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Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 10-16 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. 24. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveid.

THIS WEEK’S WAFD BANK IDAHO 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.

Dannika Barfuss, North Gem Girls Basketball: Barfuss scored two-thirds of her team's points with 28 in a 42-32 win against Grace Lutheran.

Kiersley Boyer, Rockland Girls Basketball: Boyer netted 18 points in a 58-38 shellacking of Sho-Ban.

Will Casebolt, Logos Boys Basketball: Casebolt totaled 50 points and 19 rebounds in wins over Genesee, Troy and Kendrick.

Liam Campbell, Owyhee Boys Basketball: Campbell matched his opponent’s total outing with 24 points in a 50-24 wallup of Mountain View.

Logan Crane, Madison Boys Basketball: Crane secured 19 points in a 56-52 win over rival Rigby.

Austyn Harris, Parma Girls Basketball: Harris outscored her opponent with 27 points and eight rebounds in a 64-23 rout of McCall-Donnelly.

Ty Koepp, Kendrick Boys Basketball: Koepp got a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds in a 60-57 win over St. John Bosco.

McKennah Kronenberg, Timberlake Girls Basketball: Kronenberg nearly outscored Priest River herself with 21 points, including 16 in the first half, in a 56-23 drubbing.

Michael Lloyd, Jerome Boys Basketball: Lloyd dropped 21 points in a 64-50 win over Twin Falls.

Chayce Low, North Gem Boys Basketball: Low chalked up 23 points to help hold off Rockland 49-46.

Sam Lupumba, Canyon Ridge Boys Basketball: Lupumba bagged a double-double of 21 points and 18 points to go with four steals and two blocks in a 49-44 win over Wood River.

Thatcher McLinn, Council Boys Basketball: McLinn paced the Lumberjacks with 21 points in a 68-29 victory of Salmon River.

Kolton Mitchell, Lake City Boys Basketball: Mitchell scored 19 points as the T-Wolves cruised to a 71-42 win over cross-town rival Coeur d’Alene.

Madison Mitchell, Coeur d’Alene Girls Basketball: Mitchell racked up 16 points, including eight in the fourth quarter to knock off fifth-ranked and rival Post Falls 58-53.

Robbie Morin, Wallace Boys Basketball: Morin recorded 26 points in a 62-43 win over Mullan.

Gabe Navarro, Nampa Boys Basketball: Navarro tallied 23 points in a 60-54 win over Caldwell.

Grace Reeve, Nampa Christian Girls Basketball: Reeve led the Trojans to a 43-39 upset over No. 2 and reigning state champion Melba with 18 points and six rebounds.

Shay Shippen, Skyline Girls Basketball: Shippen recorded a double-double of 32 points and 11 rebounds in a 71-62 loss against 5A Idaho Falls. Shippen also tallied 71 points in her games vs. Idaho Falls, Bonneville, and Sugar-Salem.

Audrey Taylor, Timberline Girls Basketball: Taylor notched 18 points and four assists in a 60-38 rout of Capital.

Kysa Shippen, Skyline Girls Basketball: Made 5 three pointers and had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in a 71-62 loss against 5A Idaho Falls. 

Seth Tracy, Raft River Boys Basketball: Tracy pulled off a double-double of 19 points and 13 boards in a 54-43 win over Murtaugh.
Kianna Wright, Blackfoot Girls Basketball: Wright had 16 points to keep the Broncos undefeated in a 50-49 win over the No. 4 team in 5A Thunder Ridge.

Jackson Cummins, Kimberly Boys Basketball: Had 21 points in Bulldogs' 54-52 conference win over Buhl.