PrimeTime Shootout highlights weekend

The PrimeTime Shootout in Union, N.J., highlights the calendar on the last big weekend of high school basketball's regular season.

The Shootout helped spur the rise of weekend showcase events throughout the country in its early days by attracting rising stars like Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, LeBron James and Sebastian Telfair.

This year's event features 31 teams and 17 games over three days beginning Friday at Kean University. Four of the Top 10 teams in this week's Xcellent 25 will be in action, including No. 1 St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.), No. 2 St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) and a Saturday showdown between No. 5 Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) and No. 10 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) at 7:30 p.m.

Complete Schedule
PrimeTime Shootout
Feb. 11-13 – Kean University / Union, N.J.
Friday
5 p.m. – Pennington (N.J.) vs. St. Joseph (Metuchen, N.J.)
6:30 p.m. – Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) vs. Plainfield (N.J.)
8 p.m. – No. 5 Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) vs. Linden (N.J.)
9:30 p.m. – Middle Township (Cape May Court House, N.J.) vs. Middletown North (Middletown, N.J.)
Saturday
Noon – Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills, N.Y.) vs. Neptune (N.J.)
1:30 p.m. – Lakewood (N.J.) vs. Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly, N.J.)
3 p.m. – St. Andrew's (Barrington, R.I.) vs. Trenton Catholic Academy (Trenton, N.J.)
4:30 p.m. – Life Center Academy (Burlington, N.J.) vs. Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
6 p.m. – No. 2 St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.) vs. Hotchkiss (Lakeville, Conn.)
7:30 p.m. – No. 5 Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) vs. No. 10 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
9 p.m. – St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.) vs. Union (N.J.)
Sunday
Noon – Montgomery (Skillman, N.J.) vs. Point Pleasant Beach (N.J.)
1:30 p.m. – Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.) vs. St. Raymond Boys (Bronx, N.Y.)
3 p.m. – No. 10 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) vs. East Side (Newark, N.J.)
4:30 p.m. – No. 1 St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) vs. St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.)
6 p.m. – Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) vs. St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, N.J.)
7:30 p.m. – Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) vs. Shabazz (Newark, N.J.)

Buzzkill for Missouri showdown

Another highly-anticipated game took a bit of a hit Thursday night when McCluer North (Florissant, Mo.) fell to rival McCluer (Florissant), 65-58.

Arkansas signee B.J. Young – fresh off a two-game suspension – and McCluer North will face Florida signee Bradley Beal and Chaminade (St. Louis) in an ESPNU-televised matchup Saturday.

Unbeaten Chaminade is ranked No. 13 in this week's Xcellent 25. McCluer North is regarded as the St. Louis area's second-best team, but has dropped three of its last four games. Both Beal and Young are averaging over 30 points per game.