MONTGOMERY --- The second time around turned out to be special for Austin Cross.
A year ago as a junior at Pike Liberal Arts, Cross was a finalist for the AISA state player of the year award, but Autauga Academy’s Robert Rose was selected the winner.
People are also reading… The Wiregrass had one other finalist in Elba standout A’Lyric Whitfield in Class 1A girls. However, Ace Austin of state champion Spring Garden was chosen that winner. “This is like the last thing I didn’t have,” Cross said. “I had a championship and all the other things. I just didn’t have the player of the year, so it feels good.”
While known for his shooting abilities, especially on 3-pointers and at the free-throw line, Cross said he values another part of his game.“That is a very underrated part of my game. Although I shoot almost every time I get it, but when I can I love the passing and making flashy passes.” “Obviously, the competition was way better,” Cross said. “We were playing good teams consistently. I can only remember four games where we absolutely blew teams out.
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