Vote: Who should be SBLive's Georgia High School Athlete of the Week (3/12/2024)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Georgia High School Athlete of the Week for March 4-9, 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 17th at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll.
Congratulations to last week's winner: CJ Brown of Kell Boys Basketball.
Here are this week's nominees:
J.R. Leonard, Riverwood Boys Basketball
Leonard went off for 31 points and five boards to help Riverwood win the 6A championship and knock off the reigning champs in Alexander.
Braedan Lue, Alexander Boys Basketball
Lue did all he could versus Riverwood in the championship game, finishing with 26 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks.
CJ Brown, Kell Boys Basketball
Kell defeated Eagles Landing in the title game for the second year in a row and Brown led the way. He finished with a game-high 21 points, had nine boards, three assists, and a block.
Caleb Wilson, Holy Innocents Boys Basketball
Wilson put together a great stat line in an insane effort versus North Oconee. He finished with 26 points, 18 rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block.
Dani Tofye, Grayson Girls Basketball
Tofye finished the season as strong as she started. She had 21 points, eight rebounds, and four steals in the win over North Paulding to help Grayson take home the 7A State title and finished the season undefeated.
Tianna Thompson, Galloway Girls Basketball
Thompson dropped 37 points with six rebounds, and five assists in the Championship game versus Saint Francis.
Kate Harpring, Marist Girls Basketball
Harpring stuffed the stat sheet and flirted with a triple double in the blowout championship win over North Forsyth. She finished with 27 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, five steals and a block.
Danielle Osho, Hebron Christian Girls Basketball
Osho had a double-double of 14 points and 15 rebounds in the 3A Championship game to help Hebron Christian win and hold off Wesleyan.
Shakira Gresham, Maynard Jackson Girls Basketball
Gresham finished with 21 points, eight boards, and five steals to lead the charge in the championship win over Midtown.
Jessica Fields, Mount Paran Girls Basketball
Fields had been amazing for her squad all season and was just as impactful in the championship game versus T.W. Josey. She finished with a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds while having the paint locked down with six blocks.
Tanner Morneau, Pope Baseball
In the two-game series versus Sprayberry, Morneau went 6-7 with a triple and four RBIs.
Bailey Thorne, Calvary Christian Baseball
Thorne went 8-for-15 with four homers, two doubles, and nine RBIs last week. He also got the win on the mound versus Lakeside, as he went four shutout innings with seven strikeouts.
Jakobi Bowens, Greater Atlanta Christian Baseball
Bowens went 2-for-4 with two bombs and drove in three RBIs.
Eli Hanna, Greater Atlanta Christian Baseball
Hanna went seven strong shutout innings while only allowing just one hit and striking out 12 batters. He also hit his fourth home run on the season.
Jackson Peavy, Peach County Baseball
Peavy threw a no-hitter in five innings and struck out 15 batters while earning the win.
Zion Ragins, Jones County Boys Track and Field
Ragins ran a 10.48 in the 100m, taking home gold at the Chick-Fil-A invitational and now has the fastest 100m time in the state. That time is also tied for the 11th best in the nation.
Collin Seals, Stephenson Boys Track and Field
Seals ran a 47.61 in the 400m which took home gold in the Atlanta Games Invitational. It was a PR and the new the fastest time in the state. This is also the seventh fastest time currently in the nation.
Dominiq Northington, Woodland Boys Track and Field
Northington set a PR in the 110m Hurdles with a time of 14.03. He took home gold at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational and now has the fastest time in the state and the 14th fastest time in the nation.
Oluwatosin Awoleye, South Cobb Girls Track and Field
Awoleye continued her strong start to the season, as she ran 2:11.30 in the 800m and took home gold at the Buffalo’s River Ridge Invitational.
Christianne Akintayo, Archer Girls Track and Field
Akintayo achieved her PR in the Shot Put, with a throw of 45-feet-0.5-inches which is now the best throw in the state and the ninth best in the nation.
Hayden Glover, Villa Rica Girls Soccer
In three games last week, Glover scored eight goals and assisted on eight goals and helped lead her team to three wins.
Naely Torres, Coffee Girls Soccer
Torres was unbelievable, scoring eight goals in a 10-0 win over Atkinson County.
