Team News

1/19/10:  Sarasota Herald Tribune: 
 "Determined group:  North Port team starts season 15-1"
        It began last February, not long after the season ended. And it continued into the summer. The success of the North Port High boys basketball team this season did not occur overnight.  The Bobcats' 15-1 mark has been a result of a lot of hard work in the offseason….(Read more)

SWFLHoops.com Preseason Rankings and All-star Team

2009-2010 Charlotte Sun Boys Basketball Preview of NPHS

SWFLHoops.com Review of This Summer's Shootout

For NPHS, scroll to 4th paragraph

 

Player News

Wilson Sets New Record

North Port junior Kasey Wilson set a single-game scoring record as the Bobcats cruised over visiting Barron Collier, 79-28 on Saturday. Wilson scored 36 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as he broke the previous record set by Shaun Noriega. Teammate Larry Taylor . . . (Read More)

Taylor plays big part in Bobcats win

North Port's Larry Taylor may only be a sophomore, but he already plays a big role with the varsity basketball team.  Taylor scored 14 points Friday night, 10 of them coming in the first half, and did a strong defensive job on Port Charlotte standout Brian Lockhart as North Port pulled away for a 55-41 victory over the visiting Pirates.   Taylor held...(Read more)

Wilson Lives Up to Hype

In a game that got lopsided quickly, two of the areas most notable names made use of their time on the court to showcase multiple facets of their games in a 74-59 North Port win over the visiting Lakewood Ranch Mustangs.  University . . . (Read More)

Wilson and Litvin Are Noticed at the
Orlando Exposure Camp

The most athletic kid in camp was 6'5" sophomore, Kasey Wilson out of North Port HS in North Port Fl. A gifted 3-4 who is a tenacious rebounder and leaper. Attacks the hole finishing with . . . Eric Litvin is an excellent young point guard who is a sophomore out of North Port HS. A great passer both in transition and in the 1/2 court . . . (Read More)

Wilson and Taylor Shine at Dodge
Florida Shootout

Wilson is a tough and aggressive player who can do a little bit of everything. He can drive, shoot the 3 off the catch, rebound on both ends. As an offensive . . . Taylor is a thin and small point guard, but he gets a lot accomplished when he is on the floor. He has an excellent basketball IQ and he is . . . (Read More)

Bobcat Results

2/5/10  Wilson, North Port claim Suncoast Cup

Sarasota Herald Tribune,  Staff Report

VENICE - North Port High scored 19 of the game's final 25 points to claim the Suncoast Cup with a 40-27 boys basketball win over Sarasota High at Venice High.Kasey Wilson had a game-high 14 points for the Bobcats (21-3). Sam Rosario led the Sailors with 10 points.

2/3/10  Wilson leads Bobcats to win

Sarasota Herald Tribune,  Staff Report

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VENICE - Kasey Wilson poured in 11 fourth-quarter points to lead North Port to a 62-51 win over host Venice on Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Suncoast Cup.Wilson finished with a game-high 19 points for the Bobcats (20-3) while Dauntae Johnson finished with 15 points.  Larry Taylor and Matt Wilbur scored 11 and nine points, respectively, for North Port.Zach Christian led the Indians (13-9) with 15 points while Michael Smithers and Clay Burton had 14 and 12, res

1/26 North Port boys sink Sailors

Bobcats coach Curt Allen stresses the importance of the first three minutes of the second half because that is where a good team typically breaks down their opponent.  That's exactly what his Bobcats did in blowing open the game against Sarasota on Tuesday for a 49-33 win during Senior Night.  The Bobcats (19-2) started out…(Read more)

1/19  Bobcats flatten Sarasota

With the North Port High boys basketball team battling sickness and general malaise at the start, a healthy Dauntae Johnson provided a spark.  Johnson scored 11 of his 12 points in the first half, and Kasey Wilson overcame a stomach virus to have a strong second half in the Bobcats' 51-34 victory over Sarasota that clinched the top seed in Class 6A-District 7 Tuesday night on the Sailors court….(Read more)

1/12 North Port avenges only loss

Motivation was not a problem for the North Port High boys basketball team.When the Bobcats walked into the Riverview High gym Tuesday night all they had to do was look at the only blemish on an otherwise perfect record over 13 games. It was put there by the Rams and payback was on the minds of each North Port player."They did us a favor by beating us because we….(Read more)

1/8 Bobcats Sweep Cougars

The Cougars sure didn't look like much during pre-game warm-ups Friday night. When North Port found itself down 14-7 after the first quarter, it was clear that the Bobcats had some work to do. And so North Port fought through its shooting slump, overcame its lack of presence on the glass and worked from the inside out to earn its first district win, 53-46 over Countryside. “It was a hard-fought game . . . (Read More)

12/18 North Port Rolls Over Hardee

Coming off their first loss against Riverview last Saturday, the North Port boys basketball schedule allowed the Bobcats almost a week's worth of practices. The way North Port played, it looked as if it had been practicing. Kasey Wilson scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Bobcats rolled over Hardee 72-25 . . . (Read More)

12/11 Rams upset North Port

Sophomore guard Jeremy Jones led Riverview High with 20 points as the Rams stunned host North Port High 46-40 on Friday night.Nemo Rmus scored 11 points and Kyle Kragel added 10 for Riverview (3-2).Eric Traver had an all-around solid game for the Rams with four assists, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Kragel also recorded six rebounds and three blocks.  . . (Read More)

12/8 North Port Uses "D" to "W"

After the traditional half court stare down by the #5 Venice Indians was met by glaring cheerleaders stationed toe-to-toe by #3 North Port the game was off and “gunning”. North Port jumped out to a 10-3 lead off after three consecutive long range attempts were successful, and Larry Taylor made the final of those a four point . . . (Read More)

12/8 Venice bites the dust

NORTH PORT - When four different players hit 3-points to start the game, it is easy to look for the quick strike from deep. That is how the North Port High boys basketball team began against Venice. "I thought it was going to be easy,". . . (Read More)

12/5 Bobcats down Booker

NORTH PORT - North Port basketball coach Curt Allen will tell you that this season's version of the Bobcats are a bit of a different breed than in recent years, focusing a little more on defense than they had . . . (Read More)

Pre-Season Review

It's the natural order of things that when a team loses its best player to graduation - in this case, when North Port saw sharpshooter Shaun Noriega head off to South Florida - the mantle . . . (Read More)