High School Sports

West Stanly High star wins back-to-back Observer basketball player of the week awards

West Stanly High’s Austin Medlin has repeated as Charlotte Observer boys basketball player of the week.

After winning the award last week, the 6-1 junior guard had 45 points in a win over Albemarle Nov. 26. That’s when he was averaging nearly 32 points to lead his team to a 3-0 start.

He has kept up his play this week. Medlin had 26 points in a win Monday and 35 against Wheatmore Tuesday. Medlin and the Colts are 5-0 heading into Friday’s game at East Rowan (1-4).

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This story was originally published December 1, 2019 at 2:19 PM.

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