Archive: November 2007
St. John's DB Getting Offers
St. John's defensive back Gerald Moore has picked up a few offers recently and now holds division I-A offers from Northwestern, Louisville, Ohio U, Eastern Michigan, Army and Navy, with several other schools in the mix. He was supposed to have in-home visits with Northwestern and Louisville this week and...
By Josh Barr | November 30, 2007; 11:32 AM ET | Comments (0)
DeMatha Lineman Chooses Delaware
It's been a busy few days at DeMatha, where football coach Bill McGregor says that coaches from 18 different colleges have made their way through to look at prospective recruits. No news on standout wide receiver-defensive back Kenny Tate, but center Robbie McDowell committed to Delaware. Defensive back Jonathan Mason...
By Josh Barr | November 28, 2007; 4:24 PM ET | Comments (0)
A Good Way to Pick a School
Kids pick colleges for all sorts of reasons. Ravens tackle Jonathan Ogden, a former All-Met Offensive Player of the Year at St. Albans, says he made his pick because he wanted to be able to participate in track. There's also a look at other Ravens who played a second sport...
By Josh Barr | November 28, 2007; 2:19 PM ET | Comments (1)
Lady Terps Pick Up a Point Guard
Fresh off its comeback victory over UCLA, the Maryland women's basketball team scored another victory today when it picked up a verbal commitment from junior guard Dara Taylor of Wilmington, Del....
By Josh Barr | November 27, 2007; 12:42 PM ET | Comments (0)
Busy Week For Big Lineman
Quince Orchard lineman Zach Kerr is preparing for Friday's Maryland 4A semifinal against Thomas Johnson, but he's also trying to reach a college choice. Maryland was scheduled to be at the Cougars' practice yesterday and then have an in-home visit with Kerr last night. "It's getting down to crunch time...
By Josh Barr | November 27, 2007; 11:38 AM ET | Comments (0)
Beasley Impressive, Mason Even More So
Kansas State freshman Mike Beasley was impressive once again, matching his season average with 30 points last night. But, wow, was George Mason and its group of local players even more impressive as the Patriots knocked off No. 18 K-State, 87-77, last night in a tournament in Orlando. Here's the...
By Josh Barr | November 23, 2007; 12:25 PM ET | Comments (0)
Campanaro Ready For Another Run
Here's a profile of River Hill junior standout Michael Campanaro, who holds offers from North Carolina, Wake Forest, Northwestern and Akron. Here's Campanaro talking about his success. The Hawks play Patuxent tonight in a matchup of 11-0 teams in the Maryland 2A South Region final....
By Josh Barr | November 23, 2007; 11:38 AM ET | Comments (0)
Beasley Still Rolling, Mason Up Next
I don't think it's a stretch to say that Kansas State freshman Mike Beasley has had the biggest impact on the college basketball landscape this season. The one-time All-Met at Riverdale Baptist is only averaging 30 points and 20 rebounds in the Wildcats' first three games, all easy victories over...
By Josh Barr | November 19, 2007; 2:02 PM ET | Comments (0)
West Springfield Kicker Has a Leg Up
Well, it's an easy (and cliched) headline. But it's true. West Springfield Coach Bill Renner is regarded as the region's authority on kicking, and he says that senior Tyler Bitancurt is the best he's ever coached or seen on film. Bitancurt has made 13 of 14 field goal attempts this...
By Josh Barr | November 19, 2007; 12:36 PM ET | Comments (0)
Recapping the Early Signing Period
With high schoolers making their commitments public earlier and earlier there weren't many surprises durign the early signing period for basketball that began Wednesday. Here's the list of locals that will sign or plan to sign. As for the local colleges, the Maryland men's team signed forward Augustus Gilchrist and...
By Josh Barr | November 15, 2007; 12:17 PM ET | Comments (3)
Vaughn Gives Noles Trio of Locals
At Florida State, one-time South Lakes standout Julian Vaughn is starting at forward, posting eight points and four rebounds in 20 minutes in the Seminoles' season-opening 81-58 victory over Nicholls State. With Vaughn, Uche Echefu (an All-Met at Montrose Christian) and one-time Magruder star Isaiah Swann, three Washington-area players are...
By Josh Barr | November 13, 2007; 1:04 PM ET | Comments (0)
Terps' Freshmen Getting In, Impact remains to Be Seen
Let's take a look at Maryland, where the Terps are relying on several freshmen. With a full lineup last night against Hampton - James Gist and Landon Milbourne were suspended for the opener against North Florida, Cliff Tucker led the five freshmen in scoring with six points in 15 minutes....
By Josh Barr | November 13, 2007; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
Beasley Debut Is Sensational
With the college hoops season starting - and the early signing period set to begin tomorrow - let's start taking a look at how some local players are faring this season. The obvious place to start is with Mike Beasley, a one-time All-Met at Riverdale Baptist. Now at Kansas State,...
By Josh Barr | November 13, 2007; 10:24 AM ET | Comments (0)
Towson Re-Ups Combs
Towson has hit the Washington area as hard as any Division I-AA recently and Cvoach Gody Combs will be doing a few more years after signing a contract extension yesterday that runs through 2010....
By Josh Barr | November 9, 2007; 3:11 PM ET | Comments (0)
Once a Top Prospect, Now Headed to Jail
Once a prized recruit, Baltimore's Melvin Alaeze was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a shooting and robbery in December....
By Josh Barr | November 8, 2007; 11:45 AM ET | Comments (0)
Local Back Interested in Irish
Chancellor junior fullback-linebacker Dominique Wallace enjoyed his unofficial visit to Notre Dame this past weekend. Wallace, some family and two assistant coaches made the drive to South Bend and were in attendance for Navy's 46-44, triple-overtime victory. Wallace, who is 6 feet and 230 pounds, says he already has a...
By Josh Barr | November 7, 2007; 11:01 AM ET | Comments (0)
More On Bennett/U-Conn.
Here's more on West Potomac lineman Jimmy Bennett and his decision to accept a scholarship offer from Connecticut....
By Josh Barr | November 6, 2007; 1:03 PM ET | Comments (0)
U-Conn. Forward to Transfer, But Might Not Have Much Eligibility Left
Connecticut forward Marcus Johnson was granted a release from his scholarship and plans to transfer closer to his home in Los Angeles. Johnson was considered an elite recruit out of high school, averaged 4.9 points in his first two seasons at U-Conn. One problem with the transfer: Johnson played six...
By Josh Barr | November 6, 2007; 10:12 AM ET | Comments (0)
Big Lineman Makes His Pick
West Potomac's Jimmy Bennett reports that he has accepted a scholarship offer from Connecticut. I'll have more on this later. Quite a pickup for the Huskies, who are making a serious move this season....
By Josh Barr | November 5, 2007; 11:30 AM ET | Comments (0)
