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First Quarter Working in the new group Albemarle’s new hitters put together big year

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Senior Paige Hanssen played a large role in the Patriot’s 2014 offense. (Ashley Thornton)

{ KILLS } A trio of hitters did the heavy lifting for Albemarle on the front lines with Ellie Benning setting them up.

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ast year Ellie Benning stepped into Albemarle’s setter position as the new girl, a sophomore tasked with running the Patriots’ offense and setting a ready-made batallion of hitters.

Benning took over for three-year starter Jessica Block and a group that included three eventual first team All-Jefferson District hitters in Lexi Brown, Sarah Woods and Hannah Deal eased Benning’s transition into the starting role.

Going into this season though, the shoe was, decidedly, on the other foot.

“It was a little scary thinking about how everyone was going to come together because we had all new hitters in the front row besides one,” Benning said. “But I feel like they all just transitioned so well from playing J.V. They had huge shoes to fill and they’ve done it so well.”

A Conference 16 title and a 21-4 record through the conference title support Benning’s claim. The newly-minted front-line leaders for the Patriots was explosive, with Paige Hanssen and Stephanie Lugus in the middle proving particularly stout. Lugus is in her first year on varsity and unleashed 225 kills on the yer with a team-high .341 hitting percentage during the regular season.

“She’s just such a smart hitter, she’s almost like Sarah Woods last year,” Benning said. “She’s strong but she also sees the spots on the floor.”

Hanssen, the lone returning presence up front, leads the squad with 254 kills on the year. While her hitting percentage is lower than Lugus at .263, the attention that the opposition has to pay to her has clearly benefited the junior next to her.

“Paige, she has the power so they kind of

balance each other out,” Benning said. “We’re a smart team too.”

The Patriots have proven that throughout the year by leaning on their incredible pair of backline defenders, Taylor Bauman and Cindy Yu. The Patriots seem to have sensed that with that defensive backbone, keeping the ball in the court rather than taking a lot of big risks should be job one for a hitter. That way they can make a team work for it because if it goes to Bauman (257 regular season digs) or Yu (168 regular season digs) it’s coming back up.

The hitters’ success has come in part because Benning has done everything she can to make sure that they’re getting the ball where they want it.

“Each hitter has a different set, like Stephanie, she may want a higher ball and off more,” Benning said. “Then Paige wants it super low and tight. All the hitters have something different and that was the same as last year so (my approach) all just depends on the hitter.”

That’s a key part of the collaborative process. While Benning’s job may be to pull the trigger on offense, she’s got to adapt to her teammates’ style. She’s done exactly that.

Like the last multi-year starters at setter for the Patriots, Abby Hendrix and Block, Benning has become a rock, a fulcrum for Albemarle to build around.

While the Patriots’ run may have ended at the hands of a powerful Briar Woods squad, with Benning, Lugus and others back in the fold, the Patriots are building toward an exciting 2015. ✖

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Woodberry’s Prosise takes big step forward at Notre Dame

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By Bart Isley While Nathaniel Tyrell put together his finest C.J. Prosise-type campaign at Woodberry Forest this year by scoring from all over the field while dominating on defense and in the return game, Prosise himself is emerging as a major contributor for Notre Dame, once ranked No. 5 in the country earlier this year.

Prosise, who moved to wide receiver after arriving in South Bend in 2012, has hauled in 379 yards and two touchdowns on 21 catches thus far this year. That’s good for the team’s highest average yards per catch for players with double digit catches for the Irish at 18.0 yards per catch.

He’s made some crucial plays throughout the year, including an onside kick recovery against Navy that locked up the win for the Irish. He was also flagged for a dubious, controversial offensive pass interference call against Florida State that made national headlines as it played a huge factor in the Irish’s loss to the Seminoles. But despite that frustrating turn of events, Prosise has maintained his upward trajectory, continuing to emerge as a big-time part of the Irish offense. He’s built in a big way

on his 2013 campaign, where he had 72 yards on seven catches. At this rate, he’s due for a big final two years at Notre Dame.

Prosise was a dominant defender in high school, including his senior campaign where he helped spark an 8-1 run by the Tigers while earning Scrimmage Play Defensive Player of the Year. He also won state titles in both the long jump and 55-meter indoor championships during his time at Woodberry while finishing as the state outdoor runner-up in the 100-meter dash his junior and senior years. He’s now also enrolled in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business majoring in management-consulting.

Prosise is also a part of a cohort of Woodberry players who are playing at Notre Dame, with Greer Martini and Doug Randolph joining him in subsequent years. The way Prosise has been playing -- and the promise Randolph and Martini have shown as Martini has played in nine games including one start as a true freshman, the Notre Dame coaches probably aren’t done recruiting in Central Virginia. ✖

BELOW »2012 Woodberry grad and 2011 Scrimmage Play defensive player of the year, C.J. Prosise is now making his name as an offensive threat in South Bend. (Notre Dame sports information)

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#FORFLEA#FORFLEA#FORFLEA#FORFLEA#FORFLEA efore the season ever began, Madison County’s volleyball team had a mental hurdle to get over when one of its own, 2014 graduate Kaitlyn Aylor, passed away far too young. The former Mountaineer was supposed to be at Eastern Mennonite University this fall. Instead she was

killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident in August.

It’s the kind of tragedy that understandably shook up a small,

closely-bound community in Madison. But for three months, the Mountaineers volleyball team made it their mission to put together the best season they could, to honor their fallen teammate.

“First as a team we pulled together, made sure we were there for one another,” said senior Logan Coates. “Every single game was dedicated to Kaitlyn.”

They did that and more, bringing the Mountaineer community together to help the grieving process. Madison strung together 24 straight victories, the best streak Central Virginia’s seen since the Albemarle volleyball team won out its regular season back in 2012.

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“We came in with high expectations and wanting to be a good team but it was really the hard work that got us to the top,” said senior setter Bailey Colvin. “We treat each other like a family and that really helps chemistry wise.”

So it was only fitting that Aylor’s number three jersey was on the bench for each game. On twitter, whether it was athletic director Phil Warren’s account, the school’s new MCHSnation account or the team’s own account each win ended in the hashtag “#ForFlea,” Aylor’s nickname.

Between the regular season and the Bull Run District tournament, the Mountaineers lost just nine sets and won 16 matches 3-0. By all counts, it was a banner year for Madison, led by a group of seniors that started out on the junior varsity level with coach Carol Nowakoski only to see their coach get bumped up to the varsity level after former coach Lindsey Von Herbulis stepped down after the 2012 season.

“Coach Nowakoski was there by Lindsey’s side the whole time so the transition wasn’t too hard,” said Madison senior Sheridan Santinga.

Add to it, that the newly installed varsity coach was responsible for running the JV program when this group first started and it makes sense why this group felt so comfortable in the change, and with each other.

“Since eighth grade we’ve all played together,” Coates said.

“So I think that helped a lot and this is hands down our favorite sport. We all just love playing this game so much.”

With seven seniors and the bulk of the starting cast from last year back in the fold, the Mountaineers came in as favorites to win the Bull Run District, but had to find a way to fend off rival William Monroe which also returned its starting core from 2013. On three different occasions, twice in the regular season and once in the BRD tournament final, Madison found a way to do just that to pick up the season sweep of the Bull Run titles.

Navigating the slate of easy wins in between tough meetings with the Dragons or say Clarke or out-of-district opponent Luray was a challenge.

“We try to keep the same work ethic no matter who we’re playing, to keep the same standard,” Santinga said. “We try to play hard, run faster, do everything a little bit better than we did the game before.”

Perhaps one of the biggest developments for this team was Colvin’s incredible play. With the squad returning so much up front in terms of fire power between Coates, Santinga and Cassity Lacy, the senior setter was tasked with trying to make sure this team was both diverse and effective. Colvin turned in a brilliant final year with the Mountaineers, setting the school record for assists with 727 and also leading the team in aces with 96, earning the Bull Run District player of the year nod along the way.

“I rely on each hitter, all of them, I trust them all to play a role,” Colvin said. “I trust that each one can come out and get a

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The numbers spoke to that. Sangtinga led the team with 274 kills while Coates and Lacy followed up with 191 and 189 respectively.

Junior Alexa Waga also emerged as a prominent hitter up front finishing with 47 kills and challenging Santinga’s team-best 66 blocks with 35 of her own. For the hitters, the chemistry with their setter fell back on comfort and trust.

“We’re a little more tight-knit this year,” Santinga said. “And that falls back to that we are a family, just a whole bunch of sisters playing together, talking about life together, we love each other.”

And for Colvin, who played the keystone role in the passing game and who’s also played a prominent role for the school’s storied softball program, this team didn’t just talk the talk chemistry wise, it walked it.

“I’m sure everyone talks about being a family, every team, but this is the closest team I’ve ever been on in my life,” Colvin said.

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Above,senior hitter Cassity Lacy, next page, senior setter Bailey Colvin

THAT FALLS BACK TO THAT WE ARE A FAMILY, JUST A WHOLE BUNCH OF SISTERS — SHERIDAN SANTINGA

baseball, the community comes out in droves to watch. With one of the more passionate student fan bases in the area, Madison’s gym was as loud as any this season which only helped to fuel the desire to win.

“We’re so blessed that our friends and family always come out to the games,” Santinga said. “It just is really beautiful to see and we love that. We get so excited to see everyone out in the stands

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Unfortunately for Madison, and really any team, all good things must come to an end. After 24 straight wins, the Mountaineers fell in the Conference 35 finals to Luray in five sets and then in the Region 2A East quarterfinals to Riverheads in four sets. And while it marks the end of the high school volleyball careers for these seven seniors, they leave the program in great shape. This group helped bring along the underclassmen playing behind them. The Mountaineers will return Waga in the middle up front and also its libero, Jeana Kelliher who had a breakout season with 229 digs and earned All-BRD honors.

It was a season that started out with heartbreak off the court. But for 24 straight matches, the Mountaineers found a way to honor Aylor and forge ahead with their season. It’s unlikely this team will dwell on the last two matches. Instead, they’ll more than likely remember the bonds and triumphs they enjoyed between August and early November and the years together building up to this..

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eff Woody speaks from experience. As everyone in this area knows full well, he coached Brookville to back-to-back state championship victories before he came to Monticello.

Obviously the hope at Monticello is that he’ll guide the Mustangs to their second state title, with the first coming back in 2007. Last year the Mustangs looked poised to be contenders for the crown halfway through the year, but when Kyree Koonce broke his leg in a regular season contest with Charlottesville, it was clear that Monticello was one key playmaker away from reaching its full potential.

This year, everyone was expecting the Mustangs to find their early 2013 form, but it’s not so simple putting the pieces back together. Losses to Powhatan and Western Albemarle served as hurdles for this team, but an impressive finish including a dominating win over a physical Louisa County squad has many wondering if Woody’s squad has found a way to come together at exactly the perfect time. Before the win over the Lions, it appeared that the Mustangs were destined to the road.

Instead, they get one last home game against Tunstall in the Region 3A West playoffs.

“Football is all about finding your identity and which of these young men will rise to the occasion, who can we lean on as leaders and so forth,” Woody said. “I think we should have had a better grasp on who was who and what was what as we entered the season but it’s taken time. At the same time it’s taken our guys a while to figure out for themselves who’s who, what we are and what’s expected.”

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“We’ve dangled that carrot, that it is all coming to an end” — Woody

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It sounds insane to think that an 8-2 football team with as many playmakers on this team as there are would be underdogs late in the year, but that’s the damage the losses to Powhatan and Western did in terms of public perception. With the way Monticello started the year, expectations from the outside were no different than last year but there was a re-adjustment. The finish though, the win in overtime on the road over an undervalued and under appreciated Albemarle squad, the amazing showing against Louisa on both sides of the ball have this team heading into the playoffs with a head of steam.

“The Louisa result, efficient play, physical football, exceptional football — there was just a whole lot of want out there,” Woody said. “It might be because they just saw that this was the tenth game, that the season was coming to a close and some of these seniors figured out their last game is coming. We’ve dangled that carrot, that it is all coming to an end.

Who knows when it comes to coaching psychology but I think that might have been the right button to push.”

If Woody is not certain, he need only ask the senior leader of his defense, Griffin Davis.

“We realized that the end is coming, that we needed to finish up strong,” Davis said of the performance against Louisa where he led the defense to a first half shutout against a vaunted running attack. “We knew we needed to be more physical with the playoffs ahead of us, more than we were in the past games. We figured if we could play tough against a Louisa team that’s been dominant all season, maybe we could come into the playoffs and make a statement. Honestly, I think we just finally got it all together before that game the way we needed to and came out and hit hard.”

And with an athletic secondary that boasts Darian Bates and Michael Crenshaw, if and when the Mustangs follow their leader in Davis with a physical effort up front against the run, good things happen. Turnovers happen. Pair that with an offense that’s put up exceptional numbers in nine of its 10 regular contests, and suddenly Monticello isn’t just dangerous, the Mustangs are potent.

“We can be an even better football team than we are now, but with that said, if we put the effort in that we did against Louisa, we are going to be a tough out in these playoffs,” Woody said.

Getting to this point though was the key. Whether it was the stretch with Powhatan that dipped into the first half against Charlottesville where Woody simply called his team out for “coming out flat” or the turnover issues at Western, enduring a little bit of adversity is never a bad thing. That Monticello survived and now has a home playoff game where they come in with a 10-2 record all-time is important as every coach always wants to peak at the right time. Woody got the right kind of vibe leading into the regular season finale as his team simply practiced with the right mentality.

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Above, Zach DiGregorio leads the charge against Louisa County. Next page, Monticello and its student base celebrates its overtime win over Albemarle.

“The kids were jovial and focused last week in practice and that’s a crazy mix, what you hope for,” Woody said. “How do you let them play and at the same time keep them engaged. You want them to have a great time because football is a fun game but at the same time you have to be so disciplined, know the roles. It all has come together.”

And then there’s the elephant in the room. Kyree Koonce has played just 14 games at Monticello and is sixth all-time in school history with 1,852 yards. He has the school-best yards per carry average at 10.2 yards per tote, but hasn’t carried the ball yet this season with the type of workload he had at Buckingham before he transferred over. That yet is important. By all accounts, getting Koonce to the playoffs at full health was key. In January he had the screws removed from his leg. In the second week of November against Louisa, he broke a school record with a 98-yard touchdown run.

“He’s always had the want-to, the desire to be the best,” Woody said. “But that hitch in his giddy up was there early on and we knew that he wasn’t quite right for a while. We held him back a couple games, you could see a limp and he wasn’t in the shape he wanted to be in because he physically couldn’t be in that shape. But now, here

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he is. He’s right where he needs to be. He’s the best athlete on the field now whenever we play, he’s our catalyst. Now it’s time that we get him the football.”

One of the biggest changes for the Mustangs has been ushering in Kevin Jarrell, a freshman quarterback and sliding the starting QB for most of the season, Daniel Hummel, to wide receiver. It’s a move that required sacrifice on Hummel’s part but that has paid off as his athleticism was needed at the position on the outside. And Jarrell, the first frosh starter ever for the Mustangs, and Hummel have not disappointed. Jarrell threw for 263 yards at Albemarle, the sixth highest total in Monticello history and the best showing since 2012 alumnus Jhalil Mosley threw for 274 back in 2011 against Turner Ashby. Jarrell finished the regular season throwing for 690 yards and four touchdowns.

“First we were able to take Jarrell and put him in at quarterback as just a 14-year old freshman and he has a great grasp of this offense,” Woody said. “He’s like a coach on the field, he’s impressive with his poise, his swagger, his confidence. He’s able to drop back and look left and know he’s throwing right but because he’s looking left the defense is focused there. That’s the type of thing that we

“Now i’ve got people looking up to me so i want to come out and play my best.” — Koonce established at Brookville with Kendall Beecraft. Kendall also came in as a freshman mid-season, but comparing the two, Jarrell has more maturity. And on the other side, Hummel is such a great athlete and we were able to put him at receiver with his great hands and his size he’s become a presence. He’s getting better every week.”

For Koonce, whose last playoff game was in 2012 with Buckingham as a sophomore, the chance to play at this level and compete at full health is all too welcome. He’s only carried the ball

126 times and has 17 touchdowns. He’s been nursed back to health and now, for lack of a better term, the training wheels are off.

“That was tough last year not being able to contribute,” Koonce said. “I’m a senior now and I was always used to looking up someone on the team. Now I’ve got people looking up to me so I want to come out and play my best.”

Woody and this staff have been waiting for this, the chance to feature their most electrifying player. If he does what he’s built up a reputation doing, and Davis and the defense maintain the form they put together against Louisa, there’s no reason that Monticello shouldn’t put together a bbig playoff run.

“I think this will all come down to practice,” Davis said. “If you’re mentally tough and physically though there, as they say ‘You play as you practice.’ We’ll just have to see. We just want to get off the field as fast as we can as a defense so we can get this offense on the field and let them do what we know they can do.”

If executed, it should be a truly great home finale that this team can rally around. It’s any given Friday right now, and that’s a good thing for Monticello. Something it can work with. ✖

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Game Time William Monroe 3, Brentsville 0

By Luke Nadkarni

William Monroe’s Olivia Shifflett was a first team All-Bull Run District selection. (Ashley Thornton)

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The William Monroe volleyball team made quick work of visiting Brentsville in the 3A East Region quarterfinals Tuesday night in Stanardsville, sweeping three sets 25-13, 25-8 and 25-20 for a 3-0 victory.

After winning the first three points of the match, the Greene Dragons allowed the Tigers to tie the first set at three before winning 12 of the next 13 points to break the game open. Monroe coasted from there for a 1-0 advantage.

“It was kind of hard to judge because we’ve never played [Brentsville],” Monroe head coach Ken Lawson said. “But we did everything we needed to do. We only had two service errors--we like to keep it under five.

When you beat a team convincingly, it’s kind of hard to pick out issues.”

The second set was an even more impressive display from the Dragons as they raced out to a 9-1 advantage, aided by a pair of kills from Breanna Strother. After Brentsville closed the gap to 9-5, William Monroe rattled off the next eight points to put the set out of reach. Brentsville’s Suzanne Catlin put an end to the run with a kill on the next rally, but the Dragons were not to be denied, allowing the Tigers just two more points the rest of the set.

Set number three looked as if it would be a repeat of the previous two, as the Dragons picked up right where they left off, winning eight of the first 10 points and stretching the margin to 14-6 midway through the set.

Then the Tigers woke up, going on a 10-2 run

to knot the score at 16. But Olivia Shifflett turned the tide back in Monroe’s favor with back-to-back kills for an 18-16 lead, and the Dragons held on from there. Shifflett totaled five kills on the evening.

“Olivia blocked and hit well for us,” Lawson said. “She’s our go-to player.”

Lawson was also pleased with how his team responded following Brentsville’s run and had no doubts that his team would put the Tigers away.

“We subbed out, made a change, and were able to get right back on it,” Lawson said. “I knew we would take care of business in three.”

The Dragons will meet Warhill on Thursday night on a neutral floor at Spotsylvania High School with a state tournament berth on the line. ✖

William Monroe and Goochland were the lone two Central Virginia squads to advance past the VHSL Region quarterfinals and get a chance to play in the state tournament. The last team to advance through to the state tournament in any division was Nelson County in 2010 when the Governors won a Group A Division 1 championship. The last Jefferson District teams to advance through to the state tournament were Western Albemarle and Albemarle both in 2009. Albemarle was the last JD squad to win a state championship when the Patriots, then in the Commonwealth District, won a Group AAA title in 2008.

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Bringing the ruckus STAB boarding students help unite a team, school

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n the midst of the St. Anne’s-Belfield’s season-long run to the state championship game, a seemingly innocuous tackle late in a blowout against Covenant provoked an interesting reaction from the student section.

“When we’re playing Covenant and Roy Wang made a tackle, the place went nuts,” said STAB coach John Blake. “It was really cool.”

With private schools taking on some percentage of foreign students as boarders, including neaerly all the local private schools, getting those boarders involved in the dayto-day fabric of school life is a big priority for administrators and faculty members. Football is doing some of that work for the Saints and helping unify the school community in the process with an influx of overseas boarders playing football for STAB. Against Covenant during the annual meeting, the Saints had four Asian-born players in on defense at one time late in the second half. The quartet of Roy Wang, Junan Qu, Jihoon Lee and Hanwei Wang entered the game on the defensive line, as the boarding students took another step in a journey where they’re learning how to play American football, a sport that just isn’t played in their home countries to any significant extent. Lee is from South Korea while Qu, Roy Wang and Hanwei Wang hail from China.

After a frustrating 2012 where the Saints went winless, Blake sat down with some of his players to make a list of male students that were in the building that they needed to convince to come play football. One of the names that popped up was Hanwei Wang, though it didn’t take much to convince him at all. The likable, naturally enthusiastic student wanted a piece of the action from the start, and he’d played basketball and soccer a little bit for the Saints.

“I wanted to try something new in a new environment,” Wang said. “I’d heard about American football before and I wanted to try. I’d never watched any game or played before.”

There was obviously a learning curve, as Wang was a little nervous about the game’s more aggressive attributes.

“It’s kind of violent,” Wang said. “The impact, and the sounds are so loud and it kind of scared me, (I thought) it must be hard. But when I played, I found it’s not hard at all.”

With some convincing, he’s started to impose himself physically at times. Blake asked Wang at one point during practice to block an oncoming defender by any means necessary and Wang did just that, tackling the rusher to the ground in an obvious hold.

His enthusiasm for the game is clearly infectious though. He’s part of the reason that Qu and Roy Wang are a part of the squad now. According to Blake, Qu and Roy Wang will have a chance to contribute regularly in the coming years if they keep playing, largely by virtue of having more experience with the game under their belts.

“Hanwei and Jihoon played a year ago and caught the bug,” Blake said. “They’re all getting the fever here a little bit.”

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“I’d heard about American football before and I wanted to try. I’d never watched any game or played before.”

Hanwei appears to be running the highest temperature. The senior lineman’s enthusiasm for football shows that he’s tapped into exactly what makes the game so appealing to so many.

“No matter (if you’re) sweating or bloody or injured on the field it’s my best high school memory at St. Anne’s,” Wang told Blake earlier this year. “Sharing the happiness of victory and the sadness of loss with all your teammates, football can be the best and it’s an irreplaceable memory from my time at St. Anne’s.”

Not bad for a guy that Blake and STAB’s players thought they might have to convince to come out. Now he’s the one helping ignite a movement. ✖

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Success stories begin here.

Success Story: Kion Brown Kion Brown was an impact player on the prep level. Brown earned All-Scrimmage Play honorable mention honors as well as an All-Defensive Team nod, averaging 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks per game in 2011 for the Fork Union prep team. But to help get something to break for him at the Division I level in college, the 6-foot-7 standout decided to spend an extra year at Fork Union as a member of the last postgraduate basketball team coached by legendary coach Fletcher Arritt.

Brown scored 14 points in Arritt’s final home game at FUMA and after a successful year, he earned an opportunity to join an upand-coming Radford University program.

It didn’t take him long to make

an impact, starting nine games as a freshman including 14-point outings against High Point and the ACC’s Wake Forest.

As a sophomore, he played more than 16 minutes per game and averaged 6.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. He appeared in 35 games, starting four of them, filling a key role in the rotation off the bench.

The Highlanders continue their ascent as well, earning a spot in the CBI tournament and won its first Division I postseason game, beating Oregon State in the opening round of the CBI for the victory.

Brown is clearly a big factor for the Highlanders, and he’s got two more years to continue building on that already impressive performance.

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