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New Hampton (N.H.) post-graduate lacrosse player Alex Stanko has signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Vermont, the school announced this afternoon.

Stanko is a Newton resident who entered a PG year at the New Hampton, N.H. campus following a standout career at Dexter School, in Brookline.

New Hampton Director of Communications Will McCulloch passes along the following press release regarding Stanko's signing.

NEW HAMPTON, N.H. -– New Hampton School's Alex Stanko ’13 signed a letter of intent to play lacrosse at the University of Vermont on Friday. Stanko, a native of West Newton, Massachusetts, is a dynamic scorer and leader. Stanko has led the Huskies to a 6-3 start this season with 28 goals, including the game-winner in a 14-13 overtime victory over league foe Proctor on Saturday. It was one of six goals he scored in the back-and-forth contest.

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Courtesy of New Hampton SchoolNewton resident Alex Stanko signed a national letter of intent with University of Vermont lacrosse on Monday afternoon.

"I chose the University of Vermont because of the opportunity I will have on the field and in the classroom," said Stanko, who attended the Dexter School before New Hampton. "Coach Ryan Curtis also had a large impact on my decision because of the vision he has for the lacrosse program. I am looking forward to a successful four years."

Stanko credited his parents and his time at New Hampton for allowing him to develop as a player and a student-athlete.

"Whether it was driving me to practice every weekend since I was six years old or allowing me to explore a postgraduate year, my parents have always been there for me and I know that they believed in my dream of playing lacrosse at the Division I level just as much as I did," Stanko said. "I can't tell you how thankful I am for that. I would also like to thank Coach Simon here an New Hampton for everything he has done. He pushes me to be at my best every time I step on the field and that is a trait I will carry on to the next level. He provided me with a home here at New Hampton."

Simon, on of the top young coaches in New England, believes Stanko will only get better at college level given the amount of time he has put into his game over the winter months at New Hampton.

"Alex is an incredibly dynamic lacrosse player," Simon said. "He is a player that does it all. Off the field he is always in the gym shooting, lifting, and playing wall-ball to work on his craft. He demands the ball on offense, like all good goal scorers do."

Stanko played for the 3-D Club Lacrosse program this past summer before leading the Huskies as an elected captain. He's provided a guiding presence for a New Hampton School team that s packed with talented young players.

"He is a player that understands that if you want to make it to the next level, you need to work for it," Simon said. "I am very proud of him and his work ethic. He set a goal to play Division I lacrosse and he achieved it."

New Hampton (N.H.) School today announced the hiring of Pinkerton Academy's Casey Kesselring as its new head boys ice hockey coach. Director of Communications Will McCulloch sends along the following release:

NEW HAMPTON, NH. -– A familiar face in the New England hockey world will bring his expertise to Lindsay Arena and the tradition-rich men’s ice hockey program at New Hampton School next season. The School announced on Friday that Casey Kesselring will be the next Head Men’s Ice Hockey Coach for the Huskies. Kesselring will replace four-year head coach Matt Wright, who led the Huskies to a NEPSAC title game in 2011.

A former standout Division-I and professional player, Kesselring has been the Head Coach of the Pinkerton Academy (Derry, New Hampshire) hockey team for the last 10 years. He built Pinkerton’s program into a public school power during his tenure, winning state titles in 2009 and 2012.

“We are extremely lucky to get someone like Casey here at New Hampton School,” Director of Athletics Jamie Arsenault said. “With his knowledge of the game, passion for kids, ties in the hockey community, and enthusiasm for helping young men grow on and off the ice, he’s an ideal fit for New Hampton School. I believe he can help the program achieve great success and create wonderful opportunities for our student-athletes.”

Kesselring has a knack for developing players. As a club director, he has worked with 20 players currently competing in college hockey. At Pinkerton, he has coached standout players including former Hockey East Player of the Year Paul Thompson (UNH), 2013 NHL Draft prospect Zach Sanford (Junior Islanders), and JD Dudek (Boston College commit). Kesselring was named the New Hampshire Coach of the Year in 2005 and the Hockey Night In Boston Coach of the Year in 2009.

“This is a chance to move to a higher level of hockey and put more kids into the college game,” Kesselring said, “I want to build on the tradition here and put my stamp on it. This is a great opportunity for my family to move up here and be a part of community that has great academics and athletics. It made it a good match. I’m looking forward to working with the student-athletes at New Hampton.”

Kesselring is known for producing fundamentally sound players. He thinks players at New Hampton will embrace his coaching style.

“I have certain systems I like to play, but I like to adapt the system to the personnel,” said Kesselring. “I like to have an open door policy with my players. When you get on the ice, we’re very focused. When you’re off the ice, I want to be approachable. I like building relationships with the players.”

Kesselring is a fixture in Southern New Hampshire hockey as the owner and operator the New Hampshire Knights, a program of elite spring tournament teams. He is also the Director of the New Hampshire Avalanche, one of the top youth programs in New England.

A former standout at Merrimack College, Kesselring is fourth on the School’s all-time Division-I scoring list. He was a part of the Hockey East All-Rookie team in 1995, his team’s leading scorer in 1997, an assistant captain in 1998, and a Hockey East All Star as a senior.

A native of Kitchener Ontario, Kesselring played his junior hockey for the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox SK before earning a full hockey scholarship to Merrimack. After signing with the Calgary Flames, he spent the next five years playing minor league professional hockey in the ECHL and AHL. In his rookie season, he made the ECHL All-Star Team.

This afternoon on ESPNU's McDonald's All-American Selection Show, senior analyst Paul Biancardi broke down the East roster, making note of the two Massachusetts natives on this year's squad, New Hampton's Noah Vonleh and Tilton's Wayne Selden:

The selections for the prestigious McDonald's All-American were unveiled this afternoon on ESPNU, and for just the fourth time since 1990 two Massachusetts residents were named to the East roster.

Haverhill native Noah Vonleh of New Hampton (N.H.), an Indiana signee, was joined by Kansas-bound Roxbury native Wayne Selden of Tilton (N.H.) among the participants for the game, which will take place April 3 at the United Center in Chicago. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Vonleh and Selden are the first Massachusetts duo in the game since 2000, when Holy Name's Neil Fingleton and Central Catholic's Scott Hazelton were both selected. Two Bay Staters were also selected in 1995 (Randell Jackson, Winchendon; Wayne Turner, Beaver Country Day) and 1991 (Travis Best, Springfield Central; Rick Brunson, Salem).

To view the complete East and West rosters, CLICK HERE.

ESPNU has updated its national basketball player rankings today. To see them, click here for 2013, 2014, and 2015.

A number of locals either move up or hold on to their spots in the latest updated rankings, including New Hampton's Noah Vonleh and Tilton's Wayne Selden. Below is the complete list of locals:

2013
8. Noah Vonleh, Haverhill, Mass./New Hampton (N.H.)
12. Wayne Selden, Boston/Tilton (N.H.)
83. Kyle Washington, Champlin, Minn./Brewster Academy (N.H.)

2014
6. Chris McCullough, Bronx, N.Y./Brewster Academy (N.H.)
20. Goodluck Okonoboh, Boston/Wilbraham & Monson
53. Abdul-Malik Abu, Boston/Kimball Union (N.H.)
54. Kaleb Joseph, Nashua, N.H./Cushing Academy

ESPNU reported earlier tonight that New Hampton (N.H.) senior guard Travis Jorgensen has verbally committed to Georgia Tech for the 2013-14 season.

Jorgensen, a Columbia, Mo. native, transferred to the New Hampton, N.H. campus this season after three years at Rock Bridge (Mo.) High. He initially committed to Missouri in September 2011 but re-opened his commitment last October. In addition to Tech, Jorgensen also took official visits to Boston College and Creighton this season.

ESPN's Northeast recruiting analyst Adam Finkelstein has more on Jorgensen's commitment, which you can find HERE (Insider-only) . Below is a partial excerpt:

Jorgenson also helps Georgia Tech address two of its top needs for next season. First, he’s a “pace point guard" -- meaning he creates tempo by pushing the ball with both the pass and the dribble -- and that will help Gregory and his staff get back to playing the up-tempo style that brought them so much success during their time at Dayton.

Secondly, Jorgenson has a good understanding of how to play the pick and roll, which has been another consistent staple of Gregory’s offensive style in years past. Jorgenson is not only adept at turning the corner and finding the roll man, but he is also able to spot open teammates replacing up from the baseline or spacing out on the opposite side of the floor.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. –- All the talk going into Saturday night’s star-studded showdown between New Hampton (N.H.) and Huntington Prep (W. Va.) was about Haverhill native and Huskies forward Noah Vonleh squaring off with Huntington's Andrew Wiggins. However, the two rarely played each other one-on-one over the course of Huntington’s 55-47 victory.

Vonleh had two fouls called on him early in the first half, and struggled with foul trouble throughout the game, forcing him to the bench and creating opportunities for other New Hampton players to step up and keep the Huskies in the game.

Huntington star Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 ranked player by ESPN, was by far the Express’ most consistent player on the offensive end, finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds. He didn’t see the foul trouble that Vonleh had, as he spent a majority of the game guarding New Hampton point guard Travis Jorgenson.

The Express came out with reserve forward Patrick Strake in the lineup to defend Vonleh. A hard-nosed, defensive-minded player, Huntington coach Rob Fulford didn’t want to put Wiggins in a situation where he could get into foul trouble.

“Early on we wanted to see how the refs were going to call the game. We went with Patrick Strake, who doesn’t start, ever, but he’s physical,” Fulford said. “We didn’t want them to get Andrew down on the post early and get a couple cheap fouls, which in turn, happened the other way.”

New Hampton was able to keep it close early, thanks to a big first half from 6-foot-8 forward Tory Miller, Jorgenson, and super athletic guard Lincoln Davis. Even with Vonleh only playing eight minutes in the first half, the game was tied at 28 at halftime.

Kansas City connection: Jorgenson and Miller, both from Kansas City and AAU teammates on KC Pump and Run, have been friends since sixth grade. Needless to say, they were very complimentary of each other after the game.

“Personally, in my opinion I’ve always said this but I think [Travis] is the best PG in the country. That’s a bold statement,” Miller said. “I’ve been playing with him for so long though, that’s just what I think. He’s the toughest point guard I know. He didn’t even sit tonight; usually he’s in the entire 40 minutes."

Jorgenson, a senior, led the Huskies in the scoring column with 13 points, but his ability to hit big shots was exactly what the undermanned New Hampton needed. He knocked down three treys, and constantly looked to feed the Huskies’ big men inside. Even in a losing effort, his play was a bright spot for New Hampton coach Pete Hutchins.

“It doesn’t surprise me at all, I have supreme confidence in him, he’s outstanding,” Hutchens said.

Miller checked in with a double-double for New Hampton, giving them a presence inside that they desperately needed considering that Vonleh only played about 16 minutes total. Whether Vonleh was in foul trouble or not, playing against Huntington was an opportunity that Miller had very much been looking forward to.

“[Wiggins] knows how to get in the lane, he can shoot it if he’s open. He’s a really good player, extremely athletic guy, he was a real cool guy when I talked to him after the game,” he said.

Playing in his first national televised game was as exciting an experience for Miller as it was for his family back home. He proudly announced after the game that he had 87 unread text messages from people back home in Missouri, assumingly all congratulating him on his play on national TV.

“Oh man, [playing at the Hoophall] is a blessing," Miller said. "It was fun, even though we didn’t win it was fun to go out there and play against the number one player in the country. There’s nothing like it, honestly. Packed house, nationally televised, all the people back home from Kansas City watching. It’s fun man.”

Courting Wiggins: A lot of hype will go into the next few months leading up to Andrew Wiggins’ college decision, but Fulford made it clear that very little will change until then.

" Kentucky and Florida State are the leaders in the clubhouse. John Calipari already has five top 100 commitments in the 2013 class, and if he can add Wiggins to his super-talented recruiting class, then said class could very well go down as the best recruiting class ever seen in college basketball.

" The bloodlines are there with Florida State, Wiggins’ father played hoops for the Seminoles before going to the NBA, while his mother was a trackstar at Florida State. Xavier Rathan-Mayes, one of the top shooters in the 2013 class, committed to Florida State this past fall; Rathan-Mayes and Wiggins are close friends from their time as AAU teammates for CIA Bounce, and now continue that close relationship as teammates at Huntington.

" North Carolina could be closing in strong, Fulford said that Tar Heels coach Roy Williams has come to see Wiggins play on four separate occasions this season.

" Kansas is involved, but how involved they are has still yet to be seen: “[Bill] Self has been in once, so I’m not really sure where that’s at,” Fulford said.

Banged Up: New Hampton was pretty thin at forward against a significantly bigger Huntington squad. Sophomore forward Jeremy Miller was out with a concussion that he suffered about a week and a half ago, Hutchins said Miller didn’t make the trip to Springfield, and instead stayed at school for the weekend. In addition, Huskies’ junior forward Mike Auger played with a significantly sprained ankle.

“He got a badly sprained ankle a week ago, and he gave us some huge minutes when he really couldn’t [tonight]. He overcame a lot of adversity,” Hutchins said.

For Huntington, Fulford said that Wiggins has been fighting illness for that past couple weeks between schoolwork, the constant media frenzy wherever he goes, and being on the road.

“He’s been sick for over two weeks," Fulford said. "He’s had the flu, and then that developed into bronchitis so he’s not 100 percent. He’s still hacking, but he played well, he always steps up in those games.”

The Boston Amateur Basketball Club (BABC) will host the 2013 Prep School Classic this coming Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19 and 20, at the Kroc Center in Dorchester.

The event will consist of seven games featuring fourteen top area prep school programs. Each game will showcase future college stars and commits, all competing in the heart of the Boston community.

“BABC is excited to once again host the Prep Classic,” said Jay Demings, BABC’s Director of Operations, in a press release. “We feel we have compiled the best regional prep school teams and believe that the advanced level of play will make for another memorable event.”

This is the 4th annual Prep Classic hosted by the BABC and the event marks the second time it will be held in the City of Boston.

The up-to-date game schedule is as follows:

Saturday, January 19
2 p.m. - Vermont Academy vs. Redemption Christian Academy (N.Y.)
3:20 p.m. - St. Andrew’s (R.I.) vs. Tilton (N.H.)
4:40 p.m. - New Hampton (N.H.) vs. Notre Dame Prep
6:00 p.m. - Beaver Country Day vs. Worcester Academy

Sunday, January 20
2 p.m. - Kimball Union (N.H.) vs. Marianapolis Prep (Conn.)
3:20 p.m. - Brimmer & May vs. Northfield Mt. Hermon
4:40 p.m. - Rivers vs. Pingree

As an addition to the event, BABC will also host two make-up games from the weather-delayed BABC Holiday High School Classic. On Monday, January 21, Brighton will face University (Conn.) at noon followed by Capital Prep (Conn.) against Cambridge 2 p.m. Both games this day will take place at New Mission High School, 655 Metropolitan Ave., in Hyde Park.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Many of the top postgraduate basketball programs in the country were at Albertus Magnus College this weekend for the annual National Prep Showcase. Sunday’s schedule brought some of the of the tournament’s best matchups, featuring games that included NEPSAC powers Brewster Academy (N.H.), New Hampton School (N.H.), Lee Academy (Maine), Northfield-Mt. Hermon, Tilton School (N.H.), and Wilbraham & Monson Academy.

In total, over 130 Division 1 basketball coaches attended National Prep Showcase to watch some of the top high school hoopers in the nation.

There were no players of higher profile than 6-foot-8 senior forward Noah Vonleh, who helped lead his New Hampton squad to an 82-66 victory over Lee Academy. Vonleh was a dominant presence on the glass and efficient scorer in the post, but he also had plenty of freedom to perform given the great play of his supporting cast: point guard Travis Jorgenson, and guards Anthony Pate, Lincoln Davis, and Mike LeBlanc.

Jorgenson, a senior point guard from Kansas City who decommitted from Missouri earlier this fall, may have been the most consistent player on the floor for New Hampton. He hit several long outside shots and on many occasions fed New Hampton’s slashers and bigs with beautiful feeds that ended in dunks or layups.

“Travis makes us go, he completely controls the tempo,” Huskies head coach Pete Hutchins said, “When he makes a mistake, you’re shocked. He has everyone’s confidence, especially in his ability to go out and lead our team.”

Pate and Leblanc both stepped up with pressure defense, and also came up in the clutch with two three-pointers each in the second half. Davis, a strong guard who got to the rim at will throughout the game, constantly kept the defense in check.

“We just want to focus on taking great shots, and playing a game the way that we practice,” Hutchins said. "If we do that...and play with a level of toughness, I always think we should feel really good about what we should be able to accomplish.”

Vonleh, the No. 8 player in ESPN’s 2013 rankings, recently ended his highly-contested recruitment by committing to Indiana on Nov. 10.

“I don’t know how much it impacts his performance on the court. I think in every other aspect of his life, like for him and his mom, I’m sure [committing] makes things a lot easier,” Hutchins said.

Sharpshooters, Stand Up: Northfield Mount-Hermon senior Sam Donahue knocked down six threes on Northfield’s way to a 17-point win over La Jolla Prep (Calif.). Widely considered as one of the best shooters in New England, Donahue attracted constant attention on the perimeter from La Jolla’s defense, opening things up for scorers Skyler White and Josh Hearlihy.

Rhode Island native Lee Messier had six 3-pointers of his own in a losing effort for Tilton in their closely contested matchup Kiski. The Rams were down by as much as 22 points midway through the second half, but thanks in part to Messier’s four second-half threes, Tilton was able to make the game much more competitive.

Clean Sweep For Kiski: Brewster and Tilton have been NEPSAC royalty the past few years, but apparently nobody mentioned that to the squad at Kiski School (Pa.). Kiski knocked off Brewster 79-77 on Saturday night, behind 29 points from senior Rashad Richardson.

Kiski came with the same type of effort defensively on Sunday afternoon, beating Tilton 94-86 despite a furious second half run by the Rams, who were led by Kansas signee Wayne Selden (33 points) and Messier.

WMA young, but talented: Wilbraham & Monson’s 6-foot-4 freshman Mustapha Heron has already established himself as one of New England’s most promising hoops talents, as has 6-foot-7 sophomore guard Luis Montero. Heron was WMA’s leading scorer in its showdown with New Jersey’s Blair Academy on Sunday afternoon, scoring inside and out, showing a presence on the defensive glass, and nailing two shots from behind the arc.

Montero, considered one of the top college prospects in New England, moves exceptionally well for a 6-foot-7 player with such length. Originally from the Dominican Republic, he will be one of their best players this season as he becomes better acquainted with the players and style of play at Wilbraham.

Brewster Reloads: Syracuse-pledge Chris McCullough is the highest profile player in the lineup for the talented Bobcats, but he isn’t the only highly-touted division 1 prospect that will be featured. Brewster has great size up front with McCullough, NC State commit Kyle Washington, and West Virginia commit Elijah Macon, as well as guards Ron Patterson (Syracuse), Jared Terrell, and Kevin Zabo.

New Hampton (N.H.) forward Noah Vonleh, a Haverhill resident and the nation's No. 8 overall senior prospect, committed to Indiana University tonight while on an official visit to the campus.

"From Day One, Indiana has been recruiting me the hardest," Vonleh told ESPN's Adam Finkelstein. "They were just letting me know how they could develop me into the player I want to be at the next level. Their academics are good, they're the No. 1 team in the country and they've got another great class coming in next year."

The 6-foot-8 Vonleh made headlines earlier this fall when he moved back into his original Class of 2013. After his sophomore season of 2010-11 at Haverhill High, in which he was named to ESPN Boston's inaugural All-State Team, Vonleh transferred to New Hampton and re-classified to the 2014 class.

Vonleh was also considering Ohio State, Georgetown, Syracuse, UConn and North Carolina.

"They said next year I could come in and be one of the main guys," Vonleh told Finkelstein. "They're going to lose Christian Watford, and probably Zeller, so they want me to come in a be a big piece right away."

USA Today's Jim Halley and Jason Jordan unveiled their Preseason All-USA Team today, and among the selections is New Hampton (N.H.) senior forward and Haverhill native Noah Vonleh.

Vonleh, a former ESPN Boston All-State Team member in 2010-11 at Haverhill High, averaged 16 points and nine rebounds last seaosn for the Huskies, who lost in the semifinals of the NEPSAC Class AAA Finals last March. He re-classified back to his original Class of 2013 last month.

Among the most notable preseason selections are Simeon (Ill.) forward Jabari Parker, Hunington (W.Va.) Prep swingman Andrew Wiggins, and twins Aaron and Andrew Harrison of Travis (Texas). To see the complete list, CLICK HERE.

ESPN's Dave Telep is reporting this morning that New Hampton (N.H.) senior forward Noah Vonleh has cut his list of schools down to six. Indiana, Ohio State, Georgetown, Syracuse, UConn and North Carolina have made the cut for the 6-foot-8 Haverhill native's services.

The decision comes some three weeks after Vonleh declared his intentions to move back into his original Class of 2013. Vonleh played his first two years of high school basketball at Haverhill High, where in 2010-11 he was named to ESPN Boston's inaugural MIAA All-State Team, before transferring to the New Hampton, N.H. campus and repeating his sophomore year.k

As things currently stand, Vonleh will take a visit to Syracuse the weekend of No. 3, then Indiana the following weekend. New Hampton coach Peter Hutchins told Telep it's possible Vonleh visits Georgetown or Ohio State the weekend of Nov. 24.

Telep makes note of some interesting ties between New Hampton and the six finalists, which you can find by clicking HERE (Insider only). Below is an excerpt:

There are ties all around Vonleh between some of the schools and his prep school. Whether they have any bearing on his final decision is still to be determined, but nonetheless, they are ties.

-- Former Syracuse star Lawrence Moten is a graduate of New Hampton and the Big East’s all-time leading scorer.
-- Former Indiana Hoosiers Pat Knight, Tom Coverdale and Mike Roberts attended New Hampton. At one point a decade ago, Indiana was routinely recruiting from New Hampton under then head coach Jamie Arsenault. Current head coach Pete Hutchins was on those squads.
-- Georgetown assistant coach Kenya Hunter graduated from New Hampton.
-- Syracuse standout Todd Burgan was a New Hampton graduate.

New Hampton (N.H.) forward Noah Vonleh told ESPN Senior Basketball Recruiting Analyst Dave Telep earlier today that he will be reclassifying back to the Class of 2013 from his current class of 2014, to be ready to play college basketball for the 2013-14 season.

"I'm ready academically to go back up to 2013," Vonleh told Telep. "I just have to change an English class and I'll be ready to graduate. I'm more mature as a basketball player and as a person.

"From a basketball standpoint, I'm working even harder and I'm ready to go to college. I have a better understanding of what it takes to be good and be a student of the game."

Vonleh, a 6-foot-8 Haverhill resident, was named to ESPN Boston's inaugural MIAA All-State Team in 2011 after averaging 18.4 points, 17 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks for his sophomore season at Haverhill High. He transferred to the New Hampton, N.H. campus over the summer of 2011, and re-classified to the 2014 class.

Ranked as the No. 4 overall prospect nationally in ESPN's "Super 60" 2014 rankings, Vonleh will move to No. 7 in the ESPN 100, which ranks the top high school seniors.

The move also makes him eligible for the prestigious McDonald's All-American Game, which maintains a policy of only qualifying seniors in their fourth year of high school. Tilton (N.H.) swingman Wayne Selden made a similar move this summer, switching back to the 2013 class, and along with Vonleh is considered a favorite to be named to the game.

Vonleh also told Telep that Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio State are currently working the hardest in their recruitment of him.

For Telep's full report on Vonleh's decision today, CLICK HERE.

New Hampton also released its own statement on Vonleh's decision today, which you can find by clicking HERE. Below is an excerpt:

Regarded as one of the top basketball high school basketball prospects in the nation, Vonleh enjoyed a solid first year of play in the highly competitive NEPSAC Class AAA League and followed up with a stellar summer playing for the Mass Rivals AAU program. He also competed in various camps and invitationals, including the Adidas Nations where he earned MVP honors. Vonleh, who originally reclassified to 2014 to gain another year of physical, emotional, and athletic maturity, believes he is ready to make the jump to college.

"When I left Haverhill High after my sophomore year, I wasn't sure how my game would develop and how much I would mature physically and emotionally," Vonleh said. "I thought going to 2014 would be the best thing for me as I went off to boarding school and enrolled at New Hampton. My mom and I have continually tracked my progress. This summer we looked at things from an NCAA eligibility status, and it was easy. With one change to my schedule, an English class, I am able to graduate with the class of 2013."

Haverhill native and Class of 2014 prospect Noah Vonleh was one of the standouts at this past week's Adidas Nations tournament in Garden Grove, Calif., comprised of nine teams (five of which are from the U.S.) representing various continents -- North America Australia, Africa, Europe and Asia.

ESPN's West Coast recruiting analyst Joel Francisco checks in today on RecruitingNation with the top performances. To see that entire article, CLICK HERE (Insider only). Below is an excerpt of what he had to say about Vonleh:

STANDOUT PLAYERS

Noah Vonleh
2014, PF, 6-8, 215 pounds
His jump shot is solid, but he appears to aim (not fluid) his shot and as a result it’s not as consistent as it needs to be. Overall though he can explode in the paint area, handle it in the open court and rebound in traffic.

From last Thursday's session of the Hoop Group Summer Classic, in King of Prussia, Pa., correspondent Lucas Shapiro sends along this footage of a monster dunk from New Hampton (N.H.) swingman and Weymouth native Jared Terrell.

Watch below as the Class of 2014 slasher gets major liftoff for a powerful finish: