Posted Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
The Middlesex Magic went 5-0 this past weekend to take the championship at the New England AAU Super Regional. Middlesex Magic founder and longtime director Mike Crotty Sr., who tragically passed away this February, was honored during a halftime presentation of the quarterfinal game and inducted to the New England Amateur Athletic Union Hall of Fame. Mike Crotty Jr. led the Magic u17 team from the sidelines as they defeated a talented Boston Warriors squad in the quarterfinals, the New…
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Posted Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Evan Kelley held a press conference at the George Washington Carver Community Center in Norwalk last week where he officially signed his National Letter of Intent to play for Sacred Heart University in the fall. Kelley, a six-foot-four guard, led the FCIAC in scoring this year and saw his recruiting stock consistently grow throughout the course of his senior season. In the end he claimed offers from St. Francis PA, Long Island, Central Connecticut, and Sacred Heart. “I’m really happy…
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Posted Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
New Hampton’s post-graduate forward Thomas Bropleh has made a commitment to Boise State University for next season where he will play for newly appointed head coach Leon Rice. Bropleh was a post-graduate at the New Hampton School this year after graduating from George Washington High School in Denver, Colorado last year. Bropleh had very little division I interest when first arriving at New Hampton but saw recruitment from places like Northern Colorado, Wyoming, Northeastern, New Hampshire, Montana State, and Stony…
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Posted Monday, April 19th, 2010
The New England Recruiting Report caught up with Keegan Hyland at last week’s Northeast Hoops Festival to get the latest on his recruitment and his plans for next year. Hyland missed all but the last two games of his senior season at South Portland High School this year after suffering a stress fracture in his groin area. He saw recruitment from conferences as high as the Atlantic 10 last spring and summer and eventually made a brief commitment to Vermont…
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Posted Monday, April 19th, 2010
The Boston Herald reported on Monday that Carson Desrosiers met with new Wake Forest head coach Jeff Bzdelik on Sunday and reaffirmed his commitment to the ACC school following the meeting. Desrosiers was one of five players recruited by former head coach Dino Gaudio who signed during the fall signing period. Four of those five players, Desrosiers included, were top 100 ranked players in the country. Since assuming the head coaching duties last week, Bzdelik’s first order of business has…
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Posted Sunday, April 18th, 2010
The New England Playaz traveled to Arkansas this weekend for the prestigious Real Deal on the Rock Tournament. Formerly known as Real Deal on the Hill, the event featured a loaded field with programs like All Ohio Red, Atlanta Celtics, DC Assault, Grassroots Canada, California Supreme, M33M Ballerz, Memphis Magic Elite, and the New York Panthers all in action. But the Playaz more than held their own, advancing to the semi-finals before falling in overtime to the eventual champions. “This…
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Posted Sunday, April 18th, 2010
CBC won their second tournament title in as many weekends on Sunday, defeating Connecticut Select 94-54 in the finals of BasketBull’s New England Championships. CBC opened their grassroots season last weekend by claiming victory at the Northeast Hoops Festival. Everyone got involved in the final as Andre Drummond, Tavon Allen, Brandon Sherrod, and Phil Gaetano all played well. But their biggest test of the weekend came in the semi-finals against Connecticut Elite where they barely hung on for a hard…
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Posted Saturday, April 17th, 2010
CBC’s twelve-and-under team made an immediate statement at the Northeast Hoops Festival, standing out on Friday night. Well they were able to carry it through the remainder of the weekend as they walked away as champions after defeating the Connecticut Mavericks in the final. As was the story on Friday night, it was two young ladies who led the way for CBC as Desiree Elmore and Dejane “Snoop” James shined from start to finish. James is the best girl in…
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Posted Saturday, April 17th, 2010
The Mass Rivals sent two u17 teams to the Pittsburgh Jam Fest this weekend and came away with good results. The White team won their pool by smacking Team Delaware 80-36 and then scoring a victory over YAAACE, the national champions from Canada, 49-42. Jordan Laguerre exploded in the opener, dropping eight three-pointers and 36 points on Team Delaware while Joe Mussachia chipped in with 16. Laguerre scored 24 of his team’s 49 against YAAACE while Cedric Kuakumensah chipped in…
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Posted Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Connecticut Basketbull Club opened the weekend with two commanding victories in pool play and set up their second consecutive match-up with the Connecticut Hoopstars, set for Sunday morning, who also went 2-0 on Saturday to advance out of their pool. Dennis Levene finished with 18 points against the Westchester Hawks and 14 against Drive 4 Stardum, including five different dunks in the paint. Gerald McClease and John Papale continued to pace the Hoopstars as McClease had 18 points in both…
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