Weekend wrap — Big night for Gibbs
One of Maryland's top targets for the 2011 class had the biggest game of his high school career Saturday.
Point guard Sterling Gibbs led his Seton Hall Prep (N.J.) squad to a 77-58 win over Point Pleasant Beach.
Sterling Gibbs poured in 24 of his career-high 38 points in the first half as Seton Hall Prep, No. 6 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, assumed an 11-point lead at the Holiday Jubilee in Neptune.
Point Pleasant Beach forward Jarelle Reischel, a 6-foot-6, 200-pound junior, had 14 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. Reischel, a native of Germany, is also hearing from the Terps.
“Georgetown, Penn State, Maryland, St. John’s, Providence, Kansas [and] Temple,” replied Reischel when asked by NBE what schools were actively recruiting him, noting that he is wide open to any and all schools in the process.
• Maryland small forward recruit Mychal Parker returned to his hometown of Washington, N.C., last week for a tournament. He also spent some quality time off the court.
Parker, the hometown star, signed autographs before and after both showcase games, and on Saturday he and his Mavericks’ teammates visited a children’s hospital in Greenville before playing South Central.
• Terps point guard signee Terrell Stoglin will lead Tucson (Ariz.) Santa Rita against Concord (Calif.) De La Salle today in the VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge.
Santa Rita has one of the state's top five players in 6-1 senior point guard Terrell Stoglin, who led the Eagles to the Arrowhead Classic title. Stoglin was impressive, leading Santa Rita to a victory over Phoenix Sunnyslope and Big School Player of the Year Royce Woolridge.
• C.J. Barksdale, a four-star forward from Danville, Va., committed to Virginia Tech on Sunday.
The 6-foot-7, 190-pound Danville native is the second Hokies commit for 2011, joining forward Robert Brown. He also had offers from top-tier programs Maryland, Florida, Alabama and Wake Forest, among others.
• Maryland women's recruit Alyssa Thomas scored 34 points to lead Central Dauphin (Pa.) to a 65-56 win over Holy Cross (Md.).
Thomas is a 6-foot-1 senior guard who has signed with Maryland. She had 14 of 21 points by Central Dauphin (4-1) in the fourth quarter.
Football recruiting
• Maryland athlete commitment Matt Robinson (Atholton) was named the Columbia Flier's Howard County Defensive Player of the Year.
"Matt is a product of good parents and a good family," Atholton's first-year coach Kyle Schmitt said. "He's a great role model. He has a lot of respect from his teammates and classmates."
• The Charlotte Observer ranked Terps defensive tackle pledge Darius Kilgo the No. 23 recruit in North Carolina.
Quick for his size, and could shove his way into the defensive line rotation for the Terps as a freshman.
Comments
Gibbs looks like a player, hope we get him.
Posted by: OBAFEMI | December 30, 2009 1:02 AM
Matt- I just saw a report that Ross de-committed. Do you know if this is true?
Posted by: TL | December 30, 2009 1:34 PM
TL -- I don't know for a fact that it's true. Certainly a lot of smoke, though. I'm trying to track something down.
Posted by: Matt Bracken | December 30, 2009 3:17 PM
On Terrence Ross. First, I never thought he would end up a Terp when he refused to sign his LOI. But if it is true he was at the Duke game last night then shame on him. I realize he is just a high school kid but that does not mean he is old enough to understand what it is to 'commit' and be of your word." Also to announce the he is de-committing on FaceBook shows even more of a lack of maturation. Let's face it, we are still paying for shunning Nike for UA. It will hurt us for a couple years to come. And many of these kids are not smart enough to connect the dots in life and simply listen to others who have their own interests at heart. But we still need to hold these kids accountable. What message are you sending when you don't? Terrence I thought you where a class act, guess what, I decommit on that statement! You have proven yourself to be a posterboy for what is wrong with your generation.
Posted by: Rob | December 30, 2009 5:27 PM