Boys Basketball: Two Stone Bridge Players Transfer to Middleburg Academy including Liberty District Player of the Year Nik Brown

(July 24, 2010) - Liberty District Player of the Year Nik Brown, a first team all-Northern Region pick and one of the top scorers in the Washington DC metro area with a 22.2 points per game average last season, has officially transferred, along with teammate Jimmy Paige, from Stone Bridge High School to Middleburg Academy.

Brown, a rising senior, and Paige, a promising rising sophomore, become the first two high-profile transfers to Middleburg Academy -- formerly known as Notre Dame Academy -- since former Herndon High School coach Gary Hall took over the boys basketball program in April.

"I felt like at Stone Bridge I did all I could do .. the move is nothing against Stone Bridge or coach (Sonny) Green," said Brown on Friday as he was in Las Vegas preparing for a showcase basketball tournament.

Brown, a 6-foot-3 guard, said Middleburg's strength of schedule was a big factor in his decision.