High School Sports

North Stanly’s Luke Shaver is the Charlotte Observer HS football player of the week

This week’s Charlotte Observer high school football player of the week is Luke Shaver of North Stanly.

Shaver, a quarterback, completed 11-for-19 passing for a career-high 269 yards and two touchdowns in a 43-21 win over Forest Hills. Shaver completed passes to seven different receivers, and North Stanly polished off the first unbeaten regular-season in school history.

North Stanly beat Forest Hills for the first time in 38 years.

This story was originally published April 11, 2021 at 12:53 PM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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