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Post by 01Highlander on Mar 2, 2012 15:53:59 GMT -5
Nice find Toyter, good to hear that Coach Jones has reached out to all of our recruits and reassured them that everything is going to be OK. I guess that means we will be losing 1 senior and 1 or 2 other players on our current roster. Maybe Tolga can get on an academic scholarship like someone else suggested. That would be sweet.
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Post by knvb141 on Mar 2, 2012 19:16:27 GMT -5
Carrah certainly seems to be the easiest solution.
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Post by ruxchighlander11 on Mar 3, 2012 0:47:51 GMT -5
Well, that's if academically, they can offer him full. IDK maybe it would have to be a combination of things. But I know from an athletics standpoint, there is only so much Coach Jones can do for academic scholarships. He's definitely qualified for some kind of grant/aid. I just don't know how much he could get.
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Post by toyter on Mar 5, 2012 9:26:55 GMT -5
yaya's team moves deeper into states... Fluvanna edges James Monroe to earn state semifinal berth HARRISONBURG — A tough environment in a college gym with a lot on the line could prove to be too much for a high school freshman most of the time. That wasn’t the case for Fluvanna’s Vinny Agee on Friday night. The Fluco freshman scored 19 points as the Fluvanna boys basketball team downed James Monroe, 75-58, in the Group AA Division 3 state quarterfinals at the JMU Convocation Center. Despite YaYa Anderson being almost non-existent in the second half, the Flucos clinched their second straight berth into the state semifinals. “We knew before the game started it was going to be a tough game,” Fluvanna coach Munro Rateau said. “I think it came back to us playing a complete team game.” Agee and Anderson came out of the gate strong and help spark a 13-2 run that gave Fluvanna a 24-18 lead after one quarter. Anderson scored 15 of his 25 points in the opening stanza. Anderson also pulled down nine rebounds and hit critical free throws down the stretch, going 7-of-9 from the charity stripe for the game. “We just wanted to hold our composure and not to do anything we didn’t do before,” Anderson said. “We had to play defense and that’s what it came down to; defense, free throws and rebounding.” The Yellow Jackets, who were the Group AA Division 3 runner-up in Region I, battled back and closed the first half on a 7-0 run to trim the Flucos’ lead to 37-35 at halftime after Fluvanna led by as many as nine in the first 16 minutes. James Monroe took a 46-44 lead with 4:00 to play in the third quarter, its first lead since an 11-9 advantage early in the game. The Yellow Jackets led 54-50 with 7:35 to play until Agee stole the show. He converted on two straight layups after steals to tie the game at 54-54. The back-to-back buckets came in the midst of a 10-0 run that gave the Flucos a 60-54 lead they would never relinquish. “Defensively in the fourth quarter, I thought Vinny made some great steals,” Rateau said. “We had to find a way to get him out on top of their offense so he could get his long arms into the passing lanes.” Fluvanna held James Monroe to just six points in the fourth quarter, outscoring them 25-6 in the process en route to the 17-point win. Agee finished five steals, four of those coming in the fourth quarter. “I think it was a great feeling,” Agee said. “My teammates got me the ball and I just wanted to come out with a bang and play defense and just score.” James Monroe was led by Julian Bumbrey, who scored a team-high 18 points while 6-foot-8 Te’Quan Alers scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Fluvanna advances to the Group AA Division 3 state semifinals, where the Flucos will face Cave Spring on Tuesday at Virginia Commonwealth University. Reader Comments Agee had a great game, but comments like, "despite Ya-Ya Anderson being almost non-existent during the second half are stupid." Ya-Ya scored 10 points in the second half had several assists and rebounds and ran the offense from the point guard position. Next time send a reporter who knows something about basketball and who doesn't take cheap shots at the leading scorer in the game. www2.dailyprogress.com/sports/2012/mar/02/fluvanna-edges-james-monroe-earn-state-semifinal-b-ar-1736682/#comments
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Post by vabigpoppa on Mar 6, 2012 13:20:12 GMT -5
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Post by rubballfan09 on Mar 6, 2012 15:26:35 GMT -5
And Cave Spring smacked Fluvanna Good Job Knights!
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Post by claidheamhmor on Mar 6, 2012 22:55:53 GMT -5
As of Feb 22, Juwan Wells hadn't been playing with La Plata. Sounds disciplinary. No Wells for La Plata Missing from the lineup for La Plata was its best player in the versatile Juwan Wells, one of the top talents in the SMAC. Wells was at the game in street clothes but he was not on the bench, implying that his absence was more than injury-related. Not having Wells is coming at the wrong time for La Plata (8-14, 3-9 SMAC), entering the 3A South Region playoffs on a seven-game skid. “That’s a confidential situation that I’m not allowed to talk about,” La Plata head coach James Douglas said about Wells. “It is , but it’s an adjustment. Year in and year out, you’re going to lose players. Unfortunately, it just happened to come at the time that it happened. When Juwan was on the court, you knew he was going to score 20 points so [other teams] knew he was a kid you had to stop.
“Now, other teams don’t know who is going to score [on our club each game].”
Douglas added that Wells has not played with the team for the last handful of games.
www.somdnews.com/article/20120222/SPORTS/702229481/1060/prevailing-on-senior-night&template=southernMaryland
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Post by knvb141 on Mar 9, 2012 8:47:18 GMT -5
VABIGPOPPA....I ask you every year and every year I'm too lazy to go back and try to find it.....when does the signing period start up again? I had a family member run into one of our coaches in Richmond on a recent recruiting trip. He thought he was great, loaded with energy and excitement for the future of our program. Hoping to hear some more exciting news soon about the program.
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Post by toyter on Mar 9, 2012 9:17:57 GMT -5
YaYa Anderson ends historic career in Richmond RICHMOND — His career didn’t end like he wanted but Fluco YaYa Anderson surely left his mark on Fluvanna County. YaYa and the Flucos lost to Cave Spring in the Group AA Div. 3 semifinals. It was the second straight Final Four appearance for FCHS. The game didn’t go anything like the senior is used to. He made six field goals while missing all six 3-point attempts. He went 8-13 from the free throw line. “I just didn’t get a feel for the basket. I didn’t shoot very well, it was one of my off shooting games. I tried to attack the rim and they did a good job taking charges,” said YaYa. “They got me out of my game a little bit, that’s props to them.” The oddest part of the game was for the first time in his four-year high school career, YaYa fouled out. He played just 21 minutes, far below the 30-plus minutes he played against James Monroe. He did finish the game with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Another double-double to add to his belt. After the game, Fluco head coach Munro Rateau briefly summed up YaYa’s career. He did it with one, short story: “[Millson French, head coach of Strasburg and long time friend of Rateau] came up to me and said, ‘He’s like having a coach on the floor.’ And I think that sums up the total player YaYa is. He’s a great scorer but he’s a tremendous passer. He probably was our leading rebounder again today. He’s just an all-around player that really cares about his teammates and really cares about what his team is doing. If you have a ‘coach’ on the floor and other coaches realize that, that says volumes about him.” His team and community have cared what YaYa has been doing on the court. His four-year career is a bit shorter than most. YaYa didn’t start the year on varsity his freshman year and his sophomore year was cut short because of two historic snowfalls. Still, YaYa is Fluvanna’s all-time leading career scorer with 1,744 points. He also grabbed 500 rebounds and dished out 400 assists in his time at the Shoebox. This year he was the leader in points scored, assists, rebounds, steals, minutes played, free-throws made, free-throw percentage, field goals made, 3-pointers made and 3-point percentage. But the championship ring eluded the two-time Jefferson District and Region II Div. 3 player of the year. Last year YaYa shared the VHSCA Group AA player of the year with future Radford teammate Javonte Green. RU head coach Mike Jones, Green and the rest of the Highlander crew will patiently await YaYa’s arrival. He’s ready for them. “I know [losing to Cave Spring] is going to make me push to be a better basketball player and help my teammates at Radford too,” said YaYa. Just like the games before, his final Fluvanna game pushes him for his next game. It is just his next one will be in red and white. flucosportsnet.com/yaya-anderson-ends-historic-career-in-richmond/7147
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Post by RadfordElite on Mar 10, 2012 9:50:31 GMT -5
Mike Jones and staff were at Yaya's game on March 6.
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Post by vabigpoppa on Mar 10, 2012 13:00:01 GMT -5
VABIGPOPPA....I ask you every year and every year I'm too lazy to go back and try to find it.....when does the signing period start up again? I had a family member run into one of our coaches in Richmond on a recent recruiting trip. He thought he was great, loaded with energy and excitement for the future of our program. Hoping to hear some more exciting news soon about the program. the next signing period is from April 11 to May 16
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Post by vabigpoppa on Mar 18, 2012 14:05:27 GMT -5
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Post by vabigpoppa on Apr 1, 2012 13:05:59 GMT -5
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Post by vabigpoppa on Apr 1, 2012 14:30:30 GMT -5
www.coast2coasthoops.com/content/kion-brown-commits-radford-505/It took an extra year, but Kion Brown has found a new home. On Sunday, the post-graduate made things official as he committed to Radford. Originally a member of the Class of 2011, Brown chose to go to another year of prep school, in hopes of boosting his stock for college coaches. It is safe to say that decision was the right one. Brown chose the Highlanders over Appalachian State, Wofford, Florida International, Hofstra, St. Bonaventure, and plenty of others. "I appreciate all the other schools that recruited me, but Radford came the hardest," the 6-foot-7 forward began. "They were recruiting me for the longest." Radford has been expressing interest in Brown for approximately a year now, but assistant JD Byers has had the opportunity to follow his latest commitment around for two years. "Coach Byers played a big part in my commitment. I spent the whole day with him earlier in the week. Monday after talking to him, I knew I wanted to be a Highlander." Despite being a freshman, Brown hopes to make an immediate impact. "It feels good to be committed, but I want to make a big impact next year. I am going to rebound and defend, and I will do what it takes to win. But I will always bring a positive attitude."
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Post by ruxchighlander11 on Apr 1, 2012 17:09:04 GMT -5
Finally another BIG MAN!!!!
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