The boys’ and girls’ varsity programs at Millikan have a long history of excellence punctuated by CIF championships and trips to the State playoffs.  Millikan’s teams have had solid seasons again this year.  Meme Patterson, Hillary Drinovsky, Malcolm Whittington, and Andrew Scott have excelled for their respective teams.

Meme Patterson’s mother played basketball for Millikan and her father played football and basketball at Poly.  Meme selected Millikan coming out of Stephens Middle School and has been a four-year varsity player!  She is known for her outside shooting and driving ability.  She scored 19 points earlier this year against Cabrillo.  The highlight of her Millikan career was playing in the State playoffs against Poly in front of a large crowd at the CSULB Pyramid.  Meme has a 3.14 grade point average and intends to play college basketball, perhaps at Cerritos College.  Coach Lorene Morgan said, “Meme has been a cornerstone for the Lady Ram Basketball program for the last four years. She has been a four-year varsity starter and now, in her senior year, brings experience and continuity to the team. Meme leads by example and is one of our most consistent players. Meme will be continuing her basketball and education in the future in college.”

Hillary Drinovsky arrived at Millikan from Las Vegas at the beginning of last year and has been a two-year varsity performer.  Standing well over six feet, Hillary is an outstanding rebounder and shot blocker.  As a member of KIUP, Hillary sports a 3.0 grade point average, which will allow her to accept a full scholarship to a Division I school.  She hopes to attend the University of Iowa.  Coach Morgan said, “Hillary has been a great addition to the Lady Rams basketball program. She has developed into one of Southern California's finest post players. She has had 10 double doubles this season and is ranked 20th in the nation in rebounding. She is being recruited and will sign Division I for next year.”

Malcolm Whittington attended Hughes Middle School and started for that school’s championship team.  Since coming to Millikan, he has been a varsity player for three years.  He plans to attend a local junior college, possibly Cerritos.  He has approximately 3.0 GPA as a member of Global Tech.  He considers himself a scorer, with shooting being his greatest talent.  He scored 34 points earlier this season against Hawthorne and is averaging 18 points per game over the season.  He credits his dad, a former college basketball player at Kansas State, with teaching him the fundamentals of the game.  He thinks he may move from an “off guard” to a point guard in college so he’ll continue to work on his ball handling and defense.  Malcolm’s favorite player is Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets, whom Malcolm has tickets to see play against the Los Angeles Clippers later this year. Coach Jeff Breuklander said, “Malcolm Whittington has matured a lot since playing for me; his ability to score has gone above and beyond our expectations. He has a bright future ahead of him in, I wish him the best.”

Andrew Scott is following in the footsteps of his older brother, Evan, who was a star basketball player at Millikan.  Andrew came to Millikan from Hudson and is a member of the PEACE Academy.  He played on the junior varsity team as a freshman and has been a three-year varsity player ever since!  Standing 6’4”, Andrew is Millikan’s center, somewhat undersized for that position.  He relies on his strength, positioning, long arms, and jumping ability to defend against taller players.  His best game this year was against Compton when he scored 22 points, pulled down 11 rebounds, and blocked four shots.  He plans to attend a junior college next year, hopefully earning a scholarship similar to his brother’s offer from Cal State Stanislaus.  Coach Jeff Breuklander said, “Andrew Scott is the hardest working player I've ever coached and I'm lucky to have coached him for his entire four years here at Millikan. His work ethic will make him very successful in life and in whatever he chooses to do.”

Millikan leads in the Governor's Challenge. Have fun, improve your
health, and help Millikan win $100,000 dollars. Students will receive a
free lift ticket to Mammoth Mt. and a FREE 30 Day pass to any 24 HR
Fitness Center. When you complete the challenge (be active a minimum of
30 minutes a day 3 days a week for one month ) you will earn an
additional 3 months at 24 HR Fitness. How to Participate:
1. See your Coach or Physical Education Teacher
2. Call Coach Dave Shawver 562-425-7441 EXT. 4147 or dshawver@lbschools.net 
3. Go online to www.CalGovCouncil.org/ParentTeacherAndOthers 

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