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by Zachary Harbison

National HS Football/VYPE Pre-Preseason Top 25 Watch List

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It has been nearly a month since Dallas Jackson, owner of National HS Football and partner with VYPE, released his Pre-Preseason Top 25 Watch List, and with Spring camp circuit and 7 on 7’s starting, we felt it was a good time to bring this list back up!

The ScoreStream National 25 season end #1 Bishop Gorman leads the Top 25 Watch list, and with a young, highly touted QB in Tate Martell leading the team it is hard to see them moving outside of the top 5 all season!

“The HSFB100 Preseason release schedule will follow the normal pattern of seeing the spring camp circuit and the summer 7 on 7 sessions before the official countdown starts at the end of July but it is all but a lock that these teams will make an appearance in the upper half.

An initial Top 10 has a decidedly West Coast feel as five of the Top 10 teams are in the Pacific Time Zone with the top two positions being Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) and De La Salle (Concord, CA).”

Click here to see the other teams Dallas Jackson has on his Top 25 Watch List with a full analysis of what to watch.

 

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by Zachary Harbison

USA Today Super 25 Baseball Scoreboard 4-8

In partnership with USA Today High School Sports, ScoreStream presents the Super 25 boy’s high school baseball rankings and scoreboard!

“The Super 25 Expert Rankings are compiled by USA TODAY Sports’ Jim Halley, based on results, quality of players and strength of schedule. Rankings are through Tuesday’s results.”

For the full Super 25 rankings breakdown, click here!

For the USA Today Super 25 scoreboards, click here!

Rank Prev. USA Today Super 25
1 1 Olympia Orlando, FL
2 4 San Clemente San Clemente. CA
3 3 Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
4 2 JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA
5 9 Sulphur Sulphur, LA
6 26 Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove, UT
7 27 St. Rita Chicago, IL
8 8 Park Vista Community Lake Worth, FL
9 12 Pearland Pearland, TX
10 6 Alexander Laredo, TX
11 14 College Park Pleasant Hill, CA
12 15 Hamilton Chandler, AZ
13 16 Parkview Liburn, GA
14 17 Walsh Jesuit Cuyahoga Falls, OH
15 20 Farragut Knoxville, TN
16 21 Boca Raton Boca Raton, FL
17 30 McCracken County Paducah, KY
18 NR San Dimas San Dimas, CA
19 13 Archbishop Moeller Cincinnati, OH
20 NR Liberty Christian Academy Lynchburg, VA
21 7 Dana Hills Dana Point, CA
22 39 Providence Charlotte, NC
23 NR Mountain Brook Birmingham, AL
24 NR Staley Kansas City, MO
25 45 Onate Las Cruces, NM

 

by Zachary Harbison

American Family Insurance All-USA Basketball Team via USA Today

Ben Simmons of Montverde Academy not only led his team to one of the top rankings in the country, but he also set himself apart as the Player Of The Year!

USA Today Sport’s Jim Halley gives us the rest of the All-USA First, Second, and Third team selections after his deep analysis with coaches and recruiting analysts. To see the players that earned this great honor, click here.

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by Zachary Harbison

A Showing of True Sportsmanship in Texas Basketball

There are moments every season that touch true sports fans: Cinderella stories, unexpected heroes, coaching through controversy to create a champion, the list could go on. When ScoreStream heard of what the Vanguard College Prep Vikings did for the Gainesville State Tornadoes we knew we had to share.

Some things are better seen, so we will leave it at this- GO WATCH THIS VIDEO!! And be prepared to be proud of Texas high school basketball!

A special shout-out to CBS Sunday Morning who covered the story and made the video.

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by Zachary Harbison

USA Today- State Championship Called A Tie?!

The championship! They have spent their entire season preparing for this. The hard work, long practices, injuries, sweat, yelling, teamwork, and pride…. It’s all for this one game. The chance to be crowned champion for that year.

On Saturday in Connecticut, the girls hockey teams from Simsbury and East Catholic/Glastonbury/South Windsor faced off for a chance to be the champ. You could hear the intensity in the crowd and the teams.

Regulation ends in a tie. Sudden death overtime. The fans are on their feet. The parents are nervous. Cheering on their daughters and hoping to return home with a victory.

The first overtime ends. Still tied. Second overtime. Exhaustion is overtaken by adrenaline. Everything is being left on the ice. The second overtime ends still tied.

As the crowd continues to pump their team up, the referee comes to center ice. Game over. It’s a tie!

There is yelling, muttering in the crowd, utter confusion on how the championship game can be declared a tie! And us fans at home, just as confused! How can a championship game be a tie?!

For the full story and analysis from USA Today on this crazy event, click here!

 

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by Zachary Harbison

ScoreStream National 25 for 2/12/15

The ScoreStream National 25 highlights the nations top high school basketball teams. By using our collected scores, media partners, and gathering input from sportswriters and experts we have put created our rankings honoring the top teams each week. Below are the rankings and a scoreboard to follow all of the action. To visit the team page and see their upcoming schedule, click on the team name.

Rank Prev. ScoreStream 2/12
1 1 Oak Hill Academy Mouth of Wilson, VA
2 2 Montverde Academy Montverde, FL
3 7 DeMatha Catholic Hyattsville, MD
4 5 Cape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, VA
5 8 St. Vincent- St. Mary Akron, OH
6 11 Wheeler Marietta, GA
7 10 Bishop O’Dowd Oakland, CA
8 6 Fairfax Los Angeles, CA
9 15 Wesleyan Christian Academy High Point, NC
10 12 Huntington Prep Huntington, WV
11 9 Greensboro Day Greensboro, NC
12 3 Sierra Canyon Chatsworth, CA
13 4 Findlay Prep Henderson, NV
14 14 Corona del Sol Tempe, AZ
15 16 Callaway Jackson, MS
16 19 Plano West Plano West, TX
17 21 Bishop Montgomery Torrance, CA
18 13 Cardinal Gibbons Fort Lauderdale, FL
19 23 Hamilton Memphis, TN
20 20 Atascocita Humble, TX
21 NR Garfield Seattle, WA
22 NR Blanche Ely Pompano Beach, FL
23 24 Roselle Catholic Roselle, NJ
24 25 La Lumiere LaPorte, IN
25 NR Chaminade St. Louis, MO.

by Zachary Harbison

Rivals.com Top 25 Recruiters

Often hidden in the background, a college’s team lead recruiter can be one of the most important keys to success. With national signing day over and the dust settled from the surprises, Rivals recruiting analyst spent some time looking over the incoming signing classes.

While these classes have been ranked and reviewed exhaustively, Rivals was most interested in what the team’s recruiter was able to do given the teams needs and resources.

“This year the battle for our coveted National Recruiter of the Year title was a good one, with at least four strong candidates making a case. In the           end, Mario Cristobal had the best year for a top program and was easily Alabama‘s top recruiter, while that title was shared at USC, Florida State, Tennessee and Clemson. And, for the first time ever, a fired head coach makes the list as a key contributor to an amazing Auburn recruiting class, setting up even more battles between the Tigers and Crimson Tide.”

To see the full list of NCAA college football recruiters from Rivals.com click here!

 

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by Zachary Harbison

2015 McDonald’s All American Rosters

The rosters are set!

The most prestigious honor in high school basketball, the McDonald’s All American title. Fans and nominees collected to watch the announcements, and now those given the honor will get to show their talent while going head to head.

With many of these players still undecided, the landscape of the college incoming class will be defined by this game!

See the full list of boys and girls McDonald’s All American’s here.

Want to follow the McDonald’s All American nominees in real-time during their games? Download the ScoreStream app for free here: Itunes or Google Play

by Zachary Harbison

Analyzing the Game: #2 Montverde Academy vs. Orlando Christian Prep

In our new series Analyzing the Game, ScoreStream will take a look at some of the top games from ranked teams around the country. Today we take a look at the USA Today Game of the Day between #2 Montverde Academy and Orlando Christian Prep.

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The Setup: On a 12-game win streak, #2 Montverde Academy will host in the opening round of their own tournament- Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament. Orlando Christian Prep comes in on a 3-game win streak of their own. The game will tip-off at 7PM (EST).

Jim Halley of USA Today’s Players To Watch: 

“Montverde Academy players to watch: LSU-bound big man Ben Simmons (28.2 ppg, 12.5 rpg) is considered the No. 1 player in the country.  Senior guard Marcel Ponitka is solid at point guard and junior guards Blake Harris and Howard Washington Jr. are big contributors.

Orlando Christian Prep players to watch: Senior guard Mike Tolbert is the team’s leading scorer at 19.6 points a game. Forward Josh Raoul (16.1 ppg) is another key scorer.”

Factors: Bringing in a 14-8 record, the defending 2A State Champion Orlando Christian Prep averages 59 points a game while holding their opponents to an average score of 56.4. They have played two nationally ranked teams this year (Blanche Ely and DeMatha Catholic) and were beaten significantly in both games. The final scores were 40-62 and 45-71 respectively.

Montverde Academy sits at 23-1 while playing a plethora of the countries top teams. Of the the eight nationally ranked (at some point) teams they played, Montverde’s sole loss came in the City of Palms Classic championship game against nationally Wheeler. Montverde Academy averages 73.4 points per game and allows 56.75 points per game.

Prediction: Montverde Academy has been in their home state in Florida now for the past 10 days and have had five days off. They will want to show off on their home court in the opening round and I see this one playing out as an easy win for Montverde Academy.

Final score prediction: 75-55

We want to hear your predictions! Share below or in the game chat!

 

Follow all of the game action on the app or here (Montverde Academy vs. Orlando Christian Prep).

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