Football event creates exposure
Three info sessions set for Orange Bowl Showcase this week.
Three parent-student information sessions will be held in Palm Beach County beginning this week to discuss the Orange Bowl Florida High School Football Showcase.
The event, which will be held Feb. 25, 2017, at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, brings together academically qualifified high school seniors from Florida and football coaches from NCAA Division II, III and programs across the country.
It provides an opportunity for young student-athletes to use their athletic and academic skills to earn collegiate scholarships, and ultimately a college degree.
All NCAA Division II, III, and NAIA athletic directors and head football coaches have been invited to attend.
Student-athletes eligible for participation must be graduating high school seniors who have not accepted a scholarship offffer from an NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision) program.
Participants must meet academic qualififications.
All information sessions will cover academic requirements, registration and what to expect, as well as answer any questions. Parents are encouraged to pre-register at community.orangebowl.org. Here’s the schedule: 6:30 tonight: Palm Beach Gardens High School
6: 30 p.m. Thursday: Pahokee Middle- Senior High School
6:30 p.m. Dec. Royal Palm Beach High School
For more information, contact Andrew Sommella at asommella@ orangebowl.org, or 305-341-4740
Milestone for Frazier: Wellington senior Trent Frazier reached a career milestone last week against Palm Beach Gardens, surpassing the 1,000-point scoring mark in a 70-34 victory.
Frazier, a four-star guard who signed with Illinois last month, had totaled 1,047 points through 61 career games beginning play this week.
He has averaged 17.2 points during that span, and has shot 54 percent. He also has averaged 6.2 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 steals.
Frazier played a key role in leading the Wolverines to the Class 8A state championship as a sophomore in 2015.
Welling ton advanced to the regional fifinals last season, and began this week 6-1 and ranked No. 2 in The Post’s Top 10.
Frazier is averaging 22.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists this season.
“The remarkable thing about Tre n t i s n o t j u s t t h a t h e h a s scored over 1,000 points during his career, but he did so by also leading the team in assists the past two seasons,” Wolverines coach Matt Colin said.