Scuttle Butt had Montrezl Harrell going in the first round of the NBA somewhere between the 22nd and 28th pick. If you are a first rounder you are guaranteed a contract and big time money. Eleven PM came and Harrell never got on stage. If you do make the first round say in that 25th pick area that means you are heading to a playoff quality team.
The early thirties normally are reserved by the bottom feeders but the Houston Rockets the 32nd picked called out Montrezl Harrell. So now Montrezl is a pro basketball player.
Harrell spent three years as big man on campus at North Edgecombe High School but chose to finish out his high school career at Hargrave Military Academy where in his senior season Hargrave lost once in 39 games.
Harrell chose to attend Virginia Tech and committed before his high school senior year ended. Shortly after the end of the college basketball season Tech fired Their coach Seth Greenberg and Harrell asked for and was granted his release of his committment to Virginia Tech. Now open to more recruitment Harrell chose Louisville and head coach Rick Pitino.
A backup big man his freshman year Harrell was part of the 2013 Louisville National Championship team. He gave up his college eligibility in April that he would declare for the NBA and his three years in Louisville brought an 11.9 scoring average, 6.9 rebounds and .9 assist per game. Once he signs his contract he will give the Twin Counties a Tri-vector of professional sports athletes.
Three play professional football Julius Peppers from Southern Nash who is a defensive end for the Chicago Bears. Shaun Draughn who has resigned with the Cleveland Browns and is a special team player. Todd Gurley Who was the top draft pick of the St Louis Rams who today declared he would be ready when the Rams begin training camp in late July. Gurley was picked first by the Rams despite having knee surgery in November while playing at Georgia. Both Draughn and Gurley graduated from Tarboro.
Baseball is covered by four Rocky Mount Gryphons who are all climbing the ladder in the minor leagues. Brian Goodwin who has been as high as AAA Syracuse but due to injuries in on the recovery trail at Harrisburg Pa the AA home for the Washington Nationals. Brian is rated as the Nationals 14th best prospect.
Hobbs Johnson moved up to AA ball for the Milwaukee Brewers just this spring. He is rated as a top 30 prospect for the Brewers.
Just this week Benton Moss pitched in his first professional game for the Hudson Valley Renegades of the New York Penn short season league. He was the sixth pick this month of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Collins Cuthrell is finishing up his second week as a professional baseball player. His summer is being spent in Florence Kentucky a suburb of Cincinnati where is is playing in an independent league hoping that his stats will impress a major league team to sign him.
Right now he is on the outside looking in but Nash Central grad Xavier Macklin cut earlier this spring by Florence Ky is checking out any other possible baseball moves. To say the least the Twin Counties with a population between the two counties of 150,000 gives you a one in 18,000 are professional athletes. I think that stacks pretty high with any place in the country.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
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