Juanita High School graduate Sarah Silva is doing big things in college, and she’s doing them while flying.
Snagging a pass just outside the key, he dribbles once, fakes a shot and fires a bounce-pass between defenders to a teammate who quickly dunks the ball.
Chasing an opponent across the half-court line, he reads a fake, steals the ball and is halfway down the court. Screeching to a halt, he pump-fakes, sending his pursuing opponent jumping out-of-bounds. He pivots, shoots and scores.
“In the ‘70s, Pete Maravich was somebody the average tall skinny kid could look up to,” Norm Vener explained about his lifelong hero. “Everybody wanted to be like him.”
