Childress football player Jacob Mora has been voted the Happy State Bank Boys High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 15-21.
Mora caught two passes for 71 yards and two touchdowns in the Bobcats’ win against Sunray, adding six tackles, three interceptions, three pass breakups and a pick six.
The senior received 7,119 of the 12,664 votes cast for athlete of the week, which was 56.21% of total votes.
Highland Park volleyball player Kaitlin Lucas was voted the Happy State Bank Girls High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 15-21.
Lucas notched 30 digs and three aces in Highland Park’s match against Tulia.
The sophomore received 1,998 of the 12,664 votes cast for athlete of the week, which was 15.78% of total votes.
Students in all varsity sports are eligible and can only be named Athlete of the Week one time per season, per sport, and athletes from one school cannot win more than three consecutive weeks.
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. each Saturday and can be submitted through email at sports@amarillo.com.
Please include statistics from the week’s games and any pertinent information or honors. Voting runs through Thursday each week.
Final Results
Top finishers listed
• Jacob Mora, Childress football — 7,119 votes
• Jace Moon, Shamrock football — 2,237 votes
• Kaitlin Lucas, Highland Park volleyball — 1,998 votes
12,664 total votes
Submit nominees, with stats, honors and accolades for the week by Saturday each week to sports@amarillo.com.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Jacob Mora, Kaitlin Lucas voted Happy State Bank High School Athletes of the Week
Reporting by Randall Sweet, Amarillo Globe-News / Amarillo Globe-News
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