DME Girl’s stepped foot on their home court to play for the first time this weekend against Impact Academy and Superior Collegiate Academy.

Saturday night, DME prevailed over Impact, 57-48, with Alexis Duckett scoring 18 points. Kyani Moore added 11 points and 9 rebounds, while Tyla Happer had 12 points. Hilani Cantone also reached double figures with 10 points. DME Girl’s started off rocky, trailing 9 points at the end of the 1st quarter.

With a team effort, hustling making some great defensive plays, they cut the lead down to 3 points at halftime, 21-18.

Despite them trailing all game, the girls pulled the game away with a 9 point lead, 57-48.

Sunday, DME Sports Academy Girl’s breezed through Superior Collegiate Academy in a dominant win, 76-32.

DME Girl’s had a team effort with all 6 players scoring at least 7 points.

Lexi Duckett led the team 24 points. Kyani Moore also trailed behind Duckett with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Hilani Cantone also pitched in 14 points and 8 rebounds. Mary McMillan had 7 points, 8 assists and Brianna Raynor had 8 points 10 rebounds.

With the team consisting of all sophomores, with an exception of Lexi Duckett, Kyani Moore, and Tyla Happer, the team is considered to be very young but the score didn’t show that Sunday.

They move to 4-1 in the season with a tough game at West Oaks in Orlando, FL, this Tuesday.

DME’s Post Grad White powered over Glove Prep in a dominant victory, 102-62.

Camren Wynter had an awesome performance, finishing with a triple-double, 21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 steals. PG White led most of the first half until the end of the first, with DME trailing five points, 44-39.

Beginning the second half, DME turned their game up a whole notch with 7 players scoring double figures. Terry Li scored 16 points and 4 rebounds, Trey Williams scored 14 points and 9 rebounds, and Charles Jones finished with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block.

It was truly a team win, with standout player Wynter showing off his explosiveness and a number of highlight plays.

With a dominant performance from start to finish, DME showed out in a forty point victory.

On Friday night, DME Sports Academy’s High School National Team traveled to Miami to face Gulliver Prep, in an exciting overtime thriller.

Senior small forward Calvin Freeman II had a season-high of 20 points and 8 rebounds, but DME HS National fell short, 83-80, Friday night to Gulliver.

After trailing by 9 points at halftime, 44-35, DME fought back to cut the lead down to one, 51-50, with 2:30 left in the third quarter. DME got great production out of the junior PG Deandre Harvey finished with 15 points and 3 assists.

Calving Freeman had a big fourth quarter, scoring 10 of his 20 points in the fourth, also shooting 8-8 from the free-throw line. Following a huge three-pointer by senior Mame Niang to tie the game at 73 with 21 seconds left. Freeman sent the game into overtime with a huge block on Gulliver Preps last possession.

In overtime, Gulliver Prep raced out to a lead but the lead was cut to two after Freeman made a layup with 0:49 left.

DME would get a chance to tie the game on the final possession but Niang who finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds, three-pointer fell short at the buzzer and Gulliver Prep prevailed in a nailbiter 83-80 behind a career night from sophomore star Jamal Mashburn Jr.

DME High School National took a victory, 60-53, home against Gateway High School Thursday night.

Many things were clicking for DME throughout the game. DeAndre Harvey finished with 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Everyone worked together and held their own, with the frontcourt and bench contributing tremendously. Vadim Clanet had 10 points, Keano Calderon had 7 points and 2 steals, and Mame Niang had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal.

DME trailed close most of the game but ended the first half down 7 points. DeAndre Harvey came out the gate strong during the 3rd quarter, knocking down some big-time shots.

DME pulled away and sealed the victory, 60-53.

They look forward to bringing in another win on December 1st, 2017 in Miami, FL against Gulliver Prep.

Daytona Beach, FL – DME Prep Orange Team Falls In Last Seconds To Action Sports Academy

Atlanta, GA Action Sports Academy came to DME Prep’s home court and pulled it out, 90-87, on Thursday midday.

DME Prep’s Maxime Egouy finished with 23 points, William Finnie finished with 20 points and Quan Byrd had 17 points.

DME Prep and ASA battled and stay close the whole first half, but DME Prep trailed behind ASA, 42-36, at the end of the first half.

After a tense first two minutes in the beginning of the second half, DME Prep shaved ASA lead down to 1 point, 44-43.

As they battled all game, DME Prep tied the game, 78-78, with 4 minutes left. Coming down to the final seconds, DME Prep turned the ball over that gave ASA too much momentum to handle.

The game finished, 90-87, with DME Prep falling short to ASA.

DME Prep looks forward to next game on December 2, 2017, at Canterbury School.

On Wednesday night, DME Sports Academy’s High School Regional Team competed but fell short, 83-72, to Atlanta, Georgia Hoop Nation’s Prep Team.

Rafael Martini led the team with a double-double of 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Martini shot 8-10 from the field and 75% from the free throw line. Miguel Lozada had 19 points and 8 rebounds and Shem Gordon scored 15 points adding 5 rebounds.

With HS Regional front court keeping us in the game with a combined 57 points and 23 rebounds from Lozada, Martini, and Gordon, the team took a big hit in the beginning of the third quarter when Gordon went down with an apparent shoulder injury.

Without Gordon, Martini and Lozada helped HS Regional make a late run in the fourth quarter but they were not able to recover after Gordon’s takedown.

Closing with 72 points, it just wasn’t enough to Hoop Nation’s performance.

The HS Regional team will have to have a short memory as they try to bounce back Friday night against Gulliver Prep in Miami.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL

DME Post Grad teams White and Blue visited Montverde Academy Tuesday night to play two games. PG White won 91-48 whereas PG Blue lost 103-73.

DME PG White led from start to finish with outstanding play from Cam Wynter scoring 11 points. Wynter looked like the D1 guard that everyone has been projecting since arriving at DME with 11 assists and 5 rebounds.

Trey Williams led the team in scoring with 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Terry Li also had a strong game with 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Williams and Li played the wing spots flawlessly, defending and knocking down shot after shot off Wynter’s dimes.

After the Top 25 Post Grad player rankings came out today, DME’s PG White guards, despite missing the cut, showed well tonight in a dominant win.

DME PG White will prepare for their next game against Glove Prep this Saturday on December 2, 2017.

Despite PG White solid performance, DME PG Blue fell short in a tough 103-73 loss. The team fought hard to stay in the battle with a great performance from Langston Gaither carrying the team with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. Santiago Bruera trailed behind Gather with 18 points and 5 rebounds. With three key players having double figures, Tyrese Potoma added 13 points and 3 assists.

But with all of PG Blue efforts, it simply wasn’t enough and they await their chance to play this Montverde team later in the season.

PG Blue will look to bounce back this Saturday on December 2, 2017 against Glove Prep Academy.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL — On Tuesday night, DME Sports Academy’s High School National Team competed against local New Smyrna High School team, in an exciting match up.

DME traveled to the Barracuda’s home court for the first time. Nate Adxox and Vadim Clanet lead the team in scoring 6 points each in the first half. DME Sports Academy was up 27-23 at halftime despite all starters in foul trouble.

After a tense first half DME HS grew a 10 point lead in the 3rd quarter which maintained through out the game. Assane Diouf had a strong second half with 16 pts, 8 rbs, and 8 blocks – almost a triple double! Nate finishes the game with 15 pts, and 5 out of 7 of the shots taken at half-time.

Final Score 59-50 with DME HS National Team taking the win.

The next game is Friday, November 24th at University School.

Thank you to Michael Panaggio and Momir Gajic for calling the game which you can watch at livestream.com/DMEsports.

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DME Sports Academy HS National Team and PG National Team each played three tough games this weekend, as part of their first of many national events. They traveled to Connecticut and took part in the Power Five Tip Off tournament along with Putnam Science which is ranked 4th in the country, Woodstock Academy ranked 5th, Redemption Christian, and Commonwealth Academy.

Post Grad Head Coach Wesam Al Sous said that the experience of playing three strong games in 3 days is essential and serves as a good foundation to build on for the next events. “We have to work on our offensive system and try to build chemistry. I am happy with the energy levels, we fought as a team.”

High School Head Coach Daniel Mondragon was happy with how his team handled the first two games, “We competed against high-level teams. We showed toughness and the win against Woodstock — we came back from an 11 pt deficit.”

However, there are valuable lessons to be drawn here,  “The last game showed us that we need to learn how to win close games. We were up 9 pts with three minutes left in the game and we couldn’t close out, so we will be working on that in the next few weeks.”

DME GM of Basketball Nick Couluris stated that the trip was a good opportunity for DME Sports Academy to showcase their talent on a national scale, “The kids performed well on the court, and held their own against some of the best teams in the country.” When discussing the trip as a whole, Couluris said, “Our kids thoroughly enjoyed the experience. For some it was their first time on a plane. These kids were able to experience once in a lifetime things like our day trip to the basketball Hall of Fame.”

The next national event will take place in Memphis in less than a month.

DME Sports Academy is looking to fill three openings in its marketing and communications department. The available positions are a Social Media Manager, a Photographer, and Cinematographer. DME is requesting each candidate to send their cover letter, CV, and portfolio to the Director of Communications, Simone Billings, at Simone.Billings@dmesports.com.

Social Media Manager, Internship (Paid)

DME Sports Academy, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

DME Sports Academy is looking to hire a Social Media Manager to join the Marketing and Communications team! The candidate will plan and post content on social networks, engage with followers, and participate in online outreach. The candidate will work with four sports categories (basketball, volleyball, soccer, All-Star Cheerleading, and sports performance). The candidate will directly assist the Director of Communications.

Qualifications

 Preferred:

Expectations

To apply: Please send Cover Letter, CV, and Sample of writing to Director of Communications, Simone Billings at simone.billings@dmesports.com.
Deadline to Apply: November 30th, 2017
Employee Status: December 2017-June 2018 with the option for an additional 1-year renewal
Schedule: Full-time, Paid
Travel: Some (to Orlando and Tampa)
Compensation: Stipend

Photography Internship

DME Sports Academy, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

DME Sports Academy is looking to hire a photography intern to join the Marketing and Communications team! The candidate will contribute to the visual tonality of the website and social media outlets, plan and shoot daily imagery content to practices, games, and events. The candidate will work with four sports categories (basketball, volleyball, soccer, and sports performance). The candidate will directly assist the Director of Marketing.

Qualifications

 Preferred:

Expectations

To apply: Please send cover letter, CV, and sample of writing to Director of Communications, Simone Billings at simone.billings@dmesports.com.
Deadline to Apply: November 30th, 2017
Employee Status: December 2017-June 2018 with the option for an additional 1-year renewal
Schedule: Full-time, Paid
Travel: Some (to Orlando and Tampa)
Compensation: Stipend

Cinematography Internship (Paid)

DME Sports Academy, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

DME Sports Academy is looking to hire a cinematographer to join the Marketing and Communications team! The candidate will contribute to the visual tonality of the website and social media outlets, plan and shoot daily documentary type footage and create compelling stories. The candidate will work with all four sports categories (basketball, volleyball, soccer, and sports performance). The candidate will directly assist the Director of Marketing.

Qualifications

 Preferred:

Expectations

To apply: Please send a cover letter, CV, and a sample of writing to Director of Communications, Simone Billings at simone.billings@dmesports.com.
Deadline to Apply: November 30th, 2017
Employee Status: December 2017-June 2018 with the option for an additional 1-year renewal
Schedule: Full-time, Paid
Travel: Some (to Orlando and Tampa)
Compensation: Stipend