Porter scores on second try, set for Illinois

Marshall's Sheryl Porter, the Sun-Times' girls basketball Playerof the Year for 1985-86, scored 15 on her ACT and will be eligible toplay as a freshman at Illinois next season.

But Simeon's Nelison Anderson, the Sun-Times' boys basketballPlayer of the Year, scored 11 on his ACT and will not be eligible atIllinois.

Both took the ACT test twice and both fell short of the NCAAminimum requirement of 15 on the first occasion. But Porterimproved from a first score of 7 to gain a 15, while Andersonimproved from 10 to 11.

"I'm really proud of that (the improvement)," Porter said.

"I wasn't working as hard as I know I could have," Andersonsaid.

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