Vanguard Big City Classic – Event Recap

Posted Sunday, December 27th, 2009

The third annual Vanguard Big City Classic took place this weekend in New Haven, welcoming all four of the cities’ top high school programs in addition to four other top programs from across southern Connecticut.  Here is a recap of the action:  Kolbe Cathedral 81  Danbury 76 The all-time leading scorer in University of Connecticut men’s basketball history is off to an impressive start to his coaching career as Chris Smith’s Kolbe Cathedral team improved to 3-0 in his first… READ MORE >

Loomis Post-Grad Division II Bound

Posted Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Loomis Chaffee post-graduate John Nielsen has made a verbal commitment to attend St. Anselm’s College next year on a full basketball scholarship.  Nielsen arrived at Loomis this fall after a tremendous two sport career at Port Jefferson High School in New York.  As the quarterback of the football team, Nielsen earned All-Suffolk County honors while leading his team to a 6-3 record.  But his biggest success always took place on the basketball court.  The six-foot-two shooting guard led Port Jefferson… READ MORE >

National Prep Showcase on TV

Posted Friday, December 25th, 2009

YNETV is broadcasting Brewster Academy’s game against NIA Prep from November’s National Prep Showcase.  YNETV will be teaming up with MyTV to air the game, which will reach 3 million households in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.  The game will air on Saturday, December 26th beginning at 8:30p.m. in most regions.  In parts of Maine the game will be showed at 12:30p.m.  If your regular cable package does not include MyTV you can still access the game over satellite… READ MORE >

This Week’s Notable Performances

Posted Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

The New England Recruiting Report will once again be publishing our weekly list of notable performances this high school season.  As always nominations can be made over e-mail with the weekly list being published first thing Friday mornings.  Without further ado here are New England’s notable performances in the last week:  New Hampshire Player of the Week – Sean McClung, Bishop Guertin HS:  The junior forward knocked down a bank shot at the buzzer to give Bishop Guertin a 59-57… READ MORE >

New Mexico State Lands Notre Dame Big

Posted Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Notre Dame Prep has a big surprise on their roster…and we do mean big.  Raphael Giaimo, a six-foot-ten two-hundred-and-seventy-pound center, was a late addition to the Notre Dame roster this fall.  A native of Marseille, France, Giaimo didn’t arrive in American until after the fall evaluation period had taken place.  He has also yet to log very many game minutes as Notre Dame Prep head coach Ryan Hurd is intent to bring him along slowly.  But with his incredible size… READ MORE >

Rivers Tournament – Event Recap

Posted Monday, December 21st, 2009

The Rivers School hosted it’s 40th Annual Holiday Tournament over the weekend.  Milton Academy took home the championship, defeating Rivers, 60-52. Here is a look at some of the players that shined throughout the final day of play. Carlin Haymon, Rivers School, 2013- Quick PG with good handle. Very effective crossover from left to right. Kept Rivers in the game down the stretch by getting into the lane and finishing with floaters or finding teammates spotting up on the perimeter. … READ MORE >

SAS Holiday Classic – Event Recap

Posted Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Day One St. Andrew’s-70      Avon Old Farms-59St. Andrew’s survived a home scare from Avon Old Farms 70-59. Avon led at the half 35-28 behind 21 points from guards Jihaad Pretlow and Latif Rivers. However, the Saints rallied behind a team effort and made a huge run to put the game away by the one minute mark. Myles Brilhante made 4 straight free throws and Ricardo Ledo a layup in the final minute. Ledo paced five Saints in double fingers with… READ MORE >

Connecticut Class M & S Preview

Posted Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Class M Bloomfield – With defending champions Sacred Heart opting to compete in Class LL, Bloomfield has the most experience in the division.  They return a terrific senior core with Denzel Jones and Rashad Moore.  Jones is an incredible athlete who gets his head on the rim on both ends of the floor and can dominate the game defensively.  Moore leads the team on the offensive end as the southpaw scorer can flat out put the ball in the basket. … READ MORE >

Connecticut Class L Preview

Posted Friday, December 18th, 2009

The contenders in Class L are dispersed to each corner of the state as a number of talented clubs from Connecticut have their eyes set on playing in the Mohegan Sun Arena come March.  Stratford – Stratford has a recipe for a championship with a dominant big man, a terrific tandem in the backcourt, and good veteran experienced dispersed throughout the line-up.  Brandon Sherrod is a man among boys in the paint and he should be capable of dominating the… READ MORE >

Connecticut Class LL Preview

Posted Friday, December 18th, 2009

The state of Connecticut will crown four separate state champions at the Mohegan Sun Arena in early March, but the team that takes the LL title will have no qualms about calling themselves the state’s best.  With enrollment numbers putting all of the state’s biggest schools in this division, powerhouse programs like Hillhouse and Sacred Heart volunteering to play with the state’s best, and three of last season’s four state champions all in this division, Class LL will be a… READ MORE >

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