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BOOKER T.'S FOES BRACE FOR A HEAVY DOSE OF RAQUITA POINTS, STEALS, ASSISTS, EVEN REBOUNDS - THEY'RE ALL PART OF BOOKER SPARKPLUG WASHINGTON'S GAME.(SPORTS)

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From: The Virginian Pilot
Date: 19970224
Author:Mcleroy, Rea

Byline: REA McLEROY, STAFF WRITER

NORFOLK -- Raquita Washington can make you forget she is a mere 5-foot-2. In fact, she can often make you forget she is only one person.

How else can you explain her 9.5 steals per game, or her average of six rebounds, knowing she's giving up considerable inches in height to most opponents?

``I'd hate to be in a fistfight with her,'' Booker T. Washington girls basketball coach Cal Davidson said with a laugh. ``You'd have to bring your lunch. It would be an all-day job. She's not going to give up.''

That drive will be on display ...

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