Mark Blackmon Thread (2011 Prospect)

[MACXIMVS]

Mark is from fort mill sc is allstate basketball player in top 16 rank # 4 in state at 3 point shooting.
He is also ranked # 3 in his class and #60 in the country in cross country .

[wilbert G willigers]

He is also the #1 ranked cross country runner in the state, posting sub 16:00 times for the 5K . . . . and he's only a sophomore

[MACXIMVS]

I'm talking to his dad now

[usc1]

He is also the #1 ranked cross country runner in the state, posting sub 16:00 times for the 5K . . . . and he's only a sophomore

nasty

[MACXIMVS]

He is in scout.com

[LiveandDieGC]

I remember running seeing this guy in the state xc meet when he was a freshman. We couldn't believe he was a freshman, that dude is a damn good runner.

[MACXIMVS]

This kid is a beast lots of schools are getting into the mix
good kid and great family, he has a younger brother that is going to be a pure shooting machine and he's playing with our prime time players here in rock hill

[MACXIMVS]

man he played with primetime this past weekend and he's a beast fast and a heck of a shooter ....all can say is wooooooooooo

[MACXIMVS]

usc needs to offer him he's a badd man

[wilbert G willigers]

blackmon is the type of athlete that could be good at any sport he wanted to play . . . USC needs to offer the dude, he is such a beast

[ConwayGamecock]

I guess you're saying offer him for track, or as a fall-back if we don't get Leonard for basketball, because I thought we only have 1 scholly left for BB and we were hoping to give that to Leonard????

[gotrice?]

I don't think the people saying that realized we only have 1 scholarship left for this year's class, if we choose to use it.

[MACXIMVS]

speed kills and he can shoot the lights out

[gotrice?]

Leonard is definitely #1 on our board. This kid won't get a basketball offer unless we miss Leonard.

[MACXIMVS]

i read a letter Marcus got from Florida last night and he is about to blow up.
the gators seem to like Marcus and once he goes to the showcase events its going to be on .

[MACXIMVS]

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5955/dsc03376gb.jpg


take a close look at a player.......come on to the cockhouse

[MACXIMVS]

dang sorry thats a big picture

[MACXIMVS]

last time i spoke to his dad florida has sent him 6 or 7 letters

[LiveandDieGC]

Three-time state cross country champ leaves Fort Mill High
By Karl Lyles - klyles@heraldonline.com
Fort Mill High School’s Mark Blackmon, a three-time state cross country champion, has withdrawn from the school. The rising junior may be enrolling at a Raleigh, N.C., private school, according to his father, Thomas Blackmon. The decision is not yet final.
Mark Blackmon won his first state cross country title as an eighth-grader. He also played two years of varsity basketball. Thomas Blackmon withdrew his son from Fort Mill High on Tuesday and alerted athletic director Bailey Jackson of his intention to enroll Mark at Word of God in Raleigh.
“We are in the process of doing (enrolling Mark) right now,” Thomas Blackmon said. “(Mark) needs a whole lot more academic support and a better foundation. This is to give Mark support with his academics. It will be a different atmosphere.
Thomas Blackmon said his son will probably run and play basketball at Word of God. He went on to say the school’s location - in the cradle of Atlantic Coast Conference schools North Carolina, North Carolina State and Duke – might give colleges a better look at his son.
Tiayonna Blackmon, one of Mark’s sisters, is a distance runner at North Carolina State. Younger brother Isaiah ran for Fort Mill HIgh last season as a seventh-grader and will become a more prominent member of the Yellow Jackets’ team this year.
Fort Mill cross country coach Marc Pyrc said the decision came as a surprise.
“Bailey sent an e-mail this morning. That was the first I heard anything about it,” Pyrc said. “We have been running throughout the summer. Mark seemed excited. I ran with (Thomas) Blackmon, and he didn’t say anything about this. It is a little surprise I guess.”
Fort Mill High School starts classes on Aug. 18.


Read more: http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/08/11/2376658/three-time-state-cross-country.html#ixzz0wSAesA4T