South County has a successful week at the Beach
by Tamara Brown, recruit757
Big Shots joined with Team Loaded for the weekend and took over Richmond to host a plethora of talented athletes from across the nation. UNC Commits Jalek Felton and Rechon Black were the dynamic duo to see at U-Turn as they are known as the “future backcourt of North Carolina.”
Felton, who averages 28.8 ppg in high school, verbally committed his sophomore year to follow his uncle’s footsteps and become a Tarheel.
“After I get out of school I’m going straight to Dallas to workout with my uncle all summer long. I want to get better and work on my weaknesses, defense and playing without the ball, and just continue to learn from him,” said Felton.
Taqwain Drummond and Jalen Ray, a pair of Peninsula District athletes, had the chance to square off against Black and Felton during one of their final games at U-Turn.
“Playing against talent like that gives you a better opportunity to play against someone at a higher level,” Ray said.
Drummond connected on a trio of three pointers and Ray knocked down a few shots of his own for Team Loaded 757 to take down Team Loaded North Carolina and advance to the championship game.
While Loaded 757 fell short in the championship game to Big Shots, Drummond and Ray had another successful weekend on the court.
Since the end of the regular season, Drummond has received interest from Campbell, Longwood, NJIT, JMU, Robert Morris and Norfolk State.
“I think what sparked the interest in my game is that I am showing colleges that I am healthy and my game is improving. They like that I have become more consistent with my jump shot and that I can create my own plays,” said Kecoughtan Junior, Taqwain Drummond.
Many universities have also sought interest in Ray, who led the Crabbers with a team-high 22.3 ppg for the 2015-2016 season. The most recent to reach out to Ray were Kent State and James Madison but the class of has a bundle of universities observing him such as George Mason, The Citadel, James Madison, Kent State, Robert Morris, VMI and more.
“This past season they really liked that I took control of the games and really showed my ability to score,” said Ray.
Ray and the Hampton Crabbers began the 2015 season without juniors Marquis Godwin and Mastadi Pitt. Although Godwin returned to the team midway through the regular season, Ray continued to make an impact.
“I stepped up this season and I became more of a leader and a threat to other teams as well,” said Jalen Ray.
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