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 closes at noon on Friday.
Anthony Washington, Branford boys basketball
42 points, nine rebounds and eight steals in the Bucs 91-72 win over Dixie County Tuesday.
Dylan Leamon, Buchholz boys wrestling
Won this weekend’s Wolfpack Invitational Tournament at Timber Creek High School in the 157 lbs. weight class with 4 straight wins. Dylan is a Junior and currently has a 34-10 record this season and is ranked in the top-15 in the state of Florida.
Emma Stripling, Gainesville high girls weightlifting
Class 2A-Region 3 129 title in traditional and Olympic scores.
Isabella Alexander, Buchholz girls basketball
16 points in the Bobcats 57-41 win over Leon Saturday.
Jacob Bromirski, Buchholz boys basketball
18 points on six made threes in the Bobcats 64-44 win over Williston Thursday.
Jahlaya Wilson, Fort White girls basketball
23 points and 16 rebounds in the Indians 79-42 upset of Newberry Thursday.
Ke’Aisha Williams, Eastside girls basketball
19 points and 8 rebounds in the Rams 52-47 win over Hawthorne Thursday.
Hunter Hilliard, Trenton boys basketball
18 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Dixie County Friday.
Max Whitmer, Oak Hall boys basketball
23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the Eagles 70-48 win over Bronson Thursday.
Nyasia Bivens, Chiefland girls basketball
41 points in the Indians win over Lafayette Monday.
Piper Aarons, Gainesville High girls soccer
Two goals in the Hurricanes 3-1 district title win over Springstead Tuesday.
Regan Hollinger, P.K. Yonge boys soccer
Seven saves in the Blue Wave’s 2-1 district title win over Williston Tuesday.
Ruby Patterson, The Rock girls basketball
22 points in the Lions 77-36 win over Hawthorne Friday.
Terrance Tolbert, Columbia boys basketball
14 points and 9 rebounds in the Tigers win over Madison County Friday.
Wayne Boone, Santa Fe boys soccer
One goal, one assist and three goals in the Raiders 3-0 district title win over Eastside 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 in the Gainesville-area Athlete of the Week poll for Jan. 27-Feb. 1
Reporting by Noah Ram, Gainesville Sun / The Gainesville Sun
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