Vote: Who should be this week's SBLive South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week (11/5/2023)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week for Nov. 8-11 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.
Congratulations to last week's winners: Thomas Stanley of Hillcrest Football, Sy'Ree Livingston of South Florence Football and Olivia Bull of Carolina Forest Tennis.
Here are this week's nominees:
Deon Winsley, Dutch Fork, Football
Winsley returned a fumble 90 yards for a touchdown as the defending state champions edged T.L. Hanna 31-28 in the second round of the 5-A state playoffs.
Jake Liebert, Wando Boys Cross Country
Liebert capped his high school cross country career with his third SCHSL individual state championship. The University of Tennessee commit ran the 5,000-meter course at Newberry College in 15:19.79 to claim his third consecutive 5A crown.
Jayden Woods, Northwestern, Football
Woods had an interception return for a touchdown.
Alivia Cleveland, Fort Mill, Girls Cross Country
Cleveland, only a sophomore, won the SCHSL 5A individual cross country title with a time of 18:17.24, leading a pack of four teammates in the top 17 and helping Fort Hill unseat Lexington as the 5A team state champion.
Ethan Offing, Dutch Fork, Football
The Silver Foxes’ backup quarterback threw for 137 yards and a touchdown while also running for 123 yards and a touchdown as the defending state champions overcame T.L. Hanna 31-28 in the second round of the 5-A state playoffs.
Garrett Brown, South Pointe, Boys Cross Country
Bettering his 2022 time by more than two minutes, Brown won the SCHSL 4A boys individual cross country championship, running 15:50.6 at Newberry College.
Jha’Louis Hadden, Abbeville, Football
Hadden ran for three touchdowns as the defending state champions beat Newberry 41-13 in the second round of the state playoffs.
Kalab Sutton, Hillcrest, Football
Sutton threw for 266 yards and a touchdown as Hillcrest secured a 27-24 overtime win over James F. Byrnes in the second round of the 5-A state playoffs.
Grayson White, Camden, Football
The Bulldogs’ quarterback is also a linebacker on defense and he returned an interception for a touchdown as Camden beat Dillon 35-21 in the second round of the 3-A state playoffs.
Jordan Boyd, Silver Bluff, Football
How’s this for clutch? Boyd had the game-winning interception return for a touchdown as Silver Bluff beat Fairfield Central 22-21 in the second round of the state playoffs.
Landon Sharpe, White Knoll, Football
Sharpe threw five touchdown passes in the Timberwolves’ 50-7 rout of Fort Dorchester in the second round of the 5-A state playoffs.
DeShaun Washington, Brookland-Cayce, Football
Washington ran for 214 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Bearcats beat Philip Simmons 34-13 in the second round of the 3-A state playoffs.
Yannick Smith, Summerville, Football
The East Carolina commit caught two touchdowns and threw for another in the undefeated Green Wave’s 34-14 win over Berkeley in the second round of the 5-A state playoffs.
