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| Tuesday, March 04, 2008- 12:04 PM |
| Globe Wins Region XV Mens Division I Title |
During the regular season, Globe and Monroe College split their two meetings but the two DI schools met again Saturday night for the Region XV title held at Suffolk County Community College in Selden, NY. Coming into the championship game, following a coin flip to determine the top three seeds, #1 Globe had knocked out #4 Westchester 94-85 while #3 Monroe defeated #2 TCI 95-88.
For Globe, which lost to Westchester in the regional finals in 2007, 2008 was a different story as the Knights, behind Head Coach Ken Wilcox, ran out to an early lead against the Monroe Mustangs and then held on to earn the title by a score of 88-70. Globe was led in scoring by Mike Campbell with 24 points and DiShawn Bradshaw with 17 while Freddy Obame led Monroe in scoring with 23 points.
Their were Tournament Co-MVPs for Globe with Mike Campbell and Rob Robinson sharing those honors. Also named to the All Tournament team were:
Freddy Obame, Monroe College
Wesley Perryman, Monroe College
Terron Stowe, TCI
Both teams now advance to the District 3 Championships which will be co-hosted by Globe and Monroe at Westchester Community College on Saturday/Sunday March 8 and 9. Matchups are as follows: 1:00 p.m. between the Monroe College (Region 15 runner-up) and Vincennes College (Region 12 Champion) and 4:00 p.m. between the Globe Institute of Technology (Region 15 Champion) and Chesapeake College (Region 20 Champion) on Saturday, March 8, 2008. The championship game is 4:00 pm. on Saturday, March 9, 2008.
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