3-13-04 I went to see five players play today in the state Group AAA (largest of the three classifications in the state of Virginia) Boy’s Virginia High School League Championship Game, held at The Alltel Pavilion at The Siegel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. It’s a decrepit part of town, with dozens [...]
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Class of 2005 Mike Freeman of Hayfield High
3-6-04 Today, I’m going to see the state Group AAA Boy’s High School Basketball State Tournament Quarterfinal game at James Robinson High School in Fairfax, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., featuring Hylton High School of Woodbridge against Hayfield High School of Alexandria. More later. Hayfield High features 6-7, or 6-8, depending on what source you read, [...]
Read More »Class of 2005 guard Tyrese Rice of Lloyd Bird High
3-1-04 I think the hardest thing to find in basketball is a player who can penetrate to the basket, break down the defense, and either feed the ball to an open teammate or score himself on a driving shot. That’s one reason I went again to scout 6-1 160 junior point guard Tyrese Rice , [...]
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