The final round of the Frank Spencer Classic features two games, the battle for third place and and the title game.
The first game featured Ashe County against R.J. Reynolds. Ashe is led by big man Tommy Spagnolo (PF, 6′7″, 2009), a Radford commit. Spagnolo was the best pure post player in the tournament, and already has the build of a collegiate athlete. He is a paint player, with a good array of moves around the basket. In this game, he was careful not to get trapped on the base... Read Full Story
Today’s Frank Spencer championship features two team familiar with one another, Mount Tabor and West Forsyth.
As Wake fans know, Mount Tabor is led by commit C.J. Harris (PG/SG, 6′3″, 2009) and is the returning Frank Spencer Classic champion.
The Spartans (10-1) and the Titans (10-0) will tip off at approximately 8:30, after the third-place game between Reynolds and Ashe County (7 p.m.)
Mount Tabor beat West in last year’s Spencer final in what was the first of four m... Read Full Story
Despite rumors that Jai Lucas (PG, 5′10″, Sph.) might choose Kentucky, he’s decided to transfer to Texas. This makes quite a bit of sense, since Lucas is originally from the state. Read Full Story
Thanks again to James Blackburn for turning in these scouting reports for Saturday’s action of the Frank Spencer Classic prep basketball action in Winston-Salem, NC.
The championship games are Monday.
Scouting Report: Mt. Tabor vs. Ashe
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James Blackburn was able to scout some games at the Frank Spencer Classic, and provided the following scouting notes for the match up between North Forsyth and Ashe County. Ashe features Tommy Spagnolo (PF/C, 6′7″, 2009) a Raford commit who had an excellent game:
Ashe vs. North Forsyth Scouting Notes
Number 4 seed Ashe County defeated North Forsyth in the quarterfinal game tonight 59-56. Ashe controlled the game from the start weaving through North’s defense and press for layups a... Read Full Story
I was able to catch the late game of the Frank Spencer Classic, featuring #1 seed and returning champ Mt. Tabor against Parkland. Mt. Tabor’s best known player is C.J. Harris (PG/SG, 6′3″, 2009), who has committed to Wake Forest.
Mt. Tabor uses three big, smart guards to pressure the perimeter and this worked against Parkland repeatedly, who had trouble getting into a flex offense before it was disrupted by the Mt. Tabor guards. Mt. Tabor’s guards are led by C.J. Harr... Read Full Story
This weekend is the conclusion of the Frank Spencer tournament in Winston-Salem, which includes Mount Tabor High School, whose star players are C.J. Harris (PG/SG, 6′2″, 2009), a Wake Forest commit, and Mike Grace (PG, 6′0″, 2009), who has committed to Yale, and along with Josh Hicks (SG, 6′2″, 2009), are the defending Spencer Champs and are still the team to beat this year.
Here’s a preview write up on the tournament:
“We have finally got some ti... Read Full Story
James Blackburn, who now will be working with the Charlotte Bobcats, (congratulations, James!), attended Winston-Salem Prep’s first round game of the annual Frank Spencer Classic tournament. The tournament starts on the home floors of the individual participating schools, and the winning games are playing the weekend of Christmas in the Lawrence Joel Coliseum of Winston-Salem, NC.
James scouted Winston-Salem Prep in a surprising loss to Carver High School, but James still got a chance t... Read Full Story
Adam Zagoria has a post about the Duke Xavier game and how it helps recruiting, and that’s why it was scheduled:
Both teams want to continue to draw on the rich talent pool in the New York/New Jersey area…
Xavier’s emergence this season as a power team (which they’ll get a chance to prove when they take on the Blue Devils) is due in part to their ability to recruit the NY/NJ region.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA, tops the PrepNation.com poll:
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