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Show MERT PARADES 40TH ANNUAL ALL-AMERICA GH SCHOOL Highin Ardmore, Pa—a shooting guard —hasbeen selected Playerofthe Year on PARADE's 40th annual All-America High School Boys Basketball Team. Heis a two-time PARADEpick. ALL TEAM at Paterson Catholic High, : has improved in every area of ti game. He has played the entire season hurt with an injured hamstring and wrist. He also caught the flu. He just keeps on playing.” A forward, Timaveraged 32 points, 13 Twenty-five states are represented on our 40-member roster. Michigan and rebounds and 5 blocked shots a game this season. He has 2242 career points. followed by California and New Jersey, with three each. Theplayers were cho- guard at Farragut Academy. His coach, William Nelson, says: NewYork lead, with four players sen by coaches, each, scouts and recruiters from across the country, “Kobe is the best high school Play- er I'veseen,” says Following Thomasin our top five is “Ronnie is considered oneofthe best, most e: ing players to comeout of Chicago.” Ronnie averaged 32 points, i his coach, Greg Downer. “What makes him so great is his versa- 3 tility, his ability to playdifferent positions, his work cember, he broke a toumament record for most points (51) ina ethicand his up- game.In his ca- side potential— reer, Ronnie has heis 6 feet 6.” Kobeis the all- 2407points, 1033 rebounds, 470 timeleading scor€rin southeastem assists and 311 blocked shots. Pennsylvania, Ronnie missed with 2699 career wv the rest of the points. This sea- season because son, he averaged ofinjuries years. Kobe 3.2 grade-point average, His father, Kobe hasnot chosen a college y There are eight repeaters on ourteam. Lester Earl, Ronnie Fields and Tim Thomasare three-time PARADE all- Bames, Schea Cotton, heen Hollowayand Jermaine 0° Sha- James Salmon Jr., Tim Thomas’ coach B. ¥ MIPrCHAE coached,” says Johnny Goston. A for- ward, he averaged 28 points, 14 re- bounds, 4 assists and 6 blocked hots a game this season. In Winfred’s two- year careerhe has scored 817 points in 32 games. He didn’t play in his sopho- more year because of a brokenfoot, Lester Earl, a 6-foot-9 forward from Baton Rouge, averaged 20points, assists, 15 rebounds and 5 blocked shots a gamethis year. His coach, Harvey Adger, says: “Lester runs the floor ex- tremely well, does a great job rebound- [ hasa Joe, played for the NBA for eight years and in Italy for another eight years uli iliii]if he suf31 points, 12 refered in a caracbounds, 5 blocked y cident last month. shots, 7 assists and F4 Twoathletes 5 steals a game.In Kobe Bryant is the 1996 Player of the Year. on ourFirst Team, his juniorand senioryears, he led Low- Winfred Walton and Mateen Cleaves, er Merion totwoleague championships, hail from Michigan. “Winfred is one of and the team’s record is 71 wins and the most well-rounded players I’ve 13 lossesin thelast three MickiBredtord AlghaalBabul WentMohamed iil Aten Vaseil Evtimoy fom Guney L O* SHE A AND Se p e H PAGE 16 MARCH 31, 1996 PARADE MAGAZINE |