Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week for March 7-13.
Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week?
Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week? /

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week for March 7-13. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email nate@scorebooklive.com

Derrian Ford, Magnolia boys basketball

The 6-4 senior guard was named MVP of the Class 4A State Tournament. He scored 29 points and had 5 rebounds in the Panthers’ 59-56 victory over Blytheville in the state championship game. He scored 23 points, shot 6-of-11 from the floor and 10-of-12 from the foul line and made the winning three-pointer in a 59-56 victory over Mills in the Class 4A semifinals.

Brinkley Moreton, Lincoln softball

The freshman hit home runs in a 7-6 loss to Siloam Springs and one home run in an 11-1 loss to Siloam Springs.

Kyleigh Scoggins, Nashville girls basketball

The junior guard was named MVP of the Class 4A State Tournament with 11 points and 5 rebounds in a 42-41 victory over Farmington in the state championship. She scored 17 points in a 49-44 double-overtime victory over Pulaski Academy in the Class 4A semifinals.

Allie Downs, Flippin softball

The senior had three hits and scored twice in a 9-5 victory over Elkins.

Quion Williams, Jonesboro boys basketball

The 6-4 senior guard scored 17 points, had 4 rebounds in a 55-28 victory over Marion in the Class 5A State Championship game and was named state tournament MVP.

Morgan Schaefer, McCrory softball

Schaeffer won two games and threw a no-hitter in a 12-0 victory Manila and threw a 1 hitter in a 12-0 victory Harrisburg. She batted .714 for the week with 2 home runs and 5 RBi.

Anna Trusty, Greenwood girls basketball

The 5-10 sophomore guard scored 24 points and had 5 rebounds in a 60-49 victory over Jonesboro in the Class 5A State Championship game.

Natalie Creasey, McCrory softball

Creasey pitched a no hitter in a 15-0 victory over Marked Tree. For the week, she went 9-for-10 a with 7 RBI. 

Nick Smith, North Little Rock boys basketball

The 6-5 senior guard scored 25 points and had 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a 65-47 victory over Bentonville in the Class 6A State Championship game and was named state tournament MVP.

Russ Martin, Rose Bud baseball

The freshman threw a complete game with 14 strikeouts and allowed 2 hits in a 5-1 victory over St. Joseph. He also went 2 for 3 with 3 RBI and a 2-run home run.

Destine Duckworth, North Little Rock girls basketball

The 5-10 senior forward scored 17 points and had 11 rebounds in a 60-38 victory over Fort Smith Northside in the Class 6A State Championship game.

Cade Rolland, Pangburn baseball

The freshman pitched a complete game in a 9-1 victory over White County Central and allowed 3 hits and 2 walks. He also went 4-for-4 with a single, double and two triples.

Jerry Long, Osceola boys basketball

The 6-0 junior guard scored 16 points and had 4 rebounds in a 52-43 victory over Dumas in the Class 3A State Championship game and was named MVP of the state tournament.

Quinn Johnson, Izard County softball

The freshman had 3 hits, including 2 doubles and 2 RBI in a 11-1 victory over Cotter.

Maddi Holt, Bergman girls basketball

The 5-7 junior guard was named MVP of the Class 3A State Championship Tournament with 23 points and 3 rebounds in a 66-42 victory over Lamar in the state championship game. She scored 26 points, 19 in the second half in a 61-46 victory over Clinton in the Class 3A semifinals.

Kasen Black, Izard County baseball

Black had 3 hits, 2 RBI and scored 2 runs in a 14-4 victory over Concord.

Kolby Glidewell, Lavaca boys basketball

The 5-11 senior guard was named MVP of the Class 2A State Tournament with 20 points and 4 rebounds in a 50-34 victory over Magnet Cove in the state championship game. He scored 17 points in a 53-41 victory over Acorn in the Class 2A semifinals.

Kambree Gibson, Yellville-Summit girls track

The junior won three events in state qualifying times at the Goblin Relays in Harrison. She won the 100-meter dash in 13.25 seconds, the 100 hurdles in 16.89 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 50.30 seconds.

Kenley McCarn, Melbourne girls basketball

The 5-10 senior guard scored 31 points, had 4 rebounds and 3 assists and was named state tournament MVP in leading the Bearkatz to a 63-30 victory over over Bigelow in the lass 2A State Championship. She scored 20 points, including 11 in the third quarter in a 52-21 victory over Quitman in the Class 2A semifinals.

Gunner Gleghorn, Izard County boys baseball

The senior went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI in a 6-0 victory over Norfork. He had 2 hits and 2 runs in a 13-3 victory over Yellville Summit.

Kiley Alman, Norfork girls basketball

The 5-8 junior scored 22 points and was named state tournament MVP in Norfork’s 48-43 victory in the Class 1A State Championship game against Mammoth Spring.

Kiley Horne, Mountain Home softball

Horne had a 2-run home run and drove in 3 runs in a 11-0 victory over Batesville.

Colbie West, Bradley boys basketball

The 6-6 forward scored 14 points and had four rebounds and was named state tournament MVP in the Bears’ 44-41 victory over County Line in the Class 1A State Championship game. He scored 20 points in a 49-48 victory over Calico Rock in the semifinals.

Ereauna Hardaway, Jonesboro girls basketball

The 5-5 senior guard scored 22 points and had 3 rebounds and 4 assists in a 60-49 loss to Greenwood in the Class 5A State Championship game.

Rashaud Marshall, Blytheville boys basketball

The 6-9 junior forward scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds in a 59-56 loss to Magnolia in the Class 4A State Championship Game. He scored 22 points in a 54-45 victory over Berryville in the semifinals.

Sidney Townsend, Nashville girls basketball

The 5-9 senior guard scored 14 points and had 4 rebounds and made the game-winning three-pointer with 3.3 seconds left in a 42-41 victory over Farmington in the Class 4A State Championship game.

Kel’el Ware, North Little Rock boys basketball

The 7-0 senior center scored 8 points, had 11 rebounds and blocked 7 shots in a 65-47 victory over Bentonville in the Class 6A State Championship game.

Macy Young, Western Grove girls basketball

The 5-10 forward scored 18 points and had 8 rebounds in a 64-60 victory over Jonesboro West Side in the Class 1A State Tournament,. She had 21 points and 12 rebounds in a 53-44 loss to Kirby in the quarterfinals.

Terrance Nimmers, Osceola boys basketball

The 6-0 guard scored 13 points and had 5 rebounds in a 52-43 victory over Dumas in the Class 3A State Championship game.

Amauri Williams, North Little Rock girls basketball

The 6-3 senior forward scored 13 points, had 8 rebounds in a 60-38 victory over Fort Smith Northside in the Class 6A State Championship game and was named state tournament MVP.

Deion Buford-Wesson, Jonesboro boys basketball

The 5-11 junior guard scored 15 points in a 55-28 victory over Marion in the Class 5A State Championship game.

Kara Ponder, Bergman girls basketball

The 5-8 senior guard scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds in a 66-42 victory over Lamar in the Class 3A State Championship game. She scored 16 points in a 61-46 victory over Clinton in the Class 3A semifinals.


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Jeff Halpern
JEFF HALPERN

Jeff Halpern has more than 20 years of professional experience in the journalism field, having started with the Guthrie Daily Leader in Oklahoma in 1994. A 1993 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, he’s worked for newspapers in Bentonville, Springdale, Benton, Hot Springs and Little Rock. He has covered high school, college and professional sports and has won seven awards. He’s also worked for The Natural State Sports Network and assisted with Hooten’s Arkansas Football magazine.