Chatham Central girls basketball’s Karaleigh Dodson earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Jan. 1.
In the Bears’ 66-50 win over Graham on Jan. 2, Dodson recorded a dominant 17-point, 18-rebound (season-high) double-double. She also dished out a team-high seven assists.
Dodson followed that with 20 points and nine rebounds in Friday’s 51-43 victory over Cummings. As of Jan. 8, Dodson is second in points and rebounds per game in the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A conference, averaging 17 points and 10.7 rebounds per night.