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Mikel Jones’ stunning shooting performance leads AC boys basketball team to win
Mikel Jones had made 10 3-pointers to score a career-high 35 points to lead the Vikings to a 78-42 win over Overbrook. The 10 3-pointers are believed to be a school record as no one connected with the Vikings program could recall a player making more.
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Peaky Roseborough leads Atlantic City past his former school
Roseborough scored 25 points to propel the Vikings boys basketball team to a 57-30 win over Holy Spirit in the season opener for these neighborhood rivals.
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January Athletes of the Month
Congratulations to those students identified by their coaches as the Athletes of the Month.
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Late night hoops roundup: Watch Ky Gilliam's buzzer beater give AC win
Ky Gilliam sank a 35-foot, 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Atlantic City High School boys basketball team a 56-53 win over St. Joseph Academy on Wednesday. The Vikings (9-7) have won five straight. Gilliam scored six of his 10 points in the fourth quarter. Sophomore guard Chris Finks scored a team-high 15 for Atlantic City. Hasanur Rahman Freeman added 14 and Mikel Jones had 10 for the Vikings.
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Look who's back: Atlantic City boys basketball team wins third straight game Friday night
The Atlantic City High School boys basketball team is beginning to show signs of life. Sophomore guard Chris Finks scored 14 points as the Vikings won their third straight with a 47-37 win over Middle Township on Friday night. The Vikings, who scored just 13 points in the first game of the season, evened their record at 7-7, under first-year coach Wayne Nelson.
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Atlantic City holds off persistent Millville, 51-49
The final minute of the first half showed what Ky Gilliam means to the Atlantic City High School boys basketball team. The Holy Spirit transfer finished with 17 points as Atlantic City beat the Thunderbolts 51-49 in a Cape-Atlantic League American Division game Tuesday night.
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Late night hoops roundup for 12/19: AC boys get first win
Wayne Nelson got his first win as Atlantic City High School boys basketball coach Monday night. Hassanur Rahmaan-Freeman scored 18 as the Vikings beat Bridgeton 49-45. Tysir Jones added 8 points for Atlantic City (1-2), while Nasir Turner chipped in with six. Zikwon Anderson scored 25 for Bridgeton.
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The Wayne Nelson era begins at Atlantic City
A new era for the Atlantic City High School boys basketball team began Thursday. Wayne Nelson made his debut as Vikings coach as Atlantic City opened the season at Millville. Nelson is just the seventh Vikings boys basketball coach since 1955.
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Atlantic City hires new boys basketball coach
In a sense, Wayne Nelson came home Tuesday night. The Atlantic City Board of Education approved his hiring as the Atlantic City High School boys basketball coach. Nelson grew up in Atlantic City. He recalled working out as a boy and as a teenager with former Atlantic City greats Lou Roe and Romaine Heywood.
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Atlantic City grad Nazim Derry making leap, transferring to Division I for basketball
Nazim Derry is moving up. The Atlantic City High School graduate played basketball the last two seasons with Goldey-Beacom College, an NCAA Division II program in Delaware. Derry tweeted April 18 his commitment to play next season with D-I University of New Hampshire.
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Gene Allen steps down as Atlantic City boys basketball coach
Gene Allen, who took over the program in 2003 and led the Vikings to unprecedented heights, announced Wednesday he is stepping down as coach.
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Umar Shannon's journey from Atlantic City to NCAA Sweet 16 with St. Peter's
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall is where Umar Shannon wore his Atlantic City High School letterman’s jacket while sitting in the stands and watching Temple University win the 2008 Atlantic 10 men’s college basketball tournament.
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A look back at the career of Atlantic City High School graduate and Saint Peter's assistant Umar Shannon
Atlantic City High School graduate Umar Shannon is an assistant with the St. Peter's University men's team.
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Who made this week's high school sports top-10 list?
The Vikings honored many of their long-time fans by presenting plaques to them before Sunday’s traditional Battle by the Bay finale between Atlantic City and Pleasantville on Sunday. The honorees included Delois Campbell, Ron Jordan, Frank Ervin, Williams Marsh and Wilbur Banks.
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In down year, Atlantic City's boys basketball coach takes it 'one day at a time': Must Win
Gene Allen laughed when he heard the question. How is the Atlantic City High School boys basketball coach doing? That’s what many in the South Jersey basketball community want to know. The Vikings are 2-7 and in the midst of a rare rebuilding season.
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Atlantic City boys top Cape May Tech for 3rd win in past 5 games
It has been a rough start for the Atlantic City High School boys basketball team. But the rebuilding Vikings are starting to make some progress. Dylan Culmone came up clutch in the fourth quarter to lead Atlantic City to a 40-34 victory over Cape May Tech in a Cape-Atlantic League American Division game Friday.
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AC boys earn win over Glassboro
The Atlantic City High School boys basketball got its first win of the season Saturday morning. Jai Pridgen Hill scored 18 points to lead the Vikings to a 46-38 win over Glassboro at the MLK Classic at Rowan University.
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Atlantic City grad Nazim Derry averaging 21.1 points for Goldey-Beacom hoops
Nazim Derry has been the Goldey-Beacom College men’s basketball team’s top scorer through eight games. Derry, a 6-foot-2 sophomore guard and Atlantic City High School graduate, is averaging 21.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game for the NCAA Division II Lightning.
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Three A.C. boys basketball players to play for junior colleges
Stephen Byard, Teriq Chapman and Kiraan Palms will be attending junior colleges for the 2020-21 school year.
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Atlantic City’s thunderous win over Mainland nets program’s first CAL title in 10 years
Atlantic City defeats Mainland 63-50 to win the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament Final for first time since 2010.
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