Net LYONS PRIDE Basketball

score 1,000

The 1,000-point milestone in basketball is probably the most recognized mark in all of high school and collegiate sports. Banners are posted in arenas to note the achievement of past players. A team’s top scorer may carry the number in their head from the moment they play their first game for a school. It’s a number that represents consistency, but one that is rarely reached, let alone by two players in the same season.

Seniors Alex Carlisle and Aaron Williams both attained that magic number within 18 days of each other (Carlisle on January 7 and Williams on January 25). What is most impressive is that two teammates accomplished the goal in the same basketball season at Wheaton.

Carlisle wrapped up his studentathlete tenure with the Lyons with 1,245 points to stand ninth in school history. Williams completed the journey with 1,166 points to rank 11th. Both also were named to the New