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...

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.... 

Big day for District 3 Single and Triple A teams

Today starts the 2nd round of States for Single and Triple A teams and these games are incredibly important for the respect of Central PA basketball....   We have only 1 team left in Single A and that's New Hope Academy Charter School....  The Mighty Ants take on Pius X today at 6pm at Hamburg HS as they look to do something that hasn't been done in school history, make it to the Quarter Finals...

(updated) Central PA BBall " ELITE 18" and All Underclassmen Teams...

Around this time we like to recognize the "ELITE 18" players voted on by trusted sources in the area as well as myself....   This is broken up into 3 teams with 6 players on each team.....   Full descriptive bios will come out soon....  Here are the teams below....  This is compiled of Varsity players only.....

HS Basketball Play of the Year "Gantz Alley Oop to Hudson-Emory"

If you haven't seen this play yet then you probably are just getting out of hibernation....  This play was all over Sportscenter, Twitter, Facebook and everyones Cell Phones....

Double Header Boys & Girls McDevitt vs Lancaster Catholic...

McDevitt vs. Lancaster Catholic
Boys and Girls Double Header
Saturday, January 4th, 6pm 

High School Sports Live will be broadcasting live from the game! McDevitt Boys are 8-0, and Lancaster Catholic is 5-2. It's going to be a GREAT game!

McDevitt vs Trinity December 2013 full game....

One of the top AAA teams in the State of PA, Bishop McDevitt take on a struggling but very dangerous Trinity HS in a Keystone Conference matchup....

Bishop McDevitt vs Cedar Cliff Dec 2013 may be game of the YEAR....

If I was a College Coach and couldn't make it out to the Central PA area to watch some hoops, I would feel BLESSED to be able to see this game online...  Some of the top prospects in Central PA are playing in this game including....

6'4 2015 PG Milik Gantz with a few "SICK" Highlights....

For those around the country who haven't seen this kid yet, you don't know what you're missing....  Standing at 6'4

HS BBALL SEASON IS FINALLY HERE......

Seems like it took forever to begin but now it's here....  HS basketball should be better than ever in the Mid State and early on there seems to be some very intriguing match ups....  Let's take a look at how the weekend is looking for some of the teams in Central PA....

Champions are CROWNED in the Kirk Smallwood Summer League

This article here is straight from Geoff Morrow of the Patriot News....  Good job covering the game Mr. Morrow....

Down to the Final 2 teams in Kirk Smallwood Summer League

If you happened to miss the action in the Summer League games today, SHAME ON YOU!!!!  There were 4 really good games between the Varsity A and Varsity B divisions to finalize the final teams for Championship Wednesday....

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.....

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.....

6'4 PG Milik Gantz is SHOWTIME AT ITS BEST!!!!!

If you never had the opportunity to see McDevitt's sensational sophomore Milik Gantz play, you're missing something special....  Talent like his don't come around often and I've been involved in the game for over 25 years....  Here's a look at some of the highlights from one game for Milik.....

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....

Top players to watch this season in Central PA.....

I know it's a little early for this but what's the harm in taking a look at some of the top players in the area on their VARSITY TEAMS....    These guys will play a huge role for their schools not only this year, but in some cases for the next few years....   More of a detailed list will come out later, but here's a shortened version.....

Big Weekend for the local aau teams....

With the aau season just getting started, lots of the HS teams have been playing in some warm up tournaments to get some of the kinks out...  This weekend here, IS SHOWTIME!!!!  

McDevitt is on a roll.......

With all the talk about the big time scorers, undefeated teams, injured players, there's a team that started off very slow but seems to be picking up the pace....