Vote now: Who should be SBLive's Missouri High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 6-11)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive's Missouri High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 6-11 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 the following week. If you would like to nominate an athlete in the future, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.
THIS WEEK’S SBLIVE MISSOURI ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Jay Baxter, Stockton boys basketball
In a Southwest Conference game, the Tigers picked up a 69-40 win over Diamond behind Baxter’s 25 points and 10 rebounds from the 6-foot-5 senior.
Camden Bennett, St. Joseph Lafayette boys basketball
The Missouri Western commit had 27 points in a 71-65 win over St. Joseph Benton on Tuesday.
Cassidy Benwell, North Point girls wrestling
She became the school’s first back-to-back district champion and qualified for the state meet.
Myra Claas, Tipton girls basketball
Nearly outscored East Buchanan in a 62-31 win on Saturday by scoring 28 points.
Darin Conley, Pembroke Hill boys basketball
In a 63-46 win against St. Michael the Archangel the Ball State football signee had 21 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks.
Abigail Fuglsang, Camdenton girls wrestling
The Class 2 District 3 100-pound champion secured a pin in the finals in Ozark and improved to 43-0 on the season.
Charlie Gregg, Holden girls wrestling
She qualified for state at 140 pounds in the Class 1 District 3 meet and picked up her 100th career win in the quarterfinals.
Noah Hall, Linn boys basketball
The junior scored 34 points and hit eight 3-pointers while grabbing 10 rebounds
Breona Hurd, Waynesville girls basketball
Virginia pledge scored 24 points in a 57-40 loss to Rolla in an Ozark Conference game but went over 1,500 points in her career during the contest.
Jadis Jones, New Madrid County Central boys basketball
The junior scored 23 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in a 57-47 win over Jackson on Friday for the Eagles.
Jake Lafferty, Sparta boys basketball
The 6-5 junior had back-to-back doubles for the Trojans last week with 40 points and 16 rebounds and then 37 points and 15 rebounds.
Bailey Ledford, Joplin girls basketball
She scored 17 points, 15 of which in the second half and overtime, in a 52-46 win over Springfield Central on Wednesday.
Lauren Mills, Festus girls wrestling
She improved to 35-0 on the season with a title run at the Class 1 District 1 meet at the 125-pound class.
Dy’Anna Nicholson, Raytown South girls basketball
Recorded a rare double-double with 12 points and 12 assists in a Suburban Conference Blue Division win against Excelsior Springs.
Iziah Purvey, Webster Groves boys basketball
Nearly had a double-double by scoring 26 points and adding nine rebounds in a 53-48 win over University City on Wednesday.
Aaliyah Sanders, Odessa girls wrestling
Went 3-0 to take first at 115 pounds at the Class 1 District 4 meet, becoming the Bulldogs’ first girls wrestler to win a district crown.
Kyla Schnurbusch, Perryville girls basketball
Became the school’s 12th girls player to eclipse the 1,000th-point mark in a game against Jefferson (Festus) on Wednesday.
Kate Sell, St. Pius X girls basketball
The freshman hit nine 3-pointers in a 53-31 win over Cameron to break a school record in a Midland Empire Conference game.
Nolan Simon, Whitfield boys basketball
In a 65-64 win in overtime against Hazelwood Central, Simon hit a half-court shot at the end of regulation to tie the game and finished with a game-high 34 points.
Sterling Vinson, Springfield Central boys basketball
A senior guard, Vinson broke the school’s single-game scoring record with 47 points in a 91-82 win over Republic on Friday. The previous record was 43 points by Darius Ellis in 1994.
Addison West, Laquey girls basketball
She recorded a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds in a 61-51 win over Stoutland.
Zoey Williams, West Plains girls basketball
The Zizzers moved to 6-0 in Ozark Conference play with a 73-34 win over Waynesville behind 23 points from Williams.
Brady Wolf, Orchard Farm boys basketball
Became the school’s all-time boys leading scorer by surpassing the 1,539-point mark.
Marlie Wright, Greenfield girls basketball
The Wildcats improved to 16-5 with a 59-23 win over Everton behind Wright’s 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.
Versailles' Ryder Williams voted SBLive's Missouri High School Athlete of the Week (Jan. 30-Feb. 4)
Previous winners: Branson's Kyshin Isringhausen (Jan. 23-28), Hannibal's Tristen Essig (Jan. 16-21), Liberty North's Avery True (Jan. 9-14), Timberland's Izzy Ackley (Jan. 2-7), St. Michael the Archangel's Victoria Swingle (Dec. 26-31), Lutheran North's Bryce Spiller (Dec. 19-24), Springfield Glendale's Reilly Heman (Dec. 12-17), Monett's Blaine Salsman (Dec. 5-10), East Buchanan's Trevor Klein (Nov. 28-Dec. 4), Reeds Spring's James Dowdy (Nov. 21-26), Reeds Spring's Caden Wiest (Nov. 14-19), Pleasant Hill's Dylan Kauffman (Nov. 7-12), Westminster Christian's Emma Fairchild, Seckman's Cole Ruble (Oct. 24-29), Fatima's Taylor Baumhoer (Oct. 17-22), Jasper's Juan Rivera (Oct. 10-15), Kirkwood's Deion Brown (Oct. 3-8), Parkway North's Zyan Royal (Sept. 26-Oct. 1), Liberty North's Ella Hayes (Sept. 19-24), North Platte's Colton Kirkham (Sept. 12-17), Truman's Freddie Sheppard (Sept. 4-10), Hannibal's Aneyas Williams (Aug. 29-Sept. 3) and Truman's Cecilia Mora (Aug. 22-28).
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