Test your knowledge about the players from the Yankees and the Marlins in this years Fall Classic. If you can get 10 of the 12 questions correct, you can call yourself a prep sports trivia whiz.
1. Which state has the most former high school players participating in this years World Series?
A. Florida
B. California
C. Texas
D. Alabama
2. Who of the following pitchers enjoyed a sterling series of outings at the prestigious Area Code Games in Long Beach in the summer of 2000?
A. Josh Beckett
B. Brad Penny
C. Dontrelle Willis
D. Jeff Weaver
3. Who of the following players did not attend the Area Code Games before they were drafted by a major league team?
A. Mike Lowell
B. Jason Giambi
C. Derrek Lee
D. Josh Beckett
4. Who of the following New York Yankee outfielders is the only one who attended high school in the United States?
A. Bernie Williams
B. Karim Garcia
C. Juan Rivera
D. David Dellucci
5. Who of the following pitchers in this years World Series did not go to high school in Texas?
A. Roger Clemens
B. Mike Mussina
C. Andy Pettite
D. Josh Beckett
6. Who of the following Marlin pitchers is from the same high school as Yankee legend Roger Maris?
A. Chad Fox
B. Mark Redman
C. Rick Helling
D. Carl Pavano
7. Which of the following schools that is normally ranked as having one of the top teams in the nation has an alum in this years World Series?
A. Vestavia Hills (Ala.)
B. Bellaire (Houston, Texas)
C. Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
D. La Quinta (Westminster, Calif.)
8. Who of the following Boone family members once went 15-0 as a prep pitcher and was State Player of the Year in California?
A. Ray Boone
B. Bob Boone
C. Bret Boone
D. Aaron Boone
9. Infielder Brian Banks of the Marlins played football for which high school that is currently a member of the Student Sports FAB 50 national rankings?
A. Mountain View (Mesa, Ariz.)
B. Mentor (Mentor, Ohio)
C. Lufkin (Lufkin, Texas)
D. Blue Springs (Blue Springs, Mo.)
10. First baseman Nick Johnson of the Yankees is from the same high school as which of the following major league managers?
A. Dusty Baker
B. Larry Bowa
C. Mike Scioscia
D. Bob Brenly
11. Dontrelle Willis of the Marlins and high school teammate Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies played on a field at Encinal High in Alameda, Calif., named in honor of which major league legend who also is from the same school?
A. Frank Robinson
B. Rickey Henderson
C. Joe Morgan
D. Willie Stargell
12. Slugger Mike Lowell of the Marlins went to the same high school as which of the following U.S. political figures?
A. Bob Dole
B. Janet Reno
C. Jeb Bush
D. Howard Dean
ANSWERS:
1 -- B (Nine of the 50 players on the 25-man rosters listed by both teams are from California high schools; Texas and Florida have four each)
2 -- C (Willis went on to become the 2000 Medium Schools State Player of the Year by Cal-Hi Sports)
3 -- A (Lowell is from Coral Gables, Florida, and is not an Area Code Games alum; Giambi and Lee are from California and Beckett is from Texas)
4 -- D (Dellucci hails from Catholic High of Baton Rouge, La.; Bernie Williams is one of four from Puerto Rico in the series; Karim Garcia is from Mexico; and Juan Rivera is one of four from Venezuela)
5 -- B (Mussina is from Montoursville, Pa., a school that gained national attention a few years ago because a number of students were on board when that TWA flight blew up near Long Island)
6 -- C (Helling is from Shanley High of Fargo, N.D.; Maris was once credited with a national record four kickoff returns during a Shanley game, a total that was later corrected to four kickoff or punt returns)
7 -- A (Pitcher Chris Hammond of the Yankees is from Vestavia Hills)
8 -- B (Bob Boone, the father of Aaron and Bret, is still in the California record book for his 1965 season at Crawford High of San Diego)
9 -- A (Banks was on the 1989 team for the Toros, who went on to become Arizonas most successful football program during the 1990s)
10 -- B (Larry Bowa is the correct answer from McClatchy High of Sacramento, Calif.; Dusty Baker also is from the Sacramento area, hailing from Del Campo of Fair Oaks)
11 -- D (Robinson, Henderson and Morgan also are from high schools in the East Bay area near Oakland, but Stargell is the most famous from Encinal)
12 -- B (Reno is the former U.S. Attorney General and was recently defeated in a bid to become governor of Florida)