Frank Burlison

LAS VEGAS, NV – The annual Fullcourt Press Las Vegas Fall Showcase was held at Bishop Gorman High Tuesday.

And, not surprisingly, event was highlighted in large part by the presence of players from the host school and national prep school-power Findlay Prep of nearby Henderson.

The all-sophomore frontcourt of Stephen Zimmerman (6-foot-10), Chase Jeter (6-8) and Nick Blair (6-4) of Gorman were dominant while playing in both the sophomore and junior games.

The left-handed Zimmerman, still working his way back into top-flight playing condition after June surgery on his right knee forced him to spend summer watching instead of playing games, showed off his remarkable versatility.

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The first-ever E.A.T. (Elite Athletic Training) Utah Showcase demonstrated oh-so-succinctly Saturday why there should definitely be a second-ever Utah Showcase a year from now.

Many of the state’s top players – from eighth to 12^th grades – were on display during the five games that were played in the spacious and spiffy West High gymnasium.

The action wrapped up early Saturday evening when the Red squad – led by forward Jalen Moore of Sky View High in Salt Lake City – held off the White, 62-58, in the game for members of the Class of 2013.

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LYNWOOD, CA – A rule of thumb when it comes to high school basketball:

Very good seniors are going to beat very good sophomores pretty much every time – especially when there is a nifty junior tossed into the mix for the seniors.

That was the case Sunday afternoon at Lynwood High when Long Beach Poly – paced by the senior duo of Roschon Prince and Jordan Bell and multi-skilled junior Kameron Chatman – jumped out to a rapid-fire advantage and then coasted to a 73-47 victory over Las Vegas Bishop Gorman in the championship game of the 20^th Fullcourt Press Fall Hoops Classic.

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LYNWOOD, CA – Two of the most successful high school programs in the West gave every indication on Saturday that they are bound for a hook-up Sunday afternoon for the championship of the 20^th Fullcourt Press Fall Hoops Classic

The Long Beach (CA) Poly Jackrabbits and Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman Gaels cruised to a couple of pool-play victories apiece Saturday at Lynwood High to advance to Sunday morning’s (11:20) championship-round semifinals.

Poly, which knocked off the MOC Stars and Belmont Shore Gold, will take on the San Diego All-Stars (2-0 in Pool B) on Court 2 while Bishop Gorman faces Branch West Prep on Court 1.

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LOS ANGELES, CA – The annual Fullcourt Press Fall Showcase usually proves to be just that – especially when it comes to some of the very best of the prep talent in the Southern California freshmen and sophomore classes.

And that was definitely the case once more during the eight or so hours of action Sunday at Ribet Academy, which is located just a few miles from Dodger Stadium.

The Top 20 Freshman contest – OK, so there were actually 22 players who saw action in that tilt – feature a significant number of the top prospects whose “real high school” debuts are still a little less than three months away.

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