Vote: Who should be SBLive Ohio's high school Athlete of the Week (12/11/2023)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Ohio high school Athlete of the Week for December 3-9. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.

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Harper Annarino, Granville girls basketball

Accounted for nearly 60 percent of her team’s scoring, dropping 34 points and 11 rebounds in a 58-42 victory at Johnstown-Monroe.

Sydney Bass, Strongsville girls basketball

In a win over Mentor, the junior guard had 13 points, five rebounds, five blocked shots and three assists. 

Mackenzie Blackford, Solon girls basketball

The Duquense commit led the Comets to two victories behind 20+ point nights. Blackford had 20 points and six assists in an 81-35 victory over North Royalton and finished with 21 points in a 69-34 win against Twinsburg.

Jorden Bowens, Reynoldsburg boys basketball

Combined for 43 points in two Raiders’ victories. Bowens registered 23 points in an 87-80 overtime win against St. Vincent-St. Mary and recorded a team-high 20 points in a 74-56 victory over Groveport Madison.

Vivian Cassell, Keystone girls basketball 

Scored 18 points in the Wildcats 54-27 rout over Northwestern.

Daniel Jones, Princeton boys basketball

Jones’ 18 points helped edge Lakota East 59-58.

Jaxon Joy, Wadsworth wrestling

Finished fourth in the Ironman Invitational at 150 pounds. His two losses at the event came by just a combined two points against two Ironman champions.

Quinn “Turtle” Kwasniak, Cornerstone Christian boys basketball

Despite two tough losses to start the season, the junior guard managed to put together stat-stuffer performances. Kwasinak had 28 points and six threes in the first half of a 66-63 loss to Glenville and scored 31 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in a 110-100 loss to Open Door.

Ashley Lahmers, Massillon Jackson girls basketball

Scored a career-high 19 points in the Bears’ 51-40 victory at Green.

Maurice McCall, Columbus South boys basketball

Led the Bulldogs with a double-double, scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in an 82-69 win over Beechcroft. McCall also had nine assists, six steals and one block.

Kruz McClure, Westerville South boys basketball

In a 54-49 comeback win over Dublin Coffman, McClure scored a game-high 23 points and finished with five rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Jesse McCulloch, Lutheran East boys basketball

Was named the Great Lakes Classic MVP after dropping 30 points to defeat Villa Angela-St. Joseph 71-35. Later that week, the senior posted a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds to help the Eagles beat Holy Name 77-66.

J.T. Mog, Medina boys basketball 

In a 51-49 road win against Cleveland Heights, the senior guard scored a game-high 18 points with four 3-pointers.

Eddie Neitenbach, Buckeye wrestling

Finished third at 175 pounds in the Ironman Tournament at Walsh Jesuit. In the third-place match, he defeated Tyler Eise, the No. 2 ranked wrestler in the country at 175. 

Mackenzie Riccitelli, Boardman girls basketball

Helped lead her team to a 59-37 win over Poland with 23 points, seven steals and seven assists.

Luke Sanders, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy boys basketball

Had a career night against Purcell Marian, scoring the go-ahead three to get a 57-51 road win. Sanders finished with 28 points to eclipse 1,000 career points.

Jordan Scully, Sidney girls basketball

Posted 37 points, three rebounds and three steals in a 69-65 overtime loss to Bath and scored 24 points in a 54-24 win over Xenia.

Rylan Seacrist, Brecksville wrestling

At the Ironman Invitational, he knocked off the top wrestler in the country at 113 pounds when he defeated Dom Munaretto of St. Charles (Illinois). 

Berry Wallace, Pickerington Central girls basketball

Led her team with 16 points in a 57-54 victory over Magnificat. The Tigers are 5-0 on the season.