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March 05, 2008

National Prep Semis Set

Tyrekeevans9_13200The National Prep Championships are going on this week at Fordham University's Rose Hill Gym and tonight's semifinals look like this:

No. 1 Hargrave vs No. 4 Brewster, 6 p.m.

No. 2 Findlay vs. No. 6 Notre Dame Prep, 8 p.m.

The championship game is set for 7 p.m. Thursday

Here are some results from Tuesday's quarterfinal action:

No. 1 Hargrave 98, No. 8 St. Thomas More 75

Hargrave shot 14 for 30 from 3-point land. Marshall-bound guard Damier Pitts tallied 24 points for Hargrave and Mississippi State- bound Dee Bost added eight 3-pointers and 28 points.

Devin Ebanks tallied 16 of his 22 points in the first half and added two rebounds for St. Thomas More. 6-7 F T.J. Robinson from St. Thomas More added 17 points and 7 rebounds. Hargrave took a 40-35 halftime lead.

No. 4 Brewster 84, No. 5 American Christian 79

Xavier-bound guard Mark Lyons led Brewster (31-3) with 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting, and 3 of 5 from 3-point land. Arizona commit Emmanuel Negedu finished with 19 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks. Fordham-bound guard Trey Blue had 16 points. American Christian guard Tyreke Evans was held to 12 points on 6-of-19 shooting and 0-for-4 from 3. Evans did have 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers. Evans is expected to decide between Memphis, Villanova, Texas and UConn sometime after the McDonald's All-American Game March 26. Former Louisville commit Lamont "Momo" Jones had 23 points on 9-for-23 shooting and 4-of-10 from three.

No. 6 Notre Dame Prep 75, No. 3 Patterson 73

Notre Dame Prep rallied from a 33-29 halftime deficit. Former Louisville commit Melquan Bolding banked in a game-winning 3-pointer with .1 seconds left to give Notre Dame Prep the victory. Bolding finished with 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting and 3-for-6 from 3. He added 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers, Syracuse-bound F James Southerland had 17 on 8-for-13 shooting and 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Missouri-bound Kim English added 16 points on 6-for-14 shooting and 2-for-8 from 3. Louisville commit Terrence Jennings was a defensive force and scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Arkansas-bound PG Courtney Fortson scored 15 for Patterson. 6-9 Memphis-bound F Matt Simpkins had eight points on 4-for-6 shooting.

No. 2 Findlay 88, No. 7 Harmony 79

Jorge Gutierrez led unbeaten Findlay Prep of Nevada (31-0) with 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting and added nine rebounds. New York's Curtis Dennis scored 17, including four three-pointers. Clarence Trent and Cal State-Fullerton bound Jacques Street each had 13 and Kentucky-bound DeAndre Liggins scored 12.

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Adam Zagoria is a staff writer at the Herald News in West Paterson, NJ, where he covers college and prep basketball, football and baseball, as well as the U.S. Open tennis tournament. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM and Sports Illustrated. Adam is the author of two books, including "She's Got Handle," called one of the top sports books of 2001 by The New York Times. His most recent book, "ULTIMATE - The First Four Decades" documents the colorful history of Ultimate Frisbee and was featured on ESPN's "Cold Pizza" and in Sports Illustrated and The New York Times. Adam lives in Manhattan with his wife, Jennifer, their daughter, Grace Daisy, and their dog, Jazz.

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