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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week (1/1/2024)

Here are 10 athletes 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. 24-30 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Sunday, Jan. 7 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.

SBLive Sports Athlete of the Week winner

Congratulations to last week's winner: Makia Thompson of Westwood Girls Basketball.

Here are this week's nominees:

Stetson Stacks, North, Boys Basketball

Stacks, a junior, posted three big games in the Orangeburg-Wilkinson Sweet 16 tournament. The 5-foot-10 guard poured in 28 points as the Eagles beat Ridgeland-Hardeeville 66-62 in the first round. He had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the Eagles’ 75-53 loss to O-W in the semifinals. Stacks concluded the tournament by scoring 20 points to go along with 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals as the Eagles beat Calhoun County 75-60 for third place.

Isaiah Scott-Palacios, Greenwood Christian, Boys Basketball

He’s just a freshman but the 6-foot-1 guard continues to make a big impact. Scott-Palacios scored 17 points as the Hawks swamped Ninety-Six 63-28 in the first round of the Lakelands FCA Tournament. He posted 25 points in the Hawks’ 70-67 come-from-behind win over Emerald in the third-place game.

Josh Leonard, Wilson, Boys Basketball

Leonard scored 25 points to lead the Tigers past Marion 61-55 in the third-place game of the 37th Pepsi Carolina Classic at West Florence.

Autumn Joseph, Darlington, Girls Basketball

Joseph scored 19 points in a 50-48 overtime win against Oceanside Collegiate Academy.

Korrie Corbett, Ridge View, Boys Basketball

Corbett, a 6-foot-4 sophomore forward, scored 27 points as Ridge View took a 64-59 win over River Bluff in the Chick-fil-A Classic.

Victoria Morris, South Pointe, Girls Basketball

The 5-foot-10 senior forward scored 20 points while getting 14 rebounds and 8 steals as the Bulldogs powered past Hammond School 73-34 in the Skyhawk Holiday Classic. Morris, who is averaging 16.8 points per game, also had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals in a 90-23 romp over Eau Claire.

Tacoya Heyward, Bluffton, Girls Basketball

Heyward had a superb all-around game in the Bobcats’ 56-22 romp over Forsyth Central (Ga.). The 5-foot-9 senior had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 9 steals.

Aveion Walker, Denmark-Olar, Girls Basketball

Walker scored 16 points as the Vikings beat White Knoll 44-31 to win the Blackville-Hilda Christmas Tournament. The 5-foot-8 junior was named tournament MVP. She leads the Vikings with 13.9 points and 9.3 rebounds a game.

J.J. Peace, Cane Bay, Boys Wrestling

Peace, a junior, is South Carolina’s top-ranked 5-A wrestler at 126 pounds. He is the three-time defending state champion and won the 113-pound class in the 2023 junior nationals.

A.J. DeLaCruz, West-Oak, Boys Wrestling

DeLaCruz, a sophomore, is the No. 1-ranked 120-pounder in 3-A. He won the 2023 state championship at 106 pounds.

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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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