Vote now: Who should be this week’s SBLive Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week (Apr. 11-17)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week for Apr. 11-17 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, Apr. 25. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivems.
THIS WEEK’S MISSISSIPPI ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Matthew Azordegan, St. Andrew's baseball: The senior pitcher and third baseman tossed a 1-0 shutout win over Magee with 19 strikeouts, and went 4-for-6 at the plate with two doubles, two RBIs, and two runs scored over the two-game series against Magee.
Gage Haley, Lewisburg baseball: Haley went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double, three RBIs, and scored a run in a game three win against DeSoto Central.
Brycen Smith, Sumrall baseball: Smith recorded the win on the mound and struck out 10 batters in five innings pitched against Magee.
Jake Prather, Tupelo Christian Prep baseball: Prather had four hits - including a home run - in a 14-4 win against Ingomar.
Dean Luke Lockhart, Starkville boys tennis: The freshman won the Jacket Singles Tennis District Tournament to improve to 11-1 on the season. With the win, Lockhart will look to compete for a state championship in the coming weeks.
Creston Garlington, Clinton boys track and field: Garlington cleared 12-06 in the pole vault to take home the 6A regional championship.
Jasleen Rice, Madison Central girls track & field: The freshman placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 85-02 (PR) at regionals to qualify for the North State meet.
Allie Loftin, Northwest Rankin softball: Loftin went 3-for-4 at the plate over two games with eight RBIs, a grand slam, a double, a single, and a walk.
Tayla Willis, Choctaw Central softball: Willis went 3-for-4 at the plate with one double and two singles in an 8-9 loss against West Lauderdale.
Caitlyn Carnathan, Saltillo softball: Carnathan tossed a no-hitter and struck out 12 batters in a shutout 15-0 win against Columbus.
Addison Lindley, Germantown softball: Lindley struck out 17 batters in 11.2 innings pitched to finish up district play.
Brooklynn Montana, Gulfport softball: Montana went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with two triples, a double, and a sac bunt against Biloxi.
