Hoop Mountain Prep Classic Preview
With some of New England’s most storied post-graduate programs, handfuls of talent coming south from Canada, and other teams from Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, the 2010 Hoop Mountain Prep Classic has established itself as one of the premier post-graduate events around.
The local New England talent will be headlined by the likes of perennial powerhouses Notre Dame Prep, South Kent, Winchendon, and Bridgton Academy and will also include a ton of talent from the newly formed class AA including Worcester Academy, Marianapolis Prep, Brimmer & May, Boston Trinity, Cushing Academy, St. Andrew’s, Vermont Academy, Wilbraham & Monson, and Lawrence Academy as well as Salisbury, Suffield Academy, and Putnam Science Academy.
The action tips off Thursday night at 5:00p.m. when TAAG Academy comes from Florida to take on Boston Trinity followed by Brimmer & May against Next Level Prep from Texas at 6:30p.m. and a nightcap of Marianapolis against Notre Dame at 8:00p.m.
Friday’s action gets underway at 3pm and features six games including a showdown between South Kent and Kiski scheduled for a 6:45p.m. start. The game will be a homecoming for South Kent junior Ricardo Ledo who teams with St. John’s bound swingman Maurice Harkless and Cincinnati bound point guard GeLawn Guyn to form one of the top back-courts in the country. Kiski is led by head coach Daryn Freedman who returns to New England atop a talented team with a 10-1 record.
Eight games are on tap for Saturday beginning at 10:00a.m. with Canadian powerhouse REDA taking on TAAG Academy. Kiski will return to the court at 1pm for another high profile match-up against Nia Prep featuring Cincinnati bound swingman Shaquille Thomas and one of the top big men left available in the national class, Ryan Rhoomes. A series of all New England clashes begins at 2:30 as Brimmer & May faces Suffield, Marianapolis battles Proctor, and St. Andrew’s squares off against Putnam Science.
Sunday’s action features a total of nine games beginning at 9:00a.m. with another set of local New England rival contests beginning at 12:45 with Winchendon taking on Putnam Science followed by Marianapolis hosting Bridgton and St. Andrew’s against Salisbury. Brimmer & May and Wilbraham & Monson will lock up in a highly anticipated battle of two top AA schools at 4:15 followed by South Kent against Lawrence Academy and then the nightcap of Cushing Academy vs. Vermont Academy.
Complete 2010 Hoop Mountain Prep Classic Schedule
Thursday, December 2nd
5:00pm TAAG vs. Boston Trinity
6:30pm Brimmer & May vs. Next Level Prep
8:00pm Notre Dame Prep vs. Marianapolis Prep
Friday, December 3rd
3:00pm Next Level Prep vs. REDA
4:15pm Cushing Academy vs. Edouard Montpetit
5:30pm Worcester Academy vs. NIA Prep International
6:45pm South Kent vs. Kiski
8:00pm TAAG vs. Leadership Prep
9:15pm Putnam Science Academy vs Phase 1
Saturday, December 4th
10:00am REDA vs. TAAG
11:30am Next Level vs. Edouard Monpetit
1:00pm Kiski vs. NIA Prep
2:30pm Brimmer & May vs. Suffield Academy
4:00pm Marianapolis vs. Proctor Academy
5:15pm St. Andrew’s vs. Putnam Science
6:45pm Edouard Monpetit vs. Vermont Academy
8:00pm Phase 1 vs. Satellite Academy
Sunday, December 5th
9:00am Phase 1 vs. NIA Prep Internatinoal
10:15am Satellite Academy vs. REDA
11:30am Kiski vs. Worcester Academy
12:45pm Winchendon vs. Putnam Science Academy
2:00pm Marianapolis Prep vs. Bridgton Academy
3:30pm St. Andrew’s vs. Salisbury
4:15pm Brimmer & May vs. Wilbraham & Monson
5:30pm South Kent vs. Lawrence Academy
7:00pm Cushing Academy vs. Vermont Academy
Maurice Harkless
Ricardo Ledo