Vote: Who should be High School on SI National Girls Athlete of the Week? (1/13/2025)

Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from Jan. 6-12?
Montgomery Catholic's Heaven Bailey.
Montgomery Catholic's Heaven Bailey. / Mickey Welsh / 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 Girls Athlete of the Week for Jan. 6-12. Voting closes on Monday, Jan. 20 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 Girls Athlete of the Week candidates

1. Emma Ancelet, sr., Danville (Indiana) basketball

Ancelet had 13 points — including the 1,000th of her prep career — 11 assists, six rebounds and four steals in a 62-29 win over Cascade. 

2. Britain Backus, sr., Lowry (Nevada) basketball

Backus, a Nevada signee, netted 34 points as Lowry downed Spring Creek, 60-39. 

3. Heaven Bailey, so., Montgomery Catholic (Alabama) basketball

Bailey had 18 points, five assists and four rebounds in a 57-47 upset win over Trinity Presbyterian. Only a sophomore, Bailey has already topped 1,000 career points and 500 career steals. She is closing in on 500 career assists. 

4. Kennedy Blevins, sr., St. Stephens (North Carolina) basketball

Blevins poured in a career-high 45 points as St. Stephens defeated Hickory, 61-46. 

5. Kat Cheesebro, sr., Dartmouth (Massachusetts) basketball

Cheesebro netted 39 points in a 55-43 victory over Bridgewater-Raynham.

6. Mary Church, sr., East Rowan (North Carolina) basketball

Church had a career-high 30 points in a 72-56 win over Lake Norman Charter. 

7. Mia Clemence, sr., Fremont (Michigan) basketball

Clemence filled up the box score with 34 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and four assists as Fremont blew by Whitehall, 78-42. 

8. Makayla Daube, sr., Mepham (New York) basketball

Daube netted 34 points — a new Mepham single-game record — in a 54-40 win over Herricks. She also had 18 rebounds. 

9. Bella Dumbroski, fr., Serra Catholic (Pennsylvania) basketball

Dumbroski scored 29 points in a 69-32 victory over Monessen.

10. Karsyn Freeman, sr., Adna (Washington) basketball

Freeman tallied 29 points as top-ranked Adna downed No. 2 Rainier, 50-37. 

11. Effie Giannopoulos, sr., Notre Dame Academy (Massachusetts) basketball

Giannopoulos had 32 points and seven rebounds as Notre Dame Academy routed Archbishop Williams, 80-56. 

12. Akiko Higa, jr., Desert Oasis (Nevada) flag football

Higa had 10 catches for 98 yards and five touchdowns while picking off a pass on defense in a 42-6 win over Foothill. 

13. Chloe Johnson, fr., Duluth Marshall (Minnesota) basketball

Johnson netted 32 points in an 89-33 victory over Superior. 

14. Vanessa Kohler, sr., Highland Park (New Jersey) basketball

Kohler put up a double-double with 35 points and 14 rebounds in an 86-46 win over Timothy Christian. 

15. Ysella Kosic, sr., Petrides (New York) basketball

Kosic scored a career-high 40 points as Petrides downed Goldstein, 58-44. 

16. Morgan Mack, sr., Hart (California) basketball

Mack, a Long Beach State signee, nearly tallied a triple-double in a 61-20 win over West Ranch, finishing with 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. 

17. Reese Murphy, sr., Banks County (Georgia) basketball

Murphy scored 33 points in a 59-43 victory over Rabun County.

18. Tori Oehrlein, jr., Crosby-Ironton (Minnesota) basketball

Oehrlein had 30 points and 21 assists — a new Minnesota single-game state record — in a 113-33 win over Hinckley-Finlayson. Oehrlein is a Minnesota commit. 

19. Jerzy Robinson, jr., Sierra Canyon (California) basketball

Robinson recorded a double-double with 30 points and 11 rebounds in an 85-47 win over Marlborough. 

20. Ella Ryan, sr., Brentwood (Tennessee) basketball

Ryan, a Quinnipiac signee, led the way with 40 points in a 74-63 victory over Franklin. 

21. Charlotte Tuhy, sr., Madison (New Jersey) basketball

Tuhy, an American University signee, had 36 points in a 59-39 rout of Mountain Lakes.

22. Kalli White, so., Granby (Massachusetts) basketball

White exploded for 38 points in a 61-36 victory over McCann Tech. 

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports


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