By Roy & Harv Schmidt

Lake Forest Academy's Kyle Rowley, who is one of the top post players in the state from the class of 2009, finds himself in a can't lose situation. He is currently faced with the possibility of graduating from Lake Forest Academy this spring and thus becoming a 2008 recruit, or waiting another year and remaining as a 2009 prospect, knowing that in doing so increased scholarship offers are almost sure to come his way. We will give everybody one guess as to which direction Rowley is leaning in.

By Roy & Harv Schmidt

Let the record now show that after after defeating Whitney Young, Lincoln Park and Curie all within the course of just over a week, we are now officially on the North Lawndale bandwagon. And when one considers that Lewis Thorpe's team is absolutely loaded with underclass talent, it is safe to say that we won't be jumping off all too soon. In fact, at the present time we believe that the argument can be made that North Lawndale is one of the three best high school basketball teams in the state regardless of class. There are plenty of reasons why.

By Roy & Harv Schmidt

After hearing that DePaul Associate Head Coach Gary DeCesare and Illinois assistant coach Jerrance Howard sat together while taking in this past week's high school contest between North Lawndale and Lincoln Park, our immediate thought was "Yes! This shows that both universities can compete with one another and yet still co-exist and get along." And in our opinion that is exactly the way it should be.

By Roy & Harv Schmidt

Seeing as though for the past month virtually everyone who follows recruiting knew where Crandall Head would be attending college, today's formal announcement from the prized class of 2010 prospect came as absolutely no surprise. Nevertheless, it goes without saying that Head's commitment will have a huge impact in relation to the school that he chose.

By Roy & Harv Schmidt

No high school basketball player in Illinois has been under more constant scrutiny than Whitney Young's Marcus Jordan. Such is the case when you are the son of the greatest basketball player who has ever lived. Expectations become too high and often end up being unrealistic. After watching Jordan at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament, our message to the critics is quite simple--it is time to silence yourselves!