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Milos Knezevic scored 22 points in the late game last night at the Maxpreps Torrey Pines Invitational as Liberty HS of Henderson, NV beat Cienega HS of Vail, AZ. Liberty plays again this evening in the tournament.
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4 for 4 from the line as well. Way to go Milos.Bradley 72 - Illini 68 Final
???It??™s awful hard,??™??™ said Illini freshman guard D.J. Richardson, the former Central High School guard who played prep school ball a few miles from here and fought back tears outside the locker room. ???It??™s a hometown thing. It??™s bragging rights.??™ -
the local Las Vegas press credits Milos with 23 pts, as well as 6 rebounds.
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Today's game is just completed, and Milos scored 18 points in a 68-56
win over Bakersfield (CA) Christian.
Milos hit 2 3-pointers and was reportedly again 4-4 on FT's.Comment
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Liberty moves to the semifinals of their bracket in the tournament. They play next on Monday night, 7 pm (PST) against El Toro of Lake Forest, California.Comment
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Liberty HS won their semifinal game Monday night over El Toro HS 64-54.
Milos had 14 points, 2 three pointers, and 6-6 from the free throw line. He fouled out of the game.
Liberty now moves to the championship game of their bracket of the Torrey Pines Invitational in San Diego against Folsom High School, from the Sacramento area.Comment
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By my count that makes 14 in a row from the line...
I might have to add this to my signature.Bradley 72 - Illini 68 Final
???It??™s awful hard,??™??™ said Illini freshman guard D.J. Richardson, the former Central High School guard who played prep school ball a few miles from here and fought back tears outside the locker room. ???It??™s a hometown thing. It??™s bragging rights.??™Comment
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In the championship game of the Senators Division of the MaxPreps Tournament last night, Liberty lost to Folsom HS of California 78-57.
Milos Knezevic had his lowest scoring game of the season, 9 points (4 baskets, and 1 three). Liberty fell to 8-2.
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Is Milos scoring inside, outside or both? Is he a true 3 point threat or does he score more from mid range? Also, does anyone know what type of defense his team plays?"Let's make some noise".Comment
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I haven't seen him, but I have heard that he shoots the three well, averages a couple per game, and may be the best three point shooter on his team. He also has good ball-handling skills, and brings the ball up the court sometimes when other teams pressure man-to-man.Comment
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While the size of the schools may be similar to the 4A schools in Illinois, the quality of competition is considerably less than what is in Illinois. In this senior class, not counting Findlay Prep, there are only three sure D1 prospects and they are already signed, a highly ranked G going to Memphis, a highly ranked G staying home to UNLV and Milos. In the current junior class there are only one or two. Producing these type of numbers for basketball prospects (3-5) is typical for the area. I'm not sure if you'd call that "a lot" compared to the number of D1 prospects in Illinois 4A.Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
For 30 schools ranging from 1200 - 2000+ students each in a population base of nearly 2 million people, the quality of competition and athlete isn't what you'd expect in the Vegas Valley. I've lived out here for many years and follow high school sports through the papers here reasonably well. I had no idea who Darian Norris was until he signed with Bradley.
The growth Vegas has had the past 10 - 15 years has made the school district build several new schools. There isn't the stability and organization at the new and old schools to foster the development you see in the Illinois schools. Until the growth stabilizes, which due to the economy it seems to be, churning out the number and quality of prospects similar to Illinois is a long way off.Comment
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2009 BU commitment- Milos Knezevic
Milos Knezevic had 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead Liberty to a 59-47 win over Canyon Springs. Congratulations, Milos!
The semifinals and finals of their regional now move to Liberty's home court, where they play Foothill High School tonight.
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Another nice writeup about Liberty's upset win at Canyon Springs to advance to their regional semifinal-
Liberty stuns Canyon Springs
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Milos had 2 free throws with under a minute to go to break a tie and lead Liberty to a 50-49 win over Foothill HS in the Sunrise Regional semifinal. Milos had 7 points in the final 2:34 and finished with 17 points.
Liberty 50LIBERTY (50)
Foothill 49
C. Peters 17, K. Peters 8, Knezevic 17, Ross 8. Totals 18-41 9-12 50.
FOOTHILL (49)
Clementi 11, Copeland 4, Witt 2, Funtila 4, Minor 8, Roquemore 10, Gomrz 4, Huff 6. Totals 20-42 4-6 49.
Liberty 14 8 12 16 ??“50
Foothill 17 4 13 15 ??“49
Liberty plays Eldorado for the Regional title Friday night.Comment
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Milos' team is now out of the playoffs in Nevada.
But today, Milos was named to the first team All-region (Sunset region).
The high schools in the Las Vegas/Henderson area are divided into the Sunrise region (east) and the Sunset region (west).
Congratulations Milos!
The MVP of the Sunset region is a former teammate of Darian Norris, Anthony Marshall, a kid that Bradley recruited. He is committed to UNLV. This article mentions Milos' award, and also mentions Darian Norris.--
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