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Name: Melana Eyer
School: Altoona Area
Age: 15
Grade: Sophomore
Sport: Basketball
Athlete of the week achievement: Eyer led Altoona with 15 points in a 41-38 win over Carlisle. She then scored 18 points in a 49-24 road win over Chambersburg that clinched the Mid-Penn Conference Commonwealth Division crown for the Lady Lions.
Season update: Eyer is averaging 12.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 2.0 assists per game. She is shooting 50 percent from the field.
Coach Chris Fleegle's quote: "Melana has used her unbelievable work ethic to improve her game on both sides of the ball. She is always one of the first people to get in and one of the last to leave the gym. She can score very well at all three levels. What makes Melana a dangerous player for us is although she can score with the best of them, she typically makes the right basketball play. Her work ethic has allowed her to take on a leadership role with this year's team and for future years to come.''
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Partsch
Favorite subject: Biology
Favorite movie: "Coach Carter''
Favorite food: Chinese food
Favorite song: "Time of Our Lives'' by Pitbull
Outside interests: Four-wheeling and anything outdoors
Favorite professional team: Dallas Mavericks
Favorite college team: Iowa
Pro athlete most admired: Michael Jordan
Best athlete I ever competed against: Mifflin County's Marissa Gingrich
Most influential person on my athletic career: Coach Fleegle and the rest of the Altoona coaching staff, Cindy and Mike Reed, Ryan Lestochi and my dad
Proudest athletic achievement: "Working hard to get to where I am.''
How I got my start in basketball: Playing for the Central Blair Rec Commission in elementary school
Future goal: "Carry my work ethic into everything I do in the future.''