Vote now: Who should be SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 6-11)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 6-11 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff.
Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced the following week. If you would like to nominate an athlete in the future, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.
THIS WEEK’S SBLIVE INDIANA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Josiah Ball, Maconaquah boys basketball
The sophomore scored 31 points in an 80-78 win over Southwood.
Misaiah Bebley, Taylor boys basketball
The senior had a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds in a 70-55 victory against Tri-Central.
Flory Bidunga, Kokomo boys basketball
The consensus No. 3 junior in the nation had a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds in a 72-62 win against Richmond.
Lynsey Bowen, Carmel girls swimming
The sophomore went 4:42.81 in the 500-yard freestyle final at state, breaking the state record she set the day before in the preliminaries. She also won the 200 individual medley in 1:45.49.
Addie Bowsman, Twin Lakes girls basketball
The sophomore scored 21 points in a 64-25 regional win over Garrett.
Markus Burton, Penn boys basketball
The Notre Dame-bound guard scored a career-high 47 points in an 85-51 win over South Bend Washington.
Zane Doughty, Ben Davis boys basketball
The Valparaiso recruit had 19 points and 14 rebounds in a 62-47 victory against Lawrence North.
Sam Goin, Crown Point wrestling
The senior 160-pounder beat Penn's AJ Steebeke 5-0 to win his fourth semistate title.
Chloey Graham, Gibson Southern girls basketball
The junior guard scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures for the Titans in a 71-55 regional win against Princeton.
Mason Jones, Valparaiso boys basketball
The Ball State recruit had 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a 78-73 overtime victory against Crown Point.
Bailey Kelham, Garrett girls basketball
The Huntington recruit scored 20 points in a 64-25 regional loss to Twin Lakes and finished as the program's career scoring leader with 1,722 points.
Matthew King, Hammond Central boys basketball
The junior scored 26 points in a 76-69 win against Chesterton.
Mia Prusiecki, Center Grove girls swimming
The junior won her second consecutive state diving title with 478.30 points.
Kira Reynolds, South Bend Washington girls basketball
The 6-foot-4 sophomore scored 19 points as the Panthers rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to beat Valparaiso 60-41 to win a regional title.
Alexandra Schackell, Carmel girls swimming
The sophomore set a state record of 21.93 in the 50-yard freestyle, breaking her own record set the day before in the preliminaries. She also set a state record of 50.89 in the 100 butterfly and was part of two national record-setting relay teams: the 200 medley (1:36.98) and the 200 free (1:30.23).
Jack Smiley, Valparaiso boys basketball
The sophomore had 28 points and six assists in a 78-73 overtime win against Crown Point.
Molly Sweeney, Carmel girls swimming
The freshman swam on two relays that set national records at the state finals: the 200-yard medley (1:36.98) and the 200 freestyle (1:30.23). She also won the 100 breaststroke.
Vanessa Wimberly, Lake Central girls basketball
The sophomore scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help the Indians beat Northridge 42-29 and earn their first semistate berth since 1998.
Devon Woods, Pike boys basketball
The senior point guard had 29 points in a 91-70 win against Indianapolis North Central.
Eugene Young Jr., Fort Wayne North Side boys basketball
The junior hit seven 3-pointers in a 58-56 win over Fort Wayne Dwenger.
Evansville Harrison's Shane Sims voted SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week (Jan. 30-Feb. 4)
Previous winners: South Spencer's Ty Brown (Jan. 23-28), Lake Central's Vanessa Wimberly (Jan. 16-21), Castle's Jordan Scott (Jan. 9-14), Hammond Central's Danny Garza (Jan. 2-7), Lawrence Central's Jaylah Lampley (Dec. 26-31), Kokomo's Flory Bidunga (Dec. 5-10), Crown Point's Ava Ziolokowski (Nov. 28-Dec. 3), Lapel's Laniah Wills (Nov. 21-26), New Prairie's Marshall Kmiecik (Nov. 14-19), East Central's Josh Ringer (Nov. 7-12), Hamilton Southeastern's Avery Hobson (Oct. 31-Nov. 5), Danville football's Conner Soper (Oct. 24-29), Hamilton Southeastern's Lauren Harden (Oct. 17-22), Brebeuf Jesuit's Sydney Robinson (Oct. 10-15), Franklin's John Shepard (Oct. 3-8), Carmel golfer Claire Swathwood (Sept. 26-Oct. 1), Greenfield-Central golfer Sydney Wherry (Sept. 19-24), East Central (St. Leon) running back Josh Ringer (Sept. 12-17), North Putnam running back Noah Claycomb (Sept. 4-10), Chatard soccer goalkeeper Olivia Hill, (Aug. 29-Sept. 3) and Terre Haute South Vigo outside hitter Lilly Merk (Aug. 22-28).
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