As March Madness approaches, athletes with local ties are making headlines with their respective top-25 squads.
La Salle’s Rodney Green rank among the Atlantic-10 leaders in several categories.
Marcus and Markieff Morris know a little something about being No. 1 from their Prep Charter days. The twins had helped their Huskies capture two PIAA state titles and a Public League crown.
Could an NCAA championship be next?
The sophomore duo is a serious contender. Their Kansas Jayhawks are No. 1 in the AP Top 25. With Monday’s 59-54 victory over Texas A&M, the squad improved to 25-1 overall and 11-0 in the Big 12. Marcus tallied a team-high 12 points, while Markieff chipped in nine points and six boards.
At a Feb. 5 press conference, Marcus spoke about being undefeated in conference play:
“We were just going into conference trying to play as hard as we could. It is great that we are undefeated and we are going to try to stay undefeated. We never look forward to losing. We are going to come out and play our best against every team we play, we never look past a team.”
Two Neumann-Goretti grads are making headlines with No. 5 Syracuse University, who had its 11-game win streak halted Sunday by Louisville. Rick Jackson, a junior forward, has started all 26 games and is averaging 9.3 points and 6.9 rebounds a contest. Scoop Jardine, a sophomore guard, is contributing 8 points and 4.8 assists.
Closer to home, South Philadelphia High grad Ramone Moore, a sophomore guard, is averaging 6.7 points and 2.7 rebounds a game for his No. 21 Temple Owls. Saturday, the Owls have a noon tilt with the St. Joe’s Hawks at the Palestra. Comcast SportsNet is carrying the game.
As college opponents, Rodney Green and Jason Love squared off four times in four seasons, with Love’s Xavier University Musketeers topping Green’s La Salle University Explorers each time.
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