Cuyahoga Sweeps Weekly Basketball Awards

The Triceratops duo of Quimari Shelton and Nekhi Smith were both unanimous selections as OCCAC Player of the Week for November 14-21. The pair of freshmen lifted Cuyahoga to a total of three wins in three outings. 

Shelton put on a show at Community Christian, outscoring the Lions by herself despite playing just half the game. Her 30 points came on 14-of-16 shooting during an 82-26 drubbing. Shelton also stuffed four steals, two rebounds, an assist and a block into her impressive 20 minutes of action.

Smith registered back-to-back double-doubles in averaging 19.5 points and 11.5 rebounds as the men’s squad tallied two triumphs. He connected on 15-of-29 field goal attempts and 9-of-11 foul shots. Smith exploded for 27 points and 13 rebounds in 25 minutes against ISA Academy after a stellar 12-point, 10-rebound effort at Community Christian. He crashed the boards hard, accumulating 12 of his 23 rebounds on the offensive glass.