High School Sports and Recruiting Weekly Digest: December 5, 2008

Friday, December 5th, 2008, filed in Weekly Digests

Here’s the 18th 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.

From Losers to Champs

Two years after suffering through a 31-game losing streak, Scott’s Branch beat Williston-Elko 14-6 to win the South Carolina Class A Division II state championship. Check the link for more info and hat tip to High School Football Huddle for sharing this story.

Virginia Women’s Lacrosse Announces 2009-2010 Recruiting Class

Women’s Lacrosse coach Julie Myers announced that eight student-athletes have signed letters-of-intent to play lacrosse at UVA for the 2009-2010 season. LAXPower has the story.

Florida has #1 Track and Field Class for 2009

“The University of Florida’s 2008-09 incoming men’s track and field freshman class has been named the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class by Track & Field News, as published in the magazine’s December 2008 issue.”

Center Grove’s Historic Comeback Leads to State Championship

Center Grove’s football team came back from the largest deficit in Indiana high school championship history (19 points with 9 minutes remaining) to beat Carmel 36-33. Hat tip to High School Football Huddle for sharing this story.

Standout Players at Texas Jamboree

ESPN has the scoop on some basketball players who played especially well at the recent Texas High School Basketball Jamboree. Their top player is junior Phil Pressey, who at 5′7″, is a quick guard and fierce competitor.

Lacrosse is a Championship Sport in NC

The NCHSAA recently wrapped up its meetings and have decided to sanction men’s and women’s lacrosse as a championship sport. Great news for lacrosse players and fans in NC.

Preventing ACL Injuries in Female Lacrosse Athletes

ACL injuries can be one of the most devasting injuries that can happen to a lacrosse player. This video provides a look at some exercises that can aid in strengthening the muscles around the knee to prevent ACL injuries.

Related posts:
High School Sports and Recruiting Weekly Digest - December 19, 2008 Happy Holidays! Hope you enjoy the 20th edition of...
High School Sports and Recruiting Digest: December 12, 2008 Here’s the 19th edition of our weekly High School...
High School Sports and Recruiting Weekly Digest - February 27, 2009 Welcome to the 30th edition of our weekly High...
High School Sports and Recruiting Weekly Digest: August 22, 2008 Welcome to the third edition of the High School Sports...
High School Sports and Recruiting Weekly Digest: November 14, 2008 Welcome to the 15th edition of our weekly High...

This entry was posted on Friday, December 5th, 2008 at 3:13 pm and is filed under Weekly Digests. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.