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game played on Sunday, April 12, 1987 at the

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. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1987. The game was the 10th annual version of the

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first played in 1978.

1987 game

The game was telecast live by ABC. The rosters notably had many forwards: the East had Brian Shorter and Perry Carter, while the West had Larry Johnson and Marcus Liberty, two of the top-ranked prospects of their class. The game saw the East gaining and advantage during the first half, and at halftime the score was 66–52. The West attempted to come back during the second half, but they were unable to outscore the East and eventually lost the game by 10 points. Shorter, who was attending Oak Hill Academy but was born in Philadelphia, scored 24 points and recorded 8 rebounds, while Marcus Liberty scored 18 points; Larry Johnson had 16 and Mark Macon scored 14. Macon's good overall performance earned him the MVP award. 1987 game and rosters at page 72. Of the 25 players, 15 went on to play at least one game in the

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East roster

1987 roster at pages 4.

West roster

Coaches

The East team was coached by: * Head Coach Mark Levin of Overbrook High School (

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) The West team was coached by: * Head Coach Dave Lebo of Carlisle High School (

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)

All-American Week

Contest winners

* The 1987 Slam Dunk contest was won by Jerome Harmon.

References

External links

McDonald's All-American on the webMcDonald's All-American all-time rostersGame stats at Realgm.com
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