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Cleveland Rockers Suzie McConnell playing 'D' eyes up Houston Comets Tiffany Woosley.

7 ft. 4 in. Matt Slaninka has to squat down a few inches to check his appearance at the team's hotel room in St. Louis. Dematha travels in public in coat and tie.

The winningest coach in history, the legendary Morgan Wooten motivates his team for the final minutes of an all too close game in St. Louis' Kiel Center against CBC high school. Damatha's No. 1 ranking in the nation means they all too often find…

Joe Forte struggles to get to the basket. As the No. 1 high school team in the nation, every opponent wants to beat them, so they always played tough, close games.

being the No. 1 high school team in the country has brought a bit of the big time to these teenagers. ESPN cameramen and reporters interviewed and follow the team through practice. Here Vince Bartozzi dodges this cameraman during warmups.

North Carolina bound senior Joe Forte checks at his moves in the locker room mirror at the Kiel Center in St. Louis before their game with top-rated CBC high school.

Keith Bogans is a Kentucky recruit and fans around the country know it as they seek him and other college bound players on the Dematha team for autographs in case they become future NBA stars.

Packed into a small hotel room, the players, coaches, managers and a few boosters hold mass led by Father Damian Anuszewski, left. To the right of him are Coach Morgan Wooten, Keith Bogans, and Billy Edelin.

Aside from the MCI Center, the Kiel Center in St. Louis is one of the biggest venues #1 Dematha has played in and it still causes a bit of nerves even in its veteran players. Both Dan Buruss, center, and Vince Bartozzi, right, chew their nails a…

Dematha players and a few family and fans read the local coverage of the games in the St. Louis and Chicago newspapers as they roll into town.