Desmond Simmons channels his energy  Updated: November 24, 2009,
9:34 AM ET  This story appeared in the Bay Area edition of the
November ESPN RISE Magazine.  Desmond Simmons is always doing
something on the basketball court. There's never a moment when
the Salesian (Richmond, Calif.) senior forward fails to make an
impact on the game.  SF Cover ESPN RISE Magazine Salesian
(Richmond, Calif.) forward Desmond Simmons averaged a double-
double last season while leading his team to a Division IV state
championship.  It's been like that since he started playing as a
7-year-old. Simmons recalls running around the court without
much direction but always going full bore, regardless.  "I just
had that energy," says Simmons. "I did everything hard, and I
could play all day."  Now a 6-foot-7, 215-pound pogo stick bound
for the University of Washington next fall, Simmons still plays
the same way -- with certain refinements. Instead of flying
around aimlessly, he's crashing the offensive boards. Instead of
hitting the floor