Posted Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
In a classic battle, and a rematch of the last two Vermont State Championship games, Burlington came back from a 24-20 halftime deficit to defeat Rice 66-55. Clancy Rugg had 17 of his 21 points in the second half but James Hale was the real story as he had a huge night for BHS netting 22, nailing six three-pointers, and stepping up in a big way as Rice was denying and face guardig Joe OShea all night. O'Shea only tallied…
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Posted Monday, January 12th, 2009
Alex Oriakhi (#20), Erik Murphy (#24), and Jamal Coombs (#38) are all among the top 50 seniors in America according to ESPN.com. New England is further represented in the top 100 by Thomas Robinson (#55), Andrew Fitzgerald (#63) and Kevin Parrom (#83). Our old friends Dion Waiters (formerly South Kent) and Phil Pressey (formerly Cushing Academy) cracked the top 20 in 2010 along with St. Mark’s Nate Lubick at 21 and Tilton’s Gerard Coleman at 23. Hotchkiss’ Jason Morris also…
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Posted Sunday, January 11th, 2009
The New England Elite 75 Showcases have quickly developed into the premier brand of one day showcases in the region. First it was the original Elite 75 Showcase which originated in 2006 and has since become a staple of the yearly calendar as every August the top 75 prospects in the region converge on one gym. This past fall we introduced the Frosh/Soph Elite 75 which gave the top underclassmen in New England an opportunity for early exposure. Now comes…
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Posted Friday, January 9th, 2009
Prior to this week most prep school teams hadn’t been in action since before the Christmas holiday. Consequently, this weekend marks the first time in nearly a month that these teams have been back on the floor. Although most NEPSAC games are played on Saturday, some schools got an early jump with Friday night match-ups. Here is a look at some of the more notable results. Northfield Mount Hermon 89 New Hampton 83 – Junior swingman Laurent Rivard scored NMH’s…
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Posted Thursday, January 8th, 2009
No player helped their recruiting stock more last spring than Mike Clifford. At the beginning of the AAU season he was a player that most people, including us, had never heard of. But after turning in one terrific performance after another, he quickly emerged as a prospect for the division I level. He was undoubtedly playing the best basketball of his career going into the summer and certainly looked poised to break out in front of division I coaches, but…
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Posted Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Mike Byron, Oliver Ames HS (MA) – The senior scored a career high 46 points in an 81-53 win over Weymouth. He was pulled from the game after only one minute of action in the fourth quarter because of the lopsided score and could have easily gone for 50+. In fact, 33 of those points came in the first half. Louis Montes, Brockton HS (MA) – The senior forward scored 25 points to lead his team to a victory over…
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Posted Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
qtiphife: Are non post-grad schools the only one’s allowed to be ranked nationally? Do all class A schools take post-grads?NERR: Prep schools (schools that include post-graduates) are included in their own poll, the National Prep Poll, which is released on our site as well as scout.com. The two most prominent high school polls are produced by USA Today and ESPN/RISE. To answer your second question…yes, all 10 class A schools (Brewster, Bridgton, MCI, New Hampton, Northfield Mount Hermon, Phillips Exeter,…
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Posted Monday, January 5th, 2009
Danny Lawhorn is going to the ACC and that may come as a surprise to some people. But Al Skinner and his staff at Boston College have made a habit over the years of out-evaluating the competition to land diamond in the rough type talents…and they believe Lawhorn could be the latest in that line. The junior point guard landed on BC’s recruiting radar in atypical fashion as the Eagles’ staff wasn’t actively recruiting him during the July live period. …
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Posted Sunday, January 4th, 2009
1. Why Wait?2 of the top 5 juniors in New England are already committed as Nate Lubick is pledged to Georgetown and Maxie Esho to UMass. Don’t be shocked if more juniors follow suit and end up making their decision before the end of the school year as Gerard Coleman has already narrowed his list, Carson Desrosiers taken plenty of unofficial visits, and Jason Morris been recruited by the same high major schools for the last two years. 2. On Second…
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Posted Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Every year some player seemingly comes out of nowhere to see their recruiting stock blow up. Sometimes it’s a well timed performance, others it’s just college coaches finally seeing what everyone else does. In years past guys like Alan Chaney, Jordan Williams, Carson Desrosiers, and Rod Odom have all seen their recruiting stock virtually go through the roof in a very short amount of time. So who are some of the guys likely to see their stock take off in…
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