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by Gerry Corcoran posted 07/22/2010
 

Shane Farley, Burlington High School

We are proud to announce that Shane Farley (Burlington), an incoming 9th grader has been selected to attend Boston's Best 40. The event will be held on Sunday August 8th at the Rivers School in Weston. The showcase is for the best 40 8th and 9th graders. Shane who will enter Burlington High School in September enjoyed a fine aau season for Coach Micky Burtnyk's U14 team. Shane was also selected one of four "Prospect" award winners at the Storm Program break up party. Congrats Shane the Storm family is proud of you

by Ron Texeira posted 07/16/2010
 

Georges Niang

Georges Niang's summer continues to turn peoples heads as the 6'7" 230lb forward put up big scoring and rebounding numbers for BABC's 16's. BABC was otstanding all week as they made it to the finals of the Peach Jam, losing a heart beaker by two points. Georges now has offers from UNH, Florida Atlantic, and Hofstra. Only entering his junior year at Tilton expect many more offers to come in. Georges will head home for a few days before heading to Orlando for the Super Showcase and National Championships. Congrats Georges

by Kevin McCann posted 07/16/2010
 

How many of these guys can you name

As part of our KEEPING IT REAL Motto, remember top take a deep breath and enjoy the experience cause it goes by way too fast. We some time lose perspective with the craziness that accompanies the experience. Long before the college recruitment, extensive travel, showcases, camps, competition it was fun to ball with your boys. Try to be the first to correctly name each of these players and win a Storm sweatshirt

by James Penn posted 07/15/2010
 

Super 16 Recap

The New England Storm 16's and 17's travelled to the Super 16 Showcase at Quinnipiac College on Tuesday July 13th. Over 100 D1,2 and 3 coaches attended the all day showcase. Both the 16's and 17's were scheduled to play Lone Wolf from Vermont and Conencticut Basketball Club. The 16's dispatched Lone Wolf by 18 and then fell to CBC by 10. The 17's lead Lone Wolf by a comfortable margin and then withstood a Lone Wolf rally to win by two. In the second game the 17'S led CBC by 8 at half and ran out of gas in the second half losing by 7 The  All sixteen players on both teams contributed. NERR recognized five Storm players as Evening session top performers. Sam Longwell, Jimmy Zenevitch and Tom Palleschi of the 17's and Matt Ellis and Adam Bramanti from our 16's Congrats to all. For full story go to:
http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1530/Super-16-Evenings-Top-Performances.php

by Tony Lee posted 07/14/2010
 

Jimmy Zenevitch

The Storm 17's headed out to Springfield for BASKETBULL'S National Invitational Tourney on Sunday July 11 and Monday July 12th. In Pool play The Storm lost to Connecticut Kingz by 7 (The Kingz would eventually lose to Expressions by two point in Gold 2nd round of playoffs). The Storm then came from 14 down to beat the Midwest Stars from Nebraska by one on two Nick Lund free throws with 7 seconds left. In the First round of the Silver Division playoffs the Storm was sceduled to play Mass Rivals but Rivals were forced to withdraw. Next up for the Storm was MBR- Maine Gold with two scholarship players. Jimmy Zenevitch was the best player on the floor as he went for 26 and 12 rebounds. In the sem-final the Storm came from 8 down with three minutes to play to force overtime against the Bay State Magic on a Sam Longwell three pointer. The Storm outscored the Magic 8-0 in overtime to take home the Silver Championship. (ncaa rules states you can not play more than three scheduled games in a day). Jimmy Zenevitch (Central Catholic) and Tom Palleschi (Philips Andover) were recognized by Basketbull for their performances. Mike Gorman (Methuen) played almost every minute of every game running the point. Raudy Minaya  (Methuen) hit seven three pointers against Midwest Stars. Sam Longwell (Acton Boxboro)was lights out againt MBR and Bay State. Nick Lund (Woburn) was huge against Midwest Stars and Magic. James Staples (Methuen) and Matt Daniels(Chelmsford) were impressive off the bench. Congrats to our fellow porgram the Granite State Jayhawks. Coach Mark Dunham and the U17 JAYHAWKS took home the Gold Division Championship at Springfield. Pretty impresive for these two local porgrams. To read more about tourney go: http://www.nehoopnews.com/news/964/eyeopeners-at-the-First-Eight-and-Hall-of-Fame-National-Invitational.php  

by Bernie Addel posted 07/13/2010
 

Adam Bramanti

The New England Storm loaned three players from our u16 team to SECC program for the Basketbull National Invitational Tourney July 11 -12. Zack Karalis (North Andover) Colby Smith (North Andover) and Adam Bramanti (Masco) helped SECC finish 4-1 and capture the U16 Silver Championship. Congrats Zack, Colby and Adam

by John Miller posted 07/09/2010
 

Georges Niang of Tilton School and Methuen Mass.

Storm Director Rick Gorman received a phone call this afternoon from an ecstatic GEORGES NIANG who relayed the news that University of New Hampshire Head Coach Bill Herrion had just offered the Tilton School Junior to be a scholarship. Georges has had a breakout year with the Tilton Rams as well as fine spring with the  BABC 16's. Georges has been working out the last few weeks with Rick Gorman in preparation for his busy July. When asked what it felt like to get his first D1 offer Niang stated "Its a great feeling, but nothing comes easy, hard work pays off and I got to keep workin to get better everyday" Congrats the Strom family is proud of you

by Rich Ramos posted 06/28/2010
 

Georges Niang impresses at BC Prospect Camp

Georges Niang continues to impress. His latest performance took place in front of Steve Donahue and his staff at the Boston College Prospect camp held on Sunday June 27th. Please see the recap from New England Recruiting Report at www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1494/BC-Prospect-Clinic-Event-Recap.php . Georges now gets ready for a busy July running with Leo Papales' U16 BABC Team

by Gary McClain posted 06/25/2010
 

Sam Longwell had a strong night at the Storm/Jayhawk Showcase

The First Granite State Jayhawk / New England Storm College night was a big success. The event held at the Derry Boys Club featured the U17 Storm and U17 Jayhawks teams. In all 25 players were invited. 23 Division 2 and 3 coaches attended the ninety minute workout which included 45 minutes of drill work and 45 minutes of scrimmages. Adam Finkelstein of the New England Recruiting Report was on hand. Please go the following link for Adams take on the evening.
http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/1489/Jayhawks-College-Night-Event-Recap.php

Based on the success of the weekend The Jayhawks and Storm will put on future exposure events. The Storm want to thank Mark Dunham and the Jayhawk program for a great night

by Rigo Nunez posted 06/24/2010
 

Methuen will be lead by four year starter Mike Gorman

The Hoops for Hope Summer League is off and running and the New England Storm is represented on most of the teams. The following is the breakdown. Acton-Boxboro is lead by Storm players Sam Longwell and Wes Schroll. AB is expected to be the Dual County favorite. Methuen is off to a good start with the big three of four year starting point guard Mike Gorman, All Confernce player Raudy Minaya and hard wroking James Staples. Juniors to be Ryan Freeman and Mike Molloy are looking to step up to the varsity this year. Always dangerous Lawrence will be led by former Storm players Jaylen Alicea, Jesse Hiraldo, David Rivera, and Yadoris Arias. Trevonne Farley is working hard for a potential varsity spot. Andover will be led by its best player and former Storm player Joe Bramanti. Craig Luchenant and Brian Salevesen look to be penciled in as starters for the Warriors. Pelham will once again rely on senior Steve Spirou but keep an eye on sophomore Kevin Cheam. Jimmy Zenevitch will be the go to guy this season for Central Catholic but keep an eye on Lucas Hammel, Jamahl Lopez, Jimmy Driscoll, Sean Davis, Henry Rodrigues,and Tyler Nelson as they all look to step up to the varsity.
Salem looks to sophomere Andrew Ruffen to step up to varsity along with Jack Hartman. North Andover has a number of Storm players as Zack Karalis and Derek Collins will form a 1-2 punch for the Knights. Colby Smith looks to start at the point. John Miller and Mike Moroney will vie for the starting center position, Jimmy Warden, Tommy Moody and Isiah Nelson look to contribute to the varsity. Westford will be lead by Matt Ellis who heads into his junior year as the main man for the Grey Ghosts. Justin Mount will make a big impact for the varsity this year. Pat Turpin will also be fighting for a varsity spot. Trevonne Berry-Rogers is coming off a good aau season and will play mulitiple positions for Lynn English this year. The Prep school team will be lead by the Storm's Tom Palleschi, Mark Hanson and D1 prospect Georges Niang. Greg Devlin an incoming frosh at Philips is also playing for the Preps.
The Woburn Summer League also has a number of Storm Players as Adam Bramanti will be the man for Masco this year. Big Nick Lund will lead Woburn. Matt Daniels is Chelmsfords leading returning scorer. Congrats to all of our Strom players as they compete this summer with their high school teams.

by Norbett Pickert posted 06/23/2010
 

Both the 17's and 16's will be at the Super 16

U17 STORM will be participating in the National Invitational Tourney July 11-12 in Springfield Mass. The 17's will then head down to Connecticut to play in the Super 16 July 13th. U16 STORM will also be at the Super 16 on July 13th. A number of our players will also be participaing in various camps, showcases and invitational only events. More info to follow

by Dana Skinner posted 06/22/2010
 

Central Catholic 's Jimmy Zenevitch

Central Catholic Senior Jimmy Zenevitch, Tilton School Junior Georges Niang and Masco Junior Adam Bramanti have been invited to the prestigious Elite 75 Showcase at Boston Univeristy on July 9th. Joining Jimmy, Georges and Adam will be former Storm player Joe Bramanti. Congrats and Good luck

by Larry Merritt posted 06/22/2010
 

Storm and Jayhawks College Night 6/23

On Wednesday June 23rd 6:15 -7:45 The New England Storm and Granite State Jayhawk programs will hold a college night showcase for members of both prgrams 17 year olds. A large contingent of coaches along with New England Recruiting Reports Adam Finkelstein are expected to be on hand. For more information please contact Rick Gorman at 978-590-1745 or Mark Dunham at 603-401-3076

by Matt Gibson posted 06/18/2010
 

Georges Niang

Tuesday June 15th was the first day that players in the class of 2012 were allowed to receive calls from college coaches and Georges Niang (Methuen Mass) of Tilton School received a big phone call from Steve Donahue, New Head Coach of Boston College. Georges also received calls from the University of New Hampshire, Fairfield and LaSalle. Georges who is a reclassified sophomore at Tilton had a break out year and is an intriguing prospect. Congrats Georges, keep working hard

by Eddie Thurman posted 06/11/2010
 
The Storm family celebrated the end of the spring 2010 season with a program pizza party at the Guilmette School in Lawrence on June 10th. After individual team meetings were held, Storm Director Rick Gorman presented the annual State of the Storm, followed by a program award presentation and then a pizza party catered by Statcheys Pizzeria of North Andover and Salem Nh.
 The highlight of the evening was the induction of the first member into the Storm HALL OF FAME. John Vitulli was inducted for his endless hours and dedication to the Storm program over the past four years. John Vitulli received a plaque and a loud standing ovation from the 175 attendees.
 Other award members were as follows: Storm Courage Award: Greg Devlin, Coach of the Year Bert Hammel, Storm Sportsmanship winners: Isiah Nelson and Matt Daniels.  Storm Iron Men Awards: Mike Gorman, Zack Karalis and Brendan Miller. Storm Rising Prospect Awards: Shane Farley, Justin Mount, Adam Bramanti and Sam Longwell. A special presentation was made to U17 Storm players who are wrapping up their AAU careers this summer as well as a recognition to Jimmy Zenevitch, the first Storm Player to recieve multiple full college scholarships. With the Storm graduating their first group we fully expect a number of other college scholarships in the coming years. Thanks to everyone who made the evening a great success and proof that the Storm is one of the best AAU Programs in New England

coming soon pictures from the Storm Break-Up

IF ANY PLAYER WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THEY CAN PICK UP THEIR NEW STORM SHIRT AT THE YOUTH CENTER

by Matt Wolf posted 06/06/2010
 

U15 RUFFEN took home the Championship at Rivals Summer Showdown

The majority of the Storm teams wrapped up the spring season at the Mass Rivals Summer Showdown at Umass Lowell. U11 Bradanese, U12 Griillakis, U12 White, U13 Vitulli, U14 Burtnyk, U14 Warden and U15 Ruffen all participated and the Storm took home a couple of championships and some solid wins. U16 Warden will close out the spring season next weekend as they head out to the western part of the state for the Northeast Hoops showcase. The Storm will hold its end od season pizza party on Thursday June 10th 7:30-9:00 at the Guilemette school 80 Bodwell Street Lawrence 

by GymRat Challenge posted 06/02/2010
 

Adam Bramanti, Gymrat All-Tourney Team

The STORM was notified today that three members of the U16 Team were honored by the GYMRAT Challenge. Adam Bramanti (Masco) was named to the ALL-Tourney after having a great Tourney. Matt Ellis (Westford) and Zack Karalis (North Anodver) were named to the ALL-Tourney team Honorable Mention. Congrats to all three

by Ramon Rivera posted 05/23/2010
 

ALL STORM FINAL AT ZERO GRAVITY TOURNEY

At the Zero Gravity tourney this weekend it was an all STORM final as U13 Hammel and U13 Vitulli cruised into the championship game. A hard fought game similar to the scrimmages at the Guilmette on Thursday nights ensued as Hammel took down Vitulli by 6 points. Congrats to both teams as they earn Storm TEAMS of the week for 5/23-24

by Chris Tsiotis posted 05/17/2010
 
U15 Ruffen had a strong weekend as they won the Warriors Tourney. The 15's beat Bay State Magic, Boston Warriors and The Sharks to take home the championship. The Storm was lead by Justin Mount (35 points in final) Isaiah Nelson, Jamahl Lopez and Kevin Cheam. Steve Toscano, Jack hartman, Garret Upson,Chuckie Keenan, Andrew Ruffen, Jake Maclean, and Pat Turpin all contributed to win. Congrats to U15 Ruffen

by Casey Arena posted 05/13/2010
 

Brendan Miller U14 Storm

Hoop Group just named their ALL-TOURNEY Teams for the Providence Jamfest and the Storm had four players named. In the U17 Group Sam Longwell (Acton-Boxboro) and Jimmy Zenevitch (Central Catholic) were named. Adam Bramanti (Masco) and Zack Karalis (North Andover) were named in the U16 Division and Brendan Miller ( North Andover Middle School) was named to the U14 All-Tourney Team. Congrats to all four for this honor.

by Rudy Scott posted 05/10/2010
 

U12 Grillakis : Hoop Mountain Invitational Champions

U12 Grillakis went 5-0 and took home the Championship at last weekends Hoop Mountain Invitational. The 12's went 3-0 in pool play and then took charge in the semi's and finals. According to Coach Mike Grillakis it was a total team effort that propelled the 12's to their first championship this spring. This team is getting better every day. Congrats to Chris Miller, George Grillakis, Josh Bradanese, Jeff Trainor, Ryan Donnel, Kyle Nymen, Chris Merullo, John Raine,Matt Driscoll, Matt Romano and Cameron Zahner

by Steve Lane posted 05/09/2010
 

Colby Smith's buzzer beater has sixteens in the playoff round

The Storm has many of their teams playing this weekend. In the second week of States we have U11 Bradanese playing at the Reggie lewis center. U13 Vitulli and U13 Hammel are at UMass Boston and U15 Ruffen are out west at AIC in Springfield. We will have full recap Monday. U12 Grillakis, U14 Burtnyk, U16 Miller and U17 Gorman are at the Hoop Moutain Invitational at Mass Premier. The teams are competing well and for exposure purposes our 16's and 17's are getting alot of it. Our 12's finished first in their pool. The 16's won a big one against Rhode Island Breakers as Colby Smith hit a runner at the buzzer ensuring 1st place in pool play. New England Recruiting Report who covered the game highlighted Smith (North Andover), Adam Bramanti (Masco), Zack Karalis (North Andover) and Craig Luchenant (Andover). The 17's played in a very difficult pool with games against MP Playaz (NJ), Albany City Rocks Black and Connecticut Knights. The 17's played in front of many college coaches. NERR also reported on Tom Palleschi (Phillips Andover) and Trevone Berry-Rogers (Lynn English). Check out www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com . Best of luck to all our teams as they continue in the playoff round Sunday

by Mark Plansky posted 05/03/2010
 

State Tourney Recap

The Storm had five teams going in the first wekend of State Tourneys. U16 Miller continues to be the best 16 year old team not named BABC. Two weeks ago U16 Miller made it to the finals of the New England Super Regionals where they fell to mighty BABC. In the state tourney U16 Miller once again rolled through to the champinship game where their opponent was once again BABC. Storm gave a valient effort without leading scorer Adam Bramanti but in the end picked up their second silver medal. Congrats to the 16's; once again a fine performance. Our little guys U10 Sipsey rolled into the final four which wll be held May 15-16. Best of luck to the 10's as they go for the gold. In the U12 Division we had one team (Grillakis) in the D1 Division and one  team (White ) in the D2. Both teams rolled through pool play before falling in the quartefinals.Nice effort by the 12's. U14 Burtnyk also rolled through pool play before falling to a good Boston Spartans team in the quarterfinals. The 12's and 14's all had top eight finishes. The State tourneys continue this week as U11 Bradanese, U13 Hammel and U13 Vitulli and U15 Ruffen go for the GOLD. Congrats to all of our teams last week and best of luck to this weeks teams

by Twinkie Brown posted 04/27/2010
 

Adam Bramanti putting up huge numbers

Adam Bramanti of Masconomet Regional had a very strong weekend as he drew attention from coaches in attendance along with recruiting services. In leading the 16's to the quarter finals of the Jamfest Adam had games of 26, 22, 20 and 21. Adam who had a breakout season at Masco this year will lead the 16's into the Mass State Tourney this weekend

by James Bailey posted 04/26/2010
 

Sam Longwell, strong showing at Jamfest

Sam Longwell (Acton-Boxboro hs) had a strong weekend at the Providence Jamfest. Sam a member of U17 Gorman was recognized by New England Recruiting Report for his play. NERR says " Longwell is a strong bodied guard with a diverse and fundamentally sound game. Longwell made shots, drove to the basket and amde sound decisions with the ball". Former Storm players Joe Bramanti and Steve Spirou were also highlighted

by Ron Perry posted 04/21/2010
 

Noah LaRoche and Storm Players

On Tuesday April 20th and Wednesday April 21st Noah LaRoche of Integrity Hoops ran two hour clinics for over 50 Storm Players. The young guns U10 thru U13 attended Tuesday and our older players U14 to U17 attended Wednesday. Noah ran the guys through a numnber of traditional and non-traditional drills and skills. U16 player Colby Smith said it was agreat clinic and he learend some new offensive moves. U13 player Chris Barret said the clinic helped his ballhandling skills. Noah will continue to work closely with the Storm program

by Dwan Chandler posted 04/19/2010
 

U11 BRADANESE MASS RIVALS CHAMPIONS

New England Storm enjoyed another fine weekend with a couple of championships and fine finishes.  U11 BRADANESE  and U12 WHITE  won the Mass Rivals Tourney at Umass Lowell. Also at the Mass Rivals tourney U13 VITULLI lost in the finals. U14 WARDEN went 1-1 in the NEB Tourney. At the NEAAU SUPER REGIONALS the Storm represented with three top five finshes. U17 GORMAN finished in Third place losing to eventual champion Middlesex Magic in the semi-finals. U16 MILLER finished second losing to BABC in the finals and U15 RUFFEN over achieved this weekend finsihing in Fifth place loing to eventual champion BABC in the quarterfinals. Congrats to all of the teams. This week we have four teams at the Hoop Group Providence Jamfest, Our U12 and U13 Teams will be at Super Regionals and our little guys U10 SIPSEY will be at the Warriors Tourney

by Ricky Pierce posted 04/14/2010
 

Noah LaRoche working out Tracy McGrady

Noah Laroche of INTEGRITY HOOPS will be running two workouts for Storm Players during April Vacation. The clinic is free to all Storm players but is limited to 25 participants. To register please contact Rick at   The Clinic will be held at North Andover Youth Center. YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER

TUESDAY APRIL 20TH   9:00-11:00 AM (FOR U10, U11, U12, U13 PLAYERS)
               25 LIMIT: THIS SESSION IS FULL

WEDNESDAY APRIL 21ST 9:00 -11:00 AM (FOR U14, U15, U16 PLAYERS)
               25 LIMIT : THIS SESSION IS FULL

by Rebecca Lobo posted 04/13/2010
 

Storm pilots first girls team

For two years we have been asked countless times " When is the Storm going to start a girls team?" This spring we are piloting one team of girls from the Merrimack Valley area. The Storm ladies coached by local youth coach Cheryl Ruffen will run an abbreviated schedule this spring as we evaluate the logistsics of starting a girls porgam. Please follow our website this spring as we update the progress. If successful and we have the necessary gym time and qualified coaches look for open tryouts for LADY STORM teams in 2010

by Wilfred Morrison posted 04/13/2010
 

Mike Procopio; ATTACK Athletics

Mike Procopio, who is a workout trainer for the world famous A.T.T.A.C.K. program as well as assistant coach of the Maine Red Claws stopped down and ran a drills and skills practice for our U16 Blue Team. Mike who  works out some of the best NBA players including Kobe Bryant ran the players through a number of drills focusing on footwork. The Storm prides itself in offering the very best in skill development. Thanks for helping out Mike

by Larry Drew posted 04/12/2010
 

U16 Blue are off to fast start

Storm u16 Blue continues its fine season as they remain undefeated after winning the Warriors Tourney last weekend. Colby Smith, Zack Karalis, Adam Bramanti and Matt Ellis had big weekends. U16 Blue now gets ready for next weekends super regionals

by Michael Adams posted 04/08/2010
 

Sam Longwell, Acton-Boxboro

Beantown Hoops.Com came out with their end of the year awards and a The Storm was represented. Jimmy Zenevitch (Central Catholic) was named second team and Wes Schroll (Acton-Boxboro) and Sam Longwell (Acton-Boxboro) were named Honorable Mention. Sam was also named top five playmaker. Rick Kilpatrick (Acton-Boxboro) and Rick Nault (Central Catholic) were named two of the top five coaches. Congrats to all

by T.R. Dunn posted 04/06/2010
 

Jimmy Zenevitch

Central Catholic Junior Jimmy Zenevitch (Methuen Mass) received his second scholarship offer this week. Merrimack College became the second school in the Division 2 N.E. 10 Conference to offer the 6'8" forward as legendary Head Coach Bert Hammel delivered the news on Tuesday. The University of Mass Lowell was the first to offer after Central Catholic beat Acton-Boxboro in the Division 1 North Semi-Final. Jimmy's High School coach Rick Nault and AAU coach Rick Gorman report that Jimmy is receiving considerable interest from many D2 schools as well as a number of D1 schools. The Storm family is proud of Jimmy .

by Kevin Mackey posted 04/04/2010
 

Tom Palleschi, Eagle Tribune All-Star

The Lawrence Eagle Tribune 2010 Basketball All-Star Team was revealed Sunday and (9) NINE present and former Storm players were named. Jimmy Zenevitch (Central Catholic) was named to the Super Team. Raudy Minaya (Methuen) and Tom Palleschi (Philips Andover) were named All-Star. Michael Gorman (Methuen) was named Honorable Mention. Former Storm players Joe Bramanti (Andover), Jaylen Alicea (Lawrence) and Steve Spirou (Pelham) were named All-Star and Jaycob Morales (Central Catholic) and Mike Lombard (Pelham) were name Honorable Mention. Congrats to all on a great season

by Charles Person posted 04/02/2010
 

Jimmy Z, Boston Herald All-Scholastic

Central Catholic Junior Jimmy Zenevitch was named to the prestigiuos Boston Herald All-Scholastic team for the 2009-10 season. The 6'7" Zenevitch was the Raiders leading scorer this year and teamming with Wake Forest bound Carson Desrosier led Central to the Division 1 State Championship. Jimmy who is getting alot of attention from College coaches is getting ready for a big spring season with the U17 STORM team. The Storm family is proud of Jimmy

by Dwan Chandler posted 04/02/2010
 

Adam Bramanti, Salem Evening News All-Star

Masconomet Junior Guard Adam Bramanti was named to the Salem Evening News All-Star team. Adam had a breakout sophomore campaign leading the Chieftens in scoring as well as being named All-Conference in the Cape Ann League. Adam plays for the U16 STORM team coached by John Miller. Adam and the 16's are off to a great start as they went undefeated in the Middlesex Magic Tourney last weekend. For the full Salem Evening News story go to
http://www.salemnews.com/pusports/local_story_092004544.html?keyword=secondarystory

 

by Jim Spanarkel posted 04/02/2010
 

Wes Schroll Dual County Co-MVP

Acton=Boxboro Junior Wes Schroll was recently named co-mvp of the Dual County League. Wes had a great season leading the Colonials in scoring and helping his team get to the Division 1 North Semi-Finals. Wes is off to a great start with the Storm's U17 Team.Wes, Congrats on this well deserved award

by Al Wood posted 03/29/2010
 

Georges Niang

Georges Niang was named to the Class B All-New England First team for his outstanding year where he averaged 16.5 points and 8 rebounds per game for the Tilton School Rams. The Eagle Tribune ran an article March 27th entitled "Select Company" To read the full article go to
http://www.eagletribune.com/pusports/local_story_086013948.html
 

by Mike Woodson posted 03/25/2010
 

Sam Longwell: Lowell Sun All-Star

The Lowell Sun newspaper named four Storm players to its annual "BASKETBALL ALL-STAR TEAM. Juniors Sam Longwell (Acton-Boxboro), Wes Schroll (Acton-Boxboro), Matt Daniels (Chelmsford) and Sophomore Matt Ellis (Westfod)  were named to the 2009-10 team. Longwell, Schroll and Daniels play for U17 Gorman and Ellis plays for U16 Miller. Congrats to these talented players and fine young men.
The Lowell Sun article link is : http://www.lowellsun.com/highschool/ci_14807270

by posted 03/22/2010
 
The Storm is once again starting up its Sponsorship Program to assist boys in our program that may have difficulty paying for this wonderful basketball experience. If individuals or businesses are interested we have a number of levels of sponsorship. Please see below for different levels and the Storm family thanks you in advance.

Gold Level: $700.00 (pays for one storm player's entire experience): You will be mentioned on our sponsorship page and on the front page of Storm website and receive A Storm sweatshirt

Silver Level: $350 .00( pays for one storm player uniform/gear fee and practice time)  You will be recognized on Storm sponsorship page and receive A Storm sweatshirt

Bronze Level: $150.00 (pays for one storm players uniform/ gear fee) You will receive a Storm long sleeve tshirt

anyone who is interested in sponsorhip program please contact Rick Gorman at 978.697.590.1745

by Glen Rice posted 03/21/2010
 

John Burke, Member of Georgia Elite

John Burke who played for Rick Gorman from 2004-2007 has developed into a legit Division 1 candidate according to the Georgia Elite Magazine. The Burkes which also included John's talented brother Dan moved to Georgia in 2007 when Dr Burke took a new position at Emory University. John a 6'4" combo guard at North Springs Ga High School has been turning heads for the past year. Legendary Georgia AAU Coach Al Outlaw says he has another McDonalds All-American candidate as well as a High level recruit  in John Burke. John will compete on the 17u USA Elite National Team that will compete in the Argentina World Tournament this summer. Read more about John and see a video of John by going to www.georgiaelitemagazine.com . The Storm family is proud of John and his accomplishments.

by Bobby Carrington posted 03/14/2010
 

Jimmy Z laying it down in D1 Final

With Storm practices set to begin the week of March 15th, The Storm porgram had a big weekend. First Jimmy Zenevitch and Jaycob Morales helped Central Catholic win the Mass. Division 1 State Championship. Wake Forest bound Carson Desrosier was the man of the hour for Central as they won their 2nd state championship in the past three years. On Saturday Georges Niang was notified he was named to the Prep School Class B First team All-Star for his outstanding year playing for Tilton School. On Sunday  Storm players Jimmy Zenevitch (CC), Mike Gorman (Methuen), Raudy Minaya (Methuen), Joe Bramante (Andover),Jaylen Alicea (Lawrence), Jesse Hiraldo (Lawrence) and Matt Daniels (Chelmsford) played in the Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star game held at Central Catholic. This weekend also showcased our youngest players as the following fourth graders excelled at the 29th annual Bruce Blood Tourney held at Methuen High: Kevin Bradley, Steven Hajjar, Matt Downer, Ian Ferris Colin Lee and Manny Sanchez. Time to start the AAU season

by Steve Strothers posted 03/07/2010
 

Georges Niang leads Tilton School to Class B title

Georges Niang (Methuen MA) helped lead the Tilton School Rams to their third Straight Class B Title. Georges who has been instrumental in all three titles had a break out year as Tilton's second offensive weapon behind Providence College bound Gerard Coleman. Next up for Georges and Tilton is the Prep school National Championship Tourney to be held this week at Albertus Magnus. Congrats georges

by Dave Twardzick posted 03/02/2010
 

Raudy Minaya had a break out year in 2009-2010

The Merrimack Valley Conference recently named their ALL-CONFERENCE and ALL-STAR Teams and seven Storm players were named to the 24 player roster. JIMMY ZENEVITCH, Central Catholic, JOE BRAMANTI, Andover: JAYLEN ALICEA, Lawrence: RAUDY MINAYA, Methuen and MATT DANIELS, Chelmsford were named ALL CONFERENCE and MICHAEL GORMAN,Methuen and JESSE HIRALDO, Lawrence were named league ALL-STARS. The Storm family is proud of these seven who spent last spring as part of the very successful U16 Storm teams

by Terry Tyler posted 02/11/2010
 

Rich Napolitano joins Storm family

The Storm family is proud to announce that IAABO Official Rich Napolitano willbe serving on the Storm Advisory Board. Rich is a well respected high school and college official and will assist the Storm program in a variety of developmental areas. Welcome aboard Rich

by Gary McClain posted 02/10/2010
 

Adam Bramanti, All League

Sophomore ADAM BRAMANTI  of Masconomet Regional was named to the CAPE ANN LEAGUE -ALL LEAGUE TEAM. Adam who had a breakout year for the Chieftens averaged 18 points a game and was one of the regions best three point shooters. Adam played for the Storm U15 team coached by John Miller and is exceited for another year of aau hoops. Congrats Adam

by Al Skinner posted 01/18/2010
 

Steve Spirou 1000 point scorer

Pelham Junior forward Steve Spirou scored his 1000 point Friday February 12th at Laconia Nh high school. Steve who has played a number of years for Rick Gorman and attends BST workouts has had a very successful career at Pelham. Steve is the fastest to get to 1000 points at Pelham High school and with a full year left will chase the school record presently held by Justin Hojlo. Congratulations Steve

by Rick Fox posted 01/18/2010
 

Westford's Matt Ellis

Storm sophomore MATT ELLIS of Westford High School was recently named to the Dual County League 2010 All-Star team. Matt will be playing for the Storm U16 Team this spring. Former Storm player MARK CORNELIUS was also named to the team

by Hal Greer posted 01/13/2010
 

Former Merrimack College standout and present Merriimack College Assistant Coach Micky Burtnyk is joining the New England Storm Coaching staff. Micky will be coaching our U14 Storm team this spring. Micky a 2008 graduate of Merrimack was a pleasure to watch on the court and we are excited to have his energy, knowledge and passion that he brings every day. Look for more info on Micky shortly on our coaches page.

by Sam Lacy posted 01/11/2010
 

Matt Daniels, Chelmsford High Junior

Chelmsford Junior Matt Daniels is having a strong year for the Chelmsford Lions. Matt is a 6'5" forward who is presently averaging 16 points and 9 boards a game. Matt was recently named to the Greater Lowell Christmas Tourney ALL-TOURNEY Team. Matt will be playing for the Storm U17 team this spring. The Lowell Sun recently did an article on the most improved palyers in the Greater Lowell  area and Matt was highlighted.

The link to the article is http:// www.lowellsun.com/sports/ci_14198925

by Thurl Baily posted 01/09/2010
 

Tom Sipsey, Whittier Head Coach

The Storm coaching staff is known for having the best coaching staff around. We are happy to announce it got even stronger with the addition of Whittier Regional High School Head Coach TOM SIPSEY. Tom is in his first year at Whittier after spending the past two years as lead assistant to Rick Nault at Central Catholic High School. Tom was a former Eagle Tribune All-Star at Central Catholic and then played four years of D2 Basketball for the legendary Bert Hammel at Merrimack College. Besides coaching Tom is a teacher at Methuen High School. Tom will be coaching our U10 team this spring. Welcome aboard Tom

by Dave Twardzick posted 01/08/2010
 

Jimmy Zenevitch, Central Catholic

Jimmy Zenevitch is off to a great junior campaign and NERR latest ranking has the 6'7" forward at #18 in the class of 2011 for Massachusetts. 6'7" Georges NIang of Tilton school a reclassified sophomore is presently ranked #3 in the class of 2012 for New Hampshire. Other Storm players mentioned as prospects are Joe Bramanti in the class of 2011, Matt Ellis 2012, and Adam Bramanti 2012. 

by Sid Moncrief posted 01/04/2010
 

Masco sophomore Adam Bramanti

Masconomet Regional Sophomore Guard is having a breakout year for the Chieftens. Adam who saw valuable varsity minutes as a frosh maybe the most improved player in the cape ann league as a sophomore. Adam is averaging 18 points a game and a main reason why Masco is off to a 5-1 start. Adam is first cousin of Storm and Andover High Star Joe Bramanti

by Ricky Pierce posted 01/04/2010
 

Coach Neal from Boston Globe article entitled

Storm Advisor Paul Neal was highlighted in a Boston Globe article entitled "MAKE SURE A TEAM IS WELL FUELED". The article appeared January 3rd and was written by Brian Benson. Coach Neal is in his tenth year as head basketball coach at Lawrence High. In that period of time is known for having tough, aggresive basketball teams but his biggest attribute is his role as mentor to countless young men from Lawrence. Coach Neal is dedicated to not only developing basketball players but also fine young men. Congrats to Coach Neal, the Storm family is proud of you.

by Steve Mix posted 01/04/2010
 

Georges Niang- Tilton School

New England Recruiting Report highlighted both Georges Niang (Methuen Mass-Tilton School) and Jimmy Zenevitch (Methuen Mass- Central Catholic) in their 2010 Predictions-Breakout Prospects. Both 6'7" forwards for the New England Storm are having great seasons so far. Congrats

by Bernard King posted 01/01/2010
 
The Storm family is happy to announce that Mike Grillakis has joined our coaching staff for the spring 2010 season. Mike is a former player at Lowell High school and a present Travel Coach for Lowell Youth Basketball. Mike brings a wealth of knowledge and a real passion for the game. Mike will be coaching in our U12 Division. Welcome aboard Mike

by Caldwell Jones posted 12/30/2009
 

Jimmy Zenevitch, GL Christmas Tourney Champion MVP

This past week the annual Greater Lawrence and Greater Lowell Tourneys were held and once again the Storm was well represented. In the Greater Lawrence Tourney Central Catholic took home their third straight Tourney Championship by knocking out Andover. Our very own JIMMY ZENEVITCH had an outstanding tourney and was named MOST VALUABLE PLAYER. Also playing well for Central was junior JAYCOB MORALES who played some outstanding defense. JOE BRAMANTI of Andover had a great tourney and was named to the ALL-TOURNEY TEAM. JAYLEN ALICEA continues to be Lawrence's best player as he led the lancers to a 3rd place finish and also being named ALL-TOURNEY. Other Storm players having good tourneys for Lawrence were YADORIS ARIAS, FRANCIS SPRAUSS and DARWIN PREYARA.  For Methuen MIKE GORMAN and RAUDY MINAYA carried the Rangers and sophomore KYLE MANSOUR showed that he has a bright future for the Rangers and senior KEN IBIZUGBE contributed strong mInutes. For the Salem Blue Devils freshman ANDREW RUFFEN and sophomore DREW O'SHAUGHNESSY saw their first Christmas Tourney minutes and played well. For North Andover ZACK KARALIS showed why he was one of the best sophomores in the tourney and sophomores DARIEN MYERS, COLBY SMITH, MIKE MORONEY and JOHN MILLER got their first tourney minutes.
In the Greater Lowell Tourney which Acton Boxoboro beat Lowell in the final a number of Storm players also had great tourneys: Former Storm player STEVE SPIROU averaged 30 points a game and was named to the ALL-TOURNEY TEAM. Also playing well for Pelham were Storm playerS DEREK DEFRANZO and BRETT BAILEY and former Storm player MIKE LOMBARD. For Chelmsford, Junior MATT DANIELS was named to the ALL-TOURNEY TEAM. Sophomore MATT ELLIS and Junior MARK CORNELUIS were the stars for Westford
Congrats to all of our Storm Players

by Tom Abernathy posted 11/23/2009
 

Jimmy Zenevitch 6'7

Jimmy Zenevitch (Methuen Mass) of Central Catholic High School has been busy getting ready for the winter season. The 6'7" Junior has drawn the attention of a number of Division 1 and 2 coaches. This Fall Jimmy has worked out in front of coaches from Quinnipiac, Holy Cross, University of New Hampshire, Merrimack College, University of Hartford, UMass Lowell and Northeastern University. Last year he was the workout partner for Wake Forest bound Carson Desrosier but this year coaches are coming to see this talented Junior. We wish Jimmy the best this winter and look forward to him leading the Storm this spring

by Larry Drew posted 11/23/2009
 

Georges Niang starting forward for the Tilton School Rams

Georges Niang (Methuen Mass)  of Tilton School scored 22 points on 9-12 shooting at the Prep School Showcase this weekend in Connecticut. Niang who is a reclassified sophomore for the Rams also had 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Tilton who seemed to have the game in hand lost on a 65 foot heave at the buzzer to nationally ranked Bridgton Academy. Georges who has a number of Division 1 schools inquiring about him looks to have a strong year for Tilton this winter before returning to play with the Storm this spring

by Paul Silas posted 11/22/2009
 

Mike Gorman, Methuen Ranger Guard

The 5th annual REEBOK Fall Ball League finished up this past week with North Andover edging St. John's Prep in the finals. A number of Storm High school players particpated in what is considered one of  the nest fall leagues. Joe Bramanti (Andover) and Mike Gorman (Methuen) were named to the ALL-LEAGUE Team and Matt Ellis (Westford) and Zack Karalis (North Andover) were named to the ALL-UNDERCLASSMEN Team. Congrats and best of luck to all of our Storm high school players this winter

by Jim Todd posted 11/13/2009
 

Greg Herenda, Umass Lowell Head Coach

New England Storm's Rick Gorman coordinated the 4th Annual Merrimack Valley Coaches Clinic held at the Guilmette School on November 7th. 103 Youth coaches attended the four hour clinic. Storm advisor  and Utah Jazz Scout JEFF NELSON started off the clinic talking about Transition and Early Offense. Next up charismatic UMASS Lowell Head Coach GREG HERENDA discussed teaching Fundamental Defense as well as how to play Pressure Defense. Two time state champion coach EJ PERRY from Salem New Hampshire demonstrated Offensive Skills and the Motion Offense. Legendary High school and D1 College official BILL BOUTILIER spoke on the rules of the game and this years points of emphasis. Granite State Jayhawks Head Coach MARK DUNHAM presented numerous drills to develop your players. This annual event has now presented to over 350 coaches in the past years and has included 15 outstanding high school and college coaches as presenters. The next clinic will be held in November 2010

by Storm posted 10/27/2009
 

Running Rangers produced 8 Varsity Basketball Players

The New England Storm Basketball Program supports Winter Travel Programs run by respective towns. We do not support AAU and for profit organizations that try to run winter travel leagues and actually recruit players from  town teams. Travel programs are for indiviiduals to play for the community they live in . Real AAU Programs do not run during the winter, they run during regular AAU seasons (Spring, Summer and Fall) where kids from all towns are allowed to play with and compete with kids from all over . Please do your homework. It is nearly impossible to play town travel and one of these programs because game and tourney schedules conflict, along with practices forcing kids to choose to attend at times one over the other. None of the respected Youth Leagues allow AAU teams in their leagues so do not fall for the message that they are playing in a sanctioned league. We applaud Mass Elite AAU, who withdrew their plans for a winter aau travel and fully support town travel. Mass Elite will be offering clinics and skill training that can enhance travel basektball similar to what the two leading AAU organizations in this area NEW ENGLAND STORM and MASS RIVALS do. So please joing the Storm, Rivals, Eastern Raiders along with Youth Leagues:  Merrimack Valley League, Cape Ann League, Eastern League, North Shore Suburban and Metrowest leagues in supporting town run travel programs.

How Good is Town Travel Basketball?: Watch in our Where are they now segment which will focus on the Methuen Running Rangers who from 2004-2007 had the most successful run of any area travel team in terms of League Championships, Tourney Championships, producing 4 Varsity players as Freshman and a total of 7 Varsity players by sophomore year. They loved playing with friends, representing their community, the Merrimack Valley Basketball League, enjoyed competing against rivals (other town travel teams) and creating lasting memories

by Storm Reporter posted 10/02/2009
 

Sophomore Zack Karalis will have a break out year in the Cape Ann League this year

Five Storm sophomores were invited to Elite 75 showcase at Boston University September 26th. Westford point guard Matt Ellis was invited but could not attend. Colby Smith of North Andover, Adam Bramanti of Masconomet Regional, Zack Karalis of North Andover and Georges Niang a reclassified sophomore at Tilton School all had impressive showcases. Niang, Smith and Karalis were also named to the showcases all star game. Congrats to all five.

by Phil Chenier posted 07/14/2009
 
On June 6th a combination team of Varsity Players from Lawrence and Methuen High School played the touring Irish Junior National team at Lawrence High. The Lawrence/ Methuen team downed the Irish 69-60 in overtime. The Irish presented the locals with comemorative Irish pins. The Irish are on a 15 day tour of the states. Storm players that participated were Methuen's Mike Gorman, James Staples, Raudy Minaya and Ken Icubgnze and Lawrence Players Jaylen Alicia, Yadoris Arias and Gian Carlos

by Cazzie Russel posted 06/22/2009
 

U16 Gorman: Elite Sports Reebok Invitational Tourney Champions

The spring season ended with yet another championship for the STORM PROGRAM.  U16 GORMAN particpated in Elite Sports Reebok Invitational held June 20-21 at Boston's Baskebtall City. Due to high school commitments for some players the Storm only had seven players for the weekend. In Game #1 the Storm easily defeated Vbg by fifteen behind Georges Niang's 32 points and 17 from Raudy Minaya. In game #2 The Storm defeated LTI of New York City 59-58 behind Georges Niang's 25 and Jim Zenevitch's 22. In Game #3 the Storm despite losing both Zenevitch and Niang to fouls Mike Gorman instead of running the offense became the focal point scoring 16 points enrroute to a 63-61 win over the Boston Spartans. In the Championship game the Storm downed DC Pride from Washing ton DC 73-57 behind Jimmy Zenevitch's 23 points and James Staples 15. Great weekend; after playing most of its tourneys outside of Mass this season it was great to be closer to home and take home the Championship. The twin towers of Zenevitch and Niang were a tough matchup for the opposition. Mike Gorman's floor leadership was outstanding playing every minute of the four games. Raudy Minaya who is our most improved player was big all weekend. James Staples was huge in the final and we received strong play from Jason Doyle and Ken Icubgnze

by Reggie Theus posted 06/18/2009
 

Georges Niang had huge weekend at Rumble in the Bronx

U16 Blue headed to New York June 12-14 for the annual Rumble in the Bronx held at Fordham Univeristy and Iona College. The Storm was placed in a tough pool with tourney favorite New Jersey Playaz, Connecticut Elite and Bingo All-Stars. In game #1 on the main court of Iona the Storm went out to a 10-0 lead and played a great first half against the Playaz. The Playaz turned the tables on the second half  running away with a 79-63 win. In game #2 the Storm lead throughout and took home a 76-71 win over Connecticut Elite. In game #3 the Storm playing in their third game in 10 hours got into a shootout with the Bingo All-Stars and dropped a 94-89 decision. Despite going 1-2 (first time all year they only one one game in a tourney) this was a great experience for the U16 Blue team. Georges Niang back from a broken foot suffered in the first game of the season had a coming out party scoring 78 points in three games. Mike Gorman, Joe Bramanti, Jim Zenevitch, Alex Diaz, Raudy Minaya, James Staples and Ken Icubzgne all represented the Storm well. The Playaz who who beat the Storm in game #1 fell in the finals to New York powerhouse New Heights in the finals. New Heights is who eliminated the Storm in the 2nd round of the Gold medal playoffs at the Providence Jamfest

by Jim Ard posted 06/17/2009
 

Chelmsford High's Matt Daniels

Chelmsford High star forward Matt Daniels was recently named to the North squad for the annual BAY STATE GAMES. The Games will be held in July at the Reggie Lewis Center. Matt spent the spring playing for the u16 Silver team. The Storm is proud of Matt and wish him the best this summer

by Storm Reporter posted 06/04/2009
 

Greg Devlin and his u13 teammates

U13 Storm Player Greg Devlin who plays for coach Jeff Nelson was highlighted in a story written by Lowell Sun reporter Lynn Worthy. Greg was diagnosed in 2007 with Aplastic Anemia and the story focuses on Greg's dedication and determination in beating the disease and returning to basketball. The Storm family is proud of Greg Devlin and wish him all the success on the court and off. To read the full story by Lynn Worthy go to http://www.lowellsun.com/youth/ci_12508698

by NERR posted 05/27/2009
 

Adam Bramanti of Masco and U15 Storm

New England Recruiting Report came out with their latest rankings and four Storm Players were named in the latest rankings. In 2011 Georges Niang is ranked #4 in New Hampshire and # 28 in New England. Jim Zenevitch is ranked #33 in Mass and #88 in New England. In 2012 Matt Ellis was ranked #9 in Mass and #25 in New England and Adam Bramanti was ranked #14 in Mass and #44 in New England

by Gymrat Unlimited posted 05/27/2009
 

All Tourney Selections Jim Zenevitch NE Storm and Jakarri Mc Callop Conn Select

Four members of the Storm Family were honored for their performance at the Gymrat Challenge. In the U16 Division 6'7" Forward/Center Jimmy Zenevitch was named to the ALL-TOURNEY Team. 6'2" Wing Joe Bramanti was named HONORABLE MENTION. In the U15 Division 6'2" Wing Zack Karalis was named to the ALL-TOURNEY TEAM and 5'10" Guard Matt Ellis was named HONORABLE MENTION. Congrats to all Four and to all of our 15's and 16's who represented the Storm well.

by Charlie Scott posted 05/26/2009
 

u16 Gorman Played well at GYMRAT

U15 Miller and U16 Gorman, headed out to Albany New York for one of the biggest AAU Tourneys this past weekend, THE GYMRAT. Both teams did very well in two of the tougher brackets in their respective age groups. U15 Miller knocked off last years National Champion Long Island Lightning -Dingle 69-68 on a John Miller shot with 1 second remaining in game#1. Adam Bramanti and Zack Karalis had big games in this one. In game #2 every Storm player played big running over the Rockland Chargers 62-32 as the offense was unstoppable. In game #3 the Storm lost to one of the tourneys premier teams Hoop Heaven Elite 69-66. Matt Ellis and Darrien Myers were big in this one. The loss left the Storm at 2-1 and lost in points on getting one of the only two wildcards. Other Storm players that contributed were Jimmy Driscoll, Colby Smith, Mike Moroney, and Anthony Agreste Another great showing from u15 Miller who continues to make people wonder how they are beating everyone

U16 Gorman played very well all weekend finishing tied with Connecticut Select at 2-1 in pool play. Conn Select won the pool by beating the Storm 85-83 in head to head match up. The Storm lost by 5 points in being one of the five wildcards. In game #1 The Storm lead Conn Select the whole game but with three minutes left uncharacteristically threw the ball away a number of times resulting in Conn taking an improbable win. Joe Bramanti and Jim Zenevitch were the leaders in this one. In Game #2 Alex Diaz, Mike Gorman and Joe Bramanti shot the Storm over the New York Knights 76-68. In game #3 the 16's knocked off Connecticut Knights A 61-60 (The Knights had previously beat Select) . Mike Gorman, Alex Diaz , Jimmy Zenevitch had solid all round games. James Staples, Raudy Minaya and Ken Ibugne contributed in a number of ways to our success. After waiting to see Gymrat Directors settle the point tiebreakers it was time to head home. Good lesson as we had control of the only game we lost. With only seven players all weekend we are proud of the effort

by Nate Archibald posted 05/18/2009
 

U14 Ruffen at New England Regionals

On a weekend where The New England Storm rolled in four different tourneys the Storm TEAM OF THE WEEK is U14 Ruffen who competed in the New England Qualifier at Mass Premier. The Storm fell to a strong Rhode Island Breakers team in the final. Members of U14 Ruffen include Garret Upson, Andrew Ruffen, Glen Hartford, Justin Mount, Kevin Cheam, Chris Dunn, Steve Toscano, Anthony Bue,  Chuckie Keenan, John Hartman. The Team is coached by Dave Ruffen and Lynne Keenan. Congrats to U14 Ruffen

In other action, U15 Miller, U14 Hammel, U12 Daley, U12 Vitulli and U16 Vitulli all did very well at the Mass Rivals Tourney and U13 Warden lost in the final of the Warriors Tourney. Our U11 Team played in the u12 division of Sportszone tourney and finished 2-0

by Monte Towe posted 05/14/2009
 

Zack Karalis, U15 Storm

4 members of the NEW ENGLAND STORM were named to the HOOP GROUP PROVIDENCE JAMFEST. In the U16 DIVISION 6'7" Jimmy Zenevitch was honored for leading the team to the 2nd round of the Gold Medal playoffs. In the U15 DIVISION point guard Matt Ellis, shooting guard Adam Bramanti and wing player Zack Karalis were all named to the all-tourney team after leading the Storm to the second round of the Gold Medal Playoffs. Congrats to all four

by posted 05/10/2009
 

U15 Miller at States

This weekend marks the end of NEAAU State and Super Regional Tourneys. In only its third year New England Storm Basketball Club placed high in every age group they participated in. Super Regionals saw us enter in 4 age categories and take home nothing lower than a 6th place. U15 Miller earned 4th place, U16 Gorman placed 5th, U12 Daley placed 6th and U13 Nelson placed 6th.
 In State Tourney action U16 Vitulli won the Gold medal in Division 2, U15 Miller took home the bronze in Division 1, U11 Bradanese took home the bronze in Division 1, U13 Nelson took home bronze in Division 1, U12 Vitulli took home 5th place in Division 1, U12 Daley took home 7th place in Diviison 1, U15 Warden took home 4th place in the New Hamsphire States and U14 Ruffen despite playing in arguably the deepest tourney placed 9th in Division 1
 What is more impressive than the top finishes is that it is done with players mainly from the Merrimack Valley/Southern New Hampshire area. Most programs who are the top teams in age groups draw players from a large geographical area , the Storm has stayed true to its mission of providing a quality program for the kids of Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire.
 A special thanks goes out to our outstanding coaching staff, the best of any program. Still alot of basketball to play as our spring season goes through early June. We will post pictures shortly !

by Fred Browm posted 05/04/2009
 

U16 SILVER DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS

Our second U16 team, U16 Vitulli had an outstanding week sweeping through the Division 2 State Tourney taking home the GOLD MEDAL. U16 Vitulli beat Mass Hoop Jaguars and Warriors South in Pool play. In elimination play STORM SILVER knocked off Mass Premier 2, Filedhouse Sting and Bay State Magic in the Gold Medal game. The team is coached by John Vitulli and includes Mike Vitulli, Matt Daniels, Jarvis Castro, Henry Rodrigues, Yadoris Arias, Jaycob Morales, Anibal Gonzalez, Xavier Peralta and Giancarlos Carlcano. Congrats to team Vitulli

Other ouststanding Storm Finishes this weekend included U11 MILLER/BRADANESE finishing in 3rd place in Division 1 States, U12 VITULLI finishing in 5th place in Division 1 States, U12 DALEY finishing in 7th place in Division 1 States and U14 RUFFEN  after winning their pool (2-0) had a tough first round playoff game and were eliminated in the round of 16. Congrats to all of our teams. U15 MILLER AND U13 NELSON head to D1 STATES this week and U15 WARDEN heads north to particpate in the New Hampshire States

by Darnell Valentine posted 04/28/2009
 

6'7" Jimmy Zenevitch was named Providence Jamfest All-Star

Storm teams of the week for April 28 are U16 Gorman and U15 Miller. Both teams participated in the Hoop Group Providence Jamfest. Both Storm teams won their respective pools putting them in the Gold Championship round playoffs. In the first round the U16 Took down Boston Warriors and the U15 beat Bay State Magic. The second round saw both teams play perennial power New Heights from New York. Both teams battled hard the whole game but were eliminated. Both teams finished top 16. The u15 division had 54 teams and the u16 division has 72 teams. Leading the U16 were Joe Bramanti, Mike Gorman, Jim Zenevitch, Jesse Hiraldo and Evan Sheehan. Frosh Matt Ellis, Zack Karalis and Adam Bramanti lead the u15's. Congrats to both teams

by NERR posted 04/16/2009
 
U13 Blue's Shane Farley of Burlington attended the Junior Elite 75 Showcase. Shane was recognized by the New England Recruiting Report . NERR writes that "Shane Farley is a true combo guard. Farley can be effective running the point or serving as more of a scorerat the two guard position. Congrats Shane and keep playing hard. Check out the NERR website for a complete recap of showcase

by posted 04/12/2009
 

Mike Gorman, Joe Bramanti and Jimmy Zenevitch have Storm u16 off to a fast start

The Lawrence Eagle Tribune came out with their 2009 All-Star team and five Storm sophomores were recongnized as Honorable Mention All-Stars. Jimmy Zenevitch of Central Catholic, Joe Bramanti of Andover, Mike Gorman of Methuen, Jesse Hiraldo of Lawrence, Jaylen Alicea of Lawrence along with former Strom player Steve Spirou of Pelham were named which bodes very well for the next two years for these guys. All of the Strom players are off to a fast start in the AAU season

by posted 04/02/2009
 

Niang, rising sophomore

U16 Storm player Georges Niang of Methuen and Tilton School was recently recognized by New England Recruiting report as a rising prospect for the class of 2011 for his strong sophomore season at Tilton. To read the whole piece go to www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/752/stock-risers-class-of-2011.php

Georges will miss the next 6-8 weeks of our aau season due to suffering a fractured foot at the Middlesex Magic Tourney March 28. Georges is expected back for our late spring and summer portion of our schedule

by posted 03/15/2009
 

Storm Players Jim Zenevitch, Mike Gorman, Jesse Hiraldo and Matt Daniels at MVC All-Star Game

The Merrimack Valley League held its annual League All-Star game, 3 point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest on March 15th at Central Catholic High School. Only five underclassmen made the All-League team and four of them were members of the New England Storm Basketball Club. 6'6" Forward Jimmy Zenevitch of Central Catholic, 5'9" point guard Mike Gorman of Methuen, 6'6" Forward Jesse Hiraldo of Lawrence and 6"3" Forward Matt Daniels of Chelmsford all played very well. Billy Marsden of Cental Catholic won the three point contest and Chris Bent of Dracut won the slam dunk contrest. The Greater Lawrence All-Stars downed the Greater Lowell All-Stars 84-69.
All four Storm players look next to a busy AAU spring and summer season.

by Tilton School posted 03/12/2009
 

Georges Niang, Sophomore: Tilton School

The Storm's Georges Niang just completed an impressive week of prep school basketball. Sophomore Niang was a valuable contributor for the Tilton School Rams as they won their second straight Class B Prep School Championship when they beat Marianapolis Prep in Overtime Sunday. On Monday Tilton was selected to play in the prestigious 2009 National Prep Championship. This eight team tourney featured some of the top teams in the country. In the quarter finals Tilton School beat South Kent School 96-88. In the semi's Tilton upset Class A champion Bridgton Academy 86-71 and in the championship Tilton defeated Hargrave Military Academy  of Virginia 97-93 to take home the National Prep Championship. Georges finishes up a strong second year for the Rams. Congrats Georges

by Fennis Denmbo posted 02/15/2009
 

Mike Gorman and Methuen are heading to States after winning MVC Small Title

The High School season is winding down and League Titles have been decided and State berths wrapped up. We are are proud of how many of our High School Players have been instrumental in that success. Jimmy Zenevitch is a main reason why Central Catholic finished unbeaten in the MVC Large as the Raiders are the favorites to win the D1 North Title. Mike Gorman, Raudy Minaya, James Staples and Jason Doyle are behind Methuen surprising everyone to win the MVC Small title, finsihing 13-7 and definately going to be a tough out in the tourney. Matt Ellis and Mark Cornelious have been major contributors to Westford finishing 19-1, winning the Dual County Large Title and being the #1 seed in D2 North. Evan Sheehan has been huge off the bench for North Andover as they wrapped up the Cape Ann Large title and the #2 seed in D2 North. Alex Diaz has been instrumental off the bench in leading Lawrence back to the State Tourney. Adam Bramanti has been huge the last part of the season leading Masco to the State Tourney. Big Georges Niang has Tilton at 16-2 the favorite to win the Prep Class B Championship. Steve Spirou has been part of the 1-2 punch that has Pelham NH the favorite to win the CLASS I New Hampshire State Title. Reserve Mike Lombard has also been big for the Pelham Pyhtons. Mac Burt has been seeing minutes on the very mich improved St. John's Prep which is heading to the Tourney.Congrats to all of our Storm Varsity Players and Good Luck in States

by posted 02/01/2009
 
What does DJ Fazio (Andover) Mike Gorman (Methuen), Mike Kimball (Salem Nh), Jaymie Spears (Georgetown), Julio Colon (Georgetown), Alex Diaz (Lawrence), Kelvin Correa (Tech), Kaddeem Perez (Lawrence), Marquis Canery (lawrence), Jason Buco (Brooks), Sean Ehlbeck (Andover), have in common. They all began playing basketball in Frank Kenneally's Youth Basketball League at the Lawrence YMCA. Weekly practices and Saturday Showdowns took place from December to March every year. These now Varsity players battled as 5 and 6 year olds as they do now as sophomore/ juniors and seniors in high school. This is where most of these players learned the basics. As I saw Frank Kenneally and the legendary Walter Kimball watching the Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney we counted how many of the YBL alumni reached their goals of being a varsity basketball. Thanks Frank and Walter

by Fennis Denmbo posted 01/28/2009
 

Adam Bramanti, Masco Freshman Point Guard

Storm Player Adam Bramanti began the year on the Masco Junior Varsity. His sound play earned him weekend practice time with the Varsity and that turned into the news this week that not only was he called up to the varsity he would be starting at point guard against Lynnfield on 1/27. Adam did an outstanding job playing 27 minutes, making some nice assists and chipping in with 10 points. The Storm family is proud of Adam and we wish him the best of luck as he joins the long list of Storm Frosh that have suited up for the varsity. Adam becomes the third VARSITY point guard in the Storm program that played the most important position on the floor as a Freshman joining Methuen's Mike Gorman last yearand Westford's Matt Ellis this year


MID-SEASON VARSITY CALL-UPS: Every year varsity teams after the first of the year take a look at adding players to their rosters. Some get into the rotation while others get valuable practice time. As mentioned above Adam Bramanti got called up to the Masco Varsity, Ben Penunzio is working with the Masco Varsity also. Sean Erb has been elevated to North Andover 's Varsity. Mac Burt is seeing some minutes on the St. John's Varsity. Alex Kalageropoulas is working with the Malden Catholic Varsity. Congrats to these young men

by posted 01/21/2009
 

Storm's Westford Duo Mark Cornelius and Matt Ellis

Westford High School is undefeated in the Dual County League, Champions of The Greater Lowell Christmas Tourney and right now the #1 team in D2 North. The Grey Ghosts are led by Middlebury recruit Peter Lynch, banger Alex Haines and sweet shooting TJ Jann but two members of the New England Storm are the two other main weapons for the Grey Ghosts. Sophomore swing man Mark Cornelius and Freshman point guard Matt Ellis are having strong years and are definatley the future of Westford basketball. Mark played for Rick Gorman's strong u15 Team last spring and Matt was the key player on John Warden's u14 Team. Best of luck to Westford and Congrats to Mark and Matt who we are very proud of.

by posted 01/19/2009
 

Storm's Georges Niang ; Getting Better Every Day

The STORM'S Georges Niang of Methuen and Tilton School is enjoying a breakout season. This past Saturday Georges had his best game to date against St. Andrews in the BABC-Prep Classic. The New England Recruiting Report was impressed and started off their coverage talking about the 6'6" power forward. Read the whole article at www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/668-BABC-prepclassic-saturday-recap.php

by posted 01/16/2009
 

2006 State Champions

What Happened to the 2006 Mass State Champions?
Four years ago we got to coach a very special group of young men. Flying under the banner of Mass Rivals Basketball Club and fresh off a Silver Medalist at States as sixth graders we put together a talented group of basketball players who worked hard everyday with the goal in mind to get back to the State Final and take home the gold. The boys that made up that team came from different towns and basketball programs. From Haverhill we had Jaymie Spears ,Julio Colon, and Luis Soto. Alison Cuerto and Joe Rivera came from the Lawrence Boys Club. Mike Gorman, Georges Niang and Xavier Peralta called Methuen home. John Burke and Mark Hanson came from North Andover. Steve Spirou was from across the border in Pelham and Craig Luchenant played his ball in Andover. All twelve players were from a 15 mile radius and they competed against the best teams in Mass, NH, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey whose players came from as many as fifty miles away. We knew the year would be special as we made it all the way to the finals of the Providence Jamfest losing to powerful Conn Basketball Club. We then went on a roll winning Five Tourney championships and then came the  magical 6 game run in the State Championships culminating in winning the Gold Medal at Brandies University.
Fast forward to the 2008-2009 season and we are proud of what has become of these guys. The Magic and Money back court of Jaymie Spears (Georgetown) and Mike Gorman (Methuen) have been starters on the varsity since day one and continue to do their thing as veteran sophomores and leaders of their teams. Steve Spirou was a main cog in the Pelham Varsity as a freshman and as a starting sophomore is averaging 18 points a game. Alison Cuerto who played an undersized power forward for us is now a valuable guard off the bench for the Lawrence Lancers. John Burke who moved to Georgia is a starting guard for his varsity team and still is an amazing scorer. Julio Colon is a beast of a power forward for Georgetown where he is averaging a double double. Big Georges Niang was a reserve forward for us in 2006 but he has exploded at Tilton school where the now 6'6" sophomore is starting on the powerful Class B Champions. Mark Hanson is playing a key role for the varsity for Philips Andover. Craig Luchenant is starting on the Andover Junior Varsity. Luis Soto is Starting on the St. John's Prep Junior Varsity and Xavier Peralta is a valuable reserve on the Central Catholic Junior Varisity.Joe Rivera who played varsity as a freshman for Greater Lawrence Tech is not playing basketball this season. In terms of AAU the team split up in 2007  with all of the players either playing for the Storm or Rivals. Although they are not one anymore they continue to respect and root for their former teammates. The 2006 AAU Season was magical in terms of basketball as well as the lifelong friendships that were built. We wish all of these boys the best and as a program we look forward to a great 2009 AAU Season

by posted 01/11/2009
 

Coby Smith , North Andover Frosh playing JV

We are proud that we had 98% of our Frosh players make their Varsity, Junior Varsity of Frosh Teams. We hope they enjoy themsleves and keep getting better.

Leading the pack is Westford Freshman Matt Ellis who has stepped into the role of starting point guard on a veteran Gray Ghost Varsity team. Matt has done outstanding running the offense and quietly become one of their smartest defenders. North Andover Freshman Zack Karalis is splitting time between the Junior Varsity and Varsity but spends every day practicing with the varsity. Freshman James Costello of Andover is playing with the Brooks School Varsity and learning alot under John McVeighs tutelage. Over at Masconomet Regional talented freshman Adam Bramanti and Ben Penunzio are starting on the Junior Varsity team and practicing with the varsity.Over in Andover Freshman Craig Luchenant is starting on the Golden Warriors Junior Varsity Team. Methuen's Frosh Corey Shepherd and Kyle Mansour are starting for the Ranger Junior Varsity Team. Up in Pelham Frosh Brian Finney, Brett Bailey, Derek Defranzo and Anthony Spirou are all suiting up for the Python Junior Varsity Team. In North Andover Colby Smith is the starting point guard in the Knights Junior Varsity and Anthony Agreste and John Miller are seeing alot of minutes on the jv.

by Fennis Denmbo posted 01/03/2009
 

Methuen Sophomore Mike Gorman broke Christmas Tourney record with 9 three pointers in one game

7 Storm Sophomores excelled at the 34th Annual Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney won by Central Catholic.  Central's Jimmy Zenevitch started and was very productive against Lawrence and Andover scoring 10 and 8 and doing all the little things to help Central win the Tourney. Jimmy is having a breakout year for the Raiders. Methuen's Mike Gorman had a fine tourney running the point for the Rangers but it was his offense in game 3 vs. Pinkerton that was the story. Mike nailed 9 three pointers and scored 32 points but despite his heroics the Rangers lost a tough one. Gorman's 9 threes broke the tourney record. For his efforts in leading the Rangers Gorman was awarded the prestigious Ted Boudreau 6th man award. Alex Diaz saw quality minutes for the third place Lawrence Lancers. Evan Sheehan of North Andover had a strong tourney scoring 12 and 15 against Pinkerton and Tech. James Staples, Roudy Minaya and Jason Doyle all saw strong minutes and made valuable contributions to the Methuen Rangers. With 5 of players also excelling in the Greater Lowell Christmas Tourney we had twelve sophomores playing a high level of team basketball. Good luck to all of our varsity players the rest of the season

by posted 12/31/2008
 

Matt Daniels, Chelmsford: All- Tourney Team

The Greater Lowell Christmas Tourney was held this week at Umass Lowell and a number of Storm Players excelled in the three day tourney. Guard Mark Cornelius of Westford and Forward Matt Daniels of Chelmsford were named to the ALL-TOURNEY Team. Cornelius was instrumental in Westford winning the title with his speed, athleticism and sound play and Daniels had two games where he scored 18 points each as Matt is having a breakout year for the lions. Freshman Matt Ellis had a fine tourney as starting point guard for the Champion Grey Ghosts. Ellis is the real deal and we expect great things from him over the next four years. Pelham despite going 1-2 had fine performances from Storm players Steve Spirou who averaged double figures and Mike Lombard who came off the bench to spark the Pythons. Spirou would have been named All-tourney if the Pythons had fared better. Lombard is doing whatever is asked of him. Congrats to these five members of the Storm.

by NE Storm posted 11/22/2008
 

Mike Gorman 1st Team Underclassmen

Storm High School Players Matt Ellis (Westford), Mike Gorman (Methuen) and Evan Sheehan (North Andover) were named to the REEBOK Fall Ball League ALL UNDERCLASSMEN first team. Other Storm underclassmen who also made major contributons to their team this fall were Mark Cornelius (Westford), James Staples, (Methuen), Alex Diaz (Lawrence), Jason Doyle (Methuen) and Raudy Minaya (Methuen)

by posted 10/13/2008
 

Jimmy Zenevitch, Central Catholic

by NE Storm posted 03/01/2008
 
The Storm welcomes feedback on our first year of operation. Please let us know how we are doing. The following are the top responses from Storm parents for why players/parents have chosen the NE Storm:

1. COACHING: Outstanding coaches who know the game and how to teach the game. Teams have the same coach the whole season.

2. ORGANIZATION: They do what they say they are going to do!!!

3. PRACTICE: Prepared practices, same time and location every time

4. TOURNEYS: They set appropriate schedules and don't constantly change like other programs.

5. COMPETITIVENESS: Talented players who get developed

6. COMMUNICATION: Clear lines of communication always

7. RESPECT: From administrators, coaches, parents and players their is unbelievable respect

8. RELATIONSHIP BUILDING: I have met so many great people through the Storm

9. DEVELOPMENT: The program I was in last year never developed my kid, the Storm not only developed my son, they restored his confidence

10: COST: The Storm set very reasonable fees and all the money goes to the kids

11. PHILOSOPHY: I was wondering if they could deliver the philosophy, they out did themselves. Program is first rate and definitely the best in this area.

12: LEVELS OF TEAMS: Storm in its first year had a good mixture of levels.

13. STORM KIDS HAVE FUN: My son had the best athletic experience of his life

14. THEY DON'T SELL GREATNESS: The Storm program is realistic. They do not inflate kids ego's by telling them they are destined for greatness and they treat players as they are kids trying to improve their basketball games