SouthLake Christian’s Maddox Watson is The Observer’s high school boys’ athlete of the week
SouthLake Christian basketball player Maddox Watson is The Charlotte Observer’s boys’ high school athlete of the week.
The 6-foot-4 senior scored 22 points, including five 3-pointers, in a 97-48 win over Thales Academy Apex in the first round of the NCISAA 3A state playoffs on Feb. 13.
Watson also scored his 1,500th career points in the same game.
Watson scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds in a 65-62 loss at Calvary Day School in the second round of the playoffs on Feb. 15.
Watson averaged 18.5 points and five rebounds, while shooting 42 percent from the 3-point line for SouthLake Christian (18-16) 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 February 19, 2024 at 6:48 PM with the headline "SouthLake Christian’s Maddox Watson is The Observer’s high school boys’ athlete of the week."
