Posted Monday, March 16th, 2020
Just days after helping Wilbraham and Monson Academy to their first NEPSAC AA championship on Sunday, post-graduate forward Keller Boothby made a verbal commitment to Cornell University. Boothby is a highly skilled 6-foot-6 forward from Texas who specializes in shooting the ball from behind the three-point line. He didn't have any scholarship offers to his name upon arriving in New England but played his way into the Ivy League with a strong post-graduate season. "We knew Keller would have a…
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![Maiwen headed back to Maine]( "Maiwen headed back to Maine")
Posted Sunday, March 15th, 2020
University of Maine head coach Richard Barron continues to keep, or in this case bring back, local talent from within the state's borders. The latest example if Wol Maiwen, who made a verbal commitment on Saturday night. Maiwen graduated from Edward Little High School in 2019 where he was a finalist for Maine's Mr. Basketball award. He spent this past season at Williston Northampton School in Massachusetts. "It's home! I have a huge amount of support here in Maine and…
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Posted Sunday, March 15th, 2020
Notre Dame West Haven's Zach Laput made a verbal commitment to Bentley over the weekend, accepting their full athletic scholarship offer. Laput was flying under-the-radar for most of last spring and summer, but made a name for himself among college coaches during his senior season, averaging 22 points and 10 rebounds per game for a Notre Dame squad that went 21-2. Laput went on to earn SCC Player of the Year honors and earn four scholarship offers at the D2…
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Posted Saturday, March 14th, 2020
The HoopRootz Junior Elite 75 Showcase and Elite 75 Academic Experience - both of which were scheduled for Friday, March 20th - have been postponed. We hope to have target dates for both events in the coming days, at which point any player who registered for either event can opt for a full refund or to register for that new event. Registered players will be contacted by email with all the details early next week. The top priority at all…
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Posted Friday, March 13th, 2020
The 2020 National Prep Championship will be remembered for unprecedented and extraordinary circumstances. When the action tipped early Tuesday afternoon, there could be no way to anticipate just how quickly the national landscape would change because of the impact of the Coronavirus. Over the course of the next 48 hours the NBA season would be suspended, college basketball’s conferences tournaments would be cancelled, and then, even the NCAA tournament. Prep school basketball was no exception and so after Brewster Academy…
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Posted Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
The quarterfinals of the National Prep Championship will continue as planned on Wednesday at Connecticut College, but with limited fan attendance. Only college coaches, pre-credentialed media, and immediate family of participating players will be allowed to attend. Brewster Academy meets St. Thomas More at 1pm followed by Scotland Campus and Hargrave Military Academy at 3pm. The winners of those games will play in Thursday's semifinal at 11am. IMG Academy meets Northfield Mount Hermon Wednesday at 5pm while Putnam Science Academy…
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![NEPSAC Crowns Champions]( "NEPSAC Crowns Champions")
Posted Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Western New England University was the site of NEPSAC finals on Sunday in classes AAA, AA, and A. All three were high level games that went all the way down the wire as New Hampton School, Wilbraham and Monson Academy, and Loomis Chaffee School captured championships. Here’s a complete rundown of the action: New Hampton 99 Brewster Academy 91 New Hampton held a 49-40 lead going into halftime and then pushed that advantage into the teens early in the second.…
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Posted Friday, March 6th, 2020
On Friday, the bracket for the 2020 National Prep Championship was announced. The announcement came less than 72 hours after the 14-team field was announced Sunday. Brewster Academy, IMG Academy, Hargrave Military Academy, and Putnam Science Academy will receive first-round byes and debut during Wednesday's quarterfinals. Cushing Academy, Woodstock Academy, DME Academy, and Mt. Zion Prep will take part in two play-in games to start the day on Tuesday while Scotland Campus, Sunrise Christian Academy, Springfield Commonwealth, St. Thomas More…
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Posted Thursday, March 5th, 2020
The NEPSAC play-offs tipped off on Wednesday with quarterfinal action across all six classes. With the winners all declared by nightfall, the stage was set for Saturday's semifinals followed by the finals on Sunday. Western New England will host Classes A, AA, and AAA at 1pm, 3pm, and 5pm respectively on Sunday while Worcester State will host D, C, and B at the same times. Here's a look at the current brackets. Updated NEPSAC AAA & AA brackets with semifinals…
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![State Champions Crowned in Maine]( "State Champions Crowned in Maine")
Posted Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
The first state champions in New England were crowned over the weekend in Maine as Hampden Academy, Caribou, Winthrop, and Forest Hills captured gold balls. Hampden overcame a double-figure deficit late in the third quarter before responding with a decisive 23-1 run that would secure them the state championship and ruin York’s bid for an undefeated season. Bryce Lausier scored a team high 23 points for Hamped while Mikey Raye added 17. Sophomore TJ Henaghen added 11. Will MacDonald led…
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