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Darin Rhoades reached a 1,000th career point milestone Saturday night, joining six others in Covington history to accomplish such a feat.
The shot Darin canned to reach his historic total was in grand Rhoades fashion as it came on a three-pointer midway through the third period in the Buccs' 64-37 victory over Miami East. Immediately a timeout was called in order to present the game ball to Rhoades in front of the Covington faithful.
"That (scoring 1,000 points in a career) is something very special," said Covington coach Roger Craft. "It's not only special for Darin, but for the kids who he's played with over the past four years. It takes great teammates to make something like that possible."
Rhoades was awe struck by his accomplishment and to be mentioned in the same breath as those who came before him; Tom Dunn, Ed Hartley, Jay Meyer, Mike Schmidt, Lane Evans and most recently, Jason Meyer.
"It's such a great honor to join those guys." said Rhoades. "There's really no words I can say to describe how honored I am to be mentioned in the same class as them. I really don't know what to say."
As much as Rhoades was blown away by the accomplishment, he was even more amazed by the standing ovation he received from the home fans and the visitors.
"I really appreciate our fans for the support," said Rhoades. "I also appreciate the Miami East fans for their applause. It means a lot to me that this came in this gym because this is where I've played the most basketball."
Coming into the contest, Rhoades knew he was getting close to 1,000, but he wasn't sure how many points he needed. Knowing he was close was enough to make him nervous prior to game time.
"My Grandfather told me I was getting close and that I had a shot at getting it (1,000) tonight," described Rhoades. "I was nervous before the game, but once the game started I got into the flow of things and everything seemed normal."
Once the whistle blew, Roades was his typical self by scoring on a jumper and fours treys for a game-high 16 points in three quarters of playing time.
For his outstanding accomplishment, Darin Rhoades is our selection for "Athlete of the Week".
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