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T he P ortland O bserver • F ebruary 10. 1993
Baby Ruth Shooting
Stars Showdown
Ask a group o f a basketball fans to nam e
one o f the most creative shooters in the
N ational B asketball A ssociation (NBA), and
a wide variety o f nam es are sure to come up.
W hile different superstars excel at every­
thing from low post m oves to three-point
shots, there has been no real gauge for deter­
m ining th e “Sweetest shooter”- u n til now.
T he Baby Ruth Shooting Stars Show­
down, a prem ier event o f the N BA Jam
Session presented by Fleer, on February 20 in
Salt Lake City, w ill go a long way toward
settling the issue, as four top NBA players go
head-to-head in a contest to show case pure
shooting talent. Clyde D rexler, Jeff M alone,
Reggie M iller and C hris M ullin w ill each
shoot from nine predeterm ined spots, accru­
ing points for each basket made. A total o f
$75,000 w ill be divided am ong the first-
through fourth-place finishers, $45,00 o f
w hich will go to the p layers’ favorite chari­
ties.
“Baby R uth is delighted to have created,
w ith the NBA, this com pletely new, truly
innovative com petition as an expansion o f
theN B A A ll-Startradition,“ said Gail Kenney,
category m anager for N estle Chocolate &
Confections, m anufacturers o f Baby Ruth
candy bars, :The Baby R uth Shooting Stars
Showdown will show case four o f the league’s
best shooters in a contest to exhibit their
shooting skills w hile earning money for ch ar­
Drexler, left,
was runner-up
for the league’s
Most Valuable
Player Award
last year.
Je ff Malone,
top right, star of
the host Utah
Jazz, played
the first seven
years of his
career with the
Washington
Bullets, where
he developed a
reputation as a
clutch shooter.
Reggie Miller,
right middle,
has led the
Indiana Pacers
in scoring for
three straight
seasons.
T he w inner o f the Baby Ruth Shooting
Stars ShowdowTi, based on total points accu­
m ulated, w ill receive $15,000 w ith an addi­
tional $22,500 aw arded to that player's c h a r­
ity. Second place earns $7,500, w ith $11.250 tochantv .th ird p lac e
earns $5,000 w ith $7,500 to charity, and fourth place earns $2,500,
w ith $3,750
aw arded to the player’s designated charity.
T he four contestants are all veteran w ho have been am ong the
league’s scoring leaders for several years D rexler. the Portlanu
T rail B lazers’ superstar, was runner-up for the league’s M ost
V aluable Player A w ard last year, w hile also leading his team to the
N BA F inals and serving as an integral part o f the U nited States'
“D ream T eam ” at the B arcelona O lympics. A six-tim e A ll-Star.
D rexler has led th e B lazers in scoring for five consecutive seasons
He jo in e d the B lazers in 1983 after leading the U niversity o f
H ouston to two straight trips to the NCA A Final Four
Jeff M alone, star o f the host U tah Jazz, played the first seven
years o f his career w ith the W ashington Bullets, w here he devel­
oped a reputation as a clutch shooter. Now in his th ird year w ith
the Jazz, Jeff has m ore than 14,000 careei points. W hile a senior
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Wednesdays Results
(2-3-93)
Boys
Jefferson 68, Wilson 49
Grant 74, Marshall 63
Lincoln 49, Roosevelt 44
Benson 72, Franklin 51
Cleveland 72, Madison 57
Girls
Wilson 62, Jefferson 60
Roosevelt 50, Lincoln 41
Benson 60, Franklin 22
Grant 41, Marshall 37
Cleveland 60, Madison 36
Fridays Results (2-5-93)
Boys
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Bensons Girls
Stay Unbeaten
over Lincoln 50 to 41 an d 52 to 46 over G rant.
A m anda Cam pbell had a big night against
Lincoln w ith 23 points Kafoury w as high
scorer again for the C ardinals w ith 12 points
in the w in over G rant. A m anda Cam pbell had
a big night against Lincoln w ith 23 points
Kafoury was high scorer again for the C ard i­
nals w ith 12 points. Jenny O D onnell led the
way w ith 10 points in the vv in over G rant. The
G enerals also gleaned 10 points from Roberta
Hall.
Jefferson had three gam es last week and
won two o f them T hey scored 61 to 25 win
over M adison as Blackm on scored 20 points.
She also scored 20 points again as the Demos
got by Cleveland 52 to 45. Cam ille A nas 12
points led the W arriors
F ranklins win o f the week cam e over
M adison 59 to 40. M cDade again was the
scoring leader w ith 16 points.
Benson Boys Still Lead P.I.L.
BY JOHN PHILLIPS
After w inning both gam es last week, the
Benson T echm en rem ained a full gam e ahead
o f G rant in the P.I.L. standing.
Jason F ranklin scored 14 points in the win
over the Q uakers, 72 to 5 1 Scdikie K antara
had 12 points for Franklin In a 57 to 43 win
over Lincoln, Ricky B riggs scored 15 for the
Techm en. T he C ardinals were led in scoring
by M att L ansings 19 points
G ran, rem ained in a tic for the num ber,w o
spot in the league w ith two easy w ins T he first
over M arshall, 74 to 63. It was K.J. Daw kins
and Pierre Enyiw a each scoring 14 points to
lead the G enerals. Brian M itchell had 22 for
the M inutem en, G rant ran all over Roosevelt,
87 to 3 6 n s D aw kins ag ain led the way w ith 19
W ilson was upset by Jefferson 68 to 49 on
its hom e court Sharp shooter D enm ark Reid
led the Demos w ith 15 points w hile Tyron
M anlovc scored 19 points for the Trojans.
W l Ison cam e back w ith a easy 90 to 68 vv i n over
M arshall to rem ain in a tie with G rant M ontrail
M cncfccs 19 paced W ilson. A gain B rian
M itchell led the M inutem en w ith 20 points.
Jefferson won two o f its three gam es last
week T he easy w in was over M adison, 96 to
54, w ith Reid sco rin g a gam e h ig h o f 34 points
Joel G reen had 16 points for the Senators.
T he Demos lost to Clev eland, 103 to 87, as
L eif Spencer scored 34 points T errell Penney'
had 20 points for JcfT. T he W arriors also
received 20 points from Brandon Moye in a 72
to 57 w in over M adison T in, C onklin had 16
points.
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“sweetest shooter” in the NBA.
M onica W atts led Benson to a easy 60 to
22 win over F ranklin w ith 15 points. Kim
G reen helped out w ith 12 points o f her ow n.
Franklins M ichelle M cDade paced the Q uak­
ers w ith 10 points. In Fridays 72-61 win over
Lincoln, M fom Udoka scored 19 points for
Tech. Kelly K afoury was the high scorer for
L incoln w ith 13 points.
W ilson rem ained just one gam e behind
Benson w ith two w ins last week. The first was
ever so close over Jefferson, 62 to 60. Rachel
Fergusons 14 points led the Trojans. Tire Demos
were led by K cnoris B lackm on w ho scored 28
big points. W ilson had a m uch easier tim e with
M arshall on Friday w ith a 73 to 45 win. This
tu n e the T rojans got 18 points from Elizabeth
W ecgce in the one sided win. Rachel Kearby
led M arshall w ith 10 points.
Roosevelt also picked up two wins, one
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Jefferson 61, Madison 25
the year w hile at St. Jo h n 's University.
A lthough all four o f these stars have established themselves
am ong the prem ier shooters in the league, only the w inner o fth e
BY JOHN PHILLIPS
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Benson
Grant
Wilson
Cleveland
Franklin
Jefferson
Lincoln
Madison
Marshall
Roosevelt
Boys
Jabbar.
M ullin, a team m ate o f D rexler on the "D ream T eam ," led the
G olden State W arriors in scoring last year for the fifth straight
season. A four-tim e NBA A ll-Star. M ullin joined the W arriors in
1985, after w inning the John W ooden aw ard as college player of
TNT Schedule Change Portland vs. Miami on
February 2 4 ha3 been moved to 4 :3 0 p.m. PST
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Jefferson 96,Madison 54
all-tim e leading scorer.
Reggie M iller has led the Indiana Pacers in scoring for three
straight seasons. A n A ll-Star in 1990. M iller’s61 three-pointers in
th e 1987-88 season broke Larry B ird ’s record for most three-
pointers b\ a rookie. M iller finished his college career at UCLA
second on the school’sa ll-tim e sco rin g list, behind Dareem Abdul-
20 year old Superstar Rookie, Shaquille O'Neal
grabbed 11 rebounds and scored 22 points. Shaq
Is having an outstanding Rookie season in the
NBA, he's second in rebound and seventh in
scoring.
photo by Veronica Green
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at M ississippi State, M alone was nam ed the Southeastern Confer­
ence Player o fth e Y ear in 1983, finishing his career as the school's
Shaq Attack
Visits Portland
Boys
Mondays Results
(2-1-93)
Mullin, right
bottom, a
teammate of
Drexler on the
“Dream Team,"
led the Golden
State Warriors
in scoring last
year for the fifth
straight season
ity.”
P.I.L. Basketball
Standing
Benson 57, Lincoln 43
Grant 87, roosevelt 35
Cleveland 103, Jefferson 87
Wilson 90, Marshall 68
Franklin 63, Madison 62
Girls
Roosevelt 52, Grant 46
Wilson 73, Marshall 45
Benson 72, Lincoln 61
Jefferson 52, Cleveland 45
Franklin 59, Madison 40
This Week
In The P.I.L.
Wednesday (2-10-93)
Girls at 5:45pm
Boys at 7:30pm
Marshall at Cleveland
Franklin at Grant
Roosevelt at Jefferson
Wilson
at Lincoln
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Benson at Madison
Friday (2-12-93)
Girls at 5:45pm
Boys at 7:30pm
Jefferson at Benson
Roosevelt at Cleveland
Marshall at Franklin
Lincoln at Grant
Madison at Wilson
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