Blackburn Relishes Big Role
ELKINS SENIOR POST PLAYER MAKES MOST OF OPPORTUNITY AS LEADER
Posted: January 12, 2012 at 5 a.m.
Austin Blackburn, a 6-foot-3 senior post player at Elkins, is currently averaging 12.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, which has helped pushed the Elks to a 10-6 record.
Austin Blackburn has waited a long time for his chance to be counted on as a leader on the basketball court.
PROFILE
AUSTIN BLACKBURN
School: Elkins
Position: Post
Class: Senior
Height: 6-foot-3
Notable: Averages 12.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. ... First-year starter in 2011-12. ... Averaged 7 points and 3.5 rebounds off the bench as a junior. ... Has attended Elkins schools since the eighth grade. ... Second on the team in free-throw shooting (73 percent).
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