Vote: Who should be SBLive Pennsylvania's high school Athlete of the Week (01/22/2024)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Pennsylvania high school athlete of the week for January 14-20. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Votes must be made in the poll and emailed votes will not count. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.
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Shaye Bailey, Freedom Area girls basketball
Led Freedom with 25 points in a win over Brighton on Monday.
Messiah Baldwin, Neumann Regional Academy boys basketball
Scored 35 points to help lead the Golden Knights to a win over Columbia Montour Vo-Tech.
Kaitlyn Bindas, Hazleton Area girls basketball
The freshman scored a game-high 25 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, in a win over Wyoming Valley West.
Jamire Braxton, Uniontown boys basketball
In a win over Laurel Highlands, the senior had 26 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four rebounds.
Nyla Coleman, West Catholic girls basketball
Led the Burrs with 21 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Nazareth Academy.
London Creach, Oakland Catholic girls basketball
Had a game-high 21 points on Monday in a win over McKeesport.
Brandon Cummings, Lincoln Park boys basketball
On Friday night in a win over Beaver, he knocked down six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 32 points.
Avery Davis, Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball
Led two players who scored over 20 points as she scored 25 in a win over Winchester Thurston.
Karson Dominick, Mansfield boys basketball
The senior led the Tigers with 25 points, including four 3-pointers, and 11 rebounds in a win over Sayre.
Alexis Ewig, McGuffey girls basketball
In a win over Charleroi, she scored a game-high 24 points and pulled down seven rebounds.
Lainey Font, Eisenhower girls basketball
Knocked down five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 23 points in a win over Titusville.
Kylie Fruehstorfer, Union Area girls basketball
Hit four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 20 points as Union defeated Eden Christian.
Rebecca Goetz, Avonworth girls basketball
Scored a game-high 22 points in a win over Seton LaSalle on Monday.
Elijah Guillory, Moon boys basketball
Dropped a game-high 33 points in a win over Mars, including four 3-pointers.
Isaiah Jeter, Central Valley boys basketball
Found the range from deep in a win over Hopewell, as he knocked down seven 3-pointers and led all scorers with 27 points.
Spencer Kanne, Cathedral Prep boys basketball
The junior was on fire from deep, draining 10 3-pointers comprised on his way to a 33-point performance in a 73-52 over Harbor Creek on Friday.
Jake Keiter, North Schuykill boys basketball
Shot 12-of-16 from the field for a game-high 31 points in a win over Tamaqua.
Peter Kramer, Hampton boys basketball
Helped lead the Talbots to a 53-52 win over Moon Area on Saturday by hitting five 3-pointers and scoring a game-high 26 points. His final point was a free throw with 4.3 seconds left to give Hampton the win.
Emma Larkin, Geibel Catholic girls basketball
The sophomore continues to cook, as she started her week with a 30-point performance in a win over Jefferson-Morgan.
Taylor Moats, Corry swimming
Won four events in an 82-77 dual win over Girard. The final of those was in the 400 free relay, which was enough for the victory.
Ries Naugle, Selinsgrove boys basketball
The senior scored a game-high 26 points in a win over Central Mountain.
Emma Paul, Armstrong girls basketball
Scored a game-high 24 points to help Armstrong defeat Seneca Valley in the Challenge at Armstrong on Saturday.
Landon Percinsky, Conemaugh Valley boys basketball
Had a big double-double with 32 points and 17 rebounds in a win over Marion Center. Also had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Portage.
Michael Plasko, South Fayette boys basketball
Scored a game-high 27 points in a 66-56 win over Avonworth on Friday.
Zach Pollaro, North Hills boys basketball
In a win over Chartiers Valley, Pollaro knocked down four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 30 points.
Rakiyah Porter, California girls basketball
Dropped a game-high 30 points in a 60-56 win over Frazier.
Makayla Presser-Palmer, Northwestern girls basketball
Scored 21 points for the Wildcats in a 52-43 win over Seneca and also grabbed 12 rebounds.
Hayden Ramey, Fort LeBoeuf wrestling
Her pin at 100 pounds helped the Bison win a 7-6 tiebreaker over General McClane in what was the first PIAA-sanctioned dual in Erie County history.
Joseph Roth, Ellwood City boys basketball
Recorded a triple-double Saturday in a win over Quaker Valley. He finished with 24 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists.
Tyler Simpson, Solebury boys basketball
Scored a game-high 36 points in a loss to Phelps.
Scoop Smith, Woodland Hills boys basketball
Hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 1:07 left in a win over Penn Hills. It was the last basket of his game-high 32 points.
Colton States, Girard wrestling
Recorded a win by pinfall in just 65 seconds to help the YellowJackets slip by North East, 37-35.
Brayden Swope, Central Cambria boys basketball
Shot 9-of-14, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range, in leading the Red Devils with 23 points in a win over Bishop Carroll.
Kristin Szymusiak, Blacklick Valley girls basketball
Did a little bit of everything in a win over Northern Cambria, as she scored 20 points, had six rebounds, seven assists and 12 steals. And then in a win over Ferndale, she scored a game-high 24 points.
Meleek Thomas, Lincoln Park boys basketball
Scored a game-high 30 points in a win over Blackhawk on Tuesday as the Leopards eclipsed 100 points. On Friday night, he added 19 points in a win over Beaver.
Iyanna Wade, Clairton girls basketball
Averaged 47 points per game over three contests this past week. She scored 43 in a win over Frazier, 56 in a win over Winchester Thurston and then 42 in a victory over California.
Gemma Walker, Peters Township girls basketball
Led all scorers with 22 points in a 10-point win over Canon-McMillan and then scored 22 again on Friday in a win over Bethel Park. In the game on Friday, she also eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career.
Courtney Wallace, Neighborhood Academy boys basketball
Scored a game-high 26 points on Saturday in a 72-58 win over Bishop Canevin.
Madelyn Weaver, Boyertown girls basketball
Had a game-high 27 points in a win over Pottsgrove.
Jacob Wilson, Bedford boys basketball
Knocked down six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 28 points as the Bisons defeated Everett.
Jay Wrona, Mohawk boys basketball
Led Mohawk with 27 points in a win over Neshannock. He hit five 3-pointers in the game.
Jacob Zietz, General McLane boys basketball
Scored a game-high 25 points in a win over Fort LeBoeuf.
