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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - More observations from the NBPA top-100 camp for elite high school prospects:
・The most highly anticipated point guard meeting of the camp came Thursday night, when Brandon Knight of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., squared off with Kyrie Irving of Elizabeth, N.J.
Both players are Duke targets. Score this round to Knight, who’s an inch or two taller and more athletic than Irving. Knight penetrated and scored with ease, and Irving wasn’t strong enough to get into the lane against Knight.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - As Raleigh Word of God Academy forward C.J. Leslie expands his game, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to figure out where he should play on the floor.
Leslie is competing along with some of the top high school prospects in the nation at the NBA Players Association’s top-100 camp at the University of Virginia this week.
He handles the ball well enough at 6-foot-9 to play a sort of point forward role. But when he is trying to create shots away from the basket, the guards on his team seem uncertain what to do.
Former N.C. State and NFL assistant coach Noel Mazzone will be holding his N-Zone Football Camp next week at Cardinal Gibbons High, with several NFL coaches and players scheduled to attend.
Mazzone, who helped coach Philip Rivers at NCSU as the Pack's offensive coordinator, said among the instructors would be: Jimmy Raye, San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator; Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson; New York Jets wide receiver Chansi Stuckey; and Mike Barry, assistant offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions.
Mazzone said the price of the three-day camp, which begins Tuesday, is $50 a day. For more information, call 516-398-6938.
Southeast Raleigh's Steven Bell is boys track athlete of the year
West Johnston's Maraya Slatter is Greater Neuse girls track player of the year
Thomas Bass is Greater Neuse 4-A golfer of the year.
Southeast Raleigh's Julian Walker is player of the year
Smithfield-Selma's Bryant Noteboom and Tate Parrish named player and pitcher of the year
Garner's Nadia Jefferies, Christie Wright named player and pitcher of the year
Garner's Proper, Clayton's Mikolowski are players of the year
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