SoCalHoops High School Tournament News

Ocala adidas Kingdom Of
The Sun Tournament--(Oct. 18, 1998)

What does a tournament that's being played this December in Ocala, Florida have to do with SoCal basketball?  A lot. Not only is Fresno Washington Union (DeShawn Stevenson, Shammell Stallworth, Coupe Taylor, Carvel Wafer) going to be playing in it, there is one other SoCal team appearing as well, Fresno Edison High (Willie Johnson).  And, they've got their own great Tournament Website, so presumably, we'll be able to follow the tournament and get results at or near the time of the event, instead of having to wait until we read it in the Fresno Bee, or until we can catch Vonn Webb between planes.

This is a great tournament, with a fairly long history, 24 years, and there have been some great NBA and even NFL players who have played there, as the website informs. If you just want to visit, great, but if you have some feedback for Head Coach Jim Haley, of Ocala Vanguard H.S., we're sure he'd be happy to hear from you.  He can be reached by snail-mail at 7 N.W. 28th Street, Ocala, FL 34475, or you can phone him at his office (352-622-2244) or at his home (352-236-7777), or Fax (352-620-7560), and best of all, he's even got e-mail: kingdomusa@mfi.net.

This year's event will feature  some out of state schools including St. Joseph's H.S. (Cleveland, Ohio), Mercer Island (Washington), LaSalle H.S. (Cincinnati, Ohio), Dougherty H.S. (Albany, Georgia), Leflore H.S. (Mobile, Alabama), Edison H.S. (Fresno, California), and Washington-Union H.S. (Fresno, Calif.).  Should be an interesting matchup if the brackets will allow Washington Union to match up with Mercer Island and Elliott Prasse Freeman.  And for those who are interested, Vangaurd High School is the home this year of Napoleon Rhodes, who was featured at ABCD camp and at the Pump All Star Camp Second Session.  This should be a great tournament.  We won't be able to be there, but we'll be looking out for the results.

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