Vote: Who should be SBLive Mississippi's High School Athlete of the Week? (10/16/2023)

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 9-15 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 Monday, Oct. 23. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivems.

Christian Alexander, RB, Rosa Fort

Rushed 26 times for 218 yards and five touchdowns in a 62-32 win over Holly Springs.

Tedarrius Aych, RB, South Pike

Rushed 31 times for 244 yards and three touchdowns in a 30-22 win over Jefferson County

Caleb Cunningham, WR, Choctaw County

Brought in five passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-14 win over Mooreville.

Kannon Cato, QB, Lawrence County

Rushed 11 times for 185 yards and five touchdowns, returned a kickoff 97 yards for a score and recorded five tackles and one pass breakup in a 74-68 win over Purvis.

Akylin Dear, RB, Quitman

Rushed 28 times for 350 yards and six touchdowns in the Panthers’ 54-35 win over Mendenhall.

Jaquel Dukes, WR, Wilkinson County

Caught 13 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 30-27 win over West Lincoln.

Daniel Hill, RB, Meridian

Carried the ball 41 times for 348 yards and three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 38-31 win over Northwest Rankin.

Demonte Martin, DB, South Pike

Recorded five tackles to go with three interceptions, including one pick-six in the Eagles’ 30-22 win over Jefferson County.

Tyson Robinson, RB, Brandon

Scored two touchdowns and finished with 167 yards of total offense in the Bulldogs’ 38-20 win over Oak Grove.

Nico Williams, QB, Gulfport

Completed all 10 of his pass attempts for 249 yards and three touchdowns in Gulfport’s 56-32 win over D’Iberville.