Recruiting Insider: January 21, 2007 - January 27, 2007
Montrose-T.C. Williams Game Is Postponed
Saturday's game between No. 1 Montrose Christian and No. 3 T.C. Williams has been postponed after a Montrose eighth-grader collapsed and died during basketball practice on Thursday. School chaplain Chris Adams said the 13-year-old Carson Wise was a member of the school's eighth-grade basketball team. The team was practicing Thursday...
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| January 26, 2007; 12:45 PM ET |
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Five for the Weekend
1) Not that it needs any more promotion, but the doubleheader on Saturday night at American's Bender Arena is near must-see for those wanting to see the area's elite players. The 7 p.m. game features No. 4 St. John's with All-Met guard Chris Wright (Georgetown) and forward Vlad Moldoveanu (George...
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| January 26, 2007; 6:49 AM ET |
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Gone From Miami... Now Going to Louisiville
Remember Willie Williams, the former Miami prep star who enrolled at the U despite legal troubles? He leftr Miami, spent a year at junior college now he's headed for Louisville......
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| January 25, 2007; 5:35 PM ET |
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More Nigerians on the Way???
The whispers about Carroll adding a pair of 7-foot Nigerians might be true. "It's a possibility," Carroll Coach Clinton Perrow said this morning. "A strong possibility." Perrow confirmed that two Nigerians - alleged to be very tall -- have applied for admission to the school but have yet to arrive...
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| January 25, 2007; 1:14 PM ET |
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MEAC Schools Hit PW
Hampton picks up a wide receiver and lineman from Woodbridge. Norfolk State gets a lineman from Hylton....
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| January 25, 2007; 11:33 AM ET |
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All-Met LB to Decide Next Week
Forestville All-Met LB Devonte Campbell plans to take an official visit to Tennessee this weekend and will announce his college choice next Thursday. Campbell also is considering Maryland, Illinois, Syracuse and Georgia Tech....
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Josh Barr
| January 24, 2007; 5:17 PM ET |
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Two (Three?) Big Games Coming Up...
Given the choice, which do you go to: No. 1 Montrose Christian at No. 3 T.C. Williams? Or the Battle of the Beltways, with No. 3 DeMatha vs. Towson Catholic (#1 in The Sun) and No. 4 St. John's vs. Mount St. Joseph (#2 in The Sun)? It's a tough...
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| January 24, 2007; 4:44 PM ET |
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Remember Kent Hicks?
The former Culpeper High star couldn't get into Maryland and couldn't get on the field at Virginia Tech. After sitting out this past season, Hicks is transferring to Liberty, reports the Free-Lance Star. Let this serve as one more reminder that recruiting rankings and other hype often mean little....
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Josh Barr
| January 24, 2007; 11:36 AM ET |
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Quite A Night!
So the editors sent me to cover the Wootton-Damascus girls' basketball game on Tuesday night. And while I got to see something I hadn't seen at a boys' game in a while -- the victorious Patriots made 18 of 19 free throws, all in the fourth quarter, including 10 of...
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| January 23, 2007; 11:42 PM ET |
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Lots of Stuff
It's been a busy couple days, so here's some catching up: Stone Bridge RB Devon Brown committed to play football at Wake Forest, reports Stephen A. Norris. Colleague Jeff Ermann passes along that Friendly All-Met WR Vinnie Hill has changed his commitment from Akron to Virginia. It's not much of...
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| January 23, 2007; 4:55 PM ET |
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