Jones, Harley Win OCCAC Player of the Week Honors (Feb. 23-March 1)
Kenny Jones and Sierra Harley have been named the OCCAC player of the week selections in men's and women's basketball, respectively.
By Nicholas Huenefeld/OCCAC Sports Information
Kenny Jones and Sierra Harley have been named the OCCAC player of the week selections in men's and women's basketball, respectively.
Jones, a sophomore forward for the Owens Community College men's basketball team, averaged 13.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, four blocks and one steal per game in wins over Columbus State Community College and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College last week.
In a 103-77 win over Columbus State, Jones produced 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks. Then, in a 107-102 overtime win over Cincinnati State on Saturday, Jones led Owens to a share of the OCCAC championship with 15 points, 17 rebounds, five blocks and one steal.
In conference play, Jones averaged 13.1 points, eight rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game for Owens (24-6, 12-2 OCCAC), who shared the OCCAC title with Lakeland. They will open the postseason tournament with the No. 2 seed and will take on the winner of No. 3 seed Cincinnati State and No. 6 seed Columbus State on Friday at 8 p.m.
Harley, meanwhile, led Owens to a perfect 14-0 conference season with wins over Columbus State and Cincinnati State by averaging 18.5 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and 2.5 steals per game.
In the team's 90-67 win over Columbus State, Harley had 20 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals. She followed that up with 17 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and one steals in an 87-66 win over Cincinnati State.
The freshman guard averaged 15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 3.3 steals per game in conference play for Owens (29-1 overall, 14-0 OCCAC), who secured its third straight OCCAC championship. Harley and her teammates open Region XII District I play on Friday with a 1 p.m. game against the winner of No. 4 seed Sinclair Community College and No. 5 seed Lakeland Community College.
Congratulations to both players!
Notes
Player of the week awards for men's and women's basketball are now done for the season.