Posted Thursday, December 18th, 2008
After spending the last four months traveling through the region to get a look at all the new talent that has arrived this year, we are finally ready to announce our updated 2009 rankings. All six states have already been updated as has New England’s top 25. The complete New England list will be released later today. Also be sure to check out the highlight reel of New England’s top 5 posted on our homepage. As always, the reel was…
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Posted Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Division ICentral Catholic – Despite the losses of Adrian Gonzalez and Wilfredo Pagan to graduation, Central Catholic still returns arguably the state’s best one-two punch in big man Carson Desrosiers and guard Billy Marsden. While Marsden is a guard who can put points on the board in a hurry, look for Desrosiers to really break out in his junior season and begin to dominate both ends of the floor on a consistent basis. Jose Batistine and Jimmy Zenevitch should also…
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Posted Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
The only possible negative about having so many worthwhile events happening at the same time is that we simply can’t cover them all. With that in mind today we preview some of the more notable holiday tournaments happening this week in New England. Loomis Chaffee Holiday Basketball TournamentDecember 17th – 19thLoomis Chaffee School – Windsor, CTParticipating Teams – Loomis Chaffee, Gunnery, Taft, Westminster, Salisbury, Suffield, Wilbraham & Monson, KentTop Players – Sean McCarthy, Cliff Desravines, Jamual Bryant, Jarrid Bryant, Xavier…
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Posted Monday, December 15th, 2008
Babson Gets a Good OneWhen it said ‘Committed to Babson’ next to Russell Braithwaite’s name in the event program for the National Prep Showcase, many coaches believed it was a mistake. Fortunately for Beavers it isn’t a mistake at all, just a tremendous get for head coach Stephan Brennan. Braithwaite is a physical guard who should be able to come right in and make an immediate impact with his ability to get to the rim and lock up on the…
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Posted Sunday, December 14th, 2008
There is no other New England state that has less continuity in the way their state tournament is organized than Connecticut. The upcoming season is the perfect example as 5 of the 8 programs who advanced to state finals a year ago now find themselves playing in different conferences this season. With that in mind, here is a look at who the contenders are in the, once again, newly organized classes. Class LLWindsor – After a disappointing loss in last…
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Posted Saturday, December 13th, 2008
The second annual Reebok Pre-Season Tune Up was once again a big success. The program, sponsored by Shooting Touch, worked with 20 elite players in the Greater Boston area twice a week for six weeks on Tuesday nights at Reebok's Headquarters in Canton, MA and Saturday mornings at the Boston Athletic Club in South Boston. The workouts consisted of two hours each session and include one hour of strength and conditioning and one hour of basketball fundamentals. Each session is…
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Posted Friday, December 12th, 2008
Class A Cheverus – Last year’s defending champions look perfectly poised for a repeat as they return arguably the state’s top backcourt in Mick Distasio and Indiana Faithful. Distasio is a lethal catch and shoot player with deep range while Faithful looks poised to break out and establish himself as the state’s top lead guard. But the supporting cast isn’t too shabby either as it features a handful of experienced seniors, a talented junior in Lenny Cummings, and up and…
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Posted Thursday, December 11th, 2008
One of the nice things about New Hampshire high school basketball is that virtually all of the powerhouse programs play in Class L. Consequently, the team that wins that particular state championship truly earns the title of the state’s best. With that in mind here is a look at some of the favorites in Class L. Salem: They ran away with last year’s title, defeating Trinity 66-45 in the final game to earn their second consecutive championship. This year they…
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Posted Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Division IThe FavoritesBishop Hendricken - When you’ve won five straight state titles and return two of the best guards in the state, it’s a pretty safe assumption that you’ll be the favorites. Bishop Hendricken is used to having the “X” on their back and anyone who says they aren’t the pre-season favorites is simply kidding themselves. Billy Baron, the hero of last year’s state championship game, returns for his senior season as perhaps the state’s top player. But he’ll get…
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Posted Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Hyde SchoolLast year’s defending champions return their best player in powerful 6’3” guard Tywon Clark. He’ll be able to put points on the board in a hurry and will get plenty of help from 6’3” sophomore Jumah Sutton. Zach Crocker and Ryan Giebel will also be able to contribute. If they can get Jovan Mitchell and Jovan Smith back in the line-up they will certainly be the favoritesPingree SchoolAllen Williamson returns for his senior year at the Pingree School and…
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