There is a short list of colleges that have produced six or more big leaguers at a time, but rarely is that the case at the high school level. But Tucson’s Canyon del Oro High is an exception.
The Dorados hold the unique distinction of having produced a half dozen players that performed in the big leagues this season, including outfielders Brian Anderson (White Sox), Chris Duncan (Cardinals), Shelley Duncan (Yankees) and Scott Hairston (Padres), second baseman Ian Kinsler (Rangers) and righthander Jason Stanford (Indians). Chris Duncan, Anderson, Hairston and Kinsler all started in the field together when Canyon del Oro lost in the quarter-finals of the Arizona 5-A playoffs in 1999.
Following are the U.S. high schools that produced at least three 2007 big leaguers: |
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High School |
Big Leaguers |
| 1. |
Canyon del Oro HS, Tucson |
6 |
| 2. |
Cherry Creek HS, Englewood, Colo. |
4 |
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Harrison HS, Kennesaw, Ga. |
4 |
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John F. Kennedy HS, Granada Hills, Calif. |
4 |
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Lake Brantley HS, Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
4 |
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La Quinta HS, Westminster, Calif. |
4 |
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Servite HS, Anaheim |
4 |
| 8. |
Bellaire (Texas) HS |
3 |
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Bishop Amat HS, La Puente |
3 |
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El Dorado HS, Placentia, Calif. |
3 |
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Fallbrook Union HS, Fallbrook, Calif. |
3 |
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Fountain Valley (Calif.) HS |
3 |
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Granada Hills (Calif.) HS |
3 |
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Hillsborough HS, Tampa |
3 |
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Lamar (Colo.) HS |
3 |
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Parkview HS, Lilburn, Ga. |
3 |
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Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego |
3 |
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St. Francis HS, La Canada, Calif. |
3 |
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Sarasota (Fla.) HS |
3 |
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South Kitsap HS, Port Orchard, Wash. |
3 |
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Southridge HS, Miami |
3 | |
| --ALLAN SIMPSON |
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