It’s time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Buffalo Wild Wings Boys Prep Athlete of the Week.
This week’s poll features five players – three in baseball and one apiece from lacrosse and track and field and lacrosse – who had standout performances during the week of May 10-16.
Voting will close at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 21.
Here are the nominees (listed in alphabetical order by last name):
Zacchaeus Brocks, Novi Detroit Catholic Central, track and field
Brocks set two Catholic League records during the Catholic High School League championships on May 15. The senior completed the 110-meter hurdles in 13.26 seconds and finished the 300-meter hurdles in 36.75 seconds. His finish in the 110 ranks as the third-fastest time in the country, according to Athletic.net.
Luke Crighton, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, baseball
Crighton played a pivotal role in leading OLSM to a Catholic League Central Division title, defeating Warren De La Salle and Birmingham Brother Rice. The Indiana commit went 6-for-12 with a double, a triple, a home run and five RBIs. He also pitched seven innings in the championship game, striking out 10 and allowing two hits.
Memphis Davenport, Southgate Anderson, baseball
Anderson picked up three wins in its five-game stretch last week. Davenport, the team’s junior first baseman, went 8-for-16 with seven runs and seven RBIs.
Eli Lamb, Royal Oak Shrine, lacrosse
Royal Oak Shrine dropped its first game of the week on May 11, a 10-6 loss to Waterford Kettering, but bounced back to beat Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse, 6-5, in triple-overtime on May 14. Lamb, who scored the winning goal, finished the week with five goals and eight groundballs.
Dylan Luepke, Warren De La Salle, baseball
Luepke led Warren De La Salle to a 3-2 victory over Novi Detroit Catholic Central on May 12. The senior pitcher struck out 14 and allowed three hits in seven innings.
Miss the deadline to nominate an athlete?
We take nominations through 10 a.m. Monday for the previous week’s games. Nominate for the week of May 17-23 at freep.com/athlete. Note: Don’t use the nomination link to vote. You can vote in the poll below.
Editor’s Note: We reserve the right to disqualify a candidate or declare a vote “no contest” if tampering such as bots or offering to pay for voting is evident. Please respect the integrity of the vote the way these athletes respect the integrity of the game.
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