Camden High (N.J.) guard Dajuan Wagner and Heritage Christian Academy (Texas) swingman Cedric Hensley each did something on Tuesday night that hadn't happened in a boys' basketball game since 1979. They both eclipsed the 100-point mark in a single game.

There's a reason why 22 years passed between 100-point performances by a high school basketball player. Most coaches realize there is no reason for running up one of their players' personal statistics in a one-sided game where the outcome has been decided by halftime. But don't tell that to Camden coach Glen Jackson or Heritage Christian's Jerome Tang.

Jackson had the full-court press going for nearly the entire game in Camden's 90-point rout of the Gloucester Township Technical School.

	Camden High (N.J.) guard Dajuan Wagner was one of two players to top 100 points on Tuesday night.

The Memphis-bound Wagner, considered the top high school guard in the nation, was a man among boys. That was already evident - and Jackson didn't need his star player to reach triple digits to prove that point.

Jackson maintains that he complied with Wagner's request to leave him in the game when the senior had 74 points entering the fourth quarter. Still, he should have let Wagner become a spectator for the final 16 minutes.

The circumstances were somewhat different surrounding Hensley's 101-point performance in a 178-28 pounding of Banff Christian, but there was still little reason for the junior to be in the game when the horn sounded.

True, Hensley's coach and teammates wanted to send him out on his two-week hiatus with a bang. He is scheduled to have surgery on Friday and will be out of action for a couple weeks.

But what's wrong with getting Hensley the half-century mark and then calling off the dogs for the final quarter or so? Maybe then kids would learn something about the right way to play the game, instead of finding out how to embarrass their opponent.

Hargett Debuts
National Christian Academy (Md.) coach Trevor Brown finally got to see point guard Jonathan Hargett in action last Friday night.

The 5-foot-10 senior, who is headed to West Virginia next season, returned from hernia surgery and scored 19 points in a loss to Notre Dame Academy.

Hargett had transferred from Mt. Zion Academy (N.C.) to Emanuel Christian Academy (N.C.), which shut down just prior to this season due to financial reasons. He is considered one of the top point guards in the nation, but numerous colleges shied away from him because of off-court problems.

Hargett is a tremendous leaper, and he knocked down four 3-pointers in the first half. He also committed nine turnovers in the contest.

Matchup Problems
Oak Hill Academy (Va.) coach Steve Smith didn't foresee the matchup problems that St. Vincent-St. Mary High (Ohio) caused in last Saturday's nail-biting victory in Columbus, Ohio.

With SVSM's biggest player, sophomore Lebron James, handling the ball much of the time, Smith was forced to switch defenses, and 7-footer DeSagana Diop was basically neutralized by the quick lineup.

"We definitely had matchup problems because they were so small," says Smith, whose undefeated team retained the No. 1 spot in the nation for yet another week. "We zoned at first, then they started hitting 3's, and then we had to come out of the zone. We kept trying new things, and it made for a good game."

Smith knows his team cleared one hurdle, but Oak Hill still has to face No. 5 Berkshire School (Fla.) on Jan. 30 at home and may face another nationally ranked club, Stu Vetter's Montrose Christian School (Md.) team, in the St. James Invitational in early February.

"Berkshire is probably the team with the most talent, but Montrose is so well-coached and always seems to slow it down against us," says Smith. "They go up and down the court with everyone else, but not with us."

Nearly a Goose Egg
Frederica Academy (Ga.) managed just a single point in a girls' basketball game against Memorial Day School (Ga.) on Tuesday. If not for freshman guard Chris Hart's free throw, Memorial would have pitched the shutout.

Memorial ended up winning, 89-1, which was still better than Frederica fared in an 88-0 blanking 21 years ago.

Frederica, which has won just four games over the past two seasons, was without four of its starters because of illness. Three eighth-graders were promoted to the varsity squad for the game, and the Knights went with a starting lineup that featured four freshmen and a sophomore.

The two schools will play again on Jan. 27.

Early Decisions
Indianapolis Cathedral High (Ind.) freshmen Robert Vaden and Desmond Gadis did the unthinkable before the season began. They both committed to Purdue University before they ever earned a minute on the varsity basketball team.

Vaden, a 6-foot-5 forward, is averaging 12 points and five rebounds per game for the varsity team so far this season, while Gadis didn't make the varsity and is playing for the JV squad.

Time Keeps on Ticking
The Simeon High (Ill.) boys' basketball team had to work extra hard for its victory on Jan. 12. Seven overtimes to be exact.

Kurtis Ellison scored 24 points, including a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining in the seventh overtime, to give Simeon an 89-86 win over Carver High. The game set the Chicago Public League record for overtimes, besting the six-overtime affair between Clemente High and Holy Trinity on Jan. 5, 1991.

However, the state record is nine extra periods, set on Dec. 15, 1964 in a game between Dwight High and Reddick High.

Slam Dunks
Holy Innocents Episcopal School (Ga.) forward Wynter Whitley scored her 2,000th career point last week in a win over Grady High. The Duke-bound senior finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds. ...

Marshall High (Ill.) girls' basketball coach Dorothy Gaters recorded her 700th career victory on Jan. 13 in a 64-31 win over Fenger High. ...

Wawasee High (Ind.) junior Shanna Zolman poured in a season-high 45 points last week against Columbia City High and added 34 on Tuesday against Whitko High to move within 53 points of 2,000 for her career. The Tennessee-bound Zolman is averaging 33.3 points per game this season and could break the Indiana state record of 2,869 career points, set by Stephanie White McCarty of Seeger High in 1995. ...

Here's an interesting tidbit lost amid the hoopla of Hensley's 101-point night for Heritage Christian on Tuesday. While Hensley racked up all the points, teammate Lamar Hurd was the one feeding him the ball. Hurd tallied 32 assists, 10 boards and 11 steals in the rout.

Airballs
Benton Harbor High (Mich.) 6-foot-10 senior Robert Whaley was arrested and charged with rape stemming from an alleged sexual attack on a 13-year-old girl on Thanksgiving Day. The 18-year-old Whaley was released after posting bond on Jan. 10 and was held out of a Jan. 12 win over Battle Creek High by Benton Harbor School District administrators. Whaley is averaging 18.1 points and eight rebounds per contest this year and has already committed to play at the University of Missouri next season. ...

Saginaw High (Mich.) guard Anthony Roberson, considered one of the top juniors in the nation, suffered a sprained ankle and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.