Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week (3/4/2024)?
Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 26-March 2 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 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday, March 11th. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveid.
THIS WEEK’S WAFD BANK IDAHO ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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IDAHO NOMINEES
Julian Bowie, Pocatello boys basketball: Logged a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds, including 16 points in the fourth quarter after suffering a hip injury, in a 73-67 win over Hillcrest in the Class 4A state championship game.
Drey Contreras, Pocatello boys basketball: Recorded a team-high 22 points and seven rebounds with his grandpa in the hospital in a 73-67 win over Hillcrest in the Class 4A state championship game.
Isaac Davis, Hillcrest boys basketball: Put up a double-double average of 23.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game as the Knights just fell short of a three-peat in the Class 4A state tournament.
Kaiden Hastings, Teton boys basketball: Recorded a game-high 22 points, including four 3-pointers in a stunning 66-59 state semifinal upset over No. 1 Snake River.
Tyson Hughes, Ambrose boys basketball: Came up one rebound short of a double-double with a game-high 19 points and 9 rebounds in the Archers’ 46-43 win over Cole Valley Christian in the Class 2A state final.
Alex Ko, Timberline boys basketball: Drained a 3-pointer with six seconds remaining in overtime to finish with a team-high 19 points to send the Timberwolves to their first state championship game in 24 years in a 60-58 semifinal win over Coeur d’Alene.
Jackson Rasmussen, Owyhee boys basketball: Averaged 18.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game to lead the Storm to their second Class 5A state championship over the last three seasons.
Tristen Smith, Camas County boys basketball: Notched a game-high 18 points to lead the Mushes in a 56-42 win over Kendrick in the Class 1A DII state title game for the first championship in 50 years.
Asher Williams, Bonners Ferry boys basketball: Racked up a 26-point per game average at the Class 3A state tournament to lead the Badgers to their first-ever championship.
Kase Wynott, Lapwai boys basketball: Finished just three points short of tying the classification single-game scoring record with 46 points to go with nine rebounds in a 67-54 win over Lakeside for the third Class 1A Division I state championship over the past four seasons.
