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Deadline is 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17.
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Athletes were nominated over the past few weeks for the vote starting Oct. 13.
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Athletes are on this week’s ballot based on information made available to The Dispatch and nominations.
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Here are this week’s Boys Athlete of the Week candidates:
Avery Bastian, New Albany football: Returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown and took an interception back 39 yards for a score in a 47-0 win over Central Crossing.
RJ Day, DeSales football: Threw for four touchdowns and 297 yards in a 42-14 win over St. Charles.
Lucas Fickel, Olentangy Orange football: Ran for 195 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries in a 28-14 win over Upper Arlington.
Donevin Ghiloni, Licking Valley football: Ran for 213 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries in a 35-14 win over Granville.
Braden Gibson, Heath football: Completed all 10 of his pass attempts for 175 yards and two touchdowns in a 40-6 win over Newark Catholic.
Ben Godwin, Olentangy Liberty football: Caught seven passes for 81 yards and three touchdowns in a 21-13 win over Hilliard Bradley.
Jack Hangen, Watterson cross-country: Won the individual CCL title with a time of 15:45, a course record., leading Watterson to its first boys league title since 2019.
Landon Knoch, Lancaster football: Returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass in a 21-20 win over Reynoldsburg.
Gabriel Ogbara, Independence football: Ran for 348 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries in a 50-14 win over West. He has 1,615 yards and 16 touchdowns on 182 carries and through eight games.
Henry Pizzotti, Columbus Academy football: Had 3.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for a loss, eight solo tackles, two assists, one pass break-up, two catches for 71 yards and a touchdown, one carry for 3 yards, one kick return for 29 yards and a punt block in a 38-24 win over Buckeye Valley.
Sam Reynolds, Buckeye Valley golf: Won the Division II individual state title at NCR Country Club in Kettering.
Drew Samsal, Watkins Memorial football: Threw four touchdown passes and ran for one in a 69-16 victory over Zanesville.
Brayden Scholl, Dublin Coffman football: Played five different positions and had 187 all-purpose yards and a touchdown in a 20-17 win over Hilliard Davidson. Had five receptions for 106 yards, five carries for 48 yards and a touchdown, a kickoff return for 33 yards. He scored the game-winning TD with two minutes remaining.
Joshua Smith, Africentric football: Completed 12 of 20 passes for 260 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 84 yards and one touchdown on four carries in a 54-8 win over South.
Kane Stover, Highland football: Rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries and made 25 tackles in a 13-10 win over Bellville Clear Fork.
Tommy Stai, Amanda-Clearcreek football: Ran for 202 yards and three touchdown in a 31-6 win over Logan Elm.
Eden Williams, Dublin Scioto football: Ran for 186 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries in a 34-24 win over Delaware Hayes.
Joey Wright, Westfall football: Ran for 224 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, caught a pass for 23 yards and made five tackles in a 34-21 loss to Chillicothe Huntington.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Vote for Dispatch Boys Athlete of the Week presented by Wexner Medical Center
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