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

By Ty Loftis

As fall break took place this last week, many high school fall sports are beginning to wind down. 

In fact, state championships were played in volleyball and softball this past weekend. Now, we take a look at some of those impressive performances from the past week.

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week for Oct. 10-16. 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. 

Gabe Rodriguez, Wagoner football

In a 56-0 rout against Cleveland, Rodriguez paced the load for his team, scoring four touchdowns in the second half and totaling 124 yards of offense. One touchdown came on an interception, which he returned for a touchdown.

Mason Willingham, Owasso football

The Rams made easy work of Yukon on Thursday night and in the victory, Willingham passed for 226 yards and three touchdowns. He also carried the ball for 62 yards and a touchdown.

Trenden Collins, Muldrow football

The Bulldogs are now 7-1 on the year after a 41-33 win at Stigler. Collins was a big part of that, as he rushed for 279 yards and scored four rushing touchdowns in the win. He also intercepted a pass on defense, as Muldrow forced four turnovers on the night.

Cale Marley, Rejoice Christian football

Four minutes into the Rejoice Christian and Vinita game from Thursday night, star quarterback Chance Wilson was injured.

Marley came in to replace him and ran the ball for 119 yards and five scores as the Eagles posted a 55-28 win. He was also 6-of-8 passing for 74 yards.

Ali McCoy, Sand Springs football

Sand Springs bounced back in a major way Thursday night, by defeating Putnam City West, 44-14.

McCoy played a large role in that, rushing for 157 yards and five touchdowns, which are both career highs.

Jalyn Stanford, Jenks football

Despite Moore outgaining Jenks by nearly 300 yards, the Trojans were still able to come away victorious, winning 49-41. Stanford carried the ball for 221 yards and four touchdowns.

Shaker Reisig, Tulsa Union football

In a dominating 53-21 win at Mustang, Reisig tallied nearly 300 yards passing and two touchdowns.

Austin Havens, Bixby football

Havens completed 13-of-22 passes for 230 yards and three TDs while adding a rushing TD as Bixby scored 56 first-half points en route to a 77-17 win against Broken Arrow on Friday. The Spartans also extended their state 11-man record win streak to 56 straight.

DeAngelo Irvin Jr., Midwest City football

The quarterback actually had a big night on the ground, generating 176 yards rushing with one TD to pace the Bombers to a 37-14 win at Lawton MacArthur on Thursday.

Caden Lesnau, McAlester football

After being shut out by Coweta last week, the Buffaloes got back on track on Thursday night with a 68-7 win against Tulsa East Central. Lesnau accounted for two of those touchdowns, one through the air and the other on the ground. He had 150 yards of total offense.

Kaden Rush, Collinsville football

Rush passed for 253 yards in a dominating 50-14 win against Tulsa Rogers on Thursday night. He was 12-of-20 passing and passed for three touchdowns.

Jax Bernard, Fairview football

The quarterback had a stellar night in Friday’s win. He passed for 285 yards and threw four touchdown passes.

Tagg Campbell, Metro Christian football

The senior running back had 219 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns for the Patriots in their Friday night victory. He had 11 carries for 185 yards and 34 yards receiving on two catches.

Brandon Harper, Noble football

Harper had a great night at the wide receiver spot for Noble, as his 13 catches for 243 yards helped his team be the reason Elgin lost its first game of the year. He also caught two touchdown passes for the Bears.

Tucker Garza, Elk City football

Just a freshman, the running back had 225 yards on just eight carries and scored five touchdowns as the Elks claimed a big district win, 51-14, against Chickasha.

Ryley Watkins, Edmond Memorial softball

The Class 6A state title game between Broken Arrow and Edmond Memorial was scoreless heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. Edmond Memorial loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, and Watkins hit a walk-off single to win the game.

Payten Schibbelhute, Piedmont softball

Despite falling behind 3-0 in the second inning of the Class 5A state title game, the Piedmont pitcher settled down and threw shutout ball the rest of the way. She also got six straight outs to end the game as the Wildcats rallied to beat Coweta, 5-3.

Jesse Shuman, Lone Grove softball

In a 3-0 win against Tecumseh to capture the Class 4A state crown, Shuman had an RBI and a double to put runners in scoring position. She also made an amazing catch in the outfield, which could have prevented a run from scoring.

Kate Hook, Holland Hall volleyball

The Dutch captured their first volleyball title in program history on Saturday after getting a four-set victory against Rejoice Christian for the Class 3A title. It was the senior setter in Hook who had two important kills late in the final set to give Holland Hall a lead that they wouldn’t give up.

Frannie Rollandini, Lincoln Christian volleyball

The Lady Bulldogs are state champions once again after defeating Community Christian in four sets for the Class 4A title. Leading in the fourth set, it was Rollandini who came up with two key aces to preserve the victory for Lincoln Christian.

Daniel Ponce, Lindsay boys cross country

Ponce was the individual boys champion at last week's Canadian Valley Conference Invitational meet at Bridge Creek, finishing in a time of 17:38.

Kenzi Readnour, Pauls Valley girls cross country

Readnour was the individual girls champion at last week's Canadian Valley Conference Invitational meet at Bridge Creek, as she crossed the finish line in a time of 21:15. She also helped Pauls Valley claim the girls team title.