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Vote now: Who should be SBLive's national boys athlete of the 2022-23 school year?

Read up on the top performers across the country this fall, winter and spring and pick the best of the best

Since August, SBLive Sports has scoured all corners of the country each week for the top high school performances.

Every season featured no shortage of highlights and record-breaking efforts from athletes in each sport.

Vote in the poll below for one of the 20 nominees for SBLive's national boys athlete of the 2022-23 school year. 

The voting will conclude Friday, July 7, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

Descriptions of each athlete's top performance are below the poll.

Kaesel Alverez, Wilson Magnet (New York) baseball

Alverez, a freshman, struck out 19 of the 21 batters he faced en route to a perfect game against Monroe in April. Wilson Magnet won 4-0.

Issam Asinga, Montverde Academy (Florida) track

Asinga set a new high school national record in the 200 with a time of 19.97 at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout in April. Earlier in the month, the Texas A&M signee also ran the fastest all-conditions 100 time in U.S. history with a wind-aided 9.83.

Jake Bresnahan, Sumner (Washington) baseball

In an April complete game shutout, Bresnahan struck out 19 and accounted for the game’s only runs via a two-run homer in a 2-0 victory over Olympia. Bresnahan, a senior left-hander, is an Oregon signee.

Connor Burns, Southern Boone (Missouri) track

Burns broke Galen Rupp’s 19-year-old national high school record in the 5,000 at the On Running Track Fest in May by recording a time of 13:37.30. Rupp, an Olympian and graduate of Central Catholic (Oregon), held the previous record of 13:37.90. Like Rupp, Burns will run for Oregon in college.

Jason Crowe Jr., Lynwood (California) basketball

Crowe, a freshman, exploded for a career-high 60 points in January as Lynwood defeated Gahr 94-84.

Isaiah Evans, North Mecklenburg (North Carolina) basketball

Evans scored a program-record 62 points in a 105-92 double-overtime victory over Chambers in February. The junior Duke commit also had seven rebounds and three blocks, and drained 3-pointers to force overtime and double overtime.

Jacob Faust, Olympus (Utah) baseball

Faust hit five home runs — including a walk-off — and recorded 15 RBIs in two-plus games against Murray in April. The teams split the first two games of the series while the rubber match was postponed after three innings due to inclement weather.

Landyn Hack, Panhandle (Texas) football

Hack finished with 446 yards of total offense and accounted for nine touchdowns in a 68-33 win over Vega in September. The West Texas A&M signee had 152 yards passing, 294 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns and a 70-yard pick-six.

Randell Johnson, Russellville (Alabama) football

Johnson, a Central Georgia Tech signee, caught 12 passes for 377 yards and six touchdowns in a 63-10 playoff win over Boaz in November.

Jahnathan Lamothe, St. Frances Academy (Maryland) basketball

Lamothe, a four-star Maryland signee, splashed 16 3-pointers and finished with a program-record 56 points in a 120-77 victory over John Carroll in February.

Rocco McClave, Crescent Valley (Oregon) football

McClave set Oregon single-game state records for passing yards (654) and passing touchdowns (10) in a 79-71 loss to Dallas in October.

Josh Patterson, Sneads (Florida) football

Patterson ran for 500 yards on 28 carries and finished with seven touchdowns in a 72-49 win over Arnold in September. The three-star junior running back led Florida in rushing last fall with 2,721 yards and 35 touchdowns.

Austin Peck, South Harrison (West Virginia) basketball

Peck broke a West Virginia single-game state record in February by hitting 20 3-pointers in a 111-29 victory over Clay County. The senior went 20 of 28 from long range and ended the game with 64 points.

Travis Perry, Lyon County (Kentucky) basketball

With Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari in attendance, Perry scored a school-record 61 points in a 114-56 drubbing of Dawson Springs in February. The four-star recruit is Kentucky’s all-time leading scorer with one year of eligibility remaining.

Michael Petite, Melbourne (Florida) baseball

Petite went 4 for 4 with three home runs, 10 RBIs, a walk and a stolen base in an 18-8 win over Perrysburg in April. He finished the week with four homers.

Tyler Pettengill, Greely (Maine) basketball

In one of the most memorable games of the season, Pettengill led his team with 39 points in a marathon 117-115 late-January win over Fryeburg Academy that required eight overtimes. Pettengill buried nine 3-pointers — including a buzzer-beater that sent it to a sixth OT with the score tied at 100 — in the 64-minute game.

Roderick Robinson, Lincoln (California) football

Robinson had one of San Diego's best-ever performances against Mater Dei Catholic in September, carrying the ball 32 times for 476 yards and eight touchdowns — tying the San Diego Section record. The four-star Georgia signee ran for 2,378 yards and 37 touchdowns during his senior year and led Lincoln to section and CIF state titles.

Dallas Sauser, Ames (Iowa) football

Sauser set a new state record with 590 passing yards and six touchdowns in a 57-28 win over Sioux City North in October. The previous state mark was 583 by Porter Hummel of West Sioux in 2014.

Poochie Snyder, Canton South (Ohio) football

Snyder had 630 yards of total offense in a 56-48 November win over Beaver Local. The junior threw for 338 yards and a pair of touchdowns while running for 292 yards and five scores. He finished last season with 4,723 yards of total offense and 56 TDs.

Gray Walters, Benton (Louisiana) football

Walters threw for 516 yards and eight touchdowns to lead Benton over Byrd, 63-28, in September.