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Own a Piece of History The Last Ball in U-Hall concluded the Cavaliers' regular-season run in University Hall this past weekend, a disappointing 71-70 loss. Still, many of Virginia's all-time greats and legendary players returned for a day-long celebration that brought chills for many, tears for others, and smiles for all. Now you can relive that Sunday afternoon and all the good times in University Hall with a special offer from the Virginia Athletics Foundation. The VAF is offering a commemorative plaque with a piece of hardwood from the U-Hall floor that was used from the 1978 - 1997 seasons.
For information on how to order the plaque (which would make a great gift for a birthday, Father's Day, Christmas), check out this VAF information. |
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pa.) defensive back Dom Joseph verbally committed to UVa last Friday, becoming the second player to commit to the Hoos in the 2007 recruiting class. Joseph is a 6-0, 190-pound prospect who has played safety his sophomore and junior seasons. As a junior, he tallied a total of six interceptions on the year including two in one game. Joseph, who had interest from other schools such as Boston College, Iowa and Pitt, is being recruited by Virginia as a cornerback, which is the position he wanted to play coming into high school. Joseph excels in baseball as well and hopes to play both football and baseball at Virginia. He plays centerfield for the Roman Catholic varsity squad. Joseph is not only the second player to commit overall, but he is the second player projected on the defensive side of the ball. UVa's first commitment was from Woodside (Newport News, Va.) inside linebacker prospect Jared Detrick. Detrick is a 6-2, 230-pound player with good athleticism.
Two of the state's top offensive line prospects will be busy making visits during spring practices. Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.) 6-5, 280-pound star Andrew Nuss and Hylton (Woodbridge, Va.) 6-5, 300-pound standout William Alvarez each plan on checking out several schools for spring practice, and UVa is likely on the list of stops. Nuss currently holds official offers from Duke, Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia, while Alvarez has official offers from Maryland, Temple, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.
Brewster Academy's 2005-2006 season came to an end, marking the end of Will Harris' high school career. The 6-6, 230-pound Harris had a tremendous season for Brewster, battling through several nagging injuries to lead Brewster to a 17-9 record. His season highlight came in a 103-90 win over Bridgton Academy. In the contest, Harris scored 36 points including 4 3-pointers as Brewster ended Bridgton's 4-year home winning streak. Stay tuned to the Sabre EDGE for a full update on Harris. Bridgton, coincidentally, features 6-4, 200-pound combo guard Keaton Grant. Coach Leitao and company are eying Grant in case a scholarship spot becomes available for the 2006 class. Grant, who played point guard this season, recently led Bridgton to the NEPSAC Championship title. Stay tuned to the Sabre Edge for further updates on UVa's 2006 recruits and a look into the 2007 class. You can sign up for Sabre Edge here. |
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Subject: This was a more emotional day than I thought it would be My family moved to Charlottesville when I was 5 so my dad could take a teaching position in the Ed School. Yes, I watched pro sports; I was (and remain) a Redskin fan, and I have had dalliances with the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers. But most of my idols growing up were Virginia basketball players, especially since the football team essentially stunk for many of my formative years. The first player I really remember being conscious of was Barry Parkhill. My mom and the neighbor lady across the street had crushes on him. He was followed by guys like Wally Walker and the long-forgotten Billy Langloh. When I played ball with my best friend, I wanted to be Jeff Lamp--drive to the baseline, pump fake and pull up for the 8-footer. I could never do it as well as No. 3. I used to keep track of the players' scoring totals on notebook paper by listening on the radio, especially for away games. At home games, I used the scoresheets they used to hand out at the games. (There's a lost art.) Even in high school, I remember staying up late in my darkened bedroom and listening on the radio as Ralph's Hoos lost to Chaminade. When it ended, I ran upstairs and woke up my Dad to tell him the shockng news. I think it was after 1 a.m. then. He thought there was something wrong with the house. I remember fallling into a deep funk whenever U.Va. basketball seasons ended. (In fact, I still do). It always seems like so long until November, and always some of your heroes would graduate and disappear. So today, when so many of those guys came back and they showed those highlights on the video screen (a neat touch), all of those childhood things came flowing back. Even college highlights; I was in the student section for Ralph's last home game, and for Richard Morgan's 39 against UNC. Seeing those guys reawakened a lot of old feelings. There as some mourning for lost youth mixed in there too. It was sad seeing Ralph try to dunk on those creaky old knees. (For those of you who missed it, he barely cleared the rim on hsi first attempt, then fell down after dunking cleanly on the secoond.) We're all older and closer to death. These days, I don't have the same relationship with the players anymore. I know too much, I suppose. I am jaded; I expect bad news. But now I have kids. My family was with me today. My kids are regulars at U.Va. sporting events. My daughter is 12; her first sports hero was Lisa Hosac. My son is 8; he first loved Todd Billet, and now thinks Billy Campbell is a vastly underrated talent. He'll remember players like Sean Singletary and J.R. Reynolds (plus football players, too, and even baseball guys like Ryan Zimmerman). At dinner tonight, I told them how much it meant to me to be there today, and that they were there with me to share it. I hope one day they will remember seeing the "Last Ball at U-Hall" (actually, both the women's and men's versions). It did sting a little to lose the game today, though it would have been much worse to lose by 20 as it looked like we might. But I was damned proud to be a Virginia basketball fan, and I always will be. This post appeared on the Sabre Edge message board. To become a Sabre Edge member, please click here.
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Subject: So how do we win tonight, x's and o's WE have to SLOW the game down. UNC is great in transition and they ran all over us in Chapel Hill. I wouldnt even mind seeing a slow down game tonight, to see if the UNC players could handle it. They are young and may be surprised by it. My only concern with that is that we are not a very good half court offense team, since we have no consitent scorers down low. Our best offense will be to run some clock, and then get penetration with kick outs for 3's and dishes for layups. We have to hope the 3 is on tonight, if it isnt it will get ugly. And we have to hope UNC is a bit overconfident. We need to keep the emotion out of their game. The crowd will be mostly for UNC early, because there will be more UNC fans there, trust me I have seen how the blue cancer spreads at the ACC tourny, and they will gobble up all the tickets from the losers. The fans of the other teams will want to pull for us, but we will have to give them somthing to cheer. If we are close with 10 minutes left, EVRYONE except for UNC and maybe VT fans will be pulling for us and it will be on.
So keys in my opinion: Join the discussion on the Men's Basketball Message Board.
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Sabre articles from the past week
Cavaliers Advance Past Hokies
Best Seat in the House: Dave Leitao
The Spirit of '76: ACC Tournament Win Lives On
Best Seat in the House: ACC Commissioner John Swofford
Photo Gallery: Maryland at Virginia
Reynolds May Get the Last Laugh
Singletary Soaring as Sophomore
The Perfect Ending That Wasn't
Cavs Give Joyful Farewell to University Hall
Terrapins Topple Cavaliers
Last Ball in U-Hall: Wilkinson Created Buzz at Virginia
Best Seat in the House: Cory Alexander
Virginia Drops Syracuse
Best Seat in the House: Wally Walker
Best Seat in the House: Terry Holland
UVa Announces Football Coaching Assignments
Our resident recruiting expert, Chris Horne, provides updates for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please see the sign-up promotion below. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week
On the Road: Matoaca
On the Road: Stone Bridge High School
Alvarez to Make Spring Visits
Talent Continues to Flow at Highland Springs
Roman Catholic Star Excited About Decision
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