Recruiting Insider: June 29, 2008 - July 5, 2008
Terps Land A Rising Star
Just got off the phone with Forestville Coach Charles Harley, who reports that linebacker DeOnte Arnett has committed to play for Maryland. Arnett had called coaches from Tennessee, Georgia and Cincinnati in recent days to let them know he had reached a decision then phoned Ohio State today to let...
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Josh Barr
| July 3, 2008; 3:33 PM ET |
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Spotlight on Forestville's Arnett
This week's Recruiting Spotlight features Forestville's DeOnte Arnett -- a 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive end who has narrowed his list from 18 official offers to five -- Ohio State, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee and Cincinnati. According to Coach Charles Harley, Arnett -- who recorded 72 tackles and 15 sacks last fall --...
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Josh Barr
| July 3, 2008; 11:02 AM ET |
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Another DeMatha Player Commits; Top 100 Sophs
Headed for vacation, but here are a few items of note: DeMatha linebacker Raheem Cardwell has committed to play for Syracuse. MaxPreps is out with its list of the nation's top 100 rising sophomore football players. Damascus safety-wide receiver Brandon Phelps - who started both ways last season - cracks...
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Josh Barr
| July 2, 2008; 4:02 PM ET |
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DeMatha QB Makes Pick
DeMatha quarterback Tom Chroniger has committed to play for Eastern Michigan. Chroniger enjoyed a solid first season as a starter last year and is poised to lead the Stags this season....
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| July 2, 2008; 9:06 AM ET |
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Montrose's Armwood Chooses Villanova
From Josh Barr: Montrose Christian forward Isaiah Armwood, a 6-foot-8 rising senior, yesterday made an oral commitment to play for Villanova, Mustangs Coach Stu Vetter said. Last week, Vetter said that Armwood had narrowed his choices to Villanova, Texas and Syracuse. He had been invited to this week's USA Basketball...
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Jon DeNunzio
| July 1, 2008; 5:55 PM ET |
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Vinson Opts Out of National Team Trials for Camps
This one stunned me a bit. Montrose Christian All-Met guard Terrell Vinson pulled out of the USA Basketball under-18 team trials so that he can attend a pair of Reebok-sponsored camps, colleague Stephen Ball reports, passing along this report: Vinson has confirmed that he opted out of this week's USA...
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| July 1, 2008; 3:33 PM ET |
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Maryland Set to Add a Big Man
Well, Gary Williams pledged that Maryland wasn't done recruiting for next season and it appears the Terps have landed a center in 6-9, 260-pound Steve Goins from Chicago. His other scholarship offers were from South Florida and Illinois-Chicago, but his high school coach thinks Goins will only get better as...
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| July 1, 2008; 7:39 AM ET |
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JMU Women Add a Local
All-Met guard Tarik Hislop of Paint Branch will play for James Madison, according to Panthers Coach Heather Podosek. The rising senior averaged 21 points and 7.4 rebounds last season as Paint Branch went 25-0 and won the Maryland 3A title....
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Josh Barr
| June 30, 2008; 4:59 PM ET |
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Another Vote Against Recruiting Pre-Teens
Bob Lipper is one of the more entertaining columnists around and today he sets his sights on Sunday's beginning of the summer recruiting period, especially the trend toward offering scholarships to players who are younger and younger. Says Virginia Coach Dave Leitao: "There's something fundamentally wrong with recruiting youngsters of...
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| June 30, 2008; 12:37 PM ET |
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