Vote: Who should be SBLive's North Carolina High School Athlete of the Week (10/22/23)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s North Carolina High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 15-21 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote in our poll. Voting will conclude on Saturday, October 28 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll. You may vote as often as you like. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivenc.
Congratulations to last week's winner, Gabe Bolivar of Pine Lake Prep.
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 you can vote during the competition. Our poll in no way is meant to discredit other players no mentioned.
HERE ARE THIS WEEK’S NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
Javier Rice, Asheville Christian: Rice completed 36 of 42 passes for 369 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 103 yards and two scores in a 49-33 loss to Christian Heritage. Rice leads the state in passing yards with 3,271.
Jed West, Tuscola: West had 216 passing yards and three touchdowns and 60 rushing yards and two scores in a 34-21 win over Smoky Mountain.
Bryce Baker, East Forsyth: Baker threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 28 and a score, all in the first half, in the Eagles' 42-12 win against Glenn.
Mitchell Summers, Grimsley: Summers ran for 112 yards and five touchdowns in a 54-0 win over Page.
Karson Williams, Oak Grove: Williams had five touchdowns on seven carries and 201 rushing yards in a 49-7 win against Montgomery Central.
Markel Summers, Davie County: Summers ran for 299 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-33 win over Parkland. It's the second straight game of at least 240 rushing yards for Summers.
Devon Thomas, Rolesville: Thomas ran for 235 yards and six touchdowns in a 75-27 win against Wake Forest.
Everett Gryder, Watauga: Gryder went for 208 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a 54-48 win over Freedom.
Wendell Thompson, Myers Park: Thompson completed 15 of 21 passes for 250 yards and seven touchdowns in a 59-6 win over Berry.
