Vote: Who should be SBLive Ohio's high school Athlete of the Week (10/17/2023)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Ohio high school Athlete of the Week for October 8-14. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com.
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Brayden Benner, Lakota West football
Nailed the 20-yard game-winning field goal in the Firebirds’ 10-7 win over Mason.
Marquan Braswell, Toledo Central Catholic football
Braswell scored three touchdowns in the first quarter en route to blanking St. Francis de Sales 69-0 at Gallagher Stadium.
Isaac Bunts, Sandusky Perkins football
Ran for 297 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-14 win over Sandusky.
Brad Cahill, St. Ignatius boys golf
Shot a back-9 34 to take home medalist honors at the Division I district tournament at Pine Hills Golf Club. His 34-34-68 was good enough for him to finish one stroke ahead of Green’s Kyle Smith, who shot 33-36-69.
Sydney Deal, Perrysburg girls golf
Ran away with the Division I district tournament at Stone Ridge Golf Club, as she was nine strokes better than second place with a 35-34-69. This was her fourth straight district title.
Jack Ericson, Ursuline football
Led the Irish to a 32-16 victory over Chaney, finishing 18-of-26 for 219 yards and two touchdowns. Ericson also ran in a touchdown of his own in the first half.
Brayton Feister, Archbishop Hoban football
The freshman running back led the Knights to a 28-13 win over St. Francis (New York) with touchdown runs of 68 and 44 yards.
Nolan Good, Avon football
Threw for 347 yards and four scores in the Eagles’ 63-28 win over Amherst Steele. Avon (9-0) also clinched their eighth straight Southwestern Conference championship.
John Gordon, Cleveland Heights football
Scored on touchdown runs of two and 62 yards to help the Tigers clinch a 28-12 victory over Euclid.
Lamar “Bo” Jackson, Villa Angela-St. Joseph football
In a 45-14 win over St. Vincent-St. Mary, the junior running back scored three touchdowns on his first four carries. Jackson finished the game with 144 yards on 12 carries.
Beckett Long, Granville football
Long racked up 540 yards of total offense (414 passing, 126 rushing) as Granville beat Licking Valley 45-20. Long threw a 98-yard touchdown in the third quarter to put the Blue Aces up 33-20.
Nate Lyman, Kings football
Set a single-game program record with five receiving touchdowns in a 40-21 win over Little Miami. The junior wide receiver finished with 231 yards and five touchdowns.
AJ Miller, Pickerington North football
Scored two touchdowns, including one on a 26-yard catch to help the Panthers defeat New Albany 21-7.
Keller Moten, Walsh Jesuit football
The junior quarterback put together a stat-stuffer performance as the Warriors rolled past Lake Catholic 62-38. Moten finished 10-of-14 for 284 yards and three touchdowns. On the ground, he added 140 yards and two touchdowns.
Da’One Owens, Massillon football
Through three quarters, Owens went 16-of-22 for 277 yards and three touchdowns. The senior quarterback also threw a long touchdown of 54 yards in the second quarter as Massillon beat Warren G. Harding 48-14.
Lyndsey Stephenson, Sycamore girls volleyball
In a win over West Clermont, Stephenson recorded her 1,000th career dig.
Logan Sutto, Anthony Wayne boys golf
Shot a 34-34-68 in the Division I district tournament at Shawnee Country Club to win medalist honors by five strokes.
Cam VanNatta, Hoover boys soccer
Scored a goal from 30 yards out in the first half that stood up as the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Green to give the Vikings their first outright Federal League crown and at least a share of the title for the second straight season for the first time in program history.
Nathan Webster, Milford football
Rushed for three touchdowns, including one for 40 yards with 53 seconds remaining in the game. Milford blanked West Clermont 27-0 to remain undefeated and secure a share of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference title.
Brandon White, St. Edward football
The sophomore running back rushed for 262 yards and two touchdowns as the Eagles took down Archbishop Moeller 28-21.