Vote now: Who should be SBLive's National High School Athlete of the Week? (Oct. 10-16)
Each week, SBLive scours the country for the the top high school sports performances spanning schools both big and small.
It's now your turn to decide which is the best of the best.
Here are the nominees for SBLive's National Athlete of the Week for Oct. 10 through Oct. 16. Voting will conclude Sunday, Oct. 23 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The winner is announced each Monday.
If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @SBLiveSports.
SBLive National High School Athlete of the Week candidates
Ethan Busby, St. Mary’s (Louisiana) football
Talk about a bus(b)y night. He hauled in nine catches for 197 yards and four touchdown receptions, as well as another score on a pick-six in a 58-6 win against Peabody.
Daniel Carrillo, Nampa (Idaho) football
Led the Bulldogs to one of the biggest wins in program history over reigning 5A SIC champion, Mountain View. Finished with 168 yards on 38 carries and a pair of touchdowns in a 23-14 win .
Darryl Coleman, Yuma Catholic (Arizona) football
Coleman caught eight passes for 176 yards — 22 yards per catch — and two touchdowns to help the Shamrocks edge the Hawks, 48-45.
Ty Cozad, Muscatine (Iowa) football
The junior running back went for 353 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 31 carries in a 41-13 thumping of Davenport North.
Chris Dodson, Elk Grove (California) football
The 5-11, 170-pound senior cornerback/receiver/kicker did more than a little bit of everything. He had three interceptions, returning two of them for touchdown and kicked six extra points in a 62-8 win over Pleasant Grove.
Blake Flowers, Seminole (Texas) football
In the Indians’ 48-32 district win over Borger on Friday night, Flowers threw for 434 yards and five touchdowns on 27-of-38 passing and ran 15 times for 120 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Scottre Humphrey, Rainier Beach (Washington) football
The Vikings’ workhorse put the team on his back with 224 yards rushing and a pair of scores to keep the team's 3A Metro League title hopes alive.
Braylon Isom, Saginaw Heritage (Michigan) football
Had four receptions for 158 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns, as well as a kickoff return touchdown in a 49-21 win over Flint Powers.
Kaden Irving, Gautier (Mississippi) football
Massive eight-touchdown night in a 55-28 win over Vancleave. Completed 17 of 31 passes for 344 yards and six touchdowns and ran the ball eight times for 111 yards with two more scores.
Tre Jones, Oswego East (Illinois) football
A Navy commit, Jones ran for 262 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-21 come-from-behind victory against rival Oswego.
Jaquez Kindell, Plant (Florida) football
Scored four total touchdowns with 98 yards receiving, a 95-yard kickoff return and a rushing score to help plant win its sixth straight game.
Maddox Lassiter, Warren (Arkansas) football
Senior threw for 401 yards and ran for 76 yards with five total touchdowns, three passing and two rushing, in the Lumberjacks’ 47-20 win over Dewitt.
Ben Lavelle, St. Edward (Ohio) football
This is how you make your mark as a kicker. Nailed two field goals of 46 and 47 yards for the only points in the game. The Eagles knock off Archbishop Moeller 6-0.
Caron Tyler, Chaparral (California) football
Passed for 228 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns in a 62-49 win over Murrieta Valley.
Kadin Semonza, Mission Viejo (California) football
Completed 20 of 28 passes for 391 yards and six touchdowns in a 49-14 win over San Clemente.
Keegan Stover, Rabun County (Georgia) football
Stover completed 21 of 28 passes for 366 yards, four touchdowns, and no picks, dealing Elbert County its first loss of the year in a matchup of undefeated teams.
Past National Athlete of the Week winners (2022-23)
Evan Berdan, Wenatchee (Washington)
Dominic Johnson, Hawken (Ohio)
Dante Turner, Mount Dora (Florida)
Sam Merriman, Bishop Blanchet (Washington)
Kassim Johnson, Robinson (Florida)
Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
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