Vote: Who should be High School on SI National Boys Athlete of the Week? (2/10/2025)

Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from Feb. 3-9?

Greenfield-Central Cougars guard Braylon Mullins. / Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Each week during the high school sports season, High School on SI will gather the best performances across the country with the help of fans, readers and staff.

Now, it’s your turn to choose a standout among the pack, the best of the best.

Here are the nominees for High School on SI’s National High School Boys Athlete of the Week for Feb. 3-9. Voting closes on Monday, Feb. 17 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The poll is below the write-ups on each athlete.

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Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

High School on SI National Boys Athlete of the Week candidates

1. Akbar Allah, sr., Putnam (Massachusetts) basketball

Allah scored 38 points in an 85-79 win over Northampton. 

2. Tajh Ariza, jr., Westchester Senior (California) basketball

Ariza put up 41 points and 13 rebounds in a 75-67 victory over Fairfax.

3. Tanner Braketa, sr., Ralston Valley (Colorado) basketball

Braketa, a Northern Colorado signee, surpassed the 1,500 career points mark in an 80-57 win over Chatfield. Braketa netted 30 points in three quarters. 

4. Parker Cook, sr., Huntley Project (Montana) basketball

Cook had 44 points as Huntley Project took down Baker, 81-68. 

5. Jekel Cotton, sr., Lima Senior (Ohio) basketball

Cotton, a Detroit Mercy signee, buried 10 3-pointers and finished with 40 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in an 81-56 victory over Dayton Dunbar. 

6. Christian Cummings, sr., Rockford Christian (Illinois) basketball

Cummings erupted for 37 points in an 83-57 win over Rock Falls.

7. Isaiah Green, sr., Hillside (New Jersey) basketball

Green tallied 33 points and seven rebounds as Hillside held off Winslow, 64-61. 

8. Nate Gregory, sr., Chartiers-Houston (Pennsylvania) basketball

Gregory netted 34 points — a new career-high — in a 79-18 victory over Mapletown. 

9. Gavin Hall, sr., Western Christian (Oregon) basketball

Hall set the Class 2A single-game scoring record with 69 points in a 124-50 win over Chemawa. Hall’s 14 made 3-pointers were an all-classification Oregon record. 

10. Cole Hammack, sr., Wilsonville (Oregon) basketball

Hammack scored 49 points — including the game-winning half-court shot — as Wilsonville downed Centennial in overtime, 87-86. 

11. Ethan Harrison, jr., Livingston Christian (Michigan) basketball

Harrison made seven 3-pointers en route to a 50-point night against Bloomfield Christian. Livingston Christian cruised to a 105-67 victory. 

12. Roman Koenemund, jr., Canon-McMillan (Pennsylvania) basketball

Koenemund tallied 35 points as Canon-McMillan edged Connellsville, 61-59. 

13. Brady Mayo, sr., Beaver (Pennsylvania) basketball

Mayor put up a career-high 45 points in a 76-75 overtime victory over Avonworth. 

14. Braylon Mullins, sr., Greenfield-Central (Indiana) basketball

Mullins, a UConn signee, scored a season-high 44 points as Greenfield-Central blew by Greenwood, 70-49. 

15. Diego Rodriguez, sr., Legacy (Texas) basketball

Rodriguez had 35 points in a 65-61 win over San Angelo Central. 

16. Aidan Sallie, sr., Big Spring (Pennsylvania) basketball

Sallie netted 39 points — a new Big Spring single-game program record — in a 57-54 victory over Shippensburg. 

17. Seth Struharik, sr., Columbiana (Ohio) basketball

Struharik scored 37 points as Columbiana defeated Lowellville, 76-64. 

18. Jaishawn Woods, jr., South Point (North Carolina) basketball

Woods had 39 points, five steals and three assists in a 96-61 rout of Stuart Cramer.

19. Tounde Yessoufou, sr., St. Joseph (California) basketball

Yessoufou had 30 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks in an 81-63 win over Mission College Prep. Earlier this month, Yessoufou became the leading scorer in California high school history with more than 3,400 career points and counting.

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports