2020 - Two ECC basketball players reach 1,000 career points within weeks of each other

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Published 02/10/2020
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On Saturday, Feb. 1, Mariel Franco became the second ECC basketball player to reach 1,000 career points this year. Men’s basketball player Kelvin Cortez-Harvey achieved this same feat just a few weeks prior.

Sophomore Franco scored her 1,000th point during a home game against Waubonsee, one of 36 points she racked-up during the game. Cortez-Harvey scored his milestone bucket on Jan. 16 against Morton on a 3-pointer.

Both players are featured in stories posted by the Elgin Courier-News. Franco was profiled the day before her historic basket. (Read article here). Sophomore Cortez-Harvey was recognized on Jan. 17 (Read article here). Both are graduates of St. Edward Catholic High School, Elgin.

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