High school basketball concluded a couple of weeks ago and now this becomes the time of year when many All-Star games start taking place to give players a fun/memorable way of representing their program for a final time. The annual 804 All-Star Game occurred in Henrico County, VA recently on 3/16 and about 3-4 more such games happened in different areas of Virginia during this past...
I could feel the buzz and anticipation in Henrico County, VA yesterday evening immediately upon arriving to the area. It was for good reason too, as spectators would get a final look at the enormously talented 2019 class in the annual '804 All-Star Game.' In its 16th year, Stephen Lewis (assistant coach at St. Christopher's School) did an excellent job with the organization of this event...
Man, have I enjoyed covering high school hoops for the last several months. With the 2019 season officially coming to an end this weekend (3/9), I decided to put together a list of superlatives for the Richmond, VA area's talent. Other members on the Phenom Hoops team plan to release features of their own respective regions as well; we're titling this series, 'Phenom's Picks.' Hope...
Twitter: @TartCharles Instagram: @sk2.c Well, it's official; the Varina Blue Devils have officially finished the regular-season with the best record in Richmond, VA, at 20-1 overall. Their sole loss happened during a visit to L.C. Bird High School (Chesterfield, VA) last month on January 31st. Most expected Varina to once again take over this season as one of the top teams. I mean, heck,...
Twitter: @BoysVarina Varina High School (Henrico, VA) Classification: Class 5, Region B 2017-18 Record: 26-2, Class 5 State Champions Colleges in Attendance: Virginia State I got a first look at the Blue Devils' squad during CNU's annual Fall Team Camp two weekends ago. They had a stellar tournament run to make it all the way to the championship game. Leaving from that camp, I had...