Lake Erie Elite appears on Ohio High School Hoops Blog!

Ohio High School Hoops was on hand saturday in Akron, Ohio, to watch the 15U division and caught a glimpse of Lake Erie Elite.

15U: Gold Bracket:

King James Shooting Stars- lost in the 15U Gold Bracket title game to Expressions Elite out of Maine.

All-Ohio Red- lost in the Final Four of Gold Bracket play to Expressions Elite.

Ohio Basketball Club- lost in Elite of Gold Bracket to All-Ohio Red.

Lake Erie Elite- lost in the Sweet 16 Gold Bracket action to a very good Mid America Elite squad.

**Lake Erie Elite’s roster includes David Doster of Sandusky Perkins, Cody Thompson of Huron, Gabe Camella of Huron, Chris Laughlin of Milan Edison, Ricky Heck of Monroeville, Denarius Harris of Sandusky St. Mary, Nic Williams of Sandusky Perkins, Luke Frankboner of Milan Edison, Bob Harwood of Norwalk St. Paul, and Derek Gray of Clyde.

15U: Silver Bracket

Ohio Tar Heels- lost in the 15U Silver Bracket Final Four to Indiana Elite Hoopmatics who eventually won the Silver.

15U: Bronze Bracket

Ohio Tigers Select- lost in the 15U Bronze championship game to BSA Select out of Pennsylvania.

2011 King James Recap

Lake Erie Elite turned in an outstanding performance at the 2011 King James Classic in Akron, Ohio, over the weekend. Finishing with a 3-1 record and a Sweet Sixteen Appearance in the Gold Bracket. Lake Erie Elite began with a Friday night game against the Atlanta Knicks beating them 51-42. Saturday morning Lake Erie began their fantastic run to the sweet 16, first beating CTS (PA) 50-33, then beating CIA Bounce from Canada 62-42. The sweet 16 match-up was against AAU power Mid-America Elite and Lake Erie couldn't match their size losing 68-48. Full Tournament Brackets: Results

Lake Erie Elite were without both of their primary post players, 6'7 Luke Frankboner and 6'5 Bob Harwood. Rick Heck and Gabe Camella had to set up and guard the post players for the opposing teams and they did a great job even though they were under sized. A huge pick-up for the weekend was 5'6 Nick Ruthsatz from St. Anthony's High School (NJ). With him and the stellar play from Denarius Harris and Nic Williams Lake Erie Elite put together their best tournament performance of the year. Lake Erie Elite has a week off before the Bill Hensley Run-N-Slam in Fort Wayne, Indiana, May 6-8.

2011 King James Shooting Stars Classic

One of the most anticipated AAU tournaments of the spring is finally here and for the 2nd consecutive year Lake Erie Elite will be apart of it. During the 2010 King James Classic, Lake Erie Elite lost to eventual 14U champs, Ray Allen Select, and against the D-1 Greyhounds during their pool play games and were sent to the bronze bracket. On that sunday, Lake Erie rallied off 2 wins to make it to the semi-finals then losing to Dayton Salvation Army. Here's a look at this years pool play games for Lake Erie Elite:

Friday April 22, 2011
Lake Erie Elite vs. Atlanta Knicks (GA) 8:40 p.m at Green HS Court #2

Saturday April 23, 2011
Lake Erie Elite vs. Court Time-CTS (PA) 8:00 a.m at Walsh University Court #1

Full Tournament Information: 2011 King James Shooting Stars Classic

2011 Toledo Challenge Recap

Over the weekend in Perrysburg, Lake Erie Elite went 3-1 over the course of the 2 days losing in the semi-finals of the Championship Bracket against the Spartans. This is the second lost against the Spartans in a matter of a week. Lake Erie opened up with 2 overwhelming victories in pool play outscoring North Coast Eagles and Anthony Wayne Storm by a combined 110-31. On sunday, Lake Erie was without both their post players but still opened up with a close victory over Jet Stream then eventually losing to Spartans in the semis.


Up next for Lake Erie Elite, is a trip to Akron for the King James Classic, one of the top AAU tournaments in the country. Lake Erie will be undermanned for the trip but will look to put on a good performance.

2011 Toledo Challenge

Lake Erie Elite is playing in the 11th Annual Toledo Challenge this weekend in Perrysburg and looks to continue their success in the Ohio Youth Basketball Tournaments. Lake Erie will have two pool play games on saturday before beginning another tournament run on sunday.

Saturday April 16, 2011
Game 1:
Lake Erie Elite vs. Rockets
3:30p.m at Perrsyburg Jr. High Court 2

Game2:
Lake Erie Elite vs. Anthony Wayne Storm
7:50p.m at Perrysburg Jr. High Court 2

Full Tournament Information: 2011 Toledo Challenge

Combat in the Country Day 3

Lake Erie Elite came into day 3 of the Combat in the Country looking to bring home their first team championship of the spring. They fell short of the feat falling to Spartan BB Club in the finals 52-49. Lake Erie opened up play with their final pool play game winning against Air Attack-Rowlands 52-43. All 10 players scored with David Doster and Nic Williams leading the way with 10 each, this game was highlighted by a thunderous slam dunk by Lake Erie Elite's Cody Thompson. Lake Erie received a bye into the semi-finals because of their 3-0 record in pool play. There Lake Erie Elite met Air Attack-Treen and came away with an impressive victory 61-40. All 10 players once again found the scoring column with Derek Gray leading the way with 19, including 5 3-point field goals in the first half, and Bob Harwood contributing 10.


In the finals, Lake Erie ran into Spartan BB Club who they beat during pool play games. This time however, Spartan's got the best of Lake Erie and prevailed 52-49. David Doster was the high point man in the finals with 15 and Nic Williams added 10.


Despite losing in the finals, this was a very successful weekend for Lake Erie Elite and should prepare them for upcoming tournaments. Nic Williams carried over his successful Buckeye Prep tournament into the Combat in the Country and continued to excell.

Combat in the Country Day 2

Lake Erie Elite battled through a slow start to prevail 64-53 against Tri County Elite Saturday night at the Cloverleaf Rec Center. Nic Williams led Lake Erie in scoring with 21, followed by Denarius Harris with 13. Lake Erie Elite finishes up pool play tomorrow at 11:10a.m and the single-elimination tournament starting later in the afternoon.

Combat in the Country Day 1

The only game of the night for Lake Erie Elite resulted in a 59-38 win against Spartan BB Club. Lake Erie Elite were led by solid all-around team defense. Lake Erie's offense was paced by smooth play out of Nic Williams and strong outside shooting from Chris Laughlin.

Combat in the Country

Lake Erie Elite 15U team is back in action this weekend following a successful weekend at the 7th Annual Buckeye Prep Invitational Tournament(Buckeye Prep Report)featuring many top teams and players in the midwest. The team is at the Combat in the Country this weekend in Lodi, Ohio.

Friday April 8, 2011
Lake Erie Elite vs. Spartan BB Club
7:15p.m at Cloverleaf Rec Center

Saturday April 9, 2011
Lake Erie Elite vs. Tri Co Elite
6:45p.m at Cloverleaf Rec Center

Sunday April 10, 2011
Lake Erie Elite vs. Air Attack-Gold
11:10a.m at Cloverleaf Rec Center

Tournament Games: TBA

Full information of tournament pools/brackets: Combat in the Country

2011 15U Team Roster

#1 David Doster - Sandusky Perkins High School
#2 Game Camella - Huron High School
#6 Derek Gray - Clyde High School
#14 Cody Thompson - Huron High School
#20 Chris Laughlin - Milan Edison High School
#21 Ricky Heck - Monroeville High School
#23 Denarius Harris - Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic High School
#31 Nic Williams - Sandusky Perkins High School
#42 Luke Frankboner - Milan Edison High School
#44 Bob Harwood - Norwalk St. Paul High School

Head Coach: Joe Scheid