MARION — Thirty minutes after the final buzzer, East Lincoln girls basketball coach Jason Otey paced the upper deck of McDowell High’s Titan Gymnasium, trying to make sense of what had just occurred.

Here are this week’s nominees for The Charlotte Observer girls high school athlete of the week. Readers can vote as often as they want for their favorite. The poll closes Friday. Vote now. Vote often.

Get complete coverage from Tuesday’s girls basketball action. NC statewide boys and girls rankings Carmel Christian’s Jaeden Mustaf, son of an NBA player, having big junior season Katie Dennison, ...

Lake Norman, No. 1 in The Charlotte Observer’s Sweet 16, got a bit of a scare Tuesday in Cabarrus County. The Wildcats led Hickory Ridge by just four points with six minutes to play before senior ...

Each week, area high school coaches can submit a list of standout performances from their team in the previous week’s games. If your child’s name — or anyone else’s from your child’s team — does not ...

Six Mecklenburg County teams won their second-round matches Thursday night in the girls’ soccer playoffs, and several other Charlotte-area powers also advanced. Ardrey Kell, Hough and South ...