Vote: Who should be the Florida High School Athlete of the Week (10/17/2023)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Florida High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 9-14 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 21st 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: Corey Simms, Football, Mitchell.
Here are this week's nominations:
Chloe Price, Football, Zephyrhills: Price made history in Zephyrhills’ 35-18 win in the 9-Mile War rivalry against Pasco, becoming the first female to make a PAT in program history.
Maddox Spencer, Football, Nease: The wide receiver becomes the first in the state to surpass the 1,000-yard plateau after his performance in a 58-43 win over Flagler Palm Coast. Spencer had five receptions for 119 yards.
Dallas Sims, Football, Clearwater Academy International: The Minnesota commitment came down with the catch of his high school career, hauling in a 36-yard Hail Mary touchdown to lift the Knights to a 35-33 win over Sarasota Riverview.
Zander Smith, Football, Lakeland: Smith was nearly perfect in the team’s 59-0 win over George Jenkins, completing 13-of-16 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns.
Za’vion Bryant, Football, Madison County: Bryant completed 4-of-9 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns in the Cowboys’ 38-13 win over Suwannee. The quarterback also had four carries for 131 yards and two more scores.
Jackson Volz, Football, Parrish Community: Last week's winner is back on this list after winning South Suncoast Offensive Player of the Week. Volz completed 23-of-31 passes for 345 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Braden River.
Anthony Muniz, Football, Gulf: Muniz had a career night, rushing for 300 yards on 26 carries and scored four touchdowns in a 35-18 victory over district foe Lecanto. Also caught four passes for 55 yards.
Jarvis Johnson, Football, Westminster Christian: The running back rushed for 169 yards on 19 carries and scored four touchdowns in the team’s 45-20 win over Palmer Trinity.
Jocarian Garrett, Football, Cottondale: Garrett had a big night in the team’s 48-8 win over Baconton Charter as the tailback rushed for 207 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns.
Neshawn Jacobs, Football, Baldwin: The Indians’ running back had one of the top ground performances of anyone in the state. Jacobs carried the ball 28 times for 315 yards and five touchdowns.
Winston Watkins Jr., Football, First Baptist Academy: The Colorado commitment hauled in eight catches for 188 yards, three touchdowns in a 47-0 defeat of Neumann.
Lincoln Graf, Football, Atlantic: Graf was on fire in the team’s 43-13 win over Seminole Ridge as the quarterback threw for 286 yards on 21-of-33 passing and three touchdowns.
Marcelis Tate, Football, Fletcher: The USF commitment had one of his best games of the season as the quarterback completed 14-of-22 passes for 331 yards and four touchdowns.
Jeremy Johnston, Football, FSU High: Johnston had his best performance of the season in a 35-7 win over Godby, completing 18-of-22 for 298 yards and four touchdowns.
Rylee Born, Volleyball, Rockledge: The senior outside hitter tallied 25 digs and 10 kills in the Raiders’ 3-2 match win over West Shore.
Connor Rahn, Volleyball, Middleburg: The senior notched career kill No. 1,000 in the Broncos’ win over Chiles last week.
Hannah Jantomaso, Volleyball, Keswick Christian: The junior setter helped lift the Crusaders to a 3-2 win over Shorecrest Prep, as Jantomaso tallied 41 assists and 12 digs.
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl
