For basketball star, it’s a matter of heart over height
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Johnny Ortiz, a senior at Brighton High School in Massachusetts, is one of the best basketball guards in the state. He led his team to a state championship earlier this year.
He's hoping his basketball skills will open the door to college, a place neither of his parents went.
"I'm always thinking, 'you gotta go somewhere. You gotta take your family out of the hood,'" he tells the Boston Globe.
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No college has extended an offer to him yet.
Johnny Ortiz, basketball star, is 5 feet 3 inches tall.
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