Phillip Starks poured in a school-record 59 points as Prince Tech (Hartford, Conn.) outlasted Windham Tech (Willimantic, Conn.), 109-98.
The 5-foot-9 senior guard drilled 25 of 35 shots from the field and nine of 11 from the free throw line while surpassing the previous record of 57 points which was set in 1998 by DelShawn Jackson. Starks averaged 27.4 points and 8.9 assists as a junior while leading the Falcons to state runner-up honors in Class S.
Windham Tech coach Jeff Belanger told the Hartford Courant, "We tried to wear them down, but Phil Starks didn't get worn down."
Christian Gonnelli had a career-high 42 points to go with 12 rebounds in a losing cause.
Oak Hill Academy's Quinn Cook.
Photo by Lonnie Webb
* MaxPreps' No. 1 team,
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), defeated Montverde (Fla.) Academy, 58-44, behind MVP
Quinn Cook (22 points) to win the 'Iolani Classic in Honolulu. Along the way, coach Steve Smith notched his 800th victory. In 26 years, Smith has won an incredible 94 percent of his games against a schedule second to none.
* Undefeated
Westbury Christian (Houston) defeated Yates (Houston), 103-91, to win the 71st annual Houston ISD Tournament. Delvin Dickerson, who had 25 points and 12 rebounds, was named MVP.
* Florida State University recruit
Terry Whisnant tied the school record with 10 3-pointers, finishing with 43 points as Cherryville (N.C.) defeated South Point (Belmont, N.C.), 92-74.
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Jerron Smith, a 6-3 senior, scored 44 points as Decatur (Federal Way, Wash.) defeated Wenatchee (Wash.), 86-58. The Portland State recruit is averaging 28.6 points.
* Bill Self (Kansas), Mike Montgomery (Cal) and Lorenzo Romar (Washington) all were present last week to take a good look at 6-8 junior
Brandon Ashley as Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) routed previously unbeaten Berkeley (Calif.), 67-35.
* West Jordan (Utah) junior
Jordan Loveridge (6-1) broke his own school record by a single point with 40 points during a 67-54 victory over Cottonwood (Salt Lake City, Utah).
* The Jordan Brand Classic is being moved from New York's Madison Square Garden to Charlotte, N.C. It will be held on April 16, 2011, at the Time Warner Cable Arena.
* Huntington Prep Academy (Huntington, W.Va.) junior guard
Negus Webster-Chan (6-7) has made a commitment to the University of Louisville, according to the Huntington Herald-Dispatch.
* Dan Fleming recorded his 300th coaching victory as
La Salle (Cincinnati) defeated Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati, Ohio), 56-31.
