Vote: Who is the Florida Panhandle Boys Basketball Player of the Week (12/26/2023)?

We have seven candidates for you to choose from

The Florida High School Boys Basketball season has begun and we begin our Player of the Week polls for areas all around the state. Teams started off the regular season with some great individual performances.

As such, we have seven athletes nominated this week for the SBLive’s Florida Panhandle Florida high school boys basketball player of the week award from December 18-23, and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Sunday, December 31st at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced in next week's poll. 


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Congratulations to West Florida's Amir Young for winning last week’s poll! 


Editor’s note: Our corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. This poll is specifically for fans to vote on the players that have been nominated and in no way discredits any other player that may not be mentioned in our poll.

Here are the nominations:

Luke Diamond, G, Northview: The junior guard scored 17 points in the Chiefs' 49-38 victory over L.E.A.D. Academy. 

Noah Gray, F/C, Bozeman: The 6-foot-5 forward/center led the way in the Bucks' 71-44 win over Vernon, the senior scored 21 points, 10 boards, four steals and three assists. 

Albert McKinnie, F, Chipley: The 6-foot-7 power forward scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Tigers to a 69-50 win over Blountstown. 

Calix Mccune, PG, Rocky Bayou Christian: The freshman point guard scored a team-high 28 points in a 60-55 win over Destin. 

Alex Jasquith, G, Booker T. Washington: The Wildcats' guard was sensational in a 85-73 win over Fort Walton Beach, scoring a game-high 30 points. 

Eli Mcfatter, G, Mosley: The junior combo guard scored a team-high 21 points in a 61-44 win over South Walton. 

Vitor Oliveira, F, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy: The forward scored a team-high 18 points, grabbed seven boards in a 56-54 loss to Freeport. 


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Andy Villamarzo
ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.