Saturday, January 26, 2013

Here & There Column 1-22-13


Bears Have Trey Shooters

  The three-point field goal also known as a three-pointer, three or trey has added a spark of entertainment and precision scoring recently for two varsity players at Tri-Valley Central High School.
  The three-point arc in high school is 19.75 feet away from the point on the floor directly below the center of the basket and players must be behind this line and an official must raise his or her arm with three fingers to signal the shot attempt and the official must signal if the attempt is successful.
  Successful attempts and three-point shooting accuracy within a two-day period was displayed on Tuesday January 8 at Tuxedo High School when Tri-Valley's senior small forward Rodney T. Jester poured in 6 three-pointers only to have it topped the next night Wednesday January 9 by Tri-Valley's junior guard Katlynn Greffath who set a new girl's varsity school record by scoring 7 three-pointers against Tuxedo. 
  The two Tri-Valley varsity players accounted for a total of 39 points in their teams two victories.
  Katlynn is presently scoring at a 15.75 points per game pace and she currently leads Section IX in three pointers.
  The previous Tri-Valley girls varsity three-point records had been held by Amanda Krom who sank six three-pointers during the 2004 season and presently assists the varsity coaching staff.
  Jester is presently the No. 6 man off the Bears bench and considers baseball as his major sport but likes basketball for keeping him in shape during the winter months and for helping with his accuracy which he uses on the baseball diamond in pitching or throwing the ball from short stop to first base.
  Rodney has played varsity baseball since his sophomore year and this past summer was one of the leading hitters and defensive players with the Tillson Senior American Legion baseball team and during the fall was selected to play with the Northeast Pride Showcase team out of Northeast Pennsylvania.
  With the Senior American Legion team and the Northeast Pride team he played short stop and third base and carried a 300 plus batting average. He's looking forward to a career in baseball. 
  The three-point scoring efforts by both Greffath and Jester within a 48-hour period was exciting to see as both look forward to the remainder of this years basketball schedule.

                                                              




                                      




Individual photos of Rodney Jester and Katlynn Greffath

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