Outlook: Prosser, with DePaul-bound center Ayinde Avery, will be tough to beat. But newcomer Lane Tech, down from the Red North, will provide a major challenge with a veteran team.
Top players: Prosser C-F Avery, 6-8, sr., F Cecil George, 6-3, sr.; Lake View C Jamal Jackson, 6-4, sr., G Curtis Haggard, 5-8, sr.; Lane Tech F-C Marvin Gray, 6-6, jr., F Richard Gibson, 6-3, sr.; Clemente G Roberto Pagan, 5-10, sr.; Roosevelt F Dante Lewis, 6-0, sr.; Amundsen G Carlos Hernandez, 5-9, sr.
Quotable: Prosser coach Donald “Taps” Gallagher on Avery: “He’s one of the top 75 players in the country. He’s a great leaper, good listener and has very good hands for a big guy.”
Key games: Prosser at Wells, Dec. 12; Clemente at Prosser, Jan. 3; Prosser at Lane Tech, Jan. 19.
Defending champion: Von Steuben (moved to Red North)
Predicted finish: Prosser, Lane Tech, Clemente, Lake View, Roosevelt, Amundsen, Juarez, Kelvyn Park
