St. Thomas More Academy’s Brinna Mulligan is News & Observer athlete of the week

St. Thomas More Academy basketball player Brinna Mulligan is the News & Observer high school athlete of the week.

After more than 122,000 votes were cast Mulligan beat Friendship Christian’s Daniel Amadi in one of the tightest races of the 2021-22 school year, winning by less than 1,000 votes.

Mulligan, a 5-foot-11 senior, nearly averaged a triple-double in two wins over Friendship Christian and Thales Academy Rolesville.

Mulligan had 19 points, nine rebounds and 11 steals in a 48-17 win at Friendship Christian Jan. 11.

She also had 23 points, 10 rebounds and nine steals in a 61-21 victory at Thales Academy Rolesville Jan. 14.

Mulligan is averaging 16.3 points, eight rebounds and 4.1 steals per game for St. Thomas More Academy.

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. 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 17, 2022 at 1:08 PM.