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Parents, players and fans from East Tennessee pay attention. Tennessee Prep Hoops and Tennessee Prep Sports have joined forces and are publishing the inaugural "High School Hoops" magazine for East Tennessee. Every school that sent in a questionaire will be represented in both boys and girls squads. The magazine will be available for purchase starting next week at your area Pilot Foodmarts. We chose six boy's and girl's for the cover (seniors only) and are hopeful the publication will be well recieved. For more information check out www.unapproved website.com or www.tnprepsports.com. Thanks for your interest and let's make this a great year for high school basketball in East Tennessee.

East Tennessee basketball fans there is hope on the horizon. Tennessee Prep Sports and Tennessee Prep Hoops have joined forces and will launch "High School Hoops", a preview magazine that covers a great deal of the East Tennessee landscape. The magazine will be available to all for purchase at your local Pilot Foodmarts starting the week of December 12th. Hope you enjoy.

Once again look at www.unapproved website.com and you will see that Williams is in the top 5.

There are plenty of kids from the Boro. These are the top ten in each class. If you check out www.unapproved website.com you will find that Ramsey has cracked the top 10. They are basically the same rankings, the Hoopscoop editor changes them some so they are not exact.

Cromwell left Fairley before the school year started and is attending The Pendelton School which is the High School for IMG Academies. IMG Academy is located in Bradenton,Florida. check out www.unapproved website.com for additional information on Tennessee High School basketball

THE CAMP IS BEING HELD IN INDIANAPOLIS. I ALSO KNOW THAT BRANDON WRIGHT,J.P. PRINCE AND POSSIBLY PIERRE NILES WILL BE ATTENDING.

I DO NOT POST OFTEN BUT FELT THE NEED TO POST THIS TIME. IT DOES NOT REALY MATTER WHAT ANYBODY THINKS OF JAMAR AS HE HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY DIVISION I BASKETBALL ATA FINE PROGRAM. I KNOW JAMAR AND IT IS TRUE HE DID GET LOOKS FROM MAJOR SCHOOLS I KNOW THIS BECUASE I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THE LOOKS THAT HE GOT. IF HE DECIDED TO CHOOSE A SCHOOL CLOSER TO HOME AND NOT A SO CALLED BIG TIME PROGRAM DOES THAT MEAN HE UNDERACHIEVED. IF YOU THINK THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS ALL ABOUT. I HOPE JAMAR READS THIS AS I HOPE THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME PERSONALLY WILL READ THIS AND WILL BE VERY PROUD OF WHAT JAMAR HAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WISH HIM NOTHING BUT THE BEST ANDRE WHITEHEAD TENNESEE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE HOOP SCOOP AND CONSULTANT FOR BOB GIBBONS ALL STAR SPORTS

CARL, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR SQUAD THEY PLAYED SMART AND WELL TOGETHER. BRANDON BURNEY IS A STAR IN THE MAKING AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO HELP HIM. DRE

SHAWN, YOUR TEAM WAS GREAT AT THE TOURNAMENT. I DO NOT POST OFTEN BUT WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I WAS OVERLY IMPRESED WITH YOUR SQUAD AND YOUR DEPTH. I ESPECIALLY LOVED TINDALL AND HARRIS. I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET YOU IN THE TOURNMANET OF CHAMPIONS. I PROMISE I WILL DO ALL I CAN. DRE

The most underrated player in the state is Jaycean Herring from Bartlett.

GOMAB GREAT RANKING AND GOOD TALKING TO YOU TODAY I JUST COMPLETED MY TOP 20 FOR THE WEBSITE 1.LEE HUMPHREY-MARYVILLE 2.MARCUS HAMMOND-MEMPHIS EAST 3.KENYONA SWADER-SMYRNA 4.WADELE WILLIAMS-COLUMBIA 5.DANE BRADSHAW-MEMPHIS WHITE STATION 6.MARC GASOL-LAUSANNE 7.TRE WILLIAMS-MEMPHIS HARDING 8.JAKE SKOGEN-CHATTANOOGA TEMPLE 9.MONTRELL CRITTENDON-DYER COUNTY 10.ANTJUAN KOGER-LAVERGNE 11.KEITH HARDAWAY-MUNFORD 12.JOSH PEPPERS-MEMPHIS WHITEHAVEN 13.TRAVIS STRONG-MEMPHIS WHITE STATION 14.MATT MALONE-GREENEVILLE 15.COURTNEY BOHANNON-MEMPHIS HAMILTON 16.BRIAN FISK-DYER COUNTY 17.UAL BANKS-MEMPHIS RIDGEWAY 18.MARIO LUSK-MEMPHIS MANASAS 19.BRANDON HARRIFORD-NASHVILLE HUME FOGG 20.DARRYL SOMMERSET-FAYETTE WARE

LEE HUMPHREY-MARYVILLE KYLE CRUZE-BEARDEN JOSH SUDDATH-MCCALLIE JOE THOMPSON-FATHER RYAN COLE ROSE-BGA MAURICE ESSIE-AUSTIN EAST BRANDON HARRIFORD-HUME FOGG ANDY WICKE-HENDERSONVILLE

I hope Brandon is doing fine. He is a great young man.

THANKS FOR THE INVITE TO THE SHOWCASE I HAD A GREAT TIME AND GOT TO SEE SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE MIDSTATE AREA. MY TOP TEN FOR THE TOURNAMENT WERE; ANTWAN HARRIS-KENWOOD BRANDON HARRIFORD-HUME FOGG JAMAR JENKINS-FOREST CASEY HOLT-CULLEOKA CALVIN CARTER-CLARKSVILLE NE MIKE SAMPSON-KENWOOD RICKY HARPER-HOWARD EVERET BILS-FATHER RYAN JOE THOMPSON-FATHER RYAN WADELE WILLIAMS-COLUMBIA VERY IMPRESSED WITH HARRIFORD AND WILL BE GETTING HIM SOME LOOKS FROM COLLEGES NOT ALREADY ON HIS RADAR. WNNA SAY HELLO TO THE KID FROM NASHVILLE HILLSBORO, I HOPE YOU HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SEASON AND I WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK IN WHAT YOU DO. IF I CAN HELP EMAIL ME AT drewhitehead@charter.net

THE TOP 25 JUNIORS BY THE HOOP SCOOP 1.JERRELL HOUSTON-MEMPHIS EAST 2.COREY BREWER-PORTLAND 3.SHAUN WILLIAMS-MEMPHIS HAMILTON 4.FRANK HOLMES-FAYETTE WARE 5.CHARLES HAMPTON-MEMPHIS BISHOP BYRNE 6.ANDRE ALLEN-MEMPHIS BTW 7.HENRY HARRIS-NASHVILLE STRATFORD 8.JUJUAN SMITH-MCMINN COUNTY 9.JUSTIN HARE-BRADLEY CENTRAL 10.SHANE DANSBY-HARPETH 11.JAMAR JENKINS-FORREST 12.SHAY SHANNON-GILES COUNTY 13.RONALD TAYLOR-NASHVILLE MAPLEWOOD 14.JONATHAN BALL-MEMPHIS WHITE STATION 15.KEIRON JACKSON-MEMPHIS EAST 16.LABRIEN LYONS-MURFRESBORO RIVERDALE 17.ANTWAN HARRIS-KENWOOD 18.BARRY GARDNER-NASHVILLE MAPLEWOOD 19.DANIEL SINGLETON-RUTLEDGE 20.REILEY ERVIN-MEMPHIS WHITE STATION 21.BRIAN LAKE-BOLIVAR CENTRAL 22.DAVID PRICE-MURFRESBORO OAKLAND 23.ROREY LAWRENCE-MEMPHIS KIRBY 24.CHRIS ARNETT-ANTIOCH 25.JOSH HELTON-NASHVILLE MT. JULIET I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK FROM THE READERS DREWHITEHEAD@AOL.COM SHARPSHOOTER12-SHAVLIK IN THE HOUSE GOMAB LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU THIS WEEKEND

VANDERBILT HAS OFFERED. ALSO BEING COURTED BY TENNESSEE, ARIZONA,ALABAMA,MISSISSIPPI,AND OTHER MID-MAJORS

Street and Smith's annual College and Prep basketball magazine has hit the newstands. The publication has Memphis White Station as the #12 team in their top 25 teams to watch. Players mentioned from the state: Seniors High Honorable Mention Dane Bradshaw-Memphis White Station Seniors Honorable Mention: Marcus Hammond-Memphis East Lee Humphrey-Maryville Antjuan Koger-Lavergne Deon Dawson-Memphis East Kenyona Swader-Smyrna Underclassmen High Honorable Mention Andre Allen-Memphis Booker T Washington Jerrell Houston-Memphis East Underclassmen Honorable Mention: Corey Brewer-Portland Roushan Cromwell-Memphis Fairley Jamar Jenkins-Forrest Shaum Williams-Memphis Hamilton The all-metro team from Memphis consists of Allen Bradshaw Ben Frederick-Bartlett Mark Gasol-Lausanne Mario Lusk-Manassa(SINCE CHANGED)

FLYER, THE LIST WILL CONSIST OF ALL CLASSES AND I ASSURE YOU MORE THAN TYLER SMITH FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE. MATTER OF FACT THE NUMBER TWO PLAYER IS JAMONT GORDON FROM NASHVILLE GLENCLIFF. STAY TUNED

I AGREE WITH YOUR ASSEMENT OF MAJOR WINGATE. HE IS RANKED BY THE HOP SCOOP AT 119 RIGHT NOW, BUT WAS TOP TEN AS A SOPHOMORE. HE WAS VERY GOOD IN THE AAU TOURNAMENTS THAT I HAVE SEEN HIM IN. I THINK THE TRANSFERRING TO VARIOUS SCHOOL MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HIS LOW RANKING. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WINGATE HAS COMMITTED TO THE TENNESSEE VOLS BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS AND I WISH HIM ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD. HE SHOULD BE A BANNER RECRUIT FOR THE TENNESSEE PROGRAM

GOMAB DO NOT FEEL BAD. I AM ALMOST THROUGH COMPILING THE LIST FOR TOP SOPHOMORES IN THE STATE FOR THE HOOP SCOOP AND SLAY DOES NOT RANK IN THE TOP FIFTY EITHER.

THE TOP FRESHMAN IN THE STATE TO THIS POINT ARE; BRANDON WRIGHT-BRENTWOOD ACADEMY WILLIE KEMP-BOLIVAR PIERRE NILES HENDERSON-MEMPHIS TREADWELL KIETH RAMSEY-MURFRESBORO OAKLAND DUKE CALHOUN-MEMPHIS RALIEGH EGYPT DARIUS ROPER-MURFRESBORO OAKLAND DEQUAN TWILLY-SHELBYVILLE JEREMIAH CRUTCHER-HUNTERS LANE FREEMAN PINKNEY-KENWOOD STEPHEN KITES-KNOXVILLE SOUTH DOYLE

Hello Coach, Glad to see you back. I hope your move went well. I just wanted to see if I could get your new numbers and address so I can send you a copy of my report from last season and talk about next season. You can email me at drewhitehead@aol.com. Talk to you soon.

I THINK MR. PRINCE IS A FINE PLAYER AND DEFINETELY ONE OF THE TOP FIVE PLAYERS IN THE STATE IN HIS CLASS. i THINK HOWEVER THE BEST PLAYER IN HIS CLASS AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE STATE IS TYLER SMITH FROM GILES COUNTY. I HAVE HAD CALLS FROM ARIZONA,KENTUCKY,LOUISVILLE AND NUMEROUS OTHER HIGH DIVISION I SCHOOLS INQUIRING ABOUT THIS YOUNG MAN. I ALSO BELIEVE ANOTHER REALLY GOOD TENNESSEE SOPHOMORE IS JAMON GORDON FROM GLENCLIFF. I HAVE SMITH RATED AS THE NUMBER ONE SOPHOMORE IN THE STATE BY THE HOOP SCOOP.

Hey Stokomo, I read that you are an aau coach. Iam the Tennessee correspondent for the Hoop Scoop. I would love to talk with you about some of your players and some of your opinions on other area players. Email me at drewhitehead@aol.com and share some of your insight. thanks hey sharpshooter12 How's it going.