Jamahl Ralls '10 Recruiting Profile

Hello! My name is Jamahl Ralls. I am currently a freshman at Penn State York, York, PA where I'm participating in the basketball program. While in high school, I was an honor roll student at Edgewood High School in Edgewood, Maryland, Harford County. During my varsity high school basketball career, I accomplished my goal of scoring 1,000 points, 2009-2010 season. I was ranked 1st in Harford County for scoring. Awarded Player of the Half-Year on January 29, 2010. I also made All County and All Conference 1st Teams. I am a 6 foot 0 inch left hand shooting guard and weigh 170 pounds. I was on the varsity basketball team at Edgewood High School since my sophomore year where I was one of the captains. I am a team player, dedicated to the game of basketball, a leader, and a hard worker. I know the game of basketball very well, because I'm also a basketball official. During each game, I do my best to encourage my teammates. My basketball career started at an early age. At the age of five, I played on a seven to eight year old basketball team for Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland Recreation league. The agreement was if my dad coached then I could play. I played for Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) from 1997-1999. In 1999, I joined the Emmorton Recreation Council league in Bel Air, Maryland from 1999-2003 and I also played on the Emmorton travel league from 2001-2003. Attempting to be more successful and move up in the game, I joined the Joppatowne Recreation Council league in Joppatowne, Maryland from 2003-2005 where I also played on the travel league. I joined the Amateur Athletic Union/Emmorton Recreation Council league (Maryland Elite) in 2007 to present. Below are my basketball accomplishments at Edgewood High School: 2009-2010 - Co-Captain - Named Player of the Half Year on 1/29/10 - Ranked in Harford County for the following: 1st for Scoring During Most of the Season (averaging 19.5), 1st for Steals, 2nd for Three Point Field Goals, Two Point Field Goals, Free Throws, and Assists - Offensive Leader for Edgewood High School - Ranked 3rd in Edgewood's History for Scoring - Awarded Offensive Player of the Year - Selected for All-Conference 1st Team - Selected All-County 1st Team - Achieved Career Milestone - Passed the 1,000 Point Mark on 1/22/10 - Scored 25 Points or More During Numerous Games such as - Bel Air, 1/27/10, Forest Park, 2/2/10, and N. Harford 2008-2009 - Selected for the Varsity Basketball team - Had two - 33 point games (Harford Technical High School and Patterson Mills Middle/High School in Bel Air, Maryland) - Scored 34 points during the Easton High School game in Salisbury, Maryland - Selected for Second Team All County - Selected for Second Team All Conference - Received Varsity Letter - Offensive Leader for Edgewood High School - Ranked in Harford County for the following: 3rd for scoring (averaging 24.3 points a game), 9th for three point field goals, Averaging 2.3 steals a game. 2007-2008 - Selected for the Varsity Basketball team - Scored six - three pointers during the 2nd half of the game at Bel Air High School, Bel Air, Maryland - Selected for 2nd Team All County - Received Varsity Letter 2006-2007 - Selected for the Junior Varsity Basketball team - Captain for the Junior Varsity Basketball team - Selected for the Varsity Basketball team during playoffs I look forward to a successful 2010-2011 basketball season. I am open to attending college in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, District of Columbia, North Carolina, and Ohio.