Vote now: Who should be SBLive's Missouri high school athlete of the week?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Missouri high school athlete of the week for Feb. 21-27. 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.
Ryker Edwards, Smithville boys basketball
Edwards dropped a team-high 24 points and five rebounds en route to a 59-52 win over Kearney last Saturday.
Leah Wilsmeyer, Timberland girls basketball
Wilmsmeyer contributed to Timberland’s comfortable 55-38 win over Holt last Saturday with 21 points and five rebounds.
Dallas Whitney, North Kansas City boys basketball
Whitney was a crucial part toward the Hornets’ 77-71 win over Park Hill South last Tuesday, scoring 36 points and blocking two shots.
Katie Baumgartner, Marquette girls basketball
Baumgartner’s monstrous 42-point, 15-rebound double-double helped Marquette to a 70-54 win over Holt last Tuesday.
Tony Osburn, Mound City boys basketball
In one of the highest-scoring outings, if not the highest, of the season, Osburn dropped 62 points and was 9-for-13 from 3-point land during an 88-75 win over Worth County.
Paige Dolnrenry, Cor Jesu girls basketball
Cor Jesu nabbed a 57-25 win over Poplar Bluff last Saturday, and it was in large part because of Dolnrenry’s 21 points and four rebounds.
Jaron Briggs, Piper boys basketball
Briggs was eyeing a double-double during Piper’s 79-61 win over Barstow with 29 points and eight rebounds.
Hannah Ermeling, Francis Howell North girls basketball
Ermeling had 27 points and five rebounds despite a 53-49 loss to Orchard Farm last Wednesday.
Justis Braden, Liberty North boys basketball
Braden had 18 points and grabbed seven boards during a 50-31 win over Lee’s Summit North last Tuesday.
Jadyn Wooten, Blue Valley girls basketball
Blue Valley earned a 66-32 win over Blue Valley Southwest last Tuesday, and Wooten led the way with 18 points and 10 assists en route to a double-double.
Bennett Stirtz, Liberty boys basketball
Stirtz did a little bit of everything during the Blue Jays’ 66-48 win over Blue Springs last Tuesday, scoring 20 points, grabbing four rebounds and blocking three shots.
Logan Petlansky, SLUH hockey
Petlansky, just a sophomore, netted the game-winning goal during SLUH’s 3-2 win over Vianney Feb. 26 to send SLUH to the Challenge Cup championship of the Mid-States Club Hockey Association.
Ashton Holloway, Kearney boys basketball
Holloway scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds during a 54-38 win over Raytown South last Tuesday.
Libby Brewster, Francis Howell girls basketball
Brewster dropped 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds during a 59-51 win over Fort Zumwalt South last Saturday.
Camden Bennett, St. Joseph Lafayette boys basketball
Bennett helped Lafayette navigate through the late-season stretch with 18 points and six rebounds during a 56-44 win over Richmond last Tuesday.
Riley Bruggerman, St. James girls basketball
Bruggerman stuffed the stat sheet during a 64-53 win over Blue Valley North, scoring 26 points, grabbing six rebounds, dishing out five assists and getting six steals.
Jace Trimble, Platte County boys basketball
The Pirates walked away with a 79-62 win over Smithville last Tuesday, and it was largely due to Trimble’s 21 points, six rebounds and six steals.
Emani Bennett, Lee’s Summit North girls basketball
Bennett used a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double to help lead the Broncos to a 53-42 win over rival Lee’s Summit West last Wednesday.
Michael Howard, Plattsburg boys basketball
Howard dropped a team-high 27 points and eight rebounds during a 59-50 win over Osborn last Monday.
Kennedy Horton, Brentwood girls basketball
Hoton had 22 points and six steals during a 40-32 win against O’Fallon Christian last Monday.
Jahaad Fort, Priory boys basketball
Fort used a game-high 35 points and six rebounds to help push Priory to a 70-52 win over Lutheran South last Tuesday.
Ella Moody, St. Joseph Central girls basketball
The Indians nabbed a 55-26 win over conference for Oak Park last Monday, and Moody was crucial in that with 22 points and nine rebounds.
Peyton Blair, Fort Zumwalt South boys basketball
Blair was a menace on both ends of the floor during a 56-50 win over St. Charles, scoring a team-high 28 points in and grabbing four steals.
Triniti Cook, Parkway West girls basketball
Cook terrorized the opposition on both ends of the floor during a 64-34 win over Fort Zumwalt North by scoring 29 points and grabbing six steals.
Ade Popoola, Parkway North boys basketball
A 27-point, 10-rebound double-double courtesy of Popoola helped Parkway North climb to a 69-45 win over Fox last Tuesday.
Marlena Smith, Pembroke Hill girls basketball
Smith had 20 points and seven rebounds during a 56-35 win over Van Horn last Tuesday.
Matt Enright, Webster Groves boys basketball
Enright accounted for nearly 40 points during a 77-54 win over Jackson with 15 of his own and 12 assists.
Kate Restovich, Visitation girls basketball
Restovich used 23 points and three rebounds to help lead Visitation to a 44-35 win over Lutheran North last Saturday.
Tyler King, Parkway West boys basketball
King had 24 points and 10 rebounds during Park West’s 55-45 win over Parkway Central last Monday.
Ellie Paloucek, Webster Groves girls basketball
Paloucek was a difference maker during a 55-52 win over Lutheran St. Charles, scoring 25 points of her own while dishing out six assists.
Adam Sausele, Vianney boys basketball
Vianney nabbed a 95-84 win over Borgia last Monday, and Sausele’s 33-point, 11-rebound double-double played a key part in that.
Allie Turner, John Burroughs girls basketball
Turner dropped a game-high 26 points and five steals during a 59-28 win over St. Charles last Saturday.
Eliza Maupin, Webster Groves girls basketball
Maupin had 22 points and six rebounds during a 68-31 win over Parkway North last Tuesday.
Nicholas Salthouse, De Smet hockey
Salthouse scored the only goal during De Smet’s 1-0 win over CBC Feb. 26, punching the Spartans’ ticket to the Challenge Cup championship of the Mid-States Club Hockey Association.
Cierra Smith, Grandview girls basketball
Smith was close to a double-double during Grandview’s 70-30 win over Platte County last Wednesday with 22 points and eight rebounds.