Harrisburg Horizon Basketball

April 6, 2005, Harrisburg, PA...6'1" sparkplug guard of the league Co-Champions Harrisburg Horizon, Dave Jannuzzi, has been named Most Valuable Player of the Eastern Basketball Allaince for 2005. This is the third time that Jannuzzi, the Wilkes-Barre Native, has garnered the top award. He won in 2002 and 2003. Coaching and out-of-state tournaments prevented him from competing in the EBA in 2004. Jannuzzi lead the league with a 33.3 ppg average. His all-around play contributed to the Horizon capturing their fourth straight league crown.

Delaware's Anwar Scott was named Newcomer of the Year. Anwar twice scored over 30 points and added over 20 on four occasions as he posted a 28.5 ppg scoring average. His addition to the Destroyers line-up contributed mightily to their sharing the league crown with the Horizon.

Al Clocker, the perennial king pin among the EBA coaches, claimed his seventh Coach of the Year award over the leagues eight year existance. This award has significant meaning this year, because Clocker also was named WEBA Coach of the Year with his undefeated (9-0) Lady Horizon team. This is the first time a coach has been named to the top honor in both leagues and the first time a coach has guided an undefeated team in both leagues. Clocker's men's team went undefeated in 2002.

Dave Jannuzzi (Hbg/Wilkes) 33.3 ppg - Brad Meriweather ( Schuylkill/Alvernia) 28.8 ppg - Rasheed Brinkley ( Delaware / Shaw) 25.6 ppg - Anwar Scott ( Delaware / VA Union) 28.5 ppg - Wendyl Daniel ( Hbg./ N. Alabama ) 14.8 ppg.

Kevin Rowe (Hbg.) 19.0 ppg - Jamal Palmer ( Hbg. ) - 17.8 ppg - Tony Norman (DE) 7.5.ppg - Chris Rodgers ( Schuylkill) 16.7 ppg - Hakim Hart (DE) 9.9 ppg.

March 19, 2005, Harrisburg, PA... The Horizon won a hard fought battle for 1st place with a 120-112 win over Delaware. Both teams are now Co-Champions of the EBA with a 7-2-record. Dave Jannuzzi lead the victorious Horizon with 29 points and five other teammates joined him in double figures. Daniel, Shue and Rowe had 18 each, Palmer 16 and Inman 14.

Rasheed Brinkley continued his magic over the Horizon with 44 points to lead all scorers. Anwar Scott followed with 25 and Hakim Hart 20.

March 12, 2005, Harrisburg, PA... EBA scoring leader Dave Jannuzzi scored 29 points to lead his Horizon (6-2) to a 111 - 90 victory over upstate Schuylkill Fire Dogs.

Brad Merriweather had a brilliant performance for the losing Fire Dogs as he scored a game high 32 points and added 22 rebounds. His effort however, was not enough to overcome the solid team balance of the Horizon.

February 27, 2005, Harrisburg, PA... Rasheed Brinkley made the last bucket of his game high 36 points count, as he sank a shot from the corner with 1.2 seconds left on the overtime clock to send the Horizon down to defeat 121-119. Until that shot, Derrick Perry's seven foul shots in the overtime period kept Harrisburg in the game. Perry finished the game with a season high 35 points. Kevin Rowe had 26 in a losing effort.

February 26, 2005, Harrisburg, PA... Mike Shue scored a season high 31 points to lead the Harrisburg Horizon to a 123-101 victory over the Wilkes-Barre Blast. Jamal Palmer added 22 and Derrick Perry and Kevin Rowe each added 21.

Wilkes-Barre's Larry Jones was high scorer for the game with 36 points. Chris Parker added 21 for the losers.

February 19, 2005, Harrisburg, PA ... Dave Jannuzzi scored a season-high 38 points and Kevin Rowe had 26 points as the host Horizon easily defeated Philadelphia 122-100. Wendyl Daniel playing a strong boardgame contributed 10 of his 18 points from the foul line. Reading's Brad Merriweather was high scorer for Philadelphia with 29 points with all but six of those points coming in the first half.

February 13, 2005, Harrisburg, PA...South Jersey Ivy behind ex-Princeton star Brian Earl's 32 points, handed the Harrisburg Horizon their first loss of the season 111-107. Strong 3-point shooting by the Ivy, who made 13 from the outer line to Harrisburg's 6 and the Horizon's inability to convert free throws (21 for 37) lead to the Horizon downfall.

Dave Jannuzzi was high scorer for Harrisburg with 29 points and his alley-opp pass to Kevin Rowe put the home team ahead for the first time in the game 92-91 at the 5:52 mark of the 4th quarter. However, minutes later Brian Earl nailed one of his four 3-pointers and the Ivy grabbed the lead 104-101 with 1:19 on the clock and never looked back.

January 29, 2005, Harrisburg, PA... Harrisburg Lady Horizon won a hard nip and tuck road battle against the Delaware Lady Destroyers at Wilmington, Delaware 77-74.

The Horizon men coasted to a decisive 129-114 over the Destroyers. Dave Jannuzzi playing his first game of the 2005 season, showed no signs of rust as he threw in 35 points which included 3-pointers and a perfect 8 for 8 from the foul line as the Horizon used a dominant team effort for a 129-114 win at Delaware. Jamal Palmer continued his solid all-around game with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his second straight double-double of the season.Mike Shue came out of the game in the 2nd quarter with a deep gash under his chin, but returned to play in the 2nd half and immediately threw in three 3-pointers in the space of two minutes. He finished the night with 16 points. Derrick Perry and Kevin Rowe with 14 points each and Wendyl Daniel's 11 points rounded out the Horizon's six men in double figures.

January 17, 2005, Harrisburg, PA..The Horizon recovered from a sluggish first half to post their first win of the 2005 season 113-94 over the Schuylkill Fire Dogs.

With league MVP Kevin Rowe in foul trouble, the Horizon got a scoring boost from super-sub Derrick Perry when they needed it most in the 3rd period. Perry made 4 straight shots with the scored tied at 66-66 to pull the Horizon ahead 73-66 and the Horizon coasted to victory from there.

Jamal Palmer, Mike Shue and Wendyl Daniel each had 21 points to lead the Horizon. Bill Merriweather was leading scorer with 19 points for the Fire Dogs.

May 12, 2004, Harrisburg, PA... Dominance is a trait that any sports franchise would like to have. And this year's Harrisburg Horizon had it.

They had it when they won their first five games by an average of 25 points. They had it when they outscored Schuylkill 18-11 in overtime to win what had been a close game. And they had it in their season finale when they crushed Philadelphia by 34 points to finish the year with an 8-1 record and their third consecutive EBA Championship.

With last year's MVP Dave Jannuzzi playing in Texas to start the year, Harrisburg was going to have to depend on other players to score. It was forward Kevin Rowe who answered the call, scoring 32 points to lead the Horizon to a 24-point victory over New York in the season opener. Rowe kept it going by averaging 27 points over the next four games. The Horizon followed Rowe's lead and won easily over Delaware, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill and Philadelphia.

What came next was Harrisburg's only loss of the season. With veteran guard Mike Shue out after re-aggravating an off-season wrist injury, the Horizon lost at home to Brooklyn 91-83. Harrisburg led 41-40 at halftime, but could not withstand Brent McCollum's 15-point effort in the second half.

With Shue out again, Harrisburg looked shaky in the first half at Delaware. But the Horizon managed to come back from being 17 points down in the second quarter to win 114-108. Rowe led the way for the Harrisburg with 24 points.

Still trying to regain their early-season form, the Horizon were forced into overtime by Schuylkill. Jamal Palmer's triple-double and Dave Jannuzzi's 25 points helped them hand on for a 116-109 victory. Jannuzzi had made his first appearance for the Horizon three weeks prior against Philadelphia.

Everything came together in the final game of the season, when the Horizon jumped out to a big lead against Philadelphia and never looked back. They won 122-89 over Philadelphia to win another league title. This time it was Mike Shue, making a triumphant comback, who led Harrisburg in scoring 27 points. With Shue back in the lineup, the Horizon looked like the team that was so dominant early in the season.

The Horizon had some peak performers this year, but Coach Al Clocker says that Harrisburg's continued success relies on continuity and teamwork. And, Harrisburg had it. Wendyl "Brutus" Daniel dominated teams inside. Forward Willie Chandler was a force both in the paint and on the perimeter. Every role player did his job and Clocker's team-oriented style worked again.

May 8, 2004, Harrisburg, PA... The stat sheet will show that Mike Shue scored 27 points against the Philadelphia Power on Saturday. But stats never tell the whole story.

After an off-season wrist injury caused the Harrisburg guard to miss two games, Shue came back for the season finale to lead Harrisburg to a 122-89 victory over Philadelphia.

Shue's return helped forward Kevin Rowe return to his early season form. Rowe scored 23 points, including 4 three-pointers and was able to get free on the perimeter as Shue contained defenders by posting up inside. Shue also had a good night from beyond the arc with 3 three-pointers.

The game was a blowout from the beginning. Though Philadelphia cut an early lead 20-16, Harrisburg managed to pull ahead by 18 early in the second quarter. Harrisburg turned it up a notch in the second half and led by at least 20 most of the way.

Guard Chris Rodgers and forward Ed Moore both had 19 points to lead Philadelphia. Forward Jamal Palmer finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds for Harrisburg.

It was a season-long struggle for Shue and his injured wrist, which was broken in a motorcycle accident last summer. Shue played in the first five games of the season, but looked to be done for the season after re-aggravating the injury against Philadelphia on April 10.

But Shue said the wrist felt good during a recent pick-up game and decided to return for Harrisburg's season finale. His return sparked his teammates who lost their only game of the season to Brooklyn in Shue's ansence.

The Horizon finished the season 8-1 and have owned the EBA's best regular season record for the past three seasons.

May 1, 2004, Harrisburg, PA... It was a designed play. But how it played out was not the way Schuylkill Coach Gary Metza drew it up.

With time running out in the fourth quarter, Schuylkill forward Jared Mills was forced to take a wild 3-point shot with two Harrisburg defenders in his face. It looked like a disaster until forward Bill Merriweather grabbed the airball and made an easy lay-up for the game-tying score.

But Schuylkill failed to capitalize on their good fortune and Harrisburg won 106-99 in overtime. Guard Dave Jannuzzi led the Horizon with 25 points and Mills led all scorers with 30 points.

Harrisburg forward Jamal Palmer had a triple double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks. Palmer was a defensive force throughout the game, including one play late in the fourth quarter when he blocked two Schuylkill shooters.

Even with great performances from Palmer and Jannuzzi, Harrisburg almost blew the game at the foul line. They shot 15-34 in the second half, but Jannuzzi went 6-6 in the final two minutes of regulation to help force overtime. The Horizon went 29-55 for the game and Schuylkill failed to do much better, making only 13 of 22.

Forward Kevin Rowe, Harrisburg's leading scorer for the year, failed to reach double-digit points for the first time this season as he finished with 8. Rowe has not been his usual self since guard Mike Shue left the team two weeks ago because of a nagging arm injury. Rowe was heard telling Harrisburg coach Al Clocker that he missed Shue on the court.

Harrisburg will end their regular season next Saturday, May 8 at home against Philadelphia at 7 PM.

April 24, 2004, Wilmington, DE.. The Horizon came back from a 17 point deficit mid-way through the 2nd period to post a 114-108 victory over the Delaware Destroyers. Kevin Rowe (24 & 11) and Wendyl Daniel (20 & 1 ) each posted double doubles.

Newcomer Corey Dickerson came to life in the 3rd period scoring 10 of his 21 points. Harrisburg grabbed the lead at 96-96 and held on for the hard fought road win.

April 18, 2004, Harrisburg, PA.. The Harrisburg Horizon couldn't match visiting Brooklyn's second-half scoring and lost their first Eastern Basketball Alliance game of the season 91-83, last night at Penn State/Harrisburg in Middletown.

Brent McCollum led the Blaze's second-half effort scoring 15 of his 21 points over that span. Wendyl Daniel had 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Horizon, who also got a 23-point game from Kevin Rowe. The Horizon led 41-40 at the half.

The Horizon go on the road this week to Delaware on April 24 and will be back at home in Middletown Saturday, May 1st vs Schuylkill Fire Dogs and Syrens.

Harrisburg, April 10, 2004...The Harrisburg Horizon won their fifth straight game Saturday with a 119-90 win over the Philadelphia Power.

Forward Kevin Rowe scored a game-high 31 points and continues to lead the league in scoring, averaging 27.8 ppg. Forward Jamal Palmer added 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Philadelphia guard Jermaine Bates led his team with 21 points. Forwards Chris Rodgers and Roland Ulmer both finished with 18 points.

The Horizon trailed 24-23 at the end of the first quarter, but outscored Philadelphia 34-15 to take a big lead into halftime. Rowe was 3-4 from three-point range and scored 17 points in the first half.

Reigning league MVP Dave Jannuzzi returned to Harrisburg's lineup after missing four games and scored 8 points off the bench. Jannuzzi first scored when he drove hard to the basket and beat two defenders for a nifty layup early in the game.

Harrisburg extended its lead throughout the second half, leading by as many as 30 points in the fourth quarter. Philadelphia was unable to get the deficit below 18 in the second half.

The Horizon look to extend their winning streak next Saturday April 17, when they host Brooklyn at Penn State/Harrisburg's Capital Union Building.

March 27, 2004, Harrisburg, PA... It was more of the same for the Harrisburg Horizon last night as they cruised to a 112-88 win over the Schuylkill Fire Dogs. The win improved Harrisburg's record to a league-best 4-0.

Willie Chandler scored 26 points and Kevin Rowe added 23 for the Horizon, who led by as many as 31 late in the game. Wendyl Daniel contributed 18 points and 13 rebounds. Forward Jared Mills scored a team-high 25 points for the Fire Dogs in the losing effort. Forward Cherron Jackson and guard Karim Francisco each had 16 points.

With the score tied at 15, Chandler scored eight straight points just before the first period ended. Harrisburg never trailed after that point, maintaining a comfortable lead throughout the game. A turn-around jump shot from forward Jamal Palmer extended Harrisburg's lead to 20 midway through the third quarter, Harrisburg's average margin of victory this season is 23.5 points.

Rowe's 23 points were enough to keep him atop the EBA in scoring with an average of 27 points per game. Rowe was 5-9 from the 3-point range and grabbed 7 rebounds.

The Horizon will continue their season April 10 when they host the Philadelphia Power at Penn State/Harrisburg. Next up for the Fire Dogs is a home game against Delaware at Nativity HS in Pottsville, April 4th.

March 20, 2004, Harrisburg... The Wilkes Barre Blast came to play the defending EBA Champion Harrisburg Horizon last night. But the real blast came when the Horizon scored 48 points in the first quarter. Wilkes Barre never recovered and Harrisburg ran away with a 143-107 victory. Power forward Kevin Rowe scored a team-high 27 points to lead the Horizon in scoring. Center James Inman added 23 points off the bench and former Harlem Globetrotter Wendyl Daniel contributed 19 points in the winning effort.

The game began with both teams trading baskets and playing to a 10-10 tie. Harrisburg then launched an all-out assult, converting from behind the arc three times in the first quarter and getting the ball in deep to Daniels, who had his way down low against Wilkes Barre defenders. Harrisburg exploded to a 48-22 lead by the end of the first quarter and the game was essentially over. Former Susquehanna HS star forward, Kevin DeVan led the Blast with 23 points from the forward position. It was not enough. The Horizon led by as many as 38 and six players finished in double digits. The punchline came when Rowe lobbed a pass to Inman for an alley-oop with under two minutes to play.

The only dent in the Horizon armor came when guard Mike Shue injured his left arm midway through the second quarter. Shue's injury occured when his shot was blocked and though he recovered the loose ball and scored on a short jump shot, Shue left the game immediately and did not return. He is questionable for next Saturday's game against Schuylkill. Shue was the team's leading scorer at the time of his injury with 14 points. The Horizon will look to win their fourth consecutive game next Saturday, March 27 as they host the Schuylkill Fire Dogs at Penn State/Harrisburg. The Horizon are marching towards their third straight EBA Championship.

March 15, 2004, Harrisburg.. Harrisburg Horizon used the three point bomb to sink the Delaware Destroyers 114-104. Behind Kevin Rowe's 7 points and Willie Chandler's 2-3's the Horizon held a 26-21 lead after the first period. Then the game really warmed up and the Harrisburg men threw in four more 3's in the 2nd period to hold a commanding 58-39 lead at half-time. Good team scoring distribution combined with solid defense allowed the Horizon to post the win despite being outscored in the two final periods by the Destroyers 64-56.

Harrisburg had five men in double figures lead by Willie Chandler's 31 points. He was followed closely by Kevin Rowe with 26, Mike Shue (15), James Inman (11) and Jamal Palmer (10) completed the fivesome. Palmer posted a double, double as he added 11 rebounds to his buckets.

Delaware's high scorer was Cheyney U.'s Devon Wade, who recorded 30 of his game high 32 points in the second half as the Destroyers tried to mount a come from behind attack. Former All-American from DePaul, Dallas Comegys had 8 points.

The Horizon will look for win #3 next Saturday, March 20 as they take on the Wilkes Barre Blast. Game time is 7PM.

Horizon Handle Pride 127-103 In EBA Opener

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March 7, 2004 - The Harrisburg Horizon beat the New York Pride 127-103 last night in the Eastern Basketball Alliance season Opener.

The Horizon took a 4-2 lead two minutes into the game and never looked back. Forward Kevin Rowe scored 13 of Harrisburg's first 15 points, helping them to a 38-19 lead early in the second quarter. Rowe Finished with a team high 32 points and 9 rebounds.

"My teammates were looking for me down court," said Rowe. "We were getting out in the open floor and I was the recipient of a lot of good passes in the open floor, (which led to) a lot of layups.

Forward Willie Chandler added eight first half points off the bench as the Horizon substituted early and often. All their players scored in the first half.

The Pride, behind guard Jonathan Frank's 15 first half points, chipped away at the Horizon lead to make it 57-47 at the half. Frank finished with a game high 35 points.

But the Horizon were hot to start the second half, going on a 17-3 run that was highlighted by Mike Shue's three-pointer and a Wendyl Daniel three-point play. The Pride managed to get within ten with five minutes remaining, but Harrisburg hit a couple of three-point shots to extend the lead for good.

"I thought everbody played well," said Horizon coach Al Clocker. "I think it was a typical first game. We need to work on some continuity, but I think positive signs are there and we're only going to get better as time goes on."

The Horizon are looking for their third EBA title and will continue their season at home next Saturday at Penn State/Harrisburg's Capital Union Building against Delaware. The Pride, who finished second last year, will play their next game against Delaware at home on March 21.

Horizon Players Join Globetrotters in Europe

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Harrisburg, Pa., March 31, 2003 --- "Winning is not a sometime thing: it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do the right thing once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." - Vince Lombardi

For the Harlem Globetrotters winning is the only thing. The Trotters never seem to lose. Through more than 200 games each and every year, the Trotters always win. It's a habit.

For the New York Nationals, losing is not a sometime thing, it's an all the time thing. A couple of hundred times every year, the Nationals always lose. To the Trotters, it's a habit. It's also a part of the show.

And so when the Harlem Globetrotters go to Europe this spring, they will win and win and win some more, and the New York Nationals will lose and lose and lose some more.

And when the Nationals lose all the games to the Trotters this spring, four members of the Harrisburg Horizon, players who have become used to winning, (The Horizon has lost only one game in the last two seasons), will become used to losing and losing and losing some more, because they will be playing for the Nationals. And losing is what the Nationals do for a living.

John Ferrari, the assistant coach of the Horizon, who is also the General Manager of the Nationals, has signed Horizon players Phil Woods, Neil King, Jay DeShields and Donalds Johnson to play for the Nationals in this spring's European tour. The tour, which tips off April 11 in Scotland, will also include stops in England, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France before reaching its winless (for the Nationals, that is) conclusion in June.

"I don't mind losing every night," says Woods, who is also the coach of Harrisburg's Lady Horizon. "After all, how often do you get a chance to be paid to see Europe?"

DeSheilds nodded his head in total agreement with Woods. "Getting paid to play basketball in Europe," DeShields said. "I couldn't ask for anything more."

Except maybe a win?

Harrisburg Horizon Win and Clinch 1st Place Title

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Harrisburg, Pa., March 16, 2003 --- The Harrisburg Horizon recorded a dominating 116-103 victory over the PA Push the Rock. After a sluggish 1st period that had the Horizon behind 28-27, they came to life with Mike Shue contributing 2 of his 5- 3-point shots to lead at halftime 54-44. Shue was high man with 27. Neil King followed with a double-double 25 points and 15 RB's. Jannuzzi contributed 25. Wendyl Daniel had 14 and Jason Maile 19 also hit double figures. This win, coupled with the NY Primetime loss to Westchester Saturday night, secured first place and the EBA 2003 Championship for the 2nd yr in a row for the Horizon.

Jannuzzi's 67 Points Shatters League Mark

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Harrisburg, Pa., March 16, 2003 --- Dave Jannuzzi smashed a five-year old Eastern Basketball Alliance record with 67 points in powering the Harrisburg Horizon to a lop-sided 147-108 win over in-state rivals, New Philadelphia Firedogs.

Jannuzzi who had 21 field goals and 20 free throws, broke Steve Worthy's mark of 48 which was set in 1998 with the Mercer Marauders. Jannuzzi's 20 free throws also moves him into a first place tie in thet EBA category.

Wayne Morris scored 47 in a losing effort.

Harrisburg opened the game fast and never looked back. They scored 40 points in the opening quarter and 43 in the 2nd to hold a commanding 83-41 lead at half-time. All five starters recorded double figures. Jason Maile had 25 followed by Mike Shue's 14. Kevin Rowe and Wendyl Daniel each recorded a double-double. Rowe had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Wendyl Daniel added 11 points and 10 boards.

Horizon Out Guns Revolution

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Harrisburg, Pa., March 1, 2003 --- Harrisburg Horizon registered win #6 with a 141-128 victory over the Morris Revolution. Harrisburg's strong inside, outside game was lead by their guard tandem of Dave Jannuzzi and Jason Maile. Jannuzzi made 6-3's on his way to his game high 35 points. Maile's 34 points included 5-3's. Kevin Rowe 24, Wendyl Daniel 22 and Mike Shue's 15 rounded out the players in double figures. Daniel and Rowe each had a double, double with 12 and 11 rebounds respectively.

Morris was lead by James Hargrove with 32 points, followed by Don Moxley 27 and Marvin Andrews 22.

Horizon are back in action, March 15 with a Ladies game at 5pm, followed by a Men's game at 7pm.

Harrisburg Horizon is Back on their Winning Streak

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Harrisburg, Pa., February 17, 2003 --- Harrisburg Horizon are back on their winning streak after winning their second straight this Saturday against Morris Revolution. The Horizon started off the game weak and a little off only leading at half time by a basket. Harrisburg really turned in an impressive shooting game sinking 19 3-pointers as team, finalizing the painful defeat 125-103.

Leading the way for the Horizon yet again was EBA league MVP 2002, Dave Jannuzzi. He led the Horizon with 29 points that of course included six 3-pointers and three assists. Jason Maile continued to give a great show for the fans scoring 26 points. Maile drained seven 3-pointers. With a double double night for the Horizon was Mike Shue with 24 points that included four 3-pointers and 11 rebounds. Kevin Rowe and Wendyl Daniel both scored 16 points for the Horizon's winning cause. James Inman also in double figures scored 12 points with seven rebounds.

Marvin Andrews led Morris with 35 points. Three-point specialist Clarence Thompson scored 27 points which included netting six 3-pointers. Morris played well against the Horizon but weren't strong enough to hold the extremely talented shooting team.

The Horizon is back in action next week, February 22, against the Westchester Wizards. Game time is set for 7pm at Penn State Harrisburg. The Lady Horizon are also back in action against the Schuylkill Syrens at 5pm after having a week off.

Harrisburg Seeks Revenge Against Delaware

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Harrisburg , Pa. , February 3, 2003 --- After dropping their first loss of the season and breaking their 15 game winning streak the Harrisburg Horizon had a lot to prove on Saturday going against the team that ended their streak. The Horizon sought sweet revenge this week defeating the Delaware Express 130-93. The Horizon improve to 3-1 overall and the Express drop to 2-3 on the season.

The Horizon dominated the whole game, playing solid defense and unstoppable offense. Leading the way for the Horizon was Dave Jannuzzi with 28 points while draining three 3-pointers. Not far behind Jannuzzi were teammates Kevin Rowe and Jason Maile tossing in 20 points a piece. Rowe had one three, eight rebounds, and three assists. Maile proceeded to sink four three?s, come up with four boards, and two assists.

DeWaune Wesley led the Express in their efforts with 27 points and seven rebounds. Tail Davis was the other Express player in the double digits with 23 points. Neither Wesley or Davis had enough to stop the Horizon?s run of 39 points in the fourth quarter.

The Horizon are off next week but return to action at Penn State Harrisburg matching up against Morris Revolution on February 15, 2003 . Tip-off is set for 7pm .

Horizon streak comes to an end in Delaware

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Harrisburg, Pa., January 27, 2003 --- If it's inevitable that all good things come to an end then reality set in Saturday night for the Harrisburg Horizon. Despite a 41 point game shooting performance from Jason Maile, the Horizon were out shot and out matched by the Delaware express.

A 40 point fourth period brought the Horizon streak to an abrupt end at 15. Trading baskets and three-point shots, with little defense put the season's first lose on the Horizon's record.

Jason Maile started the game strong with four 3-pointers in the first quarter posting 14 of his game total 41 in the opening quarter. He had eight 3-pointers for the game.

Mike Shue picked up the pace in the 2nd quarter with three 3 -pointers as the Horizon led 60-53 at halftime.

However the 2nd quarter proved to eventually be the downfall of the Horizon when halfway through the quarter, strong forward, Kevin Rowe was ejected for arguing a call. First time player, Bob Bone, came in for Rowe but contributed no scoring punch.

The teams exchanged basket for basket in the 3rd period as the Horizon increased its lead forward to 92-83.

Then the fateful 4th quarter began with the visitors from PA stretching their lead to 13 points before the roof fell in and the Express starting raining in buckets. William Davis made seven baskets out of eight shots in the closing quarter to add the 16 to his game leading 44 point night. With 28 seconds remaining Delaware tied the game at 121 with a lay-up and foul shot from Lenny Brown. With one second remaining,the Horizon saw their win streak halted when an alley-opp shot failed to find the basket.

The Horizon (2-1) will not have to wait long for revenge. The Express (2-2) come to town next Saturday, February 1, 2003 at Penn State HBG for the backside of the home and home weekend encounters.

Horizon Extend Winning Streak to 15

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Harrisburg, Pa., January 20, 2003 --- The Harrisburg Horizon extended their winning streak to 15 with a huge victory over rival New Philadelphia. The Horizon and New Philadelphia matched up last Saturday at Penn State Harrisburg for an intense battle which ended with Horizon on top 119-110.

Jason Maile continued to be on fire for the Horizon with a game high of 30 points, which included three 3-pointers and six rebounds. James Inman was also hot for the Horizon with 22 points and nine rebounds. Dave Jannuzzi wasn't far behind his teammates with 21 points with three 3 pointers. Mike Shue added 16 points to the win.

New Philadelphia's Wayne Morris turned in a stellar 26 point game but it wasn?t enough to stop the Horizon.

The Horizon will be on the road at Delaware, January 25, 2003 but will be back in action at Harrisburg on February 1, 2003 to take on the Delaware Express. Tip-off is set for 7pm at Penn State Harrisburg.

Horizon Starts Season Strong

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Harrisburg, Pa., January 13, 2003 --- The Harrisburg Horizon started their 2003 season with an impressive win over the New York Primetime on Saturday night at Penn State Harrisburg. With a stellar performance turned in by newcomer Jason Maile, the Horizon defeated the Primetime 121-95, to extend their winning streak to 14.

The Horizon dominated the entire game outshooting the Primetime with 37 field goals and 14 3-pointers while the Primetime shot 34 field goals but only two 3-pointers. The Horizon led at halftime with a score of 52-44 then really turned on the burners in the 3rd quarter scoring a stellar 42 points to put them on top 94-68, to insure the Primetime was out of striking distance.

Former University of Pittsburg guard Jason Maile led the team with 25 points which included six 3-pointers and 8 assists in his debut for the Horizon. Wendyl Daniel added 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Horizon victory. Rounding out the Horizon double digit scoring was James Inman with 22 points and 10 rebounds, Dave Jannuzzi and Jamar Perry both wih 14 points, and MIke Shue with 10 points.

New York Primetime was led by James "Speedy" Williams with 27 points and six rebounds.

The Horizon will continue their battle in the Eastern Basketball Alliance next Saturday, January 18, 2003 against rival New Philadelphia Firedogs. Tip-off is scheduled for 7pm in the Capital Union Building at Penn State Harrisburg.

Harrisburg Wins It All

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Harrisburg, Pa., April 15, 2002 --- In what would be a first for the Horizon, they pulled off back-to-back wins to clinch their first league championship against the New Philadelphia Firedogs; the first in a 132 - 104 victory and the second and deciding game 128-109 Sunday night.

In game one the Horizon had eight players score in double digits. League MVP Dave Jannuzzi lead the pack with 28 points and was followed by Biz Crosby with 22 points and 15 boards, his first double-double this season. Mike Shue and Damon Rountree followed with 16 and 15 points respectively. Rounding out the double digits scorers were Kevin Rowe and James Inman with 12 each and Jamar Perry and Wendyl Daniel with 11 each.

The Fire dogs were lead in scoring y Shannon Henry with 17 points and 6 rebounds. He was followed by Curtis Johnson with 15, Shammon Antrum had 14, Wayne Morris chipped in 13 and Mike Yaworsky followed up with 11.

In game two, the Firedogs jumped out to an early 12-point lead mid way through the first quarter. They lost that lead in the second quarter and then watched the Horizon take a slim one-point lead into the locker room at the half. In the opening minutes of the third quarter Biz Crosby threw in a three-pointer and added 6 more points to the score to provided a cushion that grew to 16-point cushion by the end of the third. The Firedogs seems to run out of steam mid-way through the fourth quarter and trailed by at least 15 during most of the quarter. The Horizon finished off the Firedogs with three points from bench player phil Woods.

Mike Shue lead the Horizon with 31 points that included a league tying and team record that included nine 3 pointers. He was followed by Dave Jannuzzi with 25, Damon Rountree with 17, Biz Crosby with 16. Jamar Perry and James Inman with 11 each.

The Firedogs were lead by Wayne Morris and Julian King with 29 each. Shannon Henry had 13 and was followed by three point specialist Ron Abdo with 11.

In the post game ceremonies, EBA Commissioner Juilus McCoy Presented the season ending trophies. Dave Jannuzzi was awarded the EBA MVP, Al Clocker was named EBA Coach of the Year and Biz Crosby was named Championship Series MVP.