{"id":270299,"date":"2014-06-03T06:18:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T10:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wnst.net\/?p=270299"},"modified":"2020-09-23T01:59:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T01:59:51","slug":"pomp-and-circumstance-the-wnst-sweet-16-best-high-school-athletes-in-baltimore-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baltimorepositive.com\/pomp-and-circumstance-the-wnst-sweet-16-best-high-school-athletes-in-baltimore-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Pomp and circumstance: the WNST Sweet 16 Best High School Athletes in Baltimore history"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Glenn Clark handed this list to me it came with a warning: “You’re going to upset some people this week” is how he presented the daunting task of naming the Sweet 16 High School Athletes in Baltimore history.<\/p>\n

He was right. So many names. So many sports. So many nuances and a complete lack of a “criteria” given the generations and the benefit of a 20-20 hindsight after seeing the further life accomplishments of many local athletes. There were boys and girls, and many athletes who excelled at more than one sport.<\/p>\n

A case can be made for hundreds of local jocks over a dozen different sports but this is the best I could do. Feel free to argue amongts yourselves or to give me a hard time in social media. This was a tough, tough list:<\/p>\n

Now…onto No. 16…<\/p>\n

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No. 16 Tamir Goodman \u00ad(Talmudical Academy 2001) \u2013<\/strong> Dubbed by Sports Illustrated as \u201cThe Jewish Jordan,\u201d Goodman wound up being a lot more hype than substance on the court over his years as a mythical figure in the local landscape of Baltimore high school athletes. After averaging 35 points per game for the Talmudical Academy, Maryland head coach Gary Williams offered him a scholarship but Goodman instead wound up at Towson State. The Associated Press<\/em> summed up his career: \u201cThat scholarship to Maryland never came to be after a disagreement with the coaching staff. He instead attended less-glamorous Towson, where his career lasted less than two years. Goodman then signed with the Israeli pro league, playing for four teams in five seasons amid a succession of injuries.\u201d But his run as a high school player was legendary.<\/p>\n

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No. 15 Carmelo Anthony (Towson Catholic 2001-02) \u2013<\/strong> After growing five inches between his freshman and sophomore years, \u2018Melo became the hottest basketball prospect in the country on the in hill in Towson and all of the college coaches came calling. Anthony left TC for Oak Hill and eventually played just one season at Syracuse, winning a national championship with Jim Boeheim before jumping to a lucrative career in the NBA.<\/p>\n

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No. 14 Al Kaline (Southern 1952) \u2013<\/strong> Kaline was a two-sport athlete in south Baltimore, also playing on the football team at Southern. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers and bye-passed the minor leagues, landing in the Majors in June 1953 before his 19th<\/sup> birthday. Known simply as \u201cMr. Tiger,\u201d Kaline entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1980.<\/p>\n

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No. 13 Jim Traber (Wilde Lake 1979) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>While more famous for playing first base for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1980s and later spending time as \u201cThe Whammer\u201d in Japan playing for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Traber was a two-sport All-American who moonlighted as a quarterback on Doug Duvall\u2019s teams in Howard County. He played both sports at Oklahoma State and was The Baltimore Athlete of The Year in 1979.<\/p>\n

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No. 12 Desmond Armstrong (Howard 1982) \u2013<\/strong> A defender and midfielder during his soccer career, Armstrong played on U.S. Olympic team in 1988 and represented America in the World Cup in 1990 after leading the Lions. He was recruited to the University of Maryland, where he was first team All ACC in 1984 and 1985 and second team All ACC in 1983.<\/p>\n

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No. 11 Bobby Sabelhaus (McDonogh 1995) \u2013<\/strong> Rarely has any local athlete been more heavily recruited than Sabelhaus, a national sensation as quarterback for the Eagles. A Parade All-American and No. 1 thrower in the region, Sabelhaus flew off to Michigan to meet Bo Schembechler but instead was lured to Gainesville and the University of Florida to play for Steve Spurrier. He never made it onto the field in the SEC and wound up trying again at San Jose State. He\u2019s now a movie producer in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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No. 10 Tavon Austin (Dunbar 2008) \u2013<\/strong> As a senior he had 2,660 yards rushing on 218 carries and scored 34 touchdowns . Went on to West Virginia and his versatility led him to becoming a first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams.<\/p>\n

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No. 9 Gene Shue (Towson Catholic 1950) \u2013<\/strong> Shue was a sensation for the Owls, leading the area in points before being recruited to the University of Maryland. He was the third player taken in the 1954 draft by the Philadelphia Warriors and spent a lifetime in the NBA.<\/p>\n

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No. 8 Laurie Schwoy (McDonogh 1996) \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Schwoy, who scored 192 goals in four years at McDonogh, then believed to be a national prep record, was recruited to the holy grail of women\u2019s soccer \u00ad \u2013 the University of North Carolina where she played at Chapel Hill for Anson Dorrance and won four national championships while battling hamstring injuries.<\/p>\n

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No. 7 Steve Wojciechowski (Cardinal Gibbons 1993) \u00ad\u2013<\/strong> Playing for legendary Ray Mullis, \u201cWojo\u201d was the prototypical point guard that lured the eye of Mike Krzyzewski at Duke. But it was at a soccer game that Coach K came to watch his future assistant basketball coach play at Gibbons that began the love affair. Wojo starred on the soccer field as a two-time all-Metro pick, but his basketball prowess and court vision had not only Duke courting him but he was also heavily recruited by North Carolina, Vanderbilt, St. John\u2019s and Wake Forest. He\u2019s now the head coach at Marquette.<\/p>\n

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No. 6 Cal Ripken (Aberdeen 1978) \u2013<\/strong> Cal was a pitcher at Aberdeen, posting a 7-2 mark with 0.70 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 60 innings of work leading the Eagles to a Class A state title. He also hit .492. In the championship, Ripken struck out 17, allowed two hits and threw a complete game. Ripken was also all-county as a soccer player but did all of the work that made him famous on the baseball diamond.<\/p>\n

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No. 5 Brian Jordan (Milford Mill 1985) \u00ad\u00ad\u2013<\/strong> While not nearly as famous as he would become for his two-sport prowess, Jordan was a three-sport star for the Millers. In three years of varsity football, he rushed for 2,470 yards and 47 touchdowns, leading Milford Mill to a state title. He also started for the basketball team. But it was baseball where Jordan would earn his name and money as he quit playing football for the Atlanta Falcons when the St. Louis Cardinals gave him a $1.7 million bonus.<\/p>\n

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No. 4 Rico Chiapparelli (Mt. St. Joe 1983) \u2013<\/strong> The Baltimore Butcher, this Mt. St. Joe wrestler was the best of his era. He spent four years on the legendary team of Dan Gable and the Iowa Hawkeyes where he was the 1987 National Champion at 187 pounds.<\/p>\n

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No. 3 Skip Wise (Dunbar High 1973) \u2013<\/strong> Allen Harper “Skip” Wise was a sensation as a high school basketball player at Dunbar High, which included a legendary win over DeMatha High and future star Adrian Dantley. Wise played briefly at Clemson and was sucked into the ABA and the Baltimore Claws debacle before serving prison time for drug-related crimes over parts of two decades. His name is a still a legendary one for anyone who plays basketball in Baltimore.<\/p>\n

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No. 2 Dana Johnson (Western High 1991) \u2013<\/strong> The 1991 Athlete of The Year (The Baltimore Sun<\/em>), this athletic center went 52-1 during her final two years playing for Breezy Bishop at Western High and finished her career in 1995 with 122 wins at Tennessee playing for legendary Pat Summitt and was the Lady Vols’ MVP. She was the best player in the city and went to the best school in the country and started for four years.<\/p>\n

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No. 1 Tommy Polley (Dunbar 1996) \u2013<\/strong> Polley was universally hailed as one of the best athletes in the nation while playing basketball and football for the Poets. A highly sought-after\u00a0 basketball player at a school rich with tradition, he instead went to Florida State to play football for Bobby Bowden. Polley recorded 208 tackles (136 solo), 16 sacks and eight interceptions as a senior at Dunbar while catching 34 passes for 567 yards and three TDs on the offensive side. He led his team to back-to-back state championships as a junior and senior and was named Baltimore area Defensive Player-of-the-Year after both his junior and senior campaigns. He was also regarded as one of the country\u2019s top 60 basketball prospects and led the Poets to four straight state titles\u2014averaged 20.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game as a senior.<\/p>\n

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