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Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Florida High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 3-9 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 Monday, Jan. 17. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivefl.

THIS WEEK’S FLORIDA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

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.

Guard/Forward Addison Potts (Senior), South Fort Myers High School

Potts, finished with a team-high 17 points and 15 rebounds in Friday night’s 61-54 win over rival Fort Myers.

Guard Arianna Mosley (Junior), Tampa Preparatory School

Mosley, finished with 32 points, including five 3-pointers in Tuesday’s 50-46 win over Out-of-Door Academy.

On top of the performance, Mosley received her first D-1 offer from Howard University.

Guard Jadah Toombs (Sophomore), Fort Myers

Toombs, finished with a game-high 25 points, on 8-for-22 shooting in Friday night’s 61-54 loss to South Fort Myers.

Guard/Forward Bri Becker (Senior), Trenton

Becker, finished with her 4th triple-double of the season (15 points, 11 assists, 12 steals) on Thursday night in a 65-30 win over Chiefland.

Guard Maddie Millar (Senior), Bishop Kenny

Millar, finished with 21 points (7-14 from 3-point range), 4 rebounds and 4 assists, in Thursday night’s 63-18 win over Terry Parker.

Guard Katie Ambrose (Senior), Gulf Coast

Ambrose, finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals, in Thursday night’s 65-17 win over Palmetto Ridge.

Guard/Forward Zaira Mitchell (Sophomore), Evangelical Christian

Mitchell, finished with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in last Tuesday’s 53-20 win over Gateway Charter to improve the Lady Sentinels’ record to 15-2 on the season.

Guard/Forward Jade Jones (Freshman), King’s Academy (West Palm Beach)

Jones, finished with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals in Thursday’s 64-17 win over Glades Day.

Forward Nyla Harris (Senior), Lake Highland Prep

The Louisville commit finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds, in Saturday’s 74-70 win over Woodward Academy (GA) in the She Got Game Classic in Atlanta.

Guard Jaela Davis (Senior), Brooks-DeBartolo

Davis, finished with 15 points and 4 steals, in Friday night’s 49-41 win over Cardinal Mooney.

Guard Tristan Gross (Junior), St. Petersburg

Gross, finished with a season-high 40 points (Including 11 3-pointers), in Wednesday night’s 88-47 win over Palm Harbor University.

Forward Sam Walters (Junior), The Villages Charter

Walters, finished with 41 points, 16 rebounds and 2 blocked shots, in Friday night’s 70-60 win over Wildwood.

Guard Jay White (Senior), Southwest Florida Christian

White, finished with 16 points and 9 assists, in last Monday’s 57-48 win over Canterbury (Fort Myers).

Guard Trey Lane (Senior), Santa Fe Catholic

Lane, finished with 7 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals, in Friday night’s 56-52 loss to Rockledge.

Forward Isaac Celiscar (Sophomore), Winter Haven

Celiscar finished with his 12th double-double of the season (13 points and 12 rebounds), in Saturday’s 52-44 win over Windermere Prep in the O-Town Showdown.

Forward Jayden Williams (Senior), Windermere Prep

Williams, finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds, in Friday night’s 66-27 win over The First Academy (Orlando).

Guard DeShawn Mann (Senior), Wiregrass Ranch

Mann, finished with 26 points and 9 rebounds, in Saturday’s 78-56 win over Freedom (Tampa).