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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