Jags' Davis, Jets' Fricke are Men's Athletes of Week

FEB. 2, 2010 - Southwestern basketball player Devone Davis and Miramar College basketball player Tyler Fricke share Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Men's Athlete of the Week honors.

Davis, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound freshman guard from Southshore High School in Brooklyn, NY, dished off 15 assists as the first-place Jaguars won two more games to advance to 17-4 on the season and 11-0 to lead the conference by four games.

Davis passed off for six assists in a 65-56 win over Cuyamaca and came back with nine assists in a 75-62 victory vs. Imperial Valley. He leads the PCAC with 7.0 assists on the season, 7.9 in conference.

Fricke, a 6-foot-6 sophomore forward from Mt. Carmel High School, scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Jets moved into a tie for second place with MiraCosta by beating the Spartans 75-63.

Honorable mention for the week went to Southwestern basketball player Charles Joseph, Cuyamaca's Kenny Bradford and MiraCosta basketball player Tony Cali.

Joseph, a 6-foot, 9-inch, 290-pound freshman center from Southshore High School in Brooklyn, NY, helped lead the Jaguars to their win over Cuyamaca with 22 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks. He also had 17 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks vs. IVC.

Bradford, a 6-foot-1, 177-pound sophomore guard from Eastlake High School, came up big in the Coyotes' 60-47 win over San Diego City College (18 points) and 28 points and seven rebounds vs. Southwestern.

Cali, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound freshman guard from LaCosta Canyon High, had 15 points and six rebounds in MiraCosta's game with Miramar and then led the Spartans over rival Palomar 69-64 with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Individuals are eligible to receive Athlete of the Week honors once in their sports season but may receive honorable mention an unlimited number of times. Cali was Men's Athlete of the Week for the week that ended Dec. 13. Joseph and Bradford shared the Athlete of the Week award for the week that ended Dec. 21.

PCAC 2009-2010 MEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Palomar's Houle is PCAC Women's Athlete of Week

FEB. 2, 2010 - The Pacific Coast Athletic Conference has selected Palomar College softball player Theresa Houle as its Women's Athlete of the Week for the week that ended on Sunday. Houle, a sophomore first baseman from Ramona High School, slugged three home runs and drove in eight runs as the Comets, who are seeking their 24th PCAC championship in the last 25 years, opened its season with three consecutive victories.

Houle went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and a steal as Palomar won its season opener from Santiago Canyon 7-5. She slugged a three-run home run to put the Comets ahead to stay in an 8-2 victory over Pasadena City College in the first game of a doubleheader. Then she went 2-for-3 with two home runs, the second one to win the game, a walk and two RBIs in an 8-5 win over the Lancers in the second game.

Honorable mention recipients were basketball players Leticia Ridley from Grossmont, Lauren Matheney of Palomar and Megan Conroy of MiraCosta.

Ridley, a 5-foot-7 freshman guard from San Diego High School and as transfer from Cal State San Bernardino, scored 38 points, going 21-for-28 from the free throw line, and also had 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals as the Griffins, who are tied for first place with Palomar, defeated Southwestern 78-70. She came back with 13 points and four steals in a 61-51 win over MiraCosta.

Matheney, a 6-foot-3 sophomore center from Paloma Valley High, scored 25 points as two-time defending champion Palomar knocked Imperial Valley out of a three-way tie for the conference lead with a n 83-66 victory over the Arabs. Two nights earlier, Matheney contributed 14 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots in a 75-40 rout of Cuyamaca.

Conroy, a 5-foot-7 sophomore guard from Ramona High, scored 25 points in two games. She contributed 15 points, six rebounds and two steals in the Spartans' 48-39 victory over San Diego Mesa. She also had 10 points and two steals against Grossmont.

Individuals may receive Athlete of the Week honors only once in a season. Ridley was picked for the week ending Dec. 6, Matheney for the week ending Jan. 10.

PCAC 2009-2010 WOMEN'S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK