Vote: Who should be the Florida High School Athlete of the Week (10/9/2023)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Florida High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 2-7 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, October 14th 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: AJ Truiolo, Football, Spanish River.
Here are this week's nominations:
Nate Hanson, Football, Navarre: Ever score a touchdown every time you touch the ball? Hanson did in Navarre's 35-31 win over Mosley as the athlete had one carry for 59 yards, a touchdown; two catches, 42 yards, two touchdowns. Quite the stat line.
Skyler Forella, Football, Ocala Christian: Forella had himself a game to remember when it came to tackling totals. The linebacker had a team-high 26 tackles, four sacks in the team's 38-6 win over Old Plank Christian.
Caleb Cotton, Football, Master's Academy: The quarterback showed out on a Saturday against Hernando Christian in 8-man football, with Cotton completing 8-of-11 passes for 292 yards and six touchdowns.
Cody Ott, Football, St. Joseph's Academy: Perfection. Completing every pass in a game is something of rarity for a high school quarterback. Ott did it in a 48-0 win over Duval Charter, going 6-of-6 for 141 yards and a touchdown.
Corey Simms, Football, Mitchell: There have been a lot of good runners to come through Mitchell. Simms stands apart from them all as he set a school record for rushing yards in a single game as the tailback carried the rock 13 times for 295 yards, four touchdowns.
Jordan Rizzo, Football, Evangelical Christian: Averaging 40 yards a carry is a pretty nice average. Rizzo accomplished that feat in a 52-0 win over Gateway Charter, rushing for 120 yards on a mere three touches and scoring once.
Cameron Brunelle, Football, Eagle's View: Throwing for as many yards and touchdowns as Brunelle did last week, it's no wonder Eagle's View has been playing at a high level offensively this fall. The signal caller threw for 315 yards and five touchdowns in a 69-0 defeat of Cedar Creek Christian.
Laython Biddle, Football, Bartram Trail: Not many running backs run for the amount of yards Biddle did against IMG Academy on a regular basis. Or maybe ever? Despite in a losing effort, Biddle rushed for 172 yards on 25 attempts and scored twice for the Bears.
Haden Klees, Football, Wakulla: Klees can sling the rock like no other. The War Eagles signal caller had himself another strong showing, throwing for 309 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-0 win over St. John Paul II.
Devonte Lyons, Football, St. Augustine: The running back keeps showing week in and week out that he's one of the more underrated tailbacks in the state. Lyons rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns in a wild 49-30 win over Nease.
Bredell Richardson, Football, Carrollwood Day: Richardson had himself a big time game against one of the top teams in Class 2S as the wide receiver caught nine passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-7 win over FSU High.
Jesse Winslette, Football, Choctawhatchee: When your team scores 66 points, the quarterback usually has something to do with it. Winslette was the catalyst in the Indians 66-30 win over South Walton, with the quarterback completing 12-of-22 passes for 216 yards and four touchdowns.
Walson Morin, Football, Key West: The running back of the Conchs went off in the team's 35-12 victory on the road at South Fork. Morin carried the ball 17 times for 227 yards and three touchdowns.
Marion Smokes, Football, DeLand: Holy Smokes. Seven touchdowns? The Bulldogs quarterback led the way in a 70-12 blowout win over Deltona, with Smokes throwing for 282 yards and seven scores.
Dane Tompkins, Football, Lake Minneola: It was a career kinda night for Tompkins when Lake Minneola rolled past Fleming Island 55-20. Tompkins rushed for 283 yards on 18 carries and four touchdowns.
Leilani Ramos, Volleyball, Jupiter Christian: The sophomore setter had an impressive 45 assists in the team's 3-2 victory against Orangewood Christian.
Casey Fritz, Volleyball, Sickles: The senior outside hitter led the way in the Gryphons' 3-2 victory over Bishop McLaughlin, notching 27 kills.
Sophia Martindale, Volleyball, Mainland: The junior setter played a major role in the club's 3-2 victory over Deltona by netting 42 assists.
Zori Brown, Volleyball, St. Thomas Aquinas: The junior outside hitter came up huge in the Raiders' 3-2 win over an upset-minded Cardinal Newman bunch as Brown totaled 23 kills in the game.
Laura Lizacano, Volleyball, Naples: The senior lifted the Golden Eagles 3-2 over Aubrey Rogers by notching 10 blocks and nine kills.
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl
