Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week?

By Ty Loftis 

As we wrap up another week of high school athletics, there were several impressive performances worth reliving. Below we will do that, and you will have the opportunity to vote on what you believe was the most impressive.

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week for Sept. 26-Oct. 2. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to nominate an athlete, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter. 

Erik McCarty, McAlester football

The Buffs were down by 10 points with 1:48 to go in regulation, but came back to win a 34-33 overtime thriller thanks in large part to McCarty.

The Oklahoma commit had three receiving touchdowns and finished the night with 160 yards receiving. He also added 84 yards on the ground and a touchdown.

Jacobe Johnson, Mustang football

In the Blankenship Bowl (Mustang coach Lee Blankenship facing his cousin, Owasso coach Bill Blankenship), it was the University of Oklahoma commit in Johnson scoring on three separate occasions to get the win.

One came on a 52-yard touchdown reception, and the other was a 48-yard touchdown pass.

Michael Graham Jr, OKC Southeast football

In a Thursday night thriller, Graham had 415 yards passing and 111 yards rushing to beat Cache. He threw five touchdowns, including one on the final play to win the game.

Luke Rauh, Enid football

On Homecoming night, the senior was responsible for 321 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns in an impressive win against Moore.

Noah Roberts, Stillwater football

In an impressive 38-6 win against Tulsa Booker T Washington, Roberts had 155 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns.

Emmanuel Crawford, Grove football

Crawford rushed for 305 yards and had four touchdowns in a 63-28 win against Claremore. Crawford added a receiving touchdown as well.

Hudson Henslick, Collinsville football

The Cardinals stayed perfect this week, beating Bishop Kelley, 28-21. Henslick assisted in that effort by catching a 97-yard touchdown and running one in from 16 yards out.

Colton Sutton, Skiatook football

Sutton had 212 yards rushing and two touchdowns in a 28-14 win against Cleveland on Friday night.

Landon Bowen, Chickasha football

In a 31-14 win against John Marshall, Bowen scored two touchdowns and also got two interceptions. He has helped lead his team to three straight victories.

Kirk Francis, Metro Christian football

Francis continued his impressive play on Friday night, going 24-of-42 for 408 yards and scoring six total touchdowns in a 63-28 win against Perkins-Tryon.

Chance Wilson, Rejoice Christian football

The senior quarterback was responsible for 438 yards and scored five touchdowns in a 42-34 win against Sequoyah-Claremore.

Mason Mittasch, Verdigris football

In a 28-6 win against Holland Hall, Mittasch had 158 yards rushing to go along with a touchdown. He also had four receptions for 50 yards.

Mekusapv Martel, Beggs football

In a 72-46 win against Victory Christian, Martel had six touchdowns on 339 yards rushing and 21 carries. Additionally, he had seven receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown.

Defensively, he had two interceptions.

Tate Rader, Kiefer football

Kiefer stayed undefeated on Friday night after getting a 24-21 win against Sperry. In the game, Rader had three rushing touchdowns.

Blake Bristow, Tonkawa football

In a 37-26 win against Pawnee, Bristow had over 200 all-purpose yards and scored the first three touchdowns of the night for the Buccaneers to help keep his team undefeated.

Hunter Morton, Stratford football

In a 42-14 win against Wayne, Morton had 175 yards on just eight carries. He had three touchdowns and did all of his work in the first half.

A.J. Lyons-Jerrell, Pocola football

Lyons-Jerrell rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries in the Indians' 30-8 win against Central Sallisaw. He also threw a 65-yard TD pass and caught a 4-yard reception for another TD.

Cooper Patton, Elk City football

Patton accounted for 107 total yards and one TD on seven offensive touches and picked off a pass on defense in the Elks' 14-12 win against Clinton. His TD run covered 80 yards.

Ritson Meyer, Elgin football

On his 16th birthday on Friday, the freshman running back scored two TDs, spearheading an Elgin rushing attack that racked up 252 yards, as the Owls moved to 5-0 with a 35-0 win against Ardmore.

Kamden Sixkiller, Norman North football

The Timberwolves' quarterback accounted for five total touchdowns as Norman North won a wild 57-50 game in overtime against Broken Arrow on Thursday. Sixkiller threw two TD passes and ran for three more TDs.

Katelynn Knight, Owasso softball

The Lady Rams take part in regionals this week, but in one of their final regular season games against Bartlesville, Knight went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBIs in a 5-2 win against Bartlesville.

Whitney Holcomb, Coweta softball

For a third consecutive season, the Lady Tigers are district champions. In a 5-3 win against Verdigris, Holcomb had a clutch triple and three RBIs. Regionals start later this week.

Allyssa Parker, Pocola softball

The Lady Indians are heading back to state once again. In the three-game regional, Parker and the Lady Indians were impressive, outscoring opponents 34-3.

Parker had six RBIs, a home run and a triple in a 16-3 win against Chelsea. She had a no-hitter, striking out 13 against Commerce in a 1-0 semifinal win. In the 17-0 regional championship win, Parker assisted in a three-inning perfect game.

Kylie Turner, Stillwater softball

A junior outfielder, Turner turned in a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage during last week's games. She has a .961 fielding average for the season, and is also batting .330.

Macy Tyra, Choctaw volleyball

Over the weekend, Choctaw claimed a conference championship crown. In a four-game span, Tyra managed 27 assists and had eight kills as well.

Ella Drake, Regent Prep volleyball

The University of Central Arkansas commit had 26 kills for the Lady Rams last Tuesday, as the third ranked team in Class 4A got the best of Verdigris, the top ranked team in the class, in a four-set thriller.

Ellie Smith, Jenks volleyball

A senior, Smith was vital in the Trojans' five-set win against Norman North in the title game of the Mustang Bronco Blowout Volleyball Tournament on Saturday. She was also named to the All-Tournament squad.

Kristen Kirk, Choctaw girls cross country

Kirk finished with a time of 20:16 and helped Choctaw claim the girls team championship at Saturday's OK Runner Classic in Norman.

Phin Bonner, Norman boys cross country

Bonner finished first as the boys individual champion at the OK Runner Classic meet in Norman over the weekend, finishing with a time of 16:02.