RatFink Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 Conyers Leaves His Mark on All-Star Game National Christian Star Ensures Win With Block, Dunk in Waning Seconds: District All-Stars 107, Suburban All-Stars 102 By Sean P. Flynn Special to The Washington Post Saturday, April 23, 2005; Page D12 After preserving the District All-Stars' lead with a big blocked shot, Jimmy Conyers decided to cap his team's victory in the final seconds of the regional game of the Capital Classic with his own exclamation point. With an unobstructed fast break after his block, the National Christian senior completed the District's 107-102 victory over the Suburban All-Stars with a dazzling double-pump reverse slam dunk that drew whoops from the crowd at Patriot Center. "The first thing is that you've got to make it, and that's one of the dunks I always make," said Conyers, who was named the District team's most valuable player. "I wanted to give the crowd something to enjoy." Conyers, who will play for Akron next year, finished with a game-best 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting and tied the game high with 10 rebounds. Conyers's dunk was the fitting finish to a fast-paced game that had eight ties and 11 lead changes and was not decided until the final minute. After trailing by eight points early in the third quarter, the District stars turned their fortunes around with defense and rebounding, and they never trailed in the fourth quarter. The District out-rebounded the Suburban team 73-55 and had 16 blocked shots. "We were down at halftime, but [Coach Butch McAdams] got us ready," Sweetney said. "He told us to play good defense, and that would get our offense going." Trailing by three with less than two minutes left, the Suburban stars had several good three-point chances to tie the game, but they missed three attempts before Wakefield's Alex Irmer (16 points, 10 rebounds) made two free throws to cut it to 103-102 with 33 seconds left. Irmer was named his team's most valuable player. The District stars immediately bounced back with a breakaway layup by Avery, and the Suburban stars moved back quickly to get a shot. But Ryan Scott's three-pointer was emphatically blocked by Conyers, who got his own rebound and moved down the floor for the dunk. @ 2005 The Washington Post Company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Funny...while researching on the Internet I found a similar column written in the Beacon regarding Bryan Hipsher? If Conyers is half the player little Hip was, MAN were in good shape for the future! Hipsher Leaves His Mark on All-Star Game Akron Hoban Star Ensures Win With Block, Dunk in Waning Seconds: District All-Stars 107, Suburban All-Stars 102 By Sean P. Flynn Special to The Akron Beacon Journal Saturday, April 23, 2001; Page D12 After preserving the District All-Stars' lead with a big blocked shot, Bryan Hipsher decided to cap his team's victory in the final seconds of the regional game of the Capital Classic with his own exclamation point. With an unobstructed fast break after his block, the Akron Hoban senior completed the District's 107-102 victory over the Suburban All-Stars with a dazzling double-pump reverse slam dunk that drew whoops from the crowd at Patriot Center. "The first thing is that you've got to make it, and that's one of the dunks I always make," said Hipsher, who was named the District team's most valuable player. "I wanted to give the crowd something to enjoy." Hipsher, who will play for Akron next year, finished with a game-best 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting and tied the game high with 10 rebounds. Hipsher's dunk was the fitting finish to a fast-paced game that had eight ties and 11 lead changes and was not decided until the final minute. After trailing by eight points early in the third quarter, the District stars turned their fortunes around with defense and rebounding, and they never trailed in the fourth quarter. The District out-rebounded the Suburban team 73-55 and had 16 blocked shots. "We were down at halftime, but [Coach Butch McAdams] got us ready," Sweetney said. "He told us to play good defense, and that would get our offense going." Trailing by three with less than two minutes left, the Suburban stars had several good three-point chances to tie the game, but they missed three attempts before Wakefield's Alex Irmer (16 points, 10 rebounds) made two free throws to cut it to 103-102 with 33 seconds left. Irmer was named his team's most valuable player. The District stars immediately bounced back with a breakaway layup by Avery, and the Suburban stars moved back quickly to get a shot. But Ryan Scott's three-pointer was emphatically blocked by Hipsher, who got his own rebound and moved down the floor for the dunk. @ 2005 The Akron Beacon Journal Company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Youn's been drinking too much Mich. Ultra lite, Capt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With ball ammunition, lock and load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburton Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Does anybody have Jimmy Conyers' senior season statistics listed someplace? All I can find is his junior year stuff listed on the original Akron University news release. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akron1 Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Jimmy Conyers National Christian SEASON PLAYER STATISTICS SEASON TOTALS PTS 2-PT 3-PT FT PPG 364 141 9 55 21.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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