It’s been the case in recent years that Jere Quinn’s teams at St. Thomas More have featured a couple of well-known players and a number of players that were at best under the radar. Those in the latter category come to Oakdale and develop under his tutelage, complementing the better talents. It looks like that same formula will be present this season.

Worcester Academy is competing with a different group of schools in the newly-aligned NEPSAC. But Ed Reilly has another team he likes, and it looks like one with a little more talent than some of the recent Hilltopper teams.

Our prep school tour began on Saturday with a trip to a school that has done a lot of winning lately. NEPSAC will have a new look this season, but the last three Class B titles were won by the Tilton School, and in 2009 they also took home a national championship. This year’s team has a lot of underclassmen, but they are more experienced than that might suggest.

For the second straight year, the Boston Athletes United For Change put together its The Dream is Real Clinic, held at Madison Park High School. It gave a number of kids a look at what they can become down the road as some who grew up in the area helped out at the event.

The Boston Best 40 was smaller this year in number of players but the talent level was good, making it a good event for some young talent in the area.

Long known as the “Sprite Tournament” even now, the Powerade Hardtop Challenge has a new name but the same basic ideas.

For some time, discussion of a realignment within the New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) had been ongoing but not led to it happening. That has now come to pass, and NEPSAC will look a little different starting in 2010-11.

A trip down to Hoop Group Headquarters in New Jersey was in store for a day of action at Summer Classic.

A three-day stretch of high school basketball in Springfield, Mass. began on Saturday with the First Eight, which we take a look at.