Here in Virginia I scout high school juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and a few of the top nationally-ranked eighth-graders, : everyone else scouts seniors in addition. I do not: more on this below. Two other reasons to read this website: my website also reports on the actual traveling to the game, in addition to scouting. (Above, I'm standing near the entrance to Darling Stadium in Hampton, Virginia. Darling Stadium is the most famous high school football field in Virginia. Many of the state championship games between the high schools in the largest classifications in Virginia are played there!) Maybe you're new to the world of college recruiting, and will be interested in my traveling in addition to just the recruiting evaluations. And finally: my website is 100% free. I don't like scouting basically seniors, who may commit to a university days later: who wants to read about a player who's already about to committ to your arch rival? This way, I'm scouting and reporting on a player who still may have 1-3 years of high school football/basketball left! only search the pages of nkscouting.com * Under-construction lists of each Virginia high school and player on this website, and which page a reference to the school/player can be found on. * Where can you see high school lists of who these players are: of the top men's college basketball and football prospects in Virginia? * Send any information about college prospects in Virginia to me at nkscouting@gmail.com From_8-22-03_to_12-14-03 12-19-2003_to_01-10-2004 01-16-2004_to_03-13-2004 03-23-2004_to_07-12-2004 08-25-2004_to_10-01-2004 10-02-2004_to_11-11-2004 11-12-2004_to_11-19-2004 12-16-2004_to_06-23-2006 07-31-2007_to_09-14-2007 09-21-2007_to_04-28-2008 08-28-2008_to_10-24-2008 11-28-2008_to_12-05-2008 12-09-2008_to_12-26-2008 12-29-2008_to_01-16-2009 01-20-2009_to_01-31-2009 02-06-2009_to_02-09-2009 02-17-2009_to_02-28-2009 03-5-2009_to_03-14-2009

June 23, 2009     I had not scouted college prospects for over 2 months: it's hard to find players to scout in the "off-season!" I don't like reporting on the same college basketball prospects over and over, and as far as reporting on college football prospects in grades 8-11 in Virginia, it's not easy to scout them in the off-season. But I got up at 6:04 A.M. on 6-23-09, Tuesday, and started driving to went to Norfolk, Virginia today to see 4 games-in-a-row in the Maury High School Summer Basketball League, held at Maury High School. (The top right and left photos are of Maury High School, Norfolk, Virginia). At 6:27 A.M. I had driven as far east as Louisia, Virginia.     6:39 A.M., the road sign said "49 miles to Richmond, Virginia." I stopped at a rest area at 7:03 A.M. By 7:21 I was in Richmond (the state capitol of Virginia). By 7:38 I had left Richmond. I saw a sign at 7:41 that said "Norfolk: 80 miles." At 8:00 I passed a green sign that said "Norfolk: 60 miles." At 8:34 P.M. I went by Williamsburg, VA. I arrived at Newport News, VA at 8:48 P.M.    At 8:55 P.M. I arrived in Hampton, VA. at 9:02 A.M. I came to a sign that said "Norfolk 13, Virginia Beach 25." By 9:12 A.M. I got to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel    9:16 A.M. I arrived in Norfolk. 9:53 Maury High School gym. 10:25 finished eating at "Yorgo's Bageldashery." I went to the library down the street until 11:10 A.M. I then finished eating at "Baker's Crust" at 12:50 P.M. I then left Harris Teeter nearby at 1:20 P.M.     I walked down to "7-11" on Colley Avenue and left at 2:03. I had a great meal at "IHOP" at 2:25. At 5:22 P.M. the first game started! I saw some interesting players. There were 4 summer league games being played here, one after the other. Each half of each game consisted of 20 minutes. The clock was a running clock and it didn't stop, even for free throws.     3 players I want to talk about are: (1). Aaron Bacote of Bethel High (his photo appears left, second from the top); (2). Sims Frazier of Maury High (his photo appears right, third from the top); (3). Briante Weber (6-2 165) of Chesapeake Great Bridge High (his photo appears right, second from the top); (4). Joe Goodwin of Bethel High (his photo appears left, third from the top);     Aaron Bacote, listed at 6-5 190, (his photo also appears bottom left) is a member of the Class of 2012. He plays for Bethel High of Hampton, VA. The "Hoop Scoop" rates him #108 among the Class of 2011! He was wearing jersey number 5 today. I recommend hoopscooponline to any serious recruting fan! At just $42-per-month, it's well worth the money. This is where college coaches go to find out what's going on in college basketball. One look at it the Member's Section's "Hot Recruiting Information" and you'll know what I'm talking about!     Sims Frazier (his photo also appears bottom left) is a member of the Class of 2011. He was also wearing jersey number 5. He plays for Maury High of Norfolk, VA. He has ACC point guard written all over him. He plays for a high school coaching legend in Virginia, Joe Baker (photo of Baker and Frazier here). Not tall, (5-11 190) but has all of the tools, including strength!     Briante Weber is tall, thin, and a confident point guard who can do it all. He wore jersey number 4 today. Big-time potential!     Joe Goodwin (his photo also appears left, second from the bottom) is a member of the Class of 2011. He plays for Bethel High of Hampton, VA. He looks like a college football player (6-4 220) , but plays only basketball for Bethel.    The 4 games:    1. Green Run played Kempsville. Kempsville trailed 26-25 at halftime, but won 45-41.    2. Bethel played Deep Creek. Bethel led 26-14 at the half, and came out victorious: 47-37. The game ended at 7:12 P.M.    3. Bayside played Great Bridge. Great Bridge led 32-17 at halftime and won 61-35.    4. Tallwood played Maury. Maury led at the half, 27-23, and won 58-42. Sims Frazier made a nice 3-point play at the 1:54 mark of the second half. He was deadly from the free throw line all game: the game ended at 9:20 P.M.    10:04 P.M.: Hampton. At 10:25 P.M. I was in Newport News. I stopped in Ft. Eustis, VA at an "On The Run" store to get a Diet Sprite. I got to Williamsburg, VA at 10:53 P.M. I reached Richmond, Virginia at 11:40 P.M. I got home to Charlottesville at 1:23 A.M!

March 28, 2009     For legal reasons, I'm not going to give out information from specific websites that you'd have to pay to get if you wanted to get paid information from those specific websites! But I will say that a player to remember is eighth-grader Ramone Snowden of Princess Anne Middle School in Virginia Beach, Virginia!     I went to see him play today. He's wearing jersey number 34 in the photos in this March 28 article. I was told by his high school coach for next season, Norman Hassell, that he'll be playing for Kellam High in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ramone Snowden is listed on one website as being as tall as 6-6. He may be around 6-5. He is powerful and very co-ordinated. He can do it all!     According to the free information given out on a website called kobasketball.com. Ramone Snowden might be the second-best eighth-grader in the nation!     He was playing in the age "14-and-under 'Super Regionals' AAU (American Amateur Union) Tournament" in Hampton, Virginia. It was being held March 27, 28, and 29, 2009. The location was a new, modern building called the 'Boo Williams Sportsplex.' The Boo Williams Sportsplex had been built in honor of Boo Williams, who is not only the most-well known figure in the world of amateur basketball in Virginia, but one of the most well-known figures in amateur basketball in the country!     Ramone Snowden looks like a college player.     The game started at 4:55 P.M. He scored his first basket at the 7:36 mark. His team led 17-10 at the end of one quarter.     Also playing for the Virginia Beach Heat was another well-known college prospect. His name is Austin Colbert of Norfolk, Virginia's Collegiate School. Austin Colbert is 6-8 and he too is in the eighth grade. Austin Colbert will be a blue-chip college basketball recruit by his junior year of high school, in my estimation. He is wearing jersey number 32 in the below-left photo. However, he isn't the same caliber of a prospect as Ramone Snowden.     With 5:25-to-go in the second quarter, Ramone Snowden made a play that was highlight film-material. He caught the ball in the air on a fast break, and without coming down, made a two-handed pass sideways to his left that resulted in a layup for a teammate! This made the score 25-10, which his Virginia Beach Heat team ahead.     Ramone Snowden soon came out of the game for a rest, with his team ahead, 29-10.     The Virginia Beach Heat 14U team went ahead 35-12 at the half. After the half-time intermission, this game got WAY out-of-hand. Ramone Snowden made the game's most exciting play at the :35 mark of the third quarter. He took off from about 8 feet out, sailed through the air, and made a flying one-handed dunk that made the score 50-21, Virginia Beach Heat!     At the end, his team won 87-27 over a team called "The Legends." (There were no rosters or programs at this tournament and I was unable and not really interested in finding out the real name of a team that lost an AAU game by 60 points!) The contest was over at 6:03 P.M. Ramone Snowden finished with 21 points. After I left the game, I stopped at a place in Newport News, Virginia called the "UNO Chicago Grill." I had the chicken sandwich with rice pilaf, tomato, onions, and lettuce. I left at 8:18 P.M. Of course, I did have a few diet Cokes. I'm addicted to diet Cokes. When will the madness end?! Ha.     On the way home from Hampton, Virginia to Charlottesville, Virginia, at 9:28 P.M., I was listening to my car radio and heard the last seconds of Villanova's 78-76 victory over Pittsburgh in the NCAA men's basketball tournament! It propelled Villanova in to the Final Four. Great game! It's hard to believe there was a time when the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech actually played in the NCAA tournament!..........................

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