Brandon's Marcel Bridges, Clinton's Kayla Jones capture athlete of the week honors

There were more 500 votes for the Clarion Ledger's boys and girls athlete of the week poll.

Brandon's Marcel Bridges was named the boys athlete of the week after garnering 38.81% of the boys total. Bridges had a team-high 27 points, seven rebounds and two assists in Brandon's 78-52 victory over Petal on Jan. 24. The senior had a game-high in Friday's 59-53 loss to Meridian.

Bridges beat out Pascagoula's Dorian McMillian, who helped the Panthers secure a 68-66 victory over Biloxi with a half court heave as time expired.

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Clinton's Kayla Jones was named the girls athlete of the week after finishing with 85.53% of the girls total. The freshman had game-winning goals in 1-0 victories over Tupelo on Monday and Germantown on Saturday. Jones helped Clinton advance to the MHSAA Class 6A semifinals.

Here are the results of the boys and girls athlete of the week poll.

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