Moved from Missoula to North Atlanta in 2003. All my kids feed into Milton High School including my Daughter who is a junior there... The high school basketball team is unbelievable should be a very interesting two years. I guess they are ranked in the top ten in the nation going into this year...three players in the top 55 2011 players at one high school and you will see them improve on this as these kids are unbelievable!
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Hoops Notes: Georgia’s Milton primed for big run
Behind a trio of junior stars, Peach State squad ready to enter national spotlight; Gilchrist joins USA U17 team.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 .By: Jason Hickman
MaxPreps.com
After reaching Georgia’s AAAAA title game with a lineup that featured three sophomores and a freshman last March, head coach David Boyd of Milton High School in Alpharetta thinks his young Eagles are ready to make a splash on the national scene in 2009-2010.
Even without a single senior on the roster, Boyd isn’t shying away from providing big goals for his program.
“Our goal for this year is to win the state championship and be nationally ranked, and for next year, win the state championship and the national championship,” Boyd said. “The only way you can do that is play the schedule we are playing.”
Milton went 24-8 last season, losing to regional rival Marietta Wheeler in the state final. Reaching the title game again will be a whole new challenge as the Eagles won’t be sneaking up on anybody.
“I think it was a surprise (reaching the title game). I don’t think anybody expected us to go that far,” Boyd said. “But you also have to keep in mind that this is a very unique group, very balanced and unselfish.”
Spurring the high expectations are three members of MaxPreps.com’s 2011 Top 100. Julian Royal, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward, is No. 15 on the list, while guards Dai-Jon Parker and Shannon Scott check in at Nos. 32 and 54, respectively.
“Julian is the leader of the group,” Boyd said. “He is a big-game player. He had 32 points against South Gwinnett (in the regional finals), and we needed all of them because we only won by one point.”
Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Texas and Wake Forest are among the suitors for Royal, who averaged around 18 points and 11 rebounds per game last winter and earned state freshman and sophomore of the year honors each of the past two seasons.
Point guard Scott posted 11 points and seven assists per outing as a sophomore, and is being pursued by the likes of Clemson, Connecticut, Ohio State and UCLA.
“He is the epitome of a pure point guard,” Boyd said of Scott. “He is a pass-first, run the team, look to score second guard.”
Scott is the son of former North Carolina and NBA guard Charlie Scott, who was Dean Smith’s first African-American recruit. Charlie Scott played professionally for 10 years and won a gold medal in the 1968 Olympics.
It doesn’t appear Shannon will follow in his father’s footsteps to Chapel Hill, however. Ohio State may be emerging as the leader for his services. Buckeye head coach Thad Matta has made a pair of recent trips to Alpharetta to visit the junior guard.
“They (UNC) are interested, but they already have a long line of point guards and at Ohio State he can step in and play,” Boyd said. “Plus, they have an unbelievable recruiting class (coming in).”
Parker is the third member of Milton’s super junior trio. The 6-4 guard averaged over 14 points per game a year ago and is the team’s best athlete and defender, according to Boyd. Clemson, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia Tech are the primary players involved with his recruitment at this point. Parker is also a football star at Milton, playing wide receiver and cornerback, and returning punts and kicks.
“I think we have the best guard combo in the country in the (2011) class, but I’m biased,” said Boyd, who is more than qualified to make such a statement with 515 wins, four state titles and a nationally-ranked team at Lilburn Berkmar on his resume in 26 years as a head coach.
Joining the "Big Three" is sophomore Evan Nolte, a 6-7 forward who started as a freshman and averaged 14 points per game. He is yet another surefire Division I recruit.
Despite the youth of his team, Boyd isn’t approaching the season with kid gloves when it comes to scheduling. In addition to regional foes Centennial, Walton and Wheeler – all Georgia powers in their own right – Milton will face in-state challenges from defending AAAA champ Miller Grove and Norcross.
Even bigger tests await at the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., and the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo. Those events will show the Eagles exactly how they stack up on the national level.
Boyd also expects contributions from juniors Kevin Kornegay (6-0, G), Jordan Loyd (6-2, G), Luke Neenan (6-2, G) and Eric Riley (6-6, F), sophomore Chase Coleman (5-9, G) and freshmen Jazz Felton and Laron Blakemore.
Felton is the son of former University of Georgia head coach Dennis Felton.
Photo by Kent McCorkle
Enjoy the read...
Hoops Notes: Georgia’s Milton primed for big run
Behind a trio of junior stars, Peach State squad ready to enter national spotlight; Gilchrist joins USA U17 team.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 .By: Jason Hickman
MaxPreps.com
After reaching Georgia’s AAAAA title game with a lineup that featured three sophomores and a freshman last March, head coach David Boyd of Milton High School in Alpharetta thinks his young Eagles are ready to make a splash on the national scene in 2009-2010.
Even without a single senior on the roster, Boyd isn’t shying away from providing big goals for his program.
“Our goal for this year is to win the state championship and be nationally ranked, and for next year, win the state championship and the national championship,” Boyd said. “The only way you can do that is play the schedule we are playing.”
Milton went 24-8 last season, losing to regional rival Marietta Wheeler in the state final. Reaching the title game again will be a whole new challenge as the Eagles won’t be sneaking up on anybody.
“I think it was a surprise (reaching the title game). I don’t think anybody expected us to go that far,” Boyd said. “But you also have to keep in mind that this is a very unique group, very balanced and unselfish.”
Spurring the high expectations are three members of MaxPreps.com’s 2011 Top 100. Julian Royal, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward, is No. 15 on the list, while guards Dai-Jon Parker and Shannon Scott check in at Nos. 32 and 54, respectively.
“Julian is the leader of the group,” Boyd said. “He is a big-game player. He had 32 points against South Gwinnett (in the regional finals), and we needed all of them because we only won by one point.”
Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Texas and Wake Forest are among the suitors for Royal, who averaged around 18 points and 11 rebounds per game last winter and earned state freshman and sophomore of the year honors each of the past two seasons.
Point guard Scott posted 11 points and seven assists per outing as a sophomore, and is being pursued by the likes of Clemson, Connecticut, Ohio State and UCLA.
“He is the epitome of a pure point guard,” Boyd said of Scott. “He is a pass-first, run the team, look to score second guard.”
Scott is the son of former North Carolina and NBA guard Charlie Scott, who was Dean Smith’s first African-American recruit. Charlie Scott played professionally for 10 years and won a gold medal in the 1968 Olympics.
It doesn’t appear Shannon will follow in his father’s footsteps to Chapel Hill, however. Ohio State may be emerging as the leader for his services. Buckeye head coach Thad Matta has made a pair of recent trips to Alpharetta to visit the junior guard.
“They (UNC) are interested, but they already have a long line of point guards and at Ohio State he can step in and play,” Boyd said. “Plus, they have an unbelievable recruiting class (coming in).”
Parker is the third member of Milton’s super junior trio. The 6-4 guard averaged over 14 points per game a year ago and is the team’s best athlete and defender, according to Boyd. Clemson, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia Tech are the primary players involved with his recruitment at this point. Parker is also a football star at Milton, playing wide receiver and cornerback, and returning punts and kicks.
“I think we have the best guard combo in the country in the (2011) class, but I’m biased,” said Boyd, who is more than qualified to make such a statement with 515 wins, four state titles and a nationally-ranked team at Lilburn Berkmar on his resume in 26 years as a head coach.
Joining the "Big Three" is sophomore Evan Nolte, a 6-7 forward who started as a freshman and averaged 14 points per game. He is yet another surefire Division I recruit.
Despite the youth of his team, Boyd isn’t approaching the season with kid gloves when it comes to scheduling. In addition to regional foes Centennial, Walton and Wheeler – all Georgia powers in their own right – Milton will face in-state challenges from defending AAAA champ Miller Grove and Norcross.
Even bigger tests await at the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., and the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo. Those events will show the Eagles exactly how they stack up on the national level.
Boyd also expects contributions from juniors Kevin Kornegay (6-0, G), Jordan Loyd (6-2, G), Luke Neenan (6-2, G) and Eric Riley (6-6, F), sophomore Chase Coleman (5-9, G) and freshmen Jazz Felton and Laron Blakemore.
Felton is the son of former University of Georgia head coach Dennis Felton.
Photo by Kent McCorkle
