by Alex Schwartz

12:17pm- The first game of the day is officially through eight minutes. Life Center Academy (NJ) leads Our Savior New American (NY) 23-9 through one quarter. Syracuse-signee Dion Waiters '10 leads all scorers with eight points.

12:25pm- Waiters has 17 points in 11 minutes.

12:34pm- It is halftime and Life Center has a 44-27 lead. Dion Waiters has 20 points already, while Wil Martinez '11 has 12 for OSNA.

12:55pm- Dion Waiters is putting on a show out here. The future Syracuse Orange has 26 points with 2:15 to go in the 3rd quarter. LCA leads 58-37.

1:01pm- With eight minutes to go in the opening game of the day, Life Center holds a 64-41 lead on OSNA. Dion Waiters has 28 and LaQuinton Ross '11 has 12 for LCA, while Wil Martinez has 16 for OSNA.

1:17pm- Our Savior New American is fighting its way back, and now trails 68-54 with 2:30 to go.

1:19pm- Waiters just thew down a nasty one-handed alley-oop dunk off a baseline inbounds pass, and it really got the crowd going. They are showing replays on the jumbotron.

1:24pm- Life Center gets the win by a score of 75-58. Waiters had 34, Ross had 14, and for OSNA, Martinez had 29.

1:36pm- I spoke with LaQuinton Ross after the game. The Lincoln (NY)/Middle Township (NJ) game is about to begin.

1:58pm- I also caught up with Stojan Gjuroski '10 of Life Center Academy. Lincoln leads Middle Township 22-13 with 5:03 left in the half.

2:12pm- I was also able to talk with Wil Martinez. Lincoln has a 28-17 lead on Middle Township at halftime.

2:34pm- Through three quarters, it's Lincoln 43, Middle Township 31.

2:42pm- Lincoln has started to pull away here. The Railsplitters are up 57-38 with 3:30 to go in the game. Middle Township did a great job of sticking with the NYC squad throughout.

3:00pm- Lincoln got the win, 61-47. Shaq Stokes '11 led the way with 17 points for the victors, while John Jefferson '10 had 14 for Middle Township. I spoke to Kamari Murphy '11 of Lincoln after the game. The Thomas Jefferson (NY)/Trenton Catholic (NJ) will be starting soon.

3:14pm- Trenton Catholic jumped out to a 10-2 lead and is now up 14-6 midway through the first half.

3:22pm- We're through one quarter of play and it's TCA 18, Jefferson 12. Khalid Lewis El '11 leads the Iron Mikes with six and Shamel Williams '11 also has six for the Orange Wave.

3:36pm- TCA leads 35-24 at the half. Khalid Lewis El leads all scorers with eight.

4:04pm- With one quarter left to go, Trenton Catholic holds a commanding 53-37 lead. Dondre Whitmore '10 of TCA leads all scorers with 10. Stony Brook-bound Dave Coley '10 leads Jefferson with nine.

4:12pm- Thomas Jefferson is storming back into this one, cutting the lead to 54-47 with 4:24 to play.

4:18pm- The Orange Wave will not fold and has made this a five-point game, 55-50, with 2:38 left.

4:36pm- Trenton Catholic pulled away at the end of the game for a 66-58 win. Drexel-bound Frantz Massenat '10 had 14 for the Iron Mikes, while Shamel Williams led Thomas Jefferson with 16.

4:48pm- I spoke with Shamel Williams after the last game. The Hotchkiss School (CT)/Findlay Prep (NV) game has started and Pilots have an early 7-6 behind the play of Cory Joseph '10. Texas-signee Tristan Thompson '10 is not playing for Findlay.

4:58pm- Findlay is up 19-16 two minutes into the second quarter.

5:09pm- The Pilots are up 25-22 at the half. Nick Johnson '11 leads Findlay with 10 while Derrick Wilson '11 is the high scorer for Hotchkiss with eight.

5:36pm- Findlay Prep is ahead 42-35 entering the final quarter of play. Derrick Wilson, who had three offensive boards off his own misses that quarter, hit a deuce to beat the buzzer for the second straight period.

6:44pm- The Pilots ended up with a 64-48 victory. I spoke with Nigel Williams-Goss '13, Winston Shepard '12, Nick Johnson, and Godwin Okonji '10, all of Findlay Prep, after the game. Cory Joseph '10 led Findlay with 19 points while Johnson had 18. For Hotchkiss, Wilson was the high scorer with 24.

6:46pm- Other plays I have caught up with today are Jerome Frink '12 and Matt Rista '10 of St. Anthony's as well as Khalid Lewis El of Trenton Catholic.

6:47pm- St. Anthony's (NJ) has a 29-20 halftime lead on Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC). Oregon State-bound Devon Collier '10 has been very good for the Friars.

7:13pm- I also had a chance to talk with McDonald's All-American Cory Joseph. In this game, St. Anthony's has a 44-33 lead on Oak Ridge with 7:20 left in regulation.

8:07pm- St. Anthony's got the win by a score of 63-46 behind 31 points (five threes) from St. Bonaventure-signee Eli Carter '10, while Xavier-bound Jay Canty '10 had 21 (4/4 FT) for Oak Ridge Military Academy.

8:09pm- The St. Patrick's/Rice game is underway. Celtics up 4-2 early.

8:15pm- It is 10-2 St. Patrick's just 4:10 into the game. You can watch it live on MSG. Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright is sitting courtside for the game, likely watching Michael Gilchrist '11 of St. Pat's and Jermaine Sanders '11 of Rice.

8:27pm- One quarter down, three to go. The Celtics are up 17-10. Duke-signee Kyrie Irving '10 and Michael Gilchrist both have eight points for St. Patrick's, while Jermaine Sanders is tops for Rice with four.

8:28pm- Kyrie Irving had two major crowd-pleasers in the first quarter. One was a nice fastbreak dunk and the other a nice move to get to the cup plus the finish.

8:49pm- St. Patrick's takes a 37-19 lead into the half. Irving completely broke a kid's ankles late in the half, full-fledged sending the kid to the floor. It was replayed on the jumbotron twice and the players on the court were watching it during free throws. The crowed loved it!

8:52pm- Michael Gilchrist leads all scorers with 14 points and is 6/8 from the field. Kyrie Irving has chipped in nine points. For Rice, Kevin Perez '11 is tops with five points.

9:02pm- West Virginia Assistant Coach Larry Harrison has been here for quite some time today. He and Wright are the only two college coaches I personally have seen.

9:06pm- Both teams were wearing green jerseys in the first half, but Rice switched to black uniforms at the half. The result? Kadeem Jack with an old-fashioned three-point play on his first touch for his first points of the game.

9:17pm- With 3:56 to go in the third quarter, St. Patrick's is ahead 49-26.

9:27pm- A buzzer beating 18-footer from Kyrie Irving—he stole a pass while in the air and shot in one motion—has given the Celtics a 59-33 advantage entering the final period of player.

10:43pm- St. Peter's Prep led Oak Hill Academy 40-39 at the half behind 17 points from Myles Davis '11. Doron Lamb '10 had 26 for the Warriors.

10:55pm- St. Peter's Prep was up 58-54 before a three-point play by Syracuse-bound Baye Moussa Keita '10. Doron Lamb has 32 points and was 14 for his first 19, including 14/15 on non-threes.

10:59pm- Myles Davis hit two threes in the final minute or so, including a buzzer beater. St. Peter's Prep holds a 64-59 lead over Oak Hill Academy through three quarters. This would be a massive upset. Davis is 7/10 on threes and has 26 points.

11:05pm- Oak Hill opened the half on a 10-2 run, but a Davis three-pointer has tied the game at 69 with 4:31 to play. Doron Lamb and Myles Davis are played absolutely amazing.

11:13pm- SPP is up 73-72 with 1:45 to play. OHA has the ball. This is a fantastic game.

11:23pm- SPP up 81-78 with 9.8 left and possession.

12:59am- St. Peter's Prep pulled the huge upset, defeating Oak Hill Academy 84-81. Myles Davis led the way with 33 points, going 8/12 on threes and 9/9 at the line. St. John's-bound Ron Roberts '10 added 23 points. OHA's Doron Lamb scored the second most points in a single game in Prime Time Shootout history, dropping 49 in defeat. He went 21/29 from the field (16/21 2P, 5/8 3P).

1:01am- Lamb hit back-to-back-to-back threes in the final minute or so to keep OHA in it, but SPP hit all but one free throw down the stretch. Foul shooting was the difference in this game, as Oak Hill was 5/11 (45.5%) and St. Peter's Prep was 24/27 (88.9%).