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MLK CLASSIC: Talented Field
Takes Center Stage

PrepStars.com staff
readermail@prepstars.com
January 15, 2011

Tobacco Road basketball runs full throttle these game days of January for both colleges and high schools alike. Following the excitement, upsets and last second nailbiters comes the high drama of March Madness in the not too distant future.

One bonus at the high school level is gameday action that gives fans throughout the country a front row seat to watch the next possible game-changers for their favorite team. That’s the true essence of recruiting and scouting prospects.

In the North Carolina Triad area this MLK Monday is the 9th annual Scholastic Sports Classic that features top-ranked national prospects. Players headed to colleges from East to West will be in action in Greensboro N.C.

In this digital age, it's fairly common to get a quick glance at a clip of a player's game via YouTube or elsewhere.

At PG, there's Tyler Lewis — Lewis Showcases Skills — committed to N.C. State who's highly entertaining to watch. He'll bring a solid, heady backcourt handle to the Wolfpack lineup in the 2012-13 season.

Here’s a visual look at some of the other top prospects in attendance:

James McAdoo (UNC): McAdoo An Elite Athlete

Marshall Plumlee (Duke): Plumlee Battles Inside

Quinn Cook (Duke): Cook A Pure Scorer

Ben McLemore (unsigned): McLemore An Elite Unsigned Talent

Sidiki Johnson (Arizona): Johnson Works End To End

Braxton Ogbueze (junior/uncommitted): Ogbueze An Emerging Junior Guard

Peter Jurkin (junior/Indiana): Jurkin Has Endless Length

Chris Jones (Tennessee): Jones An Explosive Guard

Jacob Lawson (Purdue): Lawson A Ferocious Dunker

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