St. Pius X's Justin Lehn voted SBLive’s Missouri High School Athlete of the Week (11/6/2023)

Congratulations to St. Pius X (Festus) football player Justin Lehn, who was voted the SBLive Missouri High School Athlete of the Week for Oct. 23-29.

Lehn received 16,163 votes, which was more than 44 percent of the total votes cast for the week.

Lehn, a junior running back and linebacker, carried 31 times for 386 yards – both season highs – and four touchdowns and added 11 tackles and two sacks in the Lancers' 33-14 win over Priory.

Raytown South football player Mylen Simmons finished second in the voting after receiving more than 21 percent of the votes.

Check out the Missouri Athlete of the Week page on SBLive Sports

PREVIOUS WINNERS: Portageville's Jamarion Smith (Oct. 16-22), Lutheran North's James Bryant (Oct. 9-Oct. 15), Incarnate Word Academy's Sammi Bergjans (Oct. 2-Oct. 8), St. Joseph’s Academy's Paige Jackson (Sept. 25-Oct. 1), Oakville's Nina Cillo (Sept. 18-24), Grain Valley's Ty Williams (Sept. 11-17), Oakville's Amelia Wiesler (Sept. 4-10), Christian Brothers' Cole McKey (August 28-Sept. 3), St. Pius X's Elena Ruble (August 21-27).

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Vote: Who should be SBLive's Missouri High School Athlete of the Week (10/30/2023)?

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