Hoops Notes

Hoops Notes: Beachwood Begins Season With Win

Everything you need to know about the boys basketball teams at Beachwood, Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights.

The Bison opened their season with a 67-57 win on Dec. 1 against rival Orange. Freshman Ronald Jones had a solid debut with 11 points and eight rebounds. “I was happy with the way he played,” Beachwood coach Jason Pecjak said. “In that kind of atmosphere, with a packed house and a rivalry game, you just didn’t know what to expect. He just really answered the bell with eight points in the first half. He came right off the bench and gave us a spark.” Junior Julio Stevens also scored 11 points while junior point guard John Davis III led the team with 21 points and dished out four assists. “It was probably the worst shooting game he’s had since he’s been at Beachwood,” Pecjak said. “I think it was just some first game nerves, but he did what …

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Hoops Notes: Beachwood Boys Basketball Welcomes Deep Freshman Class

Everything you need to know about the boys basketball teams at Beachwood, Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights.

An influx of young talent could have Beachwood boys basketball in position to make deep tournament runs for the next few seasons, headlined by one of the state’s top freshmen 6-foot-3 forward Ronald Jones. Jones and fellow freshmen Jalen Davis and Dassan Rhodes were focal points on their middle school teams that went a combined 33-0 in seventh and eighth grade. Davis will split time between varsity and JV while Rhodes could work his way onto varsity some point in the season. Jalen’s older brother, junior John Davis III, will continue be the focal point of the Bison. Davis is getting a lot of Division I looks and was critical to Beachwood’s 14-9 season that ended in a 69-67 double overtime loss against St. Peter Chanel in the Bison’s first …

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