Article: VAN WINKLE LIFTS RANGERS TO STATE

As Geoff Van Winkle and his teammates on Forest Park High School's boys' basketball team paraded around the floor while holding up the Class 2A Southport Semistate plaque, their coach talked about ears.

His ears.

"If Geoff Van Winkle is not on the all-state team," said Tom Beach, "whoever picks it can kiss this ear and kiss this ear."

If Saturday's performance by Van Winkle is taken into account, it's probably a safe bet that Beach's ears will go unkissed.

Van Winkle dropped a career-high 34 points on Eastern Hancock during the Rangers' 77-69 victory. Of those, 23 came in the second half when Forest Park rallied to take the lead for good. Along the way, Van Winkle sank seven of nine 3-point ...

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