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how to play together," Hall said. "It's going to be easier to play with them and to win. "I got to know all of them quite well. My brother plays football there, so I go up there a lot. They are all good people and good guys." Hall, Perrantes and current redshirt first-year Teven Jones will compete to replace fourth-year Jontel Evans at the point guard spot. "I want to become a better point guard and get my ball handling stronger," Hall said. "I want to work on my agility and defense. Whatever I need to do, I'll do it." Hall was originally poised to be in the class of 2014, but is glad he'll get the chance to play col- lege basketball a year earlier. Hall plans to have a signing ceremony at Cape Henry Collegiate School, where he is coached by his father, Mark Hall. "I'm really excited for it, and I can't wait," Hall said. ◆ ery of Marion (Mass.) Tabor Academy. He has yet to schedule an official visit to Virginia, but has offers from his three favorites, plus UConn, Maryland, Missouri, Rutgers, Temple and UMass. • Two offensive linemen being recruited by UVa are closing in on their college decisions. Shawn Curtis of Orlando View High. Hamilton has officially visited Wake Forest, and UVa, Virginia Tech, Duke, Miami, Illinois and Penn State are jockeying for his four remaining official visits. • Virginia appears to be in a dogfight with Vanderbilt and Boston College for senior defensive tackle Tevin Montgom- NOTES FROM THE RECRUITING TRAIL • Virginia is one of a handful of ACC schools in the mix for senior athlete DaeSean Hamilton of Stafford (Va.) Mountain (Fla.) Olympia made his first official visit to Virginia, and he followed by going to Wake Forest in early November. Iowa State, South Florida and Syracuse are also angling for official visits from the tackle. The 6-7, 270-pound Curtis, whom Rivals.com rated as a three-star prospect, has earned 17 scholarship offers. Philadelphia West Catholic offensive lineman Jaryd Jones-Smith is considering Virginia, NC State and Pittsburgh. The Cavaliers hosted the Rivals.com three-star prospect for an official visit Oct. 12. The 6-7, 300-pounder also picked up offers from Arizona, Temple, Central Florida and Villanova. • Rivals.com four-star cornerback Priest Willis of Tempe (Ariz.) Marcos de Niza High scheduled an official visit for the Miami at Virginia game weekend Nov. 9-11. He previously officially visited Nebraska, and is also considering LSU, Notre Dame, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Oklahoma, USC, UCLA, Utah and Washington. Rivals.com ranks the 6-2, 185-pound Willis the No. 84 overall player and No. 9 cornerback in the country. • Senior power forward Schuyler Rimmer is expecting to sign during the fall signing period Nov. 14-21. The 6-9, Duke and Virginia Nov. 5. Rivals.com ranks the 6-8, 193-pounder as the No. 19 overall player and No. 6 power forward in the country. He officially visited UVa Sept. 7. who is also expected to sign early. The native of Cameroon officially visited Virginia, Kansas, Florida, Marquette and Texas during the fall. • Senior power forward Austin Nichols of Eads (Tenn.) Briarcrest Christian picked the Tigers over Tennessee, Vanderbilt, — Jacey Zembal 233-pounder from Orlando (Fla.) Boone High, whom Rivals.com ranks as the No. 20 center in the country, previously verbally committed to Florida. He decommitted and then focused on Virginia, Vanderbilt, USC and Stanford, and of- ficially visited the quartet, including a trip to Charlottesville Oct. 26-28. Georgia Tech, Marquette, Miami, Penn State, Tennessee and Harvard also offered him. • The Virginia basketball program also hosted 7-0, 220-pound center Joel Embiid of Gainesville (Fla.) Rock School,