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[ESPN] NYC Girl Scores 113 Points in a Basketball Game

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  1. Two Sandwiches

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    Updated: Feb. 2, 2006, 1:19 AM ET
    Look out, Kobe: NYC girl scores 113 in HS game
    Assocaited Press



    NEW YORK -- Hey Kobe, top this.

    Epiphanny Prince of Murry Bergtraum High School scored 113 points in a game Wednesday, breaking a girls' national prep record previously held by Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller.

    Prince, a 5-foot-9 senior guard, led her team to a 137-32 victory over Brandeis High School.

    "After I scored 29 points in the first quarter, I didn't think much of it," Prince told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday night. "After I had 58 points at the half, and especially after having in the 80s after the third quarter, I just decided to go for it.

    "It was efficient," she said. "It wasn't like I missed a whole bunch of shots. That's what made it even better."

    Prince, one of the nation's top high school players, is headed to Rutgers next season. Her previous high this season was 51 points for the Lady Blazers, ranked No. 2 in the nation by USA Today.

    "At the half, we thought she had a chance to break the record so we just let her go," coach Ed Grezinsky said.

    Miller scored 105 points for Riverside Poly in California against Riverside Norte Vista in 1982. She went on to become an All-American at USC.

    Two-time WNBA MVP Lisa Leslie scored 101 points in a half for Morningside High School in Inglewood, Calif., against South Torrance in 1990. South Torrance refused to play the second half.

    "It's an amazing thing when an individual does that," NBA star LeBron James said when told about Prince's performance. "I don't know who she is, but maybe we'll see her in the WNBA. For that matter, the NBA."

    The boys' high school record is 135 points set by Danny Heater of Burnsville High School in West Virginia in 1960, according to the National High School Sports Record Book on the National Federation of State High School Associations' Web site.

    Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 22, the second-highest total in NBA history. The league record is 100 points by Wilt Chamberlain on March 2, 1962.

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    I find the Lisa Leslie deal absolutely insane, yet hilarious, all at the same time.
     
    #1 Two Sandwiches, Feb 2, 2006
  2. Mr. Brightside

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    yea, but it is still women's basketball.
     
    #2 Mr. Brightside, Feb 2, 2006
  3. TMac640

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    if you use the conversion factors, it's really only about 63 points.

    based on a scale of 1.8 pts in women's basketball being the rough equivalent of a point in mens basketball.
     
    #3 TMac640, Feb 2, 2006
  4. The Real Shady

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    Is she hot?
     
    #4 The Real Shady, Feb 2, 2006
  5. A-Train

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    Teen Wolf would take them all to school...
     
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  6. Rocketman95

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    Nice. You're up nearly 100 points and you leave your star player in to rub it in. That's some good sportsmanship right there.
     
    #6 Rocketman95, Feb 2, 2006
  7. TMac640

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    Sportsmanship is overrated, embarrass the opponent all you can. It's their fault for having such a ****ty team.
     
    #7 TMac640, Feb 2, 2006
  8. Rivaldo2181

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    Maybe Vince Carter was right about Kobe's 81 :p
     
    #8 Rivaldo2181, Feb 2, 2006
  9. DonnyMost

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    4 touchdowns in one game.

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    Sorry, but high school accomplishments really don't belong in the professional, or even collegiate records discussion...
     
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  10. A-Train

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    If sportsmanship was so important, major college football programs wouldn't schedule The Citadel, North Texas, Louisiana Monroe, and Illinois State Barber College ever year...
     
    #10 A-Train, Feb 2, 2006
  11. Svpernaut

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    Those small teams love playing powerhouses (at least their front offices do) because they get a split of the big-day game checks that they wouldn't normally get with their regular foes.
     
    #11 Svpernaut, Feb 2, 2006
  12. DonnyMost

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    Guess it depends on your definition of sportsmanship.

    If you think sportsmanship should include playing competition that is on your level, as opposed to buying wins, then I could understand..
     
    #12 DonnyMost, Feb 2, 2006
  13. pgabriel

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    I remember when Lisa Leslie was in High School in Cali I believe. they wanted her to break Cheryl Miller's scoring record. I guess the article mentions that. Sports Illustrated had a story on it when it happened. they scheduled some scrubs for the last game so she could break the record. as this article mentions, they refused to come out in the second half so they gave Lisa's team some technical foul shots so she could break the record.
     
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  14. A-Train

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    I'm just saying that sportsmanship went out the door a LONG time ago. I have no problem with running up the score or keeping your star player in to get a milestone, just don't start whining if you ever find yourself on the other end. Hell, I bet the head coach had ESPN on the phone during the game.

    The only thing I really consider out of line is maliciously injuring somebody to gain the upper hand.
     
    #14 A-Train, Feb 2, 2006
  15. DaDakota

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    Then I am sure you would have no problem with the other team trying to injure that player for showing them up too, right?

    DD
     
    #15 DaDakota, Feb 2, 2006
  16. A-Train

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    ...and potentially cost that player a chance at a college scholarship or millions of dollars from not getting drafted or a shortened playing career...yeah, that's pefectly acceptable.
     
    #16 A-Train, Feb 2, 2006
  17. Manny Ramirez

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    I don't think I could score 113 points even if I was the only person in the gym.
     
    #17 Manny Ramirez, Feb 2, 2006
  18. Smokey

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    I think womens sports especially at the high school level have a larger gap in skill than mens sports between the best and worst players.

    Do you have a vagina? Cause if you do, you can play womens basketball.
     
    #18 Smokey, Feb 2, 2006
  19. A-Train

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    Doug Christie was in the wrong league, then...
     
    #19 A-Train, Feb 2, 2006
  20. pradaxpimp

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    The Era of Kobe Bryant, what can u say?
     
    #20 pradaxpimp, Feb 2, 2006
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