02/14/2013 - Ithaca Journal
ITHACA — At 6-foot-5 and about 220 pounds, Whitney
Point senior Adam Tillotson is a sizeable presence on the basketball
court for the Whitney Point Eagles.
But
it’s the fact that he’s a smaller presence from last year, by about 20
pounds, that helped him become the force he is in the Interscholastic Athletic Conference Large School North Division.
“It
really helped him be more versatile, and play more minutes,” Whitney
Point coach Steve Morgan said Wednesday, referring to Tillotson’s
improved physical condition. “He’s also been able to increase his
shooting range. He’s always got the ball in his hands, he draws a lot of
attention.”
And
why not? The senior scored nearly 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds
per outing, and has led the Eagles (15-2) into Thursday night’s IAC
Large School title game against Watkins Glen (14-2). Tillotson on
Tuesday was named the IAC Large North Division Most Valuable Player and
earned a spot on the all-star first team for a third straight season.
Moravia’s
Dylan Powers was named the Small North Division MVP; in the IAC South,
Elmira Notre Dame sophomore Darius Garvin (Large School) and Tom Peckham
of Odessa-Montour and Derek Carman of Spencer-Van Etten (Small School)
South MVP honors.
Tillotson
was joined on the Large North All-Star first team by teammate Austin
Standish-Warpus, Lansing’s Ellington Hopkins and Ben Rourke, and Dryden
teammates Bryan Norman and Gage Ellis. Nick Stevens, Zach Marsh and
Chris Ellerson of WP made the second team, along with Lansing’s Nate
McIntosh and Dryden’s Ali Abel-Ferretti.
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