Senior Ichi Layne joins elite group of seven others through the years
Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger senior point guard Ichi Layne hit a milestone Friday night against the Carver High School Wolverines as the MHS basketball star reached the coveted 1,000 career points mark as a Charger.
Going into the Carver game, Layne needed 20 points to reach a career 1,000 points. He scored 23 points in the MHS loss to the Wolverines, 64-60.
Layne has scored an unprecedented 50% of the time this season from behind the 3-point line.
“When he hit 1,000 points Friday night, we wanted to stop play and present him a ball but he thought it might take away from the team by doing it,” said MHS Head Basketball Coach Curt Williamson.
“Ichi is a team player who understands the concept of playing basketball as a team and he is very easy to coach,” he said. “He is going to play college ball somewhere.”
Charger boys basketball teams have had at least seven other 1,000-point scorers through the years. They include, in alphabetical order:
- Maurice Ackes
- Michael Bess
- Bobby Farris
- Ryheem Lockley
- Raguan Marshall
- Michael Ransome
- Jarad White
Charger girls basketball 1,000 point scorers though the include:
- Caroll Ann Clements
- Anita Johnson
- Sarah Johnson
- Jackie Pratt
- Emilie Smith
If there are any other MHS 1,000-point scorers that the Sentinel has missed, please email lchowning@ssentinel.com.
