Cam Whitmore, meanwhile, put on a show that would please Villanova coach Jay Wright. The future Wildcat Whitmore scored 19 points, Whitehead won the MVP award at McDonald’s All American Game and East beat the West 105-81 at the Wintrust Arena on Tuesday night. The event, which shed light on greats such as Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James, has returned after being canceled for the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The current harvest showed why they are the best high school players in the country, whether they were flying vicious dunks or doing acrobatic layups. 2 About Whitmore had eight rebounds. Whitehead wanted to show fans that he is a player with all his might and he did just that with 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to help the East reach an easy victory. “Entering this game, I did not think about it as much as I have statistics,” he said. “I just wanted to win the game, most importantly. That’s something we stressed. “ Mark Mitchell, with the commitment of the Duke, was the leader of the West with 19 points. “I haven’t had the games in the last two years, I think it was just an honor they could play this year,” he said. “We had to go through a lot of protocols. It was definitely worth it in the end. “ Former NBA star Jermaine O’Neill sat in the backyard and Chicago rapper G Herbo had four chairs to his left. Lil Baby played at halftime. Anatoli had already made a good show by then, having a 58-38 lead. Whitehead nailed three 3-pointers and had 11 points ahead with five assists at halftime. Whitmore scored nine points and the 6-foot guard by Archbishop Spalding near Baltimore scored with a windmill in the final seconds causing the loudest roar from the crowd until Lil Baby spoke. “When I first got on stage, playing in front of thousands of people, it was a little nervous,” Whitehead said. “I was not used to playing in front of tons of people. When I got used to it, something happened that you were looking forward to. It also makes you go out and perform better, just knowing that you have people paying to come and watch you play.” Anthony Black, who announced his commitment to Arkansas on Monday night on ESPN, giving Eric Muselman and the Razorbacks their third five-star spot in the 2022 division, was on the West roster. Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
