Birdville sophomore guard voted Player of the Week
Birdville sophomore guard Abbey Walter was voted as Girls Basketball Player of the Week (Dec. 26) on Twitter after the Hawks went 4-1 and finished in second place during the Weatherford Holiday Classic.
She received 42 percent of the 1,024 votes. Others on the ballot included Kennedale’s Lucy Benson, Saginaw’s Molly Kaiser and Mansfield Summit’s Tommisha Lampkin.
GIRLS BB POW@dfwvarsity teams
— Brian Gosset (@Gosset41) January 2, 2017
Vote for 12 hrs@MusheleusBenson KDALE@kiddkaiser SAGINAW@RealTommisha SUMMIT@abbeywalter05 BIRDVILLE
Walter, who was named Star-Telegram Newcomer of the Year last season, kicked off the tourney with a career-high 28 points against Keller Fossil Ridge. She shot 9 of 18 (50 percent) from the field.
In five games, Walter averaged 14 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
This story was originally published January 4, 2017 at 12:37 PM with the headline "Birdville sophomore guard voted Player of the Week."