Vote now: Who should be SBLive's Missouri High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 20-25)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive's Missouri High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 20-25 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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Collin Arch, Palmyra boys wrestling

He capped his career with four state titles at the Class 1 level, winning the 150-pound title with four pins — all in 1:36 or less — to finish 52-1 this year.

Jay Ball, Thomas Jefferson Independent boys basketball

The 6-foot-7 senior posted a double-double in the Class 1 District 7 championship game with 25 points and 17 rebounds in a 57-47 win over Golden City.

Jay Baxter, Stockton boys basketball

Tallied 25 points and 14 rebounds in a Class 3 District 12 loss to Southwest (Washburn) and finished his high school career with more than 1,500 points.

Ki Bogan, Cape Girardeau Central girls basketball

She reached the 1,000-point milestone against Cape Girardeau Notre Dame on Wednesday on a free throw.

Jobe Bryant, Central Park Hills boys basketball

The standout junior guard surpassed the 1,700-point mark this week for the Rebels in a game on Friday.

Christopher Coates, Liberty boys wrestling

The Purdue commit went 4-0 to claim the Class 4 138-pound title at the MSHSAA wrestling championships — his third state title.

Kael Combs, Nixa boys basketball

Helped the Eagles finish the regular season undefeated conference champions and surpassed the 1,500-point mark, only the fourth Eagle to do so in program history.

Justin Duff, De Smet boys basketball

Broke the school's all-time career 3-point record as Duff hit No. 154 on Tuesday, passing the mark held by former NBA player Blake Ahearn, who had 153 from 1999-2003.

Jaylen Edwards, Principia boys basketball

In a district game, the freshman scored 31 points, while grabbing five rebounds and recording two blocks in a 76-37 win over Valley.

Laney Halley, Iberia girls basketball

The Jefferson College softball signee guided the Rangers to a district basketball with two upsets. She tallied 23 points in a 57-43 win over Crocker in the Class 2 District 9 finals on Saturday.

Isaia Howard, Plattsburg boys basketball

The 6-5 junior became the Tigers’ all-time leading scorer on Thursday, hitting 1,847 career points.

Tyler King, Parkway West boys basketball

Tallied a game-high 24 points and hit four 3-pointers in a 70-45 win over Parkway North on Tuesday.

Maddie Kubicki, Park Hill South girls wrestling

Capped off a stellar high school career with a 157-0 record and four state titles, the first three coming in Class 1.

Gavin Linsman, Liberty boys wrestling

The transfer from Whitfield won his first title with the Blue Jays with a 4-0 march in the Class 4 144-pound division, including an 18-3 tech fall win in the finals.

DJ Long, Mexico boys basketball

The junior hit the 1,000-point mark in a 62-42 win against Hannibal on Thursday.

Cole Nichols, Dexter boys basketball

He scored a game-high 34 points in a 82-65 win over Cape Girardeau Notre Dame on Tuesday.

Brady Nicholson, Ash Grove boys basketball

The 6-4 junior broke the school single-season record with 704 points, besting a mark set by Shane Nicholson.

Natalie Penning, Marceline girls basketball

Helped the Tigers pick up a 55-43 win over Trenton in the Class 3 District 16 tournament with 25 points. 

AJ Rallo, Whitfield boys wrestling

Between Class 1 and Class 3, the senior won four state championships and ended with a Class 138-pound title on Saturday, outscoring foes 24-0 in his last three matches.

Grace Slaughter, Grain Valley girls basketball

She surprised the 2,500-point mark in a game on Tuesday and according to the MSHSAA record book, the Mizzou recruit is the new all-time leader.

Eddie Smajic, Vianney boys basketball

The freshman scored a game-high 28 points in an 81-64 win over De Smet on Friday.

Jiyani Thompson, Raytown South girls basketball

Recorded what was believed to be the first triple-double in the Lady Cardinals’ history with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a win on Thursday, a 73-54 win against St. Michael the Archangel.

Haley Ward, Fort Osage girls wrestling

Ward won the Missouri Class 2 championship at 155 pounds for her fourth state title and finished her senior season at 51-0. Ward went 172-1 over her four years (52-0 as a junior, 33-1 as a sophomore and 36-0 as a freshman). 

Marlie Wright, Greenfield girls basketball

Tallied 32 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 50-39 win over Walnut Grove in a district title game on Saturday. In a 69-40 semifinal win over Dadeville, she had 31 points. In addition, she became the school’s all-time scoring leader, passing the 1,694 points Caitlin Shouse had from 2003-2006.

Whitfield's Tete Nelson voted SBLive's Missouri High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 13-18)

Previous winners: St. Pius X-KC's Kate Sell (Feb. 6-11), Versailles' Ryder Williams (Jan. 30-Feb. 4), 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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