Vote: Who should be High School on SI National Girls Athlete of the Week? (12/9/2024)

Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from Dec. 2-8?

Bearden's Natalya Hodge. / Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / 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 Dec. 2-8. Voting closes on Monday, Dec. 16 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. Aaliyah Baldwin, sr., Draper APA (Utah) basketball

Baldwin hit six 3-pointers and finished with 35 points as Draper APA edged Emery, 53-50. 

2. Nakaijah Beasley, jr., Mojave (Nevada) flag football

Beasley threw three touchdowns and intercepted three passes on defense in a 47-6 victory over Cheyenne. 

3. Julia Dalan, sr., W.F. West (Washington) basketball

Dalan became W.F. West’s all-time leading scorer in a 57-27 victory over Montesano. The Portland signee had 29 points in the win, giving Dalan 1,373 and counting for her career. 

4. Peyton French, so., Hobson-Moore (Montana) basketball

French had 22 points, 18 rebounds and five steals in a 61-56 overtime loss to Lame Deer. 

5. Leyton Gasperosky, jr., Cadence (Nevada) flag football

Gasperosky threw for 331 yards and five touchdowns as Cadence routed Spring Valley, 41-6. 

6. Mari-Margret Grayson, jr., Alma Bryant (Alabama) basketball

Grayson had 29 points in a 59-36 win over Pass Christian. 

7. Gerritt Griggs, sr., Central-Phenix City (Alabama) flag football

Griggs, an Alabama softball signee, completed 14 of 19 passes for 253 yards and six touchdowns as Central-Phenix City captured the state title with a 55-7 trouncing of Spain Park. Griggs also ran for a touchdown in the win. 

8. Aniela Grycel, sr., Bret Harte (California) soccer

Grycel netted three goals in an 8-1 win over Langston Hughes Academy.

9. Natalya Hodge, jr., Bearden (Tennessee) basketball

Hodge had 38 points and 10 steals in a 60-39 victory over Alcoa. 

10. Kamryn Hunter, fr., Apex Friendship (North Carolina) flag football

Hunter fired a pair of touchdown passes as Apex Friendship defeated Marvin Ridge, 14-2. 

11. Emma Larkin, jr., Geibel Catholic (Pennsylvania) basketball

Larkin had 33 points in a 71-27 win over Southmoreland.

12. Emma Lightsey, sr., White County (Georgia) basketball

Lightsey knocked down 10 3-pointers and finished with 34 points in a 65-29 rout of Cherokee Bluff.

13. Zion Lloyd, fr., Timpview (Utah) basketball

Lloyd scored 33 points in a 67-59 win over Kahuku (Hawaii). 

14. Morgan Mathiowetz, so., Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (Minnesota) basketball

Mathiowetz tallied a triple-double with 37 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in a 99-27 rout of Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop. 

15. Alaina Neal, sr., Eastern York (Pennsylvania) basketball

Neal netted 31 points in a victory over Donegal. 

16. Karis Thomas, jr., Shady Side (Pennsylvania) basketball

Thomas had 33 points in a 64-53 win over Baldwin. 

17. Ella Trinkaus, jr., Notre Dame (New York) basketball

Trinkaus recorded a double-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as Notre Dame edged New Hartford, 65-57. 

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports