Mekeel Christian Academy guard Caleb Stewart comes from a basketball family. His parents both played at Cazenovia College; his father is a coach; and he has four brothers who play, including his older brother Collin, who had a successful MVP season at Mekeel last year. Stewart […]
Upstate Scouting Service takes time today to continue our “Ask the Ref” segment featuring Matt Fryer. Matt is a local High School and Varsity official who takes time every few weeks to answer some basic and tough rules questions when it comes to the game of High School basketball. […]
Riascos, a Second Team All-MHAL selection last season for FDR, averaged 18.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.0 steals a game last year. The 6’5’’ Riascos has one more year to improve his game before graduating and moving on to the next level. “He is really […]
The “400-win club” is an exclusive one. Membership takes years to attain and, even then, most never gain entrance. There is much to say about longevity in a profession where you’re only employed as long as you win, but to join that elusive “400 club”, a certain […]
Jay Sarkis of the Rochester area has been a basketball standout since he was in middle school. After about two weeks on the junior varsity squad, Sarkis was called up to the varsity team while only an eighth grader, a first for the Greece-Athena school district. During his first varsity season, […]
Upstate Scouting Service is launching yet another new component to the website just in time for the high school basketball season. USSS will be adding an “Ask the Ref” segment featuring local area referee Matt Fryer. Matt was a former point guard at St. Rose who went on […]
The 6’5’’ Junior averaged 20.5 points per-game last season as a sophomore for Fayetteville-Manlius, and led them to a 16-4 record. Schurman also boasted an impressive 7.4 rebounds a game, and made 40 three-pointers. With even more experience under his belt this season, Schurman’s numbers should only go up. […]
Garrett Pitcher possesses all of the tools of a successful basketball player. At 6’4” and 200 pounds, he has size. He has the strength to post up, plus the speed and handling ability to beat his man off the dribble. This senior small forward out of […]
One of the most successful programs over the last several years in Upstate New York has been Syracuse area’s Jamesville-Dewitt, the multiple winner of Class A state championships, as well as the producer of many Division One players, including current S.U. players Brandon Triche and DeJuan Coleman. The next […]
Sterling Taplin of Williamsville North High School near Buffalo is attracting interest from across the country. At six foot, 180 pounds., this junior has been playing on the varsity squad since the seventh grade. Taplin has been named All-Western New York twice, First Team All ECIC, […]
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