1993 Portland Observer Boys AII Star Basketball Team ei,«t Team Second Team ----------------------------------------- "Player Of The Year" Denmark Reid Jefferson 6 '0 ” Sr. ©Ije ^ o rtla n ir (©bserffer Tyrone Manlove apologizes for the misprint of the headline and the players’ names in the last issue. The corrected information has been printed this week. Portland Observer Player Of The Year Is: P.I.L. w Denmark Reid of Jefferson High School. The 6 foot guard led the Demos to a 14 to 9 record in the 1992-93 season, with a 24.6 scoring average. A deadly shooter from the 3 point range, his overall game was much improved this season. Denmark will also play his college basketball in his home town, signing to play at the University of Portland next season. We at the Portland Observer take our hats off to Denmark and look forward to his having an outstanding four years at the University of Portland. -V " __________ Ricky Briggs FIRST TEAM JASON FRANKLIN BENSON 6"2" SO. RICKY BRIGGS BENSON 5'11" SR. LELAND MAYES WILSON 6'3" JR. LEIF SPENCER CLEVELAND 6 4" SR. NATE WILLIAMS FRANKLIN 6'1" SR. SECOND TEAM TYRONE MANLOVE WILSON 6*3" FR. JAMAIN BRANCH CLEVELAND 6’3" SR. BRANDON MOYE CLEVELAND 6'2" SR. JOEL GREENE MADISON 6’2"JR. K.J. DAWKINS GRANT 6'5" SR. m Leland Mayes Jamain Branch 4M* Roll Into The World Of Sports This Weekend With John Phillips Saturday 10 AM To 1 PM Sunday 11 AM To 2 PM On Sports Radio 1520 AM KFXX Portland Observer Coach Of The Year Is: Brandon Moya Benson Saves Face For P.I.L. The Benson Techman Basketball Team won the Consolation Champi­ onship at the Boys State Basketball Tournament last week at Memorial Coliseum. Tech opened the tournament with a lost to last years champions. Sheldon, 72-65. After that, Benson won three games in a row. The first over Bend 58-45. Then a very close game over David Douglas 50-44. In the consolation championship came Tech came through again, and scored a 59-51 as four player led the scoring. Center James Udoka played all but two minutes of the game and scored 16 points and has a game high of 11 rebounds. Guard Ricky Briggs had an outstanding tourna­ ment. He did not make the All-Tour­ nament Team, but he should have. Ricky scored 13 points, had 5 re­ bounds. 6 assits and 3 steals. Jeff Naylor added 11 points. And super Sophomore Jason Franklin played very well in his first state tourna­ ment, scored 10 points. Wilson, on the other hand did not have a very good tournament at all, losing both games they played, 72-52 to Tigard. Tigard eventually won the tournament with a 52-48 win over metro league Hillsboro, Central Catholic. The Trojans 70-59. Wilson had 34 turnovers in its tw o games. Wilson will be back as a better basketball team, but last week was not very good for Wilson. F re sh m a n T ryon M anlove, opened many eves of basketball fans with the way he played in his first state tournament. He will be one of the best to play in the state of Oregon "Coach Of The Year" Jack Bertel! Wilson 7th Year Record In 1992-93 17-5 His overall coaching record in seven years is 139 wins and only 33 loses. We would like to wish the Trojans well in the boys state tournament and congratulate Coach Jack Bertell for being named The Portland Ob­ server coach of the year. j ack Bertcll of Wilson High School. Bertell led a very young team to a co­ championship in the P.I.L. this sea­ son with a 17 to 5 record. In 1992 Bertell won a state champi­ onship as the head coach of the Jefferson High School Democrats. TEEN WEIGHT The weight people gain in their teens can have lasting health ramifications, according to researchers evaluating the long-term consequences of adoles­ cent weight gain. Results from the study o f508 individuals-half overweight and half lean as teens-who had participated in the 1922-1935 Harvard Growth study from first grade through high school show that carrying excess weigh between ages B a n d 18predicted an earlierdeath among men and a higher disease risk for both men and women. Men w ho were overwe ight as teens were twice as likely to die from coronary heart disease than those who were slim. Women who were overweight as teenagers were eight times more likely to report difficulty with routine activilies-walking one-quarter mile, climbing stairs, lifting things-and PDX Sportsline Times On Paragon Cable On Channels 30 & 38 were at higher risk for disease overall. LET'S PLAY BALL! 1 5 2 O *A M KFXX CHANNEL 30 MONDAY - 8:30 P.M. (LIVE SHOW) MONDAY - 10:30 P.M. (REPLAY) THURSDAY - 11:30 A.M. (REPLAY) CHANNEL 38 MONDAY - 8:30 P. M. (LIVE SHOW) TUESDAY - 5:00 P.M. (REPLAY) WEDNESDAY - .9:30 P.M. (REPLAY) THURSDAY - 7:30 P.M. (REPLAY) FRIDAY - 9:30 P.M. 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