Preps of the Week for Feb. 7

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  • Friday, February 6, 2009 4:20pm
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ANDREW DOUGLASS, Kentwood. Grade: Senior. Sport: Swimming. Accomplishment: Douglass, who endured knee surgery in the offseason, snagged first place in the 200 IM on Saturday at the SPSL district meet, touching out in 2:09.00.

If you could invite anyone in the world for dinner, whom would you invite and what would you serve: Everyone from the Kentwood swim team in the last four years. Favorite class: Physics, Calculus. Most recent book read/author: “Deception Point” by Dan Brown.

JAMIE LARSEN, Kentwood.Grade: Senior. Sport: Gymnastics. Accomplishment: Larsen brought home second place in the all-around from last week’s All-City meet, registering a score of 35.55. Larsen was second on the bars (8.80), the beam (9.2) and the floor (9.25).

If you could invite anyone in the world for dinner, whom would you invite and what would you serve: I would invite Shia Labeouf and we would eat cheese ravioli with Alfredo sauce because that’s my favorite food. Favorite class: Sports medicine. Most recent book read/author: “Twilight” by Stephanie Meyer.

NORA KEITH, Kent-Meridian. Grade: Junior. Sport: Gymnastics. Accomplishment: Keith bagged third place in the all-around at last week’s Kent All-City meet. Keith snagged the crown in the vault and added a third-place finish on the floor exercise .

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would invite my classmates, Keenan Komoto, McKaley Brewer and Parmjit Gill. We would order take-out from Olive Garden and eat with chopsticks. Favorite class: English.

MATT DRUI, Kentridge. Grade: Senior. Sport: Swimming. Accomplishment: Drui was one of the key reasons Kentridge was able to take second at last Saturday’s sub-district meet as he took second in the diving competition with 292.80 points.

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would invite Jim Carrey and I would serve New York style T-bone steak. Favorite class: Band. Favorite Movie: Stranger than Fiction.

ERIC SMITH, Kentlake. Grade: Junior. Sport: Basketball. Accomplishment: Smith, a guard, helped the Falcons come back from a seven-point second-half deficit last Friday night against Kent-Meridian. Smith hit a key 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining and finished with 14 points in a 66-63 overtime victory over the Royals .

17 dual meet victory over Auburn.

If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: Michael Jordan because he’s the man and I would serve chicken-fried steak.


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