Correia Headed to UMass; Cheeks and Kwaitkowski off the Board

Posted Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Coming into his senior season Gary Correia had a good deal of interest from schools in the Atlantic 10 and the CAA among others.  But when several of the schools pursuing him got commitments from other points guard Correia was forced to play out his senior season without a scholarship.  As luck would have it the Rhode Island native had a terrific season leading Northfield Mount Hermon to one of their best seasons in recent memory.  Correia, who was the… READ MORE >

RI Breakers Showcase – Event Recap

Posted Saturday, March 17th, 2007

On Sunday night the Rhode Island Breakers AAU Club organized their annual spring showcase giving local players an opportunity to perform in front of several college coaches in attendance. While there were a variety of unsigned senior prospects in attendance the two biggest talents might have been players who won’t reach the college level for a few years. Nick Manning (pictured above), a 6’1 guard who just completed his freshmen season at Bishop Hendricken and Louis Montes a 6’4 sophomore… READ MORE >

Boston College HS Wins Mass. Division I

Posted Friday, March 16th, 2007

Boston College High School has a very talented and deep roster. 6’8 junior forward Jake O'Brien has a definite future at the division one level, as too will 6’5 junior shooting guard Tim McKinney (despite missing the championship game with an injury) and potentially 6’7 senior forward Andrew Yanulis after spending a post-graduate year at Northfield Mount Hermon. But with less then 8 minutes remaining in the finals of the state championship game when BC HS found themselves down by… READ MORE >

Hillhouse Repeats in CT Division I

Posted Friday, March 16th, 2007

For the second consecutive season Hillhouse and East Catholic met in Connecticut’s Division I state championship game.  But from the onset this game had a very different feel from a year ago.  Last season Hillhouse jumped out to an almost immediate 20 point lead and dominated East Catholic throughout the entire game.  This year no team would score 20 points until the second half as East Catholic did a nice job of controlling the tempo during the first 16 minutes… READ MORE >

Bishop Hendricken Wins 4th Straight RI State Title

Posted Friday, March 9th, 2007

Four years and four state titles…that’s a pretty impressive accomplish for any team. Last season after their third consecutive crown many people may have thought it was the end of an era as Bishop Hendricken was set to graduate four of their starters. But those naysayers obviously underestimated a talented, albeit somewhat young, returning roster. Led by 6’4” all-state forward David Rufful, Hendricken came into Saturday night’s championship game with only Hope High School standing between them and a four-peat.… READ MORE >

MIAA Tournament – Taunton Takes Eagles to Limit

Posted Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Boston College High School tends to go the way of their senior point guard. And through most of the game 5’7” Chris Hurley struggled, and consequently so did the Eagles. Hurley was matched up with another 5’7” point guard in Taunton’s Brendan Perry, who was up to the task and stayed with the Eagles’ floor general throughout the game. Hurley had a tough time getting buy him, and defensively struggled to stop his penetration while the fearless Perry drove at… READ MORE >

NEPSAC Championships – Event Recap

Posted Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Class A: Bridgton Academy 80 Brewster Academy 67 It was a day of sweet redemption for 5’11 post-graduate point guard Brian Rudolph as he was named MVP of the Class “A” championship game while leading Bridgton Academy to their third straight title. Rudolph committed to Providence last year before going through some well documented legal problems that eventually resulted in him ending up at Bridgton Academy where he has been a model citizen according to Head Coach Whit Lesure. “He… READ MORE >

Backcourt Leads Madison Park to Victory

Posted Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Roxbury, MA - Number #1 seeded Madison Park advanced by holding off a spirited Weymouth squad on Saturday. MP’s dynamic backcourt of Malik Smith and Raheem Singleton combined for 37 points in the win. Smith, a sophomore, led the way with 20 while Singleton, a senior, chipped in with 17. Power Forward, Peterson Bernard added 9points and 9 boards including a couple of rim rattling dunks that got the home crowd at the Madidome off their feet. Weymouth hung tough… READ MORE >

Comcast Tournament – Event Recap

Posted Monday, February 26th, 2007

A wise coach once said, “Anytime you can get practice winning a tournament, that’s a good thing”. And that is exactly what Boston College High School did by coming out on top of the four team field last weekend on their home floor. With the two victories BC HS went to 18-0 on the season and having since defeated Woburn and Cambridge R & L they have concluded a perfect regular season at 20-0. BC HS will return to the… READ MORE >

Ronnie Dixon Commits to Dartmouth

Posted Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

A year ago not too many division I coaches new the name Ronnie Dixon. But since arriving at Phillips Exeter Academy in September the 5’11 point guard has generated quite a name for himself. Dixon has been battling a serious ankle injury for a good part of the season and was even sidelined for 3 weeks in January. He is back on the court now but still not completely 100%. When healthy, Dixon is the consummate floor general who is… READ MORE >

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