Vote: Who should be SBLive’s National High School Boys Athlete of the Week? (3/18/2024)
Each week during the 2023-24 high school sports year, SBLive Sports will gather the best 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 Boys Athlete of the Week for March 11-17. Voting closes on Monday, March 25, 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 Boys Athlete of the Week candidates
Matt Ashberry, so., Straughn (Alabama) baseball
Ashberry went 3 for 4 with a home run in an 8-5 victory over Andalusia.
Cade Brown, sr., Parkview (Georgia) baseball
Brown, a Georgia signee, hit two home runs and finished with six RBIs in an 8-4 win over Grayson.
Maddax Brown, sr., Smithfield (Virginia) baseball
Brown struck out six in seven one-hit innings and then hit the game-winning home run in the eighth as Smithfield downed Lafayette, 1-0.
Chase Dunn, jr., Chatsworth (California) volleyball
Dunn had 25 kills and 11 digs in a five-set win over Birmingham.
Jonathan Ingalls, sr., Saint Ignace (Michigan) basketball
Ingalls had 41 points in a 68-51 victory over Crystal Falls Forest Park.
Ty Jennings, so., Lowndes (Georgia) track
Jennings recorded a new personal record in the long jump with a mark of 26 feet, 3 inches — the top jump in the country this season — at a quad meet.
Ramiro Lopez, sr., Cheyenne (Nevada) baseball
Cheyenne’s bats were red hot up and down the lineup in a 26-11 win over Del Sol, but Lopez did the most damage. The senior went 4 for 6, hitting for the cycle with six RBIs.
Keniel Marrero, jr., South Broward (Florida) baseball
Marrero went 2 for 4 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs in a 6-2 victory over McArthur.
Quinten Marsh, jr., Valley Christian (California) baseball
Marsh, a Stanford commit, fired a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a 2-0 shutout of Archbishop Riordan.
Braeden McCarroll, sr., Golden (Colorado) baseball
McCarroll struck out 13 in six shutout innings as Golden defeated Summit, 8-0.
Matthew McClenan, so., Brandeis (Texas) baseball
McClenan went 4 for 4 with three doubles and six RBIs in an 11-1, five-inning victory over Harlan.
Jesse McCulloch, sr., Lutheran East (Ohio) basketball
Jesse McCulloch, a Michigan State signee, dominated with 30 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks as Lutheran East blasted Fairview, 90-49.
Elijah Moore, sr., Our Savior Lutheran (New York) basketball
Moore exploded for 67 points in a 133-86 win over Compass. The Syracuse signee went 13 for 19 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Justin Peinado, jr., Bishop Amat (California) baseball
Peinado scattered three hits with 13 strikeouts in a 6-0 shutout of Bishop Montgomery.
Jay Riddle, sr., Trinity-Byrnes (South Carolina) baseball
Riddle whirled a no-hitter with eight strikeouts as Trinity Collegiate blanked Pinewood Prep, 3-0.
Colton Sampson, sr., Lakeside School (Alabama) baseball
Sampson fired a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts and four walks in a 3-0 victory over Coosa Valley Academy.
Brock Whitt, so., Edgewood Academy (Alabama) baseball
Whitt blasted two home runs and finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs and three runs scored as Edgewood Academy held off Autauga Academy, 8-7.
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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports
