John Grossman has no problem with someone passing him for the top spot on Moniteau High School's all-time boys basketball scoring list.

Maybe it's because that someone happens to be his son, Tyler.

After his 25 -point performance in an 87-64 win over West Forest Tuesday night, the younger Grossman is now the Warriors' top all-time scorer with 1,442 points.

John Grossman played forward and center at Moniteau from 1976-78 and ended his career with 1,440 points.

When asked if he had any regrets giving up the top spot to his son, John responded, "Heck no. It's what we've been working for ever since he started playing basketball in fourth grade."

The elder Grossman will present his son with a basketball to commemorate the occasion before the Warriors' (14-3) home game Thursday against A-C Valley.

As he approached the scoring mark, Tyler was able to keep things in perspective.

"Getting the all-time record would mean a lot to me," he said after scoring 13 points in Monday's win over West Shamokin. "But not as much as winning a District 9 title would mean."

And if he were to get both in his final year at Moniteau … "That would be a double bonus," said the senior guard.

Getting an all-time scoring record means having a solid career from start to finish. And Grossman certainly started his career on the right track.

In his very first varsity game as a freshman, Grossman scored 19 points in a game against Marion Center in November of 2002.

He ended that season averaging 9.2 points per game.

But breaking his school's scoring record never entered his mind as an underclassman.

"I didn't even think about it," he said. "Because you never know if an injury is going to hold you back. You just take it one game at a time."

After averaging 18.4 points per game as a sophomore, the younger Grossman came to a crossroads.

He was already a solid high school player. But would he be willing and able to take his game to the next level?

Warriors' coach Randy Armagost was pleased with the route his star player decided to take.

"I'd say the big difference came before his junior year because that's when he started believing in the weight room," said Armagost. "He found that making himself stronger would give him more energy at the end of a game."

Grossman has also played summer basketball over the last few years for PA Swoosh, an AAU team based in Greensburg.

"I've played against some of the top players in the nation in AAU," he said. "And that's had a lot to do with my development as a player. It's a much faster pace and the competition is a lot better."

As he watches his son's final weeks in the uniform he used to wear, John Grossman admits he can see a bit of himself in Tyler.

"His jump shot looks a lot like mine," Mr. Grossman said, who qualified his statement by adding, "when he's on."

What things await the younger Grossman?

Barring injury, he will end his career as the only player in Moniteau boys' basketball history to surpass 1,500 points.

He could very well earn a third consecutive spot on the Butler Eagle's All-Star First Team.

And he will undoubtedly be considered one of the top players to come out of District 9 in recent memory.

But team goals are first and foremost.

"You won't get close to the playoffs as a one-man team," Tyler said. "It means a lot to be part of a good team because we've all worked so hard for it."