HIGH SCHOOL

Boys Athlete of the Week: Zac DiSalvo

James Johnson

Name: Zac DiSalvo.

School: Greece Athena.

Sport/position: Basketball/shooting guard.

Class/age: Senior/18.

Family: Parents, Donna and Sam; sister, Erica, 25; brother, Sammy, 23.

Academics: 95 average.

Last week: The third-year varsity guard scored 20 points, including 3 of 7 shooting from 3-point range, and had four steals to help No. 1 seed Athena (20-0) defeat No. 5 Wilson, 72-56 during the Section V Class A1 semifinals. DiSalvo scored 23 points during Athena's quarterfinal-round win over Brockport.

About me: Wears jersey No. 23. "It's my grandma's number. Every game she wears a DiSalvo T-shirt backward so that my name and number are in front. It was the day she was born (in April)." ... 5-foot-10 and 155 pounds. ... Intense approach on the court during games, but "I'm a very mellow kid off the court.'' ... "I like thinking of ways to make a buck. I really like the business aspect of life. Everything is a business. You just have to get the job done.'' ... "Most likely, I'll try to walk on at State University of New York at Buffalo. I have interest in Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.'' ... He plans to major in accounting. "My brother and dad are both CPAs (who attended Buffalo).