PREPS OF THE WEEK: Dec. 17 edition

  • BY Wire Service
  • Wednesday, December 15, 2010 6:09pm
  • Sports

JESSICA BARNES, Kentlake

Grade: Senior.

Sport: Basketball.

Accomplishment: Barnes scored nine points in helping the Falcons pick up their first victory of the season on Dec. 9, a 39-35 win over Auburn.

Favorite class: American Popular Music.

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: Eminem, and I would serve tacos.

Greatest athletic moment: Getting my career-high 20 points.

What’s currently playing on your iPod: “That’s all she wrote,” TI. Most current book read/author: “Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” by Chelsea Handler.

In 10 years I will be …: Living my life.

LIZ MILLS, Kentwood

Grade: Senior.

Sport: Basketball.

Accomplishment: Mills deposited a team-high 22 points in helping the Conquerors beat Jefferson on Dec. 8 63-21.

Favorite class: Leadership/peer tutoring.

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: Andrea Hatfield, Kiana Kraft, and Katie O’Connell because they are my No. 1 fans. We would have pasta and garlic bread.

Greatest athletic moment: Winning state my sophomore year.

What’s currently playing on your iPod: Christmas music.

Most current book read/author: “Dear John” by Nikolas Sparks.

TAYLOR JONES, Kentwood

Grade: Junior.

Sport: Basketball.

Accomplishment: Jones scored 16 points in leading Kentwood past Jefferson 67-55 on Dec. 9. Favorite class: Pre-calculus/Trigonometry.

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: Drake and Beyonce. I would serve fettucini Alfredo.

Greatest athletic moment: Winning both the basketball and baseball state championship.

What’s currently playing on your iPod: Drake, Whiz Khalifa, J. Cole. Most current book read/author: “RL’s Dream” by Walter Mosley.

JORDAN DENNY, Kentridge

Grade: Senior.

Sport: Basketball.

Accomplishment: Denny poured in a team-high 14 points in leading the Chargers past Kent-Meridian on Dec. 8, 40-35.

Favorite class: Creative Cooking (because we decorate cookies with little kids).

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: Bradley Cooper because he is my favorite movie (star), and he is good looking. I would serve Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because it is my favorite food. Or, I would invite (Gonzaga University point guard and Kentwood High graduate) Courtney Vandersloot because she is my basketball role model.

Greatest athletic moment: Scoring 16 points in my first varsity basketball game.

What’s currently playing on your iPod: Keisha.

In 10 years I will be …: Graduated from college and with a steady job.

JEAN-CLAUDE ATKINSON, K-M

Grade: Senior.

Sport: Wrestling.

Accomplishment: Atkinson, a 285-pound standout, brought home a pair of tournament titles, one from the Chief Sealth Invitational Dec. 4 and another from the Decatur Invitational Dec. 11.

Favorite class: U.S. History.

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: If I could invite anyone to dinner it would be my grandpa who passed away that and I never met. I would serve prime rib.

Greatest athletic moment: Qualifying for the state tournament last year.

Favorite movie: The Expendables.

What’s currently playing on your iPod: “Break Up” by Gucci Mane.

Most current book read/author: “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In 10 years I will be …: Working at Microsoft.


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