PATERSON, N.J. – The first stop on a busy basketball weekend was in New Jersey for the Playaz Spring Fling – Phase III. Here are some notes on a few players who stood out during pool play.
Tag: Recruiting
Team Boston Elite returns to the circuit, holds college nights
After a few years away from the travel circuit, Team Boston Elite has been resurrected. The program had some success in the past, and the first new entry won’t surpass that but is a solid and unspectacular group based on a recent college night.
Playaz Spring Fling once again starts the spring travel circuit
The transition from college basketball season into recruiting started once again with the Playaz Spring Fling, where the host program made the championship game in both age groups but came up short both times.
Prep schools lead the way on Sunday at the Hoophall Classic
Sunday was a day with mostly prep games at the Spalding Hoophall Classic. One game featured a matchup of two big stars that never quite materialized, and we look back at that plus some other notes from the day’s games.
2012 Hoop Mountain Prep Classic – Sunday notes
A look back at Sunday’s games at the Hoop Mountain Prep Classic, which had some good matchups in store among the seven games on the slate. A couple of them were big upset bids in matchups of teams from NEPSAC Class AAA and Class AA.
Charlestown could get a boost from talented newcomers
Charlestown High School brought all three of its teams (varsity, junior varsity and freshman) together on Saturday afternoon for coaches to get a look at its players. The Townies have a couple of talented newcomers to aid a few holdovers from a team that lost six seniors.
Will more players follow Vonleh and re-classify back into their original class?
Noah Vonleh recently became the latest of several players to re-classify back into his original high school graduating class, but it’s entirely possible he won’t be the last by a long shot – and it may be the case that this trend signals something else.
At South Kent, less may be more this time around
South Kent won’t rival anyone for the most talent in NEPSAC this time around, but that doesn’t mean they should be counted out by a long shot. They have a lot of players that could accurately be described as effective.
Vonleh makes news but has a good supporting cast at New Hampton
The college coaches who gathered at the New Hampton School on Monday night saw that Noah Vonleh may be the main attraction, but he has a good supporting cast.
Milton Academy could have a chance in NEPSAC Class A
Milton Academy returns some key pieces from last season’s team, and that figures to give them a chance in what figures to be an even more competitive NEPSAC Class A this time around.
