Posted Thursday, December 16th, 2010
The high school basketball season got off to an exciting start this week in Massachusetts. With most teams now a game or two into the season we wanted to take a look at things to come in all four of the MIAA divisions. Division I is loaded as usual with the vast majority of the top teams in the state. The notable exception is New Mission who has a legitimate argument as the state’s top team despite playing in division… READ MORE >
Posted Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
The Connecticut high school basketball season got off to an exciting start on Wednesday with a series of high profile games and a couple of early upsets. Here is a class by class breakdown of the contenders as everyone looks to play their way onto Mohegan Sun for the state championship finals. Class LL St. Joseph's – Vito Montelli’s squad is deep as they are talented and consequently the favorite heading into the season. Oscar Assie and Timajh Parker-Rivera form… READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
NERR contributor Lucas Shapiro was at Babson College on Sunday armed with his video camera and our most recent video of the week is a collection of his favorite highlights on the day featuring a variety of talented prospects from the New England region and beyond. As always, the NERR video of the week can be found in the lower right hand corner of our homepage. READ MORE >
Posted Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Another year and another group of talented players have moved on to the prep ranks. Kaleb Joseph, Kevin O’Connor, Mike Lombard, Tate Jozokos and Richard O’Brien have all made the move from the NHIAA to prep school. While those players will be missed by their old schools, there is still plenty of talent in the NH’s public schools. The class of 2011 is one of the deepest, more talented classes the NHIAA has seen in recent years. The NHIAA also… READ MORE >
Posted Monday, December 13th, 2010
St. Andrew's and head coach Mike Hart, who doubles as NEPSAC's president of boys basketball, is set to host a loaded tournament field this weekend for their second annual holiday classic. The event features an abundance of class AA powerhouses and tips off on Friday at 1pm. Here is a look at the complete schedule: Friday, December 17th, 2010 1:00 pm-Marianapolis Prep School (CT) vs. Lawrence Academy (MA) SAGE GYM1:00 pm-Winchendon School (MA) vs. Avon Old Farms School (CT) JONES… READ MORE >
Posted Monday, December 13th, 2010
Things already underway up north as Vermont was the first New England state to tip off the 2010-2011 high school basketball season. In this preview NERR contributor Cody Hatt takes a detailed look at what to expect this year in the Green Mountain State. Division I Defending State Champion: Essex Runner-Up: Burlington The southern part of the state has claimed only one state championship in the last 17 years, making the long trip up Interstate-89 to the University of Vermont’s Patrick Gymnasium… READ MORE >
Posted Sunday, December 12th, 2010
The Scholar Roundball Classic wrapped up on Sunday with the third straight day of exciting games as 30 plus college coaches looked on. By the time the weekend had come to an end schools like Harvard, Yale, Brown, Williams, Tufts, Middlebury, Trinity, and many other top academic schools had all been on hand to check out the action. Game of the Day - Northfield Mount Hermon 62 Hill 44 In a highly-anticipated match-up between two elite academic institutions with big-time… READ MORE >
Posted Saturday, December 11th, 2010
Game of the Day - Phillips Exeter 50 Tabor 57In a local match-up between two programs led by determined, scrappy guard play, Phillips Exeter and Tabor Academy would lock up in what turned out to be a highly-competitive contest. With Exeter struggling to hit shots on offense, Tabor would jump out to an early lead behind the perimeter shooting of Christopher Ward and driving ability of Demitry Coronell. However, 6’2” guard Justin Cross would punctuate a gritty Exeter comeback with… READ MORE >
Posted Friday, December 10th, 2010
Game of the Day - Brooks 63 IMG High School 56 After a sluggish first half in which it struggled to find a fluid rhythm offensively against a disciplined, athletic Brooks team, IMG would storm out the locker room and quickly erase a 35-36 halftime deficit to pull within one, at 38-37, with just under 11 minutes remaining. With Brooks converting on just one field goal attempt through the first 10 minutes of the second half, IMG would rely on… READ MORE >
Posted Thursday, December 9th, 2010
The first ever Scholar Roundball Classic is set to tip off this weekend at Babson College. The event features some of the top academic schools in the northeast and Canada including Phillips Exeter, Phillips Andover, Choate Rosemary Hall, Northfield Mount Hermon, St. Mark’s, Hill School, Kent School, and many others. Action begins on Friday night with four marquee games headlines by a clash between St. Mark’s and Brimmer & May set for a 5pm tip in a game that will… READ MORE >