Vote: Who should be SBLive's National High School Athlete of the Week? (9/11/2023)
Each week during the fall sports season, SBLive Sports will gather the best high school performances across the country with the help of fans, readers and staff.
Now, it’s your turn to choose a standout among the pack, the best of the best.
Here are the nominees for SBLive’s National High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 4-10. Voting closes on Monday, Sept. 18, at 11:59 (Pacific Time).
Want to nominate an athlete? Please email bob.lundeberg@gmail.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @SBLiveSports.
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.
SBLive National High School Athlete of the Week candidates
Gage Baker, sr., Paradise Honors (Arizona) football
Baker completed 26 of 32 passes for 516 yards and eight touchdowns in a 53-21 win over El Mirage Dysart.
Ethan Barbour, jr., Alpharetta (Georgia) football
Barbour caught four touchdowns in the second quarter and finished the game with six receptions for 210 yards and the four TDs in a 38-24 victory over Chattahoochee. Barbour is a four-star junior tight end.
Remontay Coleman, sr., Northwood (Ohio) football
Coleman rushed for 223 yards and scored five total touchdowns as Northwood defeated Erie Mason, 42-20.
Kahnen Daniels, sr., West Point (Mississippi) football
Daniels carried the ball 38 times for 427 yards and seven touchdowns in a 50-40 victory over Noxubee County. Daniels is committed to Florida.
Carson Dimsdale, sr., West Henderson (North Carolina) football
Dimsdale rumbled for 268 yards and a touchdown in a 40-10 win over Erwin.
Gianna Hanf, fr., Northern Burlington (New Jersey) girls soccer
Hanf netted four goals in a 5-2 victory over Moorestown Friends.
Tiqwai Hayes, jr., Aliquippa (Pennsylvania) football
Hayes, a four-star junior running back, rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns in Aliquippa’s 33-7 rout of North Catholic.
Alvin Henderson, jr., Elba (Alabama) football
Henderson ran for five touchdowns — all in the first half — as Elba cruised past Houston County, 49-14. Henderson is a four-star junior.
Marquise Henderson, jr., Belton-Honea Path (South Carolina) football
Henderson had 14 carries for 301 yards and five touchdowns as Belton-Honea Path downed Woodruff, 49-15.
Julia Hunt, sr., Holy Cross (Kentucky) volleyball
Hunt notched 40 kills, six aces, four total blocks and 12 digs in a five-set victory over Scott.
Bailee LaFountain, sr., Northeastern Clinton (New York) girls soccer
LaFountain recorded her 100th career point on a long-distance goal as Northeastern Clinton defeated Peru, 5-1.
Lior Leshem, sr., Taft (California) football
Lesham, a senior wide receiver, scored a school-record eight touchdowns in a 78-41 victory over Grant. Taft’s quarterback, Devon Conroy, had nine touchdown passes.
Trevor Long, jr., Miller (Texas) football
Long threw for 380 yards and seven touchdowns as Miller took down Laredo Alexander, 55-14.
Rocco McClave, sr., Crescent Valley (Oregon) football
McClave completed 22 of 36 passes for 372 yards and four touchdowns in a 63-50 victory over South Albany. The senior also carried it 23 times for 190 yards and four more TDs.
Mabrey Mettauer, sr., The Woodlands (Texas) football
Mettauer, a four-star Wisconsin commit, passed for 429 yards and six touchdowns while adding 103 more yards and a score on the ground in a 55-26 win over Oak Ridge.
Trent Mosley, so., Santa Margarita (California) football
Mosley rushed for four touchdowns, caught a pair of scores, ran for a two-point conversion and passed for a two-point conversion in a 51-45 comeback victory over Bishop Amant. Santa Margarita trailed 21-0 early in the game.
Anthony Palano, sr., Buffalo Grove (Illinois) football
Palano had 124 yards rushing, 99 yards receiving and scored a school-record six touchdowns in a 62-14 win over Vernon Hills. Palano is committed to South Dakota State.
Sean Patrick, sr., Kenston (Ohio) football
Patrick returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and rushed for 204 yards and four scores in a 49-27 win over Villa Angela-St. Joseph.
Kelvin Perkins, so., Southwind (Tennessee) football
Perkins accounted for all six of Southwind’s touchdowns in a 42-0 shutout of Munford. The sophomore quarterback threw for four TDs and rushed for a pair of scores.
Mollie Rupp, jr., Bemidji (Minnesota) volleyball
Rupp finished with a .613 hitting percentage in a three-set victory over Park Rapids, recording 20 kills and just one attack error.
Jeremiah Smith, sr., Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) football
Smith caught 16 passes for 316 yards and three touchdowns in a 61-21 rout of Bergen Catholic. The five-star Ohio State commit had 249 yards receiving at the end of the first half.
Bryn VanVleet, jr., Seton Catholic (Indiana) volleyball
VanVleet had 34 kills, seven aces, and 11 digs in a three-set victory over Centerville.
Payton Wehner, sr., Pittsburgh Central Catholic (Pennsylvania) football
Wehner threw for 298 yards and scored seven total touchdowns — five passing, two rushing — in a 62-46 shootout win over Bethel Park.
Jonas Williams, so., Bolingbrook (Illinois) football
Williams completed 32 of 40 passes for 355 yards and six touchdowns in a 51-49 loss to Naperville North.
Will Walker, sr., Dallas (Oregon) football
Walker was a menace in the backfield Friday, racking up five sacks and eight tackles (six for loss) in a win over McKay.
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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports
