The goal of every high-school basketball player is to reach the milestone of 1,000 career points, and now one local senior has done it.

Clinton Senior Keaton Graves explains that he's had his eyes on 1,000 points since he was a freshman, but was not feeling the pressure before or during their win over Mt. Pulaski. 

Graves knew coming into the season that he was close to reaching the milestone, and says he put in the work during the offseason, particularly on his threes, to ensure he'd achieve it. He adds that motivation from his older brother, Dawson, who is also a 1,000-point scorer, helped as well. 

The next stop for Graves is breaking the Clinton all-time scoring record. Graves needs to average close to 22 points a game to achieve it, but he says he's more focused on getting wins than individual points. 

The Maroons are off until Saturday when they take on the El Paso-Gridley Titans, tip-off is at 5:00 PM.