Part IV: Great Moments Shaw Cardinals Sports History

As we journey back in time for the fourth occasion to look at some of the best moments in Shaw High School sports history, we showcase some big time performances. As said before, we have so much more to come in this series as we explore the rich tradition of boys and girls athletics from East Cleveland, Ohio's only high school.

Boys Basketball

March 15, 1993

Redball Express wins the district against overachieving Brush

Behind Steve Bowie's 27 points, Shaw (19-3) inched past Brush 92-90 to win the district championship in front of a packed house at Euclid High School.

With an 88-76 lead at the 1:25 mark, Shaw looked as if it would cruise to a win, "They made a run at us like Jaws," said Shaw head coach Leon Hines.

Brush finished its season at 19-3. Shaw got 26 points from guard Rashad Goggins. Known as the Redball Express, Shaw also got double-doubles from frontcourt players Calvin Brown (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Basra Fakhir (14 points, 11 rebounds).

Girls Basketball

May 30, 1998

Raina Hill signs to Howard

After a drought in girls basketball success during the early to mid-1990s, center Raina Hill showed up and helped revive the once dominant program. In doing so she and her teammates led Shaw to its only back-to-back winning seasons of the decade. On May 30, 1998 it was reported that Hill accepted an offer to play basketball at NCAA Division I program, Howard University.

Football

September 16, 1983

Borders quarterbacks Shaw to win over JFK

Shaw tops John F. Kennedy 18-6, in an early season victory. Star receiver Steve Sanders caught a 22-yard touchdown from quarterback Dwayne Borders in the game's first score.

The Cardinals got rushing touchdowns from Darnell Tanner who scored on a one yard run as well as Cedric Mims who got in the endzone on a six-yard scamper.

September 7, 2006

Norman Rox rocks Holy Name

Norman Rox is named Player of the Week by the Plain Dealer. The running back ran for 301 yards with three touchdowns in Shaw's 30-14 victory over Holyname the previous weekend. His longest touchdown run was 60 yards.

Boys Track and Field

April 25, 1996

Wyatt and Chandler rack up points at Ranger Relays

Marvin Wyatt won the 200-meters, 400-meters and also participated in the 1,600-meter relay that crossed the finish line first at the Ranger Relays. Behind Wyatt was Antonio Chandler, who placed second in the 400-meters. Both athletes made up half of the 1,600-meter relay squad that also included Charles Canady and Charles Ray.

May 21, 2003

Shaw boys win first league championship in 47 years

"We don't even have a place to train," coach Scott Gay told the press after Shaw became Lake Erie League champions. Without a home track and the lack of area schools willing to share their facilities, Shaw found a way to win.

Olondo Walker guided Shaw to a high jump win, while Lamar Cooper, Charles Hemphill, Michale Johnson and Johnathan Green won the 3,200-meter relay. Perhaps the most interesting story on this team was an athlete by the name of Mark Lattimore.

Legend has it that Lattimore had never competed in track and field before the season and had very little training before he showed up and won the league championship in the 100-meter dash.

"We spend a couple of days in the pool and a couple of days running behind Shaw on Sheldon Road," Gay said.

"It's hard on the kids, but no matter what we have to do, or how late we have to practice, the guys are there."

Located in East Cleveland, Ohio, Shaw High School has one of the most long lasting but underappreciated sports histories in all of the United States.

From being the only school in the state of Ohio to have a stadium that hosted actual NFL games to all of the athletes from the 1800's to the present that have gone on to lead productive lives and make history along the way, Shaw sports has a decorated past that most schools could only wish to own.

We invite you to enjoy this continuing series that will introduce you to some of the greatest athletes to ever call themselves Shaw Cardinals. Feel free to join the Shaw Cardinals Sports Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/810810319312653/