Who were the most talented junior players, who disappeared from competition?

[De420MadHatter]

Is the mystery 16 year old that was just under josh n Shane winters Michael tosada from New York? I remember him from the super billiards expo. I'm 26 and it seemed when I was in the juniors tournaments(especially the 19 n under cuz I started when I was 14) there was multiple future champions playing world class speed to name a few from my age group off hand beside Michael there was Chris futrell Richard Barney and that guy skittles lol I remember he played me my first year first round in a full pin striped tuxedo n needless to say I was a novice, I was barely able to hit the bottom rail w the cue ball, and he's jumping balls in lol. I know futrell still plays at least some cuz he has cash finishes on as from many years since n out of all of them he was talented and playing better than anyone junior or not before he was 16.

Skittles still knocking around OKC?? Hadn't heard that name in awhile.

 

[barrymuch90]

Honest question : if you couldn't hit the bottom rail, what were you doing playing in the junior nationals?

I was talking about super billiards expo juniors not junior nationals it used to be 25$ n that got u a pass every day it since has become free n I had just started playing and always loved the competition of tournaments and always will. Fortunately now I can hit the back rail n sometimes even the head rail In the same shot

 

[JoeyInCali]

Cesar Morales

 

[Palmetto cue]

One of the greatest juniors ever was legendary player Joe Balsis, who walked away from the pro game for close to twenty years to join the family business, which was meat. He came back to pool with a vengeance at the age of about 40 and won enough titles from that point forward to earn a spot in the BCA Hall of Fame.

Of course, we must now count former junior champion John Morra, a DCC banks champion and a Super Billiards Expo 10 ball champion, as a fine young player that has left the game.

What is John Morra doing?