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Patriots’ Padgett Wants to Walk in Dad’s Footsteps

By Rubin E. Grant Logan Padgett spends as much time with his dad as he can. That’s because Homewood’s 6-foot-6-inch junior forward wants to follow in his dad, Scott Padgett’s, footsteps and become a college basketball player. Scott Padgett played college basketball at Kentucky from 1995 to ‘99, helping the Wildcats win the 1998 NCAA championship. He was a first-round draft … [Read more...]

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