West Jefferson football player Jackson Beatty was selected the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Boys Athlete of the Week for Sept. 28-Oct. 5.
Beatty had nine catches for 246 yards, setting a program record for receiving yards in a single game in a 55-7 win over North Lewisburg Triad.
Beatty received 43.8% of the vote and was followed by Olentangy football player Luke Chilicki, who received 37.4%, Harvest Prep football player Collin Boff (9.6%) and Lancaster football player Jahmeir Gordon (7.5%).
Chilicki, the runner-up, completed 13 of 16 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-17 win over Marysville.
Boff completed 30 of 44 passes for 424 yads and four touchdowns and ran for 52 yards and a TD on seven attempts in a 47-34 loss to Newmarket Huron Heights.
Gordon ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries in a 41-7 win over Logan.
The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports.
Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week. The boys poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays. The girls poll is live until 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to bwhite1@dispatch.com or through X (formerly Twitter) tagging @BrianWhite13.
Once athletes win during the regular season, they’re not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. Athletes who have not been a recipient of one of the weekly awards can be nominated more than once.
Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@dispatch.com
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: West Jefferson’s Jackson Beatty named Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Boys Athlete of Week
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