All-Round Athlete! Jonquel Jones stands with her 'soccer' coaches, Mary and Donnie Knowles for a photo opp during her visit home to play with her team Riverdale Baptist from Maryland in the Geneva Rutherford High School Basketball Tournament underway in Grand Bahama. Her soccer coaches say, "Jonquel was a starter on our women's soccer team at the age of 12 and she played on the national U 17 soccer team at 15. She is one athlete who remains humble and is never satisfied with the level she is at- always working to do better both in academics and on the court. She is a joy to be around and she never forgets to thank the people who may have helped her along the way no matter how insignificant it may be in the broad picture. She is a fantastic role model for all the girls in Grand Bahama."

"We use HOYTES as a pilot program to ensure that we continue to promote senior girls basketball at the highest level on a national level and we are using this tournament to make this happen," said Neville Wisdom to the Freeport News.

"We are looking to Grand Bahamas as the city to host the national tournament every year, including volleyball and girls' and boys' soccer.

"We believe that academics go hand in hand with athletics."

"We are delighted to work along with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, along with FOCOL and we will continue to stress to the young ladies that you get from it what you put into it. We are a dream to bring girls basketball up to the same level of the boys, "said Director of HOYTES Gladstone "Moon" McPhee.

The feature attraction will be Jonquel Jones and the top ranked Riverdale Baptist Crusaders (24-1) out of Maryland.

"The country will have a chance to see 6' 3" Jonquel Jones and her school the Riverdale Baptist, as they have given her the opportunity to play her last game in high school for her country in an exhibition game," said McPhee.

"We need to support our very own, show her how much The Bahamas loves her while she is here.

"Jonquel is a committed young lady and I remembered working out with her every 5:00 a.m. and whenever we called practice at five, her father made sure she was there by 4:30 a.m.; he stuck with her and he must be given credit because now she has no school fees to pay and I know she will make them proud."

Note: Riverdale Baptist senior forward Jonquel Jones, a Clemson University recruit, was named last week Wednesday to the 2012 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-America Game presented by Nike.

The 21st annual All-America Game, which is held as part of the WBCA National Convention, will be played March 31 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, site of the 2012 NCAA Women's Final Four.

The 20 players selected for the game will be divided into two 10-player teams.

The inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game was played April 17, 1992, at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn. The 2012 class of WBCA High School All-Americans joins a long list of well-known past participants including Tamika Catching, Chamique Holdsclaw, Katie Smith, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Alana Beard, Maya Moore and Brittney Griner.

Jones, a 6' 3" forward, has helped lead the state #1 ranked Crusaders to a 24-1 record this winter, averaging a team-best 12.5 points per game with a season-high 26 points in a 70-61 win against Windward (Calif.) December 21.

Jones is the only Maryland player to be named to the prestigious all-star game. The rest of the field includes recruits for women's college basketball powerhouses Connecticut, Maryland and Duke.