by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 The inaugural Royal Basketball Skills Challenge took place this past Saturday at Virginia Wesleyan College. The camp was held by former Marlins guard and Virginia Beach native Marques Fitch. Fitch was a part of the 2005-06 Virginia Wesleyan team that won the school’s first Division III national championship. He nailed a…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Donovan Bridgeforth put Jamestown Boys Basketball program back on the map after an impressive 2015-2016 season. While the Eagles went 10-12 the season before, Bridgeforth, in his first year as head coach, guided the team to the Ironclad Conference 18 Conference championship game and they earned a 4A East Regional Berth.…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Woodside graduate, Devante Carter, has chosen to further his basketball career in Florida with Montverde Academy. Carter finished his senior campaign averaging 13.9 ppg and helped the Wolverines record conference and regional championship titles in 6A. Although Woodside did not advance to the 6A State Championship game, the Wolverines made history…
by Alexis Platt, recruit757 Rising senior Marvin Trotman III is anxious for his upcoming season at Atlantic Shores. “I’ve spent a lot of this summer on the shooting gun, and working on my footwork and just making my game more efficient so that I can have a successful senior year,” Trotman said. Atlantic Shores, the…
by Daisia Payne, recruit757 After losing some talent from last year, there are a trio Lake Taylor players that have caught some attention in recent months and are on the look out for this coming season. Jalen Jordan, Joe Bryant Jr., and Dereon Seabron are three that have shown improvement as rising juniors for the…
by Alexis Platt, recruit757 It doesn’t come as a shocker that Timothy Montgomery plays a key role as a rising sophomore point guard at Princess Anne High School. Little Montgomery is determined to follow the footsteps of his older brother Gregory Montgomery. Greg, was a standout player at Princess Anne and continued his basketball career…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 It will be a busy week for Norfolk State men’s basketball coach Robert Jones, who will host the second session of the Green & Gold Youth Camp before this weekend’s elite boys camp where the Spartans’ will host some of other area’s top high school prospects. But on Monday, Jones’ full…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Former Lake Taylor student-athlete Brandon Harrison is hosting the 11th annual ‘Urban Discovery Ministries Basketball Camp’ this week at Norfolk Christian School. The camp, which began Monday, will conclude on Friday. According to Harrison the goal of the camp is “to provide a way of glorifying our Lord and Savior, Jesus…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 After finishing as state-runner ups in Group 4A last season, Lake Taylor is in preliminary talks to host reigning Dick’s National Champion Oak Hill Academy, according to Titans’ head coach Kenny Brown. The Warriors feature ex-Maury guard Matt Coleman, who will begin his second and final season at the school. Coleman,…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Former Bruton player Jalen Carr entered his senior season without a college destination, which can always be a sticky subject for athletes during the final year of high school competition. Late in the spring Carr decided to visit Pfeiffer University, a Division II program in North Carolina. Following the visit, Carr…