style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Leroy Ricks.

style='mso-spacerun:yes'> "Obviously, he's a talented offensive player,

leading us in scoring the last two years, being named First Team All-Southeastern

District and one of the Top Ten scorers in Hampton Roads.

style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He's one of those guys if you're guarding him

you better check him from the beginning of the game all they way until the end

because he's going to keep coming at you."

Thomas also received interest from Chowan, St. Augustine's

and Christopher Newport. However, in the

end, the connection was best with the Apprentice School.

"Derrick Bryant,

one of the assistant coaches on staff at the Apprentice School, is a close

family friend of his, so he's excited to be going over there playing and

continuing his education," Ricks added. "We

look forward to watching him playing over there, too."

Scott went from a role play for the Bulldogs to one of their

more prominent offensive weapons, averaging 12.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4

assists per game. The type of marked

improvement he showed this past season bodes well for him heading to college.

"I believe he'll provide some offense off the bench and be

able to knock down some open shots.

They'll put him at that wing position, and offensively I see him

shooting the basketball, which is what they were most intrigued with about him,"

King's Fork Head Basketball Coach Josh

Worrell said of Scott. "He can

rebound the ball, and at the next level he should be able to post up a smaller

guard and score some inside."

There weren't a bunch of suitors for Scott, though he did

draw some interest from Louisburg Junior College and Mount Olive, both located

in North Carolina. This way he can stay

closer to home, and could see the floor fairly early.

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"At one time he wanted to go prep," Worrell noted, "but at

the end of the day he really felt this was the best opportunity for him and he

will get a chance to play some."