Indexed locally for search — headlines, people, teams, and short excerpts from reporting originally published in The Morning Call (1998–2010). Full article text on mcall.com; DRE'S TAKE links out and does not republish Morning Call copy.
No tears trickled, no heads hung. A daunting task for Lehigh Thursday night was over in Oklahoma City. Overmatched inside the paint and simply not as gifted as No. 1 Kansas, Lehigh failed in its attempt at history and succumbed like every other No. 16 seed in the history of the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The spotlight belonged to Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks were the last team to meet the media and the last team to practice at the Ford Center on Wednesday. But tonight, the Patriot League champions hope to make history by becoming the first 16th seed to beat a No. 1 seed in the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Less than an hour ago, Lehigh practiced for the final time in preparation for its NCAA Tournament first-round game against Kansas Thursday night at the Ford Center. Barring the biggest upset in tournament history it was the last practice of this season, but the Mountain Hawks…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Pride and jubilation extended from one former Lehigh 1,000-point scorer to another Sunday night during the NCAA Selection Show. Ed Cahn, 1955 Lehigh graduate and the first 1,000-point scorer in school history, stood off to the side, his eyes focused on the big screen television…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Fear did not enter into the hearts of Lehigh players. Never mind the mammoth challenge ahead in Oklahoma City. Excitement still reigned at Goosey Gander in Bethlehem on Sunday when the Patriot League champion Mountain Hawks (22-10) discovered they will play Kansas (32-2) in the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →LEHIGH79 AMERICAN57 Lehigh senior Dave Buchberger was on from downtown. Freshman C.J. McCollum was on from everywhere. Then, there was senior guard Marquis Hall simply playing an all-around smooth game and senior forward Zahir Carrington rebounding with force. The sensational…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Patriot League tournament is now about survival and in the case of Lehigh junior guard Prentice Small, about just getting on the floor and staying on it by any means possible. If that means chasing around the opponent’s toughest guard, so be it. If that means, diving…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh freshman C.J. McCollum was rewarded for his end-to-end domination and Lafayette coach Fran O’Hanlon was honored for leading a team not expected to do well to a third-place finish in the Patriot League regular season. McCollum averaged a league-best 27.8 points over the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh had no problem with perimeter defense against Bucknell and no letdown in its biggest home game in six years Wednesday night. Freshman C.J. McCollum scored 12 consecutive points during one stretch and seniors Marquis Hall and Zahir Carrington got what they’ve coveted their…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The numbers 94, 81, 85 and 90 were not pulled out of a lottery drawing. They represent the trials of defeat for the Lehigh men in Patriot League play. The Mountain Hawks gave up those point-totals in their four league losses. Lehigh also has eight league wins, tops with…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh forward Zahir Carrington was already working the paint with vengeance. Then, he rocked the backboard with two dunks within one minute, five-second span in the early minutes of the second half at Stabler Arena, rousing the crowd of 3,849. That really got Carrington pumped…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh forward Zahir Carrington was already working the paint with vengeance. Then, he rocked the backboard with two dunks within one minute, five-second span in the early minutes of the second half at Stabler Arena, rousing the crowd of 3,849. That really got Carrington pumped…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Unable to gain weight and realizing that playing quarterback wasn’t in his athletic future, C.J. McCollum gave up on football and concentrated more on basketball in the eighth grade. The basketball coach at Glen Oak High in Canton, Ohio, had to love that decision because…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh senior guard Marquis Hall, the Patriot League preseason men’s basketball player of the year, has added muscle, which is a good thing because he’ll have more weight on his shoulders this season. Hall joins senior forward Zahir Carrington in a quest to lead the Mountain…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The men’s basketball teams at Lehigh and Lafayette both ended the regular season in a way coaches fret about and in a way players wish they could have back. Lehigh, considered a preseason Patriot League title contender, lost its final three games and lost six of its last eight…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →March is not here yet. It just seemed like it Sunday afternoon as rivals Lehigh and Lafayette played a March Madness-like game at Stabler Arena. It featured a momentum shifts galore, fierce scrambles for loose balls, five ties, six lead changes, and spirited taunts…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →It was a dejected look that told the tale of a Patriot League men’s basketball game that was not going to end favorable for Lehigh on Saturday afternoon at Stabler Arena. Star guard Marquis Hall, who had been immensely pressured by Holy Cross defenders every time he touched the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →It’s time for Lehigh men’s coach Brett Reed to go back to the drawing board to quickly figure out how he can turn around a season that has gone from promising to upsetting after three straight defeats. The Mountain Hawks lost at American, 76-66 in overtime, in the Patriot League…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The enthusiasm level inside Stabler Arena had just risen to its pinnacle as Lehigh guard Marquis Hall drilled a game-tying 3-pointer against Navy in the Mountain Hawks’ Patriot League home opener Wednesday night. Then, Navy forward Adam Teague essentially sent a bullet through…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh’s 73-64 upset loss at Princeton on Wednesday night must be forgotten quickly as well as tough non-league defeats to Rider and Stony Brook, both teams the Mountain Hawks should have also beaten. But at 10-4, Lehigh is off to its best start since 1925 and the expectations…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Before tip-off, Lehigh appeared to face an imposing challenge, trying to beat Saint Joseph’s for the first time ever Tuesday night. Then, 6-foot-9 Ahmad Nivins, an Atlantic 10 player of the year candidate, made the challenge even more imposing not long after the game clock…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →It’s not always a good sign when your center likes to shoot 3-pointers more than layups. But Lehigh coach Brett Reed had no complaints with 6-foot-10 senior center Phil Anderson’s long-range shooting because Anderson also pulled down a career-high eight rebounds in a 76-58 win…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh basketball fans, circle Dec. 2 on your calendar. Saint Joseph’s University and its colorful coach Phil Martelli will be visiting Stabler Arena in one of the Mountain Hawks’ biggest non-league home game in years. Fittingly, Saint Joe’s bus trip to Bethlehem comes during a…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →It is the shot that has haunted Lehigh senior Bryan White and sophomore Marquis Hall for a year. What they can’t forget is a running bank shot by Army’s Josh Miller that beat the Mountain Hawks, 47-46, in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals last March at Stabler Arena.…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh freshman guard Rob Keefer scored six points in his first game, eight in his second and 12 in his third. Get the picture? He continued to improve, and eventually became a starter, winning six Patriot League rookie of the week awards. A graduate of Abington Friends, Keefer…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The only thing Lehigh senior forward Bryan White ever asked for when he entered the program four years ago was an opportunity to showcase his talents. With it, the 6-6 leaping machine from Plantation, Fla., promised that he’d pour every ounce of energy from his slim frame to try…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh is one of the most unpredictable teams, playing in one of the most unpredictable conferences in America. But in a season of ups and downs galore in the Patriot League, Lehigh pieced together a 50-39 victory over Bucknell on Wednesday night at Stabler Arena that rekindled…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Everybody who attempted free throws in the final 40 seconds of Saturday night’s Patriot League grind between Lehigh and Army missed. That is, except the one player who probably should have been at home in the bed. But Lehigh senior Bryan White, who missed the previous two days…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Mountain Hawks soared even higher against Bucknell on Wednesday night, led by sophomore forward Zahir Carrington, who used his quickness and desire to dominate the paint. “He’s a problem,” Mountain Hawks senior forward Bryan White said. “When he gets the ball in his hands, I…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh could have used an air pump Saturday night. The Mountain Hawks were that flat in losing their Patriot League opener, 71-54, to American at Stabler Arena. There were problems on both ends of the court, disturbing stuff such as missed layups and the failure to get as much…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh University basketball coach Brett Reed got a little taste of everything except consistency from his team during the non-league part of the season. A lack of consistency is a major problem, and will cause the Mountain Hawks (7-7) to lose Patriot League games that are far…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh tuned up for the start of Patriot League play by beating longtime nemesis Princeton, 68-49 Sunday afternoon at Stabler Arena. The Mountain Hawks had lost 23 straight games to the Tigers since last winning, 30-25 on March 6, 1930. “They had to knock it out of the peach…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series of in-depth interviews with Lehigh Valley sports figures. Thirteen games into his first college basketball head coaching job, Lehigh coach Brett Reed is trying to develop a Patriot League championship contender out of a…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Coming off a 20-day layoff, Lehigh exhibited little rust in a relatively easy 56-39 nonleague win over Monmouth Friday night at Stabler Arena. Sophomore Marquis Hall, Lehigh’s leading scorer, had team highs of 12 points and five assists. But the Mountain Hawk who enforced…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh guard Marquis Hall never worried about his shot in the Mountain Hawks’ home opener against St. Peter’s Wednesday night at Stabler Arena. Neither did his teammates. “We always tell Marquis, even if he misses couple shots, we want him to always stay aggressive,” said…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →