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...Upward Bound opened its first regular season on Dec. 22, 1987, against New York State's Rockland Community College (21-3 and a National Junior College Athletic Association division champion in 1987). Many expected a blowout, but Upward Bound stuffed the predictions. Rockland eked out a last-second win, 64-63. Thereafter, Upward Bound went 11-11 against the best junior colleges in New England. In July at the Amateur Athletic Union National Junior Olympics held in Florida's Dade County, it beat all-star teams from Kentucky and Ohio before finally losing to players from the nation's fourth...
Estelle Christy typifies the benefits of academy athletics. Before joining Upward Bound, the 5-ft. 9-in., 130-lb. guard had labored anonymously for a public high school team with a lamentable 4-78 record during four years. Playing for Upward Bound brought High School All-America honors and inquiries from almost 100 major colleges. "Coach Doss," she says, "really changed my game. I'd never be the player I am now without...
...serving as tutors. Star outside shooter Patrina Blow, 17, a poor reader, benefited from a special remedial program. She now reads fluently and is pursued by schools like Rutgers, UConn and Georgetown. Christy and Blow are far from unique. One hundred fifty universities have made serious inquiries about other Upward Bound players...
Joan Bonvincini, head coach of women's basketball at perennial power California State, Long Beach, likes Upward Bound's results. "Bob Doss gets into college inner-city kids who wouldn't ordinarily make it," she says. Chris Weller, the University of Maryland's head coach, agrees: "Upward Bound is simply outstanding...
...Upward Bound students are equally enthusiastic. Coleta Brown, 17, sought by St. John's, Florida, U.S.C., and others, says, "None of this could have happened without Upward Bound." Blow concurs, "Bob Doss talks to us a lot about life, not just basketball. He taught me to study as hard as I play...