Africentric’s Jeniya Bowers voted SBLive’s Ohio High School Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Africentric’s Jeniya Bowers for being voted SBLive’s Ohio High School Athlete of the Week for January 29 – February 4!
She finished with a game-high 19 points and scored 13 consecutive points during the first quarter of the Columbus City League championship game against Northland. The Nubians beat Northland 56-13 to claim the City League girls basketball title.
Bowers received 60.18% of the votes cast, beating out Kiki Schmock of Holy Name, who finished second with 21.54%.
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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for January 29 – February 4:
Niels Abessolo, Independence boys basketball
The senior dropped a quadruple-double of 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in an 84-64 win against West.
Kamryn Barnitz, Fairland girls basketball
Posted 17 points in Fairland’s 67-35 win over Rock Hill.
Matt Bauman, Gilmour hockey
In the Lancers 2-1 win over Shaker, Bauman scored both goals to clinch a bye in the Great Lakes tournament.
Koy Beasley, LaSalle track and field
Finished first in two events at the Cedarville University Richey Tune-up HS Indoor Meet, winning the 60-meter dash in 6.78 and the 200 meter dash finals in 22.35.
Matthew Biddell, Mentor boys basketball
The junior led Mentor with 22 points, 20 of those coming in the first half. The Cardinals held off Chaney 69-65.
Michael Billups, Archbishop Moeller hockey
The senior had a great week, scoring a hat trick in a 3-2 win over Padua and two goals against Olentangy Berlin to earn a 2-1 victory in overtime.
Tess Conroy, Cuyahoga Heights girls basketball
Led all scorers with 19 points to seal the 47-39 victory over Brooklyn.
Jacob Craig, North Canton Hoover track and field
The junior won the 1600-meter run in 4:44:50 and took second place in the 800-meter run in 2:11.01 at the Oberlin College High School meet.
Olivia DiFranco, Midview girls basketball
The junior led the Middies with 22 points to take down Berra-Midpark 56-31.
Kennady Dodds, Stow girls basketball
Led the Bulldogs offense by scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. With 56.1 seconds remaining she split free throws to give Stow a 43-34 lead. The Bulldogs went on to take down Wadsworth 43-42 to clinch a share of the Suburban League National Conference championship.
Bede Lori, Caldwell boys basketball
The 6-foot-4 senior had 26 points to help the Redskins take out Monroe Central 67-57.
Carter McCray, Elyria Catholic girls basketball
Kept her hot streak going by dropping 25 points against Lakewood as the Panthers bested Lakewood 61-60 in overtime to win their second straight GLC championship.
Alexis Narolewski, Brunswick gymnastics
Helped the Blue Devils finish first place at their home meet against Magnificat, earning the top spot on beam, second place on uneven bars and third on floor. Magnificat bested Brunswick 135.65-133.35.
Cade Norris, Bradley boys basketball
Started the game by hitting his first two shots from long range. Norris scored a game-high 29 points en route to joining the 1,000-point club. Bradley beat Lima Senior 70-52.
Kiki Schmock, Holy Name girls basketball
In a loss to North Olmsted, she set a program record for most threes made in a season with 50. North Olmsted beat Holy Name 50-40.
Allie Stockton, Sidney girls basketball
Had a team-high 17 points to rout Greenville 55-18.
Dailyn Swain, Africentric boys basketball
The Xavier commit led the Nubians with a triple-double posting 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 57-54 victory over Columbus South.
Khoi Thurmon, Buchtel boys basketball
The senior point guard led all scorers with 25 points and also dished out five assists and had four steals. The Griffins defeated East 72-60 to win the Akron City Series championship game.
Justin Wypasek, Strongsville boys basketball
Scored 30 points against North Royalton en route to setting the Mustangs program record for most points scored all-time. Strongsville beat North Royalton 59-58.
