Chicago (Leo) Boys Basketball — 2008-09
Name: Leo High School
City: Chicago
Cities in District: Chicago 2,896,016
County: Cook
Enrollment: 460(B) U M
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Orange/Black
Conference: Chicago Catholic League
Superintendent: Robert Foster
Principal: Milton Knobus
Athletic Director: Edward Adams
Head Coach: Noah Cannon
Assistant Coaches: William Hawkins, Kenton Trell, Titus Redmond, Robert Schablaske, Charles Minor, Jonathan Crotty
Captains: Darwin Rogers Jr., Isaac Smith III
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Simeon), 72-52, in Sectional Final
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
1 *James Pointer G 5-10 180 18 Sr.
2 Paul Beene G 5-9 165 15 So.
3 LaVontae Johnson G 5-8 155 16 Jr.
4 Christopher Lockhart G 6-2 190 17 Jr.
5 *Darrin Johnson G 6-2 205 18 Sr.
10 *Malcolm McFarland G 5-10 195 17 Jr.
11 Maurice Joiner F 6-5 190 15 So.
12 Derrius Brown G 5-9 165 15 So.
13 *Isaac Smith G 6-3 196 16 Jr.
20 *Darwin Rogers F 6-4 210 18 Sr.
33 John Gatewood F 6-4 210 18 Sr.
34 Dominique Evans F 6-2 220 18 Sr.
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast
James Pointer 31 245 644 109 337 137 185 736 23.7 225 278
Paul Beene 17 37 88 17 38 14 20 105 6.2 14 68
LaVontae Johnson 24 15 27 0 0 11 18 41 1.7 6 21
Christopher Lockhart 16 16 39 6 12 4 7 42 2.6 21 9
Darrin Johnson 31 201 413 100 232 102 145 604 19.5 222 123
Malcolm McFarland 31 187 304 87 145 72 91 533 17.2 246 243
Maurice Joiner 16 11 21 0 0 4 6 26 1.6 22 7
Derrius Brown 12 5 13 2 5 4 5 16 1.3 4 5
Isaac Smith 31 187 412 59 110 122 156 555 17.9 202 314
Darwin Rogers 31 186 317 4 12 80 111 456 14.7 327 98
John Gatewood 28 88 129 1 3 27 41 204 7.3 209 18
Dominique Evans 28 59 101 12 39 16 39 146 5.2 63 21
TEAM TOTALS 31 1237 2508 397 933 593 824 3464 111.7 1561 1205
OPPONENT TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb
District #218 Thanksgiving Tournament
*11/25 Blue Island (Eisenhower) W 67 60 James Pointer 22 Darrin Johnson 6
*11/26 Chicago (Marist) W 70 45 James Pointer 20 Jon Gatewood 6
*11/28 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 78 62 James Pointer 35 Darwin Rogers Jr. 5
*11/28 Oak Lawn (Richards) W 72 63 Darwin Rogers Jr 23 Darwin Rogers Jr. 9
12/2 Tinley Park (H.S.) W 72 63 James Pointer 25 James Pointer 12
12/5 Chicago (St. Franics de Sales) W 60 26 Christopher Lockhart 18 Justin Love 8
12/6 Chicago (Kenwood) W 70 52 Darrin Johnson 28 Darrin Johnson 9
12/12 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 61 48 James Pointer 23 Darwin Rogers 7
12/14 Chicago (Simeon) W 67 66 James Pointer 31 James Pointer 9
12/16 Chicago (Hales Franciscan) W 56 52 Isaac Smith III 15 Darwin Rogers Jr. 9
12/19 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 65 58 James Pointer 24 James Pointer 8
Rich South Big Dipper X-Mas Tournament
*12/26 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 67 60 Darrin Johnson 18 John Gatewood 7
*12/27 South Holland (Seton Academy) W 65 61 James Pointer 20 Darwin Rogers Jr. 11
*12/29 Park Forest (Rich East) L 77 67 Isaac Smith III 22 John Gatewood 7
*12/30 Richton Park (Rich South) L 68 64 James Pointer 21 Darwin Rogers Jr. 9
1/9 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 69 43 James Pointer 16 Isaac Smith III 8
1/15 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 51 44 James Pointer 22 Isaac Smith III 6
1/23 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 50 48 James Pointer 20 James Pointer 9
1/25 Chicago (Morgan Park) W 64 60 James Pointer 20 Darwin Rogers Jr. 12
1/27 River Grove (Guerin) W 60 32 Darrin Johnson 15 Darwin Rogers Jr. 6
1/30 Chicago (Gordon Tech) W 71 44 Malcom McFarland 16 Darrin Johnson 8
2/1 Decatur (Eisenhower) W 64 51 James Pointer 20 Darwin Rogers Jr. 8
2/6 Chicago (St. Rita) W 75 64 James Pointer 21 Darwin Rogers Jr. 9
2/7 Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) W 63 52 Darrin Johnson 21 Darwin Rogers Jr. 9
2/13 South Holland (Seton Academy) L 64 50 James Pointer 19 Malcom McFarland 12
2/20 South Holland (Seton Academy) L 77 72 James Pointer 36 Malcom McFarland 5
Chicago (King) Regional
*3/3 Chicago (Perspectives-Calumet) W 79 40 LaVontae Johnson 12 John Gatewood 6
*3/6 Chicago (King) W 64 41 James Pointer 23 James Pointer 10
Chicago (King) Sectional
*3/10 Chicago (Kenwood) W 45 43 James Pointer 18 Darwin Rogers Jr. 8
*3/13 Chicago (Harper) W 78 65 James Pointer 23 Isaac Smith III 6
Chicago (C. State University) Super-Sectional
*3/17 Chicago (Brooks) W 51 48 James Pointer 16 John Gatewood 10
Year W-L
Chicago (Leo)
2003-04 28-5 (1st)
2004-05 18-12
2005-06 20-9
2006-07 24-8
2007-08 26-4
2008-09 27-4
6 yrs. 143-42
1986-AA 49 61 0-1 (27-3) DNP Jack Fitzgerald
L 49 61 Westchester (St. Joseph)
1987-AA 65 77 0-1 (27-3) DNP Jack Fitzgerald
L 65 77 Westchester (St. Joseph)
1998-A 221 225 2-2 (26-8) 4th Mike Manderino
W 66 55 Chicago (St. Francis de Sales)
W 64 59 Normal (University) (OT)
L 46 56 Spring Valley (Hall)
L 45 55 Farmington
2004-A 261 191 4-0 (28-5-0) 1st Noah Cannon
W 67 36 Niles (Northridge Prep)
W 59 43 Breese (Central)
W 70 55 Quincy (Notre Dame)
W 65 57 Winnebago