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- last year but had yet to meet him. And then Cornish got to see him play. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I put him on the summer league team and put him with the young group, just to see how he'd mesh with them because we already had enough guys on the older summer league team," said Cornish about the 6-foot-5 forward.
- "And then I watched him and he threw down like three tremendous dunks.
- And he was the best player on the team."I'm like, ‘Okay, we've got something here.''Young has helped change the game for the Whalers, as evidenced by his game-high 25 points in their 69-48 win over rival Fitch on Tuesday night, handing the latter its first Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I loss of the season. New London (13-4, 2-2) was paced last season by the talented guard trio of then-seniors DaShaun Phillips and Savahn Warren as well as current senior J. J.
- Robinson.
- They led the team to the CIAC Division II final. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Whalers still have good guard play, led by Robinson (nine points), but they're playing inside-out this season with Young being a dominant force who can slash to the rim and gobble up rebounds."I feel like I've brought energy," Young said.
