General Information

2022:  “Season Moved. We have moved our Boys Jr High Basketball league to begin in March after our local schools basketball season and opened it for Gr 6, 7 and 8.  Please check back beginning of the year for more information.”

The First Friends Sports Jr. High League is designed for  boys in grades 6, 7 & 8  who have had some experience playing basketball and are looking for fun and fellowship at the community level. This league is geared toward developing teamwork skills in addition to individual playing skills. For this league, intermediate basketballs (28.5) are used, and the hoop is raised to 10 feet.  The league is divided into two divisions according to skill level.  There will be a short devotional time 15 minutes before games once a week where we share biblical principles with the players and encourage them to pursue a life with Christ every week.  Players and coaches are also encouraged to memorize scripture verses weekly.

 

Note: According to OHSAA regulations, boys who have participated on school teams may play in First Friends Leagues. However, there may not be more then two players from the same school team on any recreational team.

 

 

League Dates:  March 14  – May 18, 2023

 

Fee: $80 Registration Fee
$20 Jersey Fee – (First Friends Sports jersey required, (black/red) please plan to purchase one, if you don’t already have one.)

Refund Policy:  ($5.00 fee retained for any refund requests) No refund will be given to any player who withdraws on or after the first week of games. An exception may be granted at the discretion of the staff due to medical reasons only. Further, no refund will be given to any player removed from the league during the course of the season for disciplinary reasons.

 

Registration:   Registrations are available online with debit/credit card payment.  Paper registrations will be available by Feb 3 and accepted at church Welcome Desk with check/cash payment.    Church office hours are Mon-Fri 9am-3pm.  Deadline to register:  March 16, or until the league fills up, whichever occurs first.  Click on the “Register” button above to register online. (when available)

 

 CLICK HERE TO PRINT REGISTRATION

 

 Skill Assessments: March 14:  Times are 6pm and 7pm.  Please check back closer to date for your scheduled time.  March 16:  Schedule will be posted on website page on March 15.

Assessments are for everyone in league.   Please attend both assessments, if you do not attend at least one assessment, you are not guaranteed a spot in the league.   Please email (sports@firstfriends.org) or call the Sports office (330-966-6868) if something happens that prevents your son from attending one or both of the assessments.  Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early to get checked in and wear jersey or shirt with a name or number on back for skill assessments and scrimmage.    You will be receiving your new jersey before 1st game.

 

Requests can be made on registration form, however, they are not guaranteed.  Please click on this link to view our Policy on Team Rosters  Requests that affect the competitive balance of the team cannot be honored.

**Disclaimer: Please note that fairness and positive competition are a high priority in our program.  Thus, our league leadership reserves the right to alter team rosters/move players once scrimmages have been played in order to balance teams if necessary.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

 

Practice Days:  – March 21, 23, 28, 30, April 11, 20 and May 2.  No activity in gym April 4 and 6.

Practice Time:  6pm or 7pm.  Team Practice Schedule will be posted on website after 2nd assessment.

No practices after games begin. Practice times subject to change dependent on the league size.

 

Game Days:  Tuesday and Thursdays  Times 6:15pm or 7:15pm   Times are subject to change dependent on the league size.  Game schedule will be posted prior to first game.

 

COACHES NEEDED!  Please indicate on registration form you would like to coach or assist coach and plan to attend assessments and Coaches Training Meeting. March 7 at 7pm inside First Friends Church

 

End of Season Celebration: May 18, times TBD  Please check with your coach.

 

Policy Statement:  (Oct 12, 2017)   Please note that when we list ‘boy’s/men’s’ or ‘girl’s/women’s’ we are referring to the birth gender of the participant.  For all of our leagues, classes, unless they are designated as Coed, it is our policy that players participate within the gender designation that complies with the previous statement.  We want to thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

 

 Questions?
Call 330.966.6868 or email sports@firstfriends.org.

 

 

 

 

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Team Rosters

Baylor

Coaches

  ERIC STOVALL

Players

  SAM BEITLER
  NOLAN COCHRAN
  ROCCO GONZALEZ
  DEMETRIUS MARSHALL
  TREVOR MCNICKLE
  ETHAN PAULSON
  KADEN SIMPSON
  GAVIN STOUT
  CORTEZ STOVALL
  FOSTER VARIAN

UCLA

Coaches

  STEVEN LAUBACHER

Players

  JAXSON BOWMAN
  SAVONT DACIUS
  MICHAEL GREEN
  MICHAEL HARDY
  JACOB HOSTETLER
  DYLAN KOLARIK
  SEBASTIAN LAUBACHER
  JACK MARCHESANI
  QUINN MARCHESANI
  CARSON OAKES

Gonzaga

Coaches

  ANYA RESSLER

Players

  TRITON ANSTINE
  NICHOLAS CAPO
  HUDSON DEERING
  ROMAN DEERING
  NICHOLAS HOLBEN
  JACARDI LOTT
  COHEN MAURER
  JOSIAH MUNTEAN
  MICAH NEFF
  MATT WADE

USC

Coaches

  PAUL WALSH

Players

  DEMETRIO BAUTISTA-JONES
  GRIFFIN BURGESS
  PRESTON CHAMBERS
  ATTICUS COPELAND
  DANIEL HAYWARD
  AYDEN LANGE
  ROCCO LEDFORD
  LUCCA LEDFORD
  NOLAN LEWIS
  COLIN LEWITZKE

Duke

Coaches

  STEVEN AYERS

Players

  BEN AYERS
  BRAYLAN FRY
  PARKER GEHRES
  LOGAN LEE
  KADEN LIGHTNER
  ISAAC LIGHTNER
  KINGSTON LINDSEY
  ELIAS MANUSAKIS
  JACK NICHOLS
  EVAN POWELL

Princeton

Coaches

  RYAN FOSTER

Players

  ANTHONY CAPO
  BRENDEN ENSMINGER
  NOAH FOSTER
  HUDSON HOFFMAN
  JONAH MCLENDON
  JOEZIYA MILLS
  TYSON TONNOUS
  GRADY TROYER
  ASHTON WEISEND
  KYLOR WHITE

Michigan

Coaches

  TED DOTSON
  RONNIE OWENS

Players

  CARTER ALLEN
  DANIEL DATKULIAK
  DONTONIO DOTSON
  JAMIER DUNBAR
  JORDAN JACKSON
  ETHAN MILLICAN
  ISAAC MILLICAN
  KAHLIL OWENS
  LIAM YUTZY
  SIMON YUTZY

Ohio State

Coaches

  JASON WATT

Players

  BRADY BETRO
  COLE EWELL
  MICHAEL HARMON
  TYLER HUSK
  LANDON REIFSNYDER
  JACOB RENNER
  SANTANA VALDEZ
  LUCAS WATT
  AUSTIN WATT
  MADDOX WERNER
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Printable Roster/Schedule/Tournament

Boys Middle School Team Roster and Practice Times updated 3/21/23:

Please click here to download and view

Practice Days:  – March 21, 23, 28, 30, April 11, and 20.  No activity in gym April 4 and 6.  May 2 is a Shootout.

 

Game Schedule:  Updated 3/27/23

Please click here to view game schedule

 

Tournament:   Click here to view schedule when available

 

 

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Coaches Resources

Please plan to attend all Assessments.  Coaches Training Meeting:  TBA

**Please submit all necessary signed paperwork to sports@firstfriends.org 

**NEW** Lindsay’s Law Required Coaches’ Training Video

Youth Basketball Rules

Youth Basketball Rotation Sheets

Coaches Code of Conduct (Click here to download) – Needs Signed and Returned

Commitment to League Rules (Click here to download) – Needs Signed and Returned

Ohio Youth Concussion Test (Click Link)

Background Check (Click Link)

Under-18 Background Check (Click Link)

Sexual Abuse Prevention Policy (Click Link)

Coaches Information Sheet (Click Link)

Lindsay Law Handout (Click Link)

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Parent Resources

Click the links below to access each specific Parent Resource…

Picture Information -TBA

Youth Basketball Rules

Lindsay Law Parent Info Video (Click here to watch video)

Lindsay Law Parent Informational Handout (Click here to download)

Lindsay Law Parent Athlete Signature Form (Click here to download)

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Devotionals

 

 

 

Standings

Baylor
0 - 0 - 0
UCLA
0 - 0 - 0
Gonzaga
0 - 0 - 0
USC
0 - 0 - 0
Duke
0 - 0 - 0
Princeton
0 - 0 - 0
Michigan
0 - 0 - 0
Ohio State
0 - 0 - 0
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Schedule

Upcoming Schedule

Home Team Away Team Game Date Game Time Venue
Duke Michigan 4/13/23 6:15pm E
Ohio State Princeton 4/13/23 6:15pm W
Baylor USC 4/13/23 7:15pm E
UCLA Gonzaga 4/13/23 7:15pm W
Michigan Ohio State 4/18/23 6:15pm E
Princeton Duke 4/18/23 6:15pm W
Gonzaga Baylor 4/18/23 7:15pm W
USC UCLA 4/18/23 7:15pm E
Duke Ohio State 4/25/23 6:15pm E
Michigan Princeton 4/25/23 6:15pm W
Baylor UCLA 4/25/23 7:15pm E
USC Gonzaga 4/25/23 7:15pm W

Past Games

Away Team Home Team Game Date Game Time Away Score Home Score Venue
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Western Conference

Standings

Duke
0 - 0 - 0
Princeton
0 - 0 - 0
Michigan
0 - 0 - 0
Ohio State
0 - 0 - 0

Upcoming Schedule

Home Team Away Team Game Date Game Time Venue
Duke Michigan 4/13/23 6:15pm E
Ohio State Princeton 4/13/23 6:15pm W
Michigan Ohio State 4/18/23 6:15pm E
Princeton Duke 4/18/23 6:15pm W
Duke Ohio State 4/25/23 6:15pm E
Michigan Princeton 4/25/23 6:15pm W

Past Games

Away Team Home Team Game Date Away Score Home Score

Team Rosters

Duke

Coaches

  STEVEN AYERS

Players

  BEN AYERS
  BRAYLAN FRY
  PARKER GEHRES
  LOGAN LEE
  KADEN LIGHTNER
  ISAAC LIGHTNER
  KINGSTON LINDSEY
  ELIAS MANUSAKIS
  JACK NICHOLS
  EVAN POWELL

Princeton

Coaches

  RYAN FOSTER

Players

  ANTHONY CAPO
  BRENDEN ENSMINGER
  NOAH FOSTER
  HUDSON HOFFMAN
  JONAH MCLENDON
  JOEZIYA MILLS
  TYSON TONNOUS
  GRADY TROYER
  ASHTON WEISEND
  KYLOR WHITE

Michigan

Coaches

  TED DOTSON
  RONNIE OWENS

Players

  CARTER ALLEN
  DANIEL DATKULIAK
  DONTONIO DOTSON
  JAMIER DUNBAR
  JORDAN JACKSON
  ISAAC MILLICAN
  ETHAN MILLICAN
  KAHLIL OWENS
  LIAM YUTZY
  SIMON YUTZY

Ohio State

Coaches

  JASON WATT

Players

  BRADY BETRO
  COLE EWELL
  MICHAEL HARMON
  TYLER HUSK
  LANDON REIFSNYDER
  JACOB RENNER
  SANTANA VALDEZ
  AUSTIN WATT
  LUCAS WATT
  MADDOX WERNER

Contact Us

5455 Market Ave N.
Canton, OH 44714
330-966-6868
sports@firstfriends.org

A ministry of  First Friends Church

© 2023

Eastern Conference

Standings

Baylor
0 - 0 - 0
UCLA
0 - 0 - 0
Gonzaga
0 - 0 - 0
USC
0 - 0 - 0

Upcoming Schedule

Home Team Away Team Game Date Game Time Venue
Baylor USC 4/13/23 7:15pm E
UCLA Gonzaga 4/13/23 7:15pm W
USC UCLA 4/18/23 7:15pm E
Gonzaga Baylor 4/18/23 7:15pm W
Baylor UCLA 4/25/23 7:15pm E
USC Gonzaga 4/25/23 7:15pm W

Past Games

Away Team Home Team Game Date Away Score Home Score

Team Rosters

Baylor

Coaches

  ERIC STOVALL

Players

  SAM BEITLER
  NOLAN COCHRAN
  ROCCO GONZALEZ
  DEMETRIUS MARSHALL
  TREVOR MCNICKLE
  ETHAN PAULSON
  KADEN SIMPSON
  GAVIN STOUT
  CORTEZ STOVALL
  FOSTER VARIAN

UCLA

Coaches

  STEVEN LAUBACHER

Players

  JAXSON BOWMAN
  SAVONT DACIUS
  MICHAEL GREEN
  MICHAEL HARDY
  JACOB HOSTETLER
  DYLAN KOLARIK
  SEBASTIAN LAUBACHER
  JACK MARCHESANI
  QUINN MARCHESANI
  CARSON OAKES

Gonzaga

Coaches

  ANYA RESSLER

Players

  TRITON ANSTINE
  NICHOLAS CAPO
  HUDSON DEERING
  ROMAN DEERING
  NICHOLAS HOLBEN
  JACARDI LOTT
  COHEN MAURER
  JOSIAH MUNTEAN
  MICAH NEFF
  MATT WADE

USC

Coaches

  PAUL WALSH

Players

  DEMETRIO BAUTISTA-JONES
  GRIFFIN BURGESS
  PRESTON CHAMBERS
  ATTICUS COPELAND
  DANIEL HAYWARD
  AYDEN LANGE
  ROCCO LEDFORD
  LUCCA LEDFORD
  NOLAN LEWIS
  COLIN LEWITZKE