5-YEAR YEARNING
SPORTS: Item on a Cleveland High School basketball player seeking an exemption.

Nick Young of Reseda Cleveland, one of the top juniors in the City Section, will petition the City Section rules committee for a fifth year of athletic eligibility.

Young, a 6-foot-6 swingman averaging 20 points and 9.3 rebounds, will seek a hardship waiver based on family problems that forced him to miss school, Cleveland Coach Andre Chevalier said.

Young attended Hamilton as a freshman, then transferred to Dorsey for his sophomore season. He is in his second year at Cleveland -- his fourth year of school and athletics.

"After talking to a couple of people who have been through the process, I think he has a good chance," Chevalier said. "I'm hoping it will go through."