Once You Saw Lewis, You Couldn’t Forget Him
The article about the passing of Raymond Lewis triggered many memories and phone calls regarding the greatest high school basketball player to ever play in the Los Angeles area.
Those of us who grew up and played basketball in the area then knew of his unequaled ability long before his accomplishments were more widely known. Our own high school team, Crescenta Valley, thought we had assembled a team (with our 29-0 record) that could beat Verbum Dei in the CIF championship of 1971. We could not.
Raymond Lewis was an adversary we admired and respected.
BILL BOYD
La Canada
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