ROCKINGHAM — Seemingly unable to miss during last week’s meet, a member of the Richmond Senior High School boys’ bowling team helps kick off the winter edition of The Richmond Observer’s weekly series.
Landon Taylor, a senior bowler, has been named the Official Richmond County Male Student-Athlete of the Week presented by Rockingham NC Self Storage.
Helping the Raiders split a pair of Sandhills Athletic Conference matches last week, Taylor was Richmond’s most consistent bowler across the two contests.
Following his performance, Taylor earned his second career recognition. He was also recognized during his junior baseball season.
Athletic Profile: Landon Taylor
Year: Senior
Winter sport: Bowling
Position: No. 2 Bowler
Varsity experience: 4 seasons
Other sports: Baseball
“CLASSROOM CREDITS” WITH LANDON TAYLOR
Taking advantage of Richmond’s partnership with Richmond Community College, Taylor is earning college credits while still in high school.
A dual-enrollment student, Taylor is currently ranked in the top 10 of his graduating class. He’s got a 4.625 weighted grade point average.
This semester, which will conclude two weeks following winter break, Taylor is taking two courses at RichmondCC and two classes at the high school. Those classes are Biology 110 and English 111, along with AP English Literature and Composition and Weight Training Honors.
A straight-A student, Taylor will take two more classes at RichmondCC in the spring. He’ll also have another section of Weight Training Honors and Economics and Personal Finance Honors while playing baseball.
“KNOCKING DOWN PINS” WITH LANDON TAYLOR
Off to a strong start this season, Taylor has served as Richmond’s bowler in the fourth and ninth frames. The Raiders split their two Sandhills Athletic Conference matches last week with Union Pines and Hoke County high schools.
Between the two contests with the Vikings and Bucks, Taylor closed out 14-of-16 total frames, finishing the day with an .880 closing percentage, which was a team-high.
Starting the meet with a 4-1 win over the Vikings, Richmond won by scores of 140-119, 199-140, 159-170 and 154-127 for a final count of 652-556. Taylor went 7-for-8 with two strikes and five spares.
Although the Raiders lost 3-2 to Hoke County in the second match by just 15 pins in the total count, Taylor was consistent in the lane. He closed 7-of-8 frames again, this time for a single-match season-high six strikes and added a spare.
Through four matches this winter, Taylor has a .906 closing percentage (29-for-32), which leads the team. He’s knocked down 12 strikes and 17 spares.
The Raiders (2-2) have another conference meet Thursday at the Sandhills Bowling Center in Aberdeen. Richmond will face Scotland and Southern Lee high schools starting at 4 p.m.
“RAPID RESPONSE VIDEO” WITH LANDON TAYLOR
The Richmond Observer will publish two more Official Richmond County Student-Athletes of the Week next week.
