“color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;”> The players from the STL have been doing a nice job during the NCAA Tournament so far. We have three players from the St. Louis area who will be playing in the Sweet 16, which begins tonight.
“font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; color: #2a2a2a;”> Senior Alex Tyus (Hazelwood Central) of Florida has been the Gators leading rebounder in the tournament. The 6’7” Tyus had a game-high 13 rebounds against UCLA in the Gators’ 73-65 third-round victory in the Southeast Regional. Florida will take on Brigham Young in the regional semifinals.
Former St. Charles High standout Josh
Harrellson has been doing an excellent job for the Kentucky
Wildcats. The 6’10” Harrellson is averaging 15 points a game in the
Wildcats’ two tournament victories against Princeton and West
Virginia. Kentucky will face No. 1 Ohio State in the East Regional
semifinals. Former Gateway Tech standout Jesse Perry is a starting
forward for the Arizona Wildcats, who will face No. 1 seed Duke in
the West Regional semifinals in Anaheim. Former Washington High
standout Scott Suggs had some nice moments in helping the
University of Washington to the second round. Suggs had 10 points
and sparked the slow-starting Huskies to a 68-65 victory over
Georgia in the first round. Suggs added eight points in the
Huskies’ narrow 86-83 loss to North Carolina in the third round in
Charlotte.
On the women’s side, former Incarnate Word
Academy standout Felicia Chester recorded a double-double to lead
DePaul to a first-round victory over Navy last Saturday. The 6’3”
Chester had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Blue Demons to a
56-43 victory and a berth in the second round against Penn
State.
It is always nice to see the local kids
getting it done on the big stage.
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“font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; color: #2a2a2a;”> All-American guard Bradley Beal of Chaminade College Prep was selected as the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Missouri. The 6’4” Beal averaged 32 points a game to lead the Red Devils to a 27-1 record in a spectacular senior year. Beal will be headed to Chicago to participate in the McDonald’s All-American game on March 30 at the United Center. He will then head to Charlotte to play in the Jordan Brand Classic on April 16.
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“color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;”> There will be two post-season high school All-Star games taking place in St. Louis on Saturday. The Midwest High School All-Star Classic will be held at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. The event is presented by Showtyme Basketball. It will feature four games, starting with a girls’ game at 3 p.m. featuring many of the area’s top local players. The second game at 4:30 p.m. is the “Midwest Unsigned Hype” game which will pit players from the St. Louis area against a team of players from the state of Kentucky. The third game is the annual “Riverwar” matchup which pits a team of top Missouri seniors against the best from Chicago and the state of Illinois. The game will begin at 6 p.m. In the finale at 7:45 p.m., the Midwest Classic features players from St. Louis and the rest of the Midwest in an East vs. West format.
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“font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; color: #2a2a2a;”> Ramey game
“font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; color: #2a2a2a;”> Terrell Ramey of Rameybasketball.com will be hosting the Rameybasketball.com Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Basketball Game. The first game will pit St. Louis vs. the Metro East All-Stars at 5 p.m. That game will be followed by a Missouri vs. Chicago All-Star game at 7 p.m.
Lions roar
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“font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana; color: #2a2a2a;”> Congratulations to my collegiate alma mater, Lindenwood University, on making it to the second round of the NAIA Division I National Tournament in Kansas City last week. The Lions won their first-round game against St. Catharine (KY) before losing to Mountain State (W.V.) in the second round. LU finished a record-breaking season with a 29-6 record. Job well done, guys.
