Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 7-13)?

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 7-13 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, Feb. 21. 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.

Kambree Barber, Rigby Girls Basketball: Barber notched 19 points to send the Trojans to state in a 53-40 win over Idaho Falls. 

Vander Brown, Lakeside Boys Basketball: Brown put up 50 points, including 30 in the first half, in a 106-52 blowout of Wallace to claim the Scenic Idaho Conference for the second year in a row.

Teland Brunette, Sho-Ban Boys Basketball: Brunette chalked up 30 points in a 54-45 win over Mackay.

Skylar Burke, Coeur d’Alene Girls Basketball: Burked scored 32 points, but it wasn’t quite enough as the Vikings fell Post Falls 75-72 in a winner-to-state game.

Aspen Caldwell, Thunder Ridge Girls Basketball: Calwell tallied 24 points to lead the Titans to their first-ever district championship in a 60-49 victory over Rigby.

Owen Graviet, Middleton Boys Basketball: Graviet nearly outscored Emmett himself with 33 points, four assists and two rebounds in an 81-33 win.

Jaden House, Wallace Girls Basketball:  House netted 16 points to lead the Miners in qualifying for the state tournament for the first time in 14 years with a 45-38 win over Clearwater Valley. 

Avery Howell, Boise Girls Basketball: Howell racked up a double-double of 23 boards and 10 points, including a steal and layin in the last minute to force overtime to lead the Braves to a 44-36 win over Timberline for their first district title in 18 years.

Donovan Jones, Eagle Boys Basketball: Jones led the Mustangs in clinching the 5A Southern Idaho Conference regular season title with a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds to go with four assists and four steals in a 67-36 rout over Rocky Mountain.

Cooper Kesler, Hillcrest Boys Basketball: Kesler recorded 22 points to lead the Knights to their 18th win in a row in a 50-41 victory against Blackfoot. 

Ryan Payne, Pocatello Boys Basketball: Payne had 19 points in a 87-36 rout of Skyline.

Carson Perkes, Carey Boys Basketball: The Panthers needed all 35 of Perkes’ points in a 52-49 win over Sun Valley Community School.

Austin Ramos, Meridian Boys Basketball: Ramos drained 5-of-8 3-pointers for 20 points as the defending state champions upset No. 1 Eagle 64-53.

Abbi Roubidoux, Fruitland Girls Basketball: Roubidoux dropped 20 points to deliver the Grizzlies their first district championship since 2015 and end the five-year stranglehold of Parma in a 45-41 win over the Panthers.

Capri Simis, Post Falls Girls Basketball: Sims combined for 67 points in elimination game wins over, Lewiston, Coeur d’Alene and Owyhee to send the Trojabs to state for the third straight season.

Sienna Taylor, Skyline Girls Basketball: Taylor tied her own school record of seven 3-pointers for 21 points in a 73-49 state play-in game win over Columbia. 

Sammie Wood, Post Falls Girls Track: Wood knocked off five runners, including this year’s 5A state champion, Boise’s Allie Bruce, to win the invite-only elite high school girls mile run at the Lilac Grand Prix in Spokane, WA with a time of 5 minutes, 6.70 seconds. 

Kase Wynott, Lapwai Boys Basketball: Wynott bagged 28 points in an 86-56 shellacking over the reigning 2A state champ St. Maries.

Shay Shippen, Skyline Girls Basketball: The freshman point guard had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals on 9/16 shooting in Skyline's 24 point win over Columbia to send the Grizzlies to state for the 2nd time in 15 years. 

Kolby Luna, Kellogg Boys Basketball: Luna dropped 30 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals in Kellogg's 67-50 league team win.