Vote now: Who should be this week’s SBLive Texas High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 21-27)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Texas High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 21-27 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday, Mar. 7. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivetx.
THIS WEEK’S SBLIVE TEXAS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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BOYS BASKETBALL:
Coleson Messer, Highland Park
Messer scored a game-high 16 points in a 67-23 win over Waco University in the opening round of the Class 5A playoffs.
Deon Williams, San Antonio Brennan
Williams scored 25 points to lead San Antonio Brennan past Weslaco, 70-40, in the Region IV-6A Area Championship.
Gernarius Edwards, Forney
Edwards scored a game-high 22 points in a dominant 91-50 opening round playoff win over Joshua.
Chancellor White, Foster
The senior point guard scored 28 points in a 68-53 Region III-6A bi-district playoff win over Houston Sterling.
PJ Haggerty, Crosby
The TCU commit scored 38 points in a 90-77 playoff win over Marshall.
KyeRon Lindsay, Denton Guyer
Lindsay dropped 27 points in Denton Guyer's 73-60 playoff win over Lewisville.
Drew Steffe, Frisco Memorial
The Texas Tech commit had 19 points in a 71-64 upset win over second-ranked Lancaster.
Mark Rucha, Richland
The junior guard dropped a team-high 28 points in Richland's playoff win against Arlington Seguin.
Rylan Griffen, Richardson
Griffen scored 15 points and six rebounds to lead Richardson past Allen, 65-61, in the area championship.
Karson Templin, Lovejoy
The junior forward scored 18 points in Lovejoy's area championship win over Woodrow Wilson.
GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Sa'Myah Smith, DeSoto
The LSU commit recorded 17 points in a 60-47 6A Region II final win over Duncanville. With the victory, the Eagles (33-2) are headed to the Texas (UIL) state tournament for the third time in four years.
Jada Celsur, Martins Mill
The senior had a game-high 24 points in a 64-51 win over Douglass to book a return trip to the 2A state tournament.
Gisella Maul, Cedar Park
Maul dropped 26 points to lead top-ranked Cedar Park to a 59-35 win over Veterans Memorial
Emma Hubbard, Liberty Hill
Hubbard scored 15 points to lead Liberty Hill to a 44-39 overtime victory over Flour Bluff in the Class 5A girls basketball regional semifinals.
Adhel Tac, South Grand Prairie
Tac had 12 points in a 47-35 playoff win over Denton Braswell.
Victoria Flores, Duncanville
The junior recorded 23 points in a 72-48 regional quarterfinals win over Conroe.
Jazzy Owens-Barnett, Frisco Liberty
The Rice commit had 19 points to lead Frisco Liberty past Red Oak, 56-27, in the regional semifinals.
Jasmyn Lott, Frisco Memorial
The UNLV commit scored 22 points in a 56-45 playoff win against North Forney.
Jorja Elliott, Lake Dallas
The UIW commit dropped 30 points in a 65-53 playoff win over Lubbock Monterey.
Kennedy Evans, Braswell
The sophomore guard recorded 16 points in a 44-35 regional semifinal win over L.D. Bell.
