Berry High star is Charlotte Observer boys basketball player of the week
Berry High School’s Maurice Brown is the Charlotte Observer boys basketball player of the week.
Brown, a 6-foot senior guard, averaged 22 points per game to lead the Cardinals to SoMeck7 conference wins over Olympic and Providence this week.
Brown started his week with 17 points in a 52-28 victory at Providence, Dec. 17. Two nights later, Brown poured in 27 points in a 73-69 upset of Olympic.
He is averaging 18.9 points per game for Berry (6-4) this season.
** Information published today includes statistics through December 22.
Want to nominate an athlete?: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athletes’ name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.
This story was originally published December 22, 2019 at 1:05 PM.