Friday, December 19th, 2008, filed in Weekly Digests

Happy Holidays! Hope you enjoy the 20th edition of our weekly High School Sports and Recruiting Digest, which saves you time by giving you the scoop on the stories you may have missed from the last week. Check out the headlines below for what’s been going on in the world of high school sports, and click the links to see the full stories.
Recruiting in the Shadows
With the high stakes in college basketball recruiting, the NCAA is growing increasingly concerned with monitoring developments in recruiting and making sure that coaches and schools are following the rules. This article is very interesting.
Hasay Wins 2nd National Cross Country Title
“Jordan Hasay overcame a huge deficit to win her second Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, beating a field that included three past champions.” SportsIllustrated.com has the story.
College Recruiters Race to Younger Talent
The Charlotte Observer has this interesting story about Tyler Lewis, who is one of 10 current high school sophomores and a handful of freshmen have committed to schools for basketball already.
Sports International and PrepChamps Partner to Help Youth Football Players
Just in case you missed this earlier, we recently partnered with Sports International, which works with star NFL players and respected coaches to run youth football camps all across the country. Here’s the press release if you’d like more info.
US College Soccer at the Crossroads
Really interesting article from SoccerLens.com that talks about some NCAA rules and regulations that could be revisited to allow college soccer players to develop and improve more.
Dominic Cheek A Good Fit For Villanova
ESPN has the scoop on what influenced star 6′6″ guard Dominic Cheek to pick Villanova and how he will fit into Villanova’s system.
High School Football Championships This Weekend
There are only three states left with high school football games this weekend - California, Texas and Florida. USA Today has the scoop on these games.







