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  • Middle Early College’s JoJo Staton Making a Big Impact

    Middle Early College’s JoJo Staton Making a Big Impact

    Featured February 16, 2015 at 12:27 am 0 comments

    Despite standing at only 5’7 ½”, Middle Early College’s JoJo Staton is garnering some serious attention up north. The point guard has come on the scene in a major way this season and is using his sweet shooting stroke and strong overall skill-set to help Middle Early College to a […]

     
  • Albany Capitals Host the Albany Capitals Classic

    Albany Capitals Host the Albany Capitals Classic

    Featured June 11, 2014 at 8:20 pm 0 comments

          Last weekend, the Albany Capitals hosted the Albany Capitals Classic at various local sites, with the College Exposure Showcase portion taking place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Teams from throughout the Northeast attended, highlighted by a good number from the upstate area, showcasing the best of the best […]

     
  • CJ Burke: New Paltz High School

    CJ Burke: New Paltz High School

    Featured May 30, 2014 at 12:57 pm 0 comments

            With so many basketball players in Upstate New York, it easy to see how many of them stay under the radar. One of these prospects is CJ Burke, a 6’4” guard/forward who attends New Paltz High School. When evaluating prospects most coaches are looking for a […]

     
  • Dom LeMorta

    Dom LeMorta

    Featured March 28, 2014 at 12:12 am 0 comments

            The Scotia-Glenville Tartans capped off one of the best seasons in New York State High School Basketball history this past weekend with a 68-52 victory over Holy Trinity in the State Federation Final. That game was the final piece to a perfect 27-0 season, in which […]

     
  • Small School, Big Time Talent

    Small School, Big Time Talent

    Featured March 21, 2014 at 10:34 pm 0 comments

            Some of the best-kept secrets in upstate New York basketball are found in the smaller classes. A great example of this is Mike Pierre of Hoosic Valley, who, along with his team, is tearing through Class C opponents on their way to possibly winning a state […]

     
  • Jordan Tucker:White Plains

    Jordan Tucker:White Plains

    Featured February 23, 2014 at 6:10 pm 0 comments

    White Plains’s Jordan Tucker is making people in Section One notice his talent.  The 6’6” freshman is already considering offers from Manhattan, Providence, Fordham, Xavier, Detroit, and Oklahoma, and has interest from Virginia, Arizona, Miami and UNC. Tucker says that his strongest assets on the floor are shooting, attacking the basket, […]

     
  • Kean, Kean, Ballin’ Machine

    Kean, Kean, Ballin’ Machine

    Featured February 9, 2014 at 12:58 pm 0 comments

    Caitlyn Conklin, Varsity girl’s basketball coach at Port Jervis High School out of Section IX, has something special; a special player who has the innate capability of rallying her team to victory with her play on both the offensive and defensive sides of the court. A secret weapon, if you […]

     
  • Introducing Upstate Scout: Ladies’ Edition

    Introducing Upstate Scout: Ladies’ Edition

    Featured February 7, 2014 at 5:17 pm 0 comments

    Beginning this week, Upstate Scout will be featuring players from the ladies’ side of the court, in addition to the boys’ side!   We will be amassing our database of the best of girls’ players from Upstate NY over the next few weeks and months, as well as providing you […]

     
  • Jiriem Tedder of Catholic Central High

    Jiriem Tedder of Catholic Central High

    Featured January 23, 2014 at 9:59 pm 0 comments

                    There are a number of reasons why the Catholic High Boys’ Basketball team is off to one of its best starts in school history and, as with any team, there are certain people who receive most of the recognition. For CCHS, that […]

     
  • Albany Academy’s Ray Jerome

    Albany Academy’s Ray Jerome

    Featured January 17, 2014 at 3:23 pm 0 comments

      Ray Jerome, a 6’3” junior from Albany Academy, is starting to make a name for himself on the court. This past spring, he competed for a very talented u16 City Rocks team coached by Hamlet Tibbs. While competing for City Rocks, he played extremely well in arguably the most […]