Chatham Central’s Luke Gaines earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Jan. 20.
In the Bears’ 72-57 victory over Bartlett Yancey Friday, Gaines, a senior guard, scored a career-high 24 points, knocking down four of his five three-point attempts. He made an impact on the game in other ways, too, grabbing four rebounds, dishing out four assists and coming away with a steal and a block.
Gaines is having a solid all-around senior year, averaging 7.9 points, 4.6 assists, three rebounds and 2.4 steals a game as of Sunday. He’s been a key piece to the Bears’ successful 12-2 regular season campaign.