Last week Maryland quarterback recruit C.J. Brown threw for 301 yards in a loss to Norwin (Pa.).

Last night, Brown bettered that statistical performance, leading his Seneca Valley (Pa.) team to its first win of the season.

Quarterback C.J. Brown threw for 304 yards on 25-for-37 passing and ran for three touchdowns, and Seneca Valley beat Erie-Mcdowell, 38-33, at home Thursday night.

"We knew they were a pretty good team, and we knew we had to bounce back from last week," Brown said. "It's a great feeling right now."

• The Gazette profiled Good Counsel linebacker and Maryland target Jelani Jenkins this week. The five-star prospect is taking his time with recruiting.

Despite all of that intense attention, Jenkins, who traveled all over the country this past summer, said the recruiting process has been anything but burdensome because of the help of his parents, Stephanie and Maurice.

"It really hasn't been tough [and] it doesn't mess up my schedule too much," said Jenkins after practice last Tuesday. "It didn't bother me in terms of lifting or anything. I'm putting it aside for the most part and worrying about school. I still get mail and people contacting me from the [recruiting] Web sites. It's cool. I feel blessed."

• Good Counsel cornerback Louis Young's recruitment could mirror Jenkins' in terms of interest and intensity. According to The Washington Post, Young -- a 2010 prospect -- already has plenty of options in football and basketball.

Increasingly, though, many of those college recruiters are paying attention to Young, whose stock shot up after he stood out at a one-day camp at Maryland this summer.

Virginia Tech, Boston College and Stanford soon followed suit. Clemson and Maryland had been recruiting him to play basketball, Young said, but attention from the football scouts "has picked up recently."

• The Terps are still reportedly in the running for North Carolina offensive tackle Travis Bond. According to the The Virginian-Pilot, the 6-foot-7, 330-pounder is still looking at all suitors.

According to Bond and Bertie head coach Tony Hoggard, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Stanford, Oregon, Virginia, Maryland, East Carolina and Michigan all are after the giant lineman.

"He hasn't tipped his hat either way. He's keeping his options open," Hoggard said. "Anywhere he goes, the coach is going to have an outstanding player."

• WashingtonPost.com’s latest Recruiting Spotlight video looks at Quince Orchard defensive back Travis Hawkins, who sports offers from Maryland, Penn State, Michigan, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Tennessee and many others. Click here to see the video.

Basketball recruiting

• Brooklyn, N.Y., power forward James Padgett was supposed to check out Maryland, Pittsburgh, South Carolina and West Virginia last week, but scheduling conflicts prevented the 2009 prospect from making those trips. According to South Carolina recruiting analyst Phil Kornblut, Padgett still plans on visiting College Park.

He has, however, scheduled official visits to Pittsburgh for this weekend and Maryland for September 27th.

• The Terps are still in the running for Dix Hills, N.Y., power forward Tobias Harris. The 2010 prospect recently trimmed his list of schools to 10.

Harris also cut his list of potential schools to 10: Louisville, Syracuse, Rutgers, Georgetown, Virginia, Maryland, Marquette, West Virginia, Wake Forest and USC.

Harris just completed a tour of numerous schools, including Virginia, Maryland, Georgetown and Syracuse.

• ESPN.com updated its 2010 player rankings this week, and Harris was one of the country’s highest risers.

Also making big strides this summer was 6-7 combo forward Tobias Harris (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West), vaulting 20 spots to No. 18 overall. A matchup nightmare for defenders, he possesses the ball skills to use a catch-sweep-go move, shoot the jumper from the perimeter and score inside. With his aggressive play Harris scores a good percentage of his points from the free-throw line.