Vote now: Who should be SBLive's Missouri high school athlete of the week?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Missouri high school athlete of the week for Feb. 21-27. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email nate@scorebooklive.com.

Ryker Edwards, Smithville boys basketball

Edwards dropped a team-high 24 points and five rebounds en route to a 59-52 win over Kearney last Saturday.

Leah Wilsmeyer, Timberland girls basketball

Wilmsmeyer contributed to Timberland’s comfortable 55-38 win over Holt last Saturday with 21 points and five rebounds.

Dallas Whitney, North Kansas City boys basketball

Whitney was a crucial part toward the Hornets’ 77-71 win over Park Hill South last Tuesday, scoring 36 points and blocking two shots.

Katie Baumgartner, Marquette girls basketball

Baumgartner’s monstrous 42-point, 15-rebound double-double helped Marquette to a 70-54 win over Holt last Tuesday.

Tony Osburn, Mound City boys basketball

In one of the highest-scoring outings, if not the highest, of the season, Osburn dropped 62 points and was 9-for-13 from 3-point land during an 88-75 win over Worth County.

Paige Dolnrenry, Cor Jesu girls basketball

Cor Jesu nabbed a 57-25 win over Poplar Bluff last Saturday, and it was in large part because of Dolnrenry’s 21 points and four rebounds.

Jaron Briggs, Piper boys basketball

Briggs was eyeing a double-double during Piper’s 79-61 win over Barstow with 29 points and eight rebounds.

Hannah Ermeling, Francis Howell North girls basketball

Ermeling had 27 points and five rebounds despite a 53-49 loss to Orchard Farm last Wednesday.

Justis Braden, Liberty North boys basketball

Braden had 18 points and grabbed seven boards during a 50-31 win over Lee’s Summit North last Tuesday.

Jadyn Wooten, Blue Valley girls basketball

Blue Valley earned a 66-32 win over Blue Valley Southwest last Tuesday, and Wooten led the way with 18 points and 10 assists en route to a double-double.

Bennett Stirtz, Liberty boys basketball

Stirtz did a little bit of everything during the Blue Jays’ 66-48 win over Blue Springs last Tuesday, scoring 20 points, grabbing four rebounds and blocking three shots.

Logan Petlansky, SLUH hockey

Petlansky, just a sophomore, netted the game-winning goal during SLUH’s 3-2 win over Vianney Feb. 26 to send SLUH to the Challenge Cup championship of the Mid-States Club Hockey Association.

Ashton Holloway, Kearney boys basketball

Holloway scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds during a 54-38 win over Raytown South last Tuesday.

Libby Brewster, Francis Howell girls basketball

Brewster dropped 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds during a 59-51 win over Fort Zumwalt South last Saturday.

Camden Bennett, St. Joseph Lafayette boys basketball

Bennett helped Lafayette navigate through the late-season stretch with 18 points and six rebounds during a 56-44 win over Richmond last Tuesday.

Riley Bruggerman, St. James girls basketball

Bruggerman stuffed the stat sheet during a 64-53 win over Blue Valley North, scoring 26 points, grabbing six rebounds, dishing out five assists and getting six steals.

Jace Trimble, Platte County boys basketball

The Pirates walked away with a 79-62 win over Smithville last Tuesday, and it was largely due to Trimble’s 21 points, six rebounds and six steals.

Emani Bennett, Lee’s Summit North girls basketball

Bennett used a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double to help lead the Broncos to a 53-42 win over rival Lee’s Summit West last Wednesday.

Michael Howard, Plattsburg boys basketball

Howard dropped a team-high 27 points and eight rebounds during a 59-50 win over Osborn last Monday.

Kennedy Horton, Brentwood girls basketball

Hoton had 22 points and six steals during a 40-32 win against O’Fallon Christian last Monday.

Jahaad Fort, Priory boys basketball

Fort used a game-high 35 points and six rebounds to help push Priory to a 70-52 win over Lutheran South last Tuesday.

Ella Moody, St. Joseph Central girls basketball

The Indians nabbed a 55-26 win over conference for Oak Park last Monday, and Moody was crucial in that with 22 points and nine rebounds.

Peyton Blair, Fort Zumwalt South boys basketball

Blair was a menace on both ends of the floor during a 56-50 win over St. Charles, scoring a team-high 28 points in and grabbing four steals.

Triniti Cook, Parkway West girls basketball

Cook terrorized the opposition on both ends of the floor during a 64-34 win over Fort Zumwalt North by scoring 29 points and grabbing six steals.

Ade Popoola, Parkway North boys basketball

A 27-point, 10-rebound double-double courtesy of Popoola helped Parkway North climb to a 69-45 win over Fox last Tuesday.

Marlena Smith, Pembroke Hill girls basketball

Smith had 20 points and seven rebounds during a 56-35 win over Van Horn last Tuesday.

Matt Enright, Webster Groves boys basketball

Enright accounted for nearly 40 points during a 77-54 win over Jackson with 15 of his own and 12 assists.

Kate Restovich, Visitation girls basketball

Restovich used 23 points and three rebounds to help lead Visitation to a 44-35 win over Lutheran North last Saturday.

Tyler King, Parkway West boys basketball

King had 24 points and 10 rebounds during Park West’s 55-45 win over Parkway Central last Monday.

Ellie Paloucek, Webster Groves girls basketball

Paloucek was a difference maker during a 55-52 win over Lutheran St. Charles, scoring 25 points of her own while dishing out six assists.

Adam Sausele, Vianney boys basketball

Vianney nabbed a 95-84 win over Borgia last Monday, and Sausele’s 33-point, 11-rebound double-double played a key part in that. 

Allie Turner, John Burroughs girls basketball

Turner dropped a game-high 26 points and five steals during a 59-28 win over St. Charles last Saturday.

Eliza Maupin, Webster Groves girls basketball

Maupin had 22 points and six rebounds during a 68-31 win over Parkway North last Tuesday.

Nicholas Salthouse, De Smet hockey

Salthouse scored the only goal during De Smet’s 1-0 win over CBC Feb. 26, punching the Spartans’ ticket to the Challenge Cup championship of the Mid-States Club Hockey Association.

Cierra Smith, Grandview girls basketball

Smith was close to a double-double during Grandview’s 70-30 win over Platte County last Wednesday with 22 points and eight rebounds.