Brewster Academy Wins National Championship

It was hard to watch Brewster this year and not see they were the best team in New England, and probably the country.  While prep fans didn't get to see a rematch of the classic NEPSAC Class A championship against Winchendon, or the long-awaited matchup with top ranked Hargrave Military Academy, Brewster capped the tournament with exciting wins over upstart St. Thomas More and a hot Northfield Mount Hermon team.

Northfield doesn't have the depth of high major talent of any of the teams they played in this one (Notre Dame Prep, Hargrave, Brewster), but they used a model that Providence could find success with: a smaller team with one very good big man (Majok Majok), a very good all around scorer (Hector Harold - Pepperdine), and a bunch of shooters who aren't simply spot up guys (most notably Harvard commit Laurent Rivard).  Outside shooting was the X-factor for a team that wasn't as physical as most at this level and probably only has one high major D1 player (Majok).  Until Providence begins to bring in consecutive classes of big time players (and I believe they will) the 3 point shot could be their X-factor.

From a Providence perspective, the Friars are in a solid position with Brewster's Naadir Tharpe, and if they are able to land him it will mark the second year in a row in which they grab the top junior on the National Champs.  The number of scorers on Brewster is staggering and all season Tharpe did a terrific job keeping them all involved and happy.  Not many point guards come to college having had the experience of keeping so many great teammates their shots.  Naadir is a point in the truest sense of the word and would be a monster get for the Friars.