PHILADELPHIA - La Salle junior guard Alexis Scott was tabbed the Big 5 Player of the Week after helping the Explorers to a Big 5 win over Penn last week.
She was also voted La Salle’s Student-Athlete of the Week.
On Nov. 20th 2011, The Dream House Foundation was partaking in a home makeover for a woman and her children in Union, New Jersey. This family was struck with a life changing event. The mother of three children found out that her two youngest children Noelle and Mike, who are twins, have a degenerative muscle disease. Understand that these two children did not have this problem at a younger age. Unfortunately it has caused them to become depend on wheelchairs for mobility. When the Dream House Foundation came to see the house the family was told that the twin’s rooms would be getting a makeover. Little did they know that the whole interior of the house would be made over from the wall to floors and the appliances to the tabletops. Several people from the FBC Defenders Organization (Marisa McCabe, Coach Nicole Lilenfeld, and Coach Stone) came out and gave a helping hand in a project that was right in their backyard. This may be just community service to some but we looked at it as an opportunity that may never come again and a chance to be impactful in the community beyond the basketball court. Life lessons are not just figured out by living life but by helping those around you. Do not let the Thanksgiving season be the only time of giving but let it be a lifestyle.
The 2012 college recruiting class of New Jersey will contain at least 2 players from the Defenders program. Within the last 24hrs the program has had Jasmine Walker committing to Monmouth University (NEC Conference) and Taryana Kelly committing to Maryland Eastern Shore (MEAC Conference). With their families, teammates, and friends looking on, these athletes proudly signed and faxed in their NLIs this week making there journey complete and dream a reality. The two players are teammates at North Brunswick Township High School and are going to be relied on heavily by the team if North Brunswick is to make a run at the Middlesex County title this season.
Please join me in congratulating Jasmine Walker and Taryana Kelly as well as Monmouth University and Maryland Eastern Shore!
As signing day is upon us we received word today that two FBC Defenders 2012 players will announce their college choice early next week. The club has posted a facebook event saying that Jasmine Walker will announce her decision on Monday, 11/14/ at 3:15pm, and Taryana Kelly will announce her decision on Tuesday, 11/15 at 2:45pm. Please join the program in congratulating them both!!
FBC Defenders AAU Club Staff
Are you looking for a fun filled, economical way to spend your Halloween? Well, the FBC Defenders have got exactly what you are looking for! Come out and join us as we host a night of “Costume Bowling” at TenPin Lanes in Manville, NJ. Everyone (especially the kiddies) is encouraged to wear a costume and “Treats” will be available for all the little kiddies that come dressed in costume.
For tickets contact: FBC Defenders AAU Club fbcdefendesrsaau@gmail.com
732-501-8244 Coach Frederick
732-742-9436 Coach Stone
SOLDIERS In The Army Of Stone!!!
Congratulations to FBC Defenders (Frederick) on a great Quaker City Challenge Tournament!
Both their hard work and TEAM work paid off as they captured Third Place Honors in their Division. After a difficult Thursday night loss to the New York Revolution, the Defenders quickly regrouped and played impressive basketball the entire weekend. Friday’s game against the Philly Freedom started out with a low scoring first half, but the Defenders turned it on after halftime with field goals and free throws falling, leading to a 35 to 31 victory. The team played their next game several hours later versus the Spotsylvania Sting, who led 28-25 at the half. Throughout the game the Defenders (Frederick) had great ball movement, wonderful assists, aggressive shooting, and tight defense, which contributed to the team’s 49-47 win.
On Saturday, they continued their strong team play in a tough, physical game versus the Silver Bullets of Long Island with the final result being a dominant 42-32 victory (their 3rd in a row!!). The girls, who were definitely on a roll and feeling good, quickly shifted their focus to their second game of the day, which was against a tough Tarheels team from South Jersey. While the Defenders played strong and were down by only three points at halftime, the Tarheels turned it on in the second half and won the game 54-41.
We are extremely proud of the ladies of Coach Frederick’s Defenders team who fought hard in every game and ended the weekend with a 4-2 record! We also want to offer our deepest thanks to Coach John Frederick for his amazing dedication and for everything he has done for our girls!!
CALLING ALL OLD SCHOOL, IN SCHOOL NEW SCHOOL TO RETURN HOME!
The 2011 FBC Defenders Banquet date has been set and promises to be a blast for everyone! All are welcome as the defenders gather to celebrate the 2011 season. There will be food, trophy presentations, guest speakers and a fun filled look back on the season! If you are a current member of the family, Alumni, or just someone who wants to show your support, we would love to have you stop by and join us.
RSVP by: August 8, 2011 via email: bodden35@optonline.net
CONGRATULATIONS to the defenders program as they pulled together to make it to the final 4 in the Pacific Bracket at the 2011 US Invitational at Penn State! In the semi-final game the defenders finally lost one but that is not the real story of the game. They started with only 5 players against the Team Cisco from Quebec City Canada (11 players). At the half the defenders were down by only 3 pts and Team Cisco realized they were in a dog fight. The start of the second half proved that the defenders were there to win it all but with 10 minutes left (16min half) a player fouled out of the game! Determined to fight until the end, cause that is what defenders do, the FBC Defenders switched to a diamond defense (with only 4 player eligible) and for the next 6mins 30sec the score differential was never more than 5 pts. Can you believe that?! But with 3mins 30sec left in the game fatigue finally overtook the defender and they eventually lost the game by 13pts. On that day the team showed everyone why their head coach refers to all players in his program, he is the founder, as SOLDIERS!!! Yes they lost the battle, but they WON the war! Stay tuned as the player stats will be posted on this website shortly…
To all FBC Defenders players and family, FBC Defenders Frederick (Altlantic Division Bracket III) and FBC Defenders Stone (Pacific Division Bracket I) the program will view the NCAA video together on Tuesday @ 12 noon, Multipurpose Building (down the hill from Bryce Jordan Ctr) on Penn State University campus. Please go to BlueChip Basketball website for details on admissions, schedules, rules, campus map, site locations, parking, etc. Everyone please park in the big parking lot adjacent to the Bryce Jordan Ctr and be sure to get your parking pass to display in your window from your coaching staff. This is the only lot designated for tournament parking. Park anywhere else @ your own risk!
PLEASE NOTE: US Invitational Tournament is bracket play. Because of that style each time you play a game the team you are facing will have the exact same record as you. Also it means that each time you play a game, your next game is determined by whether you win or lose. If you lose you move through the bracket to the left, if you win then you move to the right. After your second game it becomes more difficult to track your progression without looking at the bracket layout. Because of that the game schedule on the website is somewhat tricky to follow. Please be sure you print the bracket files for your team’s division prior to getting to Penn State. It will just make your life so much easier for the week, promise.