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I prefer the mystery of it.

Here is the article of the last game.

http://theadvocate.com/sports/preps/112 ... mine-60-55

"The river rose all day, the river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away alright
The river had busted through clear down to Plaquemine
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline"

Play golf in Plaquemine whenever we visit our daughter in Baton Rouge. Not much going on there, although there is a large DuPont plant that's either in Plaquemine or right next door. The biggest and only thing in the Baton Rouge area is LSU, LSU, and more LSU. I've wondered since we recruited Thompson why they had no major interest.

#32 ESPN Ranked Brandon Sampson announced for St John's today
He is the teammate of Christion Thompson.
Interesting how both Louisiana guys opted for the Northeast
Big Pick Up for St Johns


This was a recent article on how LSU was eliminated from contention leaving USC, Cal and St John's. Didn't take him long to make his decision after LSU was eliminated.
http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports. ... -cut-list/

Lavin can recruit, but he can't coach 'em.

Write up on Thompson's Teammate joining him in the Northeast
http://espn.go.com/new-york/story/_/id/ ... -red-storm

rodfromcranston wrote:Lavin can recruit, but he can't coach 'em.

As they said at UCLA, he gets Final Four talent into the Sweet 16

Thompson had 16 points and 9 boards last night as Madison Prep upset University Lab 60-56.

I wonder if University Lab has weighed in on it's research into de-flated footballs.....oh....never mind....

Lavin's club just gagged away a potential huge win against Duke today.

They were up 61-51 with 8 minutes left, and then got run off the floor and lost by more than 10.

The guy can recruit with the best of them, but he's not a good bench coach.

rambone 78 wrote:Lavin's club just gagged away a potential huge win against Duke today.

They were up 61-51 with 8 minutes left, and then got run off the floor and lost by more than 10.

The guy can recruit with the best of them, but he's not a good bench coach.

Stay on topic please. This is Christion's thread. If you want to talk St. John's hoops, there is a place on the board to do that.

Want to vote for a future Ram for player of the week?

CHRISTION THOMPSON - Madison Prep, basketball: Thompson was another reason for Madison Prep's successes, posting 17 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals per game in three wins for the Chargers.

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/a ... um=twitter

Pretty impressive week for Mr Thompson. He got my vote
Not bad 8 assists and 4 steals per game
Christion is really starting to fit in at Madison Prep this being his first year with the team. Sampson was with the team last year. That was a big win against University Lab moving Madison to #1 Ranking in Division.
BRANDON SAMPSON - Madison Prep, basketball: Sampson was a key cog for Madison Prep, averaging 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in a trio of wins against Varnado, Southern Lab and University Lab.
CHRISTION THOMPSON - Madison Prep, basketball: Thompson was another reason for Madison Prep's successes, posting 17 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals per game in three wins for the Chargers.

Latest rankings now have Madison Prep #1
Classes 3A and below:
1, Madison Prep 23-1: The Class 1A Chargers are talented and deep and claim top spot after a Hall of Fame win over University.
2, University 20-3: Hall of Fame loss to Madison Prep proves the 3A Cubs aren’t invincible, but U-High remains among Louisiana’s elite.
3, Port Allen 17-4: Win over New Orleans power Karr in Hall of Fame game could raise the 3A Pelicans’ stature on the state level.
4, Episcopal 19-2: The 6-2A Knights just keep winning and are so fundamentally sound.
5, Donaldsonville 16-6: The Tigers of 9-3A may surprise some teams once the playoffs begin.
6, Brusly 16-6: The Panthers get overshadowed by 7-3A rivals UHS and Port Allen but are solid.
7, Glen Oaks 14-8 and Dunham 14-9: GOHS is another solid 7-3A team and Dunham is a game behind Episcopal in 6-2A.
9, Albany 15-7: The Hornets sit atop the 8-3A standings.
10, Southern Lab 15-5: This is a talented young team that needs to regroup after 6-1A loss to Madison Prep.

Below is from the Madison Prep - University Lab Game Summary. Thompson sounds great in his responding to the challenge in such a big game with the Stands Sold out.

Christion Thompson added 16 points. The Rhode Island signee scored six points in the final quarter for the Chargers (23-1), who were the 1A runner-up a year ago.
Thompson helped set the tone in the fourth quarter. A key point in the game came with just over five minutes remaining.
Thompson was holding the ball near the midcourt line when UHS defender DJ White came and slapped the court with his hands. Thompson responded by driving to the basket multiple times, including a layup on that sequence that gave MPA a 51-49 lead.
The Chargers never trailed again.
“(White’s play) challenged me,” Thompson said. “I wanted to show him, the crowd and my teammates I could do it. I knew I could get my teammates involved. It was about us wanting it more.”


http://theadvocate.com/sports/11419062- ... -signature

Gotta like what we'ere reading and hearing about Thompson.
Sounds like a tough competitor like Hassan, TJ and Terrell.

Looks like he can do a whole lot more than just shoot.

Dan has said that he's a steal for us. Looks like he might be.

I'm pretty sure we did this-

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/a ... um=twitter

ace wrote:I'm pretty sure we did this-

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/a ... um=twitter

The more I read about this kid the more I want to see him play at Rhody. I like his size and the fact he can shoot the three and take it to the hoop. Also seems to be very athletic which will help our press also.

First Round Game of State Tournament:

Madison Prep 107, St. Mary’s 45
St. Mary’s 8 9 15 13 — 45
Madison Prep 23 27 41 16 — 107

Scoring — ST. MARY’S: S. Maggio 9, A. Howell 9, B. Shelton 8, R. Cunningham 6, W. Lee 5, R. Sampite 3, W. Callohan 3, T. Howell 2; MADISON PREP: Christian Thompson 15, Brandon Sampson 13, Jalen Brown 12, Josh Anderson 11, Colby Julien 10, Josh LeBlanc 6, Malcolm Roach 6, Jamel Robinson 6, William Lloyd 5, Jharon Whitfield 5, DeMarius Antoine 5, Yuryk Lazarde 4, Delvin Spann 3, Marquise Browder 2, Andre Stewart 2, Brian Savoie 2

3-Point Goals — St. Mary’s: 5 (B. Shelton 2, W. Lee, R. Sampite, S. Maggio); Madison Prep: 10 (Jalen Brown 2, Josh Anderson 2, Colby Julien 2, Demarius Antoine, Jharon Whitfield, Delvin Spann, Christian Thompson)

Records — St. Mary’s 10-19, Madison Prep 31-1

Madison beat Tensas in the 2nd round
Madison plays the Southern Lab Kittens tonight (Friday) at 7pm in the Elite 8

ramster wrote:Madison beat Tensas in the 2nd round
Madison plays the University Lab Kittens tonight (Friday) at 7pm in the Elite 8

University Lab Kittens?

Tonight at 7pm.
I meant to say Southern Lab Kittens, yes the Kittens

Madison is the #1 Seed, Southern is #Seed. Games get tougher now for Madison

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/tournament/34908/

If they advance they get to play the Field Mice....

They're using kittens now? Does the SPCA know about this?

In their first 2 playoff games, Christion's team has outscored their opponents 199-99.

Madison prep defeats Southern Lab 68-44 tonight get so far n to the Semi Finals

I went looking for a box score. Is this 2015? How do they not have a box score up somewhere within 30 seconds of the game ending?

8 points, 7 assists, 2 steals
http://theadvocate.com/sports/preps/117 ... ts-on-show

I'm curious about the coach who said that their leading scorer "usually defers to our two standouts." One of the two standouts is obviously Sampson. Is the other Thompson? I would assume yes, but they have a freshman who is 6'6" and already a national prospect, Josh LeBlanc, who had 10 pts/10 rbds.

Absolutely he is referring to Thompson and to Sampson. He has often sung the praises of both throughout the season.

Thompson had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/a ... e-rematch/

I wonder if the Country Day player Michael Corchiani is related to Chris Corchiani......

Ramulous wrote:I wonder if the Country Day player Michael Corchiani is related to Chris Corchiani......

No he isn't related.

Madison academy easily won the State Championship this afternoon.

Congrats to Christion!

Senior guard Christion Thompson, a Rhode Island signee, scored six points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists.

http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/a ... phy-video/

Can't wait to see our new guys in Keaney! This guy seems like he will be ready offensively.

Thompsons teammate, Brandon Sampson, who was ranked #32 ESPN has reopened his recruiting with Lavin's firing at St. John's. URI would be a nice landing spot for him. No indications anywhere that there is any interest from either side in Rhody but since we already have Christian then why not?

He is USCs to lose

Excellent!

Is Madison Prep good or something lol

Replace Fordham with Madison Prep!

Tough to decipher much here when it seems the entire starting lineup received an honor of some sort. Sharing MVP with Sampson cant be a bad thing tho.

Yes, considering Sampson is ranked #32 ESPN and this was already his team when Thompson transferred in for only his senior year it says a lot that they shared the MVP Award.
Thompson did everything for Madison Prep and he is going to be a great addition to our team. Likely to be yet another A10 all freshman team member.

Most exciting that our freshmen will get to develop at their own pace this year, and not be asked to lead us.

Nothing but good things from Christion in this!
Coach mentions that he played some POINT GUARD for them.
http://www.coxhub.com/articles/christio ... year-award

PeterRamTime wrote:Nothing but good things from Christion in this!
Coach mentions that he played some POINT GUARD for them.
http://www.coxhub.com/articles/christion-thompson-wants-to-win-an-a-10-player-of-the-year-award

Actually the Head Coach said in the video in the that "Christian plays very unselfish and that he has been our Point Guard for the entire season"

The two videos I've seen of him show he dominates. The team dominates. Not sure he is challenged on that team.

I bet if he played at a higher national level he would be more highly touted.