M a rch 0 2 . 2011
Fortiani» (Observer
Hoop Star Named to
All-American Teams
M uch good has com e since form er
Jefferson H igh School basketball
star K rystal Forthan transferred to
central Texas to play for G eorgetow n
H igh School during her ju n io r year.
T he 6-foot-4 forw ard has helped
lead C entral Texas to a 27-3 record in
the regular season, earning herself
a position on the 2011 M cD onald's
H igh School All A m erican T eam ,
the W o m en ’s B asketball C oaches
A s s o c ia tio n H ig h S c h o o l A ll-
A m erica T eam , and as a finalist for
the N aism ith H igh School P layer o f
the Y ear A w ard.
Forthan has also signed w ith the
L ouisiana State U niversity's Lady
T igers as the fifth-ranked prospect
in the nation for the C lass o f 2011 by
ESPN H oopG urlz.
A fter transferring from Portland,
Forthan sat out her ju n io r year due to
Texas rules that keep transfers from
playing right away. H ow ever, it's
apparent that Forthan did not ju st sit
on the sidelines and let her skills rust.
O nce eligible, the young b ask et­
ball starlet becam e the leading scorer
Former Jefferson
Democrat
standout Krystal
Forthan has
earned presti­
gious honors
with her appoint­
ment on two
high school all-
American teams.
and rebounder for G eorgetow n High
School, assisting her team to a sec­
ond straight district ch am pionship
and state playoffs.
As the first player from central
Texas in ni ne years to be nam ed to the
M cD onald's High School A11 A m eri­
can Team , Forthan will play for the
W est squad in the nationally tele­
vised gam e on ESPN U on M arch 30.
She told the A ustin A m erican
Statesm en in a related article, "It's
an honor to play in a big gam e like
that. I'm looking forw ard to it, but
I've got to get ready for the playoffs
first." ’
T he coaches association all-star
gam e w ill be played on A pril 2.
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S ports B riefs
by
C liff P fenning
Senior Leads Wrestlers
Senior N ick G arren o f M ilw aukie
H igh led local finishers at the state
w restling ch am p io n sh ip Friday
an d S a tu rd a y by w in n in g the
C lass 5 A 215-pound title. Junior
M ax Freund o f C leveland reached
the final at 119 pounds. Senior
C harlie Reed o f M adison was third
at 215 pounds. D avid D ouglas
had four w restlers finish am ong
the top 6. In the C lass 6A m eet,
B arlow H igh o f G resham had tw o
w restlers reach the final. Senior
John W olfe at 285 pounds, and
ju n io r M ick D ougharity at 215.
Hoop Teams in Playoffs
The Jefferson H igh b o y s’ b ask et­
ball team will put its run o f three
straight C lass 5A state titles on
the line w hen it plays Friday at
M ilw aukie High needing a w in to
advance to the eight-team state
tournam ent B enson is also ju s t one
win from the tourney, needing to
beat Pendleton at hom e Friday be­
g in n in g at 7 p.m . In C lass 4A ,
R oosevelt and M arshall w ill both
play Friday for a chance at the state
tournam ent. R oosevelt is at hom e
against Sweet H om e, while M arshall
is at C entral o f Independence. In
g irls’ play, defending state c h am ­
p io n J e f f e r s o n , W ils o n a n d
M ilw aukie are all on the road Friday.
Jefferson plays at W ilsonville, W il­
son p la y s at W est A lb an y and
M ilw aukie plays at Springfield.
Portland Adventist Qualifies
The Portland A dventist g irls’ b as­
ketball team beat M yrtle Point 64-32
Saturday and reached the eight-team
C lass 3A state tournam ent for the
first tim e. T he school, w hich had
lost in the R ound o f 16 the past three
seasons, plays C oquille at 6 :3 0 p.m .
T h u rsd ay .
Blazers Trade; Welcome Roy Back
Gerald Wallace
adds defensive
power to team
T h e P o r tla n d T r a il B la z e rs
traded for one-tim e A ll-S tar G erald
W allac e at the tra d in g d e a d lin e
T h u rsd a y , an d he su ite d up and
p la y e d S u n d a y n ig h t, ju s t fiv e
n i g h t s a f t e r t h r e e - t i m e A ll-
S ta r B ran d o n R oy re tu rn e d to the
line-up.
R oy, w ho h as m isse d the p a st
tw o m o n th s w ith k n ee in ju rie s,
h e lp e d the B la ze rs b e a t D e n v er
107-106 in overtim e Friday by scor­
ing 1 8 p o in ts ,in c lu d in g a p a ir o f 3 -
p o in t sh o ts in the fin al m in u te to
fo rce o v e rtim e .
W a lla c e , w ho the B la z e rs a c ­
q u ire d in a tra d e fo r Jo el P ry z b illa
and D ante C u n n in g h am w ith C h a r­
lotte, p lay ed his first action a g ain st
S u n d a y an d had n in e p o in ts an d
fiv e re b o u n d s in 28 m in u te s as the
te a m ’s S ix th M an d u rin g a 9 0 -8 3
loss to the A tlanta H aw ks. W allace
is c o n sid e re d o n e o f the to p d e ­
fe n d e rs in the leag u e.
P o rtla n d p la y s at h o m e a g a in s t
C h a rlo tte S a tu rd a y b e fo re b e g in ­
n in g a fo u r-g a m e ro a d trip th a t
Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled sta ff are ready to help those in need.
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