Seeds Set for Exclusive Tournament
ESPNHS, in conjunction with Paragon Marketing Group, has seeded the eight boys teams and four girls squads that will play in the fourth annual ESPNHS National High School Invitational (NHSI). The event will be held Thursday, March 29 – Saturday, March 31, at Georgetown Preparatory School’s Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence in Bethesda, Md. and features some of the country’s best boy’s and girl’s high school basketball teams, including six boys and three girls ranked ESPNHS POWERADE FAB 50 teams.
ESPNHS will have complete coverage of the event and the bracket can be found here.
Tournament teams were chosen by a selection committee, based in part on the ESPNHS POWERADE FAB 50 rankings during the 2011-2012 high school basketball season. Team eligibility criteria also included that participating schools must be four-year high schools, independent or public, and must be allowed to play member schools of their respective state’s governing body. Teams with post-graduate students or re-classified fifth year seniors were not eligible for consideration.
Participating boys’ teams:
| Seed | School (City, State) | 2011-2012 Record | ESPNHS POWERADE FAB 50 Ranking |
| 1 | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) | 29-1 | 2 |
| 2 | Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) | 20-2 | 9 |
| 3 | Montverde (Montverde, Fla.) | 21-3 | 12 |
| 4 | St. Benedict’s (Newark, N.J.) | 33-2 | 15 |
| 5 | Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.) | 30-2 | 16 |
| 6 | La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) | 25-2 | 23 |
| 7 | Ravenscroft (Raleigh, N.C.) | 31-3 | |
| 8 | Coolidge (Washington, D.C.) | 29-7 |
Participating girls’ teams:
| Seed | School (City, State) | 2011-2012 Record | ESPNHS POWERADE FAB 50 Ranking |
| 1 | Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.) | 35-2 | 6 |
| 2 | Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Fla.) | 29-3 | 22 |
| 3 | HD Woodson (Washington, D.C.) | 26-5 | |
| 4 | Edgewater (Orlando, Fla.) | 28-4 | 28 |
All games will be available on ESPN networks. Complete television schedule can be viewed here. Additional high school basketball information can be found at espnhs.com
2012 NSHSI Television Schedule Opening Games:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Talent | Network |
| Thurs, Mar 29 | 2 p.m. | Montverde vs. La Lumiere | Amin, Biancardi, Telep | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | Montrose Christian vs. Ravenscroft | Amin, Biancardi, Telep | ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | St. Benedict’s vs. Blanche Ely | Amin, Biancardi, Telep | ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Findlay Prep vs. Coolidge | Amin, Biancardi, Telep | ESPNU |
The Hanley Center for Athletic Excellence is located at 10900 Rockville Pike in Bethesda, Md. ESPNHS NHSI tickets are available now at NHSIHoops.com. General admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets will be available on game days at the Hanley Center box office.
About ESPNHS National High School Invitational
The ESPNHS National High School Invitational (formerly ESPN RISE NHSI) launched in 2009 at Georgetown Prep in Bethesda, Md. The 2009 boys’ tournament was won by Findlay Prep with the girls’ tournament won by Seton Keough. The second annual tournament was held at Coppin State University’s Physical Education Complex in Baltimore with Findlay Prep retaining the title and the Peddie School claiming the girls’ title. In 2011, Montrose Christian won the boys title in double overtime while Dr. Phillips won the girls championship.
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