The LINK nky Team of the Week for Jan. 30-Feb. 5 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Lloyd Memorial boys basketball team.
The Juggernauts received 62% of the vote, the Ryle boys swim and dive team and Dixie Heights girls basketball team coming in second as both registered 14% of the votes.
Earning lloyd Memorial the honors was when they clinched the No. 1 seed in the 34th District for the first time in program history with a 64-56 victory over St. Henry on Feb. 2.
LLOYD MEMORIAL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
The Juggernauts finished off the qualifying week 3-o with wins over Simon Kenton, St. Henry and Oldham County in winning seven of eight.
The 12-point win at Simon Kenton was met with a balanced attack, Jeremiah Israel leading the way with 19 points, adding nine rebounds. EJ Walker added 15 points and seven rebounds, Elijah Collins scoring 14 and Isaiah Sebastian with 12. The Jugs hit 57% from the field and 66% from deep in the victory.
The victory over St. Henry had Israel scoring a season-high 32 points, also pulling down nine rebounds while Walker added 14 points and nine rebounds. The third win of the week over Oldham County also had the quartet of Sebastian, Walker, Collins and Sebastian leading the way, Israel with 29 and 10 rebounds, Walker adding 18 points and 11 rebounds, Collins with 11 and Sebastian 10.
Congratulations to the other nominees: Dixie Heights girls basketball team, Notre Dame Academy swim and dive team, and the Ryle boys swim and dive team.
Look for Tuesday’s new LINK nky Team of the Week options online at linknky.com.
Got a team you have in mind? Please send nominations to edennison@linknky.com.