COLBY, Kan. – Standout performances, including a 38-point outing for Seward County guard Avery Marchino and a triple-double for Johnson County’s Layla Scott, have led to both players earning Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors for Week 15.     

Avery Marchino – Seward County (KJCCC Division 1 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week)
Sophomore guard Avery Marchino tallied a career-high 38 points in Seward's 91-52 home win over Independence on Wednesday evening. Marchino finished with 38 points on 15-27 (55.6%) shooting, adding eight rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the victory. The 38 points are tied for the fifth most in a single game in Seward County history.

Layla Scott – Johnson County (KJCCC Division 2 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week)
Playing in her final two home games of her career, Layla Scott helped lead number one Johnson County to a pair of double-digit conference victories last week and secure the program’s sixth straight KJCCC Division 2 title and 13th championship overall. The sophomore finished with 15 points, five rebounds, and three assists in an 81-44 mid-week win over Fort Scott before securing the ninth triple-double in program history as part of Saturday’s 95-53 victory over number 25 Neosho County on Sophomore Day.- Scott's first collegiate triple-double came on an impressive line of 27 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists while connecting on five three-point baskets among her eight total field goals in addition to going six-for-six at the free throw line. This season, Scott leads the conference scoring average (17.6), total points (511), made three-point field goals (102), three-point field goal percentage (41.1%), assists (116), and ranks second in steals (66) and blocked shots (17).

Other Division 1 Players Nominated:
Mary Akinde - Barton
Aliyah Green – Butler
Shea Wurtz – Cloud County
Aubrey Hishaw – Coffeyville
Dessirae Ulmer - Colby
Savi Mi – Dodge City
Kalani Brock - Pratt

Other Division 2 Players Nominated:
Yolaine Luthi – Allen
Shamiah Johnson – Highland
Ahmani Klabunde - Labette