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Marshall County HoopFest Wrap-Up

By: James Mulcahy

The 13th annual Marshall County HoopFest came to a close this past Sunday early in the a.m. and after two full days of ball we now take a look back at the weekend that was.

NEWS & NOTES

*The 13th annual HoopFest once again drew in some of the top teams from around the country with 7 teams from the USAToday "Super 25" participating.

*The 2009' class was represented nicely as there were 11 top 100 kids in attendance including 1 top 10 player in Avery Bradley(Findlay Prep).

*The 2010' class had 2 top 10 players in the HoopFest in Tristan Thompson(St. Benedicts), and Jared Sullinger(Columbus Northland).

*Oak Hill Academy (VA) improved their stock the most at the HoopFest by jumping 6 spots in the "Super 25" from #12 to #6.

*Duncanville (TX) and Wheeler (GA) hurt their stock the most at the HoopFest.

Duncanville went 1-1 at the HoopFest after losing earlier in the week and in return they dropped all the way from #2 to #19. Wheeler lost in their only appearance in Marshall Co. and slipped from #7 to #24.

*After a 27 point defeat in their one game of the HoopFest, Montverde Academy (FL), was the only team to drop out of the USA Today "Super 25".

First-Team All HoopFest

*Jared Sullinger (23pts, 6reb in 1 game) Northland Columbus

*Tristan Thompson (36pts, 15reb in 2 games) St. Benedict's

*Jon Hood (30pts, 8reb in 1 game) Madisonville

*Shawn Williams (34pts, 14reb in 1 game) Duncanville

*Roger Franklin (30pts, 22reb in 2 games) Duncanville

Second-Team All HoopFest

*Lamont "MoMo" Jones (25pts, 6reb in 2 games) Oak Hill Academy

*Julysses Nobles (28pts, 4reb in 1 game) Jackson Callaway

*Dakotah Euton (15pts, 16reb in 1 game) Scott. Co.

*Doron Lamb (27pts, 10reb, 5ast in 2 games) Oak Hill Academy

*Chris Colvin (14pts, 3reb, 8ast in 1 game) Chicago Whitney

Third-Team All HoopFest

*Johnnie Williams (16pts, 9reb in 1 game) Briarcrest Christian

*Avery Bradley (18pts, 3reb in 1 game) Findlay Prep

*Myck Kabongo (21pts, 8reb, 6ast in 2 games) St. Benedict's

*JD Weatherspoon (21pts in 1 game) Columbus Northland

*Lamar Patterson (21pts, 11reb in 2games) St. Benedict's

Some Update School List's

*Ferrakohn Hall: Memphis White Station: UAB, Memphis, Oklahoma St., Missouri

*Phil Taylor: Wheeler: Florida St., Auburn, Xavier, Georgia

*Deville Smith: Jackson Callaway: Arkansas, Mississippi St., Ole Miss, Southern Miss

*Aaron Brown: St. Benedict's: Virginia Tech, Harvard, Virginia, UConn, Kentucky

College Coaches in Attendance

*Travis Ford: Oklahoma St.

*Jeff Capell: Oklahoma

*John Pelphrey: Arkansas

*Bruce Weber: Illinois

*Rick Pitino: Louisville

*Bruce Pearl: Tennessee

This article is associated with the following player(s):
Bradley, Avery
Colvin, Chris
Euton, Dakota
Franklin, Roger
Hood, Jon
Jones, Lamont
Kabongo, Myck
Lamb, Doron
Patterson, Lamar
Sullinger, Jared
Thompson, Tristan
Weatherspoon, J.D.
Williams, Johnnie
Williams, Shawn

POSTED: 12-9-2008

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