Posted Monday, January 7th, 2008
The Brandeis basketball team is currently ranked #2 in the nation with wins over Tufts, Babson, and the defending national champions Amherst. And just when it looked like things couldn’t get any better for the Judges they have recently landed four commitments that should keep them among the nation’s best for years to come. Vytas Kriskus is the gem of the class. The Holderness forward spurned several division II offers and a good deal of division I interest in order…
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Posted Sunday, January 6th, 2008
1. PATTERSON SCHOOL (N.C.)Record: 21-0; 58 Points (4)Comments: Chris Chaney's team jumped over Hargrave despite the fact that neither team has lost a game this season.Courtney Fortson (Arkansas) leads the team in scoring at 19 points per game while Freddy Asprilla (Florida International) has been solid up front - averaging 16 points and 11 boards per game.2. HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY (VA.)Record: 12-0; 56 Points (2)Comments: Kevin Keatts & Co. slipped a spot even though the team remains unbeaten. Guards Damier Pitts (Marshall)…
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Posted Saturday, January 5th, 2008
When Chris Baskerville arrived at Lee Academy this September, it was with the expectation that he would be there for the entire school year. But as the Hartford native has found out, plans can change. While his teammates are just arriving back at Lee for the second part of their season, Baskerville is registering for classes at Central Connecticut where he is expecting to join a new set of teammates any day now. Baskerville had originally committed to CCSU in…
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Posted Friday, January 4th, 2008
After a long holiday lay-off the prep school season resumed today with many teams at all levels in action. One of the marquee match-ups featured two of the top programs in Class B as Phil Pressey led his Cushing Academy team to Tilton where they took on Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs, n’ company. Cushing showed no signs of rust as they jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead behind the playmaking abilities of their talented point guard. But the Rams…
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Posted Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
D.J. Campbell – Winooski HS (VT): The senior swingman was at his best early in the week as he knocked down 7 three-pointers and scored a total of 39 points as his Winooski team blasted Craftsbury 87-48. Joe O’Shea – Burlington HS (VT): He had a school record 45 points, including 10 three-pointers in an 87-64 victory over Mt. Anthony. Saturday (tomorrow) will be a huge showdown as O’Shea will lead Burlington against Rice putting the state’s number one ranked…
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Posted Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Williams College has landed another local product as they have received a commitment from Arlington High School’s skilled 6’8” big man. Brian Emerson is the latest in a long line of scholarship level talents who have decided that the allure of attending one of the best academic schools in the nation while having the opportunity to contend for a national championship was enough to pass up on opportunities to play at so called higher levels. What makes Emerson so appealing…
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Posted Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Anthony Jernigan has played basketball since he could walk but it wasn’t until he set foot on the high school floor that every part of his game was scrutinized and criticized. In spite of all this, anyone who has seen the mercurial point guard play can see why he is so highly regarded.He leads a very young East Hartford team, filled with underclassmen, and yet does not defer to any other, playing with his commanding yet humble presence. He is…
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Posted Monday, December 31st, 2007
Our rankings pages are our most popular, and consequently most controversial, section of our website. Every time we update or release new lists we are inevitably swamped by calls and emails critiquing our evaluations. And as we have always said, ranking players is an inexact science. The only way to truly know who the best prospects are is to see how the rest of their careers materialize after they graduate from high school. So with that in mind we are…
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Posted Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Far too often the average fan doesn’t realize just how good players have to be to play division III basketball. In fact, the opinion that division III is some type of inferior level is probably the most common and hugely inaccurate misconception among local basketball fans. The truth is that often times there is almost no difference between a high level division III program and some scholarship programs. By the same token every good division III program has several players…
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Posted Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Mike Aron is headed to Dickinson College of the Centennial Conference. The Holderness point guard offered Coach Dennis Csensits and his staff a commitment after considering a variety of other suitors in the Patriot League, NE-10, NESCAC, and UAA. The addition is a significant one for Csensits and his staff as Aron is a true floor general with a terrific understanding of how to run a team. The Centennial is an extremely competitive division III conference, very similar to the…
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