Women's BASKETBALL
Lady Grooms: Elem/MS/HS PE/Basketball Coach
lady.grooms@arlingtonchristian.org
Lady Grooms is a former professional basketball player, who was one of the 16 original WNBA players allocated to the teams in the new league's Initial Player Allocation draft. Prior to her professional career, Lady was an All-SEC standout at the University of Georgia. After her college career, she played 8 WNBA seasons and had career averages of 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, scoring over 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds. After eight seasons in the WNBA, Lady retired in 2007. She has been coaching at Arlington Christian School since 2008.
NEWS SPLASH
ACS Gym floor named for
LADY Grooms
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BIG BREAKING NEWS
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Arlington Christian School Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team wins 100th straight game!
The Lady Eagles, coached by former UGA, Team USA, and WNBA player Lady Hardmon Grooms, won their 100th consecutive regular season game last night versus the Lady Trojans of Tatnall Square, Macon. The 100 game winning streak began in 2008 and has continued over the last 3 seasons. Coach Lady and her team have won the GISA State Championship 3 years in a row, the first two in AA and the most recent in AAA. Coach Lady also received the GISA Coach of the Year Award last year.
Everyone in attendance for the potential 100th win remained on the edge of their seats throughout the very intense and hard fought battle between the Lady Eagles and Lady Trojans. Going into halftime, Tatnall was leading by 6 points. The Lady Eagles came back during the third quarter and were leading by 4 points going into the final quarter. The final score was ACS 56 – Tatnall 47.
Senior Kalin Williams led ACS with 23 points including two 3-pointers. Junior Larisa Bishop was not far behind with 18 points and 4 rebounds. Ana Anderson, also a junior, led in rebounds with 10.
Tatnall Square, coached by Todd Whetsel, brought a very well-prepared team and played with a lot of heart. The Lady Trojans’ top scorers were Ivey Slaughter with 16 points, and Blair Smith with 10 points.
Andy Landers, UGA Women’s Basketball Coach, Lady’s former coach and longtime friend, was in attendance, as well as several of Coach Lady’s former teammates. Following a short confetti-laden celebration at center court, Coach Landers and Lady’s former teammates joined the Lady Eagles and their families for a reception to enjoy a few more moments of their very significant win before looking towards their next opponent.
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Arlington Christian unveiled the 2010-2011 Girls Basketball State Championship banner at their first home game of the 2011-2012 season. This banner is special because it is the 3rd straight championship for the girls varsity team coached by Lady Grooms. The 3PEAT ceremony was held right after the Lady Eagles won their game vs. Westfield. The team received their championship rings in a presentation by Mr. Gary Kirkendall, President. He said “All of us who are part of the Arlington family – past and present – are very proud of these wonderful student athletes and the championships they have achieved. It is even more gratifying to see how the commitment to excellence has positively affected every aspect of their lives”. Members of the two previous girls championship teams and the boys state championship team from 08-09 were in attendance and participated in the ceremony. Coach Lady Grooms was also presented the GISA – Coach of the Year Award. “I love ACS basketball. I am blessed to work with such amazing kids and teach life lessons through the game I love,” Coach Lady said as she was presented her plaque. Coach Lady is a former UGA, TEAM USA, and WNBA player as well as an assistant coach last season with the WNBA New York Liberty. Greg Cannon, Athletic Director and Varsity Boys Basketball Coach said, “We have built a tradition of winning by committing to a tradition of excellence and we are fortunate to have Lady coaching here at ACS as well as serving as our Director of Basketball Operations”. The ACS Varsity Girls team record for the past 3 seasons is
96-0 (including 2 wins this season). Look for another celebration when the record reaches 100!
Men's BASKETBALL
Greg Cannon: Elem PE/MS Football/HS Basketball, Athletic Director
greg.cannon@arlingtonchristian.org
BREAKING NEWS
Monday, May 9, 2011
ARLINGTON’S MANNING SIGNS WITH AUGUSTA STATE
Arlington Christian’s Jay Manning signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball with Augusta State University. The newest Jaguar is the son of Coach Tony and Shena Manning of Peachtree City, and has played basketball since he was four years old. At 6’4” Jay has really made a difference for the Eagles. He was named Team MVP by Head Coach Greg Cannon and selected for the All-Region and All-State squads.
As a 2011 Team Georgia GISA All-Star, Jay scored a game-high 17 points and posted 4 rebounds to propel the squad to a 100-89 win over Team South Carolina. He also shot 3 three-pointers and was 2, for-2 at the free throw line.
During his senior year at Arlington Christian, Jay has averaged 22 points per game, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1.5 blocked shots. He was elected a Team Captain and scored 449 points in Arlington’s regular season, including a season high 35-point performance on “Senior Night.” Manning ‘s impressive stats included 12 double doubles (scoring/rebounding), 4 games of 30-plus points and 5 three-pointers in a single game.
Manning has worked hard in the off-season playing in AAU and YBOA games for Atlanta Select, South-Metro Mustangs, Peachtree City Panthers, and Arlington Eagles summer teams. One of his coaches, Derrick Stroud of Atlanta South Sports describes Manning as “a great kid who is hard working and very deserving.”
Off the court, Manning has maintained a 3.6 GPA and is a member of the National Beta Club, Future Young Leaders of America, Spanish Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the National Society of High School Scholars. “I am excited and determined to make an immediate iimpact for the No. 3 nationally-ranked NCAA Augusta State Jaguars, Manning said.
Augusta State Head Coach Dip Metress said, “We are excited about Jay signing with us at Augusta State. We feel that Jay possesses a lot of qualities to become a standout guard at our level. Jay has a unique comgination of athleticism and skills that will translate to him having success. He is a true student-athlete, and we look forward to developing him.”
ASU’s Metress was selected the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Southeast District Coach-of-the-Year while seniors George Johnson and Franck Ndongo have each been named to the NABC All-District team.
CONGRATULATIONS on the BIG WIN!
