East Lincoln’s Landon Graden is the Charlotte Observer’s athlete of the week
East Lincoln High soccer player Landon Graden is the Charlotte Observer athlete of the week.
The Mustangs sophomore got more than 33 percent of the vote, to edge Weddington’s Jordan Case by less than 1,000 votes.
Graden had a goal and two assists to help East Lincoln to road wins at Lake Norman Charter and Lincolnton.
Graden started his week with two assists in East Lincoln’s 2-0 win at Lake Norman Charter Jan. 25.
Two days later, Graden scored the game-winning goal in the 94th-minute (second overtime) to help the Mustangs to a 2-1 win over rival, Lincolnton. The goal was also the first score of Graden’s high school (varsity) career.
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.
This story was originally published January 31, 2021 at 1:49 PM.