A Crowded Debut
Rainier Beach star Tyran Stokes electrifies a sold-out gym in Renton
Tyran Stokes, Rainier Beach’s 6-foot-7 transfer from Sherman Oaks, California, has a unique talent for inspiring the people around him.
Like the home crowd on Wednesday night at Renton High School. From tip-off, they serenaded him with chants of “O-ver Ra-ted,” and the No. 1 college prospect in the country acted like it was music to his ears. After one of his nine dunks during the Vikings’ 81-60 season-opening romp, he turned to the Redhawks student section and gestured for them to keep bringing it.
By then, Stokes, en route to a head-spinning, gym-rattling 31 points, had induced everyone in the building into silent awe.
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