Two all-region senior forward boys basketball players who helped the Wakefield Warriors win a Liberty District high-school championship this past season have made decisions where they will continue playing the sport in college.
Carlton Young, the district Player of the Year this past winter, will play at Division II Augusta University in Georgia. Miles Hancock will play at Division III Virginia Wesleyan University.
Both were first-team all-district players this past season. Young also was first-team all-region and first team Class 6 all-state. Hancock was second-team all-region.
Young averaged 18.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game this past season.
“Both have the opportunity to have solid college careers. Those are good places for each to play,” Wakefield head coach Tony Bentley said.
Multiple Wakefield players have previously played for both college teams.
“I love coaching Tony Bentley’s players,” Virginia Wesleyan head coach Dave Macedo said. “I think he [Hancock] has a lot of potential that is untapped for what we do here. He is just starting to see his potential.”
Dip Metress is the longtime head coach at Augusta University.
“Carlton has really good basketball intelligence, intellect and skills, and he is an unbelievable young man,” Metress said. “He is looking for an opportunity to play in college, and that can be here with us.”
The Wakefield players helped the Warriors finish with a 21-5 overall record this past season, when they won the district tournament as the top seed, then reached the 6D North Region tournament semifinals.
Both were first-year players for Wakefield this past winter, transferring from other schools. They burst upon the scene with strong performances in just Wakefield’s second game.
In that road contest against Lake Braddock, Young scored 25, had eight rebounds and four steals. Hancock scored 12 with seven boards, two steals and a block in the Warriors’ 60-46 victory.
“I saw that game against Lake Braddock and I definitely noticed his [Young’s] performance,” Metress said.
