Vance High’s Jaylen Brooks is Charlotte Observer athlete of the week
Vance High School’s Jaylen Brooks is the Charlotte Observer athlete of the week.
Brooks won more than 43 percent of the vote to finish ahead of Covenant Day’s Landon Howard.
Brooks, the Cougars’ senior midfielder/forward scored a goal to spark his Vance team to a 3-0 overtime win at North Mecklenburg, March 8.
Vance also lost 8-1 at Hough, March 10.
Brooks had five goals for Vance in his first eight games.
▪ A new selection of athletes will be released this weekend
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 March 14, 2021 at 4:12 PM.