DeSoto girls basketball G Ja'Mia Harris voted SBLive’s Texas High School Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to DeSoto girls basketball guard Ja'Mia Harris for being voted SBLive’s Texas High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 28-March 6!

Congratulations to DeSoto girls basketball guard Ja'Mia Harris for being voted SBLive’s Texas High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 28-March 6!

The senior had a game-high 16 points and was named MVP in DeSoto's 40-23 6A state championship win over South Grand Prairie.

Harris received 56.91% of the vote, beating out McMullen County's Troy Allen who finished second with 41.66%. There were over 35,000 votes tallied this week!

If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagramat @sblivetx.

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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for Feb. 28-March 6:

BOYS BASKETBALL

Troy Allen, McMullen County:

The senior scored 13 of his team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter to help McMullen County beat Chireno 54-48 in the Region IV-1A Texas boys basketball semifinals.

MJ Thomas, Calvert:

The junior scored a game-high 25 points and was 9-of-15 from the free throw line in Calvert's Region IV-1A Tournament win over McMullen County.

Ron Holland, Duncanville:

Holland scored 15 points to lead Duncanville past Garland, 61-38, in the 6A Region II championship game.

Trae Clayton, Kimball:

The combo guard recorded a double-double (25 points, 10 rebounds) along with three assists, and three steals to lead Kimball to a Region final overtime win against Frisco Memorial.

Ja'Kobe Walter, McKinney:

The junior guard recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead McKinney to their first 6A state tournament trip in 94 years.

Rodney Geter, Madison:

Geter scored 26 points against Tatum in the 3A Region II final.

Chendall Weaver, Timberview:

Weaver had 28 points and was 8-of-11 from the field against Amarillo in the 5A Region I final.

Ajani Jamison, Grace Prep:

The senior guard had 16 points along with a few three-pointers in TAPPS 4A state championship win against John Paul.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Mekhayla Moore, Brownsboro:

Moore scored 19 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds to lift Brownsboro over Hardin-Jefferson 50-49 in the 4A state championship.

Bailey Maupin, Gruver:

The senior guard and Texas Tech commit capped off her historic high school career with a double-double ( 14 points, 14 rebounds) to help Gruver become the seventh Texas state championship team to finish undefeated within the last decade.

Gisella Maul, Cedar Park:

Maul scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lift Cedar Park over Frisco Memorial 45-40 in double-overtime for the UIL 5A state championship.

Breyunna Dowell, Fairfield:

Dowell had 20 points, six rebounds and five steals in Fairfield's 60-54 3A state championship win over Winnsboro.

Elysa Martinez, Sands:

Martinez recorded a game-high 22 points and had 10 steals to lead Sands over Robert Lee 60-33 in the 1A state championship.

Tiffany Meador, Huckabay:

Meador had 20 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, and two steals in the state semifinals against Sands.

Jada Celsur, Martin’s Mill:

Celsur scored 27 points, seven rebounds, five steals, and two assists in the state semifinals against Stamford.