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Posted Sunday, August 14th, 2011
On Sunday, August 14, the elite talent from the state of Vermont gathered at St. Michael’s College to take part in the annual Lone Wolf Athletics College Showcase. With several college coaches on-hand to check out the top talent from the Green Mountain State, as well as a group of skilled Canadian prospects, here’s a look at who stood out with their play throughout the five-on-five format on Sunday. Troy Davine- The elite native-Vermonter at the event, the Vermont Academy-bound…
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Posted Sunday, August 14th, 2011
The annual RBC Sports Summer Challenge hosted many of the MIAA’s top teams in the northern region of the state. Action got underway on Friday at Coolidge Middle School in Reading and continued through the weekend until a champion was finally crowned on Sunday. Scoreboard Friday:Natick 67 Malden 55St. Johns Prep 67 Acton Boxboro 52Belmont 54 Malden 49Manchester Essex 64 Reading 51 Saturday:Belmont 68 Natick 55Central Catholic 60 North Andover 42Central Catholic 71 St. Johns Prep 69Reading 64 Austin Prep…
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Posted Sunday, August 14th, 2011
ESPN rolled out their updated national rankings this week, releasing their ESPNU 100 in the class of 2012 on Wednesday, their ESPNU Super 60 in the class of 2013 on Thursday, and wrapping up with their Terrific 25 in the class of 2014 on Friday. ESPNU 100 There was a new top ranked player in the country when the ESPNU 100 came out as Andre Drummond had relinquished his title to Shabazz Muhammad, a six-foot-six small forward from Nevada who…
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Posted Saturday, August 13th, 2011
Northfield Mount Hermon added to their monopoly of Ivy bound talent on Saturday when rising senior forward Tommy Carpenter made a verbal commitment to Dartmouth. The six-foot-seven forward will join former teammates Jvonte Brooks and John Golden, who are both incoming freshmen, when he arrives on the New Hampshire campus in September of 2012. Another former NMH product, David Rufful, will graduate next spring after serving as the captain of this year’s team. Carpenter is about to enter his third…
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Posted Friday, August 12th, 2011
Clayton Palmer, a six-foot-eight center from Mount Anthony Union High School in Vermont, committed to Dominican College late last week. Palmer earned a full athletic scholarship from the division II school located just outside of New York City. Palmer averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds during his senior year en route to being named the Vermont Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year. He was also a McDonald’s All-American nominee, the Bennington Banner Team Player of the Year, a Marble…
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Posted Thursday, August 11th, 2011
This year, the Scott Hazelton Basketball School once again showed off some of the best up-and-coming talent in the North Shore and New Hampshire. The following middle-schoolers stood out at camp this week after winning camp all-star/camper of the day awards, proving that they have the talent it takes to make a name for themselves in years to come: Geo Baker, 5’4 7th grader, Derry Middle School(NH)-An easy pick for middle school camp MVP, Geo dominated all week using his…
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Posted Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Andrew Chrabascz was another of July’s big winners. The BABC forward played a critical role in BABC’s quest for their second consecutive national championship, emerging as one of the team’s most consistent scorers. Not surprisingly, his recruitment picked up accordingly as his production only supplemented what coaches already knew of his talent and intangibles. In the two weeks since July came to an end Chrabascz says he has heard from over 30 schools including Boston College, Syracuse, Seton Hall, and…
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Posted Thursday, August 11th, 2011
The best big man in New England next year might not be Kaleb Tarczewski, Mitch McGary, Nerlens Noel or Andre Drummond. New Zealand native Steven Adams, who emerged as the big story at last week's Adidas Nations Global Experience, is headed to Notre Dame Prep next year. Adams is already committed to Pittsburgh, but also projects as a potential lottery pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. Just how good Adams truly is remains to be seen, but he is quite…
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Posted Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
It takes a big man to admit when they’ve made a mistake. For Jeremy Miller, only a couple of weeks beyond his fifteenth birthday, he proved the quality of his character even beyond the size of his impact on the basketball floor. A six-foot-nine big man with mobility, athleticism, and soft touch, Miller has not only distinguished himself in local New England circles, but he’s also earned national recognition in just his first year of high school basketball. Miller was slated…
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Posted Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Johnnie Vassar established himself as one of New England's top young guards this year. Unfortunately for local fans they'll be seeing much less of him next year as Vassar's mother confirmed on Wednesday night that he would be transferring to La Lamiere School in Indiana. Vassar previously starred for Lawrence Academy where he looked poised to follow in the footsteps of Stevie Mejia and Shabazz Napier to become the latest high level point guard to come out of the NEPSAC…
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