Vote: Who should be SBLive's Georgia High School Athlete of the Week (2/27/2024)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Georgia High School Athlete of the Week for February 19-26, 2024 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 Sunday, March 3rd at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Sanai Cyrus or Loganville Christian Girls Basketball.
Here are this week's nominees:
Sam Melton, Cartersville Baseball
Melton went 4-for-5 with two homers and two singles.
Josh Gibbs, Forsyth Central Baseball
Gibbs was a homer shy of a cycle going 3-for-4 and had a stolen base.
Matthew Perkins, Allatoona Baseball
Perkins went 3-for-4 with five RBIs, three runs, two walks and two stolen bases in a win over Hampton.
Ira Jefferies, North Atlanta Baseball
Jefferies went crazy versus East Paulding going a homer short of the cycle. He finished with four hits and six RBIs.
Jack Myers, Pope Baseball
Myers hit his second homer of the year and drove in four runs while stealing two bases.
KJ Moon, North Oconee Baseball
Moon hit two grand slams in a win over Mount Pisgah.
Cade Brown, Parkview Baseball
Brown went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs, two stolen bases and three runs in the win over Oxford (AL).
CJ Brown, Kell Boys Basketball
Brown went off in a second-round playoff win over Chapel Hill, scoring a game high 29 points with four rebounds, three assists, and four steals.
Gregory Dunson Jr., Alexander Boys Basketball
Alexander is Elite Eight bound behind a 22 point, 10 assists, and five rebound performance from Dunson Jr. in a win over Alpharetta.
Richard Rojas, Greater Atlanta Christian Boys Basketball
Rojas had a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Jackson.
Blake Wilson, Hebron Christian Boys Basketball
Wilson scored 28 points, hauled in seven boards and rejected four shots in a playoff win over Gilmer.
Caleb Wilson, Holy Innocents Boys Basketball
Wilson was dominant in a win over Pace Academy. He finished with 19 points, 21 rebounds, seven assists, and five blocks.
Keith Gillespie, Fayette County Boys Basketball
Gillespie had back-to-back games with 29 points and seven made threes.
Tre Keith, Tri-Cities Boys Basketball
Keith went off for 33 points and eight rebounds in a tightly contested Sweet 16 win over Heritage.
Moustapha Diop, Walker Boys Basketball
Diop was a dominant inside presence in a win over Rockmart. He finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks.
Dani Tofye, Grayson Girls Basketball
Tofye was completely unstoppable and that’s not an understatement. In a win over McEachern she scored 34 points, while McEachern as a team finished with 31. She also had 16 rebounds and three steals.
Riley Black, Chestatee Girls Basketball
Black had an insane performance in a win over Heritage. She finished with 30 points, hauled in 18 rebounds and dished out four assists.
Kie’Aundria Acree, Monroe-Albany Girls Basketball
Acree has been balling all year and that didn’t stop in a win over Mary Persons. She finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, and four steals.
Ashanti Brown, Bryan County Girls Basketball
Brown had a crazy double-double in a win over Heard County. She finished with 29 points, 19 rebounds and four steals.
Sha’nya Heath, Arabia Mountain Girls Basketball
Heath couldn’t be stopped in a win over Eagles Landing. She scored a game-high 33 points and hauled in five rebounds.
