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Aiden and Calvin McEwen will continue to attend Clarksville High School, according to their father, Brian McEwen.

After the recent departure of Clarksville coach Scott Matthews, rumors began about possible transfers.

“Both boys have been at school, in class, since the first day of this school year,” Brian said. “Aiden has been playing football and is looking forward to his game Friday.”

Max Clemons, who has been touted as one of Southern Indiana’s top prospects in the Class of 2012, will return to Scottsburg High School for his junior year, new Warrior coach Anthony Winchester confirmed Monday afternoon with HoosierHillsHoops.com.

Clemons, a 6-foot-4 guard, played summer high school ball in June with Louisville (Ky.) Pleasure Ridge Park, where it was reported he would enroll for the 2010-11 school year.

Spencer Turner abruptly ended his college recruitment on Sunday, giving a verbal commitment to Belmont, an NCAA Division I program located in Nashville, Tenn., after finding what the Bloomington South senior described as “the perfect fit.”

“I hadn’t heard much from Belmont until recently,” Turner explained. “I got a (scholarship) offer the day before I took a (campus) visit there. I saw the facilities, met their guys and coaches, and fell in love with the place. I absolutely fell in love with the place.”

Turner, recognized as one of the top — if not the best — three-pointer shooter in Southern Indiana, also had offers from Coastal Carolina, Gardner Webb and IPFW, and he was hearing from a host of additional Division I schools — Boston College, Butler, Davidson, Indiana, Penn State and Purdue.

“I don’t think Belmont even saw me play until our very last tournament in Orlando,” he said. They didn’t recruit me at all last year; they didn’t come to any of my games. They were watching someone on another court and saw the second half of my game. It all just fell right into place, and it happened so fast.”

With his college destination set, Turner is now focused on the upcoming high school season.

“My role is going to be a lot bigger this year. At Bloomington South, everyone has high expectations of our program. I’ve got to step up this year and show the younger players how to play hard, work hard.”

Bedford North Lawrence senior Alex Pritchett gave an oral commitment Tuesday during a visit with the coaching staff at Wright State, the first school to heavily recruit the 6-foot-8 forward.

“They were the first school that showed a lot of interest in me,” Pritchett said. “As I started getting letters from others schools, I kept thinking that ‘I like Wright State better than this school or that school.’ They have a nice facility and I like the coaches a lot.”

Pritchett, who has visited the Raiders’ campus three times, chose Wright State over scholarship offers from Evansville and IPFW. He also had interest from Ball State, Creighton, Duquesne, Eastern Kentucky and IUPUI, among other schools.

“It really came down to Wright State and Evansville,” he added. “They were my top two for a long time.”

Along with his Bedford teammates, Pritchett is ready for the upcoming season, and he’s “glad to get the recruiting process over” before the start of high school basketball.

“It was pretty important for me to get (the recruiting process) over (before high school basketball) so I can focus on the team. I’m pretty excited about our team this year. I expect to win sectionals; I really think we can go pretty far.”

League awards announced at the conclusion of the Team Southern Indiana Boys’ HighSchool Summer League at Nolan Fieldhouse:

League MVP

• Zach Martindale, Columbus East

All-League Team

• Cedric Daniels, Louisville (Ky.) Eastern
• Bryce Huebner, Northeast Dubois
• Lincoln Jones, North Harrison
• Grant Meyer, Silver Creek
• Caleb Springer, Silver Creek

League Champions: Sycamores

• Taylor Banks, Salem
• Billy Edelen, Clarksville
• David Fosbrink, Columbus East
• Jones
• Byrce Lienhoop, Columbus East
• Martindale
• Joshua Wenning, North Harrison