Duquette, Barnes Earn Weekly Honors

This week's iBerkshires.com/Southwestern Vermont Health Care Athletes of the Week each have helped his or her team overcome slow starts and pick up momentum in the new year.

 

Seamus Barnes had a double-double on Thursday to lead the Mount Greylock boys basketball team to its fourth straight victory.

 

Barnes scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the home win.

 

For the season, he is leading a balanced Mount Greylock scoring attack with 10.33 points per game.

 

Mount Greylock opened the season with two losses before running its record to 4-2 heading into Tuesday's game at Lenox.

 

The Pittsfield girls basketball team is 3-2 going into Monday's home game against Chicopee.

 

The Generals started the year 0-2 before winning three straight, and Jamie Duquette is scoring 24 points per game during the winning streak.

 

In Pittsfield's closest game of the year, a 48-47 road win at West Springfield, Duquette had a double-double with 26 points and 11 boards and passed out five assists.

 

She is averaging a double-double this winter with 20.6 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.

 

The Generals have a busy week ahead. After starting with the Pacers, they face city rival Taconic on Tuesday at the Boys and Girls Club before finishing the week at Minnechaug on Friday.

 

The iBerkshires.com Athlete of the Week is sponsored by Southwestern Vermont Health Care.