Vote: Who should be SBLive Ohio's high school Athlete of the Week (01/01/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Ohio high school Athlete of the Week for December 24-30. 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 ryan@scoreboklive.com. For questions/issues with the poll, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.

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.

Dee Alexander, Purcell Marian girls basketball

Led the Cavaliers to a championship at the Junior Orange Bowl Classic in Florida with 73 points across three games. She scored 25 points to defeat James River (Virginia) 76-66, 28 points in an 83-64 victory against Doral Academy (Florida) and 25 points in a 78-41 win over Miami Norland (Floriday). Her first basket against James River set a school record for the most career points with 1,599.

Sydney Bass, Strongsville girls basketball

Posted a team-high 33 points in a 72-50 win against Newark and broke the program record for most 3-pointers in a game with eight.

Mason Bauer, Ashland wrestling

At the Medina Invitational Tournament, Bauer won the 106-pound title with a pin in just 57 seconds in the championship match.

Alex Bobb, Maysville boys basketball

Poured in 32 points to help beat Carrollton 81-32.

Jakhi Calloway, Bishop Hartley boys basketball

Dropped a team-high 23 points to beat Indian Lake 70-56 and improve to 7-0 on the season.

Briley Cramer, Circleville boys basketball

Had a career night, scoring 40 points in an 81-79 overtime win against Westfall.

Aidan Fockler, Massillon Perry wrestling

Took home the crown at the Brecksville Holiday Tournament at 285 pounds. En route to the title, he had a pin and two major decisions and won the championship match with a 10-2 decision.

Shawn Foster, Lima Senior boys basketball

The freshman guard chipped in 29 points to help the Spartans edge Reynoldsburg 63-62 in overtime.

Mari Gerton, Princeton girls basketball

Helped the Lady Vikings defeat Mount Notre Dame 64-55 with 28 points, three assists and two steals.

Brayden Gross, Louisville boys basketball 

Scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the third quarter to help the Leopards down Akron Garfield 73-52.

Chris Knight, Massillon boys basketball 

Hit six 3-pointers and finished with 29 points in a 102-85 victory over Northwest.

Tatiana Mason, Brush girls basketball

The freshman guard dropped a game-high 17 points to help the Lady Arcs stay perfect on the season and defeat Archbishop Alter 52-49 at the Jingle Bell Jam.

Kennedy Morgan, Highland girls basketball

Led the Hornets to a 60-48 win at Massillon Perry with 20 points and scored a team-high 14 points in a 51-44 loss to Whitmer.

Jonas Nichols, Archbishop Hoban boys basketball

The senior guard knocked down three 3-pointers and totaled 11 points in the first quarter en route to finishing with 24 points to knock off Centerville 60-56.

Isabelle Niederst, Elyria Catholic girls basketball

Had 10 points, four rebounds and four assists in the second half alone as the Panthers defeated Bishop Hartley. She finished with a game-high 19 points.

Reece Robinson, St. Ignatius boys basketball

Recorded a double-double, posting 23 points and 12 rebounds and was named an all-tournament player in a 71-59 win over Dallas Jesuit (Texas) at the Cookie Garcia Invitational in Florida.

Keegan Sell, Garrettsville Garfield wrestling

The 190-pound state champion from a year ago wasted no time in getting to the final of the Brecksville Holiday Tournament, where he won 7-0 over Colin Wooldridge of Cincinnati LaSalle. Sell recorded three pins on his first four matches.

Jenna Slates, Green girls basketball

Slates led the Bulldogs to victory with a double-double, scoring 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. She also added six steals and two blocks to help defeat St. Joseph Academy 48-43 in the South Range Holiday Hoops Classic.

Berry Wallace, Pickerington Central girls basketball

Led the Tigers to a 2-1 record at the John Wall Holiday Invitational in North Carolina behind 56 points. Wallace had 30 points in a 56-43 win over Charlotte Catholic (North Carolina), 10 points in a 55-45 loss to Morris Catholic (New Jersey) and 16 points in a victory over Chapel Hill (North Carolina).