Army Weekend Game Recap

The Prep picked up 2 wins this weekend at West Point, that moves their record to 27-4 on the season.

Player Commentary: Jake Barnett

A unique quality that Notre Dame Prep offers is a atmosphere for many different ethnicities to merge in a close setting. I can honestly say I have met people from countries such as Argentina, Africa, Korea, China. I'll never forget the first day that I met Naofall Folahan also known as Ming. Ming and I walked to the corner store as he explained to me that he had only been in the States for about 3 months. I couldn't believe some of the stories he had told me about his life back home. He explained to me, that he had traveled all across the world to pursue his dream of playing in the NBA following in the foot steps of his favorite player Kevin Garnett. After getting back to the house, I was quickly introduced the the Korean community that lived on the other side of the house. I quickly started learning things from the Koreans such as their types of food, and that they were really concerned about the way their hair looked. The funny thing that always made me laugh was the fact that no matter what we ate, the Koreans' would cover their food with hot sauce. Lastly, I met Pablo from Argentina. Pablo quickly earned the nickname "MANU" because the style of his game. It was cool to see the different style of his game, and learn new moves that I had never seen before. I'm sure that no matter where you go to school that you are going to see different ethnicities, but when your thrown together and forced to live with each other... you quickly learn how people live act. I feel like Notre Dame is one of the few school that can offer this and has made my expierence here interesting.

Kim English Article

An interesting article on Kim English and his growing interest in poetry at the University of Missouri. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/02/23/english-makes-poetry-debut/

Weekend Games

The Prep will be traveling to Westpoint, NY this weekend to play 2 games against the Army JV team. The team has 3 games left in their schedule before the Prep National Championships, being held March 9-10 at Endicott College in Beverly Mass.

Player Commentary: Jake Barnett

At a first glance, people might think that Notre Dame Prep's facilities are a little more than top notch. This is my first year and Notre Dame and after traveling to a few other prep school, I could not help but notice the difference in the facilities. It's funny though because after seeing all these other great schools, I still could not see myself going to any other prep school in the nation. Notre Dame Prepatory school has done exactly what it says in the name. It has PREPARED me for so many things. It has prepared me to always be independent, and get things done on my own. It has prepared me to count on my teammates both on and off the court. Lastly, it has taught me the meaning of putting in work to be successful. My roommates and I sometimes joke about some of the difficulties that we have faced here. We joke because no matter how hard we try to explain our life at Notre Dame to our friends back home, they will never fully be able to understand the things that we have faced individually and together as a team. Using each other to overcome obstacles has brought us closer together, and makes appreciate the simple things that other students might take for granted. At the end of the day, you can take what you given, throw it away and give up. Or you can take what your given and turn it into an oppurtunity that may earn you a full scholarship to attend college. When I leave Notre Dame, I know that I will not face anything that I haven't gone threw already, and I will be able to handle anything life throws at me: On and off the court.

Lazar Hayward Article

A great article from ESPN on former Notre Dame Prep player Lazar Hayward.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=3896613

Game Recap: Notre Dame vs. MCI

MCI began the game with a flurry of shotmaking and quickly opened up a lead over Notre Dame. However, The Prep made a small run of their own with the help of junior Calvin Godfrey (6 points) off the bench and Jake Barnett (11 points), who made a clutch 3 pointer to end the half. Ron Giplaye (20 points & 13 rebs) decided to take over down low in the second half, making a number of difficult shots in the lane and grabbing everything that came of the rim. Notre Dame eventually held off a hard charging MCI team to take home the win and improve their record to 25-4.