6′ 5″ George Harper has committed to play for Coach Pat Carlisle at Columbus State next year. Harper recently played in our 2010 Showcase and displayed alot of the potential to be a high caliber player in college.

 Coach Carlisle has done a great job at Columbus State. His recent teams have been the 2008 NJCAA National Runner Up and in 2009 the team went as far as the NJCAA Elite 8.

Runhouse has landed another 6′ 8″+ recruit coming into camp in Cape Coast, Ghana. This kid can handle, shoot, and defend from 3 positions. A must have recruit with mid major potential. Don’t sleep on this one. Contact Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net, for details

Runhouse goes to 5-3 with another victory this week. The sweet shooting Maurice Griffin (6′ 4″ Senior guard) led the way with 21 points (4 threes).  The attach was once again balanced with PG Jay Harris (19 pts), CG Isiaah Clark (14 pts) and swingman Ryan Hanley (13 pts) also getting double figures. The team will take a 2 game winning streak into next weeks playoffs.

Some video highlights of Maurice Griffin from last nights game.

For more info on the unsigned 6′ 4″ guard contact Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net, 215.432.4443
 

Maurice Griffin, (6′ 4″ senior guard) was on fire last night for the Runhouse team. The team was in need of a win and he came out and scorched the opponent for 38 points. Griffin hit a variety of shots including 6 threes as he kept the defense guessing on where he would score next. The lanky guard also played well on defense and recorded 4 steals. It wasn’t a one man show though as Isiaah Clarke, (6′ 1″ senior combo) also hit the scoring books big with 21 points.  Point guard Jay Harris (5′ 10″ senior) was content to score 12 points this game but dished out 14 assists to his teammates. The team goes to 3-3 with another game set for Wednesday May 19th. The final was 89 - 75 in favor of Runhouse.

For info on any of the players contact Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net.

The videos for our 2010 Showcase are available for viewing at http://runhouse.net/videos/sc2010/

Many players played well and there is alot of potential out there for colleges to work with.

For more info contact Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net , 215.432.4443

 Former Cape Coast Hoops player Samuel Ouedraogo has accepted a scholarship today to the Technical Careers Institute (TCI) in New York City. TCI plays at the D1 level of the NJCAA.

The 6′ 8″ forward moved to the states last year and was scheduled to participate in our 2010 Showcase. Due to work commitments he could only attend the showcase prior to the 1st game but he did workout for a few coaches that morning. Coach Pernell Hosier of TCI took one look at the very active big man and knew he had a player. The next day “Big Sam” was at TCI talking to Coach Hosier about playinig for TCI this upcoming season. Says a source close to the player ”Sam is a very athletic and energtic post player that brings every thing he has to every play. He can dominate games at times and once he puts it all together he will be a force for TCI.”

Sam is a bit too old to play Div 1 after his career at TCI so we will be helping him find a good fit at the NAIA or Div 2 level.

For more information about this player or our Runhouse-Hoops Project in Ghana contact: Jack Whitehead, jwhitehead@runhouse.net

 We had been putting the word out to schools that this unheralded player from Harcum Junior College was a sleeper that you didn’t want to pass on. The schools that saw him workout started to take notice and the offers started to come last month.

Berend called me last night and told me he was on his way back from the University of Maryland. He also informed me that he gave his commitment to them to make it official. We are very happy to see Berend make the commitment and look forward to seeing him in that Terrapin Red. The 6′ 10″ multifunctional forward can step out and hit jumpers, rebound and block shots. He is also very athletic and gets up and down the court very well.

Officer Phyliss Young of the Philadelphia PAL has been mentoring and guiding the female players in Philadelphia for over 10 years. The list of players she has helped along the way is quite long and remarkable.  Look soon for her website Philly Girls Hoops

The players that she has helped in 2010 are as follows:                 

1. Lashay Banks./Prep Charter committed to Univ. Of Cincinnati

2. Chikirla Goodman/Bodine committed to Hampton Univ.

3. Dakia Manning/Freire Charter committed to Morgan State Univ.

4. Satoria Bell/ Labette Junco committed to Temple

5 Talia East/ Friends Central committed to Penn State

6. Natasha Cloud/ Cardinal O’Hara commited to Maryland

7. Samantha Greenfield/ Archbishop Wood committed Drexel                                               

8. Jess Koci/ Archbishop Ryan committed Lasalle

9. Brooke Garrett/ Comm. Tech committed Elmira College. NY.(D3)

10. Erin Shields/ Archbishop Caroll committed to St. Joes

11. Yazmeen Thompson/ Freire Charter committed to Central Florida CC

12. Asia Watson/ Freire Charter committed to Butler CC

13. Shawneal McKeither/ Freire Charter committed to Butler CC

14. Janiah Elum/ Northeast HS committed to Manor Juco

15. Tyniqua Henderson/ Dobbins committed to Manor Juco

16. Alvida Clemons/ Lower erion committed to North Folrida Community College

A depleted Runhouse team lost in overtime to a very tough Mallery II team in overtime by a score of 71 - 65. The Runhouse team was without the services of 3 starters and their 6th man. Leading the way for Runhouse was Isiaah Clark (21 pts), Jay Harris (16 pts) and Aaron Davis (12 pts).

The team drops to 2-2 with their next game scheduled for Monday, May 10th, 6pm at the Belfied Rec Center.

Bryton Hawthorne, 6′ 2″ PG, New Media Charter School has made is college selection. He will play for Immaculata University next year. Hawthorne was a recent participant of the 2010 Showcase and is an All-Public Honorable Mention selection.

From the Press Release:

Bryton will be attending Immaculata University in the fall. Thanks to assistant coaches AJ D’Angelo and Harrison Singer; they showed a real interest in Bryton during the latter part on the season. The school is about an hour away and offers small class sizes with a strong academic reputation. Bryton will get a real opportunity to contribute to an already successful program.
 
Bryton: “The coaching staff made me feel welcomed. And after visiting and sitting in classes for a day, I felt comfortable in that environment. I went to a game during the season and liked the way they ran the ball and let everyone play. As a point guard, you gotta love that! They also have a strong basketball tradition thanks to the women’s program. They get great fan support every game. It should be a lot of fun”.