Nashville girls basketball G Sidney Townsend voted SBLive’s Arkansas High School Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Nashville girls basketball guard Sidney Townsend for being voted SBLive’s Arkansas High School Athlete of the Week for March 7-13!
The 5-9 senior guard scored 14 points and had 4 rebounds and made the game-winning three-pointer with 3.3 seconds left in a 42-41 victory over Farmington in the Class 4A State Championship game.
Townsend received 45.61% of the vote, beating out Rose Bud's Russ Martin who finished second with 30.35%. Pangburn's Cade Rolland finished third with 11.97% and McCrory's Morgan Schaefer finished fourth with 5.59%. There were over 26,000 votes tallied this week!
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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for March 7-13:
Derrian Ford, Magnolia boys basketball
The 6-4 senior guard was named MVP of the Class 4A State Tournament. He scored 29 points and had 5 rebounds in the Panthers’ 59-56 victory over Blytheville in the state championship game. He scored 23 points, shot 6-of-11 from the floor and 10-of-12 from the foul line and made the winning three-pointer in a 59-56 victory over Mills in the Class 4A semifinals.
Brinkley Moreton, Lincoln softball
The freshman hit home runs in a 7-6 loss to Siloam Springs and one home run in an 11-1 loss to Siloam Springs.
Kyleigh Scoggins, Nashville girls basketball
The junior guard was named MVP of the Class 4A State Tournament with 11 points and 5 rebounds in a 42-41 victory over Farmington in the state championship. She scored 17 points in a 49-44 double-overtime victory over Pulaski Academy in the Class 4A semifinals.
Allie Downs, Flippin softball
The senior had three hits and scored twice in a 9-5 victory over Elkins.
Quion Williams, Jonesboro boys basketball
The 6-4 senior guard scored 17 points, had 4 rebounds in a 55-28 victory over Marion in the Class 5A State Championship game and was named state tournament MVP.
Morgan Schaefer, McCrory softball
Schaeffer won two games and threw a no-hitter in a 12-0 victory over Manila and threw a 1 hitter in a 12-0 victory Harrisburg. She batted .714 for the week with 2 home runs and 5 RBi.
Anna Trusty, Greenwood girls basketball
The 5-10 sophomore guard scored 24 points and had 5 rebounds in a 60-49 victory over Jonesboro in the Class 5A State Championship game.
Natalie Creasey, McCrory softball
Creasey pitched a no-hitter in a 15-0 victory over Marked Tree. For the week, she went 9-for-10 with 7 RBI.
Nick Smith, North Little Rock boys basketball
The 6-5 senior guard scored 25 points and had 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a 65-47 victory over Bentonville in the Class 6A State Championship game and was named state tournament MVP.
Russ Martin, Rose Bud baseball
The freshman threw a complete game with 14 strikeouts and allowed 2 hits in a 5-1 victory over St. Joseph. He also went 2 for 3 with 3 RBI and a 2-run home run.
Destine Duckworth, North Little Rock girls basketball
The 5-10 senior forward scored 17 points and had 11 rebounds in a 60-38 victory over Fort Smith Northside in the Class 6A State Championship game.
Cade Rolland, Pangburn baseball
The freshman pitched a complete game in a 9-1 victory over White County Central and allowed 3 hits and 2 walks. He also went 4-for-4 with a single, double and two triples.
Jerry Long, Osceola boys basketball
The 6-0 junior guard scored 16 points and had 4 rebounds in a 52-43 victory over Dumas in the Class 3A State Championship game and was named MVP of the state tournament.
Quinn Johnson, Izard County softball
The freshman had 3 hits, including 2 doubles and 2 RBI in an 11-1 victory over Cotter.
Maddi Holt, Bergman girls basketball
The 5-7 junior guard was named MVP of the Class 3A State Championship Tournament with 23 points and 3 rebounds in a 66-42 victory over Lamar in the state championship game. She scored 26 points, 19 in the second half in a 61-46 victory over Clinton in the Class 3A semifinals.
Kasen Black, Izard County baseball
Black had 3 hits, 2 RBI and scored 2 runs in a 14-4 victory over Concord.
Kolby Glidewell, Lavaca boys basketball
The 5-11 senior guard was named MVP of the Class 2A State Tournament with 20 points and 4 rebounds in a 50-34 victory over Magnet Cove in the state championship game. He scored 17 points in a 53-41 victory over Acorn in the Class 2A semifinals.
Kambree Gibson, Yellville-Summit girls track
The junior won three events in state-qualifying times at the Goblin Relays in Harrison. She won the 100-meter dash in 13.25 seconds, the 100 hurdles in 16.89 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 50.30 seconds.
Kenley McCarn, Melbourne girls basketball
The 5-10 senior guard scored 31 points, had 4 rebounds and 3 assists and was named state tournament MVP in leading the Bearkatz to a 63-30 victory over Bigelow in the Class 2A State Championship. She scored 20 points, including 11 in the third quarter in a 52-21 victory over Quitman in the Class 2A semifinals.
Gunner Gleghorn, Izard County boys baseball
The senior went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI in a 6-0 victory over Norfork. He had 2 hits and 2 runs in a 13-3 victory over Yellville Summit.
Kiley Alman, Norfork girls basketball
The 5-8 junior scored 22 points and was named state tournament MVP in Norfork’s 48-43 victory in the Class 1A State Championship game against Mammoth Spring.
Kiley Horne, Mountain Home softball
Horne had a 2-run home run and drove in 3 runs in an 11-0 victory over Batesville.
Colbie West, Bradley boys basketball
The 6-6 forward scored 14 points and had four rebounds and was named state tournament MVP in the Bears’ 44-41 victory over County Line in the Class 1A State Championship game. He scored 20 points in a 49-48 victory over Calico Rock in the semifinals.
Ereauna Hardaway, Jonesboro girls basketball
The 5-5 senior guard scored 22 points and had 3 rebounds and 4 assists in a 60-49 loss to Greenwood in the Class 5A State Championship game.
Rashaud Marshall, Blytheville boys basketball
The 6-9 junior forward scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds in a 59-56 loss to Magnolia in the Class 4A State Championship Game. He scored 22 points in a 54-45 victory over Berryville in the semifinals.
Kel’el Ware, North Little Rock boys basketball
The 7-0 senior center scored 8 points, had 11 rebounds and blocked 7 shots in a 65-47 victory over Bentonville in the Class 6A State Championship game.
Macy Young, Western Grove girls basketball
The 5-10 forward scored 18 points and had 8 rebounds in a 64-60 victory over Jonesboro West Side in the Class 1A State Tournament. She had 21 points and 12 rebounds in a 53-44 loss to Kirby in the quarterfinals.
Terrance Nimmers, Osceola boys basketball
The 6-0 guard scored 13 points and had 5 rebounds in a 52-43 victory over Dumas in the Class 3A State Championship game.
Amauri Williams, North Little Rock girls basketball
The 6-3 senior forward scored 13 points, had 8 rebounds in a 60-38 victory over Fort Smith Northside in the Class 6A State Championship game and was named state tournament MVP.
Deion Buford-Wesson, Jonesboro boys basketball
The 5-11 junior guard scored 15 points in a 55-28 victory over Marion in the Class 5A State Championship game.
Kara Ponder, Bergman girls basketball
The 5-8 senior guard scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds in a 66-42 victory over Lamar in the Class 3A State Championship game. She scored 16 points in a 61-46 victory over Clinton in the Class 3A semifinals.
