Portsmouth High player told not to pray on court: Was that legal?

PORTSMOUTH — Anthony Ferola, a 17-year-old Portsmouth High School senior, grew religious his freshman year, using prayer as a way of addressing anxiety and later as a source of comfort following his mother's breast cancer diagnosis.

Baptized in the Catholic Church, Ferola is coming more into his faith on his own accord, reading the Bible and attending church services locally with his paternal grandparents. Ferola, a member of the Clippers' varsity boys basketball team , has brought his beliefs onto the hardwood, leading prayers near halfcourt moments before tipoff, standing shoulder to shoulder with teammates.