by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Mass Rivals rolled past the New England Playaz in the Elite 8 to advance to the Adidas Uprising Final 4 against Team Loaded VA 17U. The two traded buckets early but Mass Rivals broke away after a trio of triples by Wabissa Bede, Azar Swain and Aaron Wheeler. A timeout was…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Team Loaded VA knocked off Dream Vision in the Sweet 16 to advance to the Elite 8 against Brookwood Elite in the Adidas Summer Championships in Las Vegas. After playing from behind 90 percent of the game against Dream Vision, Team Loaded VA 17U got on the board first with two…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 After losing in their debut game against D1 Minnesota in Las Vegas, Team Loaded 17U has bounced back with a championship on the brain. The second game in the Adidas Uprising Summer Championships, they slid past the Upward Stars in their first of two games on Thursday. The Stars scored first…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Team Loaded VA 17U faced off against D1 Minnesota in their Adidas Uprising Summer Championship debut. Loaded started off slow only shooting 38 percent from the field while D1 Minnesota shot just under 50 percent. “I think we came out pretty slow, that’s a bad habit we have as a team…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Westfield guard Blake Francis ended his senior season averaging 19.6 ppg for Group 6A state champs and served as a huge offensive threat throughout the season, including their late run against Woodside in the state semi-final. Francis graduated from Westfield in June and will pursue his basketball career at Massanutten Military…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 Its been a busy week for ODU basketball. The Lady Monarchs and head coach Karen Barefoot hosted a girls elite camp last Saturday. This week, the men will play host to high school athletes with the start of the Monarchs annual team camp beginning Friday. The camp will conclude on Sunday.…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 Blue Ridge School’s Aamir Simms was one of three Virginia athletes in the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, VA. Originally from Fluvanna County High School, Simms transferred to the all-boys boarding school and instantly his college offers increased after he helped lead the Barons to the VISAA…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 It’s officially camp season in Hampton Roads! Over the next few week coaching staffs at local schools Christopher Newport, Hampton, Norfolk State, Old Dominion and William & Mary will all host youth basketball camps. ODU women’s head coach Karen Barefoot hosted an elite girls camp over the weekend but today will…
by Tamara Brown, recruit757 While the Futures Middle School Showcase primarily features middle school athletes, there is one player that is extraordinary. Fourth grader, Cyriah Griffin, will be participating in the showcase, as the sole returning elementary school athlete. Inspired by local female ballers in the area, Griffin began playing basketball at the age of…
by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 One hundred of the nation’s top high school basketball players will matriculate to the University of Virginia next week for the 21st annual National Basketball Association Top 100 camp. The Top 100 Camp, which started in 1994, emphasizes character, education and skill development as the core principles necessary to maximize a…