Vote: Who should be SBLive Mississippi's High School Athlete of the Week? (10/10/2023)

Check out this week's candidates and make your vote count!

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 2-Oct. 8 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 Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced the following Monday. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivems.

Nate Blount, RB, Brandon

Rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 54-17 win over Petal.

Patrick Broomfield, DB, Clarksdale

Came up with three huge interceptions in the Wildcats’ 34-24 win over Lafayette.

Braylon Brown, DL, Northwest Rankin

Logged seven tackles, including four for a loss, forced one fumble, recovered one fumble and picked up two sacks in a 21-13 win over Pearl.

Nyrikius Johnson, RB, Germantown

Rushed 23 times for 250 yards and three touchdowns and threw a 59-yard touchdown pass in the Mavericks’ 34-33 win over Starkville.

Kenzavius Lundy, ATH, Simmons

Rushed 24 times for 250 yards and four touchdowns in the Blue Devils’ 42-0 win over Leland.

A.J. Maddox, QB, Oak Grove

Completed 20 of his 26 passes for 310 yards with three touchdowns in the Warriors’ 45-35 win over Meridian.

Latrell Pace, DL, Forest

Recorded 13 tackles, including two for a loss, in the Bearcats’ 28-14 win over Union.

Benny Williams, ATH, Bay High

Went bananas in a 37-34 win over Moss Point, rushing 15 times for 229 yards and two touchdowns on offense and recording 11 tackles, three sacks and two tackles for a loss on defense.