Mackay’s Kyle Peterson voted the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week

Congratulations to Mackay senior Kyle Peterson for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Idaho High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 8-14!

Congratulations to Mackay senior Kyle Peterson for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Idaho High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 8-14!

The senior scored a game-high 28 points in a district tournament win over Leadore.

Peterson received51.6% of the vote, beating out Vallivue's Jacob Martinez, who finished with 42.68%. 

We are currently accepting WaFd Bank Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email regan@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveid.

Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Feb. 8-14:

Kaden Baxter, North Star: Went off for a game-high 37 points in a victory over Wilder.

Cortland Wood, Victory Charter: Scored a game-high 31 points in a win over Centennial Baptist.

Sean Austin, Kuna: The talented guard had 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a playoff win over Centennial, writes the Idaho Press.

Chase Green, Mackay: Scored 27 points in a district tournament win over Leadore.

Brody Rowbury, Meridian: Scored a game-high 25 points in win over Timberline, writes the Idaho Press. 

Jacob Martinez, Vallivue: Totaled a team-high 17 points in an upset win over No. 1 Middleton on Senior Night.

James Bodily, North Gem: The senior wing player led all scorers with 27 points (with three 3-pointers) – his 13th outing of 20 or more points in his past 16 games – in a win over Grace.

Benny Kitchel, Moscow: Paced the Bears with 24 points, including five 3-pointers, in a loss to Lakeland, writes the Lewiston Tribune.