This week’s Athlete of the Week lineup has 25 athletes who played lights out during Week 4 of the fall high school sports season in Marion County.
James Bethea and Damir Williams continue a three-week streak of Marion County wide receivers racking up 100-yard games. We have three swimmers who captured multiple golds in head-to-head matchups and a pair of setters lead volleyball nominees after passing out 100 or more assists last week.
This year’s Athlete of the Week system is a little different. The poll ends Friday at 12 p.m. and the winner will be announced shortly after on this page. The twist is the highlight video element displayed for nominees. If you’d like your highlight featured tag @OcalaPreps on X (formerly Twitter), Allen Pettigrew Jr. on Facebook or @allenpettigrew on TikTok.
James Bethea, Football, Vanguard
4 catches, 112 receiving yards, 1 TD
Damir Williams, Football, North Marion
5 catches, 103 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs
Tony Tanner, Football, Dunnellon
257 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs, 25 receiving yards, 18 kick returns yards, 300 all-purpose yards, 4 tackles, 1 TFL
Kaiden Robinson-Vickers, Football, Dunnellon
4 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack
Keondre Fillmore, Football, Belleview
91 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 15 receiving yards
Nicholas Smith, Football, Belleview
96-yard kick return TD, 168 all-purpose yards, 77 rushing yards
Wyatt Lucas, Football, Trinity Catholic
125 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 35 receiving yards
Michael Neal, Football, Trinity Catholic
9 tackles, 3 TFLS, 2 sacks
Delany Shaw, Volleyball, Redeemer Christian
7 kills, 7 assists, block, 8 digs
Jordan Honor, Football, West Port
140 kick return yards, 90-yard kick return TD
Joshua Davis, Football, Ocala Christian
202 rushing yards, 3 rushing TDs, 75 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD, 313 total yards
Troy Wade, Football, Ocala Christian
242 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs, 1 sack
Derrick McGill, Football, Ocala Christian
6 sacks, 36 receiving yards, 7 TFLs, 2 forced fumbles
Terrance Lewis, Football, Vanguard
3 passing TDs, 40-yard rushing TD
De’sean Freeman, Football, Vanguard
2 receiving TDs
Elizabeth Marshall, Volleyball, Meadowbrook Academy
59 kills, 5 aces, 5 blocks, 35 digs in 12 sets
Iva Fearon, Volleyball, Meadowbrook Academy
6 kills, 10 aces, 32 digs, 119 aces in 12 sets
Eneidys Maysonet, Volleyball, West Port
107 assists, 10 aces
Keylimar Mejias, Volleyball, West Port
48 digs, 14 aces
Gaveena Smith, Volleyball, West Port
43 kills, 21 blocks
Ryan Glatter-Gotz, Swimming, Forest
1st place in 200 IM and 100 backstroke
Hannah Parkin, Swimming, Forest
1st place in 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle
Carlos Frosolono, Swimming, Forest
1st place in 100 breaststroke and 100 Butterfly
Natalie Taylor, Swimming, Vanguard
1st place in 200 freestyle and 100 Butterfly
Addison Kurzhals, Swimming, Vanguard
1st place in 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke
This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Vote! Decide this week’s Marion County Athlete of the Week with 25 nominees to choose from
Reporting by Allen Pettigrew Jr., Ocala Star-Banner / Ocala Star-Banner
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