I went to see a player who has gotten a lot of publicity, Ifeanyi Onyekaba, who is listed at 6-7 230 pounds. I had a great time! The game was to start at 7:30 P.M., and the date was Tuesday, January 18, 2012. I started off leaving Charlottesville, VA about 10 hours before the game [...]
[At left, Class of 2015 Bash Townes of Virginia Beach Salem High.] On Tuesday, January 3, 2011, I drove from Charlottesville, Virginia to Virginia Beach, VA Frank Cox High, to watch a boys basketball game. The main reason I picked out this game was so I could see a high school freshman, someone in the [...]
[At left is number 5, Rodney Bullock of Hampton, Virginia Kecoughtan High]. On December 20, 2011 I went to Kecoughtan High to watch Rodney Bullock of Kecoughtan High. I left Charlottesville, Virginia after having 4 bagels at Panera Bread. I listened to AM radio station 1450, an all-sports station, and the host was Colin Cowherd. [...]
[At left is Class of 2013 Troy Williams of Hampton, VA Phoebus High!] There are two blue-chip high school junior basketball prospects in Virginia. Last week, I scouted one of these, and did an article on Hampton, Virginia High’s Anthony Barber. Then last night, I went from Charlottesville to Hampton to scout 6-6 Troy Williams. [...]
[At left is the player I came to scout, Anthony Barber (in red jersey number 12) of the Class of 2013 warms up for the Heritage game.] Anthony Barber is ranked as the 4th best point guard in the Class of 2013 by ESPN.com, which ranks him 5 out of 5 stars. MaxPreps.com rates Anthony [...]
I’m Nelson J. Kane of Charlottesville, and I do open-mic stand-up comedy! But my main hobby here in Virginia is that I scout high school juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and a few of the top nationally-ranked eighth-graders. Everyone else scouts seniors in addition. I don’t scout high school seniors. Two other reasons to read this website: My website also reports on the actual traveling to the game.
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[In the photo at left, is Class of 2012 senior,#4, Ken Ekanem of Centreville High, which played against Oscar Smith. It's interesting that he hasn't announced what college he will be attending.] In another photo here is a junior, #74 Mark Wilson, a tackle at Phoebus. He’s the one with high socks and a blue [...]
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(At left is the player I came to scout, #42 Marshawn Williams). I wanted to scout a high school sophomore who I had heard good things about. His name is Marshawn Williams, and he plays for Hampton, Virginia High School. I left the house on Friday, November 4, 2011 for the 7:30 game. Hampton High [...]
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(Number 54 at left is Da’shawn Hand of Woodbridge, Virginia High School) It’s not easy driving from Charlottesville, Virginia to Woodbridge in less than 3 hours. But that’s what I did and I had to call the police for directions to Forest Park High School once I got up there! This was a cross-town game [...]
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