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Beckham Wyrick, center, and Matt Reed, right, celebrate with their Roger Bacon teammates after winning the 2002 Ohio Division II state championship against LeBron James and Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary.
Jon Newton, then a junior post player, smiles after Roger Bacon's win in the state semifinals.
Monty St. Clair, then a junior center, goes up for two points in the state final.
Spartans (from left) Monty St. Clair, Josh Hausfeld and Beckham Wyrick reach for a rebound in the state semis. Wyrick pulled down the board before going back up for two points.
Frank Phillips, then a senior small forward, raises his arms in victory after winning the state championship.
Tragedy struck the Roger Bacon community during the basketball team's run to a state championship.
Bill Brewer, who coached at Roger Bacon for more than a decade, posed for this newspaper photo in June 2007 when LeBron advanced to the NBA Finals with Cleveland. Bill died five months later.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer, March 22-24 © 2002. The Cincinnati Enquirer. All rights reserved. Used by permission and protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this Content without express written consent is prohibited.
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