Name: Matt Alexander

Honored by The Carroll County Sun for: Beingamong county leaders in scoring (second, averaging 15 points a game)and rebounding (third, averaging eight a game)

Age: 17

Residence; hometown: Eldersburg

Education: Senior at Liberty High School in Eldersburg; graduate of Sykesville Middle; graduate of Carrolltowne Elementary

Family: Mother: Maryrose, homemaker; father: David, accountant with Westinghouse in Anne Arundel County; sister: Gina, manages a record store in Baltimore County

Activities/hobbies: Cross country, baseball, listening to music

Accomplishments: Earned two varsity letters in basketball at Liberty, All-Central Maryland Conference honorable-mention selection last season inbasketball, earned four varsity letters in cross country and two letters in baseball, member of the National Honor Society, winner of theFreedom District Optimists' Youth Appreciation Award in 1991

Recipient's comments: "Personally, I've just tried to be consistent all year and do whatever I can for the team. We've worked very hard this season and been very competitive. We've improved from last year and I hope we can finish the year strong. A couple of colleges are looking at me to play basketball -- Randolph Macon and the Air Force Academy.I'm also looking at Virginia Tech and would like to get into architecture."

Nominations: Call 876-8771, 857-0550 or (800) 829-8000, Ext. 6595, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays; you also can FAX your information to 876-0233.