Posted Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
While Noah Vonleh has been a well known commodity in local New England circles since first appearing on the high school exposure scene as a freshman, his sophomore year will certainly go down as the time that he broke out on the national level. It began earlier this fall when Boston College head coach Steve Donahue made a trip to the Haverhill High School gym and shortly afterward became the first high-major coach to offer the young forward. Pittsburgh quickly…
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Posted Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
The swing positions are always among the most densely populated when it comes to recruiting lists as the two and three spots are far less specialized than the point or frontcourt. New England’s list of best available swingmen is reflective of this as there are plenty of talented players still looking for homes. Cream of the Crop D.J. Peterson, Lee Academy – Versatility is Peterson’s best strength as he can not only play three different positions offensively, but defensively as…
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Posted Monday, February 21st, 2011
With the college basketball season winding down this is the time when programs are about to hit the recruiting trail with renewed emphasis. As conference tournaments come and go, coaches from all over America will quickly refocus their attention on their recruiting needs and luckily New England still has a surplus of talented prospects for all levels. Today we begin a three part look at the best players our region still has to offer – that is the best uncommitted…
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Posted Sunday, February 20th, 2011
The Brooks School is off to their best start in years with a 19-1 record in the highly competitive ISL and has emerged as a potential number one seed in the upcoming NEPSAC Class B tournament. With wins over strong Class A programs like Phillips Exeter and Milton Academy in recent weeks, Brooks went into this weekend’s game against Phillips Academy of Andover looking for yet another upset and were able to do just that behind a balanced scoring effort…
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Posted Saturday, February 19th, 2011
Brewster Academy didn’t let the sting of their first loss of the season hold them down for long as they rallied from Tuesday’s loss to St. Thomas More to claim their second consecutive New Hampton Invitational title on Saturday, defeating the host Huskies in the final and improving to 26-1 on the year. Brewster scored an opening round victory over Winchendon on Friday while New Hampton knocked off South Kent. Saturday’s final began with Brewster jumping out to a 12-0…
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Posted Saturday, February 19th, 2011
While first year Boston College head coach Steve Donahue has exceeded expectations in the ACC in his debut season in Chestnut Hill, he continues to build for the future on the recruiting trail, landing his sixth commitment in the class of 2011 this weekend. Jordan Daniels, a five-foot-eight point guard from Etiwanda High School in California, pledged to the Eagles on Saturday, becoming the fourth player from California to do so in the class of 2011. Daniels ran with Pump…
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Posted Friday, February 18th, 2011
Coming out of Hamden High School in Connecticut last year, Ryen Vilmont hoped that a post-graduate year would provide him with more exposure to college coaches and hopefully lead to a scholarship. It looks like that plan worked pretty well as the current MCI post-grad reportedly accepted a scholarship to division I Franklin Pierce last week. Vilmont is a six-foot-five forward who can produce inside and out thanks to his good frame, strong body, and consistent face-up jump shot. Franklin…
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Posted Thursday, February 17th, 2011
With regular seasons winding down, and actually coming to an end this week in Maine and Rhode Island, top prospects are beginning to assert themselves throughout New England. Here is a look at who shined the brightest: Connecticut Player of the Week - Kris Dunn, New London – The New London junior continued to put big numbers on the board and keep his squad as the state’s top ranked team as a result. Dunn went for 31 points in a…
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Posted Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
In preparation for this weekend’s Bracket Buster games, ESPN’s Scouts Inc will be releasing their list of the nation’s best mid-major commitments later today. We thought we would take that idea and apply it to New England to see which local products are most likely to make immediate impacts at non-BCS level schools. Here are our top local products: 1. Jordan Laguerre, New Hampton, UMass: This attacking guard has been one of New England’s top players for the past several…
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Posted Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Brewster Academy's post-graduate guard Elijah Carter continues to draw increased interest from high-major programs still searching for a lead guard in their 2011 class. “Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Iowa, South Florida, and Rhode Island are the schools that I have offers from,” Carter said. “Nebraska, Gonzaga, NC State, and Florida State have just gotten in the mix.” Carter took official visits to Oregon State and Seton Hall this fall, leaving him with three potential visits left for…
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