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This week’s nominees…
Elle Geerlings, Farmington Hills Mercy: Scored 18 points in a 56-27 win over Walled Lake Northern in girls basketball. Also scored 17 points in a 50-24 win against Detroit Cass Tech and 12 in a 60-47 win over South Lyon East.
Taylor Phelps, Walled Lake Northern: Scored nine points in a 56-27 loss to Farmington Hills Mercy in girls basketball.
Riley Moyer, South Lyon East: Pitched in 10 points in a 56-35 win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek in girls basketball. Also had 13 points in a 60-47 loss to Farmington Hills Mercy.
Carter Canfield, Bloomfield Hills: Scored 14 points in a 59-46 win over Birmingham Seaholm in boys basketball.
Patrick Huges, Birmingham Seaholm: Scored 10 points in a 59-46 loss to Bloomfield Hills in boys basketball.
Emma Karbowski, Livonia Churchill: Scored 18 points in a 46-13 win over Garden City in girls basketball.
Lily Bagozzi, Garden City: Pitched in five points in a 46-13 loss to Livonia Churchill in girls basketball.
Jake Newman, Canton: Pitched in eight points in a 58-43 win over Livonia Franklin in boys basketball.
Eric McCoy Jr., Livonia Franklin: Scored 16 points in a 58-43 loss to Canton in boys basketball.
Cheyden Johnson, Garden City: Pitched in five points in a 47-25 win over Melvindale in girls basketball.
Jaylohn Allen, Wayne Memorial: Scored a game-high 25 points in a 61-58 win over Hartland in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association boys basketball championship.
Mariya Plata, Redford Thurston: Against Eastpointe, had career highs in points (31) and steals (16), also setting the school record for most steals in a single game.
Nate Isiah Imbuzeiro, Northville: Scored 18 points, including two game-clinching free throws in the final 14 seconds, in a 48-45 win over Dearborn Fordon.
Nathan Dell, Huron Valley Titans: Totaled three goals and five assists in a 10-2 win over Livonia Red in regional hockey action.
Nathan Wright, Novi: Scored twice in a 3-1 win over Saline in regional hockey action.
Liam Neuhart, Plymouth: Scored the winning goal in overtime to beat Salem 5-4 in regional hockey action.
Will Schley, Canton: Totaled four goals and two assists in a 9-1 win over Downriver Unified in regional hockey action.
Caden Conner, Northville: Scored the winning goal in triple overtime to beat Novi 4-3 in regional hockey action. Also had an assist.
Reston Cicco, Cranbrook: Totaled one goal and two assists in a 5-0 win over Maryvsille in regional hockey action.
Sean Goff, Detroit Catholic Central: Totaled two goals and one assist in a 9-1 win over M-1 Unified in regional hockey action.
Micah Zacks, Detroit Country Day: Totaled one goal and three assists in an 8-0 win over Riverview Cabrini in regional hockey action.
Nic Agar, Livonia Stevenson: Notched a hat trick and had an assist in an 8-0 win over Farmington United in regional hockey action.
Jackson Hamel, South Lyon Unified: Totaled four assists in a 7-3 win over the Huron Valley Titans in regional hockey action.
Deacon MacNeill, Brother Rice: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 150 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Gavin Boller, Detroit Catholic Central: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 106 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Gabriel Ryzyi, Detroit Catholic Central: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 113 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Ryan Totten, Detroit Catholic Central: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 126 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Wyatt Lees, Detroit Catholic Central: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 132 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Grayson Fuchs, Detroit Catholic Central: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 150 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Alexander Buskirk, Detroit Catholic Central: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 157 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Braxten Roche, Detroit Catholic Central: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 175 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Caden Krueger, Detroit Catholic Central: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 190 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Anthony Madafferi, Novi: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 165 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Gavin Holcombe, Salem: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 138 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
James Moore, Walled Lake Northern: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 190 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Landon O’Connors, Westland John Glenn: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 106 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Logan O’Connors, Westland John Glenn: Won a Division 1 individual wrestling championship at 144 pounds, advancing to Ford Field for the state finals.
Brandon Folsom covers high school sports in metro Detroit for Hometown Life. Follow him on his new X.com account at @folsomwrites.
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