SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EAGLES BASKETBALL
A MESSAGE FROM COACH MOORE TO ALUMNI
Just a heads up on a date for our first player’s reunion. This year on Nov. 20 we will be hosting an alumni classic. The teams involved are all coached by ex-southwest players. Killian (Nick Ronda-class of 2000), Palmetto (Chris Brown-class of 1990) and Hialeah Gardens (Marcos Molina-1995). The games will start at 6pm and end at 9pm. Following the last game we will have the school cafeteria set up for all the ex-players and their families to join us for a night to re-live the past. We plan on having hors d’oeuvres and sodas. Please bring with you any old memorabilia that you would like to display or show. We will have a TV/video player for old tapes you might have and the ones that I have stored. We will be in touch as the word spreads and as new ideas for the night are discussed. Please pass on this message to any of your teammates that I might not have on my contact list and have them send me their e-mails so I can keep in touch. THANK YOU and I look forward to hearing from you and your teammates.
FHSAA CUTS SCHEDULE
The Florida High School Athletic Association has cut the number of games schools are allowed to schedule by 20% for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years. The number of games played by JV teams has been reduced by 40%. The new schedule limitations are a cost-cutting move as high school budgets are being slashed. You can read the entire FHSAA release here.
NO BANQUET
There will be no post-season awards banquet for the Southwest basketball program this year.
NEW DISTRICT NEXT SEASON
Coral Gables and Coral Park will no longer be district opponents next season. The FHSAA has announced new districts for the 2009-10 season which decreases the number of teams in the district from 8 to 6.
FORMER EAGLE NICK RONDA BECOMES HEAD COACH
Nick Ronda, a former guard for Southwest, has been named the new head coach at Killian High, succeeding longtime coach Bob Kaufman, who retired. Most recently, Ronda has been the assistant coach to former Eagle Chris Brown at Palmetto. We wish Nick the best as he joins former Southwest players Brown, Marcos Molina, and Lenny Castaneda as local head coaches.
FORMER EAGLE LEADS USF TO NIT CHAMPIONSHIP
Jose Fernandez, class of '89 and now the head coach of the University of South Florida women's team, led the Bulls to the championship of the National Invitational Tournament. USF downed Kansas, 75-71 in the title game to finish their season 27-10.
FINAL STATISTICS
Final Statistics are posted here. Updated 2-13-09 with free throw and field goal percentages.
FINAL 2008-2009 DISTRICT 15 STANDINGS:
South Miami Braddock Columbus SOUTHWEST Coral Park Ferguson Coral Gables Sunset LINKS:
Southwest Miami Senior High School official site
Florida High School Activities Association
National Federation of State High School AssociationsContact the webmaster: rosentha@fiu.edu
