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Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 17-23 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. 31. 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.

Blake Buchanan, Lake City Boys Basketball: Buchanan flirted with the double-double with 10 boards and eight points to go along with five blocks in a 45-34 win over Coeur d’Alene.

Skylar Burke, Coeur d’Alene Girls Basketball: Burke notched a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds to go with three assists in a 60-58 win over Lake City.

Aspen Caldwell, Thunder Ridge Girls Basketball: Caldwell nearly pulled off a double-double with 28 points and 8 rebounds in a 68-55 win against Idaho Falls.

Breken Clarke, Camas County Boys Basketball: Clarke finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in a 74-57 win over Dietrich.

Isaac Davis, Hillcrest Boys Basketball: Davis went 6 of 9 from the field for 19 points as the third-ranked Knights routed perennial power Preston 61-44.

Bryce Henry, Lakeland Boys Basketball: Henry bagged a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds, while also having five assists and four steals in a 71-58 win over Sandpoint.

Maddie Keener, Mountain Home Girls Basketball: Keener dropped 43 points, including 12 3-pointers in a 69-53 win over Minico.

Carlie Latta, Minico Girls Basketball: Latta totaled 69 points in games against Jerome, Canyon Ridge and Mountain Home.

Mack Mauger, Blackfoot Boys Wrestling: Mauger remained perfect on the season at 25-0 by cruising to the 106-pound championship at Tiger/Grizz with a 19-3 tech fall over Minico’s Andre Valero.

Lauren McCall, Timberline Girls Basketball: McCall’s statline featured eight points, seven assists and seven steals for the top-ranked team in 5A in a 50-16 shellacking of Skyview.

Nate Ojukwu, Mountain View Boys Basketball: Ojukwu almost had the double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds, but also added six assists and four steals in a 61-44 win over crosstown rival Rocky Mountain. 

George Price, Skyline Boys Basketball: Price drained 6 of 9 3-pointers on his way to 22 points in a 75-63 win over Bonneville.

Jennabelle Reece, Liberty Charter Girls Basketball: Reece racked up a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds to go with six steals in a 54-32 win over Riverstone.

Joe Reiber, Melba Boys Basketball: Reiber put up a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds along with five steals and three assists in a 65-59 win against Nampa Christian. 

Sydnie Rodriguez, Borah Girls Basketball: Rodriguez hit seven 3-points for 28 points in a 65-48 win over Centennial.

Annie Stinar, Centennial Girls Basketball: Stinar eclipsed 1,000 career points with 41 points, including 10 3-pointers - both school records - in a 56-49 win over Owyhee.

Kross Taylor, Lapwai Boys Basketball: Taylor tallied 27 points as the top-ranked 1A D1 team in the state routed No. 2 Prairie 110-69.

Kayla Vail, Bonneville Girls Wrestling: Vail repeated at the Tiger/Grizz Tournament by pinning Eagle’s Holland Wieber in just three minutes and one second in the 120-pound final.