Posted Monday, January 14th, 2008
While conference records may be the best indication of where teams fall in relation to one another, it is actually there overall record that will decide if they will qualify for the NEPSAC playoffs at the season’s end. With a .500 mark needed, here is a look at where each program currently stands. Brewster Academy 14-1 Overall, 6-0 NEPSAC “A”: Jason Smith’s squad is having a tremendous year thus far. There only loss on the season came to the nation’s…
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![Charlestown Trio Leads Team to Terrific Start to Season]( "Charlestown Trio Leads Team to Terrific Start to Season")
Posted Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Charlestown is the talk of the greater Boston area after winning their first 8 games of the season, including a 12 point victory over defending state champions Boston College High School and a hard fought win at East Boston. Head Coach Steve Cassidy’s squad has relied on three upper classmen to get them to this point as seniors David Riley and Greg Hackett, along with junior Shabazz Napier are all playing very well. Napier may be the most well known…
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Posted Saturday, January 12th, 2008
Anyone who doubts that the NEPSAC is among the most talented and deep basketball leagues in the entire country need only check out the following list put together by Dermot O’Donnell. Former New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) players currently playing in the NBA: Caron Butler, Washington Wizards (Maine Central Institute/UConn) Sam Cassell, Los Angeles Clippers (Maine Central Institute/Florida State) Brad Miller, Sacramento Kings (Maine Central Institute/Purdue) Cuttino Mobley, Los Angeles Clippers (Maine Central Institute/Univ. of Rhode Island) DerMarr…
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Posted Friday, January 11th, 2008
Returning from the long holiday lay-off is always a very daunting task for every prep school, especially when the challenge of a multiple week hiatus is complicated by only a couple days of practice before your first game. That, in addition to competing against some very tough class B opponents, was enough to get two Class A programs knocked off on Wednesday. Tilton defeats WinchendonIt was an up and down week to say the least for the boys from Tilton. …
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Posted Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Alex Oriakhi & Jamal Coombs – Tilton (NH): The duo came up huge as they led Tilton over their former Winchendon squad. Coombs finished with a game high 33 points on 12-18 shooting from the floor and 3-4 shooting from behind the arc. Meanwhile Oriakhi thrived against NBA prospect John Riek, as he scored 31 points on 14-22 shooting from the floor, grabbed 12 rebounds, and blocked 4 shots. Kyle Callanan – Mt. Anthony Union HS (VT): The sophomore guard…
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Posted Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Mike Marra recently returned from a visit to the University of Louisville where he got a chance to meet Rick Pitino for the first time. Although assistant coaches Walter McArty and Richard Pitino have been hot on Marra’s trail ever since he went off for 10 three-pointers in a single game at the Reebok Summer Classic East, this was his first opportunity to sit down and talk to the coaching legend one on one. “Obviously he was impressed,” said NMH…
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![Brandeis Putting Together All-Star Recruiting Class]( "Brandeis Putting Together All-Star Recruiting Class")
Posted Monday, January 7th, 2008
The Brandeis basketball team is currently ranked #2 in the nation with wins over Tufts, Babson, and the defending national champions Amherst. And just when it looked like things couldn’t get any better for the Judges they have recently landed four commitments that should keep them among the nation’s best for years to come. Vytas Kriskus is the gem of the class. The Holderness forward spurned several division II offers and a good deal of division I interest in order…
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Posted Sunday, January 6th, 2008
1. PATTERSON SCHOOL (N.C.)Record: 21-0; 58 Points (4)Comments: Chris Chaney's team jumped over Hargrave despite the fact that neither team has lost a game this season.Courtney Fortson (Arkansas) leads the team in scoring at 19 points per game while Freddy Asprilla (Florida International) has been solid up front - averaging 16 points and 11 boards per game.2. HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY (VA.)Record: 12-0; 56 Points (2)Comments: Kevin Keatts & Co. slipped a spot even though the team remains unbeaten. Guards Damier Pitts (Marshall)…
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Posted Saturday, January 5th, 2008
When Chris Baskerville arrived at Lee Academy this September, it was with the expectation that he would be there for the entire school year. But as the Hartford native has found out, plans can change. While his teammates are just arriving back at Lee for the second part of their season, Baskerville is registering for classes at Central Connecticut where he is expecting to join a new set of teammates any day now. Baskerville had originally committed to CCSU in…
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Posted Friday, January 4th, 2008
After a long holiday lay-off the prep school season resumed today with many teams at all levels in action. One of the marquee match-ups featured two of the top programs in Class B as Phil Pressey led his Cushing Academy team to Tilton where they took on Alex Oriakhi, Jamal Coombs, n’ company. Cushing showed no signs of rust as they jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead behind the playmaking abilities of their talented point guard. But the Rams…
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