January 6, 2010 –The 10th Annual Boardwalk Hoop Group Showcase will move to a brand new home for the 2010 Showcase. This year’s event moves from the historic Convention Hall on the Boardwalk is Asbury Park to the brand new state of the art, Multi Purpose Activity Center (MAC) on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch.
Five boys games will be held Saturday January 16 and five girls games will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2010. The first game will tip-off at noon each day with the last game scheduled for 6:40.
The Boardwalk Hoop Group Showcase provides for some of the most exciting match-ups of the High School Basketball Season. The boys schedule includes St. Patrick’s, the #1 team in the country and virtually all of the best high school programs in New Jersey, plus NYC power Lincoln. The girls schedule includes the top team in New Jersey Neptune, against Murray Bergtraum the #1 team in New York. The boys St. Patrick’s – CBA game and Neptune – Lincoln game will be filmed by Madison Square Garden Varsity for later rebroadcast.
About the Field:
BOYS: St. Patrick’s the top team in the country will face CBA, the top team at the shore. The slate also includes four teams CBA, Manasquan, Freehold Boro, and Point Pleasant Beach that are on top of their Division in the Shore Conference. Two other schools Middletown South and Monmouth are second behind one of the previously mentioned division leaders.
Players Nationally Ranked in their Class
Seniors: Kyrie Irving – St. Patrick’s, Chase Plummer – St. Patrick’s, Kevin Boyle – St. Patrick’s
Juniors: Mike Gilchrist – St. Patrick’s, Derrick Gordon – St. Patrick’s, Shaquille Stokes – Lincoln NY, Kamari Murphy – Lincoln NY
Freshman:Austin Colbert – St. Patrick’s, Jason Boswell – St. Patrick’s, Ethan Telfair – Lincoln, Shaquille Davis – Lincoln NY
GIRLS – The headline match-up features Neptune, the #1 team in the state of New Jersey against Murray Bergtraum, the #1 in New York and in the top 10 in the country.
Five of the New Jersey teams are ranked in the top 10 in the state, and Eight of the nine NJ teams are ranked in the top 20 in the state.
Top Rated Players in their Class
Seniors: Doris Ortega – Murry Bergtraum, Daisha Simmons – Gill St. Bernards, Natalie Herbert - Murry Bergtraum, Lauren Clarke – Colts Neck, Dana Costello – Jackson Memorial, Brooke Hampton – Colts Neck, Teresa Manigrasso – St. John Vianney, Caitlyn Testa – Jackson Memorial, Shakura Washington – Murry Bergtraum, Alison Sweeney-St. Rose, Emily Lawrence- Colts Neck
Juniors: Syessence Davis – Neptune, Shakena Richardson – Neptune, Chyna Golden – Neptune, Arron Zimmerman – St. John Vianney, Ashley Cooper – Rumson, Christa Evans – Jackson Memorial, Jaclyn Kates – St. John Vianney, Katy O’Reilly – St. John Vianney, Melissa Repoli – St. John Vianney, Monae Adams – Murry Bergtraum,
Sophomores: Dominique Vitalis – Gill St. Bernards, Samantha Clark- St Rose, Kasey Chambers- St. Rose
Freshman: MaryKate Caverly – Red Bank Catholic, Stephanie Mason – Jackson Memorial, Kelly Hughes- Point Boro, Hannah Missry- Jackson Memorial, Ivy Harrington- Neptune, Kat Egan- St. John Vianney, Lyndsay Rowe- St. John Vianney
From allshoremedia.net
"First of all I think the folks at the Hoop Group has done a terrific job of putting this thing together. Each of the three games between shore teams could easily be argued as a preview of a SCT semifinal at the taco come next month. Then, just to add some gravy to the meal, throw in a rubber game between St Patrick’s and CBA? Are you serious? It doesn’t get better than that. Oh and I almost forgot that for desert I get to see the home team take a swing at one of the NYC powerhouses in Lincoln."
"Don’t forget that if you actually do head for the boardwalk all you will find are seagulls and painters because the battle on the boardwalk has moved …. well … away from the boardwalk to the new MAC at Monmouth University."
