Oskaloosa Herald Male Athlete of the Week: Karl Miller

School: Pella


Grade: Junior

Sport: Basketball

Position: Forward

It’s Miller time. Pella’s junior forward helped lead the Dutch to another two wins last week including a 61-58 win over previously undefeated No. 1 (3A) Dallas Center-Grimes.

Miller started the week by guiding Pella to a 68-35 win over Oskaloosa. Miller would go for 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting with four rebounds, three assists, five steals and one block.

He would then guide a second half come back against the top ranked team in Class 3A. Miller finished with 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting and was lights out from three, shooting a perfect 5-of-5 to go along with nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.

On the season, Miller is averaging 16.9 points per game while shooting 48.5% from the floor and a blistering 46.8% from three to go along with 5.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

Miller and No. 3 (3A) Pella (8-0, 4-0 LHC) return to the floor on Friday at 7:45 p.m. when they travel to Pella Christian (3-6, 2-3 LHC).