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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Posted Friday, December 28th, 2007
This week’s top performances come from some big names as well as other players who are flying under the radar. They include a fifty point performance, a triple double, and a 20/20 night. Gerald Coleman – West Roxbury (MA): No one was better than Gerald Coleman this week. The junior swingman made quite a statement in his first game of the season. He scored 50 points in West Roxbury’s win against New Mission showing why he is virtually unstoppable once…
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Posted Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Three New England states were represented at Chelsea High School on Thursday as teams from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut were all in action at BABC’s annual Holiday Classic. Durfee 79 East Boston 74Durfee came up with a big victory in the event’s first game as they knocked out city powerhouse East Boston. Sophomore point guard Mike Rivera came up big in the victory as he got all of his teammates involved while scoring 13 points and handing out 9…
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Posted Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Nobles made an impressive statement on Thursday as they advanced to Friday’s final by defeating Rivers in the opening round and then a very tough Holderness team in the semi-finals. The 10:30 a.m. game between Nobles and Rivers kicked off the tournament. Both teams showed some initial rust after their holiday lay-off as they battled through a low scoring first half. But in the second Tucker Halpern took over scoring 16 of his game high 24 points to lead his…
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![Connecticut High School Season Preview]( "Connecticut High School Season Preview")
Posted Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
Hillhouse and Weaver both return significant portions of their state championship teams. But with a host of others hoping to call themselves champions, along with the CIAC’s confusing tournament alignments, there are plenty of programs in the hunt this year. Hillhouse: The two time defending state champions have lost a lot since last year, but nonetheless remain the favorites until somebody proves otherwise. With Mike Moore gone to Fordham, the biggest question is who will step up as a go…
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Posted Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
You will be hard pressed to find a fan base more passionate about their local high school hoops than the die-hards of Maine. So here is a little taste of some of the contenders in Class A, B, & C. Class ABangor – They are the defending state champions and return a very talented nucleus. With Jon McAllian, Lee Suvlu, and Ryan Weston on board, no team in the state should be able to match up with their first three. …
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Posted Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
Last season was a story book tale for Boston College High School as they won their first division I state title sine 1917. While the Eagles return perhaps the state’s best 1-2 punch in Jake O’Brien and Tim McKinney, along with a very talented supporting cast, they have a lot to replace. The two most notable departures from last season’s team are point guard Chris Hurley and big man Andrew Yanulis. Hurley’s presence might be the hardest to duplicate given…
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![New Hampshire High School Season Preview]( "New Hampshire High School Season Preview")
Posted Friday, December 21st, 2007
On a national level the strength of New Hampshire basketball is often perceived to be in their prep school programs. With places like Brewster Academy, New Hampton, Phillips Exeter, Tilton, Holderness, and Kimball Union Academy there is always a wide variety of prospects for college coaches to consider. However, on a local level the interest certainly remains with schools that compete in the NHIAA. So here is a look at ten of those programs that are hoping for big things…
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Posted Thursday, December 20th, 2007
GROTON, Mass. - An excellent matchup on Saturday at the Lawrence Academy Holiday Tournament featured a couple of storylines. There were several players on both teams who compete in the same AAU program, and also two of the better point guards in Massachusetts in Lawrence Academy senior Stevie Mejia and Cushing Academy sophomore Phil Pressey.It wasn't a banner day for either floor leader as both battled foul trouble and some struggles from the field. Both had two fouls barely five…
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Posted Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Bishop Hendricken has been New England’s most dominant team in recent years as they have gone for a four-peat of Rhode Island state championships. And while there have been other teams who have won titles in different divisions, year in and year out it has been the Warwick program that has dominated the state. While David Rufful is gone from last year’s championship team, a host of talented players return. Their backcourt is arguably the state’s best with senior Brendan…
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