Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week (Mar. 14-20)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week for Mar. 14-20 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 Monday, Mar. 28. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivemass.
THIS WEEK’S MASSACHUSETTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Tony Felder Jr., Malden Catholic boys basketball: The senior guard dropped 38 points to lead Malden Catholic to its first MIAA Division 2 state championship with a 95-40 win over Norwood.
Ali Barry and Omri Merryman, St. Mary's boys basketball: Barry and Merryman both scored 19 points in the Spartans' 71-40 Division 3 state title win over Watertown.
Kyle Monahan, Maynard boys basketball: Led Maynard with 22 points in the Division 5 state title game win over Paulo Freire.
Michael Munroe, Hanover boys hockey: The freshman scored two goals and had two assists to lead Hanover past Marlborough, 5-3, for the Division 3 state championship.
Jack Connolly, Sandwich boys hockey: Connolly scored the winning goal in double-overtime to lift the Blue Knights over Watertown, 3-2, for the Division 4 state title.
Mallory Farrell, Algonquin girls hockey: Farrell scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lead Algonquin past Canton for the Division 2 state title.
Jasmyn Cooper, Oliver Ames girls basketball: The sophomore had a double-double (22 points, 10 rebounds) in the Tigers' 53-48 Division 2 state championship win over Norwood.
Amany Lopez, Springfield Central girls basketball: Lopez scored 16 points to lift the Golden Eagles past Andover, 43-40, in the Division 1 state title game.
Kellyn Preira, St. Mary's girls basketball: The junior had 16 points and seven blocks-including a game-tying blocked shot to avoid overtime- in the Spartans' 46-44 Division 3 state championship win over Rockland.
Isabel Hulse, Austin Prep girls hockey: The senior scored the game-sealing goal with 52 seconds remaining to put the finishing touch on Austin Prep's perfect season (27-0-0) with a Division 1 state title win over Arlington.
