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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Tee Martin identifies state’s hidden gems at QB
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Westlake’s Lewis Kindle and Henry County’s Drew Little are two of the state’s most overlooked senior prospects, according to one of the nation’s top quarterback evaluators.
Kindle and Little were two of the 13 Georgia quarterbacks that attended Tee Martin’s Playmakers Passing Camp last weekend. Martin was quarterback on Tennessee’s 1998 national championship team.
Kindle won the camp’s award for “Best Footwook.” Said Martin: “I like everything about the kid. He’s big (6-foot-2), can throw, and plays in great program. He was talking about Tennessee-Chattanooga and other [Div. I-AA schools], and there is nothing wrong with that. But with a great senior year, especially with all the big-time prospects around him at Westlake, I can see some of the big colleges going after him.”
Martin on the 6-5, 230-pound Little: “If he works hard, I can see him turning the heads of some big schools. If he really puts forth the effort, Drew can go as high as he wants to go. We’ll just have to see how it unfolds.”
About 30 southern quarterbacks attended the two-day camp. The Dual-Threat MVP was A.J. Highsmith of Fort Bend, Texas. A.J., the son of former NFL fullback Alonzo Highsmith, has committed to Miami, his father’s alma mater. Said Martin: “Before he came to camp, a lot of people were saying that he was an athlete who could play a lot of other positions. But what I found so surprising was his throwing skills and his knowledge. He won our ‘Student of the Game’ award for his attentiveness at our meetings. I hope he stays at QB at Miami because he can definitely play the game at QB.”
Tyler Russell of Meridan, Miss., who has committed to Mississippi St., was the Pro-Style MVP. Said Martin: “The knock of him is slow feet. But he looked very good in our footwork drills. He looked much quicker than he was when I saw him earlier this summer, plus he’s gained a few pounds of muscle mass.”
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NBA son Glen Rice Jr. has Tech on short list
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Walton’s Glen Rice Jr., son of the former NBA All-Star Glen Rice, was one of the most popular attractions among college basketball coaches at the Nike Peach Jam in Augusta.
Rice, who plays with the Georgia Stars in AAU basketball, is one of the state’s top uncommitted seniors. One published report had the 6-foot-4 shooting guard narrowing his list of schools to Georgia Tech, Miami and Florida State.
“I don’t know [about recruiting]; those three schools were just the most recent ones I talked to,” Rice said at the Peach Jam.
When pressed further about recruiting, the tight-lipped Rice said he wasn’t ready to name finalists, but admitted that he had been thinking a lot about two schools, Georgia Tech and Miami.
On Georgia Tech: “It’s close to home and has great academics. I like their style of play.”
On Miami: “It close to my father’s home in Miami.”
Rice said he likely will sign in November. Rice averaged 25.6 points and 6.4 rebounds as a junior at Walton.
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Georgia LB commit Vasser won’t make it to Athens on Friday
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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A hectic schedule will prevent Chestatee linebacker Chase Vasser from attending Georgia’s gathering of football recruits in Athens Friday evening.
“Our [high school] team is at West Georgia, and I just got back to take final exams this week because I’m graduating early [in December],” Vasser said Monday night. “And then we have passing league on Saturday at West Hall.”
Vasser, who committed to Georgia in January, got a taste of Georgia football during a camp in Athens last month.
“I got to hang out with [future Georgia teammate] Zach Mettenberger,” Vasser said. “I enjoyed it. I got pushed to the limit and got a good experience of college coaching.”
Once he enrolls at Georgia in January, the 6-foot-4, 211-pound Vasser plans to room Mettenberger, who is on pace to graduate from Oconee County in December.
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