03-14-2009, 08:39 AM
Cool. Sounds like he was completely in the zone.
Richmond's half-court shot stuns Warren
Waukegan's Jereme Richmond gets pounced on by Michael Springs after Jereme made a half court shot to win the game against Warren.
(Michael Schmidt/News-Sun)
March 13, 2009 BY MICHAEL O'BRIEN <!-- e --><a href="mailto:mobrien@chicagosuntimes.com">mobrien@chicagosuntimes.com</a><!-- e -->
An Illinois high school basketball legend was born Friday in Waukegan.
Waukegan junior and Sun-Times Player of the Year Jereme Richmond, battling a 103-degree fever on his birthday, stopped at the half-court line with three seconds left and his team trailing by one point.
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While the entire gym wondered while he was stopping with so much time left, Richmond calmly elevated and drained the game-winning shot. He was on the left sideline and had one foot on each side of the half-court line. The shot gave Waukegan a 71-69 win over Warren and the Class 4A Waukegan Sectional title.
Warren guard Brandon Paul, with tears streaming down his face, described it best:
âI looked at his face when he got the ball and I got scared. He had no expression on his face. It was like he knew he was going to make it before he even shot it.â
Paul had just made three free throws to give the Blue Devils a 69-68 lead.
âI knew he was going to make the free throws,â Richmond said. âAnd I made sure I got the ball on the inbound play.â
Paul came down into the Waukegan locker room after the game to share some words and a hug with Richmond. Both players are Illinois recruits.
âGreat shot, man,â Paul told Richmond. âGo to state and represent us.â
Richmond finished with 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting along with 10 rebounds, four assists and three blocks. He scored 15 in the fourth quarter, including Waukeganâs last 11 of the game.
âHeâs just an amazing player and I canât wait to play with him in college,â Paul said.
Richmond said he practices that exact half-court shot regularly.
âIâll usually shoot that 10 times in practice and make about three,â Richmond said. âIâve never made anything like that in a game though.â
Paul finished with 27 points and seven rebounds for Warren (23-6).
Colin Nickerson scored 15 for Waukegan (24-4) and Mike Springs added 13.
Warren led 19-4 in the first quarter but the Bulldogs stormed back with a 21-0 run in the second quarter. Waukegan led throughout the third, but the fourth quarter contained eight lead changes.
Richmond's half-court shot stuns Warren
Waukegan's Jereme Richmond gets pounced on by Michael Springs after Jereme made a half court shot to win the game against Warren.
(Michael Schmidt/News-Sun)
March 13, 2009 BY MICHAEL O'BRIEN <!-- e --><a href="mailto:mobrien@chicagosuntimes.com">mobrien@chicagosuntimes.com</a><!-- e -->
An Illinois high school basketball legend was born Friday in Waukegan.
Waukegan junior and Sun-Times Player of the Year Jereme Richmond, battling a 103-degree fever on his birthday, stopped at the half-court line with three seconds left and his team trailing by one point.
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While the entire gym wondered while he was stopping with so much time left, Richmond calmly elevated and drained the game-winning shot. He was on the left sideline and had one foot on each side of the half-court line. The shot gave Waukegan a 71-69 win over Warren and the Class 4A Waukegan Sectional title.
Warren guard Brandon Paul, with tears streaming down his face, described it best:
âI looked at his face when he got the ball and I got scared. He had no expression on his face. It was like he knew he was going to make it before he even shot it.â
Paul had just made three free throws to give the Blue Devils a 69-68 lead.
âI knew he was going to make the free throws,â Richmond said. âAnd I made sure I got the ball on the inbound play.â
Paul came down into the Waukegan locker room after the game to share some words and a hug with Richmond. Both players are Illinois recruits.
âGreat shot, man,â Paul told Richmond. âGo to state and represent us.â
Richmond finished with 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting along with 10 rebounds, four assists and three blocks. He scored 15 in the fourth quarter, including Waukeganâs last 11 of the game.
âHeâs just an amazing player and I canât wait to play with him in college,â Paul said.
Richmond said he practices that exact half-court shot regularly.
âIâll usually shoot that 10 times in practice and make about three,â Richmond said. âIâve never made anything like that in a game though.â
Paul finished with 27 points and seven rebounds for Warren (23-6).
Colin Nickerson scored 15 for Waukegan (24-4) and Mike Springs added 13.
Warren led 19-4 in the first quarter but the Bulldogs stormed back with a 21-0 run in the second quarter. Waukegan led throughout the third, but the fourth quarter contained eight lead changes.