by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Maury entered Monday’s region quarterfinal game against Hampton with an unblemished record against Hampton Roads foes this season. The Comodores raced past Hampton 72-27 in the 5A South quarterfinals to set up another showdown with Princess Anne, with a berth in Friday’s region final at stake. “We just played tonight like…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 With region tournament play approaching, Oscar Smith head coach Lavar Griffin simply wanted to see what kind of shape his team was in after a two-week long break due to unfavorable weather conditions. His backcourt of Nigel Ribeiro and Donald Hicks took turns putting on impressive shooting displays as the Tigers…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 New Mexico Junior College is located in Hobbs, New Mexico nearly 2,000 miles from Portsmouth, VA. The Thunderbirds basketball team plays most of their away games in tiny gyms along the West Texas border. So when former I.C. Norcom standout Malique Trent arrived at the school, he knew it would be…
Bishop Sullivan lost in the VISAA quarterfinals last night, but it doesn’t diminish the impact of forward Kevin Holmes. – AH by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Bishop Sullivan standout Kevin “KJ” Holmes has always been a little different, according to his mother Stephanie. “KJ has always been very quiet. He has never been a big talker,…
by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It was a banner night for Cape Henry Collegiate. The Boys squad, ranked nationally and ranked #1 in the region, was expected to win the tournament. The Girls team came in as a huge underdog against Nansemond-Suffolk Academy. The Lady Saints were in for a shock. The Dolphins stifled NSA with…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The nightcap of the Atlantic Conference semifinals featured a matchup of Maury, led by standout guard Matt Coleman and Green Run. The teams split their previous matchups this season with the winner of Saturday’s contest clinching a berth in 5A South tournament. “When you’re going against one of the top coaches…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Norview had already defeated Kellam twice this season before Saturday’s Atlantic conference semifinal game against the Knights. Unlike the previous matchups, Kellam had the Pilots on the brink of defeat on multiple occasions. In the end, Norview on its deep bench were able to hold off Kellam in overtime, 49-47 to…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 With his I.C. Norcom team on the brink of suffering an upset loss to rival Booker T Washington, Norcom guard Travis Fields nailed a deep three-pointer with four seconds left in double overtime to give the Greyhounds a 70-68 victory in the Conference 17 semifinals. The win sent Norcom into Tuesday…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Deep Creek guard Jorge Concepcion began his high school career as a little-used reserve on an AAU team that also featured Oscar Smith standout Nigel Ribeiro. With the two often buried at the end of the bench, the athletes vowed to work at their skills until neither would be overlooked by…
by James McCombs, recruit757 Now that the weather is starting to clear, we can get the postseason tournaments underway. Below, you’ll see the Semi-final bracket for the Boys’ teams in Conference 17 . The Conference games will start on Saturday at Wilson. Updates every minute – View full tournament