THE SPORTS REPORTS: SAYRE'S PELLICANO, CANDOR'S SOPER NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL 'ATHLETES OF THE WEEK' (2024-12-29)
The Sports Reports
Sayre senior Nick Pellicano and Candor junior Nicola Soper each had big weeks to help their teams a pair of wins. They are The Sports Reports / Ziff Law Firm Regional "Athletes of the Week."
SAYRE'S PELLICANO NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL BOYS 'ATHLETE OF THE WEEK'
Pellicano averaged 30 points, 6 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 4.5 steals in a pair of Redskin wins.
On Tuesday, Pellicano led Sayre in a 66-37 win over Wyalusing with 25 points, four assists, and four steals.
On
Thursday, Pellicano registered a triple-double with 35 points, 10
rebounds, and 11 assists, to go along with five steals, and two blocked
shots in a 94-50 win over Williamson.
Honorable Mentions: Horseheads
Jack Fesetch (basketball), Owego's Bobby Struble (wrestling), Troy's
Jack Burbage (basketball), NP-Mansfield's Alex Davis (basketball),
CANDOR'S SOPER NAMED ZIFF LAW FIRM REGIONAL GIRLS 'ATHLETE OF THE WEEK'
Soper averaged 12.5 points, 24 rebounds, 3.5 steals, and 1.5 blocked shots in a pair of wins last week.
Soper had 12 points, a whopping 29 rebounds, three steals, and two blocked shot in a 74-39 win over Newfield Tuesday.
Soper
scored 13 points, pulled down 19 rebounds, collected four steals, and
blocked one shot in a 60-53 win over defending state champion Moravia
Friday
Honorable Mentions: Athens' Hanna Rathbun
(wrestling), Northeast Bradford's Anaiah Kolesar (wrestling),
Horseheads' Megan Wolfe (basketball), and Cowanesque Valley's Ashley
Woodring (basketball).