Local Boys in the NCAAs

No, we can't root for the Huskies, but there are plenty of former kids who a few short years ago were playing in front of sparse crowds at some smelly high school gym, but in the next two days will play ball on a national stage:

Thursday
--Mitch Johnson (O'Dea) of Stanford, vs. Terrance Williams (Rainier Beach) of Louisville, 9:40am
--Micah Downs (Juanita) of Gonzaga vs. Indiana, 6:45pm

Friday
--Marcelus Kemp (Garfield) and Lyndale Burleson (Franklin) of Nevada, vs. Creighton, 11:50am
--Aaron Brooks (Franklin) of Oregon, vs. Miami (Ohio), 1:55pm
--Rodrick Stewart (Rainier Beach) of Kansas, vs. the play-in winner, 4:10pm
--Marcus Williams (Roosevelt) of Arizona, vs. Purdue, 4:20pm
--Lodrick Stewart (Rainier Beach) of USC vs. Arkansas, 6:45pm