Vote now: Who should be this week’s SBLive Texas High School Athlete of the Week (Jan. 31-Feb. 6)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Texas High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 31-Feb. 6 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, Feb. 14. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivetx.
THIS WEEK’S SBLIVE TEXAS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Austin Nunez, San Antonio Wagner Senior G
Had 42 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and was 14-for-28 from the floor against San Antonio East Central. The senior guard also posted 34 points,5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, along with six three-pointers in a game against New Braunfels.
Kenneth Lewis, Houston Booker T. Washington Junior F
The junior scored 37 points in a dominant win over Houston Worthing, and later in the week also added 30 points, 13 rebounds, and 1 steal in 88-80 win over Houston Yates.
Anthony Cottrill, McDade Senior G
The senior dropped 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks in loss against Waelder.
Myles Rigsby, Fort Worth Wyatt Junior F
The junior recorded 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals in 72-53 win over Saginaw.
Michael Thomas, Calvert Junior F
The junior had 29 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 4 blocks in win over Dime Box-along with a monster double-double (35 points, 19 rebounds) in win over North Zulch.
Luke Monroe, Coldspring-Oakhurst Sophomore G
The sophomore had 26 points, 4 assists, 5 steals, and was seven-for-sixteen from the floor in win over Trinity.
Ryken Autry, Marion Senior G
The senior had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists in win against Great Hearts Northern Oaks. Autry also recorded another all-around stat line later in the week with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks in 55-35 win over Nixon-Smiley.
Clinton Onwuzurike, Edinburg IDEA Senior F
The senior recorded a double-double - 30 points, 11 rebounds - along with 4 steals and 1 block in 53-63 loss against Monte Alto.
Ethan Moya, La Joya Junior G
The junior scored 29 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals in 72-49 win over PSJA High.
Jaylen Trester, Fort Worth Carter-Riverside Junior G
The junior recorded a double-double - 24 points, 10 rebounds - along with 3 assists, 3 steals, and 5 blocks in loss against Dunbar.
Kanon Gibson, Wink Junior G
The junior guard scored 24 points,12 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal in loss to Christoval. Gibson also scored 22 points in 55-36 win over Ozona later in the week.
Antwone Gonzales, Killeen Shoemaker Senior F
The senior forward tallied 53 points and 7 steals across two-games against Killeen and Temple.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Brooklyn Jaeger, Fayetteville Junior F
The junior forward tallied 73 points, 24 rebounds, 15 assists, 15 steals, 3 blocks over a two-game win span against Round Top-Carmine and Buckholts.
Kalysta Martin, San Antonio Providence Catholic Sophomore G
The sophomore guard had 37 points, 21 rebounds, 8 blocks, and was five-for-13 from three-point range in win over Brentwood Christian.
Zachara Perkins, Houston St. Pius X Sophomore F
The sophomore dropped a triple-double - 22 points, 11 rebounds, 11 blocks - along with 1 steal in win against St. Agnes Academy.
Emily Kate Jones, Dallas First Baptist Sophomore F
The sophomore had a double-double - 30 points, 26 rebounds - in 54-34 win over Longview Christian.
Aliyah Chavez, Lubbock Monterey Freshman G
The freshman dropped 33 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks in win over Coronado.
Samantha Wagner, San Antonio Reagan Junior G
The junior guard recorded 30 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks in 65-54 win over Brandeis.
Monica Bottley, Silsbee Sophomore G
The sophomore had 37 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals in a jaw-dropping 113-39 win over Bridge City.
Khia Roberston, Fort Worth Boswell Senior G
The senior guard scored 30 points, 5 rebounds, along with 5 steals in win over Chisholm Trail.
Emma Lucio, Edinburg Vela Junior F
Lucio averaged 26 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4 steals, and 1 block in games played against Economedes and Mission.
Jordan Parker, Longview East Texas Homeschool Sports Senior G
The senior guard had 24 points, 10/20 FG, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals in a win over CHAAMP.
Janiah Perkins, San Antonio Highlands Junior G
Perkins, a junior, scored 24 points to go with 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 steals in a 53-43 win over Sam Houston.
Gwendlyn McGrew, Pasadena Memorial Sophomore G
McGrew averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds in two wins against South Houston and Channelview.
Calyssa Sevier, Lytle Sophomore G
The sophomore guard averaged 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 7.5 steals for Lytle in games played against Cotulla and Poth.
Camille Williams, Saginaw Freshman G
Williams, only a freshman, put up 21 points, 9/18 FG, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks in a 71-27 win against North Side.