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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club.

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support.

HIGH SCHOOL

Joy Anderson, Long Beach Poly Basketball

Long Beach Poly senior Joy Anderson led the Jackrabbits to their 199th consecutive Moore League win last week with 23 points in a victory over Millikan, backed up by teammate Nevaeh Lemons’ 17 points. 

Anthony Williams/Keaton Lewis, Lakewood Basketball

Lakewood recently took runner-up in the Gold Division of the Bellflower Holiday Tournament. Anthony Williams and Keaton Lewis starred for the Lancers and both took All-Tournament honors.

COLLEGE

Kam Martin, Long Beach State Basketball

Freshman Kam Martin set a new career-high with 25 points, leading Long Beach State to a 76-70 win on the road at San Diego. Martin was a perfect 5-for-5 from three in the victory and earned Big West Player of the Week honors for his efforts.

Brillana Boyd, LBCC Basketball

The LBCC women’s basketball team finished as the runner-up in the LA Valley College Tournament last week, thanks to the offensive efforts of Brillana Boyd. She averaged 23 points per game as the Vikings went 2-1.

Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
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