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two big basketball tournaments
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2009 Steller      Tournament
July 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
found on the web HERE

The 2008 results
HERE
 
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July 16, 17, 18, 19
found on the web  HERE

The 2008 results HERE

Tyreke Evans, the Kings' top choice in the draft-- Find more of the Dave Burman  latest breaking basketball headlines  affecting Pennsylvania HERE

summer 2009

Find  summer info HERE


Summer Schedule for the Scouts  HERE
Find the scouting schedules for both the East Coast Index and the Prystal Scouting Service for summer and fall



Shootout Results:
The April 5th scouting service reports  now  final and you can find the complete results  HERE

- previous results found
HERE
-Next shootout in the fall:
October 11, APPLICATION
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Chris "Handles" Franklin, former Susquehanna Twp star-who has appeared at two previous shootouts-now plays for the Harlem Globetrotters and played in the 2009 NBA All-Star Celebrities Game in Arizona
--Franklin Globetrotter resume  HERE

--NBA Celebrity story
HERE
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2009 STATE PLAYOFF BRACKETS AND RESULTSPhiladelphia and the East comes up big in the playoffsMt. Lebanon girls finish undefeated!!  The Long-est Overtime Game ever--Find these stories HERE

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Hall of Famer Dies!! He was from Pennsylvania: Chuck Daly of NBA fame,  HERE
 

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Targeting Basketball in Your Area of Pennsylvania 
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who are the leaders in your state?
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  Delaware News  HERE    Maryland News  HERE
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Who were the top twins to play in Pennsylvania?  go HERE
Satkovich twins:  Emily  and Elizabeth
Somerset,  Class of 2011


Pennsylvania coaching records, most wins, Championships HERE
(Ed McCluskey, left-  coached seven state championships) (Photo credit: Jim Raykie, Sharon Herald)

Which Pennsylvania coaches will get to 500 wins this season?  

 


The longest streaks-

 

What about St. James, 66 straight wins and three state championships 1950, 1951, and 1952  HERE (Photo credit: now defunct Pittsburgh Press)
Winning Streak
Story HERE  (Jeff  Dewees,York Daily Record)
Losing Streak Story HERE  (Dom Cosentino,  Doylestown Intelligencer)


1944 Conneautville High School basketball cheer  "Hitler's Mustache, Tojo's Steam,  Can't compete with Conneautville's team!"
   (taken from booklet, "The Champs"  by Mrs. Zamaria,  Art Class Supervisor)

Basketball Clips Examine four You Tube video clips and vote for the best basketball shot HERE

 


 

1959 game in Altoona

 

 

 


 


Which was the  best high school team in Pennsylvania basketball history?
 What about the 1958-59 Kutztown team?  (Photo credit: Reading Eagle)
 

What about the 1954 Farrell team which defeated Chester in the Palestra for the state title?

(Photo credit: Jim Raykie, Sharon Herald)

 

find nominations   HERE

 


PENNSYLVANIA FOCUS:
What do Joe Paterno, Richie Allen, Joe Namath, and the Governor of Pennsylvania have in common?  
 
Find out HERE

 




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The Winning Coaches  at the Stellar Tourney in Allentown, PA:
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** Which is your favorite All-Time  Basketball Movie  HERE
** Vote for your favorite sports writer from the past  HERE

**Vote  best female player in Pennsylvania Basketball History HERE

**Vote  best male player in Pennsylvania   Basketball History HERE
What about "Stodie" Watts, Jenkintown? (Photo left)





A legend is dead!  Julius McCoy died in Harrisburg-He led Farrell to it's first state title then starred at Michigan State and later in the Eastern League. 
See our obituary page HERE
Find him in our Hall of Fame  HERE 
Sharon Herald
story  HERE   

 

How many people visit this site? The old record was on 3/24/06 when 560 people visited.  But on  3/1/08, we had 701 visitors.
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We get letters!!
May 07, 2007
Mr. Gaffey,
I wanted to say thank you for all of the exposure that you gave my
daughter, Ashley Fortney, on the Pennsylvania Basketball website.  She has committed to Buffalo State College in Buffalo New York, which is a State University of New York  college.  Without the exposure that you provided her, it is very doubtful that she would have had the opportunity to play basketball at Buffalo State. The Buffalo State women’s basketball coach acknowledges that her first knowledge of Ashley was through your website.  Once again, I sincerely thank you for all of your support.
Sincerely,
Dennis W. Fortney
Editors note: Ashley played at Fauquier H. S. in Virginia and attended our shootouts.

 

2008-09-State Tourney Headlines  HERE

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Basketball
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go to the section PLACES and find #42 in this photo, Wilbur Trosch, the former Pennsylvania basketball star, who is found here next to Oscar Robertson and Jerry West -the picture was taken at Madison Square Garden in the summer of 1960. The U.S. Olympic Basketball Team was going to Rome and this was their last game before they left. They won the 1960 Olympic Gold medal.  The coach of the team, Pete Newell just died, obit HERE

 

 

2009 All-Star Game Results


--Friday's All-Star Recap   HERE
Boys: PA 112  New Jersey  107
-Saturday's All-Star Recap HERE
Girls: PA
104  Md  91
Boys: Md
116  PA 112

--2009 rosters    HERE
--
(Malik Generett  and Malachi Leonard from York William Penn  played for Pennsylvania)--

--find the  history of the Pennsylvania /Maryland All-Star Series,   HER

 


Who was the best male player under 5'10 to play in Pennsylvania?  We have just added another, Barre Ritz-find the others  HERE

Thanks to Dave Burman for this utube tribute to Larry "Deuce" Shurcenski  known as "America's Most Famous Scorekeeper.”   http://youtube.com/watch?v=pqZCyeGDWX4

 


 

 

 
Penn State Harrisburg, the Division III school in Middletown opened the season with an overtime win over Wells College in  a game played at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.  PSU-HBG has a number of former PA/MD Shootout performers.  TOP-Kenton Alston (left)  Steelton and Brian Berry (right)  Annville-Cleona. 
 

Game story, box score  HERE
Brian Ongeri (Hershey) added 7 pts and 4 rebounds.
Shootout Results Fall 2008
Ed O'Brien Video Highlights,  HERE
Boys and Girls-Hennessey Assessments,  HERE

National Collegiate Combine Boys,  HERE
Prystal Girl's results HERE
Prystal Scouting Boys,  HERE
East Coast Girl's  HERE
East Coast Boys,  HERE
 

 


Up in the air!!

 If you travel along Manor Drive between Route 22 and Route 39, you will find four pairs of sneakers mysteriously draped over the lines high above.
(Photo by Cecil Pedigue)
(Send us your unusual basketball photos)

 

 

 

(Photo left shows that you need a boat to drive to the basket on this court!)
Send us your photos!!


 

 



TRICK OR TREAT

Here is wishing you a Happy Halloween from pahoops.org
(Pumpkin designed by, carved by and photo by  Ashley Thompson, PSU 2006-Ashley played in the 2002  Roundball All-Star Series  HERE )

 

 

 


did you  vote ?

Barack Obama

ELECTION   2008

 John McCain

pahoops.org endorsed Barack Obama, who played high school basketball.  On July 19th, he was visiting U. S. troops in Kuwait in a gymnasium and hit a pressure 3 pointer!  Find that shot on msnbc.com HERE
pahoops on Obama: "he has a good left handed jumper; he passes well, sees the court well and has a vision for the nation!"



 


Nick Schlitzer-named "Most Outstanding Player" at the  Super Sophomore Camp  will play at the Shootout-read the story of the game he won last year with 11 foul shots HERE

(Nick Schlitzer plays for Coach David Mullaney at Pottsville High School)

**"Dancing Through the Decades HERE 

The Immaculata University men's progam is new,
story
HERE

Student Scholarship Help: Kate McDiarmind sends along this helpful site on scholarships.  What to do and how to avoid scholarship scams  http://www.scholarshiphelp.org 

Memorial Day 2008: find our tribute HERE

2008 All-Star Game results  HERE
NCAA Tournament  results HERE


Which PIAA District is your team in?-   find it HERE
 

2007-2008 Pre-season High School Basketball Tournament Results-found HERE

Archives HERE

Prystal Scouting Services Recommendation  HERE
Shootout information
 HERE
Why attend our event?  Answer HERE

Past shootout results  found HERE
Directions to the shootout  HERE
Hotels for the event HERE
Directions to Shootout  HERE
Hotels for the Shootout  HERE
Application   HERE

12/10/08, What is the record was for most blocked shots in a girls high school basketball in the state of PA?   At Valley View High School in Archbald, Pa,  6'1 Rebecca Keegan (2010),  blocked 22 shots against West Scranton. The national record is 25 by a girl in Texas. (Jerry DiPasquale) records page HERE

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Harrisburg 17112
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