI 33
(Godfrey 7). Assists: Davis 18 (Mack and Rathmell each had
4); WOLBI 9 (Arthur 4).
November 30, 2007: Davis College Men
End Slump
JOHNSON CITY -- Jon Mickelson scored 13
points and Tim Sanford added 12 as host Davis College
snapped a three-game losing streak with an 89-49 victory
over Washington Bible College in a men's basketball game
Friday.
The Falcons (7-3) took command early,
taking a 33-4 lead 11 minutes into the game.
"We've had three tough games in a row,"
Davis College coach Tom O'Connor said. "We didn't want to
take this team for granted, so it was good to get off to a
good start, get some other kids in there and get them some
time."
Paul Yi led Washington Bible with 18
points.
MEN'S BASKETBALL DAVIS COLLEGE 89,
WASHINGTON BIBLE 49 At Davis College
Davis College: David Chambers 3 0-0 8;
Charles Clark 2 1-2 5; Mike Hamblin 1 0-0 2; Tyree Hankerson
5 0-0 11; Jon Hohman 1 3-4 5; Jeff Mack 3 0-0 7; Jon
Mickelson 6 0-0 13; Nate Neuman 2 0-0 4; Tyler Rathmell 1
0-0 2; Denny Rowe 4 2-2 10; Tim Sanford 5 0-0 12; Kyle
Schmitt 1 0-1 3; Jeff Wright 3 0-0 7; Totals: 38 6-9 89.
Washington Bible: Jonathan Everate 4 1-2
10; Steven Swinson 3 0-0 6; Nick Moreios 0 0-0 0; Sela Yang
4 0-0 11; Paul Yi 6 4-8 18; James Park 2 0-0 4; Totals: 19
5-10 49.
Halftime: Davis College, 48-13; Rebounds:
Davis 43 (Rowe 9); Washington 27 (Yi 7). Assists: Davis 14
(Mack 5); Washington 4 (Everate 2). Referees: Kenny Jayne,
Dom Fanto, Gerry Bennett.
November 28, 2007: Davis College Loses
in Basketball
SCRANTON, PA -- A 10-day layoff hurt as
Dave College shot just 9-for-38 in the first half and lost a
non-league college basketball game, 76-64, at Marywood
University Wednesday night.
Jeff Mack had a team-high 19 points for
Davis College (6-3), which last played Nov. 17, a loss.
Prince Blacknall led Marywood with 25 points.
November 17, 2007: Davis College Unable
to Catch Up
PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- Matt Nelson scored 36
points and had six 3-pointers Saturday to lead Multonima
University of Portland, Ore., past Davis College, 97-82, at
Valley Forge Christian College.
Nelson's 36 points were the most any
player has scored against Davis College (6-2) this season.
Multonima started the game on a 17-4 run
and never relinquished the lead.
"We came out flat," Davis College coach
Tom O'Connor said. "From then on it was catch up for the
rest of the game."
Davis College's Charles Clark made his
first start at point guard and had a season-high 28 points.
O'Connor said the shuffle in the starting lineup was to
enable Jeff Mack to move from point to his natural position
at shooting guard.
Nov. 15, 2007: Falcons Hold On For
Basketball VictoryPHOENIXVILLE,
PA -- Tyler Rathmell scored 28 points, and Jeff Mack hit
five of six free throws over the final 90 seconds as the
Davis College men's basketball team hung on to beat Johnson
Bible College, 92-91, Thursday in the first round of the
Valley Forge Invitational.
Davis College (6-0) next faces Valley
Forge at 8 tonight.
"It was a big win for us," said Falcons
coach Tom O'Connor, adding that Johnson Bible College was
the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association's
Southeast Region champion last season.
"I told the kids after the game, I said,
'You know what, we'll take the win. We have some things to
talk about, but we played well enough most of the game to
win. So we'll take the win.'"
Davis College led 54-40 at halftime before
Johnson Bible College cut the lead dangerously close over
the final minutes.
Tyree Hankerson finished with 25 points
and a team-high 17 rebounds, and Mack added 21 points and
nine rebounds. With 13 rebounds, Denny Rowe has now hit
double digits in all six games.
DAVIS: Jeff Wright 1 0-1 2; Jordan Hicks 2
0-2 4; John Hohman 0 0-0 0; Tyler Rathmell 11 2-2 28; Jeff
Mack 6 6-8 21; Charles Clark 3 0-1 5; Mike Hamblin 0 0-0 0;
Denny Rowe 2 1-1 5; Tyree Hankerson 12 1-6 25. Total: 37
10-21 92.
JOHNSON: Charlie Fox 3 2-2 9; Josh Hatton
12 0-0 29; Nick Viers 1 0-0 2; Chase Snyder 4 3-3 14; Jeremy
Stevenson 1 0-0 2; Justin Hayse 12 5-9 29; David Paukowitz 3
0-0 6; Michael Jones 0 0-0 0. Total: 36 10-16 91.
Halftime: Davis, 54-40. Three-point goals:
Davis 8 (Rathmell 4, Mack 3, Clark 1); Johnson 9 (Hatton 5,
Snyder 3, Fox 1). Rebounds: Davis 43 (Hankerson 17, Rowe 13
), Johnson 37 (Hayse 12); Assists: Davis (Mack 9); Johnson
(Snyder 6).
Nov. 12, 2007: Freshmen Lead Davis College Romp
JOHNSON CITY -- Four freshmen scored in
double figures as Davis College continued its perfect start
Tuesday night with a 95-61 men's basketball victory over
visiting Johnson College from Scranton, Pa.
Jordan Hicks scored a game-high 20 points
for Davis (5-0), which jumped out to a 53-30 halftime lead.
Fellow freshman Jeff Mack had 18 points to
go along with his game-high five assists, and Tyree
Hankerson added 16 points. Tyler Rathmell was the fourth
freshman in double figures, scoring 15.
Also for Davis, Denny Rowe grabbed a
game-high 11 rebounds, marking the fifth straight game that
he's hit double figures in rebounding.
Nov. 10, 2007: Davis Men Beat Tyndale
Again, 93-61
The Davis College
men's basketball team rolled to a 93-61 victory over Tyndale
University on Saturday in Toronto, with six players scoring
in double digits.
It was the second consecutive day Davis
College (4-0) beat Tyndale (0-2).
"(Assistant) Larry King and I just tweaked
some things before the game with our press, positioned them
a little bit differently and we took advantage of our
opportunities a little bit more today," Davis College coach
Tom O'Connor said.
Jordan Hicks, John Hohman, Tyler Rathmell,
Jeff Mack and Denny Rowle all scored 10 or more for Davis.
Rowle added 11 rebounds for his third double-double in four
games.
Nov. 9, 2007: Davis Wins in Toronto
vs. Tyndale, 83-64
Nov. 5, 2007: Falcons Pull Off Sweep,
Men Win 96-84
JOHNSON CITY -- Tyler Rathmell scored 20 of
his game-high 28 points in the first half Monday to help
Davis College to a 96-84 victory over Word of Life Bible
Institute in a non-league college basketball game.
Rathmell, a freshman small forward, had
six three-pointers.
"He's a pure shooter," Falcons coach Tom
O'Connor said.
Denny Rowe contributed 10 points and 12
rebounds, and Jeff Mack had 17 points to go with eight
assists.
Davis College (2-0) went on a 22-11 run in
the first half to stretch its lead to 54-34 at halftime.
Men's Basketball Davis 96, Word of Life
Bible Institute 84 At Davis College
WOLBI: Dee Flores 2 0-0 5; J. Largero 3
0-0 8; C. Landry 9 0-0 22; D. Arthur 4 3-5 12; D. Godfrey 5
2-2 16; C. White 8 2-3 19; T. Slothawer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 32
7-10 84.
Davis: Dave Chambers 0 0-0 0; Kyle Schmitt
0 0-0 0; Tim Sanford 1 0-0 2; Jeff Wright 2 1-2 6; Jordan
Hicks 3 2-2 8; Nate Neuman 0 0-0, 0; John Hohman 1 1-2 4;
Tyler Rathmell 11 0-2, 28; Jeff Mack 8 0-1 17; Charles Clark
1 4-5 6; John Nickelson 0 0-0 0; Mike Hamblin 0 0-0 0; Denny
Rowe 4 2-5 10; Tyree Hankerson 6 3-3 15; etc. Totals: 37
12-20 96.
Halfttime: Davis 54-34. Three-point goals:
WOLBI 13 (Flores 1, Largero 2, Landry 4, Arthur 1, Godfrey
4, White 1). Davis 9 (Rathmall 6, Hohman 1, Wright 1, Mack
1).
Nov. 2, 2007: Falcons vs. Christendom College
(W) 78-69
Mack's 20 Points
Lift Falcons Men in Basketball Season Opener
JOHNSON CITY -- Jeff Mack scored 20
points, one of four Davis College men's basketball players
to score in double figures, in a season-opening 78-69
victory over Christendom College on Friday night.
Tyler Rathmell scored 13 of his 15 points
in the first half and grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds for
the Falcons (1-0). Mack also had a game-high eight assists,
Tyree Hankerson scored 16 points and Charles Clark added 13
points for Davis College.
Greg Monroe scored a game-high 39 points
for Christendom (0-1).
"Defensively we've got to do a little
better job," Davis College coach Tom O'Connor said. "When a
kid lights you up for 39 points ... we did a lot of trailing
and didn't do a lot of talking on defense. But overall for
the first night, we'll take it. It's a long season, and
we've got to go one step at a time, so we'll take it."
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