Boys player of the week, Top 10 and Scoring Leaders

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER n case you missed it in today's print edition of The Morning Call, here's a look at boys basketball player of the week, the Top 10 and the top-25 scoring leaders: PLAYER OF THE WEEK JUSTIN AUNGST, Salisbury Salisbury coach Jason Weaver said that since the calendar turned to 2013, junior Justin Aungst had picked up his game. Then he went to the team’s scorebook to verify his comment. “Over the past seven games he has averaged 14.7 points per game and before that he was averaging just 6.8,” Weaver said. “We told him to be more aggressive and look for his shot more, and he’s doing that.” Aungst made his first big splash as a freshman in the 2011 Colonial League semis when he scored 10 points to help the Falcons upset Bangor. A couple of months later, as a pitcher, he was the catalyst to Salisbury winning the District 11 baseball title and advancing all the way to the state championship game. He can handle the pressure and the workload. “On last year’s team, he started for us, but didn’t look to score and made his mark by doing all of the little things … setting screens, diving on the floor for loose balls. … “ Weaver said. “He’s still doing that kind of stuff, but this year he needs to score more. “ Aungst, a six-foot junior, scored a career-high 22 on Tuesday night in the Falcons’ rout of Northern Lehugh. “He’s a leader more by example than by words,” Weaver said. “He doesn’t get nervous in tight situations. He just goes after it all of the time.” BOYS TOP 10 Team W-L LWk 1. Wilson 16-1 1 2. CCHS 13-2 2 3. Parkland 13-3 3 4. Freedom 9-6 4 5. Poc. Mt. West 13-2 5 6. Liberty 10-5 6 7. Easton 12-4 7 8. Emmaus 9-6 8 9. Pius X 12-2 9 10.Notre Dame 10-7 NR Dropped out: Bangor 11-4. Others to consider: Catasauqua (9-6), Lincoln Leadership (11-4), Marian (13-4), Northern Lehigh (11-5), Salisbury (11-6), Stroudsburg (8-7). TOP 25 SCORING LEADERS Rank, Player, School,Yr., Avg 1. Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman, CCHS, jr. , 22.8 2. Alex Colton, Bangor, sr., 20.3 3. Luke Gutekunst, Moravian Acd., jr., 17.93 4. Josh Eden, No. Lehigh, sr., 17.87 5. Nyreef Jackson, Freedom, sr., 17.3 6. Matt Husek, Becahi, sr., 16.9 7. Gerald Terry, Wilson, sr., 16.8 8. O’Neil Holder, ES South, jr., 16.0 9. Brett Kosciolek, Tamaqua, so., 15.5 10. Austin Beidelman, Parkland, sr., 15.2 11. Eric Vick, Poc. Mt. West, sr., 15.1 12. Phil Pierfy, Wilson, so., 15.0 13. Tannor Reed, Notre Dame, jr., 14.9 T14. Jacob Battle, Stroudsburg, jr., 14.7 T14. Nate Feiertag, Emmaus, jr., 14.7 T14. Taaj Williams, Lincoln, sr., 14.7 17. Tyler Crum, Lehighton, so., 14.4 18, Justin Zajko, Parkland, jr., 14.1 19. Freddie Simmons, Becahi, so., 13.9 20., Ezra Gaines, Easton, sr., 13.8 21., Keith Mosher, Saucon Vly, jr., 13.7 22., Tony Bellucci, Whitehall, sr. 13.5 23., Joe Wiggins, Poc. Mt. West, jr. 13.43 24., Deshawn Oyeniyi, Liberty, jr., 13.41 T25., Jean Lee Baez, CCHS, jr., 13.3 T25., Mike Kammerer, CCHS, sr., 13.3