NEW YORK – When Kenny Jones first appeared at practice at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn last month, he was overcome with emotion.
“When I first walked back in the gym, they all stopped practicing and ran over to me,” Jones recalled. “All the guys on the team, even some of the new guys who I never really met, told me how happy they were that I was back. I was overwhelmed by that. This whole ordeal has been pretty emotional to me.”
Both Jones and former Jefferson assistant Tyrone Davis were shot in separate incidents in October. Davis, 52, lost his life, while Jones, 48, spent “three long, grueling” months in the hospital rehabilitating.
Speaking of Jefferson, head coach Lawrence Pollard said senior guard Keith Spellman “should be good to go” for the team’s PSAL playoff opener March 3. Spellman missed Sunday’s borough championship game against Lance Stephenson and Lincoln with a back ailment but has since seen a chiropractor in Queens.
(Photos courtesy Christina Santucci)
