Recruiting Insider: March 4, 2007 - March 10, 2007

All-Met Football Player Going to West Virginia

Not to play for the Mountaineers, though. Potomac (Va.) All-Met DB Deante Steele is bound for Shepherd College. Steele had 5 interceptions, 4 fumble recoveries, 15 pass break ups and 7 kick returns last season as the Panthers reached the Virginia AAA Division 5 semifinals....

By Josh Barr  | March 9, 2007; 3:46 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Top Hoopsters on TV

Anyone wanting a glimpse of some top basketball seniors can tune in Comcast's CN8 cable channel next Saturday when it airs the third-place and championship games from the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament. The eight-team event features DeMatha (Austin Freeman and Jerai Grant), St. John's (Chris Wright), Towson Catholic (Donte Greene),...

By Josh Barr  | March 9, 2007; 1:48 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Maryland Tournament Thoughts

Looking back at yesterday's state semifinals at Comcast Center, here are a few thoughts on some top prospects: B-CC center Maurice Pearson certainly got up for the challenge of playing Largo's 6-11 junior Maurice Sutton. If he plays like that at Ohio U., the Bobcats have a player. As for...

By Josh Barr  | March 9, 2007; 12:56 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
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U.S. Team in Cap Classic

Here's the U.S. Team for the Capital Classic, set for April 5 at Comcast Center: Pos. Ht. School College Solomon Alabi C 7-1 Montverde Academy (Fla.) Florida State Gary Clark G 6-4 Montverde Academy (Fla.) Undecided Malcolm Delaney G 6-2 Towson Catholic Virginia Tech Braxton Dupree F 6-8 Calvert Hall...

By Josh Barr  | March 8, 2007; 3:59 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Largo & B-CC Big Men...

Largo 6-11 junior Maurice Sutton and B-CC 6-8 senior Maurice Pearson are going after each other pretty good in the first half of their Maryland 3A semifinal. Sutton, excellent around the basket, has a couple putbacks. Pearson, committed to Ohio University, clearly is relishing the challenge of going against a...

By Josh Barr  | March 8, 2007; 3:25 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Second-Team All-Met Gets Some Help

Second-team All-Met offensive lineman Rob Ciancaglini of Broadneck won a $5,000 scholarship from the Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He will play for Shepherd College in the fall....

By Josh Barr  | March 8, 2007; 3:23 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Point Guard Eyes Iowa

Caught up with DeMatha point guard Jeff Peterson as he returns from his visit to Iowa; he's stuck at Chicago O'Hare waiting for his delayed flight to Washington. And I wouldn't be surprised if Peterson, who hopes to make a decision before the Stags play in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational...

By Josh Barr  | March 8, 2007; 11:18 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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DeMatha Guard Serious About Iowa Too

Earlier this week, I wrote about how Iowa Coach Steve Alford was at the City Title game to watch DeMatha guard Jeff Peterson. Well, with the Stags taking a brief break from practice this week -- they play in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament that begins March 15 -- Peterson...

By Josh Barr  | March 7, 2007; 6:33 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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Iowa Serious About DeMatha Guard

Guess that Iowa is pretty serious about DeMatha point guard Jeff Peterson. While Xavier and St. Louis had assistant coaches at last night's City Title game to see Peterson play, Iowa Coach Steve Alford was at Verizon Center last night. Peterson had a splendid game, with eight steals and eight...

By Josh Barr  | March 6, 2007; 11:10 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Monday Morning Point Guard

For anyone not yet convinced, Eleanor Roosevelt senior Darnell Dodson continues to show why he should be considered one of the area's top recruits this season. The 6-foot-6 forward scored 31 points and had 13 rebounds as the Raiders won the Maryland 4A South Region title on Saturday. I said...

By Josh Barr  | March 5, 2007; 2:04 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
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