Jacki was by far the best I ever saw in high school. In fact the game you have on tape was played in the West Coast Jamboree at Deer Valley High School. There was a lot of talk before the game about the match up between Jacki and Vicki Baugh and Jacki got the best of her. Another time in her junior year I was at Florin High School during the state Division 4 and Divison 5 playoffs. St. Mary's Stockton was playing at Arco Arena Sacramento. A halftime score came to us with St. Mary's down by 22 points, and Jacki had scored only 2 points in the first half. I told the people around me that St. Mary's would win the game, and we would see Jacki and St. Mary's the very next week at Arco for the finals. Jacki scored 33 points in the second half and lead the team to the finals . We in Northern California saw the REAL Jacki Gemelos for 4 years. She had and still holds every scoring record in the West Coast Jamboree .
Best player I have ever seen in High School. The best game I remember was when Carondelet traveled to St. Mary's and had the opportunity to watch Gemelos and Appel battle it out. I have a photo of the two of them together and It was great to see such great competitors and at the end they were great friends.
Great stuff Clay, as always!
Clay,
Jacki was by far the best I ever saw in high school. In fact the game you have on tape was played in the West Coast Jamboree at Deer Valley High School. There was a lot of talk before the game about the match up between Jacki and Vicki Baugh and Jacki got the best of her. Another time in her junior year I was at Florin High School during the state Division 4 and Divison 5 playoffs. St. Mary's Stockton was playing at Arco Arena Sacramento. A halftime score came to us with St. Mary's down by 22 points, and Jacki had scored only 2 points in the first half. I told the people around me that St. Mary's would win the game, and we would see Jacki and St. Mary's the very next week at Arco for the finals. Jacki scored 33 points in the second half and lead the team to the finals . We in Northern California saw the REAL Jacki Gemelos for 4 years. She had and still holds every scoring record in the West Coast Jamboree .
Scoop Jackson
Best player I have ever seen in High School. The best game I remember was when Carondelet traveled to St. Mary's and had the opportunity to watch Gemelos and Appel battle it out. I have a photo of the two of them together and It was great to see such great competitors and at the end they were great friends.
Wow!!! Thank you for such a beautiful article. I have tears in my eyes.