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Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week: Tray Alford, Yorkville Christian, basketball, junior · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week Trey Alford, Yorkville Christian
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  Basketball Junior Written by Joshua Weljes. This article is being
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  read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett
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  named Trey Alford School, Yorkville Christian Junior Sport Basketball. Why
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  he was selected. Alford scored eighteen points, including his one
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  thousandth career point in a win over Juliet Catholic, and
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  scored seventeen points with the game winning basket and the
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  final seconds in a win over christ the King. He
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  was selected the Athlete of the Week in an online vote.
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  Other nominees were Oswego East Bowlings, Bella santal Is, Yorkville
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  Wrestlings Lauren Trotter, and Sandwich Wrestlings Jasmine Rios. There is
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  Alfred's interview with sports editor Joshua welje What did it
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  mean to reach one thousand career points? Alford? It felt
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  very good when I found out I hit it, especially
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  at Milwaukee's Feiser Forum. It's definitely a milestone for my career.
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  You hit some big game winning shots. What's that feeling
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  like and how do you handle the pressure of the
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  moment Alford. I've always loved the pressure no matter what
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  it comes down to as a player, and but just
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  trying to be as coachable as possible and to do
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  whatever it takes to help win as a team. How
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  are you guys feeling about where the team is at
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  with playoffs near Alford. We feel really well. It's starting
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  to feel like we are all really starting to come
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  together and bond as a team and looking to continue
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  doing what we have to do. It sounds like you
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  and Jadeen Riley have played together for a long time.
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  Can you describe your relationship as teammates Alfred. Jaden's like
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  a big brother to me, So just having him as
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  an upperclassman and someone to look up to means a lot.
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  Having him by my side and helping me with certain
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  things I can do to better the team and myself
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  helps a lot. Do you have a favorite team and
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  player at the next level? Alford Georgia And my favorite
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  player at the next level right now is Jordan Ross,
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  who plays at Georgia. What's a favorite food Alford Peanut
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  butter and strawberry jelly, uncrustable. What is a TV show
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  or movie you could watch over and over Alfred favorite
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  movie is like Mike