Vote Now: Who should be this week's SBLive South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week (Sept. 4-9)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 4-9 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 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll.
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.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Logan Sullivan of Easley Football.
Here are this week's nominations:
Caroline Hawkins, Blythewood, Girls Golf
The sophomore sensation shot a 10-under-par 63 to take medalist honors in the Palmetto Preview. Hawkins is the reigning 5-A state champion.
Hakeem Watters, Hartsville, Football
Watters tallied five touchdowns as the Red Foxes rallied from a two-touchdown halftime deficit to beat Dillon 51-34 in a battle of highly-ranked unbeaten teams.
Jayden Ford, Lake View, Football
Ford scored six touchdowns in the Wild Gators’ 68-22 rout of Chesterfield. The senior tailback ran for 211 yards and 5 touchdowns while also catching a touchdown pass.’
Ty Breeze, Riverside, Football
The Warriors’ quarterback threw five touchdown passes in a 48-28 win over 1-A defending state champion Christ Church. One of Breeze’s touchdown passes was a 45-yard strike on the last play of the first half. Breeze, who also had a rushing touchdown, was 15-of-28 for 306 yards and no interceptions.
Olivia Borgman, North Myrtle Beach, Volleyball
The 6-foot-1 junior outside/middle hitter, who has commited to Georgia, had 15 kills in each of the Chiefs’ two victories during the week. North Myrtle Beach is ranked No. 2 in the latest 4-A poll.
Kendall Byrd, A.C. Flora, Football
Byrd, a wide receiver, caught four touchdown passes in the Falcons’ 42-35 win over Brookland-Cayce.
Marquise Henderson, Belton-Honea Path, Football
Henderson is no stranger to big games. The junior tailback, who has 11 college offers, ran 14 times for 305 yards and 5 touchdowns in the Bears’ 49-15 win over Woodruff.
Carly O’Brien, Dorman, Volleyball
The 5-foot-9, senior outside hitter/libero had 17 kills and 11 digs as the Cavaliers beat Daniel 2-0 in a tournament. She also had 7 kills and 14 digs in a 2-0 win over Riverside in tournament play.
Jaylen McGill, Broome, Football
A sophomore tailback who already has offers from South Carolina and Tennessee ran 23 times for 287 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 62-34 win over Union County.
Andrew Stevens, Byrnes, Football
The Rebels’ quarterback was nearly perfect, completing 16-of-18 passed for 241 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 49-13 win over Greer.
