Courtesy of Empire8.com
A pair of former Section V stars were among those honored by the Empire 8 conference for game played from December 19th-31st.
Daniel Cook (St. John Fisher) earned Empire 8 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after being named MVP of the Carol V. DeCosta Go for the Goal Tournament hosted by Medgar Evers College on Dec. 29-30 after averaging 21.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 block per game in a pair of wins. On Thursday, the former Pittsford Mendon standout put up 19 points to go along with 11 boards and five assists in a win over Misericordia. Cook followed that up with his second straight double-double, tallying 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting, 15 rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in a 96-74 win over SUNY Canton in the title game.
Gillian Flint (Alfred) was named Empire 8 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after the former Caledonia-Mumford star hit multiple season-highs during the Lycoming College Hoops for Hounds Classic on Dec. 29-30, as she helped the Saxons go 2-0, with wins over Goucher College and Baruch College. Flint scored a season-high 18 points against Baruch, hitting season-bests in field goals made with six, free throws made with four and free throw percentage, going 4-of-5 from the stripe. She began the week with 14 points, five boards and four steals against Goucher.
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