Noelita Lawrence-Ricketts
The name Dave Black is revered in the local sport of Basketball, but who really is the man?
Known for his electric skills on the court, the diminutive player and coach of a dynasty being built at Herbert Morrison Technical High School (HMTHS), located at Bogue in Montego Bay, St. James, hails from humble beginnings, but has eyes for greatness and perfection.
A learner at Maldon Primary and High Schools, Black furthered his studies at Seaford Town Heart Trust, before gaining a spot at the famed GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sports in St. Catherine, spending 4-and-a-half years.
Noelita Lawrence-Ricketts
He is athletic, energetic, comes from a large female dominated family and has an ability to propel him to stardom. He is Anthony Thorpe.
A National youth representative, the 18-year-old Herbert Morrison Technical High (HMTHS) student is rated among the best in the West at his age in the sport of Basketball, but he has his eyes set on bigger and better things.
Thorpe, who was born on December 1, 2002 to parents Denise Clarke-Jarrett and Christopher Thorpe, has 11 siblings, 7 of whom are females.
The talented basketball player, also a solid academic achiever, told the
Western Mirror that he aspires to one day travel the world playing the sport he loves (Basketball), giving back to his parents, coaches and basketball in Jamaica as an island-wide sport.