Vote: Who should be SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week (1/2/2024)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive's Indiana High School Athlete of the Week 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 the following week. If you would like to nominate an athlete in the future, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.
THIS WEEK’S SBLIVE INDIANA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Addison Baxter, Columbia City girls basketball
The junior, who is committed to Butler, reached 1,000 career points and was named tourney MVP as the Eagles won the Hall of Fame Classic by defeating Indian Creek and Jennings County.
Josiah Bell, Maconaquah boys basketball
The junior scored 79 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and had six assists in two games as the Braves won the Miami County Holiday Tournament, beating Caston and Peru. He was 29-for-52 from the field.
Libby Blythe, Evansville North girls basketball
The junior had 36 points and 10 rebounds in wins against Lafayette Jefferson and Perry Meridian.
Flory Bidunga, Kokomo boys basketball
The Kansas recruit had 39 points, 20 rebounds, seven blocks and eight assists as the Wildkats split two games at the Hall of Fame Classic, losing to Indianapolis Attucks and beating Brownsburg.
Allie Boyer, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian girls basketball
The senior reached the 1,000-point mark for her career in a 48-32 loss to Blackford.
Laniah Davis, Marquette girls basketball
The junior had 86 points over four games as the Blazers won two tournaments, at Hanover Central and Lake Station, over a two-day span.
Keenan Garner, Fishers boys basketball
The co-MVP of the Fishers Tournament, Garner had 47 points and 31 rebounds as the host Tigers won the title by beating Bloomington North, Portage and Chesterton.
Evan Haywood, Brebeuf Jesuit boys basketball
The Butler recruit had 54 points and 20 rebounds as the Braves split two games, beating Evansville Memorial and losing to Warren Central.
EJ Hazelett, Franklin Central boys basketball
The sophomore scored 53 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in two games, a win over Southport and a loss to Lawrence North.
Chris Hurt, Indianapolis Attucks boys basketball
The junior led the Tigers to the Hall of Fame Classic title, finishing with 18 points and five assists in a semifinal win over Kokomo before getting 17 points and five assists in a title-game victory against Brownstown Central.
Drew Kegerreis, Roncalli boys basketball
The senior led the Royals to the Batesville Tournament title, hitting seven 3-pointers and scoring 31 points in a win over Pendleton Heights and coming back with eight 3-pointers and 34 points in a 56-46 victory against Columbus North.
Carter Kent, Jennings County boys basketball
The junior averaged 23.8 points and 6.3 assists as the Panthers finished 1-3 at Lawrenceburg's Ray Furney Classic.
Marcus Lewis, Indianapolis Attucks boys basketball
The senior was named MVP of the Hall of Fame Classic after scoring 23 with eight assists and four rebounds in a 76-51 title-game win over Brownstown Central. He also had nine points and three assists in a 69-59 semifinal win against Kokomo.
Colton Lindsey, Eastern (Greentown) boys basketball
The sophomore had a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds in a 63-43 win over the hosts in the Union City Tournament. He also scored 13 in a win over Bluffton and 23 in a victory against Randolph Southern.
Taden Metzger, Fishers boys basketball
The senior shared the MVP award at the Fishers Tournament with teammate Keenan Garner after shooting 57% from 3-point range and scoring 42 points in wins over Bloomington North, Portage and Chesterton.
Kaden Muckerheide, North Decatur boys basketball
The senior averaged an unusual double-double of 20.8 points and 10.3 assists as the Chargers finished 2-2 at Richmond's Bob Wettig Tournament.
Papi Rivera, Indianapolis North Central boys basketball
The junior shot 50% from 3-point range and averaged 20.0 points, 3.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals in wins over Louisville (Ky.) Trinity and Evansville Bosse for the host Panthers at the Paul Loggan Memorial Invitational.
Trent Sisley, Heritage Hills boys basketball
The standout junior paced the Patriots to a 3-0 record and the title of the PSC Holiday Tournament, averaging a double-double of 25.3 points and 11.7 rebounds.
Rob Sorensen, Guerin Catholic boys basketball
The senior averaged 19.5 points and 4.8 rebounds as the Golden Eagles went 2-2 at Lawrenceburg's Ray Furney Classic.
Damon Van Horn, Indianapolis Tindley boys basketball
The senior averaged 17.3 points, 3.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds as the Tigers were 2-2 at Richmond's Bob Wettig Tournament.
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