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Basketball powers turn eyes to Cougar
Battlefield notebook
Date published: 1/30/2008
BY TAFT COGHILL JR. Two college basketball heavyweights may be set to begin recruiting Josh Hairston. The Courtland boys basketball standout already has full scholarship offers from Virginia, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Georgetown and Ohio State. But this past weekend, the 6-foot-8 sophomore forward was in contact with North Carolina and Duke. Ohio State and Georgetown have been the top two on Hairston's list for some time, but if the Tar Heels and Blue Devils come through with offers, that may change. "You have to consider those schools," Courtland head coach J.T. Nino said. "They're not necessarily pushing hard yet, but they don't have to. With their reputation, they can come in later in the ball game and make an impression on the young man." Ohio State head coach Thad Matta certainly made an impression on Friday when he watched Hairston play in the Cougars' victory over Spotsylvania. Matta was the first head coach to attend one of Hairston's high school games. Other coaches have attended workouts, but had their assistants attend games. Hairston visited Maryland on Sunday and watched its home loss to Duke. That's where he first came in contact with the Blue Devils. Nino said Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg is scheduled to attend a Courtland practice today, while Tennessee assistant coaches will be there tomorrow. Anderson on radar, too Courtland junior varsity standout Justin Anderson, an eighth-grader at Spotsylvania Middle School, was at Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena as a guest of the team for the Cavaliers' 92-82 overtime loss to Georgia Tech on Sunday. The 6-foot-4 Anderson, who is considered one of the top eighth-graders in the country, has also attended games at Maryland, Georgetown and Villanova. "Justin's just learning how the process works right now," Nino said. "He's just enjoying going to games and finding out what [college basketball's] all about." Dameron leaves Foxes King George's Tremayne Dameron has decided to leave high school basketball behind and focus on becoming a college football player. Dameron, the Foxes' second-leading scorer, is taking just one class this semester, making him ineligible to play by Virginia High School League rules. The senior could've graduated early, but decided to enroll in an advanced placement English class. However, that's still two classes short of the VHSL requirement to play sports. Dameron said he didn't want to risk taking three classes and dropping them later on because it would've hurt his GPA. He said he wants to work and lift weights in preparation for a college football career. "I just know I'm going to be playing college football," Dameron said. "So I've got to put on a couple of pounds before I go up to that level. I'm 165. I want to be at least 185." Dameron was an All-Area running back for the Foxes this past season. He's yet to pick up a scholarship offer, but is receiving interest from James Madison and Concord. Taft Coghill Jr.: 540/374-5526
Date published: 1/30/2008
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