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Article: WEST VIRGINIA-OHIO ALL-STAR BASKETBALL: Basketball almost over for Ben Adkins but football still possibility
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- June 7, 2005
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FYI W.Va.-Ohio All-Star Classic When: Friday, Saturday Where:
Friday at Chesapeake (Ohio) High. Saturday at W.Va. State. Times:
Girls games, 6 p.m. Boys games, 8 p.m.
DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER
Ben Adkins has played plenty of basketball in the Kanawha Valley.
A four-year starter at George Washington High, the 6-foot-4, 230-
pound Adkins was a major contributor to the Patriot hoops program,
which perched itself atop the Class AAA rankings for much of this
past season.
Now, just days removed from high school life, Adkins must prepare
to say goodbye to the game he's grown to love - his first love.
"It's definitely my first love," said Adkins of his basketball
past. "I've been playing since biddy ...