I've been waiting for this day since I saw him play in 8th grade, which he was dunking in.
I don't know this kid personally, but I've heard 100 stories about him since he grew up in my hometown of Malvern, OH and was slated to go to high school there as well (his mom is an alumnus). Pretty sure his Jr. High teams won back to back conference titles in 7th and 8th grade. They had a proverbial 3-headed monster with Jayvon and two other solid ballplayers.
Unfortunately, while the other two made the jump to varsity as Freshmen, Jayvon was lured to Akron SVSM, for obvious reasons. My high school is a small D4 in basketball and while we have a great tradition of going far in the tournament nearly every year, playing against that small competition probably only gets you so far. Can't blame Jayvon for that. I just hate how the system works. Plus we've never won a state title so there was some hope his class might guide the school there.
He's a great player, first off. My guess is he's headed for bigger things than the MAC, but that's just me. Who knows maybe we'll land him and he'll be back in the green and white someday (my high school has the same colors). Just glad to see a familiar name pop up on this board.
Here's one of his dunks from Jr. High:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK8Lo11Ee0Q More dunks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI5kzJ5pAX4 Variety:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMkJyXXmK7Y Trying to think of who he reminds me of when he plays. He shoots kind of effortlessly and is deceptively quick.
Last Edited: 9/15/2015 12:36:59 PM by GoCats105