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2007-08 highlight reel

Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff June 26, 2008 11:52 AM

All this week we're bringing you video highlights from the Globe's 2008 All-Scholastic Award banquet that was held Sunday afternoon at the Quincy Marriott. The event featured New England Patriots tight end Ben Watson as the keynote speaker, while former Athletes of the Year Brian Morrissey of Winchester and Meredith Frank of Westwood were the student speakers.

You'll find the links to all three speeches at the bottom of this entry. In the video embedded below, you'll find our 2007-08 highlight reel that aired at the start of the ceremony. Congrats to all of this year's All-Scholastics.

We'll have much more video throughout the week. Here's the tentative plan:

Frank's speech

Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff June 25, 2008 09:06 PM

All this week we're bringing you video highlights from the Globe's 2008 All-Scholastic Award banquet that was held Sunday afternoon at the Quincy Marriott. The event featured New England Patriots tight end Ben Watson as the keynote speaker, while former Athletes of the Year Brian Morrissey of Winchester and Meredith Frank of Westwood were the student speakers.

Check out the video below to see Frank's speech.

We'll have much more video throughout the week. Here's the tentative plan:

For those of you who attended the event, we hope you had as much fun as we did. We'll also try to post the season highlight video that ran on the big screens at the start of Sunday's program.

Morrissey's speech

Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff June 24, 2008 11:00 PM

All this week we're bringing you video highlights from the Globe's 2008 All-Scholastic Award banquet that was held Sunday afternoon at the Quincy Marriott. The event featured New England Patriots tight end Ben Watson as the keynote speaker, while former Athletes of the Year Brian Morrissey of Winchester and Meredith Frank of Westwood were the student speakers.

Check out the video below to see Morrissey's speech.

We'll have much more video throughout the week. Here's the tentative plan:

For those of you who attended the event, we hope you had as much fun as we did. We'll also try to post the season highlight video that ran on the big screens at the start of Sunday's program.

Watson addresses Globe All-Scholastics

Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff June 23, 2008 10:10 AM

All this week we'll be posting video highlights from the 2008 Globe All-Scholastics awards banquet, which featured New England Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson as the keynote speaker.

Watson mixed plenty of humor into his speech that encouraged the student-athletes to enjoy the journey throughout their high school and college careers. Below, check out a highlight reel from Watson's speech, which includes his thoughts on tracking down Champ Bailey during the 2005 playoffs, comments on Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, and a light moment after the speech in which Globe High School Sports Editor Bob Holmes draws the ire of the crowd with a jab at the 2007 Patriots.

For the full, 16-minute version of Watson's introduction and speech, click HERE.

We'll have much more video throughout the week. Here's the tentative plan:

  • Monday: Ben Watson's speech
  • Tuesday: Brian Morrissey's speech
  • Wednesday: Meredith Frank's speech
  • Thursday: Athlete of the Year presentations
  • Friday: More highlights from this year's banquet

For those of you who attended the event, we hope you had as much fun as we did. We'll also try to post the season highlight video that ran on the big screens at the start of Sunday's program.

Take a bow

Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff June 22, 2008 11:02 AM

Today, the Boston Globe unveiled our 2008 Spring All-Scholastics. Hop over and explore the section as we toast those athletes who remained focus during a time when thoughts drifted to pool parties, beaches, and lazy summer days.

A reminder to all of our All-Scholastics that today is also our year-end banquet at the Quincy Marriott. All athletes should have received their invitation to attend today's event, which includes New England Patriots tight end Ben Watson as a featured speaker.

I'll be on hand capturing video from the festivities and we'll post that starting tomorrow and running through next week. So even as high school sports slip into hibernation for the summer, stick with us for more coverage.

Plus, football season is only approximately 55 days away. We'll be back out at double sessions before you know it, so enjoy that time at the beach while you can.

Winter All-Scholastics

Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff March 30, 2008 08:56 AM

Winter officially ends today for high school sports as we punctuate another amazing season of accomplishments by debuting our 2007-08 winter All-Scholastics.

As always, selecting players for the limited number of spots on these elite teams is an arduous task for the Globe's high school sports staff. It's with the input of coaches and trusted observers that we present our take on the region's most noteworthy competitors. We remind everyone that this is a day to celebrate not only those who earned All-Scholastic honors, but also the countless others that were considered.

There's also a batch of multimedia on the All-Scholastics page for your perusal. Here's what you'll find:

  • Airin' it out: We took four boys' hockey Super Teamers -- a quartet that competed in the Super 8 title game in Pat Kiley, Rob Toczylowski, and Mike Lozzi of Reading, and Greg Crovo of Malden Catholic -- and pitted them in a postseason rematch. But since we couldn't afford ice time at a local rink, we got the next best thing: air hockey. Check out how their only little Final Four tournament unfolded.

  • Just horsin' around: We took seven boys' and girls' basketbal Super Teamers -- Gerard Coleman (West Roxbury), Jake O'Brien (BC High), Julian Colaruso (Catholic Memorial), Mary Nwachukwu (Dighton-Rehoboth), Ashley Rivera (Lowell), Caroline Stewart (Masconomet), and Courtney Finn (Winthrop) -- and brought them across Morrissey Blvd. to BC High's McNeice Pavillion for a game of H-O-R-S-E. A bit of a gender war broke out and the ladies walked away as queens of the hardwood.

  • The 200 club: Check out a photo gallery documenting the five girls' hockey All-Scholastics that all reside in the elite 200-point (or more) club. Massachusetts may never see another group of athletes quite like this.

  • Moments to savor: We count down 10 of our most memorable moments from the winter season. Now you tell us yours.

Thank you again to everyone that made the winter season a little less chilling, and a lot more chilling. Congrats to all of our All-Scholastics.

Look for updates from:

  • Chris Forsberg - Boston.com High School Sports producer
  • Julian Benbow - North regional updates
  • Craig Larson - West regional updates
  • Monique Walker - South regional updates
  • David Lefort - Boston.com sports editor

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