Whitehead on track to return Tuesday
February, 20, 2012
Feb 20
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By Matt Ehalt | ESPNNewYork.com
It looks like the Lincoln boys basketball team is going to get a much-needed boost.
Lincoln coach Dwayne "Tiny" Morton said he expects to have injured sophomore point guard Isaiah Whitehead available for Tuesday's game against St. Anthony (N.J.) and Ericka Rambert, Whitehead's mother, believes her son will play against the national power. She added that she doesn't believe he will play the whole game and could be coming off the bench.
Whitehead has missed his team's last three games as he has suffered from a bad ankle sprain. Lincoln, ranked No. 6 by ESPNNewYork.com, went 1-2 in those games and also lost the game in which Whitehead left early with his injury. The plan had always been for Whitehead to return for the St. Anthony game.
"I might get him in there," Morton said about Whitehead playing Tuesday.
Whitehead, one of the top players in New York City, was injured on Feb. 2 in a 72-65 loss to Boys & Girls. While he feared the worst at first, it was instead just diagnosed as a bad ankle sprain. He's worn a walking boot over the last past few weeks as he has tried to return to help his team get back to strength.
The sophomore has been rehabbing his ankle to get back to strength and Rambert said that Whitehead practiced for the first time on Feb. 16. She said he was feeling a little weak at first but is doing much better. He removed his walking boot on Thursday and has been eased into practice since then.
"He still has pain but it's bearable," Rambert said. "It's not unbearable pain."
Tuesday's game has originally been scheduled for Sunday and Rambert said that Whitehead would have been limited had the game played then. Rambert said that her son will be 100 percent and definitely play in the Public Schools Athletic League Class AA Tournament, as third-seeded Lincoln hosts Beach Channel/Channel View on Feb. 28.
"He's definitely excited," Rambert said of her son's return.
Whitehead averaged 16.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in league this season for Lincoln, according to the PSAL website. The Railsplitters have not been the same team without him, losing games to Boys & Girls and St. Raymond and getting eliminated in the semifinals of the Brooklyn borough playoffs.
"He's going to bring back exactly what he's done this year," Morton said. "Scoring, passing and defense."
Lincoln coach Dwayne "Tiny" Morton said he expects to have injured sophomore point guard Isaiah Whitehead available for Tuesday's game against St. Anthony (N.J.) and Ericka Rambert, Whitehead's mother, believes her son will play against the national power. She added that she doesn't believe he will play the whole game and could be coming off the bench.
Whitehead has missed his team's last three games as he has suffered from a bad ankle sprain. Lincoln, ranked No. 6 by ESPNNewYork.com, went 1-2 in those games and also lost the game in which Whitehead left early with his injury. The plan had always been for Whitehead to return for the St. Anthony game.
"I might get him in there," Morton said about Whitehead playing Tuesday.
Whitehead, one of the top players in New York City, was injured on Feb. 2 in a 72-65 loss to Boys & Girls. While he feared the worst at first, it was instead just diagnosed as a bad ankle sprain. He's worn a walking boot over the last past few weeks as he has tried to return to help his team get back to strength.
The sophomore has been rehabbing his ankle to get back to strength and Rambert said that Whitehead practiced for the first time on Feb. 16. She said he was feeling a little weak at first but is doing much better. He removed his walking boot on Thursday and has been eased into practice since then.
"He still has pain but it's bearable," Rambert said. "It's not unbearable pain."
Tuesday's game has originally been scheduled for Sunday and Rambert said that Whitehead would have been limited had the game played then. Rambert said that her son will be 100 percent and definitely play in the Public Schools Athletic League Class AA Tournament, as third-seeded Lincoln hosts Beach Channel/Channel View on Feb. 28.
"He's definitely excited," Rambert said of her son's return.
Whitehead averaged 16.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in league this season for Lincoln, according to the PSAL website. The Railsplitters have not been the same team without him, losing games to Boys & Girls and St. Raymond and getting eliminated in the semifinals of the Brooklyn borough playoffs.
"He's going to bring back exactly what he's done this year," Morton said. "Scoring, passing and defense."
BOYS' BASKETBALL RANKINGS
| Rank | School (City, State) | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson, VA | 44-0 |
| 2 | Findlay Prep Henderson, NV | 32-1 |
| 3 | St. Anthony Jersey City, NJ | 32-0 |
| 4 | Chester Chester, PA | 32-0 |
| 5 | Marcus Flower Mound, TX | 39-2 |
| See the full boys' basketball rankings » | ||
FOOTBALL RANKINGS
| Rank | School (City, State) | Rec |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Bosco Ramsey, NJ | 11-0 |
| 2 | Armwood Seffner, FL | 15-0 |
| 3 | Trinity For Boys Louisville, KY | 14-0 |
| 4 | Grayson Loganville, GA | 15-0 |
| 5 | Good Counsel Olney, MD | 13-0 |
| See the full football rankings » | ||
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