Vote: Who should be High School on SI National Boys Athlete of the Week? (9/1/2025)

Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from Aug. 25-31?

Jenks’ Kaydin Jones. / NATHAN J. FISH/THE OKLAHOMAN / 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 Aug. 25-31. Voting closes on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The winner will be announced in the following week’s National High School Boys Athlete of the Week post. 

The poll is below the write-ups on each athlete.

Congratulations to Gatsbee Gumban of Covina (California) for winning last week’s National High School Boys Athlete of the Week poll. 

Want to nominate an athlete? Email Bob Lundeberg at bob.lundeberg@gmail.com

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 nominees

1. Sloan Baker, jr., West Linn (Oregon) football

In his first varsity start, Baker completed 19 of 22 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns while running for 84 more yards as West Linn trounced Hawaii power Kamehameha, 48-21. 

2. Tradon Bessinger, sr., Davis (Utah) football

Bessinger, a Boise State commit, completed 30 of 40 passes for 423 yards with seven touchdowns in a 49-34 victory over Mountain Ridge. 

3. Demare Dezeurn, jr., Palisades (California) football

Dezeurn had 13 receptions for 202 yards and four touchdowns in a 37-34 win over Harvard-Westlake. 

4. Abdul Eliwa, sr., Salisbury (North Carolina) soccer

Eliwa scored twice as Salisbury blanked Lexington, 7-0. 

5. Collin Gardner, jr., Whitmore (Michigan) soccer

Gardner set a new Lincoln County single-game record with seven goals in an 11-3 victory over Ypsilanti Lincoln. 

6. Forrest Giard, sr., Brookings (South Dakota) soccer

Giard scored all three of his team’s goals in a 3-2 win over Watertown.

7. Kaydin Jones, sr., Jenks (Oklahoma) football

Jones, an Oklahoma State commit, finished with 208 yards of total offense and scored five touchdowns in a 51-7 rout of Edmond Santa Fe. 

8. Hayden Marshall, sr., Pinkerton Academy (New Hampshire) soccer

Marshall had five goals as Pinkerton Academy cruised by Manchester Central, 7-1. 

9. Luke McBride, sr., Lake Travis (Texas) football

McBride completed 25 of 37 passes for 398 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-21 win over Arlington Martin. 

10. Jaron Morris, sr., Brandeis (Texas) football

Morris ran for 189 yards and four touchdowns as Brandeis edged rival O’Connor, 42-38. 

11. Jaiden Newton, so., McGuffey (Pennsylvania) soccer

Newton recorded four goals in a 4-0 shutout of Steel Valley. 

12. Moyo Odebunmi, jr., Cleveland (California) football

Odebunmi ran for 303 yards and finished with five total touchdowns — three rushing, one receiving, one kick return — as Cleveland trounced Arleta, 70-37. 

13. Jeramiah Ssettimba, sr., Broken Arrow (Oklahoma) football

Ssettimba threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns while running for 73 yards and another TD in a 35-14 win over Arkansas’ Springdale Har-Ber. 

14. Sami Terra, jr., Shaker (North Carolina) soccer

Terra netted his first career hat trick in a 5-0 shutout of Albany. 

15. Jason Todd, sr., Mobile Christian (Alabama) football

Todd had 33 carries for 347 yards and scored five total touchdowns — three rushing, one receiving, one kick return — as Mobile Christian took down Presbyterian Christian, 45-35. 

16. Jett Thomalla, sr., Millard South (Nebraska) football

Thomalla, an Alabama commit, fired five touchdown passes in a 49-7 thrashing of Nevada’s Arbor View. 

17. Fisher Watson, jr., Whitney (Texas) football

Watson accounted for six total touchdowns — three passing, three rushing — in a 63-34 win over Mart. 

18. Owyn Swart, sr., Batavia

Swart tallied 17 total tackles (three for loss), one sack and one fumble recovery in a 34-21 win over Reading. 

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports

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