Hallandale football coach Dameon Jones steps down
Following the most successful run in the program’s history, Hallandale football coach Dameon Jones announced Monday he was retiring from coaching.
Jones led Hallandale to five playoff appearances in his seven combined seasons over two coaching stints at his alma mater.
Over the past two seasons, he guided the Chargers to a 21-4 record and appearances in the Class 6A regional semifinals in 2014 and 5A regional finals in 2015 each time losing to the eventual state champion.
Jones took over the program in 2007 and coached three seasons before stepping aside for a year and returning in 2011. He led the Chargers to five of its six-ever playoff victories.
This past season, Jones led Hallandale to a second-round upset over two-time state champion Plantation American Heritage before losing in the next round to Orlando Bishop Moore.
In 2014, Jones’ Chargers went 11-0 before losing to five-time state champion Miami Central in the second round.
This past season, Hallandale was one of the potent offensive teams in the state led by quarterback Tyler Huntley, a Utah commit that passed for 3,636 yards and 42 touchdowns. The Chargers averaged 34.5 points per game.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Miami High’s reward for a 66-51 win over a Slovenian team on Monday was a trip to Tuesday’s Junior Orange Bowl Classic girls’ basketball semifinals against Pennsylvania’s Cumberland Valley.
The Gimnaziaja Benzigrad Dragons, the team Miami High beat at Reagan High, got a super consolation prize – free tickets to Monday’s Heat-Brooklyn Nets game at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Heat guards Goran Dragic and Beno Udrih – both natives of Slovenia – invited the Dragons to Monday’s game.
The Dragons were probably dealing with jet lag after arriving at their Miami hotel at 11 p.m. on Saturday night – they had a 13-hour flight from Croatia and needed four hours to clear customs, grab rental cars and make it to their destination.
After all that and just one day to recover, they were no match for the Stings (13-2), who were led by 5-7 senior guard Alondra Angulo, who had 20 points, and 5-10 senior forward Philneka Jackson, who grabbed 14 rebounds. Two senior guards – Jeri Richard and Armani Paschal – had five steals each for the Stings.
In the boys’ half of the tournament, Miami High survived without five players – including starters Kevin Reyes and Justin Arce – who served the first of a two-game suspension.
Miami High beat Zion Lutheran 76-62 as 7-1 center Zach Brown had 37 points, 20 rebounds and nine blocks. Marlon Sierra, a 6-7 forward, had 12 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Stings will play Krop in Tuesday’s semifinals. After that game, the Stings will get back Reyes, Arce, Dominck Garcia. Travon Shannon and Gabriel Francisco.
Miami High coach Javorie Wilson said it is an FHSAA rule that if you leave the bench during an on-court skirmish – which is what the five aforementioned Stings players did in a recent tournament in Kentucky – it’s an automatic two-game suspension.
WALTER VILLA
▪ OBJ Classic — Miami High 76, Zion Lutheran 62: ZL: Mulder 2, Bornelus 20, Louis 20, Baldassi 6, Abaev 4, Gifford 9, Jerome 1. MIA: Nicholas 5, Mera 10, Brown 37, Sierra 12, Freeman 10, David 2. Three-pointers: Bornelus 4. Rebounds: Brown 20, Sierra 14. Assists: Sierra 10, Nicholas 8. Steals: Nicholas 4, Brown 2. Blocks: Brown 9. HT: 33-30 MIA.
▪ OBJ Classic — Krop 69, Orlando Christian Prep 66: OCP: Harge 18, Corcoran 10, Aviles 21, Tolbert 8, Keys 4, Nazario 5. KRO: Jeanty 8, James 4, O'Connor 25, Clark 12, Block 11, Souza 7, Philus Jones 2. Three-pointers: O'Connor 7.
▪ Adidas Holiday Slam — Archbishop Carroll 73, Pembroke Pines Charter 70: AC (14-3): Silva 19, Rosario 17, Anglada 13, Villamil 10, Aarestrup 6, Deribeaux 4, Cordero 2, Garcia 2. PC: Eugene 18, Hardy 13, Munnings 12, Johnson 10, Harpen 9, Jones 8. HT: AC 48-27.
▪ Hollywood Christian Classic — Schoolhouse Prep 66, Doctors Charter 62: SHP (10-3): Cail 16, Tompkins 18, Smith 13, Machado 19. DC (3-5): Kemp 2, Jordan 16, Romanik 21, Zopvs 7, Forster 4, Stewart 12.
▪ Thomasville Hoopfest — Boyd Anderson 55, Brooks High (GA) 30: BA (7-3): Clarke 10, Patrick 16, Lynch 8, Jean 6, Tilghman 5, Williams 1, Rismay 3, Gayle 6. BH: X. Rose 2, J. Rose 4, Jones 4, Bryant 5, Mathis 8, Brown 3, Edwards 2, Grisson 2.
▪ Archbishop Curley 73, iMater 54: AC (12-4): Defhonnes 4, Anilus 14, Morrist 8, Fields 2, Walker 11, St. Mag 18, Cagusee 6. IM: Cearto 10, Smith 7, Fernandez 2, Bearroto 11, Alvizar 1, Penton 3, Sesurrel 20. HT: 22-27.
▪ Belen 57, Cardinal Newman (SC) 47: BEL (11-3): Torres de Navarra 3, Salazar 5, Cabrera 3, Mejer 7, Rodriguez 10, Bravo 4, Consuegra 13, Romeu 5, Carrillo 7. CN: Morten 5, Carter 3, Jones 14, Adams 4, Gatling 3, Dunlap 11, Williams 7. HT: 35-20 BEL.
▪ Westwood Christian 79, Mater Lakes Academy 61: ML: Morales 26, Catin 22, Rodriguez 8, Gonzalez 6. WWC: Dowuona 26, Molina 7, Mejias 7, Monell 11, Ametepe 11, Guitian 10, N Mejias 3.
▪ Late Sunday, Gulf-Shore Hoopfest — American 60, Naples 55: NAP: Sushil 4, Dejohn 16, Theorle 6, Scherder 2, Addison 15 Kornetti 6, Bechtol 6. AME (9-3): Johnson 10, Harris 12, Evans 15, Hall 3, Copeland 3, Vilchez 7, Lopez 10. HT: 27-25 AME.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
▪ JOB Classic — Ferguson 56, St Thomas Aquinas 35: STA: Gregory 7, Krause 5, Laue 5, Charles 7, Tunnage 3, Atkins 6, Zeioli 2. FER: Laureano 13, Gonzalez 4, Buitrago 3, Rodriguez 10, Pineda 26. Three-pointers: Pineda 2. Rebounds: Pineda 10. Assists: Rodriguez 6. Steals: Pineda 8. HT: FER 24-17. Blocks: Daniels 3
▪ JOB Classic — Putnam City West 80, Fort Lauderdale 67: PCW: Fortune 6, Mcalpin 10, Whitetail 2, Skanes 20, Johnson 36, O.Whitetail 6. FL: Warthen 17, De Oleo 17, Poole 9, Goffe 2, Taylor 8, Charlton 14.
▪ Queen of Palms Classic — Hialeah 66, Naples 64 (OT): HIA (10-3): Jones 26, Celestine 18, Betties 10, Brown 6, Thimogene 4, Campbell 2. NAP: Gordon 15, Brown 13, Kramer 12, Desrosiers 9, Perry 6, Keyes 5, Sullivan 4.
▪ Miami Grill Catering Holiday Shootout — Boyd Anderson 28, Calvary Christian 27: CCA: Elique 3, Issac 6, Hickey 5, Derr 2, Bender 11. BA: Ferro 4, Williams 9, Lawson 4, Nelson 3, Sealey 6, Lewis 2.
▪ Miami Grill Catering Holiday Shootout — American Heritage Plantation 52, Lincoln Park 45: LP: Kelly 6, Harris 13, Rahaeed 5, Gayman 3 Wilson 2, Hall 1, King 11, Thomas 4. AHP: Smith 18, Lindo 9, Willis 9, Duran 8, Kruss 2, Werbelow 2, Marshall 2.
This story was originally published December 28, 2015 at 3:53 PM with the headline "Hallandale football coach Dameon Jones steps down."