Justin Stone Named PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week for Feb. 20
Justin Stone (Brunswick, Md./Brunswick) has been named PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week for February 20. The junior forward led the Hood Blazers to an incredible win against Salisbury on February 15 in which his layup in the dying seconds of the second half sent the game into overtime.
In extra time, Stone continue his strong performance with two great drives to the basket on two straight possessions to give Hood a six-point cushion and propel them to an eventual 58-49 victory over the Sea Gulls. With the win, the Blazers clinched the sixth and final playoff spot in the upcoming Capital Athletic Conference Tournament.
Stone finished the game with 17 points, a season-high, and 12 rebounds to give him his seventh career double-double. Hood returns to action this Tuesday when it makes its third straight CAC tournament appearance.
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About the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week Award
Entering its fifth year, the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis on behalf of the Pride of Maryland Tournament Committee.
Each week, each of the nine Pride of Maryland schools has the ability to nominate one men's basketball player based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of media members vote to select the most outstanding player of the group.
The student-athlete with the most votes is the recipient of the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week. All student-athletes who receive votes, but are not named the PrestoSports/Provident Pride Player of the Week, are named to the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Honor Roll.
The award will be presented on Mondays throughout the 2011-12 season beginning on November 28.
The Pride of Maryland is comprised of the nine NCAA Division III schools in the state that play men's basketball: Frostburg State University, Goucher College, Hood College, John Hopkins University, McDaniel College, Salisbury University, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Stevenson University and Washington College.
For more information on the Pride of Maryland Championship, go to prideofmaryland.com.
About PrestoSports
PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the Pride of Maryland Championship and has created the PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week Award to recognize the best athletic achievements in the state of Maryland.
A Rockville, Md., based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges, conference offices and high schools used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III.
