Posted Friday, February 20th, 2009
Massachusetts Player of the Week – Carson DesrosiersFirst, Desrosiers led Central Catholic to the Comcast Tournament championship earning MVP honors in the process by picking up 29 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocked shots in the championship game. A few days later, he picked up a triple-double in a 62-47 win over St. John’s Prep with 22 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 blocked shots. • Kyle Stockmal, Watertown, became the school’s all time leading scorer with 25 points against Central…
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Posted Thursday, February 19th, 2009
On Wednesday night, the 24 players selected to participate in this year’s McDonald’s All-American game were announced, and Alex Oriakhi’s name was among them. “It’s definitely a lifelong dream,” Oriakhi said of his selection. “This is something I’ve always wanted to accomplish. I watched the game last year and wasn’t sure I’d ever have a chance to play in it. I just feel so honored and blessed to be selected.” Being selected to the nation’s most prestigious all-star game is…
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Posted Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Class A Thornton Academy scored a huge upset over previously unbeaten and top ranked Cheverus in the West semi-finals last night. James Morse led the way with 22 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, and Ian Barwise sealed the game at the free-throw line in the closing seconds. The victory was particularly sweet for Barwise since he played at Cheverus last year before transferring to Thornton. Now, Thornton will face Portland in Saturday night’s regional final. Portland scored a…
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Posted Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
How a team qualifies for the NEPSAC Class A Tournament is one of the great mysteries of New England basketball!Obviously we’re being light, but what can be said with absolute certainty is that there are certainly more questions than answers about the process that determines post-season play. What’s clear is that in order to be eligible for the tournament a team must have a .500 or better overall record. What’s not clear is if a .500 record guarantees you a…
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Posted Monday, February 16th, 2009
#1 Patterson School – Lenoir, North CarolinaOverall Record 27-2, 48 Points, 3 First Place VotesDespite suffering two losses in the last month, Patterson still earned 3 of the 5 possible first place votes to retain their #1 national ranking by a single point. Clearly, recent wins over Bridgton, Brewster, and New Hampton helped to sway some voters. #2 Hargrave Military Academy – Chatham, Virginia Overall Record 19-1, 47 Points, 2 First Place VotesThey haven’t lost since the first week in…
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Posted Sunday, February 15th, 2009
When most people see Jarred play basketball against kids his own age they stop and scratch their head. After watching the long 6’5” youngster pass, rebound, and block shots, the first thing they say is, “show us his birth certificate”. Next it’s, “how can a guy so big be so agile”. But despite his abilities that are well beyond a normal 7th grader, Jarred is just 13 years old. Although his background hasn’t always been in basketball, so much of…
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Posted Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Central Catholic 77 Watertown 72 The state’s number one ranked team had to work for their win against Watertown, but ultimately their size up front proved to be the difference. Carson Desrosiers led the way with 29 points on 12 of 14 shooting from the floor. He also added 14 rebounds and 6 blocks (although it certainly seemed like more in person as he appeared to block or alter every Watertown shot that came inside the paint). But give Watertown…
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Posted Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Few players have shown more improvement during a single calendar year than Tilton’s post-graduate point guard Scott Tavares. A year ago he was finishing up his senior season at Lexington High School in Massachusetts and getting almost solely division III level recruiting in the process. But Tavares wasn’t satisfied, so soon after the season came to an end he made known his intension to do a post-graduate year at the Tilton School, and then quickly went back to work, this…
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Posted Friday, February 13th, 2009
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Thursday night's Class B showdown between Tilton and Brimmer and May lived up to its billing. The final score is a little deceiving, as Tilton pulled away for an 80-67 win, but this was a very competitive game all along until Brimmer and May ran out of gas in the last few minutes.Tilton had an early 19-11 lead before Brimmer and May rallied to eventually take the lead late in the half, with their biggest lead…
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Posted Thursday, February 12th, 2009
As was first reported by the Boston Globe on Friday morning, Kyle Casey finally committed to Harvard on Thursday night. It was no secret that the talented senior hoped to be a part of the Crimson program, as he essentially shut down his recruiting a few months back and didn’t mind sharing that he had his sights set solely on Harvard. Late Thursday afternoon, Casey finally got the news he was looking for as he heard from the Harvard admissions…
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