Wes has worked for Rivals.com covering the New York Knicks, as well as for Scout.com covering Syracuse athletics. Wes has also been a contributing writer for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), for SportsNet New York (SNY) as a news desk writer covering all of New York professional sports, and reported on the NBA and MLB for the New York Sportscene. A native of Long Island, New York, Wes graduated from Syracuse University in 2005 with a degree in journalism. Contact him at wes[at]sujuiceonline.com.
Merrimack notched the biggest win of its 17-year football history last week, defeating FCS Wagner 42-41. Thrilling didn’t even begin to describe the game, as the two teams combined for 851 total yards.
Isaiah Whitehead has done a great job of keeping his recruiting cards close to the vest, and today two more schools will make their pitch to the 2014 Brooklyn Lincoln shooting guard.
Jamal Custis’ commitment is big literally and figuratively. He’s got the 6-foot-6, 220 pound frame, which is kind of the ideal frame that you’d like to see for someone who’s been in college for a couple of years and still in high school.
Rashad Vaughn, the top shooting guard in the nation, has set two officials. The 6-foot-5 Vaughn from Findlay Prep will trip to North Carolina Sept. 27 and to Baylor Oct. 18, his mentor, Pete Kaffey, told SNY.tv.
Thomas Holley is the top-rated high school football player in the state, and his Coney Island host — Isaiah Whitehead — is one of New York’s top basketball players.
Syracuse fans should remember Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter well. In Northwestern’s 42-41 win over the Orange last year, Colter threw for 135 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Tyler Roberson has been cleared by the NCAA to play at Syracuse this year, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told SNY.tv’s Adam Zagoria Thursday morning.