Northwest Rankin girls soccer F Kate Nesbit voted SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Northwest Rankin girls soccer forward Kate Nesbit for being voted SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 10-16!
The freshman recorded a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win over Madison Central.
Nesbit received 46.04% of the vote, beating out South Panola's Shania Fondren who finished second with 13.02%. Petal's Christian Parks finished third with 12.21% and Northwest Rankin's Rory Humphrey finished fourth with 5.98%. There were over 81,000 votes tallied this week!
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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for Jan. 10-16:
D’Naylah Williams, Kosciusko Girls Basketball: Had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists in 68-46 win over West Lauderdale.
Shania Fondren, South Panola Girls Basketball: The freshman scored 20 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 blocks in 57-50 win over Hernando.
McGheyla Patton, South Panola Girls Basketball: Recorded 18 points and 2 steals in 57-50 win over Hernando.
Aaliyah Amey, Kosciusko Girls Basketball: The senior had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks in a 75-49 district win over Northeast Lauderdale.
Carleigh King, Brandon Girls Soccer: King scored 2 goals and added an assist in a key region matchup 3-2 win over Oak Grove.
Rory Humphrey, Northwest Rankin Boys Soccer: Scored a goal in the top-ranked Cougars’ 2-0 win over Madison Central.
Ethan Miller, Oak Grove Boys Soccer: Scored the game-sealing goal in the 110th minute to give the Warriors a 2-1 win over Brandon.
Debreasha Powe, Meridian Girls Basketball: The Mississippi State signee finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and had 6 blocks to lead the Lady Wildcats to a 42-26 win over Olive Branch.
Marley Freeman, Brandon Girls Basketball: Freeman scored 19 points in the Lady Bulldogs’ 60-20 win over Petal.
Zay Fortenberry, Petal Boys Basketball: The senior scored a team-high 17 points in a 63-60 win over Brandon.
Josh Hubbard, Madison-Ridgeland Academy Boys Basketball: Had a game-high 32 points to lead MRA to a 53-52 win over rival Jackson Prep in a key all-Patriot MAIS Class 6A conference matchup.
Christian Parks, Petal Boys Basketball: Recorded 12 points and 8 blocks in a 63-60 win over Brandon.
Riley Hancock, Madison-Ridgeland Academy Girls Basketball: Scored 15 points in a 31-30 win over Jackson Prep.
Madilynn Vuncannon, Walnut Girls Basketball: Recorded a double-double (11 points, 10 rebound) in a 34-55 loss to Belmont.
Ray Daniels, Biloxi Boys Basketball: Daniels had 12 points, 7 assists, and 6 rebounds in a 52-38 win over Gulfport.
Jarius “BoBo” Jordan, Starkville Boys Basketball: Scored 14 points in a 44-51 loss to Magnolia Heights.
Cody Bost, Ingomar Boys Basketball: Hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer on the baseline to give the Falcons a 45-43 win over Tremont.
