CentralPABball Top 12 teams (Regardless of Classification)

It's that time of the year again...  Best time if you ask me...  Playoff time for Football and The beginning of Basketball....  Teams here in Central have been putting in some serious work....   I've had the pleasure to watch local teams play all over the State and even out of State....  I'm sure when they put in hard work, it will pay off heavy...   There's been a lot of movement with players transferring schools due to different reasons and also Coaching changes....   Let's take a look at some of the TOP teams in Central PA this season...   (In No Particular Order)

CPABball Top 40 HS Showcase was a HUGE Success...



Central PA Bball.com 1st Annuel Top 40 HS Showcase
 

Not a bad morning run for Central PA at all.....  While most kids were turning over in their beds having dream after dream, a select few of players from the Central PA and Philly area attended the 1st ever CentralPABball.com Top 40 HS Showcase.... 

Jr. All City Classics coming to Imhotep Charter...

Today Central PA will be represented by 5 kids from CentralPABball.com in the Jr. All City Classics at Imhotep Charter in Philly....  This game will feature some of the TOP players not just in the Philly area but also in the COUNTRY....

Adv Hoops looking good at Spooky Nook...

First off I have to say that the facilities at Spooky Nook are INCREDIBLE!!!!!  Has to be the largest indoor sports complex in the US....   OK, had to get that off my chest... 

Pangos Fab Freshman/Super Soph camp is on the East Coast this week...

Pangos All American Camp is widely known as one of the TOP Exposure camps in the country....  This weekend Central PA will be represented and ready to compete against some of the TOP PLAYERS on the EAST COAST.....

Central PA youth Star at the HoopRootz Basketball Showcase in Philly...

This past weekend some of the top middle school players in PA and NJ got together to compete at the HoopRootz Basketball Showcase in Philly....  Their was some great young talent in the gym and a lot of these names we will hear about in the very near future.... 

Harrisburg Area kids make Allstars at Hoop Group Skills Camp...

10 kids from the Harrisburg, PA area went to the World Famous Hoop Group Skills Camp in Stroudsburg, PA to get some "old fashion" outdoor skill work....   Most of the kids weren't used to the outdoor conditions because everything is done indoors these days....   Nevertheless, the young men fought through the rough heat, bugs and rigor of the camp....  Here's a breakdown on how the kids performed.....


From left to right back row: Tim Kater Jr., Tyrece Little, Shaquon Anderson, Justin Hamm
From left to right front row: Manny Piper, Timacha Simpson, Tamel Little, Jabari Tate, Tarajae Davis, Ahkee Cowan

Harrisburg vs Philly (You had to be there!!!!)

Coaches Caruso and Kater giving instruction

Back in February on a Sunday morning while most kids were going on their third dream, 8 middle schoolers from Harrisburg are were on the highway headed to The City of Brotherly Love to get some morning wreck against two of the top middle school teams in Philly at the MLK Classics at Imhotep Charter HS....  One thing I can tell you for sure, NO ONE LEFT DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!

Hoop Group Jr. Elite in Philly (updated 3/07/13).....

If you missed the last Jr. Elite camp held at Competitive Sports Complex in King of Prussia then you won't want to miss this one....  The Hoop Group always attracts the top talent in the Philly, Jersey and Central PA area and this camp will be loaded.....

Interesting Middle School and Freshman games today....

If you are free this early afternoon and want to see some good basketball, take a trip to Susquehanna Middle school or swing over to Steelton and see some of the top young 7th and 8th graders in the area.....

Try Outs in Central PA for PIAA Schools

As Football season comes to an end, Basketball season begins....   For the kids who went to every open gym, every weight training session, ran all of those bleachers, worked with personal trainers, YOUR day is here....    For all of those kids who have dreams and hopes of player for their neighborhood school, this week just doesn't get any better....  

Major Preparation (MP) is at it again as Dunkdog.com checks out the Talent

On a beautiful Sunday morning while most kids are in bed sleeping, there was a group of 13 kids going through a MAJOR WORKOUT with MAJOR PREPARATION so they can get MAJOR RESULTS.....   Bryan Majors, the CEO and owner of MP, took time out of his busy schedule to teach a group of 7th and 8th graders (plus one 6th grader) how to play the game of basketball....  This was probably the most intense workout most of these kids had ever seen in their short lives.....

Front from left to right: Bear Ramsey, Tito Flemister, Bryan Majors, Justin Henry, Jordan Gillis
back row left to right: Darien Perez, Tyreese Smith, Tyrece Little, Chris Whitaker, Tim Kater Jr., Kentrell Rucker,
Dion Patterson, Nick Ramsey, and Tiara Little

$99 special for the Nike Pre Draft Camp!!!!

IF YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT SIGNING YOUR KID UP FOR THE NIKE PRE DRAFT CAMP HURRY UP AND SIGN UP!!!!!....  with the new $99 price, SPOTS ARE FILLING UP FAST!!!!    IF YOU ARE A 6TH - 10TH GRADER AND LIVE ANYWHERE IN THE CENTRAL PA SURROUNDING AREA, YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS ONE..... 

Local youth from Harrisburg compete well at the Buckeye Prep Elite Showcase...

Tim Kater, Tyrece Little and Kareem Oden

This past weekend, three of the young guys from the Harrisburg area took a trip to Columbus, Ohio to participate in the INVITE ONLY Buckeye Prep Elite Showcase.....  This event was probably the most talented event we've seen thus far as their were lots of future Division 1 and probably future NBA players in the gym all at the same time....

Harrisburg kids went hard at Hoop Group Jr. Elite camp.....

Say what you want about this small area, but it produces some quality kids and quality athletes... This was a new experience for most of the kids as this camp was a sleepover camp in the woods.....  We went to Hoop Group Jr. Elite in Stroudsburg, PA which is the Poconos....  With over 100 kids from up and down the East Coast, this was a great opportunity for our kids to see just how good they rally were and how much harder they had to work in order to reach their goals.....

Middletown Allstar tourney in full effect....

If you haven't been in the Main Street gym in Middletown this week, you're missing an opportunity to see some of the top young talent in the area...... 

Harrisburg Youth has a great showing at Nike Pre Draft Camp....

It's 4:00am and kids are looking out the window, only to see snow covered over everything.....  By 5am parents are on the phone checking to see if the trip is still on.....   You bet it's on......  Time to hit the road.....

Nike Youth Pre-Draft Camp Registration

The Nike Pre Draft Camp for Middle school players grades 6th - 8th will be next Saturday Jan 21st.....  Here's a list of the local kids that are confirmed so far for this event at Life Center HS in Burlington, NJ from 9am - 5pm....

Uptown YMCA games are intense......

I had a chance to visit the Uptown Harrisburg YMCA to check out a game today....  The youth in Harrisburg is looking very promising.....

Interview with 7th grade rising star Tyrece "Little Slim" Little

I was able to take a moment and get an interview with one of the areas top 7th graders Tyrece "Little Slim" Little....  He's a kid with very little words but I was able to get a few out of him.  Here's what he had to say....

Nehemiah "Bud" Mack and Tyrece "Little Slim" Little at Hoop Group