Ashley Perez: New England's top guard?

- With her big-time combination of size, speed, athleticism and skill at the point, St John's-bound floor-general Ashley Perez of Manchester High School in Connecticut is one New England's most-exciting performers.  Check AP out in the highlight video situated below.

New England Prep School Top Ten

Prep School Top 10 headin' into 2012

New England Girls Prep Top 10

1. Nobles & Greenough (6-0)
2. New Hampton (6-1)
3. Rivers School (6-0)
4. Tilton School (5-1)
5. Brewster Academy (7-1)
6. Beaver Country Day (5-0)
7. Cushing Academy (4-0)
8. Governors Academy (4-1)
   
9. Tabor Academy (4-2)
10. Worcester Academy (4-3)

New Hampton Girls move to 4-0

Samantha Brenner & Lizzy Ball with their Blackburn Hardware

Lady Huskies take Blackburn Chip

- The New Hampton Girls improved to 4-0 on the season with two wins over the weekend to win the Blackburn Invitational at Worcester Academy.  For the Huskies, Fairfield-bound point guard Lizzy Ball was named the Tournament MVP, Vermont-bound post-player Samantha Brenner was named to the All-Tournament Team, and also clutch for Alfredas Petkus' ball-club was Marist-bound wing Madeline Blaise and UMass-Lowell-bound forward Melissa Frase.  The Husky Girls are next in action this weekend when they will participate in the Nobles & Greenough Tournament in Dedham, Mass as they continue on their quest for the top of the New England Hoop Mountain in 2011-'12.
 

West Virginia-bound Bria Holmes

Bria Holmes - 6'1 F - Hillhouse HS - New Haven, CT - ESPN #28

ESPN Player Evaluation from April, 2011..."Evolving into the whole package on the perimeter. Has the athleticism to run the floor and match up with any level of quickness and her height makes her a challenge at both ends for opposing guards. Off the dribble she's explosive and her ballhandling skills helps her navigate and slice through traffic. Additionally, she has the strength to handle the defensive rotations from the bigs. The form is there on her shot and she's effective on the spot up or the pull up but still could improve her consistency. Twice demonstrated the ability to take over a game and did so making good decisions and still involving her teammates. Defense is still a work in progress but provided strong help from the weakside on several occasions. (Lewis)"

HoopRootz Girlz Cuts Red Tape

Providence-bound Lexi Sells

October 17, 2011 - HoopRootz Girlz debuts

- Providence-bound Lexi Sells of Bishop Feehan HS breaks the ice on the girl's wing of the Spaceship. Below is a recent ESPN evaluation.

"Sells is an old-school warrior who is rough and ready. She plays with an intensity of a starved cat which will stop at nothing to compete hard. Standing a strong 5-11, Sells is a tough physical matchup at the guard spot. The Attlleboro, Mass., native has the precision and skill to consistently knock down the deep ball from behind the arc. Her combo punch is a deadly sweep move that will punish defenders who try to crowd her off the line in an attempt to contest her range. On the sweep she takes it low, long, and strong, leading with her shoulder on her way to the rim. She also showed an ability to create space with a crossover for the mid-range jumper. With so many tools in her bag, Sells was virtually impossible to stop offensively. With her take-charge, never-back-down approach to her game, Sells will continue to be force to be reckoned with."