Vote: Who should be the Maryland high school boys basketball player of the week (3/13/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive Sports Maryland High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week for March 5-10 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive's staff. Read through our notes on each nominee and then cast your vote in out poll.

Voting will conclude on Sunday, March 17th at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced next week.

Editor’s note: Our Players of the Week polls are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times you can vote during the competition. Our poll in no way is meant to discredit other players not mentioned.

Congratulations to last week's winner: Jayden Saunders of Long Reach.

Here are this week's nominees:

Deshaun Brown, Fort Hill: The senior guard had 20 points in Fort Hill’s come-from-behind win over Lake Clifton in the Class 1A state quarterfinals and 18 points and five assists in a 68-58 victory over Allegany in the West Region I final.

Evan Brown, Whitman: The junior guard finished with 17 points and five assists in Whitman’s 73-72 victory over Laurel in the Class 4A state quarterfinals, and 11 points and three assists in a 59-54 win over Bethesda-Chevy Chase in the West Region II championship game.

Shamarr Johnson, Northeast: Johnson posted 18 points and 15 rebounds in a 69-65 win over Patterson in the Class 3A state quarterfinals, and 16 points and 12 rebounds in a 71-52 victory over Mount Hebron in the South Region I final.

Ashton Meeks, DeMatha: The sophomore guard was selected Most Outstanding Player at the Maryland Private Schools State Tournament, totaling 53 points in the Stags’ final three matches, including 16 in a 74-68 double overtime win over Bullis in the championship game.

Jayden Saunders, Long Reach: The senior had 30 points in Long Reach’s 72-63 victory over Milford Mill in the Class 3A state quarterfinals, and 23 in a 73-64 win over River Hill in the South Region II final.

Shamir Taylor, St. Charles: The senior guard had 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists in St. Charles’ 63-60 win over Wootton in the Class 3A state quarterfinals, and 19 points, 8 rebounds and six steals in a 69-55 victory over Chopticon in the East Region II final.

Larry Thompson, C. Milton Wright: Thompson finished with 14 points as C. Milton Wright defeated Dunbar, 49-45, in the Class 2A state quarterfinals, and had 13 in a 58-52 win over Elkton in the East Region I title match.

Ja’Von Tyler, Smithsburg: Tyler scored 17 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter in Smithsburg’s 96-82 win over Loch Raven in the Class 1A state quarterfinals, and finished with 18 points in a 76-70 victory over South Carroll in the West Region II championship game.

Cam Ward, Largo: The junior forward finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds in Largo’s 61-55 victory over Gwynn Park in the Class 2A South Region I final, and had 20 points and 12 rebounds in a 79-57 state quarterfinal win over Thomas Stone.

Trybe Wise, Stephen Decatur: Wise, a junior forward, finished with 20 points in the Seahawks’ 63-43 victory over Linganore in the Class 3A state quarterfinals, and 17 in a 63-55 win over Severna Park in the East Region I final.