Florida High School Athlete of the Week (Sept. 11-16): Vote Now
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Florida High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 11-16 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Saturday, September 23rd at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @SBLiveFL.
THIS WEEK’S FLORIDA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Haden Klees, Football, Wakulla
Here are this week's nominations:
Battle Alberson, Football, Gulf Breeze: Alberson is an uncommitted prospect out of the Florida Panhandle, but how this quarterback could slip under the radar might change after last week's offensive outburst. The quarterback completed 30-of-42 passes for 463 yards and eight touchdowns. He also rushed for 97 yards and scored once on the ground.
Luke Knight, Football, Wiregrass Ranch: The Army commitment completed 17-of-28 passes for 356 yards, four touchdowns in a 55-34 win over rival Mitchell.
Julius Miles, Football, Freeport: One of the top receiving performances came out of the Florida Panhandle this past week from Miles. The wideout hauled in nine passes for 297 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-36 win over Cottondale.
Jeffrey Jones, Football, St. Petersburg: Jones was nearly unstoppable running the ball in the Green Devils' 42-14 win over Osceola. The quarterback rushed for 337 yards, three touchdowns and also threw for 130 and two more scores.
Evan Brown, Football, Saint Stephen's: What a stat line Brown had in the Falcons' 47-7 victory over Aubrey Rogers last week. The quarterback completed 7-of-12 passes for 126 yards, one touchdown and rushed for 219, four scores.
Justin Brock, Football, Sarasota Christian: Brock was tossing plenty of dimes and touchdowns in the Blazers' 68-26 win over The Classical Academy of Sarasota. The signal caller completed 15-of-23 passes for 304 yards and six touchdowns.
Rolando Perez, Football, Somerset Academy South Homestead: The running back made it look easy in Somerset Academy's 50-12 victory over Palm Glades Prep Academy. Perez carried the ball 17 times for 248 yards and five touchdowns.
Clay Ash, Football, IMG Academy White: Can't deny the Ascenders from a top performer, even if it's not the national team. Ash had a career day in the team's 62-27 win over Evangelical Christian, carrying the ball 22 times for 346 yards and three scores.
Benjamin Burk, Football, Ponte Vedra: The Sharks are rolling and that's behind the stellar play of Burk under center. Burk completed 11-of-15 passes for 186 yards and five touchdowns in the team's 35-0 win over Middleburg.
RJ Mayes, Football, Marianna: Mayes was literally nearly perfect in the Bulldogs' 60-28 victory over Rutherford last week. The quarterback ended up completing 8-of-10 passes for 202 yards and five touchdowns.
Zac Katz, Football, True North Classical Academy: Think Katz is making a bid to make this list every week of the season. That's because his numbers are off the charts week to week. In True North Classical's 50-0 win over Florida Christian, Katz completed 10-of-14, 317 yards and five touchdown passes.
Cameran Dixon, Football, Dr. Phillips: Ever had every catch in a game be a touchdown? Dixon can say he's done that as the wide receiver had three catches for 119 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers' 58-35 win over Windemere.
Chase Cromartie, Football, Viera: All Cromartie does is put up big numbers for the Hawks. In the team's 53-7 victory over Melbourne Central Catholic, the passer completed 32-of-38 passes for 358 yards and four touchdowns. Also added 58 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Myles Graham, Football, Buchholz: The running back had quite the evening in the Bobcats' 49-20 win over Creekside as Graham rushed nine times for 199 yards and three touchdowns.
Amaria King, Volleyball, Trinity Christian Academy: The junior had a solid outing in the team's 2-1 victory over St. John's Lutheran as King tallied 19 kills, 13 digs and two aces for the Conquerors.
Alyssa Carey, Volleyball, Blountstown: Carey, an outside hitter for the Tigers, had arguably her best game of the season in a 3-1 win over Chipley. The outside hitter notched 21 kills and 13 digs in the win.
Lanie Varitek, Volleyball, Lake Brantley: The sophomore setter set a season-high personal best in the Patriots' 3-0 victory against Lake Mary. Varitek had 36 assists along with six digs and two aces.
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl
