- Terrence Jones shoots for two of his 50 points in the top-ranked Democrats’ 92-66 win over Cleveland Feb. 16 in Portland. The 6-9 senior is considered the top prospect on the West Coast this year. (Photo by Matthew Ginn/Trillium Media Services)
The gymnasium at Jefferson High School was repainted in Democrat blue a year or two ago, and it challenges the North Portland school’s athletes to “become legendary.”
That’s a tall order for a school whose boys and girls basketball teams have won three state championships in the past two years.
But if anyone stands a chance of that, it is Terrence Jones. The 6-9 senior scored 50 points against Cleveland Feb. 16, even though the Warriors double-teamed him all night, and he spent most of the third and fourth quarters on the bench. The Demos won 92-66.
Among the class of 2010, Jones is ranked nationally as the third-best small forward, and 13th best overall. He was recently named to the McDonald’s All-America Game.
Jones hasn’t committed to any college program yet, though. He is reportedly considering a handful of top-name schools, including Oklahoma, UCLA, Oregon, Washington and Kentucky.
Jefferson, the top-ranked 5A team in the state, has a bye in the first round of the playoffs. They will play a first-round winner Saturday night at Jefferson, for a berth in the state tournament.
(Oh, and Cleveland is in the playoffs too. They host Sherwood tonight.)
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March 4th, 2010at 6:10 pm(#)
[...] put some pictures of Jefferson senior Terrence Jones up on the Trillium Media Services website the other day. Let me tell you, this kid can play ball. [...]