Vote: Who should be SBLive's Arkansas high school athlete of the week (2/19/2024)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week for Feb. 12-18. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email nate@scorebooklive.com.
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J.J. Andrews, Little Rock Christian Academy boys basketball
The 6-7 sophomore scored 19 points with 9 rebounds and 2 assists in a 68-31 victory over Pulaski Academy. He scored 19 points with 10 rebounds and 3 steals in a 84-28 victory over Heber Springs.
Kennedy Ballard, Bauxite girls basketball
The 5-9 sophomore scored 30 points with 4 rebounds and 6 assists in a 72-42 victory over Joe T. Robinson.
Landren Blocker, Little Rock Christian Academy boys basketball
The 6-5 senior scored 26 points while making 3-of-6 three pointers with 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in a 68-31 victory over Pulaski Academy. He scored 27 points with 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in a 84-28 victory over Heber Springs.
Elisabeth Brantley, Piggott girls basketball
The 5-11 freshman scored 24 points with 17 rebounds and 3 blocks in a 59-51 victory over Harrisburg in the 3A-3 Conference Tournament.
Kylee Chastain, Cotter girls basketball
The 5-6 junior scored 22 points with 6 rebounds and 3 steals in a 42-29 victory over Greenland in the 2A-1 semifinals. She scored 17 points with 5 rebounds in a 61-44 loss to Mountain View in the tournament finals.
Charles Chaten, Newport boys basketball
The 5-9 sophomore scored 36 points in a 98-80 victory over Hoxie in the 3A-2 Conference Tournament.
D.J. Coffey, Pocahontas boys basketball
The 5-8 junior scored 37 points with 11 rebounds in a 73-49 victory over Wynne in the 4A-3 Conference Tournament.
Haze Hulse, Southside Bee Branch boys basketball
The 6-3 sophomore scored 28 points in a 85-53 loss to Cedar Ridge in the 2A-2 District Tournament. He scored 16 of his 29 points in the second half in a 61-51 victory over White County Central in the same tournament.
Ny’Asia Jackson, Marion girls basketball
The 5-3 senior scored 22 points with 6 assists in a 45-37 victory over Greene County Tech. She scored 15 points with 5 assists and 5 steals in a 56-52 victory over Batesville.
Journey Jefferson, Earle girls basketball
The 5-8 freshman scored 41 points in a 82-74 victory over Buffalo Island Central in the 2A-3 District Championship.
Quinn Johnson, Izard County girls basketball
The 5-9 junior scored 24 points with 15 in the second half in a 75-54 victory over Cedar Ridge in the 2A-2 District Tournament. She scored 21 points in a 66-52 loss to Mount Vernon-Enola in the same tournament.
Ethan Kelley, Wonderview boys basketball
The 5-10 junior scored 18 points with 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in a 73-43 victory over Sacred Heart.
Kyleston Gill, Camden Fairview boys basketball
The junior scored 38 points in a 63-61 victory over Hope.
Jada Maples, Earle girls basketball
The 5-10 sophomore scored 37 points in a 82-74 victory over Buffalo Island Central in the 2A-3 District Championship.
Dessie McCarty, Mount Vernon-Enola girls basketball
The 6-0 senior scored 30 points in a 66-52 victory over Izard County in the 2A-2 District Tournament. She scored 26 points in a 55-29 victory over Marshall in the finals of the same tournament.
J.B. McNay, Little Rock Christian Academy girls basketball
The 5-10 junior scored 25 points in a 60-42 victory over Little Rock Parkview. She scored 32 points with 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in a 75-47 victory over Jacksonville.
Courtland Muldrew, Springdale Har-Ber boys basketball
The 6-3 junior scored 30 points in a 77-48 victory over Rogers Heritage.
Amare Neal, Tuckerman boys basketball
The junior scored 20 points with 10 rebounds, 10 assists in a 68-63 victory over Newport and had 32 points with 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a 57-44 victory over Melbourne.
Jaeden Newsom, Elkins boys basketball
The 6-0 senior second 22 points with 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in a 63-55 victory over Bergman in the 3A-1 District Championship.
Annabelle Perry, Paris girls basketball
The 5-10 junior scored 25 points in a 47-46 victory over Hackett in the 3A-4 Conference Tournament. She scored 27 points in a 59-41 victory over Two Rivers in the same tournament. She scored 20 points in a 50-42 victory over Charleston. She scored 22 points in a 55-51 victory over Booneville in the championship game.
Cooper Rabjohn, Rector boys basketball
The senior scored 44 points with 9 rebounds in a 85-74 victory over Marmaduke in the 2A-3 Conference Tournament.
Delaney Roller, Springdale Har-Ber girls basketball
The 5-9 senior scored 22 points and topped the 1,000-career point mark in a 69-51 victory over Rogers Heritage. She also had 4 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 assists. She scored 15 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a 63-30 victory over Fort Smith Southside.
Isaiah Sealy, Springdale boys basketball
The 6-7 junior scored 20 points with 9 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals and 2 steals in a 63-55 victory over Rogers. He scored 17 points with 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 51-38 victory over Bentonville West.
Liza Shaddy, Norfork girls basketball
The 5-9 senior scored 27 points with 8 rebounds and 5 assists in a 57-39 victory over Viola in the 1A-2 District Tournament. She scored 11 points in a 48-28 victory over Concord in the same tournament.
Makenzie Williams, Des Arc girls basketball
The 5-6 sophomore scored 20 points with 14 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 assists in a 54-40 victory over Palestine Wheatley.
--Jeff Halpern I SBLiveArK
