Here are the Charlotte Observer high school athletes of the week

Here are the winners of the Charlotte Observer’s weekly awards.

Football: Elijah Phifer, South Point: 5-yard scoring run to beat Crest 34-27 in OT last week and sent South Point to its first regional championship game since 2016 on Friday. Phifer, a QB, was 4-for-6 passing for 86 yards against Crest. He ran 21 times for 90 yards and two touchdowns.

Boys basketball: Greg Wenger, Porter Ridge: The 6-foot-2 senior guard averaged 21.5 points per game as Porter Ridge opened the season 2-0 with wins over Central Academy and West Cabarrus last week.

Wenger had 26 points, including six three-pointers in an 85-60 win over West Cabarrus, Nov. 22.

The next night, he had 17 points, including five treys, in an 82-36 win at Central Academy.

Girls basketball: Gracynn Gough, Charlotte Catholic: 14 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and a steal in a 55-44 win over Sweet 16 No. 2 Cannon School last Saturday.

Athlete of the week: Zoe Rudisill, North Gaston Swimming: The Wildcats’ junior won the 50 freestyle (30.73) and finished as runner-up in the 100 breaststroke to lead North Gaston to a second-place finish in a tri-meet with Hunter Huss and Stuart Cramer, Nov. 23.

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 November 28, 2021 at 5:05 PM.