ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Diego Bustamante

Asheboro, boys’ soccer

Bustamante regularly contributes to the Blue Comets’ big offensive numbers.

He’s a senior for the top-seeded team in the West Region for the Class 3A state playoffs.

At the beginning of this week, Bustamante ranked second on the Asheboro team in goals with 29 and in assists with 28. He had two in each of those categories when the state playoffs began Saturday and the Blue Comets trounced visiting West Charlotte 9-0.

In 2023, he was the Mid-Piedmont Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year.

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Photo: Diego Bustamante has been a stellar player for Asheboro’s boys’ soccer team. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

By Randolph Record