Friendship Christian basketball player is N&O Athlete of the week
A girls basketball player from Friendship Christian is the News & Observer high school athlete of the week.
Lyla Bagwell, a 5-foot-5 7th grader, beat Holly Springs’ Kyle Cackovic by just 52 votes.
Playing up on varsity as a middle schooler, Bagwell scored 20 points and had 10 steals in her first career varsity start, in a 57-29 win over Raleigh Christian, Dec. 17.
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 edwardsraleighnewsobserver@gmail.com.
This story was originally published December 20, 2020 at 5:48 PM.