After each game, the 1290 The Ticket broadcast team will select the night’s top performer. This student will be named the “1290 The Ticket Player of the Game” and will be presented with a plaque donated by Crown Trophy in People’s Plaza. Check back each week for 1290 The Ticket Player of the Game presented by Crown Trophy in People’s Plaza.
Players of the Game
Delaware’s only all sports radio station, 1290 The Ticket, is proud to announce the fifth annual 1290 The Ticket High School Basketball Awards. The All-Ticket Team was based upon the players that participated for schools located within the station’s coverage area of New Castle County, while the post-season awards were determined by play in the State Tournament.
For the first time in the history of the awards, repeat winners were selected for the two most coveted honors: Player of the Year and Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Sanford’s Khallid Hart was chosen to the All-Ticket Team for the first time and was also selected as the Championship Game MVP. In addition, Hart receives the Tournament Most Outstanding Player award two seasons after winning the trophy as a sophomore in 2010. This year, Andre Horne played for a different team than his previous season of Delaware High School Basketball competition, but his resulting award remains the same. After winning Player of the Year in 2010 as a sophomore at Hodgson, Horne now takes home the trophy as a senior at Newark. Joining Hart and Horne on the All-Ticket Team are Ben Bentil of Saint Andrew’s, Norville Carey of Red Lion, and Tyaire Hudson of Hodgson.
Senior Khallid Hart ended his high school basketball career as the first player in Delaware history to win three boys basketball state championships. The 6’2” captain of the three-peat Warriors averaged nearly 16 points per game during a regular season which featured his team losing only once and going end to end as the state’s number one ranked squad. The point guard upped his game for the state tournament and scored 21 points against both A.I. DuPont and Howard followed by 19 points vs. Concord at the Bob Carpenter Center. Hart capped off his phenomenal run with a 19 point performance in the championship against Newark that included 10-of-13 from the free throw line.
In addition to making his second All-Ticket Team, Newark’s Andre Horne also gets the Player of the Year nod for the second time in his career. In the 6’4” forward’s first season at Newark High School, Horne averaged 22 points and eight rebounds on his way to leading the Yellowjackets to their first championship game appearance since 2008. Horne scored 20 or more points in 14 games this season and saved perhaps his best game for the last of the regular season when he dropped 29 points against his former team, Hodgson, during a victory in the Blue Hen Conference Championship Game.
A former teammate of Andre Horne’s at Hodgson Vo-Tech, point guard Tyaire Hudson finished his career with the Silver Eagles as a four year starter. Hudson scored his 1,000th career point this season during a 1290 The Ticket Game of the Week broadcast against Polytech and helped lead his team to the Final Four. The 5’11” senior was part of a legendary “Big Three” trio along with Paris Ridgeway-Higgs and Anthony Bowers that combined to win 68 total games in four seasons.
No one played or stood taller this season than sophomore sensation, Ben Bentil of Saint Andrew’s. The 6’9”, 220 lb. center led the Cardinals to a number two ranking in the final poll of the regular season and a number five seed in the state tournament. The big man helped his team improve by four wins in 2011-12, the biggest being a victory over the eventual champion Sanford Warriors. In the only loss that Sanford would suffer the entire season, Bentil led all players with 21 points and added 10 rebounds and two blocks. Having already received looks from mid to high major colleges, the 10th grader has established Saint Andrew’s as a program on the rise.
Not eligible to compete for a State Championship in 2012, but still a top player in Delaware, Norville Carey of Red Lion rounds out the All-Ticket Team. The Morehead State signee averaged a team high 19 points and blocked a team high 22 shots while helping to lead the Lions to a 19-4 record against a tough out of state schedule. The 6’6” senior scored 20 or more points in 10 games and finished with a season high 35 points against Princeton Day Academy (MD).
Each winner and school will be presented one-of-a-kind customized trophies courtesy of Crown Trophy in People’s Plaza. For more information on past and present winners, visit 1290theticket.com.
2011-12 Players of the Game
March 10, 2012: Sanford 58, Newark 50 - Khallid Hart, Guard, Sr.
February 21 2012: Newark 63, St. Elizabeth 61 - Andre Horne, Forward, Sr.
February 7, 2012: Brandywine 41, Mount Pleasant 39 - Jamal Davis, Guard, Sr.
January 31, 2012: Glasgow 64, Wilm. Christian 49 - Mahir Johnson, Guard, So.
January 24, 2012: Red Lion 68, Life Center (NJ) 54 - Norville Carey, Forward, Sr.
January 17, 2012: Sanford 48, St. Andrew's 38 - Khallid Hart, Guard, Sr.
January 14, 2012: Hodgson 65, Polytech 53 - Anthony Bowers, Guard, Sr.
January 10, 2012: Sanford 53, Tatnall 42 - Khallid Hart, Guard, Sr.
January 7, 2012: Concord 56, William Penn 35 - J.W. Lawson, Guard, Sr.
December 20, 2011: Concord 58, Newark 57 - J.W. Lawson, Guard, Sr.
December 13, 2011: Hodgson 57, Howard 53 – Tyaire Hudson, Guard, Sr.
2010-11 Players of the Game
March 12, 2011: Sanford 60, Red Lion 58 – Trevor Cooney, Guard, Sr.
February 25, 2011: Life Center (NJ) 94, Red Lion 89 – LaQuinton Ross, Forward, Sr.
February 18, 2011: St. Elizabeth 57, Tatnall 56 – Tim Massado, Guard, Jr.
February 16, 2011: Delcastle 62, Brandywine 48 – Brien Boddy, Guard, Sr
February 8, 2011: Brandywine 58, William Penn 55 – Charles Jackson, Forward, Sr.
January 25, 2011: Appoquinimink 63, Hodgson 59 – A.J. English, Guard, Sr.
January 21, 2011: Concord 59, Glasgow 43 – Quincy Pettiford, Forward, Sr.
January 18, 2011: Red Lion 76, Archmere 28 – Deon Edwin, Guard, Jr.
December 21, 2010: Concord 59, Newark 50 – Solly Stansbury, Center, So.
December 14, 2010: Delcastle 49, A.I. DuPont 44 – Terrance Bobb-Jones, Forward, Sr.
December 7, 2010: Sanford 62, Westtown (PA) 50 – Deon Jones, Forward, Sr.
2009-10 Players of the Game
March 13, 2010: Sanford 55, Dover 45 - Trevor Cooney, Guard, Jr.
February 24, 2010: Newark 58, St. Elizabeth 56 - Raymar Wescott, Forward, Sr.
February 19, 2010: Hodgson 65, Glasgow 33 - Shakeel Jeffcoat, Guard, Sr.
February 2, 2010: Newark 55, Concord 53 (OT) - Taylor Reynolds, Guard, So.
January 26, 2010: Hodgson 76, Appoquinimink 70 - Andre Horne, Guard, So.
January 19, 2010: Concord 61, William Penn 54 - Keith Yancey, Guard, Sr.
January 12, 2010: Sanford 60, Tatnall 48 - Khallid Hart, Guard, So.
January 5, 2010: A.I. duPont 65, William Penn 52 - Levi Blaylock, Guard, Sr.
December 17, 2009: Hodgson 95, Dover 87 - Shakeel Jeffcoat, Guard, Sr.
December 15, 2009: Delcastle 68, A.I. duPont 60 - Brandon Bobb-Jones, Forward, Sr.
2008-09 Players of the Game
March 14, 2009: William Penn 67, Caesar Rodney 54 – Thomas Davis, Guard, Sr.
February 17, 2009: Delcastle 56, Glasgow 53 – Jonathan Dickey, Guard, Sr.
February 13, 2009: Hodgson 70, Caravel 68 – Joel Brokenbrough, Jr.
February 10, 2009: Glasgow 45, Newark 36 – Charles Burley, Guard, Sr.
February 3, 2009: A.I. DuPont 74, Delcastle 62 – Daquane Peterson, Guard, Sr.
January 27, 2009: Newark 76, William Penn 59 – Leyland Tait, Forward, Sr.
January 13, 2009: Tatnall 60, Sanford 48 – Nick Ramone, Guard, Jr.
January 7, 2009: Hodgson 50, Concord 38 – Joel Brokenbrough, Forward, Jr.
December 19, 2008: William Penn 81, Tatnall 76 – Devon Dorsey, Forward, Jr.
December 16, 2008: Sanford 60, Glasgow 58 OT - Trevor Cooney, Guard, So.
2007-08 Players of the Game
February 18, 2008: Smryna 67, Archmere 53 – Paul Reynolds, Forward, Jr.
February 2, 2008: Ursuline 57, Germantown (PA) 47 – Elena DelleDonne, Forward, Sr.
January 26, 2008: Hodgson 62, William Penn 59 – Nafis Richardson, Guard, Sr.
January 25, 2008: Hodgson 68, McKean 49 – Jamal Merrell, Forward, Jr.
January 22, 2008: Caravel 57, St. Elizabeth 56 – Erique Gumbs, Forward, Jr.
January 15, 2008: Tatnall 54, Sanford 49 – Justin Perrillo, Forward, Jr.
January 11, 2008: Glasgow 59, Newark 52 – Travon O’Brien, Forward, Sr.
January 8, 2008: Ursuline 50, Padua 43 – Erin Edwards, Guard, Sr.
December 20, 2007: William Penn 77, Christiana 69 – Brian Oliver, Guard, Jr.
Award Winners
2011-12 All-Ticket Team
Ben Bentil, St. Andrew's, Sophomore
Norville Carey, Red Lion, Senior
Khallid Hart, Sanford, Senior
Andre Horne, Newark, Senior (Player of the Year)
Tyaire Hudson, Hodgson, Senior
2010-11 All-Ticket Team
Terrance Bobb-Jones, Delcastle, Senior
Deon Edwin, Red Lion, Junior
AJ English, Appoquinimink, Senior
Deon Jones, Sanford, Senior (Player of the Year)
Tim Massado, St. Elizabeth, Junior
2009-10 All-Ticket Team
Terrance Bobb-Jones, Delcastle, Junior
Trevor Cooney, Sanford, Junior
A.J. English, Appoquinimink, Junior
Andre Horne, Hodgson, Sophomore (Player of the Year)
Deon Jones, Sanford, Junior
2008-09 All-Ticket Team
Charles Burley, Glasgow, Senior
Trevor Cooney, Sanford, Sophomore
Brian Oliver, William Penn, Senior
Justin Perillo, Tatnall, Senior (Player of the Year)
Daiquanne Peterson, A.I. duPont, Senior
2007-08 All-Ticket Team
Dominic Morris, Caravel, Junior
Travon O’Brien, Glasgow, Senior
Justin Perillo, Tatnall, Junior
Paul Reynolds, Smyrna, Junior
Nafis Richardson, Hodgson, Senior (Player of the Year)
Player of the Year
2012 – Andre Horne, Newark (Forward, Sr.)
2011 – Deon Jones, Sanford (Forward, Sr.)
2010 – Andre Horne, Hodgson (Forward, So.)
2009 – Justin Perillo, Tatnall (Forward, Sr.)
2008 – Nafis Richardson, Hodgson (Guard, Sr.)
2008 – Elena DelleDonne, Ursuline (Forward, Sr.)
Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2012 – Khallid Hart, Sanford (Guard, Sr.)
2011 – Deon Jones, Sanford (Forward, Sr.)
2010 – Khallid Hart, Sanford (Guard, So.)
2009 – Omarr Skinner, William Penn (Guard, Sr.)
Championship Game MVP
2012 – Khallid Hart, Sanford (Guard, Sr.)
2011 – Trevor Cooney, Sanford (Guard, Sr.)
2010 – Trevor Cooney, Sanford (Guard, Jr.)
2009 – Thomas Davis, William Penn (Guard, Sr.)
Records
Player of the Game Winners (Total)
3 – Trevor Cooney, Sanford
3 – Khallid Hart, Sanford
2 – Joel Brokenbrough, Hodgson
2 – Andre Horne, Hodgson & Newark
2 – Shakeel Jeffcoat, Hodgson
2 – J.W. Lawson, Concord
Player of the Game Winners (Single Season)
3 – Khallid Hart, Sanford (2011-12)
2 – Joel Brokenbrough, Hodgson (2008-09)
2 – Shakeel Jeffcoat, Hodgson (2009-10)
2 – J.W. Lawson, Concord (2011-12)
Player of the Game Winners (Multiple Seasons)
3 – Trevor Cooney, Sanford (’09, ’10, ’11)
2 – Andre Horne, Hodgson ('10) & Newark ('12)
Player of the Game Winners (Class)
32 – Senior
12 – Junior
6 – Sophomore
0 – Freshman
