The high school sports season is rapidly unfolding, which means it’s once again time for everyone’s favorite part of the week: The Gainesville Sun’s Athlete of the Week Poll.
Our nomination process is a little different this season. Please click here to see how to nominate. Nominations are due Monday morning, and they can be sent in by anyone — coaches, administrators, friends, family. It is imperative to send in nominations so we can continue to honor the best! Please send nominations to Gainesville Sun Preps Reporter Noah Ram at nram@gannett.com.
Voting for this week closes at noon on Saturday.
Anndersn Fuller, Fort White girls soccer
Four goals and an assist in the Indians 7-4 win over St. Francis Catholic Tuesday.
Blake Firsching, P.K. Yonge boys soccer
Three goals in the Blue Wave’s 8-0 win over Weeki Wachee Thursday.
Cyrus Fariborzian, St. Francis Catholic boys basketball
20 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Countryside Christian Thursday.
Cayden Roth, Oak Hall girls soccer
Two goals in the 5-0 win over Dixie County Thursday.
Destiny Neal, Newberry girls basketball
22 points and 10 rebounds in the Panthers win over West Port Thursday.
Kayley Sloan, Trenton girls basketball
19 points and 10 rebounds in the Tigers win over Oak Hall Tuesday.
Laila Ingram, Chiefland girls basketball
16 points and seven steals in the win over Bronson Friday.
Lane O’Steen, Lafayette boys basketball
29 points and eight rebounds in the win over Dixie County Thursday.
Leonardo Rosario, Gainesville High boys soccer
Two goals in the 3-1 win over Eastside Friday.
Marc Micale, Trenton boys basketball
17 points and eight rebounds in the Tigers win over River Ridge Saturday.
Maximo Perez, Fort White boys soccer
Three goals in the 5-0 win over St. Francis Catholic Tuesday.
Nathan Jennings, Hawthorne boys basketball
24 points in the Hornets loss to Bradford Monday.
Peyton Creamens, Newberry girls soccer
Three goals in the win over Santa Fe Tuesday.
Paulina Cervantes, P.K. Yonge girls soccer
Three goals and three assists in the Blue Wave’s win over Trinity Catholic Tuesday.
Taylor Booth, Buchholz girls basketball
29 points in the Bobcats win over Dixie County Monday.
Teague McNeal, Buchholz boys soccer
Three goals in the Bobcats 9-2 Alachua Cup win over Gainesville High Wednesday.
Zaeon Jones, Columbia boys basketball
15 points in the Tigers win over Buchholz Tuesday.
Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at nram@gannett.com. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Vote for the Gainesville-area high school sports Athlete of the Week for Jan. 13-19
Reporting by Noah Ram, Gainesville Sun / The Gainesville Sun
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