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Vote now: Who should be SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 13-18)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff
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Here are the candidates for SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 13-18 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:

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 that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

Flory Bidunga, Kokomo boys basketball

The standout junior had 32 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in a 69-52 win over Anderson that clinched the North Central Conference title.

Aniyah Bishop, Lake Central girls basketball

The junior grabbed 12 rebounds and scored five points as the Indians upset top-ranked South Bend Washington 62-57 in the Class 4A Huntington North Semistate semifinals. She added nine points and six rebounds in a 41-24 loss to Fishers in the Semistate final.

Joey Buttler, Whiteland wrestling

The Indiana recruit beat Brownsburg's Brady Ison for the third straight weekend, winning 6-3 in the 132-pound final to finish undefeated at 45-0.

HJ Dillard, Fort Wayne Wayne boys basketball

The sophomore had 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Generals beat Fort Wayne Concordia 55-51 to win their first Summit Athletic Conference title since 2000.

Brea Garber, Fairfield girls basketball

The Indiana Wesleyan recruit had 12 points and five rebounds in a 42-34 victory over previously unbeaten Twin Lakes in the Class 2A LaPorte Semistate final. She also had 20 points and seven steals in a 54-33 semifinal win over Tippecanoe Valley.

Sam Goin, Crown Point wrestling

The Indiana recruit won the 160-pound state title and finished 39-2.

Jake Hockaday, Brownsburg wrestling

The sophomore won his second state title, defeating previously unbeaten Purdue recruit Ashton Jackson 6-3 in the 126-pound final. Hockaday finished 25-12.

Logan Imes, Zionsville boys basketball

The senior is the ninth player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.

Willie Miller, Calumet boys basketball

The senior guard scored 21 points as the Eagles beat Illiana Christian 57-53 to clinch the Greater South Shore Conference title.

Vynce Overshawn, Hammond Central boys basketball

The senior set the tone as he knocked down four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished with 14 points in a 54-49 win over Lake Central.

Jordyn Poole, Fort Wayne Snider girls basketball

The junior point guard scored 31 points in a 67-66 loss to Fishers in the Class 4A Huntington North Semistate semifinals.

Kira Reynolds, South Bend Washington girls basketball

The sophomore scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, but the Panthers lost 62-57 to Lake Central in the Class 4A Huntington North Semistate semifinals.

Hailey Smith, Fishers girls basketball

The senior scored 15 points in a 67-66 semifinal win over Fort Wayne Snider in the Class 4A Huntington North Semistate semifinals. She added 13 more points in a 41-24 title-game victory over Lake Central.

Chloe Spreen, Bedford North Lawrence girls basketball

The junior scored 26 points in a 47-40 win over Lawrence North in the Class 4A Southport Semistate. She also had 20 points in a 50-43 semifinal win over Center Grove.

Ian Stephens, New Palestine boys basketball

The senior had 20 points as the Dragons beat Mount Vernon (Fortville) 66-52 to win their first Hoosier Heritage Conference title since 2013.

Mariah Stoltzfus, Bethany Christian girls basketball

The junior scored 23 points in the semifinals and 21 more in the title game as the Bruins beat Washington Township 55-50 and Tri 58-54 to win the Class 1A Frankfort Semistate.

Aiden Torres, Chesterton wrestling

The Indiana recruit finished 52-0 by beating Center Grove's Wyatt Krejsa 11-2 for the 145-pound state title.

Amber Tretter, Forest Park girls basketball

The senior scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 41-36 win over North Knox in the Class 2A Shelbyville Semistate final.

Ava Weber, Corydon Central girls basketball

The senior scored 23 points in a 52-47 victory over Gibson Southern in the Class 3A Jasper Semistate semifinals and had 22 more in a 48-42 title-game win over Indian Creek.

Laniah Wills, Lapel girls basketball

The freshman standout had 24 points and 15 rebounds in a Class 2A Logansport Semistate semifinal win over Andrean, and came back with 13 points and 15 rebounds in a 51-38 title-game win over Central Noble.


Fort Wayne North Side's Eugene Young Jr. voted SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 6-11)

Previous winners: Evansville Harrison's Shane Sims (Jan. 30-Feb. 4), 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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