Thursday, March 8, 2012

Participants in Fourth Annual ESPNHS National High School Invitational Selected

Participants in Fourth Annual
ESPNHS
National High School Invitational
Selected
ESPNHS, in conjunction with Paragon Marketing Group, has selected eight boys teams and four girls squads for the fourth annual ESPNHS National High School Invitational (NHSI). The event will be held Thursday, March 29 - Saturday, March 31, at Georgetown Preparatory School’s Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence in Bethesda, Md.  and will feature some of the country’s best boys and girls high school
Tournament teams were chosen by a selection committee, based in part on the ESPNHS POWERADE FAB 50 rankings during the 2011-2012 high school basketball season. Team eligibility criteria also included that participating schools must be four-year high schools, independent or public, and have their respective governing body's permission to participate.  Teams with post-graduate students or re-classified fifth year seniors were not eligible for consideration for the ESPNHS NHSI.

 Participating boys’ teams:
School (City, State)2011-2012 RecordESPNHS POWERADE FAB 50 Ranking
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)29-12
St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.)*29-110
Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.)20-211
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fl.)21-314
Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fl.)30-216
La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)26-225
Ravenscroft (Raleigh, N.C.)31-3
Coolidge (Washington, D.C.)**30-8
*St. Benedict’s Prep has five games remaining in their season.
** Coolidge has one game remaining in their season.

Montrose Christian
Coach: Stu Vetter
Standout players: Justin Anderson, SF - #55 on ESPNU 100,  Ishmail Wainright, SF - #27 on ESPNU Super 60
Notes: Defending 2011 ESPNHS NHSI Champions.
 Montverde Academy
Coach: Kevin Boyle
Standout players: Anthony J.P. Cortesia, SF - #64 on ESPNU 100,  Kasey Hill, PG - #18 on ESPNU Super 60,  Dakari Johnson, C - #5 on ESPNU Terrific 25,  DeAngelo Russell, SG - #14 on ESPNU Terrific 25

Coolidge
Coach: Vaughn Jones
Standout players: Maurice Jeffers, F, Khalen Cumberlander, G
Notes: Coolidge beat Montrose Christian by two points in January and they finished the season as the DCIAA Champions.

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