Tuesday night at 6 at Southern High, in the first game of the Public League basketball semifinal doubleheader, you'll be able to catch their act vs. Boys' Latin Charter and scoring-machine guard Maurice "Doo-Wop" Watson. Constitution-John Bartram will follow at about 7:45.
The Parkers are as surprised as anyone that CT has advanced so far.
At one point this season, the Phoenix was down to one player originally projected to start. The 6-8 big guy transferred last summer. Wing guard David Johnson suffered an oral abscess that has sidelined him all season. Tony Parker suffered a broken left foot a shade before Christmas and missed about a month. The only consistently productive scorer was dismissed from the team in mid-January.
"Like coach [Lou] Biester says, this is the first time he's had so many problems in one year. It's been ridiculous," Terrell said. "For a while, honestly, we were on different pages. Then we came together and everything started to click. It's a good feeling.
"Each time we go out there, we have the mind-set that we do belong with these teams and we just want to prove it again and again."
Tony and Terrell said they enjoy being twins and want to attend college together, while remaining roommates. Neumann University is looking like a possible destination.
Out and about, the twins are quite the conversation piece. Within the family, though, they're almost afterthoughts. That's because, on mom Karmella's side of the family, there are three more sets of twins. And they're all siblings!
"You should see those family gatherings," Terrell said, laughing. "There's one set of fraternals - boy and girl - and two identicals, with boys. They came quick, too. We're the youngest of the twins and the oldest are about 22.
"Every time, people want to get us together for pictures. I can understand it. Four sets of twins in one family. I guess they're fascinated."
