An interesting fact recently slipped the mind of Warrenton senior point guard Deadrick Forrest.
His proximity to 1,000 career points was something he knew was on the horizon; he wasn’t sure of …
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An interesting fact recently slipped the mind of Warrenton senior point guard Deadrick Forrest.
His proximity to 1,000 career points was something he knew was on the horizon; he wasn’t sure of just how close he was until Warriors coach Mark Thomas reminded him.
“Coming into this year, I kind of thought about it, (I felt) I should be able to hit it,” Forrest said. “I lost track until (Coach) Thomas told me I was 25 away going into Kansas City. My teammates, everybody (celebrated). It was just insane, the number of people that came there to support us.”
In the Warriors’ 69-45 win over Lexington (Mo.) on Dec. 30 as part of the ‘12 courts of Christmas’ event in Kansas City, Forrest scored that 1,000th point in the first quarter on his way to 10 points in the win.
Fellow senior Brodey Meier said that it’s more than a lofty scoring average, which makes it easy to root for Forrest. Meier said that the only thing that exceeds Forrest’s talent is his character.
“He’s an amazing basketball player, the best I’ve ever played with,” Meier said. “He’s an incredible point guard, and I love having him as a teammate, too.”
Thomas said that a single metric can’t quantify what makes Forrest so valuable on the court.
Sure, there are the points, but his abilities as both a ball handler and top-notch defender loom large in Forrest’s resume, making the millennial mark all the more impressive.
“It’s a hard thing to do in high school basketball, you almost have to play varsity basketball for four years to achieve it,” Thomas said. “He’s been a big part of it the last four years. He’s started as the point guard since his freshman year. He got to play two guard (shooting guard) and that allowed him to get more looks. It’s hard to do from the point guard position because you’re bringing the ball up and then guarding a quick guy on the other side. It’s impressive to get to 1,000.”
Forrest said he would give back any points throughout his career to help the team succeed.
The senior added that he works hard not to force the issue on offense, he just lets the game flow naturally.
“I just let it come to me,” Forrest said. “I could go out, score seven points and have 10 assists and, as long as we win, that’s fine by me. If I have an open shot or a drive, or if I can tell a guy can’t guard me because I’m faster, I’ll take that. It’s usually just finding the game and then the game coming to me.”
