Terry Sanford's Breonna Roaf wins 910Preps Athlete of the Week vote

Terry Sanford girls basketball's Breonna Roaf is the 910Preps Athlete of the Week.

Roaf had 14 points, six steals and four assists in a 58-17 win against Western Harnett. The sophomore guard followed that with 27 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in a 71-27 win against Overhills.

More than 26,500 responses were recorded in the latest 910Preps Athlete of the Week poll. Roaf picked up 11,551 votes to take top honors, followed by E.E. Smith's Briyana Tillman (8,317 votes).

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Our weekly top performers list and athlete of the week nominees are compiled by information provided to the Fayetteville Observer by coaches, athletic directors or team statisticians through emails, MaxPreps or mentioning @RoddBaxley in game results and highlights posted to Twitter.

Breonna Roaf follows through with a shot during the E.E. Smith at Terry Sanford girls’ basketball game on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.
Breonna Roaf follows through with a shot during the E.E. Smith at Terry Sanford girls’ basketball game on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

Here’s a look at the other finalists for the week of Jan. 16-21, 2022.

Briyana Tillman, E.E. Smith: The senior won the 500-meter dash with a school-record time of 1:23.41 at the Viking Polar Meet. She also paced her 4x400 relay team to qualify for the NCHSAA 3A indoor track and field championships in February.

Karsten Swinney, Freedom Christian: The sophomore had a school-record 40 points in an 83-34 win against O’Neal Academy. Swinney also had eight rebounds, four steals and three assists. He had 31 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals in a 91-80 loss to Trinity Christian.

Linwood Rowe, Trinity Christian: The junior had 23 points and seven rebounds in a 59-58 win against Terry Sanford at MLK Dream Jam. Rowe had 23 points and 11 rebounds in a 91-80 win against Freedom Christian.

Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at rbaxley@fayobserver.com or @RoddBaxley on Twitter.

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Fayetteville-area high school athlete of the week for Jan. 16-21, 2022