Sierra Fleming & Tymire Riddick Named Co-Athletes of the Week
Published: December 12, 2018
Sophomore guard, Sierra M. Fleming of the Jefferson Community College (JCC) women’s basketball team, and freshman guard Tymire L. Riddick, of the Jefferson men’s basketball team, were named JCC co-athletes of the week for the week ending December 9, 2018. JCC's athlete of the week program is sponsored by Under Armour and Victory Promotions.
Sierra, a 2017 graduate of Hammond Central School, is majoring in Humanities and Social
Sciences at Jefferson. Sierra’s accomplishments on the court this past week include
finishing the semester with two of her best games of the year. She averaged 19 points,
4 rebounds, and 4.5 steals per game. Fleming contributed 16 points and 5 steals against
nationally ranked North Country Community College on Saturday in a closely contested
road game. She bounced back with one of her best games of the year with 22 points
and 4 more steals in just 25 minutes of play in a 62-28 victory over Clinton Community
College.
Tymire, a 2017 graduate of Milford High School, is majoring in Sports Management at
Jefferson. Riddick’s accomplishments on the court this past week include being a
constant in the Cannoneers' recent success. He is continually one of the top scorers
and led the Cannoneers to the end of the semester winning 3 out of 5 game. In one
of the wins, Tymire scored 38 points and was a perfect 14-14 from the free throw line.
He is considered one of the best shooters in Region 3 right now and has constantly
kept other teams' defenses on their toes. Ty continues to work on improving his game.