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Dunk Star Varsity Basketball player Kyle Lemons developed his unique skill of dunking with hard work and YouTube BY MATT HILLIS mhillis57@gmail.com | @hillis57
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tanding at a height of 6’3, junior Kyle Lemons is the only one on the FHN boys Varsity Basketball team who can dunk consistently. Lemons taught himself to dunk after watching various YouTube videos and training his legs. Two months later, Lemons accomplished his first dunk on April 3, 2010 when he was just 6’1. “The hardest thing is timing your jump and knowing when to dunk, but when you do, the adrenaline goes through, and you just feel good about yourself,” Lemons said. Fellow basketball players enjoy watching Lemons play because of his athleticism, and many of them are surprised after they see him dunk. FHNTODAY.COM “He’s one of the hardest workers on the team,” JV player Austin Knott said, “ I couldn’t believe my eyes, I’ve never seen anyone dunk in person before.” To check out a video interview Lemons currently has the leading stats for the with the one basketball team with a total of 238 points and avand only Kyle Lemons. erages 21 points a game as of press time. OR use this link: http://bit.ly/o39uCB “He is very athletic,” Varsity Head Coach Bill Moyer said. “He can score in traffic, and he can shoot over people, he is a major force offensively.” Not only does seeing Lemons dunk make the crowd go wild, it helps boost the moral of the team and pushes the team to play better. “In this day and age the dunk gets the crowd excited,” Moyer said “As a coach it’s just two points, but it definitely gets the crowd excited.” After high school, Lemons hopes to continue his basketball career. “I’m trying to go to college and keep playing basJunior Kyle Lemons poses in his jersey. Lemons played on Varsity since he was a sophomore and played ketball,” Lemons said. ”I’ll just have to see where life basketball his whole life. (jessica streiler) takes me this year.”
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Stats AS OF 12/1/11
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Kyle lemons BASKETBALL
JAMES GLEESON BASKETBALL
ryanjeppson BASKETBALL
Position: Forward Free throws: 17 for 21 Points per game: 21 Assists per game: 3
Position: Shooting Guard Free throws: 10 for 14 Points per game: 11 Assists per game: 4
Position: Center Free throws: 12 for 20 Points per game: Total points: 88
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