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November, 2001

11/26/01 Winston Kelly@GameBallMagazine: 'St. Raymond's Middle School Basketball Classic. The championship showcased the two premier middle school programs in New York. Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary School and St. Raymond's Middle School. Mt. Carmel won (59 - 46). The game also showcased a head to head battle between GameBall Magazine's #1 and #2 ranked 8th graders, #1 - Tyrek Wilson 6'0/WF, Mt. Carmel and #2 - Kashif Pratt 6'2/WF St. Raymond's MS. Tournament MVP Tyrek Wilson led Mt. Carmel with 22points/10rebounds while Kashif Pratt carried St.Raymond's MS with 30points/15rebounds. Mt. Carmel also received contributions from 7th grader GB #8 - Malcolm "Snoop" Pope 5'6/PG and 8th grader GB # 39 - Terrance Wright 5'7/PG. St. Raymond's MS also received contributions from 6th grader GB #5 - Shasha Brown 5'2/PG.'

11/26/01 Winston Kelly@GameBallMagazine: 'GameBall Magazine's Top 10 New York, 8th Grade Boys, Class of 2006: 1. Tyriek Wilson, 6'0/WF, Mt. Carmel, Man,  2. Kashif Pratt, 6'2/WF, St. Raymond's MS, Bx,  3. Terrell McKenzie, 6'0/WF, Academy MS, Man,  4. John Mitchell, 6'4/C, St. Ursula MS, Bx,  5. Steven Woods, 6'0/2G, MS 226, Qns,  6. Davon Epps, 6'2/WF, Mt. Carmel, Man,  7. Willie Etheridge, 6'1/WF, IS 258, Bklyn,  8. Michael Shine, 6'2/C, IS 61, Bklyn,  9. Rashard Isler, 6'1/WF, IS 390, Bklyn,  10. Curtis Kelly, 6'6/C, Riverdale MS, Bx.'

11/25/01 Metro Hoops: Best Of the Best!- NJ Juniors.

11/25/01 A profile for St Anthony, NJ is on the team page.  CBA is ranked team # 23 in our region's preseason Top Thirty. 

11/24/01 Daily News:  All Hallows Hoops Tandem -- Marvin McCullough and Kiril Wachsmann -- Heading to Iona.

11/24/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary (NYC)  NYC Jucos.

11/23/01 Manolo Guzman: 'Edgar Lugo commits to Lehman College and should start play at the Bronx School in January. Edgar Lugo a graduate of Taft High School (PSAL) were he played along side cousin Rafael Garcia, choose Lehman College over several Division 2 schools. Edgar is a great shooter with excellent 3 point range. He can also play all 3 perimeter position which makes him a very valuable player. Lehman College adds another solid recruit to its already great incoming class.'

11/23/01 John Miciotta:  According to well informed sources at All Hallows, point guard Marvin McCullough and center Kyrill Waschmann have both committed to Iona College. Coach Jeff Ruland gets a terrific guard who can lead his talented team from the point guard position in McCullough. And he adds a steadily improving big man who will help in the future by adding Waschmann. I'd also like to report that after a year of not playing basketball, Rob Wiatre, who was one of the top shooters in the CHSAA two years ago at St. Edmund's has surfaced at St. Francis College. He has established himself as a steady player off the bench, who doesn't make mistakes and knocks down open shots.'

11/23/01 Louis Xifaras, Queens RimRockers. 'In light of the recent tragedy's that we all have been facing, another sad story has hit us hard. Nigel Polite, 16, has passed away. A junior attending Molloy High School, Nigel was involved in the basketball program where he won a JV championship last season. This spring was Nigel's first year playing with our organization. Towards the end of the spring he hurt his shoulder and just a few weeks ago was almost back to normal after months of rehab and hard work. Dennis and I last saw Nigel at the I.S. 8 Fall League last month. He will be greatly missed. R.I.P. Nigel. 7/16/85 - 11/21/01.'

11/23/01 Eddie Oliver: 'Check out the HoopsUSA Boys High School Basketball Consensus Top 40 Teams. It's a new look at the ratings, combining all the top poll information which includes more high school teams and gives them the exposure and recognition they deserve.'

11/22/01 Coach Ron Remick: 'St. Mary's J.V. has a scrimmage left if anyone is interested. Contact rrr34@aol.com, W - 516-228-4970, H - 516-797-2279.'

11/21/01 Brooklyn Scout: Big Apple Sports link is http://www.eteamz.com/bigapplesports: NYC JUCO Update.

11/21/01 NJ Hoops: Shawnee Sr. Zach Martin has made a decision to attend Harvard next year.

11/21/01 Bob Gibbons All Star Report Fall Top 100 includes Jason Fraser,  Allan Ray,  Curtis Sumpter,  Elijah Ingram,  John Winchester,  Randy Foye and Taquan Dean.

11/21/01 Daily News: Carteret (N.J.) High star Omar Alston has signed a national letter of intent with Hofstra.

11/21/01 A profile for  Long Island's John the Baptist is on the team page thanks to SJB Basketball.  St Augustine is ranked team # 24 in our region's preseason Top Thirty. 

11/21/01 Courier Post Online: Glen Jackson to continue as interim Camden basketball coach.  Inquirer: Jackson to serve as interim coach. The Camden school board, however, voted, 5-4, to not rehire him as boys' basketball coach.

11/20/01 CCarl: 'The profile of St. Augustine Prep is way off. Pat Deveney does not play at the Prep anymore I think he is at Marist in Bayonne. They also have 6'7 Mike Haddix who is going to Siena next season. The other players that will help out are 6'4 Dan Skoczylas (sr) 6'1 Jack Nixon soph. 6'3 Scott Bullock soph. 5'10 Howard Lanier jr. 6'0 senior Eric Gormley. There is also a weapon from England again this year. He is a 6'7 soph named Ben. The freshman Anthony Farmer is NJH (#2). OH yea and 6'8 Pops is going to George Washington University.'  Web note:  Added to the team page

11/20/01 NJ Hoops: The top uncommited big man in the state, 6'8" Omar Alston of Carteret has made a decision to attend Hofstra University next season.

11/20/01 RivalsHoops: John Blackgrove, a 6-3 shooting guard prepping this year at the Winchendon School in Winchendon, Mass., will announce on Tuesday for Fordham University

11/20/01 Coach Pete Goyco of Bishop Ford:  'Patricia Lyons of our girls team, signed a letter of intent to attend Siena College.'

11/20/01 Courier-Post Online: No choice made on Camden coach.   Inquirer: Camden remains without a coach. Boys' basketball practice is set to start on Friday. A hire won't be on the agenda until Monday.

11/19/01 PrepNation:  Preseason National Prep Basketball Poll - Nov. 19 with St Anthony # 4,  Rice # 13 and St. Patrick # 24.  Regional Rankings Northeast: 1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 27-3, 2. Fort Washington, Pa., Germantown Academy, 27-3, 3. Manhattan, N.Y., Rice, 13-11, 4. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's, 21-7, 5. Medford, N.J., Shawnee, 25-3, 6. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond, 22-10, 7. Amityville, N.Y., 27-1, 8. Philadelphia, Simon Gratz, 24-3, 9. Bronx, N.Y., All Hallows, 22-4, 10. Camden, N.J., Catholic, 26-4.

11/19/01 Profiles for two Jersey teams, St Benedict and St Augustine on the team page as FDA is ranked team # 25 in our region's preseason Top Thirty. 

11/19/01 Journal News: Transition game for Ben Gordon.

11/19/01 JAYDUBBS1: 'Our Savior New American school lost to St. Thomas More Saturday by three points. Jamar Wilson led Our Savior with 30 points, 5 assist, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jamar committed to the University of Albany, and he will be an outstanding player for them. He is definitely one of the best point guards in New York.'

11/19/01 RivalHoops:  Top 50 Seniors includes #1 Jason Fraser,  # 7 Lenny Cooke,  325 Allan Ray, #26 Curtis Sumpter,  # 27 Elijah Ingram,  #44 Francisco Garcia and #50 Taquan Dean.

11/18/01 Louis Xifaras, Queens RimRockers. Our hearts go out to Hector Algarroba, one of our coaches, and his family. Hector's parents were among 2 of the passengers on the American Airlines flight that crashed in the Rockaways on Monday, November 12th, 2001 headed for the Dominican Republic. You can e-mail Hector at HSANYC@AOL.COM. Hector wanted me to let everyone know that he thanks you for all of your condolences. Our prayers are with you Hector.

11/18/01 Shaniqua Edmonds: 'I attend St. Johns Prep. Serge Clement plays JV and Sherva Jones was cut from the varsity team. I'm not sure who wrote the profile but there are some errors.'  Web note: The team page is updated with this note, with a profile of St Dominic thanks to Robert Pavinelli, coach of the and Elizabeth as team # 26 in our region's preseason Top Thirty. 

11/18/01 Peter F. Edwards: 'I.S.8 Winter Basketball League, 2002 -- Bring your game, not your name!  Biddies - 12 & Under - Can't turn 13 in 2002.  Entry Fee - $200 per team - $25 per game referee fee.  Midgets - 14 & Under- Can't turn 15 in 2002.  Entry Fee $250 per team - $30 per game referee fee.  Juniors - 16 & Under - Can't turn 17 in 2002. Entry Fee - $300 per team - $40 per game referee fee.  The rules for date of birth apply to all 12 months!  For more information contact League Commissioner Peter F. Edwards @ 718-297-3951 or page me @ 917-793-9347. All schedules will be completed before Thanksgiving. Approximate starting date is 1st or 2nd week in January 2002.'

11/17/01 Profiles for St Edmund, St Francis and St Johns Prep on the team page as Cardozo is ranked team # 27 in our region's preseason Top Thirty. 

11/17/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary (NYC)  Miscellany.

11/17/01 Newsday: Jason Fraser Crosses Tar Heels Off List.

11/17/01 Daily News: Jason Fraser Kicks Heels off List.

11/17/01 Coach Jack Ringel: 'Grady HS will host its 1st Annual Thanksgiving Tip-Off Classic on Friday, Nov.23. At 1PM Westinghouse squares off against a tough defensive team in Canarsie. At 3PM, a battle of Manhattan, between Park West and Wadleigh is sure to gain your interest. At 5PM, PSAL A Champs, William E. Grady, welcome PSAL B champs to the A division. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students.'

Coach Jake Edwards of Grady HS: '... letting everyone know about the first annual Grady Falcon Thanksgiving Festival on Friday November 23. It features 3 games. At 1pm Canarsie plays Westinghouse at 3pm Park West plays Wadleigh a 5pm Grady plays Banneker. All games are played at Grady HS.'

11/16/01 Thanks to coach Tim Cluess the team page has been updated with a profile for the St Mary Gaels, while Don Bosco Prep comes in as team # 28 in our region's preseason Top Thirty. 

11/16/01 Newsday: St. Dominic's Tim Doyle Signs Letter of Intent for Storm.  And Villanova Signs Allan Ray; Quincy Douby to Hofstra.

11/16/01 Daily News:  Johnnies Stay in Jason Fraser's 4.

11/16/01 NJ Hoops: C.B.A. guard Chris Kenny has made a decision to stay close to home and attend Monmouth University.

11/16/01 Inquirer: Board should grant Camden coach Glen Jackson's wish.

11/15/01 Winston Kelly@GameBallMagazine: 'GameBall Magazine would like to offer congratulations to some of New York's lady ballers who have made verbal commitments: Lisa Macchia, 6'3/C, Island Trees School, Boston College,  Hollie Cook, 5'11/2G, Horsehead HS, University of New York at Buffalo,  Caitlin Howe, 5'9/PG, Fairport HS, Duke University,  Jessica Cante, 5'8/2G, Scarsdale HS, College of Holy Cross.  Sherema Dean, 6'0/WF, Coastal Christian Academy, Old Dominion University,  Jillian Henn, 5'8/2G, Oyster Bay HS, Loyola (MD) College,  Cigi McCollin, 5'7/Combo Guard, Christ the King HS, Hofstra University,  Jenna Vianni, 5'9/2G, Our Lady of Lourdes, Villanova University,  Michelle Blot, 6'0/WF, Colonie HS, Siena College,  Frani Geiger, 6'1/C, University of New York at Stony Brook,  Betsy McManus, 5'6/PG, Pearl River HS, Villanova University.'

11/15/01 Newsday:  Hofstra Lands Grady's Quincy Douby.

11/15/01 Newsday:  Courting a Big Man.  Amityville star Jason Fraser was feted by 4 of the nation’s biggest progams, yet remains undecided.

11/15/01  Daily News: Tough Break On Big Day for Allan Ray.

11/14/01 The team profiles are being posted alphabetically backwards from X (Xaverian) to A (All Hallows). Today the team page has been updated with a profile for the St Patrick Celtics, while St Dominic comes in as team # 29 in our region's preseason Top Thirty. 

11/14/01 CAPRI801: 'Seems as if Allan Ray's foot will keep him out a little longer than expected looks like he should be out 6 - 8 week which will only make him miss 2 city games (McClancy and All Hallows) because the Ravens will be on the road most of the time. Which means he should be back to face St.Francis Prep Jan.3.'

11/14/01 Winston Kelly@GameBallMagazine: 'Girls Adidas Slam Jam Tournament @ Riverbank State Park Saturday, November 17th Final Four Day Game #1 5:00PM - #1 - Douglas Panthers -vs- #5 - Exodus - Main Court Game #2 6:30PM - #2 - Riverside Hawks -vs- #3 - Long Island Wave - Main Court.  Sunday, November 18th Championship Day 5:00PM - Consolation Game - Main Court 6:30PM - Championship Game - Main Court

11/14/01 Hoop Scoop visitors: 'The first of the fall signing period always falls on the second Wednesday in November and that's tomorrow. However, we're not anticipating a lot of excitement, because most of the top players have already made up their mind. Let's take a closer look. Gone are 22 of our top 25 seniors. And if you exclude 6'10 DeAngelo Collins from Inglewood (H.S.) CA, who is ranked # 7, but who likely will enter his name into the NBA Draft next spring, the next highest ranked uncommitted player is 6'8 Jason Fraser from Amityville (H.S.) NY, who checks in at #19. And that one appears to be so close among Villanova, St. John's, Louisville, and North Carolina that Fraser's AAU Coach Gary Charles believes it could drag out to spring.'

11/14/01 Brooklyn Scout:  Big Apple Sports link is http://www.eteamz.com/bigapplesports: NYC JUCO Update.

11/13/01 CAPRI801: 'Super senior Allan Ray broke his foot this week in practice.  Will most likely only miss exhibition games.'

11/13/01 Dwayne Mitchell: 'Junior High School and AAU Thanksgiving Tourney date switched to November 26 -- for more info visit www.makinithappensports.com.'

11/13/01 EliteHoopRecruits: Nation’s Top Boy’s High School Teams to Square off in Holiday Tourney Dec. 26-29 in Houston, including St. Patrick and Rice, HS.

11/12/01 Thanks to Coach Gary DeCesare, Winston Kelly and Ehova2k1 the team page has been updated with a profile for the St Raymond Ravens, while Grady makes it as team 30 in our region's preseason Top Thirty. 

11/12/01 LIBball: 'The St. Mary's Gaels defeated St.Dominics in the final of the Island Garden fall league 67-53.Great game.Momadou Diakhate led all scorers with 24 followed by Jared Weir with 19. Tim Doyle led the way for St. Doms with 18.This was a preview to another exciting CHSAA season on Long Island.'

11/12/01 Michael Kruse @ Basketball America: Grassroots Notebook, Brooklyn's Curtis Sumpter ready for senior season, 'Nova.

11/12/01 Louis Xifaras: The Queens RimRockers are holding tryouts this week, as well as in December. Please visit www.QueensRimRockers.com for more information.

11/11/01 Winston Kelly@GameBallMagazine: 'Slam Dunk Basketball Challenge -- Saturday, December 15, 2001.  Westchester County Center,  198 Central Avenue,  White Plains, NY 10606.  Additional Information: (914) 864-PARK.  Advance Tickets: $8.00.  Day of game tickets: $10.00.  Parking: $3.00.  Boys Challenge:  1pm - Our Savior New America,LI -vs- Ossining HS,  Girls Challenge:  3pm - Mahopac HS -vs- Ursuline School,  Boys Challenge:  5pm - St. Raymond's HS -vs- Peekskill HS,  Girls Challenge:  7pm - Narbonne HS of California -vs- Our Lady of Lourdes.'

11/12/01 NJ Hoops: John Blackgrove from Winchendon Prep and Pascack Valley H.S. has made a decision to attend Fordham University next season.

11/11/01 Thanks mainly to JSHUTTLESWURTH the team page has been updated with a profile for Teaneck.  

11/10/01 All Star Report: 'Former Seton Hall recruit, 6'3 shooter John Blackgrove has selected Fordham. Blackgrove, who originally committed to ex-Pirates head coach Tommy Amaker last season, is doing a year of prep school at Winchendon this year.'

11/10/01 Newsday: Storm Set For 1st Test @ MSG.  And 'Trotters won't be fooling around

11/9/01 Thanks to Abdu-Allah Torrence the team page has been updated with a profile for Thurgood Marshall Academy.

11/9/01 Courier Post Online: Camden's Dajuan Wagner raises expectations in Memphis.

11/9/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary (NYC) Freshmen.

11/8/01 The team page has been updated with profiles for Union and Walt Whitman.

1/8/01 Abdu-Allah Torrence: 'The Warriors Basketball program is having tryouts for the girls winter and spring AAU season. We are having tryouts on Thursdays from 5:30pm to 8pm starting Nov. 15th. grades 7th through 9th, ages 12 to 14. If you are interested you can email Coach Torrence at torrence@warriorsbasketball.org or Coach Jess at jessica@warriorsbasketball.org.  Please bring a copy of your birth certificate and a good attitude towards hard work. Developing the complete student-athlete.'

11/8/01 Dwayne Mitchell: 'Junior High School and AAU Thanksgiving Tourney -- for more info visit www.makinithappensports.com.'

11/8/01 Brooklyn Scout: NYC JUCO Update from Big Apple Sports @ http://www.eteamz.com/bigapplesports.

11/8/01 Courier Post Online: Clarence Turner has chance to return as Camden coach.

11/8/01 Friday November 09, 2001 at 6:00pm in Astoria the RimRockers will be holding tryouts for boys 18 & under. The school is located in Astoria at: Beacon I. S. 141, 37-11 21st Avenue , for more information go to www.queensrimrockers.com or e-mail Louis at Rice41@aol.com.

11/7/01 The team page has been updated.  There will be 15 good profiles for All Hallows, Grady, Linden, LI Lutheran, Our Savior New American, Poly Prep, Rice, Shawnee, St Anthony, St Dominic, St Mary, St Patrick, St Raymond and Union. I'll use what I've got for other schools and post alphabetically backwards from X (Xavierian) to A (All Hallows). The  Xaverian and White Plains profiles are first.

11/7/01 Ehova2k1: 'Two respected sopohomores from St. Raymond's, Gavin Grant and Brian Laing will improve the Ravens Varsity team inside play. Brian Laing is as strong as any player in his class, and Gavin Grant's jump shot is as good as Juluis Hodge. With these two young superstars look for a thrid city championship and for their second state championship in a row.'

11/7/01 Glenn Bynes: 'Ryan Carey who was a member of the NJ Wildcats AAU basketball team and Summit HS basketball team is currently enrolled at Lehigh University on a baseball scholarship.'

11/7/01 Inquirer: Camden coaching situation unresolved . With the start of boys' basketball practice looming, school officials are leaving little time for a decision.

11/7/01 Donnie Wilkie: 'I just wanted to alert you that Simon Gratz has withdrawn from the 2001 City of Palms Classic (Dec.18-22) in Fort Myers, Florida, due to its school system's insistence that it not fly. This leaves a spot wide open for a quality team to fly here from Philadelphia on Monday night, Dec. 17 -- you'd receive 18 airplane tickets, $1,500 for meals plus eight hotel rooms, all at our expense! Other participants include All Hallows, Xaverian, Tabor Academy (Mass.), Virginia Beach Salem (Va.), Raleigh Broughton (N.C.), New Orleans Abramson (La.), Missouri City Hightower (Texas), Los Angeles Westchester (Calif.), Oakland Tech (Calif.), Lakeland Kathleen (Fla.), Miami Christian (Fla.), St. Petersburg Lakewood (Fla.) and three Southwest Florida schools. Unfortunately, we can not take a New Jersey school, since they cannot play more than three games in a calendar week. Because of this, Pa., Del. and maybe D.C. appear to be the best options. Ten of Fox Sports' top 35 teams were part of our 16-team field in 2000, plus No. 1 NBA draft pick Kwame Brown. For more information, contact Donnie Wilkie at (941) 743-5889 immediately or email me at cityofpalms@yahoo.com, as these airplane tickets must either be accounted for or canceled by week's end. I know it's short notice, but it's also a trip to Florida in December -- enough said.'

11/6/01 Chris Ramirez: 'Hoopstown site is up and gives the top boys high school and college basketball news. Check out http://www.hoopstown.com. Lenny Cooke appears on the site. For more information contact info@hoopstown.com.'

11/5/01 Coach Ted Gustus: 'Not only is God blessing America, God blessed the first annual Hoops-4-Heroes Charity Basketball Game held at Hofstra University on Saturday, November 3, 2001. It was indeed an incredible and heartwarming event. Ted Gustus (Bishop Loughlin coach), Bob Maurer (Founder of Lupus Charity game) and Eric Hicks (President of Game Over, Inc.) decided to do the Hoops-4-Heroes Game three(3) weeks ago, we had no idea how successful it would be. There was love, unity, and a show of appreciation throughout the Hofstra University arena. Special thanks to the entire athletic community for getting involved in this event. I would like to personally thank Dr. John Ryan (Executive Director of PAL), and Bobby Dunn (PAL Supervisor) and their entire staff for their show of support before, during and after the game. The entire Hofstra University staff and security under the leadership of Mr. Larry Bloom was absolutely great! The fans from New York City and Long Island were terrific. The game was exciting and competitive, the half time performances were super, but to me the pre-game ceremonies were touching. To see the players introduced with their red, white and blue uniforms, as they ran through two lines of well dressed and talented cheerleaders from different schools was exciting. As the players unwrapped an enormous American flag, with the players, coaches, families holding it and waving it, while listening to singers sing: God Bless America, the National Anthem, prayers by religious leaders, and the police color guard did their thing, was heartwarming. Finally, when the announcer asked the spectators join hands to show unity and a moment of silent, you could hear a pin drop. Soloist Peggy Clemons, dressed in a stunning American flag outfit ripped the hearts out of people when she sang Wind Beneath My Wings, and What About the Children! Oh, by the way, close to 3,500 people witnessed an exciting game, NYC: 97 and Long Island: 95! GAME OVER!'

11/5/01 Glenn Bynes: 'Ricky Tyus who was a member of the South Brunswick HS boys basketball squad has made the Fairleigh Dickinson Varsity basketball team as a walk-on. Tyus was one of the top guards in Central Jersey as he played for a solid Viking team until graduating in 2000. Sometimes it pays to never give up.'

11/5/01 RivalHoops: Hoops For Heroes Event Recap.

11/5/01 Newsday:  Hoops for Heroes Charity Game Success.

11/5/01 NJO  East Side's Randy Foye headed to Villanova.

11/4/01 LOVE2REF4EVER: 'On a Saturday afternoon, on the campus of Hofstra University, the spirit of freedom filled the air. A benefit was held for the children of the heroes & victims of the WTC attack (Police,Fire & Port Authority Personnel & Victims) I was an alternate official on the game, and I was just happy to be there. From the opening ceremonies, which began with The Suffolk County Police Department Bag Pipers. The Thelma Hamilton JHS Smart Academy Lighting The Way Singers moved everyone to a rhythm and blues version of our National Anthem. There was also The NYCPD Color Guard and Marching Band. To top all of the opening ceremonies off, the players from both teams assembled around a huge flag of The United States Of America and began to wave it while the Central Islip Choir sang God Bless America. This had water coming from my eyes! The game started off slow and then picked up in the second half like everyone expected. In the second half, the Long Island team took an eighteen point lead, led by Amityville's Jason Fraser and St. Dominic's Tim Doyle. Then New York went to work, putting on a full court press that Long Island just couldn't break. Then off of a missed Long Island shot Curtis Sumpter received the ball on a fast break and electrified the entire gym with a monster jam that turned the momentum around. Led by Lincoln's Sebastian Telfair, who broke down the Long Island defense in the second half. This was truly a special event and the game lived up to the hype. Curtis Sumpter received the Most Valuable Player Award, and Jason Fraser went home with Sportsmanship honors. There were truly no losers on this day and Hoops 4 Heroes made sure of that!'

11/4/01 Peter Abraham (The Journal News, Westchester): 'Rashard Turner and Hilton Armstrong haven't committed to anybody. Peekskill coach Lou Panzanaro, who has day-to-day involvement in the recruiting process of bolth players, said on Saturday night that the rumors are false. Rashard is considering Maine, Central Florida and Monmouth. Hilton has a long list of schools led by LaSalle. Both players are feeling pressure to decide. But both, particularly the ever-improving Armstrong, would be wise to wait.'

11/4/01 NJ Hoops: Good year for NJ guards and Big East

11/3/01 MLicata1: 'I noticed on your site that Bonfire posted that Rashad Turner commited to Maine. Just to let you know his teamate, Hilton Armstrong commited to LaSalle. Are both announcing Monday at a press conference?'

11/3/01 HoopUSA - Eddie Oliver  Tournament events -- email to ozone@sccoast.net - $35 Basic Report Sent By Email Attachment. $40 Basic Report Sent By Regular Bail (Glossary of Tournaments By Page).  $100 Beautiful Binded Collegiate and Professional Edition with a glossary of tournaments and events and tournament contacts (Phone, Fax or Email).  My address is: Eddie Oliver,  P.O. Box 15403,  Surfside Beach, S.C. 29587.

11/3/01 NJ Hoops:  The Top uncommited Sr. in NJ, and NJ Hoops top overall Sr. 6'3" Randy Foye of Newark Eastside H.S. made a commitment to attend Villanova University.

11/3/01 All Star Report:  SEC, Big East Gain Commitments -- Randy Foye.

11/3/01 Newsday: Jason Fraser, LI vs. City In Charity Game.

11/3/01  bonfire: 'Rashard Turner - Peekskill. Heard that he has given a verbal committment to attend the University of Maine.'

11/3/01 Coach Faye Thomas:  'Unity Within the Communities Basketbal Tournament -- Friday, November 23rd & Saturday, 24th @ Wyandanch Youth Center, 20 Andrews Avenue., Wyandanch, NY. 11798.  Boys only, 5 game minimum per 8 man team!  Entry fee: $160.00 (must have a roster of 8 people!).  Price includes official referees and tournament shirts. Championship teams and MVP trophies. Divisions: 13u, 15u, 18u (high school -- identification required),  Entry deadline November 10, 2001.  Limited spaces available,  register early! For more information and entry form: contact Faye Thomas # (631) 253-9615.  Sponsored by Mt. Calvary Holy Church (Youth Ministry),  1520 New York Avenue,  Huntington Station, NY. 11746,  (631) 423-4698.  Elder Gloria J. Mixon, pastor.  Elder Dawn Williams, Youth Pastor.'

11/3/01 WKGameBall: 'Rice High School -- 2001 - 2002, Varsity Basketball Schedule:  Sun Dec.9 Diane Brennan Invitational Fordham vs Lincoln HS, Fri Dec.14 @ All Hallows Away 4:00,  Sat-Sun Dec.15-16 Riverbank Tip Off Classic Riverbank State Park,  Fri Dec.21 Christ the King Riverbank State Park 7:30, Wed-Sun Dec.26-30 National H.S. Holiday Classic Houston, TX TBA, Sat Jan.5 @ St. Raymond's Away 3:00, Tues Jan.8 Molloy Riverbank State Park 5:00,  Fri Jan.18 @ Bishop Loughlin Away 7:30,  Sat-Sun Jan.19-20 Martin Luther King Jr Classic Miami, FL TBA,  Fri Jan.25 All Hallows Riverbank State Park 5:30,  Tues Jan.29 Xaverian H.S. Riverbank State Park  5:00,  Fri Feb.1 @ Christ the King Away 7:30,  Sun Feb.3 Battle by the Bay Atlantic City, TBA vs St. Augustine New Jersey,  Sat-Sun Feb.9-10 Primtime Shootout Trenton, New Jersey,  Fri Feb.15 Bishop Loughlin Riverbank State Park 7:30.'

11/2/01 NJ Hoops: Levi Levine from Cheshire Academy in CT. has made a decision to attend the University of Albany.

11/1/01 Inquirer: Coach Clarence Turner back on Camden bench?  A school policy will prevent Glen Jackson from coaching the boys' basketball team.

11/1/01 EliteHoopRecruits: Jason Fraser Update

11/1/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary (NYC): Talking to Norman Simmons.

11/1/01 NJ Hoops: Blair postgrad point guard Jason Haas has decided to attend Stanford University next season.