Northwood boys basketball’s Fred Whitaker earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Feb. 12.
In Northwood’s regular season finale against Bartlett Yancey on Feb. 14, Whitaker, a senior, scored his 1,000th career point on the way to a 64-17 win.
Whitaker recorded 14 points and five assists the night before against Chatham Central, the second-best team in the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference.