Austin honored

Paris Austin is the CalHiSports Nor Cal Prep Player of the Week:

Cal-Hi Sports Northern California
Boys Basketball Player of the Week
Paris Austin (Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland) Sr.

While everyone knows about Mr. Basketball favorite Ivan Rabb of the Dragons, another big reason they are No. 1 in the state is because of this Boise State-bound senior who set two school records during a 108-77 win last week over Piedmont.

Looking like he was participating in a 3-point shootout, Austin knocked down 12 shots from beyond the 3-point line and finished with 43 points. He set school records for both totals and his 12 3-pointers gets him into the state record book.

The previous school record was 41 points for one game which was set in 1990 by Jasen Powell. Rabb’s career-high is a 40-point game during his sophomore season.