danny heater has the most points in high school basketball history.
danny heater has the most points in high school basketball history.
who has the most points in high school basketball history?
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danny heater (born 1942) is an american record holder for the highest single game scoring performance by one player in high school basketball history worldwide.









































on january 26, 1960, heater, a then 17-year-old senior at burnsville high school in braxton county, west virginia scored 135 points against widen high school of clay county. in the 32-minute game, heater made 53 of 70 field goal attempts and 29 of 41 free throws. while danny is best remembered for the controversial scoring exploit, he also grabbed 32 rebounds and dished out 7 assists in the game.
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alexander posted 22 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 blocks in a december 7, 66–62 victory at uic pavilion against "usa today" super 25 number 11 ranked bishop gorman high school and its highly touted stephen zimmerman. alexander almost had to serve a one-game suspension from the game due to having been assessed two technical fouls on december 1 against st. rita high school. alexander had an impressive start to his season. on december 12, he posted a triple double against dunbar high school with 30 points, 24 rebounds, and 15 blocked shots. that week (december 9–17), he earned the midwest player of the week from studentsports.com. as a senior, he finally led curie past three-time defending tournament champion and four-time defending class 4a state champion simeon to win the pontiac holiday tournament with 16 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 blocks, earning tournament mvp honors. even as a top 5 selection, alexander's stock continued to rise as a senior, according to the "chicago sun-times"' joe henricksen. some of the stats that alexander posted were so impressive as to cause disbelief to some, including "chicago tribune" high school basketball writer mike helfgot and several of his associates. in early january, alexander continued to be a leading contender for national player of the year, holding on to second place in the mr. basketball usa race. on january 10, alexander led curie past villa angela-st. joseph high school, which featured rivals.com class of 2015 number 10 ranked carlton bragg. in the january 20 hoophall classic, alexander led curie to a victory over d'angelo russell, ben simmons and montverde academy, the number one rated team in the country. curie trailed by 9 points entering the fourth quarter, but alexander had 13 of his 30 points in the final 4 minutes and 30 seconds to key the comeback. alexander also had 12 rebounds and 5 blocks. following the game, several writers, including cbs sports college basketball writer jeff borzello said that alexander has a valid case to present in terms of being the best high school basketball player in the country (along with okafor, turner and mudiay). high school basketball writer ronnie flores regards the performance as one of the top 5 performances against a nationally highly rated high school basketball team since the turn of the century, ranking it with louis williams (2005), kevin durant (2006), kevin love (2007) and lebron james (2001). the win bolted curie to the number one ranking in the nation according to studentsports.com. alexander's performance moved him to the top of the rankings in the mr. basketball usa midseason tracker. he was ranked first by a wide margin and held the number one position on 7 out of 10 ballots.
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