Northmen win in OT

NORTH SMITHFIELD — North Smithfield senior Sam Kent scored a game-high 22 points and point guard Lorenza O’Donnell chipped in with 18 to lead the Northmen to a crucial, 51-48 overtime victory against Central Falls Tuesday.

North Smithfield (6-6 Division III) is searching for one of the final two playoff spots in Division III and they will head to Providence Thursday to face Classical. The Northmen will be back in Providence on Feb. 11 at 3:30 p.m. to resume their contest with Central which was stopped early in the second half because of an incident outside the PCTA.

Central Falls (9-5 Division III) received a team-high 16 points from wing Ariana Carter and 14 points from Tatiana Ramos.

Less than a month after winning its fourth national championship in seven seasons, Alabama has a chance to extend its string of unofficial recruiting titles.

Alabama has landed the nation's top signing class each of the last five years according to composite rankings of recruiting websites compiled by 247Sports. Whether that streak continues depends on how much of a signing day surge the Crimson Tide can stage Wednesday.

Although Alabama was ranked fifth in the 247Sports Composite team standings Tuesday morning, it remains in play for so many uncommitted four- and fivestar recruits that it has a legitimate chance to move to the top of the rankings.

"I think Alabama is probably going to make the biggest signing day close among those top 10 teams," said Barton Simmons, the director of scouting for 247Sports. "They have a very real shot at landing the nation's No. 1 class. They don't even have to have everything fall into place.

LSU led the composite team rankings early Tuesday and was followed by Ohio State, Florida State, Mississippi and Alabama. Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Clemson and Notre Dame rounded out the top 10.

"You can never bet against (Alabama)," said Mike Farrell, the national recruiting director for Rivals. "I think their finish will be good for any