Vote now: Who should be SBLive Georgia's high school athlete of the week (Dec. 27-Jan. 1)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Georgia high school athlete of the week for Dec. 27-Jan. 1. 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 swanson@scorebooklive.comor tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @SBLiveGA.
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Sophie Smith, Denmark girls basketball
Smith stuffed the stat sheet with 24 points, three rebounds, 10 assists and five steals in a win over Tampa Prep (Florida).
Caleb Henson, Woodland boys wrestling
With his win in the Knockout X-Mas Classic, Henson became the second-ever four-time champion.
Anna Gernatt, Harrison girls basketball
Gernatt’s double-double of 22 points and 10 boards helped Harrison take down East Coweta. Gernatt also had two blocks.
Brigham Rogers, Blessed Trinity boys basketball
Rogers took home tourney MVP and dropped 23 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in the championship game.
Kami Young, Pebblebrook boys basketball
Young had 28 points and seven rebounds in Pebblebrook’s dismantling of Windsor Forest.
Carley Haban, Rabun County girls basketball
Haban dropped a team-high 18 points with three triples and added five rebounds.
D’ante Bass, Windsor Forest boys basketball
Bass was phenomenal in a win over Kell, scoring 25 points and grabbing 13 boards, and he scored 21 of those points in the second half to ensure the comeback victory.
Jameel Rideout, Berkmar boys basketball
Rideout did it all in a 71-70 Arby’s Classic win over Dorman (South Carolina), with 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
Britiya Curtis, Calhoun girls basketball
Curtis scored 24 points vs. Cass, which gave her 1,000 points in her varsity career.
Jacob Silka, Cherokee boys wrestling
Silka took home first place at the Hook’em Invitational and also earned most outstanding wrestler.
CJ Agborsangaya, East Hall boys basketball
Agborsangaya dropped 16 points and grabbed nine boards in East Hall’s victory over Gainesville to get the win and tourney MVP.
Sydney Bolden, Loganville girls basketball
Bolden was feeling it in a win over Dacula, as she led all scorers with 36 points.
Kaleb Banks, Fayette County boys basketball
Banks scored 34 points and was the driving force in a victory over Cumberland Christian.
Aidan Hadaway, Lafayette boys basketball
Hadaway dropped a game-high 28 points as Lafayette easily breezed by Chattanooga Central.
Dylan Galloway, Gilmer boys wrestling
Galloway earned his 100th varsity win and is 31-1 on the season.
Brandon Perez, Villa Rica boys wrestling
Perez came in first in the ALX Invitational.
Callie Jackson, North Oconee girls basketball
Jackson shined in a matchup vs. Rutherford with 24 points, four rebounds and three assists.
AJ Patterson, Mount Vernon boys basketball
Patterson flirted with a triple-double with 16 points, 10 boards and seven assists, but his most important contribution was the game-saving block.
Jada Peterson, Kell girls basketball
Peterson was on fire with a game-high 29 points to help assist in the blowout of the week as Kell took down Shiloh 78-17.
Diana Collins, Brookwood girls basketball
Collins was named MVP of the Deep South Classic after averaging 21.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 4.0 steals.
