It’s time to take a look at the standout performers from Section V.
Your vote will determine who will be the Faber Builders Boys Sports Athlete of the Week for February 23-March 1. The players’ credentials are listed above the poll — which will be live until 8 p.m. Wednesday. The winner will be announced on our Instagram page Thursday morning.
The nominees are chosen by our sports reporters. If you would like to call attention to an athlete’s performance to be considered for the nomination, please email sports@democratandchronicle.com by 7 p.m. each Sunday. All athletes who play on Section V boys teams are eligible to be nominated.
The poll can be found at the bottom of the article. Now, let’s meet the candidates.
Linden Bellizzi
Honeoye Falls-Lima skier had the top combined score at the New York state nordic championships last week.
Aidan Bryant
A senior at Midlakes who upon certification, broke the state record in the triple jump. Bryant went out to 51 feet-10 inches at the Section V State Qualifier meet at Nazareth University, topping the old record by about four inches.
Jayden Capers
A senior on the Bishop Kearney/Chesterton basketball team, who scored 35 points, had 9 rebounds and 5 assists during a win over Red Creek during the Section V Class B2 Tournament.
Noah Collins-Howard
A junior at Rush-Henrietta, who set the Section V Boys Indoor Track and Field 55-meter dash record during the state qualifiers meet at Nazareth University. Collins-Howard sped through the race in 6.30 seconds. The former record was 6.31.
Reagan Gray
Aquinas hockey goalie made 33 saves on 36 shots, as the Lil Irish defeated defending champion Victor in the Class B semifinals on Wednesday.
Christopher Noto
Honeoye Falls-Lima senior won a state wrestling title for the second consecutive year in Albany. Noto won the Division II or small schools 132-pound weight class.
Hudson Proia
McQuaid skier placed third overall in the New York state meet’s giant slalom, finishing with a combined score of 2:04.87.
Aiden Stauffer
Pittsford hockey goalie saved 23 of 24 shots as the Panthers defeated Penfield in the Class A semifinals on Thursday.
Landon Washburn
A junior at Honeoye who scored a total of 52 points in two basketball games. Washburn, who scored his 2,00oth varsity point earlier this season, finished with 33 points against Perry after scoring 19 versus Arkport/Canaseraga earlier in the Section V Class C Tournament.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Vote for Section V’s Boys Athlete of the Week for Feb. 23-March 1 presented by Faber Builders
Reporting by James Johnson and Justin Ritzel, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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