Vote Now: Who should be this week's SBLive South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week (Aug. 28-Sept. 1)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 28-Sept. 1 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 Saturday, September 9 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced newt week's poll. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivesc.
Congratulation to last week's winner: A.J. Brand of Irmo Football
THIS WEEK’S SOUTH CAROLINA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
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 by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
Jamarious Lockett, Gray Collegiate, Football
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound wide receiver continues to have a hot hand. Lockett caught 5 passes for 133 yards and 2 touchdowns in the War Eagles’ 52-14 thumping of SCISA power Hammond. He had four touchdown catches last week.
Carmello McDaniel, Hartsville, Football
McDaniel ran for five touchdowns as the Red Foxes turned a showdown with two highly ranked teams into a 55-21 rout of Camden.
Teague Ward, Williamsburg Academy, Football
Ward ran 13 times for 133 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Stallions overcame the loss of their starting quarterback to injury and beat Florence Christian 20-18.
Clara Cloninger, North Myrtle Beach, Girls Volleyball
The sophomore outside hitter pounded 17 kills to go along with 5 digs and 2 aces in the Chiefs’ 3-0 win over Socastee. She also had 10 kills in a 2-0 win over Ardrey Kell (N.C.) to wrap up a weekend tournament.
Carly O’Brien, Dorman, Girls Volleyball
O’Brien, a 5-foot-9 senior outside hitter, dominated with 21 kills and 14 digs as the Cavaliers swept to a 3-0 win over Mauldin.
Tyree James, Holly Hill Academy, Football
The Raiders saw their 39-game winning streak come to an end but James still shined. James ran for 2 touchdowns and had 3 interceptions in the 28-22 overtime loss to Jefferson Davis Academy.
Chris Hall, Greer, Football
Hall ran 18 times for 241 yards and 4 touchdowns in Greer’s 51-0 win over Blue Ridge. The 6-foot, 183-pound senior had touchdown runs of 34, 24, 9 and 19 yards.
Aiden Pope, J.L. Mann, Football
Pope recorded nine tackles and returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown in the Patriots’ 40-0 win over Woodruff.
Edward Reidenbach, Oceanside Collegiate Academy
The Landsharks’ quarterback ran for both touchdowns and a game-winning two-point conversion with 30 seconds remaining in a 14-13 win over Carolina Forest.
Logan Sullivan, Easley, Football
Sullivan ran 21 times for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Green Wave’s 62-33 win over Wade Hampton. The 5-foot-9, 162-pound senior also caught 2 passes for 52 yards and a touchdown.
