Faces In The Crowd

Darius Miles, East St. Louis, Ill.
Basketball
Darius, a senior at East St. Louis High, had a triple double (24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 blocks) as the Flyers beat previously undefeated DeSmet High of St. Louis 59-54. A 6'9" power forward who was averaging 25.4 points and 13-3 rebounds through Sunday, he has signed to play for St. John's next year.

Emily Fenn, Westport, Conn.
Swimming
Emily, a senior at Staples High, broke the state Class M and state all-classes record in the 500-meter freestyle in successive meets. Emily, who will swim at Michigan as a collegian, won the Class M title in 4:58.51 and the state open meet four days later in 4:55-35.

Jeff Clark, Charleston, W.Va.
Football
Jeff, a 6'4", 190-pound senior wide receiver at Nitro High, broke national high school single-game records for catches (29) and receiving yards (413) in a 37-8 victory over Roane County High. He also had five touchdowns as the Wildcats' win allowed them to finish the season at 6-4.

Bassirima Soro, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Marathon
Soro, 30, overcame a starting-line mix-up that required him to run almost 28 miles to win the Tucson Marathon, which had a field of more than 1,500 runners, in a time of 2:25:02. After Soro took an hour and 50 minutes to catch the leaders, he cruised to a 3:20 victory.

Angie Francisco, Duluth
Hockey
Francisco, a junior forward at Harvard, has scored 13 goals, including two game-winners, and had 31 points in leading the Crimson to a 10-2 start and a No. 1 national ranking. She amassed 16 goals and 35 assists last year as Harvard won its first national championship.

Parker Smith, Honolulu
Volleyball
Parker, an outside hitter at Punahou School, returned from a sprained ankle early in the final game to ignite a 9-1 rally that catapulted the Buff'n Blues to a 15-9 victory over Kamehameha School and the state title for the sixth straight year. He had a match-high 22 kills and 10 digs, and will play for UCLA next year.