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    There is a pretty nice high school basketball shootout in Springfield at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. There are 8 games (7 varsity games) starting at 9:00am and going off every hour and a half.

    HERE IS THE LINK... http://sportsradio1450.com/pages/pages.php?page=18

    9:00am Auburn vs. Franklin (JV)

    10:30am Auburn vs. Franklin (Varsity)

    12:00pm Springfield Lutheran vs. Springfield Calvary
    Sprinfield Lutheran returns a solid group of talent. Springfield Calvaray Academy is led, in part, by 6'3" senior Christian Sweatman (Cameron's brother), who plans to attend Lake Forest Academy in 2009-2010 and is receiving strong interest from Lipscomb.

    1:30pm Glenwood vs. Peoria Woodruff
    Chatham Glenwood returns one of the top guards in the area in 5'10" senior Cody Traina; an all conference and honorable mention all state selection in 2007-08.
    Peoria Woodruff is a competitive program out of the tough Mid State 9 conference. Andrew Jordan, a 6'5" sophomore from Peoria Woodruff has transferred back to Woodruff from Bartonville Limestone and will play in the January 10th Shootout against Chatham Glenwood. He is an Illinois target that visited the campus over the summer and met with the staff. He also has strong interest from Arizona, Bradley, Cincinnati, Illinois, DePaul, Kansas, Marquette, Penn State, Purdue, Xavier, and Wake Forest.

    3:00pm SHG vs. Metamora
    Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin Academy has two of the city's top prospects in guards Adrian Cave and Stephen Hott. Stephen was MVP of the Premier September Showcase, an annual college exposure event that included over 60 prospects from Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana.
    Metamora is coached by former Springfield Lanphier coach Jim Youngman and led by 6'9" senior Zeke Schneider who has scholarship offers from Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, American, and Mercer, with strong interest from Illinois, Illinois Statte, Indiana, Kansas, Saint Louis, and Wisconsin-Green Bay. He averaged 20.1 ppg and 7rpg in 2007-08.

    4:30pm Bloomington vs. Lake Forest Academy
    Bloomington is led by 6'3" senior D'Mitri Riggs who has a scholarship offer from Illinois State with earned interest from Illinois, DePaul, Bradley, Notre Dame, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, California-Los Angeles, and Kansas among others. Bloomington head coach, Jamie Codron, is a former Auburn standout.
    Lake Forest Academy is led, in part, by 6'10" 200lb. Angus Brandt , an Australian transfer who has interest from several major NCAA-DI programs with scholarship offers from Arizona State, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon State, and Gonzaga among others. A 6'7" senior at Lake Forest Academy, Todd Zafirovski has interest from Northeastern, Pennsylvania, and Valpraiso. David Smith, a 6'3" senior from Lake Forest Academy has committed to Drake and, along with Brandt, is the first ever McDonald's All American nominee from the program. Lake Forest Academy is the former school of Springfield Calvary grad Cameron Sweatman (Bradley). The Lake Forest coaching staff includes former Chicago Bull foward Dickey Simpkins.

    6:00pm Springfield Lanphier vs. Aurora East
    Springfield's Lanphier talent includes 5'11" Junior Karl Madison, Jr., who had interest from several NCAA-DI programs including Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Tulsa.
    Aurora East's roster includes 5'10" sophomore guard Ryan Boatright, who made national headlines by committing to Southern California before entering high school.

    7:30pm Springfield Southeast vs. Peoria Central
    Springfield Southeast includes the talented trio of seniors: Lawrence Thomas, Jr., Corbin Doss, and Sean Crawford. Thomas has maintained collegiate interest since entering high school with programs such as Bradley, Bucknell, Illinois, Arizona, and Illinois State, showing interest in the talented scoring guard in his high school career.
    Peoria Central brings talent that includes freshman Bobo Drummond, who has already drawn interest from the University of Illinois.

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    I played on the junior high basketball team and we got to practice on this court early in the morning before the games started, then stay to watch the games. That was when Iguodala and McBride played for Lanphier, and boy, was that a treat!

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    • #3
      Originally posted by bluedevils1 View Post
      I played on the junior high basketball team and we got to practice on this court early in the morning before the games started, then stay to watch the games. That was when Iguodala and McBride played for Lanphier, and boy, was that a treat!
      Some of the best high school games I have and will ever see were featuring Andre and Richard... man what happened to Rich??? Andre has sure lived up to expectations though! I graduated in the same class (different HS) as Rich so I got to see MANY amazing games... just doesnt seem to be the same anymore though...

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      • #4
        Originally posted by RedbirdFan21 View Post
        Some of the best high school games I have and will ever see were featuring Andre and Richard... man what happened to Rich??? Andre has sure lived up to expectations though! I graduated in the same class (different HS) as Rich so I got to see MANY amazing games... just doesnt seem to be the same anymore though...
        I wish I knew what happened to him. All I know is that Bruce Weber trashed on his shooting so much.

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        • #5
          I do not believe McBride ever played pro anywhere. He never went to Europe.
          Last I heard he was living back in Springfield.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
            I do not believe McBride ever played pro anywhere. He never went to Europe.
            Last I heard he was living back in Springfield.
            My buddy played bball against him and has talked to him a few times...we saw him at Gus Macker last summer and he was on crutches recovering from ACL surgery. He said he was planning on rehabbing it, getting back into shape, and trying to play in Europe somewhere...

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            • #7
              Whats the scoop on D'Mitri Riggs? He's listed Bradley, is a 6'3 combo... what else do we know about this?

              From what I can see, through Dec. 30 he was averaging near 19ppg. 3 Star by Rivals, 2 star by Scout.

              I'm not very experienced in finding info on this stuff... so someone who has more insight? I seem to get a vibe from a few posts/articles that there may be academic/attitude issues?

              Just sounds (on paper) like a decent SG to keep on the map for next year...


              Someone rip this thought apart please

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              • #8
                Just FYI, here's where those stats were from:




                Looks like one 32 pt game really helped that average..

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