03/12/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

• Central will play for state crown _{2013-03-12, 06:37 am}
  The Central Catholic girls basketball team advanced to the state championship game with a thrilling 55-51 come-from-behind win over Braintree Monday night at the TD Boston Garden.
• Country Day Girls Set to Face Flint Powers Tuesday in Quarterfinals _{2013-03-12, 06:44 am}
  Here's what on the schedule for Birmingham-area high school athletes for Tuesday, March 12: Detroit Country Day Girls Basketball MHSAA Class B Quarterfinals, 6:30 p.m.: Varsity vs.
• Fenway wins again _{2013-03-12, 06:15 am}
  With 27 seconds remaining in Fenway's 56-47 Division 4 girls' state championship win over Greater New Bedford on Monday, Panthers coach John Rice sent in a sub for senior Tajanay Veiga-Lee. As the 5-foot-5-inch Veiga-Lee, who was named MVP , left the court, the Fenway fans' section at the TD Garden rose as one and saluted their captain.
• Central Catholic 55, Braintree 51 _{2013-03-12, 06:15 am}
  From left, Amanda Williams, Alexandra Nagri, and Casey McLaughlin jump for joy after Central Catholic earned a spot in the state final.
• Alabama basketball - Buck Johnson lets teammate down easy: Tide great ... _{2013-03-12, 06:08 am}
  Alabama basketball - Buck Johnson lets teammate down easy: Tide great doesn't get on J.J. Jackson too badly after Carver gets upset G.W. Carver coach part of 100-year Alabama celebra...: G.W. Carver High School head boys basketball coach James "J.J." Jackson, a former Alabama player, joined more than 100 former Crimson Tide players, coaches and ... (more)
• St. Pius X Girls' Basketball Takes Fourth State Title _{2013-03-12, 05:58 am}
  The winter season concluded over the weekend with St. Pius X 's girls' basketball team capturing its fourth state title.
• Buffaloes' coaches, players earn all-WAC honors _{2013-03-12, 05:45 am}
  Garden City High School's wrestling and basketball coaches and players have been honored with the release of the 2013 All-Western Athletic Conference teams for the two sports.
• Southeast senior Shayna White named to Division II All-Ohio team _{2013-03-12, 05:44 am}
  The prep career of Shayna White will be remembered as one of the best in Southeast High School girls basketball history.
• Streetsboro sharpshooter Jordan Matusik garners national attention _{2013-03-12, 05:43 am}
  Updating a Facebook status or tweeting a message to your followers is part of a daily routine for a lot of people.
• 5 Things: A High of 55, Relationship Skills that Drive the Bottom Line at HarborOne, and More_{2013-03-12, 05:34 am}
  Patchy fog. High near 55. South wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Turner goes from novice coach to state Hall of Famer _{2013-03-12, 05:30 am}
  As a substitute teacher at Pine Bush High, Bob Turner was looking for a job, but not the one offered to him in the hallways back in 1978.
• Panthers leave Portland with lots to ponder _{2013-03-12, 05:30 am}
  The passing of another state tournament typically leaves a few areas of reflection, and this year's excursion to the Rose Garden proved no different.
• Singler first team in Pac-12 awards _{2013-03-12, 05:30 am}
  Former South Medford standout E.J. Singler, a senior for Oregon, has been chosen for the all-Pac-12 Conference first team, and Duck coach Dana Altman was chosen coach of the year.
• Monday's boys basketball regionals roundup: Detroit Country Day wakes up after halftime, wins_{2013-03-12, 05:24 am}
  Ranked No. 1 nearly all season, Detroit Country Day didn't play much like a top-ranked team in the first half Monday.
• Dramatic Win Jolts Red Devils to State Final _{2013-03-12, 05:23 am}
  After fellow Middlesex League team Wilmington clinched its return spot in the Division 2 state title game, Burlington High School decided it would do the same.
• Hometeam: Chieftains to play for first state championship _{2013-03-12, 05:20 am}
  Nashoba Regional coach Beth McNamara said teams really never play a perfect game, but in last night's 52-32 victory over Hoosac Valley Regional in a Division 2 state semifinal at the DCU Center, the Chieftains came pretty close to doing that.
• Run's over - LCS boys fall in regional debut _{2013-03-12, 05:13 am}
  Livingston Christian senior forward Travis Hollingsworth tied for a team-high with 11 points and nine rebounds in Monday's 81-37 loss to Allen Park Inter-City Baptist in a Class D regional semifinal at Novi.
• Marlington's Strouble named NBC Player of the Year _{2013-03-12, 05:13 am}
  Marlington High School's Lucas Strouble was the Player of the Year and Canton South's Frank Spottleson earned Coach of the Year honors to headline the 2012-2013 All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference boys' basketball team, as selected by... Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call 821-1200 to set up ... (more)
• Old Lyme boys reach Class S semis for first time _{2013-03-12, 05:06 am}
  Old Lyme's George Logan was standing at the foul line with 50.8 seconds left in what was a two-point game Monday night.
• Shabazz Muhammad, other former local standouts will return for Pac-12 tournament _{2013-03-12, 05:01 am}
  Bishop Gorman High graduate Shabazz Muhammad, shown playing earlier this year for UCLA, will return to Las Vegas March 13 for the Pac-12 Conference Tournament with the Bruins.