The Tennessean's 2020 high school boys basketball coach of the year will have a new address next fall. After 23 seasons, Snyder is pleased to have Braswell be the one to follow him in charge of the Canaries. The 31-year-old Braswell was approved by the Allentown School District board of directors Thursday night. VALLEY ATHLETICS. The richness of The Allentown School District's diversity is strengthened by its central role in educating our students for America's future through academic excellence and celebrating the culturally responsive, athletic and artistic range of talent in the schools. No coaches assigned to this season. It may be challenging to succeed one of the most successful and beloved coaches in Lehigh Valley basketball history. MaxPreps will have live scoring updates for this game by Fan Jonathon Johnson. This game was part of the 2020 PIAA Boys' Basketball Championships - 6A Boys' Championship tournament . Login / Join. ... losing my parents, which started with the passing of my mother on the day of the District 11 semifinal against Freedom, and then you had my resignation at Oxford, and then, less than a week later, the coronavirus hits and everybody is out of school,” Snyder said. A-UP! Game Summaries. Allen will be honored at halftime of the Reed boys basketball playoff game on Wednesday against Damonte Ranch (7 p.m.). Then in 1924-25, Ben Ingalls and Roy Geary shared the coaching duties. Coaches have kept sports alive in 2020. BOZEMAN â Allen L. Fisher, who guided the Lame Deer boys basketball team to its first Class B state tournament appearance as interim coach in March 2017, died Monday night in a swimming accident on the Tongue River near Ashland. No coaches assigned to this season. From a basketball perspective, he’ll miss the diehard, loud-voiced Canary fans in their blue polo shirts at every game and he’ll miss working with his assistant coaches and support staff, who included a few former special education students he always made sure were part of the basketball family. I always thought Darnell was destined to be a college coach, but he wants to help kids.”. Most of all, he’ll miss making young people better. Braswell has coached several area high schools and most recently served as the Assistant Men's Basketball Coach and Director of Athletic Recruiting at DeSales. But overcoming those challenges was my motivation. When he finally was able to speak to the team without the emotion of a season-ending loss as a backdrop, Snyder conveyed how proud he was of his final team. Allen signed on at Canarsie High School in 1989, working in the schools basketball program for 22 years until the school shut its doors in 2011. 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Gordon said Snyder taught him things at Allen that he didn’t realize at the time, but now understands as a college student. The faithful fans who made the lengthy trip didn’t realize that with a 76-65 PIAA 6A first-round loss to Chester, Snyder’s career had come to an end. Boys Varsity Girls Junior Varsity Girls Varsity. “I look up to Coach Snyder and I always did since I first met him in fifth grade,” Gordon said. I wasn’t born with natural talent. The online store will close November 18th, 2020. He wanted them to know he considered them champions. I walked the streets of Allentown. Team Coaches. Coach Allen sets high standards of great sportsmanship that is expected from our athletes as well as our fans. If his 38-year career in education was turned into a movie, Hollywood would have had the final scene feature Snyder being carried off the court at Hershey’s Giant Center after winning a state title. Students: $2. However, Snyder said: “Life is not a fairy tale. Search. Without him, I probably wouldn’t be in college right now. I still go to him for advice about anything in my life. More importantly, I’ll miss seeing my former players go out in the real world and become productive members of society. Snyder said he worked many camps at DeSales and he could see his former player’s charisma, personality and ability to work with other kids shine through. People were drawn to his leadership. As best it can be determined, Allentown High Schoolâs first boys basketball season came in the 1921-22 school year. Posted 17 mins ago. He went on to become a two-time, first-team Division III All-American while playing for Scott Coval at DeSales University before embarking on a coaching career starting at Allentown Central Catholic under Dennis Csensits. It was difficult enough for an adult to handle much less a bunch of high school kids. Create an account for Allen Park High School or sign in to take advantage of following: Get instant email and text alerts when your team's game times change! In his 23 seasons, Snyder helped produce some of the Lehigh Valley’s best players, well-known names such as Cannon, Darnell Braswell, Terrence Roderick, Tyrese Martin and Ray Barbosa. The 1988 Elgin graduate replaces David Hess, who resigned in early July after one season, citing family reasons. “Nate, Manny and Mel are very talented, and the one thing I know about the three of them is that they love the game of basketball. We weren’t the richest family. He made us understand that you face certain circumstances, but you can’t let that control who you are and what you can become.". Team Coaches. But Darnell Braswell is used to challenges. I currently teach World History at Allen High School. “He taught me a lot about life. Game Summaries. The planners call it innovative. Doing both made me whole a person. Alumni Announcements Boosters Directions Featured Athlete Files & Links. Allen, like his father, coached high school football in Indiana and took his first college coaching job at Division III Wabash College, an all-menâs school located 50 miles northwest of Indianapolis. “He said that a lot and it translated to who I am. Now they are plotting the township’s future. ... Basketball Indoor Track Swimming Wrestling. Allen Whitehart is the Varsity Head Coach and program director. Braswell was one of the stars on Allen’s 2006 Lehigh Valley Conference and District 11 Class 4A championship teams. ", Snyder will have plenty of great memories to take with him from what he called "a wonderful ride.". #WeAreGRITT 1, the Central Catholic Vikings, [More High School Sports] Jevin Muniz explodes early, Executive holds on late in win over Notre Dame as boys basketball season begins, [More High School Sports] Preseason Lehigh Valley boys basketball Top 10 tour: No. That leadership doesn’t happen by accident. Masks are required. But he also had a major impact on lesser-known players who stayed with basketball and their education after leaving Allen because of Snyder’s influence. I’m very proud to have come back and teach at the high school I attended and graduated from and also coach basketball. He said he will never be too far away from the sport of basketball and said he and his wife, Liz, who also may be nearing retirement, could travel to places his basketball schedule never allowed them to go. He met them as an Allen High School student and basketball player and as a student-athlete at DeSales University. “In 10th grade, he moved me up to varsity and told me he saw a lot of potential and I just needed to work harder. Google Calendar, Outlook, etc!) Adults: $5 . “Three things converged at the same time that didn’t provide the closure I had hoped for.”, Snyder said all that went on was difficult for everyone, not just him. New Allen High School boys basketball coach Darnell Braswell was a two-time Division III All-American at DeSales and spent the last five seasons on the Bulldogs coaching staff. You’re not imagining it, The holidays come to light: Where to see the Lehigh Valley’s best displays. William Allen High School. “Our players had to deal with more than basketball, starting with me telling them after the loss to Freedom at Liberty that my mother had died earlier that day,” Snyder said. He was on his way to a successful career in New Jersey when Donmoyer’s retirement in 1997 gave him a chance to return to his hometown where he played at South Mountain Junior High before becoming a 1,000-point scorer while playing for Sewards at Allen. Wellington High School basketball fans have been spoiled in recent years with elite players like Trent Frazier and Linton Brown ... team,â Marvin Allen said. If a relationship is cultivated, respect will follow. "I’ve been there. Coach Tatum is coming to Allen with 19 years of coaching experience and was most recently at Carolina University in Winston-Salem, NC for the past two seasons in which she was 36-21 and led the Lady Bruins to the NCCAA Regional Tournament Championship Game in both seasons. Boys Varsity Basketball. Cheerleaders. Schedule Coaches Roster Summaries & Headlines News Photos Videos Camps Team Links Team Files. This will be my 8 th year coaching high school girlsâ basketball and my 3 rd year at Allen High School. The Glen Allen High School Boys' Basketball Program is Grateful, Respectful, Intelligent, Tough & Together. Coach Allen was the coach of the original San Diego Sol womenâs basketball team which compiled a record of 28-3 in the 1997-98 season, including a re-match win against the Chinese Jr. National Team. Our basketball teams are full of dedicated young athletes who are committed to excellence on the basketball court and in the classroom. Continue to support our coaches and athletes on their road to âVictory With Honorâ! He made everyone feel important and reminded them of their potential to be great.”. “He also has high school experience, which is important. “It’s going to be a challenge and I’m going to embrace it,” he said. Boys Varsity Co-ed Varsity Girls Varsity. Girls Varsity Basketball. Glen Allen High School Basketball, Glen Allen, VA. 522 likes. He brought a lot of leadership to the table whether it was in a football huddle or on the basketball court.". In a span of about 16 days, Allen boys basketball coach Doug Snyder lost his parents, coached his last basketball game and spent his last day in an Allen High classroom. He handled the sense of loss with the poise and resolve he has always had as a player and coach. But we’ll figure it out.”. The Lady Bruins ranked as high as #6 in the country. I want to inspire them and put them on the same positive trajectory Allen put me on.”. He began his coaching career at Princeton High School, in the shadows of the place where he played for legendary Princeton University coach and Bethlehem native Pete Carril. I had to work hard to become the player I became. "Many of our kids live just a few blocks from the PPL Center and for them to have that moment in their hometown was something they could always remember and take with them. 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Having played for two members of the Lehigh Valley Basketball Hall of Fame before being inducted himself in 2016, Braswell said he has learned a lot about building relationships. link to homepage Allen East Local Schools 9105 Harding Hwy, Harrod, OH 45850 Phone: 419-648-3333 Fax: Central Office: 419-648-5282, High School Office: 419-649-8900 Allen Drake Head Basketball Coach at Northwood High School Toledo, Ohio Area Sports “Winning that league championship, beating a longtime rival like Liberty at the PPL Center, was something great for the kids, for the coaches, but more importantly, for the city,” he said. William Allen High School is one of 3 high schools located in the city of Allentown. “He’s always been able to command the attention of a room, no matter the audience,” said Allen assistant principal and close friend Randy Atiyeh. The totals that can’t be quantified are the numbers of athletes he guided toward better lives, or in many cases, lives he saved from spiraling toward despair and destruction. Basketball Tickets. While finishing his teaching career online, Snyder has come to terms with all that transpired in a 16-day period in late February and early March. My classroom is as much the gymnasium as it is the place where I teach history. Juliet coach Troy Allen resigned Monday after ⦠“I walked in their shoes. “I will never forget the day I met because he inspired me; he saw a hard-working young man in me that I didn’t see myself,” Gordon said. Now, he’s ready to take on the job of replacing Doug Snyder as the head coach of the Allen boys basketball program. At its Nov. 20 meeting, the Board of Education voted against renewing the contract for Gene Allen, the longtime head coach for the championship-winning Atlantic City High School boys basketball team. I have enjoyed the passion of teaching whether it was history or basketball.”. As long as I have guys who love the game of basketball and bring it every day, we’ll be fine. The coach was John Weimer. Sync up-to-date game schedules with your phone and/or personal calendar (i.e. It’s tough to comment on how pieces will fit together because I haven’t been in the gym with them yet. I played for the Boys and Girls Club. Braswell was a former standout for the Canaries during his high school playing days. Experienced Head Basketball Coach with a demonstrated history of working in the wholesale industry. “As a program we had to deal with three major things in a brief period of time. “I’ve seen him speak to our faculty to kick off a school year and you could hear a pin drop. I see them all the time at the YMCA and working out in gyms constantly. 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