Who's the Greatest Athlete from Your High School?

[EPJr]

So there's this series going on at Richmond.com titled "Who's the Greatest Athlete from.....?" Looking at the best Athlete to come out of each High School in the Richmond & surrounding areas.

Who's the greatest athlete to come from each local high school?
How do you compare a swimmer with a budding professional career to an NBA veteran to a major leaguer from a bygone era? How do you rate new vs. old,

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Here's the list so far and the upcoming schools.
Goochland- Justin Verlander

Dominion District
Cosby- Becca Wann Taylor
George Wythe- Paul Pressey
Huguenot- Gerald Henderson
James River- Kellie Wells Brinkley
LC Bird- Anthony Harris
Manchester- Denny Hamlin
Midlothian- Weggie Thompson
Monacan- Megan Walker
Powhatan- Jay Woodson
Clover Hill- Chantel Jones

Private Schools
Benedictine- Ed Davis
Saint Gertrude- Beth O'Connor Baker
Collegiate- Russell Wilson
Blessed Sacrament Huguenot- Kyle Jolly
Steward- Adjehi Baru
Trinity Episcopal- Leva Kublina
St. Catherine's- Charlotte Fox
St. Christopher's- Robert Pratt

Capital District
Atlee- Zuriel Smith
Lee-Davis- Jim Bunch
Hanover- Kristin Carpenter
Patrick Henry- Damien Woody
Henrico- Allan Bristow
Highland Springs- Buddy Lee
Varina- Ken Willard
Armstrong- Ernest Wilford

Central District
Dinwiddie- Curtis Wilkerson
Hopewell- Monsanto Pope
Matoaca- James Farrior
Meadowbrook- Lanny Wadkins
Petersburg- Moses Malone
Prince George- Johnny Oates
Thomas Dale- Lacey Waldrop
Colonial Heights- Whitney Hedgepeth

Colonial District
Deep Run- Deck McGuire
Douglas Freeman- Barty Smith
Glen Allen- Kyle Battle
Hermitage- Queen Harrison
JR Tucker- Tim Legler
John Marshall- Mel Roach
Maggie Walker HS- Arthur Ashe
Maggie Walker Gov. School- Will Roberts
Mills Godwin- Wade McGuire
Thomas Jefferson- Jessie Hicks

Tidewater District
King William- Bobby Stokes

 

[BigWinners]

Powell Valley-Thomas Jones

10,000 rushing yards in NFL, finished top 5 in Heisman voting, had over 1,000 points in basketball despite sitting out senior year, etc...

 

[kwhs95fan]

King William - Bobby Stokes

Career average of over 30 ppg in basketball. VHSL Hall of Famer. 4 year career at UVA.

 

[EPJr]

Who's the greatest athlete to come from each local high school? Our 48-page special section with our picks is in today's print edition. We name one man or woman for 46 local schools plus honorable mention.

See the list here: https://www.richmond.com/sports/high-school/who-s-the-greatest-athlete-to-come-from-each-local/article_6224d532-687d-11e9-8fff-930a74738cd0.html …