Posted Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
You will be hard pressed to find a fan base more passionate about their local high school hoops than the die-hards of Maine. So here is a little taste of some of the contenders in Class A, B, & C. Class ABangor – They are the defending state champions and return a very talented nucleus. With Jon McAllian, Lee Suvlu, and Ryan Weston on board, no team in the state should be able to match up with their first three. …
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Posted Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
Last season was a story book tale for Boston College High School as they won their first division I state title sine 1917. While the Eagles return perhaps the state’s best 1-2 punch in Jake O’Brien and Tim McKinney, along with a very talented supporting cast, they have a lot to replace. The two most notable departures from last season’s team are point guard Chris Hurley and big man Andrew Yanulis. Hurley’s presence might be the hardest to duplicate given…
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Posted Friday, December 21st, 2007
On a national level the strength of New Hampshire basketball is often perceived to be in their prep school programs. With places like Brewster Academy, New Hampton, Phillips Exeter, Tilton, Holderness, and Kimball Union Academy there is always a wide variety of prospects for college coaches to consider. However, on a local level the interest certainly remains with schools that compete in the NHIAA. So here is a look at ten of those programs that are hoping for big things…
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Posted Thursday, December 20th, 2007
GROTON, Mass. - An excellent matchup on Saturday at the Lawrence Academy Holiday Tournament featured a couple of storylines. There were several players on both teams who compete in the same AAU program, and also two of the better point guards in Massachusetts in Lawrence Academy senior Stevie Mejia and Cushing Academy sophomore Phil Pressey.It wasn't a banner day for either floor leader as both battled foul trouble and some struggles from the field. Both had two fouls barely five…
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Posted Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Bishop Hendricken has been New England’s most dominant team in recent years as they have gone for a four-peat of Rhode Island state championships. And while there have been other teams who have won titles in different divisions, year in and year out it has been the Warwick program that has dominated the state. While David Rufful is gone from last year’s championship team, a host of talented players return. Their backcourt is arguably the state’s best with senior Brendan…
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Posted Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
We begin in Vermont where the regular season actually started several weeks ago. The state’s basketball climate was heightened several years ago when the UVM teams made their runs through the America East Conference and even came up with an upset victory over Syracuse in the NCAA tournament. Since that time more and more people seem to be passionate about their local basketball. The strength in Vermont Division 1 basketball once again comes out of the Metro Division. In all…
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Posted Monday, December 17th, 2007
The Master’s School (CT) came away with the championship after defeating Beaver Country Day in the opening round, Nobles in the semi-finals, and Brooks in the championship. The semi-final match-up was particularly intriguing as it featured two high major talents in David Gibbs and Tucker Halpern. Ultimately, Master’s scored what many considered to be an upset with a 66-61 victory. In the finals they ran into a Brooks team that had already defeated Ridley College (Cananda) and the Middlesex School. …
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Posted Sunday, December 16th, 2007
Recruiting at a place like M.I.T. is a hard job. Many schools have the challenge of meeting lofty goals on the court while only recruiting from a very small applicant pool based on the admissions criteria of their school…but M.I.T. takes that task to another level. With perhaps the most rigorous academic requirements in the nation, finding players who can compete on the court and in the classroom is an extremely daunting task. But Head Coach Larry Anderson deserves a…
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Posted Saturday, December 15th, 2007
The month of July is a critical time for any aspiring college basketball player. With the beginning of the “live” period hundreds of players each year are hoping to catch the attention of college coaches and earn the scholarship they have dreamed about for years. Unfortunately, the end of the month is often a disappointing time for many players as the time comes and goes with only a very small percentage of players receiving serious interest. But Gilford, New Hampshire’s…
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Posted Friday, December 14th, 2007
The 8 schools tournament consisted of 8 of the top academic prep schools in the northeast. While many of the schools are known for their prowess in the classroom, on Saturday they proved they could get it done on the court as well. Choate 56 Andover 39The day’s first game featured the host school against NEPSAC Class B rival Phillips Academy Andover. Choate held the opposition to only 14 points in the first half playing some inspired half court defense. …
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