Local Legends game entertainment at its finest; Cook Squad wins 108-107 over Cole Squad in thrilling finale to win 4th straight

 When it was first reported that Cincy native & 3-time boxing champ Adrien "The Problem" Broner would be making an appearance in the 4th Annual Local Legends Hoop Challenge, it created a lot of buzz and anticipation in Southwest Ohio.

  Could "The Problem" actually hoop?
Would he be able to take a hit and not wanna knock the hell outta somebody?
What does his "J" look like?
     Does he have handles?
Would he be able to coax fellow rising boxer Chris Pearson to grab his hoop gear and go at it 1 on 1 on the court?

With all these questions in tow, we knew the entertainment would be on point.

Lets get back to hoop for a minute shall we?

When former NBA 3-pt champion Daequan Cook decided to play this year he requested one player to join his squad.


That would be Aaron Pogue, the former Dunbar and Cleveland St big man who he and Norris Cole played so well with as they accumulated State Championships in their high school era.
With Pogue and Keith Wynn Jr. controlling the offensive boards, Cook, Steve Wright (Last Years MVP), Keith Wynn Jr., and Darion Capers was able to get open 3's all nite long as the Cook squad came back from a 22 pt deficit in the first half and down four with 2 mimutes left in game to win a thriller 108-107.


Cook continues his dominance in the event- he is now 4 for 4 in being the General Manager / Captain of the "Cook Squad". And it was heard that he might be retiring from the event because of his 4-peat.

However for most of the game, it looked as if the Cole Squad would be able to win the game and end the skid.
 Former Cincy Bearcat Deaonta Vaughn hit 3 3 -balls early, and set the tone for the first half. The Cole Squad also led by Dunbar grad and Clippers summer league guard Geron Johnson. The former Memphis Tiger guards acrobatic drives and dunks, fiery defense, and desire to win seemingly would lead the Cole Squad to a W. The Cole squad led by as many as 23 and seemed to be cruising.
But as time waned on, late in the first half the Cook squad started to find its rhythm, and went on a huge run (led by Cook and Wright) to cut the lead down to 3 at half.


Game on.


New half, but the Cole squad was still in control until the last 4 minutes of the game.
But the Cook squad hit some huge 3's and Pogue came up with a couple of big rebounds and contributed on the final play defensively as well to snatch the victory.
After Cook hit a 3 to put his squad up by 1, (105-104) the Cole squad immediately retaliated with a 3 of their own to take the lead back 107-105.
Cook hit the final backbreaking three after a Pogue rebound, and after 3 Steve Wright Free throws, the final stage was set.


After a Carlos Knox (Meadowdale, IUPUI) miss, there was a huge scramble in which Geron Johnson came out with the ball.
After some contact, Johnson couldn't get the shot he wanted, and felt he was fouled as bodies were all over the place in the paint on the possession.
After a Cook squad turnover, the Cole squads final attempt was thwarted by good D.


And the Cook squad celebration was on. Cook was mobbed by his teammates and Fans. 

Norris Cole? Not a happy coach. Coach Darren Powell felt his team was robbed, and didnt want to speak to the media.


Cook, Wright, Aaron Pogue and Wynn Jr led the Cook squad while Deonta Vaughn, Josh Benson, Broner and Carlos Knox led the Cole squad.


As far as Broner is concerned?
Broner showed he does have hoop skills, and although he didn't score a lot, he had a major influence on the game.
Broner gave Chris Pearson such a ribbing about not playing that even though Pearson is set to fight next month in Vegas, he contemplated grabbin the sneaks and gettin it in.

Broner, danced, talked trash, dropped a 3 ball, and did everything on the court he could to get his team the win.
Then he casually switch sides and accepted the MVP trophy on behalf of the Cook squad-
although he was on the Cole squad.
Cincy buddy Deonta Vaughn watched in disbelief.

But make no mistake, Broner can hoop. And entertain. And he feels like he ready to take the
next step towards being the best pound for pound boxer in the world.


Last but most importantly, the event raised enough money in which the Local Legends Scholarship Foundation was able to give away the first ever scholarship to High School senior Iya Bazar.

Bazar held above a 3.5 average and will be studying Biology at The Ohio State University. 







 

2015 Local Legends Game features what boxing celebrity? Scholarship winner announced

On Saturday Night (7pm) the Dunbar Wolverines legends and NBA hoopers Daequan Cook and Norris Cole will host the 4th Annual Local Legends Hoop Challenge presented by ELITE Sports and Entertainment.


Last year Daequan "Cooks squad" got the best of Norris' "Cole Squad."
  Former Colonel White, Bowling Green, and Overseas star Steven Wright dropped a 30 spot and hit back to back 4-point plays (yes you read that right) to lead coach Tony Dixon to his second consecutive coaching win over Cole Squad coach Darran Powell.








And with that message coach Dixon promptly said in the interview this week (At the Norris Cole camp no less) sending a statement to Norris Cole, Coach Dee Powell and the team that : "He wants three in a row" & "He feels good about his "Cook Squad" teams chances;"




With a few new star studded faces in the game this year it is sure to make it interesting.


 With the likes of Dunbar and Ohio State legend Mark Baker lacing em up, this is sure to be a great affair.




Some other key notables who will be displaying their talents to the DYT Saturday night;


Adrien Broner - Professional Boxer
Broner, the high profiled young boxer nicknamed "The Problem", has won 3 World Titles to date and will look to stake claim as the best pound for pound fighter in the near future. Haven't seen him on the court, so his appeal to the game is very intriguing. Can Cincy-boy Broner be a "Problem" like he is in the ring?




Carlos Knox - IUPUI and CBL Head Coach


Knox, known around these parts as one of the greatest hoopers from Dayton to not stick in the NBA, will also bring his uncanny jump shot and competitive fire to the game. Knox, who had a very successful year coaching the Pros up in Canada, will look to give fans some oohs and aaahs like he did at Meadowdale and at IUPUI. Knox also does his highly successful Pro-Am every summer in Indianapolis.






Daequan Cook - NBA & Overseas
Cook didn't play last year, & he might end up doing more General Managing than actual playing, but make no mistake-
Cook could be back in the NBA again as a couple teams have shown interest in the former NBA 3-pt Champion.
If Cook plays , it'll be all eyes on him as people want to see if Cook still has what it takes to get back where he belongs-
on a NBA roster.






Dee Capers - Capers didn't play last year as he was on the road with his former teams (Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals).
Capers is now free and clear and will look to showcase his talent.
Capers can shoot from deep and can fly with the best of em so it will be interesting to see how he plays in this event. Could it be a surprise MVP performance? Well see.








One qualified student (High School Senior) will be announced for winning a College scholarship with the Local Legends Scholarship Foundation.
The Local Legend Scholarship Foundation looks to give (1) College Scholarship to someone in the Dayton Area for qualified High School Seniors who have excelled in the classroom and in the community.


  The winner will be announced during the game and is something that both Cole and Cook will like to do each and every year.
There were numerous students who applied for the great opportunity and met all the criteria in order to receive the scholarship.
To fund out more about this Scholarship you can Email them here:LocalLegendsShootout@gmail.com










Here's the Rosters for the Local Legends Game:




Cook Squad (Blue):
Daequan Cook: Player / GM
Tony Dixon: Head Coach






Steve Wright - Col White & Overseas
Yancy Gates -Cincy, NBA & Overseas
Keith Winn Jr. - Dunbar, Tuskegee
Daequan Walker - Dunbar / Ohio Flash
Mark Baker - Dunbar, Ohio St, NBA
Tommy Dunson - Colonel White
Dee Capers - Harlem Globetrotters, Washington Generals (Formerly)










Cole Squad (Black):
Norris Cole - GM / Captain
Darran Powell - Head Coach






Geron Johnson - Dunbar, Memphis, NBA
Chris Wright - Trotwood, UD, NBA, Overseas
Deonta Vaughn - Cincinnati Bearcats
Carlos Knox - Meadowdale, IUPUI, NBA,
Josh Benson - Dunbar, UD, Overseas
Ryan Bass - Dunbar, UD
Greg Howard -Cin Withrow, Cin Christian, Overseas
Duane Morgan- Trotwood




Proceeds of the game benefit the Local Legends Scholarship Foundation.

Weekend Review: NFL Week 1 Recap; Knox Indy vs Ohio Challenge;

SportsEffectLive.com brings you the hottest events going down this past weekend.....With NFL week 1 goin down, the Knox vs Indy Challenge along with the Dayton Revival Festival, there was plenty of great things to do in the Miami Valley and beyond. 

                      Heres our SELIVE HOT 5 SPORTS WEEKEND RECAP

• 1st Annual Knox Pro Am Indy vs Ohio Challenge a HUGE Success

   With local NBA ballers such as Norris Cole, Daequan Cook, and Chris Wright flexing their hoop games, the hoop challenge at Trent Arena was a battle down to the finish. With thousands in attendance, the people was treated to great basketball from not only the Ohio legends, but from the Indy ballers as well. There were live music performances, raffles and giveaways from all of the NBA players in between TV timeouts, with Wolfie Mr. Sportsknowitall providing the commentary. President Carlos Knox felt like that it was a success as well, and looks forward to this being a yearly event in the city.
Look for the SELive TOP 5 plays from the event coming this weekend.


NFL Week 1 goes down 
   NFL week 1 is over, and it brought some of the biggest suprises - and dissapointments - to ever start a season in history. Here are some of the highlights and lowlights of the week:

•   Highlights: Cowboys set the tone: Dallas is the one franchise who has supposedly wasted the most money and talent in trying to get to the elusive Super Bowl. However, with a revamped secondary, they shut down the Giants and won 24-17. Can they do it at the end of the season when it counts?

•  Highlights: Mark Sanchez, Jets  - Sanchez, who has been ridiculed to no end since having a sub-par last season, and pre-season; However Sanchez led the Jets to a 48-point outburst, leaving the haters in the rear view, for a week at least.

• Lowlights: Bengals get smashed by Ravens

  This is the season that the Bengals can change their culture, but if they play like they did against the Ravens Monday night,  the only thing that will be changing is their fanbase. Now granted, the Ravens are Super Bowl contenders, but even without Terrell Suggs in the lineup the Ravens snatched the Bengals up and tossed them around like a fresh salad. The Bengals will have to bounce back next week. Or they could be in some real trouble this season.

• Lowlights: Browns Rookie QB Brandon Weeden 

   I guess you could say that Weeden looked lost from the start, as he inexplicably got swallowed up under the Flag on the field during the pre-game ceremonies. Once the game actually started, looks like Weeden never found his way out. His stats? 12 -34, 4 INT's and a fumble. And when he had a chance to take the Browns down for a Game Winning FG? No chance. Management feels he will get better. I hope so. Because you have a better QB (Colt McCoy) sitting behind him wondering why he didn't get the chance.

• Highlights: RG3 lights up scoreboard, beats Saints

  The only thing Robert Griffin III didn't do on Sunday was wear his Sunday's best at the press conference; He decided that his first interview would be done in his Skins uni, which was fine considering the day he had in it; 19-26, 320 yards, 2 TD's and 0 INT's, and most importantly, leading the Skins' to a 40-32 win over the Saints. In watching RG3 you seen a confident, cool customer who looks like a franchise QB. And yes he will have bad days, but on this day? He showed his worth, outlasting future hall of famer Drew Brees. Redskin fans are foaming at the mouth right now....He definitely outshined #1 pick Luck and his other rookie QB counterparts...And was the only one to get a W as well.

• Highlights: Referees do a good job.

   When it was first announced that there would be "scab" refs due to discussions about the new agreement for the refs, most thought it would be settled by Week 1. Not so. And after all the complaining and whining, it seems that Principal - I mean Commissioner -  Goodell is deciding to stick with the new blood. Although everybody and they mama feels like the old refs are better, the new refs (which includes female refs as well) have been steadily getting better. Question is, how long will Goodell go with the newcomers, as the longer it goes, the more antsy the other refs, along with the coaches and players, get?

• Lowlights: Referees do a bad job.

   Although some of the refs did a good job, there were a few instances that were not as good. Like Victor Cruz being held on a obvious play in the Cowboys game, which might have cost them a TD; like the refs giving the Seahawks a extra timeout during crunch time against the Cardinals; And so on; The point is this: The refs are HUMAN, therefore they will make mistakes. It happens. As long as they man (or woman) up, and don't make any amazingly bad mistakes, then the replacement refs will and are doing a good job.

• Highlights:  Fantasy star RB's get their money

 
   If you took one of the 3 best RB's in the game (Arien Foster, Matt Forte, Adrian Peterson) you did well....All three of those performers did their thing and scored TD's and ran for a lot of yards, and caught for plenty of yards. Look to add Maurice Jones-Drew to that list for next week.

• Lowlights: Fantasy Star QB's dissapear

 
  If you took the likes of Mike Vick, Matt Stafford, or Eli Manning in fantasy, then it was a uneasy day for you. Although Stafford and Vick were in Top 5 in yards, they both threw too many INT's for you to capitalize on it. And although Eli was solid, he wasn't spectacular. Vick and Stafford tled their teams to comeback W's, so they will probably come back with vintage games. I'd definitely play em.


Highlights: Serena Williams, Andy Murray hoist US OPEN trophies

Serena Williams is showing why she could be considered the GREATEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER EVER. Williams continued her amazing season with a comeback win over #1 Ranked Victoria Azarenka, giving her another Slam this season.On the other side of the spectrum, Andy Murray held off former US champ Djokovic in five sets, giving him his first ever Major Championship, and second consecutive major victory (if you count the Olympics); when Murray lost Wimbledon to Federer, he told the English faithful "im getting close"...well he wasn't playing, and this could lead to Murray making his own spectacular run.

 
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1st Annual Knox Indy Pro Am Challenge tonight; NBA stars on tap

   With the Summer almost over, now is the time where NBA players are getting ready to get into shape and head back to training camp in a few weeks. However, the people in Dayton and the Miami Valley will get to see the last BIG NBA Showcase today (6pm @ Trent Arena, Fairmont High School).

   
    Carlos Knox, one of the legends of Dayton and Indiana basketball (Meadowdale HS, IUPUI) will be bringing his Knox Indy Pro Am on the road back to his hometown, as the best of Indianapolis will battle the best of the DYT in this Sunday Showdown.
 
     The Indy players will feature starting Pacers PG George Hill, reserve G Lance Stephenson (former Cincy Bearcat) and Starting PG for the Champion Miami Heat Mario Chalmers. The Dayton NBA players will be Miami Heat G Norris Cole, Oklahoma City Thunder G Daequan Cook, and Toronto Raptors F and former UD Flyer Chris "Flight" Wright.

    There will be one surprise player, as legend Dwight Anderson (all 50+ years of him) will be battling on the court with the Dayton squad as well. Just the fact that he can still play (and yeah he can STILL BALL with the best of em) out there is a testament to his skills.

    Knox, who has the best summer league in Indy, has been quoted as being "blessed and excited" to bring this opportunity to Dayton. The buzz has been tremendous, the event should be sold-out and he is looking forward to the atmosphere and show.

This is definitely SOMETHING YOU DONT WANT TO MISS.

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