HVIAC Players of the Week - December 21
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Damani Merritt, Five TownsSenior • Guard • Brooklyn, N.Y. Scored career-high 29 points on 54% shooting in Five Towns' winning effort against Vaughn. Merritt also totaled six rebounds, two assists, and two steals. |
| Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week | |
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Luc Exil, Five TownsJunior • Guard • Irvington, N.J. Exil scored a season-high 16 points and shot 4-5 from three-point range in the Sound's win over Vaughn; adding two rebounds, two assists, and two steals. |
| Women's Basketball Player of the Week | |
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Essence Rayford, Five TownsSenior • Guard • North Aurora, Ill. The senior posted a triple-double – 27 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 10 steals – in an overtime defeat to Yeshiva. Rayford also averaged 20.5 points, 7.5 boards, 6.5 takeaways, and 3.5 assists in Five Towns' 1-1 week. |
| Women's Basketball Rookie of the Week | |
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Jordan Tobin, Five TownsSophomore • Forward • Massapequa, N.Y. Notched her seventh and eighth double-doubles of the season in a 1-1 week, averaging 18 points and 13.5 rebounds for the week. Tobin scored 20 points and 17 rebounds against Yeshiva. |
| Honor Roll | |
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Cyrus Sprague, Word of Life/Davis • Men's Basketball Averaged 20 points, seven boards, and as many assists in a 1-1 week for the Huskies. The sophomore had a near triple-double against SUNY Adirondack with 23 points, nine caroms, and nine dimes. Ainsley Vasquez, Five Towns • Men's Basketball Had a 13-point, 10-assist double-double in just 23 minutes for the Sound against Vaughn. Cierra Highland, Berkeley • Women's Basketball Recorded 20 points and 7.5 boards per contest in the Knights' 1-1 week; including a double-double against Bryant and Stratton-Albany and 24 points in a win over Word of Life/Davis. Kiera Pipeling, Word of Life/Davis • Women's Basketball Logged 19 points and 3.5 rebounds per game for the Huskies, including 21 points and five caroms in a win over SUNY Adirondack and 17 points and four steals against Berkeley. Zanya Henderson, Berkeley • Women's Basketball The New Jersey native averaged 10.5 points and 7.5 boards in a 1-1 week. The freshman totaled 10 rebounds against Word of Life/Davis and dropped 13 points on Bryant and Stratton-Albany. |
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