Vote: Who should be SBLive's Arkansas high school athlete of the week? (12/18/2023)

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week for Dec.11-17. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email nate@scorebooklive.com. 

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

J.J. Andrews, Little Rock Christian Academy boys basketball

The 6-7 sophomore scored 19 points with 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks in a 55-52 victory over Joe T. Robinson. He scored 34 points with 15 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks in a 72-71 loss to North Little Rock.

Mykayla Banks, Rivercrest girls basketball

The 5-5 senior scored 33 points with 3 assists in a 62-58 loss to Marked Tree.

Annor Boateng, Little Rock Central boys basketball

The 6-6 Missouri commitment scored 25 points with 9 rebounds in 51-47 victory over Cardinal Ritter (Mo.).

Terrion Burgess, Benton boys basketball

The 6-9 junior scored 32 points with 20 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in a 60-48 victory over El Dorado. He scored 17 points in a 70-37 victory over Texarkana.

Alissa Castro, Fayetteville girls wrestling

Castro won the 170-pound weight class at the Battle for the Bling in Fayetteville and was named outstanding wrestler in the upper classes and pinned all of her opponents, including Sidde Hoffen of Flower Mound (Texas) in the finals.

Kylee Chastain, Cotter girls basketball

The 5-6 junior scored 19 points with 8 rebounds and 5 steals in a 59-51 victory over Ozark Mountain.

Claire Citty, Harding Academy girls basketball

The sophomore scored 27 points in a 69-42 victory over Rose Bud.

Jaxon Conley, Springdale Har-Ber boys basketball

The 6-4 junior scored 30 points in a 84-53 victory over Cabot. He scored 10 points in a 71-59 victory over Lake Hamilton.

Payton DePriest, Marshall boys basketball

The 6-2 senior scored 38 points with 20 in the second half in a 88-76 victory over Mount Vernon-Enola.

Brady Hightower, Cedarville boys basketball

The 6-2 junior scored 18 points with 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in a 51-41 victory over Danville.

Hannah Johnson, Beebe girls basketball

Johnson scored 33 points in a 66-44 victory over Maumelle.

Jacob Lanier, Maumelle boys basketball

The The 6-6 sophomore scored 23 points with 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals in a 60-30 victory over Beebe.

Laney Marsh, Episcopal Collegiate girls basketball

The 5-9 sophomore scored 25 points with 10 rebounds in a 46-30 victory over Rose Bud.

Abby Methvin, Yellville-Summit girls basketball

The 5-3 senior scored 26 points with 6 steals in a 53-23 victory over Eureka Springs.

Cooper Rabjohn, Rector boys basketball

The senior scored 36 points and became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,019 points in a 77-71 overtime loss to Buffalo Island Central.

Lilly Reid, Sheridan girls basketball

The 5-11 sophomore scored 14 points with 10 rebounds and 2 assists in a 67-33 victory over Pine Bluff.

Jolee Roberson, County Line girls basketball

The 5-5 sophomore scored 19 points with 8 rebounds in a 55-21 victory over St. Paul.

Ty Robinson, Lake Hamilton boys basketball

The senior scored 28 points with 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a 83-36 victory over Texarkana. He scored 36 points with 11 rebounds in a 69-54 victory over Sheridan. He scored 35 points with 12 rebounds and 5 steals in a 71-59 loss to Springdale Har-Ber.

Marleigh Sellars, Salem girls basketball

The senior scored 28 points in a 69-48 victory over Melbourne. She scored 10 points in a 61-25 victory over Hoxie.

Kori Sanders, Lamar girls basketball

The junior scored 36 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals and hit the 1,000-career point mark in a 73-62 victory over Dover. She scored 20 points with 10 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in a 67-46 victory over Baptist Prep.

Isaiah Sealy, Springdale boys basketball

The 6-7 junior scored 33 points with 8 rebounds and 4 blocks in a 57-48 victory over Staley (Kan.).

Raylen Spratt, Dumas boys basketball

The 5-10 junior scored 26 points with 6 assists, 4 steals and 3 rebounds in a 71-65 victory over Warren. He scored 22 points with 4 rebounds and 3 steals in a 60-57 victory over Marianna Lee.

Grace Webb, Searcy girls wrestling

Webb, the defending Class 5A state champion, won the 110-pound weight class at the Battle for the Bling in Fayetteville.

Alena Williams, Searcy girls wrestling

Williams, the defending Class 5A state champion, won the 120-pound weight class at the Battle for the Bling in Fayetteville.

Makenzie Williams, Des Arc girls basketball

The 5-6 sophomore scored 27 points with 2 steals, 3 assists and 10 rebounds a 55-45 loss to Barton.