Posted Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
The tale of Louisville’s season has been told from behind the three-point line. When the Cardinals shoot it well they can play with anyone in the nation. When the shots aren’t falling they can lose to teams far less talented. In fact, in the Cardinals 21 wins on the season they are shooting over 38% from behind the arc. But in their 6 losses they are shooting 26%. With those types of numbers, it is no surprise that Rick Pitino…
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Posted Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
The New England Recruiting Report and NextPlay.com are proud to announce their newest joint venture. NERR will now feature one game in its entirety on our home page. The game will rotate on a weekly basis so fans can check out the best games from around the region. This week we bring you St. Mark’s 64-45 victory over Marianapolis Prep from last Friday. St. Mark’s was led by Erik Murphy’s 21 points, while Dave Johnson had 19, and Nate Lubick…
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Posted Monday, February 18th, 2008
With 10 teams in the conference, no more than 8 advance to the post-season. In order to be eligible for the post-season a team most have an overall record of .500 or better. Seeding for the tournament is decided by the league’s coaches who take into account overall record, conference record, strength of schedule, and other similar factors. Currently, only 6 teams can feel confident about their place in the tournament with another 3 battling for the final 2 spots. …
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Posted Sunday, February 17th, 2008
After a long recruitment, Brewster Academy’s post-graduate guard has finally decided to end his recruitment. Trey Blue has chosen to accept a scholarship offer from the Atlantic 10’s Fordham University. He selected the Rams over Old Dominion, Santa Clara, Drake, Richmond, and Northern Iowa. The Illinois native joins point guard Jio Fontan, swingman Alberto Estwick, and big men Lamar Thomas and Khiry Gordon in one of the conference’s biggest recruiting classes. All of the freshmen will have an opportunity to contribute…
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Posted Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Sam Cieplicki is the type of player that coaches love. He makes open shots, has a terrific understanding of the game, and makes good decisions with the basketball. So you can bet no one was more upset to see him go down with a season ending knee injury than New Hampton Head Coach Pete Hutchins. It is also a good bet that Cieplicki will soon be a valued piece of the Tom O’Shea’s rotation after having recently deciding to attend…
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Posted Friday, February 15th, 2008
DEDHAM, Mass. - St. Mark's School made it look easy after the early minutes, running away from host Noble & Greenough in a 69-48 win on Wednesday. The Lions took over the game about halfway through the first half and never looked back.Some notes on the game:• Nobles needed a big game from Tucker Halpern to have any chance, and they didn't get it. The junior forward never got on track and finished with just nine points. To his credit,…
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Posted Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Romeo Diaz – Methuen HS (Methuen, MA): The 6’5” swingman erupted for arguably the best game the region has seen thus far this year. Not only did he have 50 points, but he also had a triple double as he finished with 51 points, 17 rebounds, and 11 assists powering Methuen to a 98-96 triple overtime victory over Dracut. With his team trailing by three at the end of the first extra frame, he drove the length of the floor…
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Posted Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
1. PATTERSON SCHOOL (N.C.) Record: 30-0; 59 Points (5) Comments: Chris Chaney's team came up north for the National Prep School Invitational and swept all four games. The backcourt of Courtney Fortson, Darius Johnson-Odom and Varez Ward have been consistent on the perimeter and the team's strength of schedule is what has Patterson at No. 1 2. HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY (VA.) Record: 22-0; 53 Points Comments: Kevin Keatts and his team haven't won by fewer than 18 points since November,…
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Posted Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Terrence Jones Headed to Texas A & M – Corpus ChristiThe Notre Dame Prep swingman and Baltimore native has committed to Texas A & M – Corpus Christi. At Notre Dame, Jones is a member of the rotation for one of the nation’s best prep school program (currently ranked #6). He is a lock down defender who thrives in full court pressure situations. Offensively, he does his best work in the paint as he loves to put the ball on…
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Posted Monday, February 11th, 2008
Maybe Lawrence Academy felt like they had something to prove. As the defending class C champions and owners of a 17-2 record, including 10 straight victories over the likes of Tilton and Cushing, Lawrence hadn’t been getting the type of attention that they had deserved…That shouldn’t be a problem anymore. This past weekend they knocked off two class A schools defeating Northfield Mount Hermon on Saturday and Worcester Academy on Sunday. The three headed monster of Stevie Mejia, Darryl Cato-Bishop,…
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