Vote: Who should be High School on SI National Boys Athlete of the Week? (4/14/2025)

Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from April 7-13?

Jacksboro's Cannon Valenzuela. / Naomi Skinner/Times Record News / USA TODAY NETWORK

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 April 7-13. Voting closes on Monday, April 21 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The poll is below the write-ups on each athlete.

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Editor’s Note: High School on SI voting polls are intended to be a fun way to create fan engagement and express support for your favorite high school athletes and teams. Unless expressly noted, there are no awards for winning the voting. Our primary focus is to highlight the abilities and accomplishments of all the athletes and teams included in our poll.

High School on SI National Boys Athlete of the Week candidates

1. Brandon Arrington Jr., jr., Mount Miguel (California) track

Arrington Jr. picked up a pair of gold medals at the Arcadia Invitational in the 100 (10.32 seconds) and 200 (20.35) meters. He broke Olympian Noah Lyles’ meet record in the 200 with a time that ranks first nationally this season. 

2. Tyler Burgess, sr., Palmyra (Pennsylvania) track

Burgess set a new met record in the 110 hurdles at the Pam Ram Invitational with a winning time of 13.52. The time ranks sixth in the country this spring. 

3. Jackson Cantwell, sr., Nixa (Missouri) track

Cantwell broke the Nixa shot put record at the Jim Vaughan Invitational with a top throw of 73 feet, 6.25 inches. The mark ranks first nationally this year. 

4. Jase DeSantis, sr., Arbor View (Nevada) baseball

DeSantis went 4 for 4 in an 8-0 victory over Desert Oasis. 

5. Henry Friez, sr., Midland Classical Academy (Texas) baseball

Friez struck out 15 batters and went 2 for 2 at the plate with a triple, three RBIs, three runs scored and two steals in a 7-3 win over Fort Worth Temple Christian. 

6. Hagan Gibson, jr., Science Hill (Tennessee) baseball

Gibson fired a no-hitter in a 9-0 shutout of Cincinnati-Elder. 

7. Jackson Goshorn, jr., Simi Valley (California) baseball

Goshorn struck out 14 and didn’t allow a hit as Simi Valley blanked Oak Park, 9-0. 

8. William Haas, sr., Rockford (Minnesota) baseball

Haas, a Tennessee signee, fanned 13 in five innings as Rockford shut out Dassel-Cokato, 10-0. 

9. Tanook Hines, sr., Dekaney (Texas) track

Hines, a USC football signee, placed first in the 100 (10.51) and 200 (20.62) at the 6A Area 13-14 meet. His 200 time ranks second in the nation this spring. 

10. Ethan Jackson, sr., Woodbridge (Virginia) baseball

Jackson went 4 for 4 with three RBIs in a 12-7 victory over Mountain View. 

11. Zander Keith, sr., Borden (Indiana) baseball

Keith threw a five-inning perfect game as Borden shut out Crothersville, 15-0. The senior struck out 12 of the 15 batters he faced. 

12. Dillon Mitchell, fr., C.E. King (Texas) track

Mitchell won the 100 at the 6A Area 17-18 meet with a wind-aided time of 10.14, the fifth-fastest all-conditions time in the country this season. 

13. Derek Olivo, so., McNary (Oregon) track

Olivo earned a gold medal in the javelin at the Vic Downs Mac Invitational with a top throw of 202-1. The mark ranks fourth nationally this year. 

14. Harry Pirkle, sr., Seckinger (Georgia) baseball

Pirkle threw the first no-hitter in Seckinger history in a 5-0 shutout of Brunswick. He also had two hits at the plate. 

15. Simon Rosselli, jr., Mead (Washington) track

Rosselli won the discus competition at the Arcadia Invitational with a top throw of 218-7, the best mark in the nation this spring. 

16. Joseph Socarras, sr., Belen Jesuit Prep (Florida) track

Socarras dusted the field in the 800 at the Arcadia Invitational with a time of 1:47.66, the best time nationally this year. The time was also a new meet record. 

17. Cannon Valenzuela, sr., Jacksboro (Texas) baseball

Valenzuela, a Colorado State football signee, was a tough-luck loser against Henrietta. Valenzuela struck out 17 and surrendered just two hits in a 1-0 loss. 

18. Joshua Wagner, jr., Westfield (Massachusetts) baseball

Wagner fanned 11 in a 2-1 victory over Minnechaug. 

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports

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