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Game Recap: Oak Hill Academy wins over Bull City National
Oak Hill Academy 90 Bull City National 67 Phenom Hoops traveled to Mouth of Wilson, Virginia for a Saturday afternoon contest between Bull City National and Oak Hill Academy. Playing in its first home game in over three months, Oak Hill was eager to play on the court named after their Hall of Fame coach, Steve Smith. It’s always tough to beat Oak Hill at Turner Gymnasium. Matter of fact,...
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POB’s Tidbits: Lake Norman Christian vs. Oak Hill
Phenom Hoops was excited to tune into ESPN 2 to watch Lake Norman Christian travel to Oak Hill in a game loaded with talent. Both teams battle throughout the game, but it was Oak Hill that came away with the home win. But here are a few of our thoughts from the game.
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2019 Phenom Hoops High School Open Gym Tour: Trinity Episcopal School
Twitter: @TES_BBasketball Instagram: @tesmbb Trinity Episcopal School (Richmond, VA) Classification: Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division I Conference: Virginia Prep League (VPL) 2018-19 overall record: 20-11 2018-19 season achievements: VPL tournament champions Whenever a sports program has remained at the top for a good deal of time,...
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Coming off a Pittsburgh visit, 2021 G AJ Williams breaks down high-major interests and offers
One point guard in the state of Virginia has been putting in the work and looking to prove himself as a player. Now, with his recruitment picking up and visits being set, he is proving the be a hot target for high-major programs.
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2019 Old Dominion University HS Basketball Team Camp (8/9/19 – 8/11/19)
Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) headlined this past weekend with an annual occurrence: their men’s basketball program’s hosted team camp.
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2019 ‘Big Shots Team Loaded’ Tournament Standouts (5/4/19 – 5/5/19)
Spending this past weekend in Mechanicsville, VA, I had a chance to again check out the Team Loaded AAU organization, who brought their absolute A-game. Of course, one could expect this when considering the fact that Team Loaded happened to also be a co-host with ‘Big Shots’ for the annual ‘Big Shots Team Loaded’ tournament. Like I mentioned in my recent feature of this year’s Team Loaded...
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‘Phenom’s Picks’: K-Rob’s 804 Edition (2018-19 HS Season)
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...
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VHSL 5B Regional Boys Championship: L.C. Bird HS vs. Varina HS (2/22/19)
After the girls championship game had cleared, the gym started to see even more of a shift in its spectator capacity. I mean, who could blame people for wanting to come through and potentially check out the best game of the postseason in the 804? Held at Hermitage High School (Henrico, VA), the gym has plenty of seating availability, yet it got to near standing-room only as the...
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VHSL 5B Regional Semifinals: Prince George HS vs. Varina HS (2/19/19)
The best time of the season has finally arrived: playoff basketball! While we can make predictions and try to use logic to argue why certain teams should win in various rounds, the postseason always comes with the unexpected. There’s no telling which upsets/surprise victories may occur once this time of the year hits. In the Richmond, VA area, I’ve seen such a great deal of talented teams...
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Mid-Season Thoughts (2018-19 804 HS Hoops)
mM This winter season has had its fill of exciting moments so far. The young guys in the Richmond, VA area don’t play around when it comes to on-court competition. In the case of pretty much every basketball season, this season has flown by. Each hoops season can take up to about 4-5 months, longer than most other sports, but I can’t believe we’re already in January. It’s almost like high...
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