Coach Tasker was usually the good guy and his assistant coaches were usually the ones that did the discipline. [19], National champion Were fighting to try and get those home games in the first round and quarterfinals and if we can get to the Pit, see where everything falls from there.. They came out in the second half and slowed the ball down. Abbott moved on to play for Colorado State, but when Fort Lewis switched from a two-year to four-year school, Abbott returned there to finish his studies, along with a career that would eventually land him in the Fort Lewis Athletic Hall of Fame. At 5 p.m. Saturday at Carlsbad High School the No. [2] He was named National High School Coach of the Year in 1969 by the National High School Coaches Association, and the Eagles' home gymnasium was renamed Ralph Tasker Arena in his honor during the 1969-70 season. Athletic Coordinator / Boys Basketball Head Coach /PALS kyle_herrema@lovejoyisd.net469-742-8729 Brandon Jackson Business (CTE) / Coach brandon_jackson@lovejoyisd.net469-742-8560 Jason Johns Athletic Coordinator jason_johns@lovejoyisd.net Ian Keeble Digital Media (CTE) / Girls Soccer Head Coach High school basketball's March Madness set to tip: Here's a breakdown of the brackets. When the ball went up, we started running. Led by future All-American and NBA All-Star Bill Bridges (basketball), Hobbs captured the 1956 and 1957 New Mexico State Championships. Sms. In the next four games, which included the only loss of the season 96-95 at Abilene (Texas) High Hobbs didnt hit the 100-point level. Hobbs Basketball Records: . At Cambridge, Hobbs played point guard alongside future NBA star Patrick Ewing. The knowledge he gave us about basketball was big for me., From Tasker to Reeves, not much has changed. I blocked a few of these guys shots totally on adrenaline from all the hype and scored 18 points. 1A. There are no reviews yet. Hobbs partnered with local television personality Ron Harris for The Karl Hobbs Show which aired on MASN through the 200910 basketball season. Aural (auditory-musical): Prefer using sound and music. [7] He is buried in Prairie Haven Cemetery in Hobbs, New Mexico. Hobbs Athletics is excited that health guidelines now allow fans to attend indoor student events. Felix F. Chavez. He was also All Southwest Conference multiple times., The legendary Hobbs Eagle team was a racially diverse group, Clampitt remembered. The short story: The Morgan State men's basketball team fell to the crosstown rival Coppin State Eagles, 77-65, on Thursday night at Hill Field House. The late Hobbs High boys basketball coach Ralph Tasker instructs his 1969-70 state championship team on how to average 114 points a game. Daemon Ely, Taos High School, senior: 68 post player who is one of the top scorers in the north. We could have played with anyone in the country.. Saturday, March 7th, 2020 at 9:00PM. ``Why do we want to get rid of the man who put Hobbs on the map? said Sereyna Moore, a motel manager. Robinson said that because Hobbs quickly swapped players in and out to keep fresh legs on the court, neither he nor any of the other starters played the minutes that opposing teams starters did. [18] Russ Gilmore, who succeeded Tasker as head basketball coach at Hobbs High and who has won five New Mexico State Championships of his own, credits Tasker with helping him assume control of the program. The winning started immediately. 11 Albuquerque La Cueva in the opening round of the 5A state tournament. The Eagles topped the century mark in all but one regular-season game the rest of the way. Fifty years ago, the length of a high school basketball game was still the same as it is today: 32 minutes. The 2018-19 All-Southwest District girls high school basketball teams, as selected by a media panel from the district: DIVISION I FIRST TEAM: Destiny Bohanon, Huber Heights Wayne, 5-foot-9, senior, 15.1 points per game; Chance Gray, West Chester Lakota West, 5-9, fr., 14.8; Mya Jackson, Wilmington, 5-7, sr., 25.0; Gabbie Marshall, Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 5-9, [] On 2/17, the Hobbs varsity basketball team lost their away conference game against Carlsbad (NM) by a score of 49-32. [1] As a teacher at Hobbs High School, he taught Social Studies and Government and was named Teacher of the Year three times. All four of those San Juan County teams will be at home for the first round of games, which each have a start time of 6 p.m. Shelby Reeves. After high school, the 5'8" Hobbs attended the University of Connecticut playing basketball for coach Dom Perno and setting a school record (since-broken) with 534 career assists a total that currently ranks fourth in school history. [16] Officials stated that "The university determined that now is the time for new leadership of GWs mens basketball team"[16], After leaving George Washington, Hobbs returned to the University of Connecticut, serving under Jim Calhoun in the role of Director of Men's Basketball Administration, where he was tasked with managing film, compliance, travel and the relationship between the team and the greater university. Hobbs, Lindsey voted Fans' Players of the Week. "Get the ball in 10 . They really werent happy about that.. Wilson, 61, was announced Tuesday at the head coach at Tulsa University. District rival Carlsbad is 19-3 overall and ranked 8th. The record held nationally for decades and is still. School Hub School Hub Clubhouse Clubhouse Schedule Schedule Roster Roster Coaches Coaches JV Team JV Team Freshman Team Freshman Team. Those who remember watching Abbott coach, remember a lively, vocal man, and h i s whirling dervish of an offense that kept fans entertained. Hes the Chief Professional Officer of the Boys & Girls Club here, and recently oversaw the clubs renovation into a huge new facility. During this time, it was natural for Hobbs's name to begin popping up for head coaching vacancies. What really mattered is that the team had size, quickness and shooting to its advantage and was so good that it probably could have beat some college teams. This was not necessarily the starting five Hobbs High School girls basketball coach Joe Carpenter imagined he'd have in the middle of the 2022-23 season. Postseason invitational champion It was my first time I took a team to the state tournament. On January 3, 2007 he achieved his 100th win at the Smith Center over Fordham. Tasker says it was in the 1955-56 season that guard Kim Nash came up with the idea of using the press all the time. His summers were spent running a city basketball program, developing talent for his teams. [3], Tasker was married to Margaret Marple Tasker for 49 years, from October 1941 to January 1991, when she died. And it doesnt really happen all that often. [1], Hobbs joined Jarvis's staff as an assistant coach at Boston University in 1988 and remained there as an assistant through 1993. Hobbs' stats have been entered for the 58-29 loss vs. Carlsbad on 2/3/2023 7:00 PM. He now lives in Lubbock. Hobbs' stats have been entered for the 79-75 win vs. Roswell on 2/14/2023 7:00 PM. I think we were up to 119-something, said Robinson of the Carlsbad win that put Hobbs in the record book for single-game scoring only to be beaten by Hobbs 176 against Roswell in 1978. Ralph Edwin Tasker (July 15, 1919 - July 19, 1999) was a high school boys' basketball coach. Duane is the glue that kept in touch with everyone, Clampitt stated. Over three seasons in Lovington, he posted a 52-22 win-loss record, culminating in the 1949 New Mexico State Championship (all New Mexico schools competed in a single class at that time). It was the end of the Vietnam War, and Clampitts athletic background appealed to a recruiter. After falling behind by 11 points in the first quarter, Floydada rallied to take down Reagan County in the 2A regional semifinals, 91-77. web pages 0:00. There were great athletes before us and I think we had some very good athletes and the press made it very special., Most points per game: 114.6 (was a national record until Houston Yates eclipsed it with 116.2 in 2009-10). [1] He won twelve New Mexico Boys' State Basketball Championships: one with Lovington (1949) and eleven with Hobbs (1956, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988). FARMINGTON Four local and area high school girls basketball teams received invitations to the 2023 New Mexico Activities Association's state tournament which begin March 1 across the state. Christina Worth . Swimming and Diving . Late Hobbs, Farmington coach known for high-powered offense, Copyright 2022 Hobbs News-Sun, All Rights Reserved, Former Hobbs state champion Ross passes on his experience to next generation. 6 Cavemen host No. He would tell me about teams, just being around him was wonderful. More. Tasker's first Hobbs team went 13-7, them improved to 27-6 the following year. Abbott was a head coach at Gallup Cathedral High School in addition to Farmington, but he is likely best remembered in Hobbs for being one of Taskers trusted assistants. I have nine seniors on my team which makes a big difference, said 4th year head coach Shelby Reeves. And that translated to buckets. Goar is a shooting guard who is a three-point threat and Mora is a 66 post player. We had size and quickness. Canton High School is located at 1110 W Hwy 243Canton, TX 75103. Phone . <Subject and Grade Level> <About Me> Contact Us Hobbs Freshman High School. They won the Massachusetts State High School title and Hobbs was named Massachusetts Schoolboy Player of the Year for the 197980 season. The Hobbs High School boys basketball team is getting ready for its biggest game of 2022, so far. Carlsbad gave up 135 and 132 points in its first two meetings. Game Stats Season Stats Feb 21, 2023 @ 3:32pm 49-32 (L) Hobbs @ Carlsbad When Dave Leitao left Calhoun's staff to become the head coach at Northeastern University, Hobbs was elevated to his position as the top recruiter. In 53 years of coaching boys basketball in New Mexico, Taskers career record stands at 1,119 wins and 290 losses. Contact Us Hobbs High School. And, as the Hobbs press became a finely tuned instrument of harassment in early 1970, nothing seemed to work in trying to break it. The number is astounding, all things considered. Hobbs is averaging almost 80 points a game and has scored in the 90s three times this season. Basketball, Featured, High School | March 1, 2023 by score-editor . After retiring following the 1997-98 season, his final win-loss record stands at 1122-291 (.794). Conference regular season champion They took it to us.. 1 and No. And there was 6-6 Larry Robinson, who became a University of Texas superstar and went on to play basketball in Sweden. Blake: Three steps to balancing the NCHSAA brackets and cutting down on conference rematches. I think one year we averaged 98 points per game, Ashcraft said. Verbal (linguistic): Prefer using words, both in speech and writing. High School Greatest High School Basketball Coaches of All Time By Tony Adame on December 16, 2021 Julio Cortez / AP Photo You don't become a great coach in any sport without consistency. Hobbs played for the Rhode Island Gulls of the USBL in July 1985 before returning to Connecticut and finishing his Bachelor of Science degree in family studies in the summer of 1986. We ran 24-7. His arrival came on the heels of a series of sanctions on the UConn program for recruiting violations.[17]. Hobbs' stats have been entered for the 63-47 win vs. Artesia on 1/20/2023 7:00 PM. [13] Losing only four games in three seasons, Hobbs again captured state championships in 1968, 1969, and 1970, giving Tasker his second run of three-in-a-row. ``Its a terrible empty feeling, Tasker said in an interview at the gymnasium that bears his name. His team compiled a 5-11 record competing in the rural Crawford County League. Hobbs (16-7) is headed to the state tournament for the 39th time since Tasker took over the program in 1949. While Lea County remains in green status, indoor-event capacity is 25 percent. 170 - Maison Kleist (Vancleave High School) 26-13, Jr. 182 - Kamar Houston (Oxford High School Wrestling ) 12-4, So. And when Tasker installed the full-court press as his primary defense, the Eagles offense turned into a scoring machine. The Bears finished the regular season with a 15-15 overall record and a 7-7 mark in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) action. The 69-70 team was filled with superstars, all of whom received or could have received basketball scholarships. Clampitt grew up playing sports in Eunice, but moved to Hobbs prior to junior high. Lots and lots of buckets. 16 overall in the country in the class of 2024. Hobbs is credited as the recruiter who brought Richard Hamilton, Caron Butler and Khalid El-Amin to UConn, among others, and he was vital in the development of Ray Allen, who still credits him for the development of his strong jumpshot.[2]. Coach Tasker allowed me to come into the gym at the age of 6, I had to come with my brothers, Reeves recalled. [18] In 2014, UConn defeated Kentucky for the national championship, Hobbs' second on the Connecticut staff. While most people could read eight lines in 30 seconds, I could read 10 or 11 lines in 30 seconds. Even though we got clobbered, we made it there., MARCH 14, 1970: Hobbs 123, Albuquerque High 87. Since then, Hobbs is 0-7 in first-round games at the state tournament. Brooks (16.8), Williams (15.7) and Pugh (11.1) also scored in double digits. Everybody sees him as a shooter from long distance, but he has a full game, said Reeves. Basketball was the . Such scenarios ran through Russ Gilmore's mind before the 1998-99 season when presented the opportunity to coach the boys' basketball team at Hobbs High School (New Mexico). Tanner Hobbs "Scroll-stopping" content to present your property, properly. Coach Hadley attended LACES High School and Serra High School, graduating from LACES in 1992. [7] Despite winning the state championship, Tasker was unhappy that Lovington High would not give him his own key to the gym,[4] so he accepted an offer to become the head basketball coach in nearby Hobbs, New Mexico beginning with the 1949-50 season. In 2007, McKinsey became the Head Girls' Basketball coach at Serra, where he coaches presently. He basically played what Tasker always played, and then he played the full-court, man-to-man defense. He attended their winter instructional league and spring training, but was released when the Cubs drastically reduced the size of their farm club. Coach Tasker started the press back in the 1950s with guys like Bill Bridges (who later played at Kansas and then 13 seasons in the NBA) and Kim Nash, Hobbs guard Duane Henry recalled recently. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. He is the former head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. Known for employing a full-court press for the entire game,[4] Tasker's teams were often high scoring, with his 1969-70 team averaging 114.6 points per game and recording 14 consecutive 100-point games, both national high school records. Tweet. (The 1995 Albuquerque High boys champions also will be recognized that day, and the New Mexico Activities Association will hold a lunch banquet for all of its reunion teams Friday.). The late Hobbs High boys basketball coach Ralph Tasker instructs his 1969-70 state championship team on how to average 114 points a game. Hobbs' stats have been entered for the 61-51 win vs. Clovis on 2/23/2023 6:00 PM. (Courtesy of Rick Shed), Hobbs coach Ralph Tasker confers with his son Tim in the fourth quarter of the 1970 Class 4A (large school) state championship game. After graduating from HobbsHigh, Abbott went on to attend FortLewis Junior College in Durango,Colorado, where he played basketball well enough to earn All-Conference honors. Back in those days more teams played a more controlled, disciplined type of offense, said Ashcraft, who is now based out of Weatherford, Oklahoma. By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Kevin Wilson, whose love of football began on football fields in Maiden, is again a head coach in college football. Abbott apparently learned a lot from Task-er, his mentor. (Jacey Zembal/The Wolfpack Central) During this time, he worked at both schools in the training and development of their guards and honed his recruiting skills. (Hobbs High School archives), Coach Ralph Tasker poses with his Hobbs High School boys basketball team during practice in 1969-70. We had a pretty big lead at half 20-plus points, Robinson said. FIRST TEAM Asia. During his tenure, the Colonials won two Atlantic 10 Conference championships and made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 200507. [12] The 1965-66 Eagles team proved to be one of Tasker's best, however, as they won the state championship and also posted a 26-0 record to give him his first undefeated season. You love having guys like that on your team., Reeves is just the fourth head coach for the program over the past 70+ years. . Lets say this: It was like a hurricane hit me, said Albuquerque coaching legend Jim Hulsman, who was coaching in his first title contest. Marco Boyle . The Eagles hope to avoid a third setback on Friday night against the Cavemen. He would go on to play at the University of Texas. Hobbs Freshman High School Staff Physical Education Department Coach Jennifer Williams- Pe, Basketball,Cross Country. And that was without the 3-point shot. Email addresses are used solely for verification and to speed the verification process for repeat questioners. "[20], "New Mexico Boys State Basketball Champions", "Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award", 2009 National High School Sports Record Book, "1941-42 Crawford County Basketball Scores", "The Other Great Places to Watch High School Hoops", "Hobbs High Takes Aim at 17th State Title", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Tasker&oldid=1100505154, This page was last edited on 26 July 2022, at 07:52. The last one to move in and be part of the group came into the Hobbs school system in the seventh grade. During his tenure, the Colonials won two Atlantic 10 Conference championships and made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2005-07. Free returns available. It was the first time Albuquerque High had played in the state championship game since 1946, Hulsman said recently. I was the number one presser; I picked up the first person trying to catch the in-bounds pass. On 2/23, the Hobbs varsity basketball team won their home tournament game against Clovis (NM) by a score of 61-51. I learned how to talk fast broadcasting his games. Coach Ralph Tasker is top right. They had three children: Nancy, Diane, and Tim. ADVERTISEMENT The winning started immediately. The Scarlet Knights are led by seventh-year head coach Steve Pikiell and play their home games at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway . Reeves is looking forward to Dunlap making his return to Tasker Arena during the HHT. Victor Rotunno. Consider that the winning team in the last seven New Mexico big-schools boys championship games has scored no more than 61 points. Joseph West Special Education/Business Market Finance/Coach.
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