The
Jessie Armstead Celebrity Hoops Classic
by
JC - 06/10/07
Felton
Delaware - On a scorching hot day in downtown Felton, Delaware,
Ryan Clark was again teamed up with the likes of Marcus Washington,
Joe Salave’a, Phillip Daniels, and Demetric Evans. Unfortunately
it was only to join his old teammates in a charity basketball
game. And in doing so he made all Redskins’ fans present
wonder how the Redskins’ front office let him get away.
But more on Ryan later...
Promoter
Doug Lawson and ex-Washington Redskin/New York Giants linebacker
Jessie Armstead joined forces to put together a fun filled afternoon
in the cozy confines of the Lake Forest High school gymnasium.
The event featured current and former Redskins players competing
against Lake Forest, a team of local amateur basketball players.
After
watching the Lake Forest complete their warm-ups, it was apparent
that they had some players with college level experience. The
redskins players would need to bring their A game to be competitive.
Led
by Coach Marcus Washington and players Phillip Daniels, Joe Salave’a’,
Demetric Evans, Ryan Clark, Jessie Armstead and Reggie Branch
– the good guys were ready for action.
Phillip
Daniels showed he had hops from the opening tip. Ryan Clark ran
the point with ease popping 3 pointers, dishing inside to Phillip
Daniels or to his other shooting guard; Joe Salave’a (that’s
right, big Joe burying a three pointer was a true sight). Demetric
was cleaning up underneath or hitting from the outside along with
Armstead. The Lake Forest squad hung in there for a while, but
they could not contain Daniels or Clark. The Redskins players
eventually built a 22 point lead. The day was capped off by two
thunderous jams towards the end by Daniels. The Lake Forest squad
did manage to slice the deficit to come within 10 points, falling
86-76.
“Mouth
of the South” Clark lived up to his moniker. He was talking
smack with everyone, and got teed up at the end which led him
to start throwing some chairs ala Bobby Knight. But it was all
in fun. He even had a dance contest at halftime w/ the kids, cracking
up with his teammates. You can definitely see how he is missed
in the locker room.
Thanks
to Doug Lawson and Jessie Armstead for putting the event together.
Photos
by JC
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