Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 20-25)?
Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 20-Feb. 25 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, March 6th. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivewa.
THIS WEEK’S WAFD BANK WASHINGTON ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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WASHINGTON NOMINEES
Seema Borgmann, Sammamish gymnastics: Captured the 1A/2A/3A all-around championship with a score of 37.85.
Mia Broom, Lakeside of Seattle girls basketball: Lit up the scoreboard with 32 points in a Class 3A regional loss to Arlington.
Jaedyn Brown, Pullman boys basketball: Helped spark Pullman's comeback to avoid upset against R.A. Long, scoring 32 points for the Greyhounds.
Monique Carter, Emerald Ridge girls basketball: Scored 23 points – nine in the fourth quarter – to help lead the Jaguars to a regional upset of top-seeded Woodinville.
Keiara Curtis, Bellarmine Prep girls basketball: Her 30 points – 11 of them in the third quarter – guided the Lions past Mount Si for a 4A regional win.
Yanni Fassilis, Union boys basketball: Tied Union's single-game scoring record with 41 in a win over Sumner to advance to the Class 4A tournament in Tacoma.
Hope Hassmann, Tahoma girls basketball: Her 29 points on 66% shooting to go with seven steals sealed a win over Davis to put the Bears in the 4A quarterfinals.
Trevor Hennig, Mount Si boys basketball: Scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Wildcats past Tahoma to put Mount Si directly into Class 4A quarterfinals.
Brooklyn Hicks, Timberline boys basketball: Provided more than half of Timberline's scoring with a game-high 33 points in an 83-51 3A regional loss to Garfield.
Brynn McGaughy, Colfax girls basketball: Dominated with 30 points in a win over Mabton to lead Colfax to Class 2B tournament first-day bye in Spokane.
Braydon Olson, Mark Morris boys basketball: Junior guard's 34 points against Sehome helped the Monarchs secure a day off in Yakima this week.
Cade Orness, North Kitsap boys basketball: Led all scorers with 23 points with a pivotal late 3-pointer that pushed the Vikings past Sammamish in regional play.
Jaylen Petty, Auburn boys basketball: Did all he could, scoring a game-high 31 points in a loss to O'Dea in a Class 3A regional game.
Boen Phelps, Freeman boys basketball: Scored 29 points for the Scotties which included the game-winning bucket in an overtime 1A regional win over King's.
Gia Powell, Meadowdale girls basketball: Drilled six 3-pointers and scored 31 points in a 3A regional loss to top-seeded Garfield.
Tyler Sipma, Lynden Christian boys basketball: Tallied 18 of his game-high 26 points came on six made 3-pointers as the Lyncs toppled Overlake, 69-49, for 1A regional victory.
Quincy Scott, Columbia (Burbank) boys basketball: Paced the Coyotes' offense with 29 points in a dominant 2B regional win over Brewster to earn a first-day bye at state.
Cole Wagenaar, Sunnyside Christian boys basketball: His 21-point, 12-rebound double-double led the Knights to a 1B regional victory over defending champion Cusick.
Devin Whitten, Curtis boys basketball: Drilled six 3-pointers as part of a game-high 20 points to lead Curtis past Richland for a Class 4A regional win.
Madison Williams, Camas gymnastics: Earned the 3A/4A all-around championship with a score of 37.300, narrowly beating Woodinville gymnast Emily Brouwers' second-place score of 37.200.
