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

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week for Feb. 13-19
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By Ty Loftis 

Basketball playoffs are officially in full swing, wrestlers have qualified for the state championship and the swimming season came to an end this past weekend.

With that, it is time to look back at some of the most memorable performances from the past week. 

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week for Feb. 13-19. 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

Parker Friedrichsen, Bixby boys basketball

In a 65-48 win against Tulsa Booker T. Washington on Friday, Friedrichsen scored 34 points in the final regular season game of the year. That comes after scoring 51 points on Bixby’s senior night on Feb. 14.

Earlier this week, Friedrichsen announced he has committed to play at Wake Forest University.

Brandon Garrison, Del City boys basketball

Del City defeated Midwest City Carl Albert in the final game of the regular season to win the Suburban Conference Championship. In that victory, Garrison - the Oklahoma State signee - led the way by scoring 19 points.

Mack Gudell, Crossings Christian boys basketball

The Knights became district champions with an 84-67 win against Tecumseh on Friday and Gudell scored 29 points in the win.

Carson Wiggins, Roland boys basketball

Wiggins had a double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds as the Rangers outlasted Vian, 62-58, in double overtime in their Class 3A district playoff game on Saturday.

Keeley Parks, Norman girls basketball

The Lady Tigers ended the regular season on a high note and Parks scored a career-high 33 points as they defeated Edmond Memorial on Friday night.

Taylor Bilby, Sapulpa girls basketball

In a 56-48 win over Bixby, Bilby scored 18 points and hit four 3-pointers.

Tiani Ellison, Silo girls basketball

Silo won a district championship this weekend by defeating Lone Grove and Ellison recorded a double-double, scoring 33 points and collecting 14 rebounds.

Bradi Harman, Cyril girls basketball

The Cyril Lady Pirates got a 66-49 win against Canute to send them to the area tournament.

In that game, Harman scored 40 points.

Holden Martin, Westmoore boys wrestling

Martin won the Class 6A West Regional on Saturday and after winning the 175-pound weight class, he announced he was re-opening his college recruitment.

Brayden Belford, Edmond North boys wrestling

Despite dealing with a shoulder injury, Belford won the 6A West Regional title at the 126-pound weight class.

Jake Miller, Blackwell boys wrestling

Miller won the Class 3A West Regional title at the 132-pound weight class.

Angeline Westeline, Anadarko girls wrestling

At the 235-pound weight class in her regional, Westeline became a regional champion.

Ryan Healy, Edmond North boys swimming

Jenks’ run of winning four straight boys swimming titles came to an end on Friday, as the Huskies edged the Trojans by a single point. Healy won the 200-yard individual medley and came home second in the 500-yard freestyle.

Marissa Williams, Jenks girls swimming

The Lady Trojans defeated Bartlesville by half a point on Friday in the Class 6A state swim meet. Williams won both the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard individual medley events.

Piper McNeil, Shawnee girls swimming

McNeil won two separate events for her team on Saturday and broke the state record in both events. The Missouri signee broke the state records in the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard freestyle. Those two wins helped Shawnee win the Class 5A title.

Preston Hoang, Bishop Kelley boys swimming

Bishop Kelley won the Class 5A state title on the boys side by a single point and Hoang won the 100-yard freestyle event, earning his team 20 points.

Bergin Kysar, Edmond Santa Fe powerlifting

At a powerlifting meet last week, Kysar placed first in the 242-pound weight class. He benched 315 pounds, squatted 480 pounds and deadlifted 620 pounds.