St. Andrew’s Christy Makes Choice

St. Andrew’s Christy Makes Choice

Posted Friday, January 26th, 2018

St. Andrew's School senior Sean Christy is headed to Clark University to play his college basketball next year. Christy is a skilled wing and good three-point shooter who came to St. Andrew's from nearby Cumberland High School and has added to a Saints' attack that has them among the top contenders in Class AA of the NEPSAC this season. "He's a hard worker who has made himself into a college level player," St. Andrew's head coach and athletic director Michael… READ MORE >

Yags’ Point Forward - Mid Season Prep Report

Yags’ Point Forward - Mid Season Prep Report

Posted Friday, January 26th, 2018

Believe it or not, we’re already past the midway point of the ’17-’18 prep season and the season’s storylines are starting to write themselves. While this year’s race to the National Championship remains wide open, the NEPSAC conference standings are starting to separate the contenders from the pretenders and the resumes of independent programs have gotten stronger. But before we try to figure out what the post-season picture will look like, there’s a much more important topic to tackle. COACH… READ MORE >

STM coach Jere Quinn wins 1000th game

STM coach Jere Quinn wins 1000th game

Posted Thursday, January 25th, 2018

St. Thomas More School earned a road win over Worcester Academy on Wednesday night in a 66-55 decision. The win was number 1,000 for STM head coach Jere Quinn who has become a coaching legend at St. Thomas More over the course of the last forty years. Coach Quinn grew up playing for two legends in their own right, first Jack Curran at Archbishop Molloy High School in New York and then Bill Detrick at Central Connecticut State University. He… READ MORE >

Akok Defends Top 60 Status

Akok Defends Top 60 Status

Posted Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Putnam Science Academy forward Akok Akok retained his spot in the recently updated ESPN 60. The ESPN 60 ranks the top prospects in the national junior class. Akok came in at #57 in the class of 2019, up two spots from where he sat following the summer. The New Hampshire native had a break-out spring last year, pushing his recruitment to the highest levels, and has been playing at a high level this winter as well while taking on an… READ MORE >

9 local products featured in updated ESPN 100

9 local products featured in updated ESPN 100

Posted Monday, January 22nd, 2018

ESPN updated their national rankings in the class of 2018 on Monday with a new ESPN 100. Of those 100 top prospects from around the country, nine currently play in New England and two others have ties to the region. The list begins with Vermont Academy forward Simisola Shittu, the recently named McDonald's All-American and Vanderbilt signee, who remains the region's lone five-star prospect and checks in at 11th on the list. Cole Swider continues to climb the national charts… READ MORE >

Swider Breaks St. Andrew’s Scoring Record

Swider Breaks St. Andrew’s Scoring Record

Posted Sunday, January 21st, 2018

St. Andrew's senior forward Cole Swider scored 36 points in Sunday's 91-81 win over Vermont Academy at the NEPSAC AA Classic and in so doing became the all-time leading scorer in school history. The previous mark of 2442 was set by former UConn guard Tony Robertson nearly 20 years ago. In that time St. Andrew's has produced other stars including Rakim Sanders, Michael Carter-Williams, and Bonzie Colson among others. Appropriately, Swider broke the record with a pull-up three from the… READ MORE >

Colleges committing for #E75 Academic Experience

Posted Saturday, January 20th, 2018

The fourth annual Elite 75 Academic Experience is still eight weeks away but already college coaches are lining up to work the event. One of the things that separates the #E75 from other showcase style events is that we can guarantee exposure by putting together an event staff made up of the very coaches that prospects are hoping to impress. To that end, active coaches from the following schools have all committed to working the event - Williams College, Middlebury… READ MORE >

Stu Jackson joins the Upside Podcast

Stu Jackson joins the Upside Podcast

Posted Friday, January 19th, 2018

The Big East's senior associate commissioner for men's basketball, Stu Jackson, is the latest guest of the Upside Podcast. Prior to joining the Big East, Jackson was the Executive Vice-President of Basketball Operations for the NBA and that position came after two decades of working in both the NBA and college basketball. A former player at Oregon and Seattle, Jackson was an early star in the coaching business resulting in a spot as Rick Pitino's top assistant at Providence College… READ MORE >

Timberlake on a Tear

Timberlake on a Tear

Posted Thursday, January 18th, 2018

Kimball Union Academy post-graduate Nick Timberlake has been taking his game to new levels in recent weeks and college coaches are now starting to pay attention. The Braintree High School graduate has gone now gone for 30+ points in each of his last three games. The streak began ten days ago at Loomis Chaffee School when he went for a game high 32 points in a 78-77 loss. He was back at it four days later when KUA played the… READ MORE >

Local Teams Featured in Prep Circuit Power 10

Local Teams Featured in Prep Circuit Power 10

Posted Thursday, January 18th, 2018

New England has four of the top six prep school programs in the country according to Prep Circuit's Post-Grad 10, which was released on Wednesday. While Scotland Campus Sports and Massanutten Military Academy occupy the top two spots in the poll, the next four all go to local programs with Woodstock Academy coming in at 3, Putnam Science Academy at 4, Northfield Mount Hermon at 5, and Brewster Academy at 6. Hargrave Military Academy, IMG Academy, CBD Montverde, and Fork… READ MORE >

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