{"id":7292,"date":"2017-02-27T19:10:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T19:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=7292"},"modified":"2017-02-27T19:10:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T19:10:35","slug":"boys-athlete-of-the-week-dez-washington-of-blair-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=7292","title":{"rendered":"Boys Athlete of the Week: Dez Washington of Blair High School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name: Dez Washington<\/strong>
\nSchool: Blair High School
\nGrade: Junior
\nSport: Basketball
\nPosition: Forward<\/p>\n

Accomplishments:<\/strong> Washington has been Blair’s most consistent source for points in the Vikings’ run to their CIF championship game against West Torrance on Saturday. In the four Blair wins in the CIF-SS Division 4-AA playoffs, the 6-foot-7 junior has a combined 94 points. Washington had 25 in a first-round win over Ontario, 22 in the second round over Flintridge Prep. He then went on to score 17 points in the quarterfinals against Jurupa Valley and 27 in the semifinals in a 76-71 overtime victory at Woodcrest Christian of Riverside.<\/p>\n

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