Athletes of the Week-December 16, 2019.
Basketball
Marcus Dempsey
Muskingum
Junior
Guard
Zanesville, Ohio/Tri Valley
Dempsey averaged an impressive 35.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and five assists over two games to lead the Muskies past Capital and John Carroll last week. He shot 12-of-20 (.600) from the field and went 8-of-10 (.800) from the free-throw line. Dempsey has moved up to fourth place all-time in Muskingum scoring with 1,561 career points
Basketball
Emma Burns
Capital
Sophomore
Guard
Westerville, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales
Burns led the Crusaders past Muskingum and Ohio Northern last week, averaged 19.5 points and three rebounds-per-game. Burns shot 11-of-24 (.458) from the field in including 9-of-16 (.563) from 3-point range and 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.
Wrestling
David Massey
Mount Union
Sophomore
133-pounds
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio / Woodridge
Massey went 4-0 with a pair of major decisions at 133 pounds to lead Mount Union to four dual meet wins at the Kalahari Duals in Sandusky on Saturday.