BABC Prep Classic – Saturday Recap

BABC Prep Classic – Saturday Recap

Posted Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Brewster Academy 78 Cushing Academy 50Brewster Academy utilized their superior size and depth to eventually wear down a young, but talented, Cushing team.  Thomas Robinson, who is committed to Kansas, showed why he was such a high priority for many of the nation’s top programs as his length, athleticism, and high motor makes him an absolute beast inside crashing the glass and finishing around the rim.  Robinson finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds.  Credit is also due to point… READ MORE >

Spalding Hoophall Classic – Saturday Recap

Spalding Hoophall Classic – Saturday Recap

Posted Friday, January 16th, 2009

Lexington 61 Springfield Cathedral 37Cathedral ran into an experienced and disciplined team from Lexington to start the action on Saturday morning.  The Minutemen shared the ball extremely well, ran their offense to perfection utilizing a series of shuffle cuts, and eventually just wore down a talented, but young, Cathedral team.  Danny OKeefe earned team MVP honors scoring 12 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and picking up 5 steals.  While it was far from a dominant individual performance for O’Keefe, he did… READ MORE >

New England’s Notable Performances

New England’s Notable Performances

Posted Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Keegan Hyland, South Portland HS (ME) – Here he goes again…Hyland rattled off his most recent, and perhaps most all around dominating, stellar performance of the year as he went off for 47 points…and South Portland needed all of them to defeat Thornton Academy 70-67Mick Distasio, Cheverus HS (ME) – The senior sharp-shooter has been a pillar of consistency so far this season and this week only offered further evidence:  26 points on Friday (including 7 three-pointers) and 22 on… READ MORE >

Busy Weekend in New England

Busy Weekend in New England

Posted Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

The BABC Prep Classic will take place at Chelsea High School in Massachusetts.  Cushing Academy and Brewster Academy will get things going on Saturday as their game is set to tip off at 2pm.  That will be followed by a match-up of two of class B’s most prestigious programs, Tilton and St. Andrew’s, who are set to lock up at 3:30.  The action gets going again on Sunday with a classic match-up between Notre Dame Prep and Bridgton Academy at… READ MORE >

Burlington Defeats Rice to Win 37th Straight

Burlington Defeats Rice to Win 37th Straight

Posted Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

In a classic battle, and a rematch of the last two Vermont State Championship games, Burlington came back from a 24-20 halftime deficit to defeat Rice 66-55. Clancy Rugg had 17 of his 21 points in the second half but James Hale was the real story as he had a huge night for BHS netting 22, nailing six three-pointers, and stepping up in a big way as Rice was denying and face guardig Joe OShea all night. O'Shea only tallied… READ MORE >

ESPN Releases New Rankings

ESPN Releases New Rankings

Posted Monday, January 12th, 2009

Alex Oriakhi (#20), Erik Murphy (#24), and Jamal Coombs (#38) are all among the top 50 seniors in America according to ESPN.com.  New England is further represented in the top 100 by Thomas Robinson (#55), Andrew Fitzgerald (#63) and Kevin Parrom (#83). Our old friends Dion Waiters (formerly South Kent) and Phil Pressey (formerly Cushing Academy) cracked the top 20 in 2010 along with St. Mark’s Nate Lubick at 21 and Tilton’s Gerard Coleman at 23.  Hotchkiss’ Jason Morris also… READ MORE >

NERR Announces First Ever Junior Elite 75

NERR Announces First Ever Junior Elite 75

Posted Sunday, January 11th, 2009

The New England Elite 75 Showcases have quickly developed into the premier brand of one day showcases in the region.  First it was the original Elite 75 Showcase which originated in 2006 and has since become a staple of the yearly calendar as every August the top 75 prospects in the region converge on one gym.  This past fall we introduced the Frosh/Soph Elite 75 which gave the top underclassmen in New England an opportunity for early exposure.  Now comes… READ MORE >

Preps Return to Action

Preps Return to Action

Posted Friday, January 9th, 2009

Prior to this week most prep school teams hadn’t been in action since before the Christmas holiday.  Consequently, this weekend marks the first time in nearly a month that these teams have been back on the floor.    Although most NEPSAC games are played on Saturday, some schools got an early jump with Friday night match-ups.  Here is a look at some of the more notable results. Northfield Mount Hermon 89  New Hampton 83 – Junior swingman Laurent Rivard scored NMH’s… READ MORE >

Clifford Bounces Back from Injury

Clifford Bounces Back from Injury

Posted Thursday, January 8th, 2009

No player helped their recruiting stock more last spring than Mike Clifford.  At the beginning of the AAU season he was a player that most people, including us, had never heard of.  But after turning in one terrific performance after another, he quickly emerged as a prospect for the division I level.  He was undoubtedly playing the best basketball of his career going into the summer and certainly looked poised to break out in front of division I coaches, but… READ MORE >

Notable Performances

Notable Performances

Posted Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Mike Byron, Oliver Ames HS (MA) – The senior scored a career high 46 points in an 81-53 win over Weymouth.  He was pulled from the game after only one minute of action in the fourth quarter because of the lopsided score and could have easily gone for 50+.  In fact, 33 of those points came in the first half.  Louis Montes, Brockton HS (MA) – The senior forward scored 25 points to lead his team to a victory over… READ MORE >

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