Close Games becoming Everyday thing for Kell Boys!

Kell boys basketball are getting some good experience in close game thus far this year. Five of the Nine games played this year have been decided by 8 points or less. With a relatively young and inexperienced roster (6 Seniors, 7 Juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 Freshman), these early close games are giving them the experience they need and will hopefully pay off as the season goes on. Kell has gone 1-4 in those close games but had opportunity to win each of them late in the 4th quarter.
Kell has had a balanced attack averaging 60 points per game and giving up 59 per game. While three players (Ben Caulk, Bryant Stewart, and Marlon Anthony) are averaging over ten points per game, 6 are averaging 6 points or more. Check out the stats posted online to see more.
After beating Sequoyah last Tuesday to bring their record to 3-2, the boys have dropped the last three games, including losing last night to arch rival Lassiter in a tight contest. They look to get back on track Friday when the Sprayberry Yellow Jackets go to Kell at 7:30pm.
While no one can predict the future, if the beginning of this season is any indication one thing is for certain, Kell Boys Basketball fans are in for a nail biting season full of excitement and competitive basketball!!!

Kell Downs the Chiefs at the War Lodge!!

The Longhorns (3-2) used a heavy dose of execution on offense in the first half and a free throw shooting clinic in the second accompanied by stifling zone defense to beat Sequoyah 66-56 Tuesday night. The win was much needed after blowing a lead on Friday night against Alpharetta and not performing well against Green Forest last Saturday. Marlon Anthony, who not only had 17 points and 10 rebounds, also had the most exciting play of the game when he dunked over two Sequoyah players in the first half. Terrence Slade and Bryant Stewart both had their best games of the year so far with 19 and 18 points respectively. The Lonhorns will hope to continue the success this Friday when they travel to Central Gwinnett.

Boys start 2-0 after tight win versus Walker

Kell boys started the year 2-0 after beating a Walker team that would not go away. Kell led most of the game, but could never put Walker away. Leading by 1 point with six seconds remaining, the Lonhorns forced the ball the the corner of the court and Walker never got a potential game winning shot off. Kell was led by Marlon Anthony and Ben Caulk, but really gave a great team effort to get the W.

Boys Open with a strong Win!

Kell boys came out running and gunning as they beat Greenforest Academy 87-69 Monday night at Kell in their first game of the year. They took an early lead off the shooting of Ben Caulk and never looked back the entire game. Greenforest cut the lead to 16 but never could overtake the hot shooting by the Longhorns. Kell was led by Caulk, who had 29 points, Marlon Anthony had 21, and Andy Miller 16. They move on Tuesday evening at Walker. Gametime 7:30.

Two new Coaches join the Kell Basketball Staff

Kieth Whitaker and Dave Brown this year as assistant coaches to Coach White. This makes things a lot easier compared to last year when Coach White had one assistant going into the year until Coach Melvin decided to help out. With Coach Melvin concentrating on his Personal Training career, there will be a new coach at each level. Coach Whitaker is teaching in the career tech department while Dave Brown is in the Special Education department. With Coach White and McClure coaching freshmen football, they are conducting the workouts after school.

Basketball Workouts

After School workouts have started and will continue until tryouts October 29th. Workouts will work on building muscle and agility. See Coach White or Coach McClure for a calendar of when workouts are being held.

Schools Out, June Basketball Begins: Practice Tuesday May 29!

Now that school is out we are allowed to start practicing and working on getting better as a program. We have practice Tuesday May 29 @ 3:30 to kick things off. With numerous practices, camps, and Scrimmages, it is imperitive you keep up. I will update this blog as much as possible to keep you informed. If you are going to be out of town or can not make some basketball functions, please just drop Coach White or me a line so we know what to expect. We are committed to getting better this summer, but will need the same from all players. Come to practice ready to work!!!

Summer Workouts Posted

This June will be a busy one for the boys basketball team as we are slated to go to three different camps and numerous scrimmages throughout the month. Check the Summer Calendar for specifics and to keep up with the news. If you have any questions feel free to email me (patrick.mcclure@cobbk12.org) or Coach White (dwayne.white@cobbk12.org). We look foward to a busy summer full of Basketball!!

Longhorn Summer Calendar Posted

Check out the new Calendar posted on our links part of the blog site. To see what is going on in Boys Longhorn Basketball, just click on the Team Calendar Link and you can see camp dates, individual workout dates, and soon practice and game dates will be posted for June as well. We are trying to get this site up and running where if you missed information you can check the web and find it. If you haven't noticed the Team Camp link, check that out as well. If you have any young kids ages 6-14, sign them up to our camp by clicking on the Longhorn Junior Camp link, print the form and get it to Coach White or Coach McClure. We are looking foward to this summer with next years team and want to give everyone the best oppurtunity to be successful.

Summer Team Camp Dates Announced

Coach White announced last Thursday that Kell Boys Basketball will be attending two camps this summer. The first will be at Georgia Tech starting June 8th and ending the 10th. The other camp will be at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida running from the 22nd of June until June 24th. If you have any information about any of the camps, please contact Coach White at dwayne.white@cobbk12.org.

Meeting in Coach Mcclures room right after school Thursday, Feb. 22

There will be a brief meeting after school Thursday to discuss summer activities and AAU basketball in Coach McClure's room. Be there by 3:30 pm.

Junior and Freshmen teams making Progress

Coach White looks to have a bright future as Kell's JV and Freshmen teams have had good success this year. Coach Dana Melvin has led the JV team to a 8-7 record including victories against Wheeler and arch-rival Lassiter. Ben Caulk and Bryant Stewart have led the JV Longhorns all season and look to finish strong with three games left on the schedule.
The Freshmen team started out slowly with a 1-6 record before winning five straight games to pull their record to .500, before losing the last two games including a thriller loss to Wheeler in double overtime. The 9th boys Longhorns are led by the Trey Pettiford, Brandon Searcy, Jay Pettiford, and point gaurd Marcus Webb. The Freshmen team looks to take the last three games and end the season 9-8.

Longhorns looking for upset City

With only three games left until the regional tournament, Kell boys Varisty is looking to start a string of upsets and sneak into the State Playoffs. Kell's play of late shows signs of promise as they competed well against Sprayberry and Walton, but fell off late in the game. Kell looks to get revenge of a loss earlier this season Friday night when they host Pope at 7:30 p.m. Saturday will be Senior night as Kell hosts Chatahoochie at 5:00 p.m.

Longhorns lose hard fought game to Sprayberry

Kell fought hard, but came up short against Sprayberry Tuesday night. The Longhorns cut the game to six points with a little over a minutes left in the game, but Sprayberry made free throws to close the door. Kell was led by the play of Marlon Anthony and Collin Mills.Kell looks to build some momentum going in to the regional tournament starting Friday night as they travel to play Wheeler Friday night.

Kell looks to turn the tide down the stretch

Kell Gets Second Place in Christmas Tournament