From
KeysNews.com:
Clive Georges is an old-fashioned high school athlete. If a sport is in season, he's playing.
In football, the 6-1 senior was a talented tight end, defensive safety and wide receiver. In track, he runs the 100 and 400 and does the triple jump.
But, it's basketball now, and Georges is playing that sport for Key West High School.
"I like the speed of the game, the excitement of the dunk and the crowd," said Georges, who averaged about 10 points a game last season for the Conchs, who open their season Wednesday night against Barrington Christian Academy at the Bobby Menendez Gymnasium.
He may have a fondness for basketball, but he says, "Football is easier than basketball." There wasn't much time between sports. The football season ended Thursday, Nov. 10, and he and other football players jumped quickly from that sport to basketball.
Georges, who turned 18 on Nov. 12, like most of his teammates, began playing basketball at the age of 7 or 8 in the PAL program at Douglass Gym.
In basketball and football, he started his freshman year on the Junior Varsity, moving up to the Varsity by mid-season. His basketball position is shooting guard or small forward. He says he likes rebounding "if Ja'Quan is not down there," meaning if teammate Je'Quan Lopez doesn't beat him to the errant shot.
Georges carries a chin beard, which he says he has had since his sophomore year. "I trim it a little bit, maybe once a month."
With a 2.9 grade point average, he hopes to go on to play football at a Division 1 college. He indicated he's still checking out schools.
