Welcome to the 6th edition of our High School Sports and Recruiting Weekly Digest. 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.
Rough Starts for Two Defending Champion Football Teams in West Virginia
Two-time defending champion Parkersburg (Class AAA) and defending champion Bluefield (Class AA) have had a rough beginning to this year’s football season, starting 0-2.
John Thompson Sees Trouble in Basketball Recruiting
The former Georgetown coach says showcase tournaments create an artificial environment for high schoolers that isn’t regulated, and suggests the NBA step in when it can to stabilize the process. This one’s a little older (from end of July), but still an interesting read.
Northstar Basketball Blog Interviews Kenny Boynton
Northstar Basketball Blog has a nice interview with Kenny Boynton, who is a high-scoring guard from Florida (class of 2009).
Duke Lands Plumlee Brothers
Duke was already recruiting Mason Plumlee, a 6′11″ C/PF (class of 2009) out of Arden, NC, but the ACC Basketball Recruiting Blog has a link to a story that talks about how they also landed Mason’s older brother, Miles.
Thoughts from Two Notre Dame Football Targets
Irish Eyes spoke with two Notre Dame football prospects about what schools are on their list and why. Frankie Telfort (5′11″, 205 lbs, LB, Class of 2009) and Corey Brown (6′1″, 187 lbs, RB, Class of 2009) both speak briefly about the recruiting process.
Top Performers from Georgia Hoops Showcase
Rivals.com has the story about the top players from the class of 2009 and class of 2010 from the recent Georgia Hoops Fall Showcase.
Coach Ashton Kucher?
Ashton Kucher is now an assistant freshmen football coach at Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, CA). Just imagine his pep talks after making the team run sprints. “Haha. You got punk’d! You better not give me that weak sauce effort again, fellas…”
Ohio State Football Lands Its First 2010 Recruit
6-foot-3, 215-pound DE J.T. Moore (Ohio) has picked Ohio State over Michigan State, Illinois and Kentucky, according to Sporting News.
What’s on John Wall’s Playlist?
ESPN Rise has the scoop on what the nation’s #1 basketball prospect from the Class of 2009, John Wall, listens to on his iPod.
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