Lake Norman Charter’s Jade Taylor is The Observer’s girls HS athlete of the week

Lake Norman Charter basketball player Jade Taylor is The Charlotte Observer girls high school athlete of the week.

The 5-foot-9 senior scored 16 points and had 14 rebounds, four steals and four blocks in a 52-41 win over Community School of Davidson in the East Lincoln Winter Jam tournament Dec. 28.

Taylor had another double-double with 17 points, 20 rebounds and five blocks in a 56-51 overtime loss to West Cabarrus in the tournament finale Dec. 30.

She also had eight points and three rebounds in a 71-32 loss to host East Lincoln Dec. 29.

Taylor is averaging 11.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game for Lake Norman Charter this season.

If you 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 January 3, 2023 at 2:24 PM.