This week's maxpreps.com rankings: Maxpreps Xcellent 25: 1 McEachern (Powder Springs, GA) 2 Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, CA) 3 Blackman (Murfreesboro, TN) 4 Chaminade (West Hills, CA) 5 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 6 Oakland (Murfreesboro, TN) 7 Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, … [Read more...]
High school Basketball top 25 rankings
Via maxpreps.com, as of Dec. 11:1 McEachern (Powder Springs, GA)2 Oakland (Murfreesboro, TN)3 Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, CA)4 Chaminade (West Hills, CA)5 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)6 Potter's House Christian (Jacksonville, FL)7 Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA)8 Rock Bridge (Columbia, MO)9 Blackman … [Read more...]
Bob’s Indiana Journey Continues - Day 4, Friday, December 5
In this fourth installment, Bob Corwin comes upon a sad basketball-related story and attends a local high school game. A Diamond on the shelf You don't always know when you'll find a story, be it a sad one. At breakfast at the Spring Hill Suites (terrific motel) by Marriott, the gentleman in … [Read more...]
Bob’s journey: Day 3 - Thursday, December 4 - heading a bit south for Indiana high school action
This day was spent watching 4A power Columbus North practice and then attending the highly anticipated Roncalli at Heritage Christian game in Indianapolis. After going northwest to Purdue for Wednesday night's game, I returned to my Indianapolis base and then headed south on Thursday to attend … [Read more...]
Former Notre Dame player hasn’t forgotten the lost art of teaching fundamentals
Fundamentals are truly an essential part of the game -- especially on the youth level, but sadly the teaching of them has almost become extinct. However, there are some coaches that still believe in teaching and developing those core fundamentals. Former Notre Dame player, Karen Robinson-Keyes of … [Read more...]
A little Mo’Ne news
Love this: eighth-grader Mo'Ne Davis, who captured the nation over the summer with her Little League performance, is too good for middle school ball. She's made the high school varsity team.Coach/player news:The Gatineau twins are taking Vanderbilt by storm.If the Gators need it, Carlie Needles … [Read more...]
Finding quality hoops up in the cold of Indiana
This week I'm traveling around Indiana looking for quality basketball on the high school and college fronts. Carmel, IN -- Normally my territory is the mild to warm southern states, particularly Florida and Georgia. After the Tennessee Turkey Jamm, I decided to head for Indiana to check … [Read more...]
Rellah Boothe Shines Brightest at 2014 Tennessee Turkey Jamm
At the Turkey Jamm Tournament in Tennessee, there were many girls stood out with their performances. But there was one that stood out amongst the rest, Rellah Boothe -- the 6-foot-1 sophomore forward from Potter's House dominated the competition. Rellah Boothe may not yet be a big name nationally in … [Read more...]
No surprises on signing day
Day one of the fall signing period was today, and the top ten announced their decisions.UConn's haul has made for "the Geno Auriemma project, part I."Signing day slideshow. … [Read more...]
NCAA cites UConn for recruiting violation because Geno Auriemma called Mo’ne
I don't know where to start. The NCAA has determined that the University of Connecticut committed a secondary rules violation because of a phone call between women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma and Mo'ne Davis, a pitcher for a Philadelphia-based team in the 2014 Little League World … [Read more...]