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The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 307

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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307
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Alcindor and played for Power Memorial Arademy in New York City. In addition to being the first team's lone underclassman, Jones (who 'already stands 6-foot-11) is its only member who can be considered a fide center. However, the other front-court players Leonel Marquetti, Cornelius Thompson, landon Turner and Terry Whiter should have little difficulty making the transition from high school center to collegiate power Country Club in Monticelfo, N.Y. As one half of a double-header to benefit the American Cancer Fund, two squads of PARADE all-Americans will meet-one primarily of members from the New YorkNew Jersey area, the other from elsewhere iri the country. The other half is a contest pitting the Canadian Women's National Team against PARADE'S All-America High School Girls Basketball Team.

The 40 girls on our second annual squad will be announced next week. Unlike last season, when most of the talent seemed concentrated along the East Coast, PARADE'S 1978 team favors no single geographic area. Twenty-two states are represented, headed by California with five members on the squad of 40 and two on the first team, Creg Goorjian and Leonel Marquetli. Annual benefit game Many of these outstanding athletes will be on display May 28 in the annual Seamco Basketball Classic at Kutshcr's BASKETBALL CONTINUED For the first lime since Karecm Ab-dul-labbar made the squad 15 years ago, a sophomore has been named to our first team: Earl Jones of Mount Hope, W. Va.

)ones also will be following in Abdul-Jabbar's giant footsteps if he repeats on the first team in his junior and senior years. The Los Angeles Lakers all-star turned the trick-in 1963, '64 and '65 when he was known as Lew arsfW ilj Aj 1 Ch' jlr. FIRST TEAM NAME SCHOOL CITY HT. CLASS Dwight Anderson Roth Dayton, Ohio' 6T Sr. Greg Goorjian Crescenta Valley LaCrescenla.Cal.

62" Sr. Reggie Jackson Roman Catholic Philadelphia, Pa. 6T Sr. Earl Jones Mount Hope Mount Hope, W.Va. 6'11" Soph.

Leonel Marquetti VcrbumDei Los Angeles. Cal. 67 Sr. Oarryl Mitchell North Shore West Palm Beach, Fla. 64- Sr.

Cornelius Thompson Middletown Middletown, Conn. 6T Sr. Clarence Tillman West Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pa. 67" Sr. Landon Turner Tech Indianapolis, Ind.

6'9" Sr. Terry White Eastwood El Paso, Tex. 6'8" Sr. SECOND TEAM NAME SCHOOL CITY HT. CLASS Mlcah Blunt" East Jefferson Metairie, La.

6'8" Sr. Chris Brust Babylon Babylon. N.Y. 6T Sr. Wallace Bryant Emerson Gary, Ind.

71 Sr. Darius demons Phillips Chicago, III. 6T Sr. Jerry Eaves Ballard Louisville, Ky. 6'3" Sr.

Tony Guy Loyola Towson, Md. 6'5" Sr. Derrick Hord Tennessee Bristol, Tenn. 67. Jr.

Dan Larson Ventura Ventura, Cal. 6'8" Sr. Vince Taylor Tates Creek Lexington, Ky. 6'4" Sr. James Worthy Ashbrook Gastonia, N.C.

6'8" Jr. THIRD TEAM NAME SCHOOL CITY HT CLASS MarkAguirre Yestinghouse Chicago, III. 6'6" Sr. Lewis Card Auburn Auburn, Ala. 6'3" Sr.

Dwan Chandler Maine Central Pittslicld, Me. 6T Sr. KenMcAlister Oakland Oakland, Cal. 6'4" Sr. Howard McNeill Glassboro Glassboro, NJ.

6'9" Sr. Guy Morgan First Colonial Virginia Beach, Va. 6'8" Sr. Fred Roberts Bingham Riverton, Utah 6'9" Sr. Waller Russell Central Pontlac, Mich.

6'4" Sr. Mike Sanders De Bidder DeRidder.La. 67" Sr. Guy Williams Bishop O'Dowd Oakland, Cal. 67" Sr.

FOURTH TEAM NAME SCHOOL CITY 'HT, CLASS Garner Bishop Noll Hammond. Ind. 67" Sr. Kevin Greaney Nazareth Brooklyn, N.Y. 64" Sr.

Rick Harmon Middle Township Cape May, J. 6T Sr. Gary Holmes CentraU Miami, Fla. ff9" Sr. Anthony Lee John Tyler Tyler, Tex.

6'9" Sr. David Magley LaSalle South Bend, Ind. 6'8" Sr. DeanMarquardt Washington Milwaukee, Wis. 6'8" Sr.

Raymond McCoy Bloom' Chicago Heights, III. 6'1" Jr. Scooter WcCray Mount Vemon Mount Vernon, N.Y. 6'9" Sr. DirkMinnlefield Lalayettc Lexington, Ky.

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