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RAQUITA WASHINGTON BOOKER T. WASHINGTON NOTHING BORING ABOUT GUARD'S TENACIOUS PLAY.(SPORTS)

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From: The Virginian Pilot
Date: 19960221
Author:Farmer, Rea

Byline: REA FARMER, STAFF WRITER

NORFOLK -- Raquita Washington started playing basketball for the most basic ofreasons. Boredom.

``I wanted to have something to do,'' Washington said of her decision to play as a ninth grader. ``I didn't want to sit around the house or anything, so I started playing (junior varsity). I got a lot of confidence, so I kept on playing.''

Now the Booker T. Washington 5-foot-4 guard is far from being either bored, or boring. She averages a team-high 12.9 points per game. A four-sport athlete, Washington revels in basketball.

``In ...

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