Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week (Dec. 20-26)?

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Dec. 20-26 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff.

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Dec. 20-26 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday, Jan. 3. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivewa.

THIS WEEK’S WAFD BANK WASHINGTON ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

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Malia Garcia, Mount Vernon Girls Basketball: Had 31 points in a win over Sehome.

Avery Dohner, Blaine Boys Basketball: Had 8 points and two critical 3-pointers in a 46-41 win over Lynden- handing the Lions their first loss of the season.

Maddie Schumacher, Sehome Girls Basketball: Tallied 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals in a loss against Mount Vernon.

Sherrell McCullum, Garfield Boys Basketball: Had 20 points in a 62-53 win over Auburn to win the Hardwood Invite title.

Kaden Hansen, Auburn Boys Basketball: Had 20 points in a 65-53 loss against Garfield in the championship game of the Hardwood Invite.

Hope Hassmann, Tahoma Girls Basketball: The junior point guard ran the floor with her game-high 21 points and 11 assists in a non-league victory over Metro League champion Seattle Prep.

Nikita Tyukalo, Bothell Boys Basketball: Had 32 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists in a 86-76 win over Lake Washington.

Anthony Canales, Lynden Boys Basketball: Led the Lions with 15 points and 7 rebounds in a 46-41 loss against Blaine.

Libby Stump, Lynden Christian Girls Basketball: Had 26 points including four 3-pointers in a 74-37 win over Ferndale.

Mari Binning, Squalicum Girls Basketball: Had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in a loss against Meridian.

Addison Harris, Camas Girls Basketball: The sophomore forward dominated the paint against Bellarmine Prep with a career-high 28 points - 17 coming in the first half. She also finished with 13 rebounds in the road win in Tacoma.

Gabby Stuart, Seattle Prep Girls Basketball: The senior guard for the Panthers poured in a game-high 21 points in a win over Shame.

Jordan Hansen, King's Boys Basketball: Recorded 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists in a 76-72 Hardwood Invite Consolation Championship game win over Gonzaga Prep.

Sarah Cook, La Conner Girls Basketball: The senior wing player totaled a game-high 18 points and four steals, and the 2B Braves defeated 3A Wesco Stanwood in a matchup of unbeatens.

Koren Johnson, Garfield Boys Basketball: Had a game-high 27 points in the Hardwood Invite championship game win over Auburn.

Lynnea Moran, Hanford Girls Basketball: The sophomore guard tallied a career-high 27 points in a non-league victory over Prosser.

Teagan Colvin, Liberty of Spangle Girls Basketball: The sophomore guard rallied the Lancers with 33 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for a big road overtime victory at Colfax.

Asher Cai, Colfax Girls Basketball: The CWU-bound shooting guard scored a team-high 27 points in a loss against Liberty of Spangle.

Drew Jensen, North Creek Boys Basketball: Set team record of 51 points scored and team record of 14 three-pointers in 91-61 win over Cedar Park Christian.