Prep Basketball

Inaugural Public vs. Private Schools Shootout is set for Feb. 4

Head coaches Michael Potsou of Whitfield and Josh Martin of Hazelwood Central have organized the inaugural Public vs. Private Schools Shootout, which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 4 2012 at Hazelwood Central. The event feaures four games featuring local public schools against private schools.

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Adidas Lou- E-ville Elite girls win Adidas Hardwood Classic 17U title in Indiana

The Team Adidas Lou- E ville Elite girls 16U team won the championship at the Adidas Hoosier Hardwood Classic, which was held last week in Merrillville, Ind. The Lou-e-ville Elite played up and won the championship in the 17U divsion....

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Bradley Beal scores 15 points in Jordan Brand Classic

In his final game as a high school player, Chaminade College Prep All-American had 15 points and eight rebounds in the Jordan Brand All-American Classic. The game was held last Saturday in Charlotte, N.C. Beal played for the West Team, which was edged 113-109 by the East All-Stars. He threw down four slam dunks in the first half....

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Battle for the Arch Tournament Recap (Day 3)

The inaugural Battle for the Arch Tournament was a big success as more than 160 teams came to St. Louis from all over the country. We saw a lot of great basketball talent in the Gateway City, courtesy of the Gym Rats Basketball Association, which presented the tournament. Several teams from the St. Louis area did well throughout the weekend. Here is a recap of the area highlights: ...

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Battle for the Arch Tournament Report (Day 2): Four local teams win their pools

The second day of the Battle for the Arch Tournament in St. Louis brought about the conclusion of pool play, plus a few opening round games in the winner's bracket. I spent much of the day at the St. Louis Sports Center watching the 15U and 16U's before returning to Saint Louis University to watch the 17Us later in the evening....

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Battle for the Arch Report (Day 1)

I spent the first day of what will be a long weekend of basketball at Saint Louis University to take in pool play in the 16U and 17U divisions. I saw many of the local teams in action on Friday and the area kids produced some good results....

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Bradley Beal and Otto Porter to play in Jordan Brand Game on ESPN-2

Show-Me State stars Bradley Beal of Chaminade and Otto Porter, Jr. of Scott County Central will be playing in the Jordan Brand All-American Game on Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be nationally televised on ESPN-2 at 7 p.m....

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Battle for the Arch Tournament brings together STL and top national programs

The inaugural Battle for the Arch Tournament will be held this weekend at various sites around the St. Louis area. The tournament is being presented by the Gym Rats Basketball Association. It will feature teams from all over the country from the fourth grade division up to the high school age group. ...

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2011 Earlaustinjr.com STL All-Area All-Stars Teams Are Announced

It is now time for the second edition of the Earlaustinjr.com STL Prep All-Stars. We also have our All-Freshmen Teams for the 2011 season. It was a great year for prep basketball in the STL. My 2011 Austin Achievement Awards (The Triple A's) will be coming up next. Stay tuned. ...

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John Albert Jr. Tournament Report

I spent part of my weekend taking in some of the action at the John Albert, Jr. Spring Classic at Maplewood High and the Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club. I had the opportunity to see a lot of different kids, many who may not be household names in area prep basketball, but these kids are good. You will be hearing from many of them in the near future ...

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