Mike White| Tuesday, May 12, 10:49 p.m.
Kiski School, a prep school near Indiana, is apparently trying to upgrade its basketball program and rumors are circulating everywhere about WPIAL players possibly going to the school next year.
Kiski has hired a new coach in Tony Cheatham, and because the school is not in the WPIAL or PIAA, it can recruit players as much as it wants. I've heard a handful of players from the WPIAL might be going to Kiski next year. I won't use names yet, but the rumors are pretty strong in WPIAL coaching circles. Please note: This is Kiski School, a prep school in Saltsburg. This is NOT Kiski Area, a WPIAL school in Vandergrift.
A pair of promising freshmen at Central Catholic are seriously considering attending Kiski - and that's not a rumor. Lucas Mickens, a talented senior guard who will graduate from Central Catholic in June, said he will most likely attend Kiski for a fifth year. He also said his younger brother, Ben, a 6-4 freshman, might also be going to Kiski. And Lincoln Davis, a 6-foot freshman, is also considering attending Kiski, according to Lucas Mickens. Both Ben Mickens and Davis saw varsity time as freshmen.
The next few months should be interesting in terms of what goes on with Kiski's basketball team - and also how WPIAL coaches react if some talented players start leaving and go to Kiski.
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May 12 2009, 10:51 PM
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Mike White