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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week (12/17/2023)

Here are 10 players for your voting consideration

Mike Duprez

We have 10 athletes nominated this week for SBLive’s South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week from Dec. 10-16 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Dec. 23 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.

Vote for the SBLive Sports Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to last week's winner: Isaiah Scott-Palacios of Greenwood Christian Boys Basketball.

Here are this week's nominees:

Hayden White, East Clarendon, Girls Basketball

The 5-foot-7 senior guard had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 steals in a 53-31 win over Hannah-Pamplico. Earlier in the week, Hayden scored 22 points in a 56-25 win over Green Sea Floyds. White completed her outstanding week by scoring 21 points in a 50-36 win over Manning.

Joliyah Robinson, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, Girls Basketball

Robinson scored 23 points and had 4 assists in the undefeated Bruinettes’ 60-33 win over Lake Marion. The 5-foot-6 freshman guard also had 16 points in a 49-37 win over Woodland.

Carmello McDaniel, Hartsville, Football

McDaniel had a 64-yard touchdown run and was named Offensive MVP in the North-South game, won by the South 28-8.

Dakota Jordan, Dutch Fork, Football

The 5-foot-11, 214-pound defensive lineman returned a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown for the South in the fourth quarter of the North-South game.

Yasir Cromer, River Bluff, Boys Basketball

Cromer scored 16 points and had 6 assists in the Gators’ 81-50 win over Midland Valley.

Michael Jones, Pinewood Prep, Boys Basketball

The 6-foot-5 guard scored 30 points and had 10 rebounds in the Panthers’ 90-69 win over Laurence Manning Academy. Then he had 25 points in a 63-59 win over Bishop England.

Ava Owens, Pickens, Girls Basketball

Owens did just about everything in the undefeated Blue Flame’s 51-45 win over Walhalla. The sophomore point guard had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

Braysen Stockman, Ben Lippen, Boys Basketball

The 6-foot-2 guard had a huge game with 21 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals as Ben Lippen beat Northside Christian 74-54.

Sam Medalie, Atlantic Collegiate Academy

The 6-foot-3 transfer from Franklin, Tennessee scored 26 points as the Armada beat Morehead (N.C.) 76-71. Medalie displayed a fine shooting touch, connecting on six 3-pointers.

Matthew Wilson, Rock Hill, Football

The Bearcats’ quarterback, who has committed to Appalachian State, was named Offensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl, won by South Carolina, 24-0.

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MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.

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