Donivine Stewart-Tournament of Champions

[Da Coach]

BU commit Donivine Stewart scored 22 points in Limestone's 80-64 win over Midland tonight.

BU recruit Max Bielfeldt had a big game for Peoria Notre Dame. He scored 39 points and had 13 rebounds in their 62-52 win over Champaign Central.


Here are some summaries from the Tournament of Champions being played at Washington HS-

Springfield 67 East Peoria 55
Mark Gilchrese 16 pts, Elan Shuford 14 pts (10 rbs) and Willie Wiley 14 pts
Joe Kelch 16 pts, Corey Crotz 13 pts, Dylan Sparkman 12 pts

Peoria Richwoods 49 Merrill (Wisconsin) 40
Will Jenkins, Richwoods (16 pts, 10 rbs) Player of the Game
Preston Wells, Richwoods (14 pts, 4 stls)
Paul Jesperson, Merrill (31 pts, 9 rbs)

Peoria Notre Dame 62 Champaign Central 52
Max Bielfeldt, PND 39 pts- 13 rbs- 5 blks- (Breaks ToC scoring record for most points in a game and sets the ToC career rebounding record with his 79th career rebound)
Xavier Martin, Champaign Central- 12 points, 7 rebounds

Limestone 80 Varna Midland 64
Donivine Stewart, Limestone 22 pts, 5 asts
Brandon Morris, Limestone, 20 pts- 6 3 pointers
Josh Fenoglia, Midland 22 pts, 8 rbs, 5 blks, 4 asts
Doug Shanklin, Midland, 21 pts

Tomorrow's games:
2:30 Basha, AZ v. Springfield
4:00 Chillicothe IVC v. Merrill, WI
5:30 Gary Lew Wallace, IN v. Chicago Perspectives
7:00 Washington v. East Peoria
8:30 O'Fallon v. Peoria Notre Dame

[Future Walk-On]

BU commit Donivine Stewart scored 22 points in Limestone's 80-64 win over Midland tonight.

BU recruit Max Bielfeldt had a big game for Peoria Notre Dame. He scored 39 points and had 13 rebounds in their 62-52 win over Champaign Central.


Here are some summaries from the Tournament of Champions being played at Washington HS-

Springfield 67 East Peoria 55
Mark Gilchrese 16 pts, Elan Shuford 14 pts (10 rbs) and Willie Wiley 14 pts
Joe Kelch 16 pts, Corey Crotz 13 pts, Dylan Sparkman 12 pts

Peoria Richwoods 49 Merrill (Wisconsin) 40
Will Jenkins, Richwoods (16 pts, 10 rbs) Player of the Game
Preston Wells, Richwoods (14 pts, 4 stls)
Paul Jesperson, Merrill (31 pts, 9 rbs)

Peoria Notre Dame 62 Champaign Central 52
Max Bielfeldt, PND 39 pts- 13 rbs- 5 blks- (Breaks ToC scoring record for most points in a game and sets the ToC career rebounding record with his 79th career rebound)
Xavier Martin, Champaign Central- 12 points, 7 rebounds

Limestone 80 Varna Midland 64
Donivine Stewart, Limestone 22 pts, 5 asts
Brandon Morris, Limestone, 20 pts- 6 3 pointers
Josh Fenoglia, Midland 22 pts, 8 rbs, 5 blks, 4 asts
Doug Shanklin, Midland, 21 pts

Tomorrow's games:
2:30 Basha, AZ v. Springfield
4:00 Chillicothe IVC v. Merrill, WI
5:30 Gary Lew Wallace, IN v. Chicago Perspectives
7:00 Washington v. East Peoria
8:30 O'Fallon v. Peoria Notre Dame

Dang. I missed this. I might go only to see Chicago Perspectives....because that has to be the same Chicago Perspectives Anthony Davis plays for right?

[Da Coach]

Yes, Anthony Davis plays for a small high school in the Chicago Public League, Chicago Perspectives.
They played tonight (not in the TOC) and Anthony Davis had 41 points, 21 rebounds, 8 steals, and 3 assists in his first game. Not a bad night. He should be fun to watch. He plays at 5:30 pm Wednesday.

http://www.sftofc.org/

Here is the schedule for the games in the State Farm Tournament of Champions-

http://www.sftofc.org/schedules.html

[Da Coach]

By the way, Max Bieldfeldt's 39 points was a record for the tournament.
Here is a PJ Star rundown of the games-

http://www.pjstar.com/preps/x1966816869/Notre-Dame-senior-scores-39-in-victory-at-Tournament-of-Champions

Max's TOC record of 39 points and his 13 rebounds and 5 blocks are even more impressive considering he played against 6'9" Jay Simpson of Champaign Central. Simpson is regarded by many as the top big man in the state of Illinois in the class of 2012, and is already committed to Purdue. Max helped hold Simpson to just 6 points on 3 baskets, and no free throws, while Max connected on 18 of 19 free throws.

http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/2012rankings.html

[Guest]

35 shot attempts

Heck if it takes you 35 shot attempts to get 39 points then thats a problem..Simpson is over rated and will have a tough time getting into the Purdue line up anytime soon.

[it's boogie time]

Why isn't this tournament at the RC Dome?

[Da Coach]

Note that Peoria Notre Dame plays again tonight, while 6'10" Anthony Davis (the #1 rated player in the country) and Chicago Perspectives HS plays this afternoon. Like most Bradley fans, I will be at the Bradley games, so if anyone can give us a report from any of today's games, please do so.
Here is the State farm Tournament of Champions Schedule.

Tuesday - November 23
4:00 Limestone v. Midland
5:30 Champaign Central v. Peoria Notre Dame
7:00 Merrill v. Peoria Richwoods
8:30 Springfield v. East Peoria
Wednesday - November 24
2:30 Basha v. Springfield
4:00 Merrill v. Chillicothe IVC
5:30 Gary Lew Wallace v. Chicago Perspectives
7:00 East Peoria v. Washington
8:30 Peoria Notre Dame v. O'Fallon

Thursday - November 25
3:00 O'Fallon v. Champaign Central
4:30 Mc Cluer v. Peoria Notre Dame
6:00 Brehm Prep v. Findlay Prep
7:30 Washington v. Basha
9:00 La Lumiere School v. Academy of the New Church

Friday - November 26
8:00 - 2:30 Arizon Session-4 Showdown
10:00 Roncalli v. Marshall County
11:30 Mc Cluer v. O'Fallon
1:00 Academy of the New Church v. Brehm Prep
3:00 Whitko v. Miller Career Academy
4:30 Marshall County v. Limestone
6:00 Findlay Prep v. La Lumiere School
7:30 Washington v. Springfield
9:00 Basha v. East Peoria

Friday - November 26 @ Illinois Central College
6:30 Champaign Central v. Mc Cluer
8:00 Midland v. Roncalli

Saturday - November 27
9:00 MMCI- TBA
10:30 MMCI- TBA
12:00 Brehm Prep v. La Lumiere School
1:30 Marshall County v. Midland
3:30 Roncalli v. Limestone
5:00 MMCI- TBA
6:30 Academy of the New Church v. Findlay Prep
8:00 MMCI- Washington

[Da Coach]

Heck if it takes you 35 shot attempts to get 39 points then thats a problem..Simpson is over rated and will have a tough time getting into the Purdue line up anytime soon.

Where did you see that Max took 35 shots?

And I have talked to people who have seen Jay Simpson, and there is a reason Purdue went after him and got a commitment this early (he is a class of 2012 and won't play at Purdue for 2 more years). He is a very talented and skilled big man. As I posted above, he is one of the top couple big man in the state of Illinois for the class of 2012.
2012 rankings-

http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/2012rankings.html

[tornado]

Here's the right link for the report in Max Bielfeldt's game (via chicagohoops.com)

http://hoopsillinois1.hoops247.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77:68-max-bielfeldt-opens-with-a-powerful-39-point-13-reboud-effort&catid=40:news

I also have nothing that says Max took that many shots..and Max also had 5 blocks...
Here's Max' AAU coach...

http://twitter.com/PeoriaIrish/status/7248009121234944

Oh -- and btw -- for anyone who said that Coach Jim Molinari's kid might show some D-I talent if he's playing at Notre Dame with Max Bielfeldt...
David Molinari missed all his shots and was 1-3 from the FT line for a game total of 1 point.....


BTW -- Anthony Davis' 41 points and 20 rebs was against Timothy Christian, a school that has an enrollment of 397 -- roughly equal to Fieldcrest, Dee Mack, El Paso or Petersburg-Porta....
even tho I know Davis' perspectives school is even smaller...

[Chico]

Here's the right link for the report in Max Bielfeldt's game (via chicagohoops.com)

http://hoopsillinois1.hoops247.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77:68-max-bielfeldt-opens-with-a-powerful-39-point-13-reboud-effort&catid=40:news

I also have nothing that says Max took that many shots..and Max also had 5 blocks...
Here's Max' AAU coach...

http://twitter.com/PeoriaIrish/status/7248009121234944

Oh -- and btw -- for anyone who said that Coach Jim Molinari's kid might show some D-I talent if he's playing at Notre Dame with Max Bielfeldt...
David Molinari missed all his shots and was 1-3 from the FT line for a game total of 1 point.....


BTW -- Anthony Davis' 41 points and 20 rebs was against Timothy Christian, a school that has an enrollment of 397 -- roughly equal to Fieldcrest, Dee Mack, El Paso or Petersburg-Porta....
even tho I know Davis' perspectives school is even smaller...

I've never seen Jim's boy play so I can't comment on his play, but this was just the first game of the season and with a new team, so I wouldn't pass judgement yet.

[Da Coach]

Max Bieldfeldt scored 26 points and had 9 rebounds in Peoria Notre Dames second win in the State Farm tournament yesterday. PND beat O'Fallon 63-46. Teammate David Molinari had 15 points and 4 assists.
ChicagoHoops.com had O'Fallon ranked as the #4 team in the state of Illinois in their preseason ranking!

http://www.chicagohoops.com/articles1/super10.html

Games Wednesday - November 24-
Peoria Notre Dame 63 O'Fallon 46 PND-Max Bielfeldt 26 pts- 9 rbs, David Molinari 15 pts- 4 asts; OF- Roosevelt Jones 16 pts- 11 rbs
Basha 57 Springfield 52 Bas-Torren Jones 20 pts- 8 rbs; Jaron Hopkins 19 pts/ SPR-Jake Stults 13 pts and Willie Wiley 12 pts- 8 rbs
Chillicothe IVC 53 Merrill 49 IVC- Jake Rutan 16 pts- 10 rbs, Alex Koch 15 pts- 5 asts/ Mer- Paul Jesperson 19 pts, David Jesperson 18 pts
Gary Lew Wallace 97 Chicago Perspectives 63 LW- Branden Dawson 25 pts, Aaron Abram 19 pts, Maurice Thurmond 18 pts/ CP- Anthony Davis 37 pts, 15 rbs, 11 blks
Washington 77 East Peoria 66 Wash- Ben Ryan 23 pts- 12 rbs, Alec Peters 17 pts and Mark Roth 18 pts- 7 asts/ EP- Dylan Sparkman 18 pts and Corey Crotz 17 pts

Here is a schedule of the remaining games. The games are played at Washington High School, except the 2 noted at ICC on Friday-
Thursday - November 25
3:00 O'Fallon v. Champaign Central
4:30 Mc Cluer v. Peoria Notre Dame
6:00 Brehm Prep v. Findlay Prep
7:30 Washington v. Basha
9:00 La Lumiere School v. Academy of the New Church
Friday - November 26
8:00 - 2:30 Arizon Session-4 Showdown
10:00 Roncalli v. Marshall County
11:30 Mc Cluer v. O'Fallon
1:00 Academy of the New Church v. Brehm Prep
3:00 Whitko v. Miller Career Academy
4:30 Marshall County v. Limestone
6:00 Findlay Prep v. La Lumiere School
7:30 Washington v. Springfield
9:00 Basha v. East Peoria
Friday - November 26 @ Illinois Central College
6:30 Champaign Central v. Mc Cluer
8:00 Midland v. Roncalli
Saturday - November 27
9:00 MMCI- TBA
10:30 MMCI- TBA
12:00 Brehm Prep v. La Lumiere School
1:30 Marshall County v. Midland
3:30 Roncalli v. Limestone
5:00 MMCI- TBA
6:30 Academy of the New Church v. Findlay Prep
8:00 MMCI- Washington

[tornado]

Very, very disappointing...
the local media has had almost no coverage of this nationally recognized tournament...

Here's just a little more...

--Anthony Davis of Chicago Perspectives..
"..His supporting cast, to put it mildly, isn’t great, and with that Davis has to
do everything. He is a one man show out there at times. In recording a
ridiculously impressive triple-double, Davis hit threes off the catch and off the
bounce, scored off right hand and left hand drives, rebounded out of his
area, blocked shots, and made excellent passes. All of that and with two
minutes left and his team down 40, Davis was still diving on the floor after
loose balls. His motor never quits, and his skill keeps getting better."


-Max Biefeldt...
"Make no mistake about it, if you are looking for an athletic big guy,
Biefeldt is not that. He is a below the rim scorer, but in a win over O’Fallon he
was very impressive. Biefeldt hit a pair of threes, added another mid-range
jumper, and scored on a variety of crafty post moves over either shoulder.
He is probably closer to 6-foot-7 than 6-foot-8, and doesn’t have great
length which limits him on defense, but at the mid-major level he could
become a pick and pop matchup problem if he can prove to get stronger and
become a better rebounder."


The Arizona press has more coverage than

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/Richardobert/107912

Springfield sent a reporter up here..

http://www.sj-r.com/sports/x1384140147/Big-Basha-holds-off-Senators

[Da Coach]

The PJ Star has this article today y Adam Duvall

Gorging on Tournament of Champions hoops-

http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x1743702202/Duvall-Gorging-on-Tournament-of-Champions-hoops

Donivine Stewart and Limestone play again at 4:30 pm today vs. Marshall County of Lewisburg, Tennessee (Friday 11/26). Marshall County, one of the top teams in Tennessee, features one of the top point guards in the country, 6'5" Kendren Johnson, who is already committed to Vanderbilt and coach Kevin Stallings, along with a very good supporting cast.-

Friday - November 26
8:00 - 2:30 Arizon Session-4 Showdown
10:00 Roncalli v. Marshall County
11:30 Mc Cluer v. O'Fallon
1:00 Academy of the New Church v. Brehm Prep
3:00 Whitko v. Miller Career Academy
4:30 Marshall County v. Limestone
6:00 Findlay Prep v. La Lumiere School
7:30 Washington v. Springfield
9:00 Basha v. East Peoria

Friday - November 26 @ Illinois Central College
6:30 Champaign Central v. Mc Cluer
8:00 Midland v. Roncalli

Saturday - November 27
9:00 MMCI- TBA
10:30 MMCI- TBA
12:00 Brehm Prep v. La Lumiere School
1:30 Marshall County v. Midland
3:30 Roncalli v. Limestone
5:00 MMCI- TBA
6:30 Academy of the New Church v. Findlay Prep
8:00 MMCI- Washington

[srw]

Hey the Findlay kids were on my flight on Wednesday night...

They were bigger than our Braves....

Made me wonder what in the heck is going on at that Prep level.

[tornado]

Brehm & Bryn Athyn both had at least 5 guys who were 6-9 and bigger, too.....