The Marshall County Hoop Hoopfest continues to be a good place for Dan Hurley’s St. Benedict’s Gray Bees to play.
A year ago, Tamir Jackson lit up Brandon Jennings and Oak Hill for 29 points in an upset victory on the ESPN networks.
This year, Texas commit Tristan Thompson (pictured) posted a double-double of 18 points and 10 boards as the Newark school downed Jackson (Miss.) Provine by 16 points, according to Scout.com.
St. Ben’s, which finished last year ranked No. 2 in the nation, plays Chicago Whitney Young on Saturday and the games are being shown on the old Interweb here.
In a game that featured some eight Division I players, Oak Hill Academy downed Duncanville, 69-57. Oklahoma commit Keith “Tiny” Gallon of Oak Hill was injured in the game after a dunk.
“When I dunked it, I came down too hard,” Gallon, No. 3 among centers in the Class of 2009, wrote in a text message. “I’m going to get it X-rayed in the morning. Hopefully, I will play tomorrow.”
Oklahoma head coach Jeff Capel, fresh off dining with my man Jeff Goodman of FoxSports, in the wake of Oklahoma’s victory over USC Thursday night, was also on hand to watch Gallon.
“Gallon brings size, skill, understanding how to play basketball,” Capel told me last week when his team won the NIT Tip-Off at MSG. “He can score it, he can shoot it, he can pass it. He’s a really skilled guy and if he comes in here and really gets after working with our strength coach, then he can be very successful.”
Scout reports that Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford and assistant Butch Pierre were also on hand to watch OSU commits Roger Franklin and Reger Dowell of Duncanville.
Marshall County Hoopfest schedule
Friday, December 55:30 p.m. Marshall County (KY) vs Obion County Central (TN)
7:00 p.m. Oak Hill Academy (VA) vs Duncanville (TX)
8:30 p.m. St. Benedicts (NJ) vs Jackson Provine (MS)
10:00 p.m. Briarcrest (TN) vs Homewood Flossmoor (IL) Saturday, December 6
10:30 a.m. Paducah Tilghman (KY) vs Lexington Catholic (KY)
12:00 p.m. South Laurel (KY) vs Lafayette (MO)
1:30 p.m. Memphis White Station (TN) vs Columbus Northland (OH)
3:30 p.m. Marshall County (KY) vs Madisonville North Hopkins ((KY)
5:00 p.m. Wheeler (GA) vs Jackson Callaway (MS)
6:30 p.m. Scott County (KY) vs Duncanville (TX)
8:00 p.m. Oak Hill Academy (VA) vs Chicago Simeon (IL)
9:30 p.m. Chicago Whitney Young (IL) vs St. Benedicts (NJ)
11:00 p.m. Montverde Academy (FL) vs Findlay (NV)
