Bedford North Lawrence junior Alex Pritchett secured his first scholarship offer last weekend during a visit to Wright State.

After the entire Bedford team competed in a high school team shootout on the school’s campus, the Raiders tendered a scholarship offer to the 6-foot-6 forward.

“They’ve been showing a lot of interest in me and sending me a lot of stuff,” Prichett said. “To get the offer was a little surprising. It’s a nice place, but I’m going to let things pan out from here. I wouldn’t mind playing (at Wright State).

Other colleges showing early interest in Pritchett include Ball State, Evansville, Indiana State, Purdue, Southern Illinois and Valparaiso.

But he isn’t ready to end the recruiting process yet.

“I’m comfortable knowing that I have time to work a lot on my game,” he said. “I really don’t know at this point. I’ll play through July but I’m still thinking (about the recruiting process).”

With his Indiana Elite ONE Orange squad, Prichett will attend the adidas It Takes Five in Cincinnati, the Kentucky HoopFest in Louisville and the adidas Super 64 in Las Vegas. He also will attend a Purdue “elite” camp in August.

Kegan Clark, a 6-foot-4 forward from Jeffersonville, said today he has verbally committed to Wright State.

“After going through their campus and seeing how their coaches run things, I felt like it was the perfect fit for me,” Clark said. “(The coaches) think I have the potential to be a solid player, and that I can come in and contribute to the team.”

Clark, who also fielded interest from Eastern Illinois, IUPUI and Miami (Oh.), visited the Raiders’ campus — located in Dayton, Oh. — on two occasions.

The entire Jeffersonville team recently participated in a one-day shootout at Wright State, and Clark, along with his parents, took another tour today of the school.

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Bloomington South built a 23-9 first-quarter margin and crushed New Albany 94-34 to win the second-place bracket today in Carmel at the USSFA State Tournament, a double-elimination event for high school teams.

Bloomington South was eliminated from the winner’s bracket Saturday by Mt. Vernon (Fortville), and New Albany fell to the secondary bracket after a loss to Brownsburg.

In the winner’s bracket, Mt. Vernon edged Carmel for the title.

The wave of area college commitments continued today.

Bloomington North senior Julian Boatner gave a verbal pledge to William and Mary, a NCAA Division I school located in Williamsburg, Va., the Herald-Times confirmed.

“I think it’s a great fit for him,” Bloomington North coach Andy Hodson told the paper. “He went out there and loved the campus and loved the school.”

Boatner, who also had a scholarship offer from Navy, will compete on the July AAU circuit with Fieldhouse Elite Team Indiana.

Donnie Hale made his college decision earlier today, his family announced. The New Albany star will stay in-state after his senior year of high school, accepting a scholarship offer to play for Matt Painter’s Purdue program.

Hale, a 6-foot-8 forward, is relieved the recruiting process is behind him.

“I’m really glad it’s over,” Hale said. “I put a lot of thought into it for a long while; and at the end of the day, it just seemed like (Purdue) was the best option for me. I’m really glad to be a part of their program now.”

The Boilermakers were one of the first major Division I schools to show interest in Hale.

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Bloomington South junior Darwin Davis ended the college recruitment process early, giving a verbal commitment tonight to Chris Mack’s Xavier program.

“After talking with my family, I felt 100 percent sure that was the place,” Davis told HoosierHillsHoops.com after just announcing his decision. “I didn’t have a single reason why I wouldn’t go to Xavier.”

The 6-foot point guard also had scholarship offers from Purdue and Ohio, and was receiving serious interest from Butler, Illinois and Ohio State.

“Now that I’ve made my decision it’s about me getting better and stronger and preparing myself for the college level,” he added. “Coach Mack and I made a good relationship and had some good conversations about what I could bring to the table if I came. I’m definitely excited.”

Davis is the third player from the Panther’s current roster to announce their college intentions. Matt Carlino and Erik Fromm, both seniors-to-be, will attend Indiana and Butler, respectively.

“I think (already having three commitments) says we have a lot of talent,” he said. “We’re looking forward to playing with each another, and I think we’ll have another good group (next season).”