Roger Bacon's 71-63 victory over LeBron James and his nearly unbeatable Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's team in 2002 is still one of the most talked-about games in Cincinnati preps sports history.

Roger Bacon's Inventions. Share full article. Dec. 24, 1894. ... Popular tradition has attributed many discoveries to "Friar Bacon," to which in truth he could have no claim.