Centralpabball.com 2015 ALL STAR TEAMS

Finally the season has come to an end and Centralpabball.com would like to recognize all of the players who put in hard work this season....  We like to recognize 30 players who stood out the most during the entire season and made a difference for their respective teams....  Without further ado, here you go....

1st Team
Jahaad Proctor Harrisburg HS  2015
Kobe Gantz JP McCaskey   2016

Mid Penn Tournament matchups....

Just that fast playoff basketball is here....   It seems like yesterday every team had tryouts and were setting goals for the season....  3 short months later, half of the teams are preparing for Spring sports and aau basketball....   With that being said, it's win or go home season and every conference has their own tourney before the two big ones, Districts and States....

CentralPABball Stars of the Season....

It's been a while but I'm back at it again....   The regular season is coming to a close and playoffs are around the corner...   There has been some incredible play by some of the guys and they should be noticed for sure...   We will be coming out with our Super 18, which consist of the top 18 players in the Central PA area this season based on the year they had....  Also our top underclassmen which is comprised of jv and varsity players....   But, here's some of the studs from the area this year...

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)

How Bad Do You Want It? (Basketball) HD

I just love watching this video again and again....

Any kid who wants to take this game all the way to the top, should not only look at this video, but listen carefully to it over and over and over again.....

Harrisburg's Jahaad Proctor Commits to HOLY CROSS.....

Proud day for Central PA as one of our BEST young men of Character, Academics and Athletics has made his College choice....  Jahaad Proctor will be attending Holy Cross University after he completes his senior year at Sci Tech HS (Harrisburg School District)....  The two time All State selection can now focus on having the best senior year he can and not worry about where he will end up or trying to impress schools.... 

It also doesn't hurt that his God Brother Anthony Thompson is a freshman pg at Holy Cross this year and they have always dreamed of playing together....  Proud day for the Proctor Family as they now will have 2 Division 1 kids in School with his older sister Sabre Proctor playing at Stony Brook....

Check out the article on City of Brotherly Love by Josh Verlin     Jahaad Proctor Commits to Holy Cross


Coach Little

Galic, Gress, Proctor and Antonelli steals the show at The Advanced Hoops College Showcase...

The 1st week of 4 was a fabulous turnout as some of the top players from the Harrisburg area were in attendance as well as over 25 D2 and D3 coaches...  They had an opportunity to see some nice up and coming talent so hopefully these kids are ready for some phone calls...  Some guys really stood out to me like Zack Galic, Dejour Williams, Aaron Gress, Jahaad Proctor, Dwight Whitlock, Tariq Bennett and Dom Antonelli.....   Here were some of the top players for the day.....

Local Players show their stuff at The College Exposure Showcase at Milton Hershey

All I can say is finally....  The Central PA area has been long overdue with having an event showcasing all of the top players in the District 3 area...  This was an event put together by Owner of Advanced Hoops Charlie Fortney as he was able to organize over 60 athletes and 25 College Coaches to meet all in one spot....   Make no mistake, Charlie may have organized the event, but it took the help of Coaches like Charles "Coach Ab" Vaughn, Tigh Savorcool, Mike Pilsitz, Joe Proctor, Roger Smith and a few others to make this a huge success.....

5 EXERCISES TO HELP YOU JUMP HIGHER!!!!!!

If you are looking to improve your explosion go check out these 5 exercises that will help you jump higher..........

Big Shots (DC Assault) and Central PA players plus video of 16U Championship game....

This past weekend was a great weekend for basketball all over the country...  but one of the best spots to be playing basketball this weekend was right in our nations capital Washington , DC at the BIG SHOTS (DC Assault) tournament....  Central PA was represented by three local teams, Advanced Hoops 12U, 14U and PA Pump n Run 16U teams...  The competition was fierce and each team had a great experience in their own way....

Local Players Dom Antonelli and Jahaad Proctor make the PA All State teams

Centralpabball.com would like to send a HUGE CONGRATS to jr lead guard Dom Antonelli of Trinity HS and soph combo guard Jahaad Proctor of Harrisburg for making the 2012-2013 PA All State team....   Although these two young men would have loved to take home a State title, they should be very proud of this accolade......

Jahaad Proctor All-State???? Time will tell......

The class of 2015 in the Central PA area just might be one of the best that we've seen in a very long time....    Most coaches in the area have to depend heavily on their juniors and seniors but quiet as kept, the SOPHOMORES have been stepping it up in a BIG WAY......

Two Sophomores get early Offers.....

Centralpabball.com would like to send out a HUGE Congrats to 6'4 soph pg Milik Gantz out of Bishop McDevitt and 6'2 combo guard Jahaad Proctor of Harrisburg on their recent scholarship offers from Boston University and Radford respectively.....

Centralpabball.com "SUPER 22"

After some heavy game watching this year, here is what we came up with for our Centralpabball.com Super 22...  This list was put together based on quality of competition for some players and overall skill level combined....  Some players played in lower conferences but showed that their overall skill level may have still been above another kid in a higher division....   Here's what we have......

Harrisburg squeezes past Wilson but can they beat York????

Tuesday night at the Giant Center, all of the fans witnessed some interesting things....  The first thing they witnessed was that The York Bearcats are "FOR REAL"......   The 2nd thing they witnessed was The Harrisburg Cougars just might have their hands full....    Not just against York, but as soon as they get to the State tournament as well.....

AAAA Semi Finals York vs Lancaster and Harrisburg vs Wilson

We are almost at the Grand Finale for Districts and AAAA has turned out to be just as it should...  The top 4 teams are playing for the chance to walk away with a GOLD MEDAL....  The first game will be York vs JPM as these two teams have seen each other earlier in the season...  JPM walked away with the win but York has a feeling they are the better team still....  

Local District 3 Matchups....

OK, All of these teams put the women and children to bed so now it's time for the BIG BOYS to get busy.....

We have some very interesting matchups in the 2nd round of Districts so lets see how they all look....

Harrisburg vs G-Burg and Steelton vs Susquehanna....

It's Finally here....  PLAYOFF BASKETBALL IS HERE....  We're starting off with the Mid Penn championships and from there we have the District playoffs and then on to the "Grandaddy" of them all...  The State Tournament....  Playoff basketball means EVERYTHING....  This is where players and coaches get their true respect....  In playoff basketball, you will either get PROMOTED as a player or EXPOSED!!!! 

Updated Early season Super 17 candidates.....

As we hit the mid way mark of the regular season, I thought it would only be right to throw some names out there for my Super 17 players in the area.....   Here are a list of guys that have caught my eye so far even though it's still early....  I'm sure there will be others who come out of nowhere and catch my eye as well....  This list isn't just about who scores the most points...  There's a whole lot more to basketball than scoring and every player and parent need to understand that...  Sometimes the parents are their kids worst enemy because they can't get out of the way and let the kids develop....   We have too much talent in this area and should have much more College Prospects than we do at the current time....    Enough venting, here's the list of guys....  lol...

Predictions for Tuesday 1/15/13.....

Let's see how these games break down for Tuesday....

Lower Dauphin @ McDevitt -  This game has some meaning to it as Lower Dauphin has surprised everyone through the first half of the season....  Sitting in 2nd place in a tough Keystone division with a 6-3 record, LD is playing some good basketball....   McDevitt (5-4) on the other hand was expected to be a little higher up, but that could change with a victory tomorrow...   Dyllon will have to bring his game this time because top players can't afford to have minimal contributions for their team...  He's too talented to perform again the way he did against Susquehanna.....  The "X" factor for McDevitt is combo guard Donte Vaughn....  Donte can not get caught up in just being a shooter...  He has to do more things consistently like rebound, defend, be a playmaker and energize his team.....   This is a key game for both teams but I see McDevitt pulling it out by 11 points...