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Category: High school recruiting
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Throughout the 2022-23 High School Basketball Season as well as some spring events during the postseason we got to witness so much talent that the New York Tri-State area has to Offer. There are many prospects that we all know that are not only the best in the region but also in the country, but…
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There are always those defining moments during the postseason that we will remember years from now. On Saturday at the PSAL boro championships, there were tons of them. The PSAL Boro championship ended with a crazy sequence that started with a layup by Jarrett Dingle. Then Jeff’s Nyquan Morris who stepped up in the Absence…
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Video Recap of Wings Academy’s 58-54 win over Brooklyn Collegiate at the Gotham Hoops Invitational this past Sunday. Wings Academy was led by the backcourt duo of seniors Messiah Rodriguez( 16 pts/ 7 rebs/ 3 assists)and Bryce Simmons (17 points / 7 boards / 3 assists) Wings led 31-26 at the half and then extended…
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Team Rundown had a hell of a season at IS8 and it showed in the semifinals and championship game on October 22nd. Led by a stacked squad featuring UCLA Commit Brandon Williams, Rundown took down Team Killa Dawgs in the Semifinals 91-90 thanks to some critical FTs from Monsignor Scanlan guard Nasir Rodriguez. Williams led…
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All eyes were on Queens last weekend for the Battle in the Apple event at Monsignor McClancy and St. John’s Prep. The top AAU programs in the city went up against the Nike EYBL Strive For Greatness AAU program sponsored by LeBron James. This was part of the multi city tour that SFG has with…
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The Covid 19 pandemic has preempted everything in sports including in-person recruiting and AAU Basketball. It’s something that has forced many to scramble looking for options while others became more creative and used technology to broadcast open runs and workouts via live stream at open places. Queens Native Kaamil Dillard who has run the Diamond…