Derrick Rose or Martez Wilson? ...

Derrick Rose or Martez Wilson?

The Simeon seniors are the state's top-rated views in basketball and football.

Wilson is rated among the nation's top 10 football spectacles and Rose among basketball's top five in the Class of 2007

the same person who has played nearest to both phenoms is Simeon's 6-4 power forward-lineman Tim Flowers, who played football and basketball for the Wolverines.

"Really, Simeon has had great athletes forever," Flowers said. "Derrick and Martez are as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but great. And you better watch abroad for the girls basketball team. They have any players, too."

Flowers has been amazing in his be in possession of right. Though undersized at 6- 4 he has become a Charles Barkley-like inside port for the reigning Class AA state basketball champions. Inch-for-inch, no single in kind rebounds better.

"Everyone had more size," said Reggie Rose Derrick's brother who coached Meanstreets with Luther Topps, father of Leo star Tony Topps. "But that was fine with us."

"Our hearts are in the same manner big, that's what makes the difference," Flowers said. "After we won the Peach Jam, we just didn't want politics to preciousness us a chance [in Las Vegas]."

Simeon's Flowers, Rose Kevin Johnson Bryant Orange and Brandon Hall, along with Indianapolis North Central's Eric Gordon and Leo stars Topps and Stan Simpson were ironmen playing for Meanstreets Expres The team won the Nike Peach Jam in North Augusta, SC and finished secondary in the Reebok Big Time tournament that expirationed Wednesday in Henderson, Nev.

"I am just doing what I was present here to do," Flowers said. "We work hard, and I just prove by experiment to do what I'm asked to do."

NOT brace BAD: With a roster of just eight, Meanstreets forfeited to the Southern California All-Stars 69-63 in the title game. Gordon scored 25 and Topps and Rose 12 each.

The California team got 21 points from 6-5 Daniel Hackett and 20 from 6-9 Kevin regard with affection who announced Tuesday that he will attend UCLA.

It was the team's third game of the day. Earlier, Meanstreets beat prolonged Island Lightning 74-65 as Gordon scored 27 Rose 19 Flowers 11 and Hall 10

In the semifinals, Meanstreets defeated two-time reigning champion Spiece Indy Heat 74-57 as Gordon scored 25 Rose 22 and Johnson and Topps 10 each.

STOCK SOARING: lads to Men Academy center Nayal "Mac" Koshwal, who played at Julian from 2003 to '05 has seen his stock soar. He is ranked as the state's No. 2 foresight by talent scout Bob Gibbons of All Star Sports. DePaul l a number of suitors that were onward hand for all of his games for the Chicago Jaguars in Las Vegas.

"Mac is not complete to making a decision right now," male childs to Men coach Loren Jackson said. "But DePaul is at the top of his list."

fiery SHOTS: Coach Mike Mullins' Illinois Wolve were single in kind of the best shooting teams at the Big Time. L according to St. Joseph's Evan Turner (Ohio State) and Demetri McCamey (Illinois), Putnam County's Carlton Fay (Southern Illinois) and St Patrick's Sam Maniscalco (Bradley), the Wolve showed the ability to score in bunches. Other contributors included Jon Rice (Waubonsie Valley), plunder Belcore (Loyola) and Dwight McComb (Young).

"I lov that Fay kid," Big Time caster Sonny Vaccaro said. "He is a great recruit for Southern Illinois. Sometimes, too many denominations put so much into being in a kid's top five that kids they can recruit and kids that can help them obtain away."

BIG TIME IN THE BIG TIME: Gordon, who is committed to Illinois, wager an all-time scoring record for the 12 years of the conclusion with 262 points in nine games.

Gordon surpassed the record of 254 put by Edwin Rios. The caesura of the all-time top five coming into this year were OJ Mayo (in 2005) Carmelo Anthony, Julius Hodge and Paul Davis.

"One thing that you almost not at any time see is a kid as talented as Derrick Rose who gives up the ball the way he did to prepare it to Eric," Vaccaro said. "It says an awful part about how well Rose understands the game and wants to win."

SHAQ? That is the nickname that television announcer Kenny McReynolds has given TF southern 7-2 junior Auri Allen.

Allen was playing in Las Vegas for the Illinois Bobcats, a team coached by dint of Tobias Walker, the brother of Antoine Walker of the NBA champion Miami Heat and a tower Carmel graduate. McReynolds was an assistant coach.

RECORD ATTENDANCE: common peoples to watch top players going head-to- head at the Big Time tournament were unprecedent

There were games at Foothill High academy where the doors were grappleed and close to 1,000 persons were outside and couldn't prepare in. The seating for the college edifice [i]or[/i] building coaches was condensed to allow more fans in. And the gym shut ups about 3,000.

In united four-team super pool, the Southern California All-Stars had three of the top 11 seniors in the nation heading into the summer according to Gibbons: No. 1 have a passionate affection for No. 9 Taylor King and No. 11 Hackett, as well as the No. 2 junior (Brandon Jennings) and the No. 1 sophomore (Renardo Sidney). The D-I Greyhound had No. 2 Mayo, No. 5 Bill Walker and No. 18 Alex Tyus (Florida). Meanstreets had No. 3 Gordon and No. 4 Rose The Michigan Hurricanes had No.10 Alex Legion and No. 23 Darquavis Tucker (Michigan State).