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The Ohio Crossover Athletics Best Offensive Player Award is given to a player who exemplifies excellence on the offensive end of the court. This player not only has the ability and confidence to take and make big shots for his team, but is willing to share the basketball and put his teammates in position to score. I am proud to announce that the winner of the 2017 7th Grade Boys (Rudolph) Best Offensive Player Award is Austin Duncan from Highlands Middle School!
Austin's is a pure scorer. His shooting ability and understanding of the game made a huge impact for our team this season. Austin led the team in scoring and his ability to score in a variety of ways opened up opportunities for his teammates to be successful. He was a consistent threat from long range and was also very effective off the dribble. However, Austin's most impressive traits are his understanding of the game and his eagerness to learn more to continue to improve his skills. Austin made several clutch shots that were vital to the success of our team this season. Congratulations Austin!
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