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ATHLETES OF THE WEEKSportsDay boys basketball player of the week: Trenton Wesson02:46 AM CST on Monday, January 21, 2008What he did: Jones led Episcopal School of Dallas (10-4) to two victories over area-ranked opponents last week. He scored 17 points against TCA-Addison and a game-high 27 points against Mansfield Summit. The stats: Wesson averaged 23 points and six assists and shot 81 percent from the field in two wins. He also had five steals. Who is he? A 5-10, 160-pound senior guard He said it: "This week, I played in a private school all-star football game, but I hurt my finger during practice. The day of the Mansfield Summit game, I shot 300 jump shots to see if my finger could make it. That's probably what got me on fire." Coach said it: "He's been focused all week on knocking down shots. It's been apparent in practice that he's focused on being a lot more consistent from the perimeter and driving to the lane. It's my gut feeling, and his, that it all starts in practice." Corey Henderson Did you know? Trenton has a twin brother, Tristan, who is who older by two minutes. Trenton was the quarterback, and Tristan was a wide receiver on ESD's Southwest Preparatory Conference Division II championship team. ... Trenton is a three-sport athlete (football, basketball and baseball), but basketball is his favorite. "You don't have to get hit that much," he said.
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