Sidelines: Pair of Mainland basketball players move on to next level

Also in the Observer: City to host co-ed basketball clinic; College commitments, visits and offers.

By Ray Boone
| 2:00 p.m. July 9, 2019

Rodney Rhoden. File photo

Ormond Beach Observer
Sports

Former Mainland basketball players Johnny Brown and Rodney Rhoden recently moved on to the next leg of their respective basketball journeys. Brown, the 6-foot-8 stretch forward, is headed to Jacksonville, where he'll play for Florida State College. Rhoden is headed across the country to Long Beach, California, where the athletic 6-foot-5 guard will play for Long Beach State. The duo led the Buccaneers to a 27-2 record during the 2018-19 season.

City to host co-ed basketball clinic

The city of Ormond Beach' Leisure Services department is hosting a co-ed basketball clinic from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 29 through Aug. 1 at the Nova Community Center, located at 440 N. Nova Road. The camp is open to kids ages 9-14 (as of April 30). Cost is $60 for Ormond Beach residents and $88 for non-residents.

Registration is now open. Register at the Leisure Services Office at 399 N. U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach. For more information, call 386-676-3250. The office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Fridays.

College commitments, visits and offers

Mainland basketball's Jordan Sears announced that he recently received a scholarship offer from hometown team Bethune-Cookman University. Sears, a speedy point guard who led the Buccaneers is scoring in his junior year last season, is entering his second year with Mainland after transferring from Atlantic the year prior.