Here are Marshwood, Dover students voted Seacoast athletes of week for Jan. 23-28
In the fifth installment of Seacoast high school Athletes of the Week for the 2022-23 winter sports season, a New Hampshire student-athlete and a Maine student-athlete shined in our online polls for performances the week of Jan. 23-28. Dover High School boys indoor track and field athlete Brady McInnes and Marshwood girls basketball player Sarah Theriault were the winners.
McInnes joins previous winter winners: Spaulding basketball player Zander Walbridge, Portsmouth unified basketball player Charles Timmons, Winnacunnet hockey goalie Hunter Marshall and St. Thomas Aquinas basketball player Brady Rogers.
Theriault joins other winter winners: Spaulding hockey goalie Annabel Prochilo, St. Thomas Aquinas hockey player Christy Trudel, Spaulding basketball player Mackenzie Brochu and St. Thomas Aquinas basketball player Abby Rayder.
Previous winners:
Week 4: Spaulding High School wins girls and boys honors for Jan. 16-21
Week 3: First unified basketball winner and a girls hockey standout
Week 1: St. Thomas girls, boys basketball standouts voted Athletes of Week for Dec. 12-18
The weekly poll runs Monday through midnight Thursday and can be found at seacoastonline.com/sports and fosters.com/sports. Winners are posted each Friday.
More on boys winner Brady McInnes of Dover High School
McInnes secured more than 55% of the online poll voting, totaling 274 votes to earn the honors.
Following McInnes is Exeter hockey player Callum Howarth (164), Dover unified basketball player Mitchell Warden (27), Traip Academy basketball player Ben Hawkes (22) and Oyster River hockey player Cam Miner (15).
During a meet at Philips Exeter Academy last week, McInnes broke a 30-pus-year-old school record with a long jump of 20 feet 10 inches.
"(McInnes) is a great jumper with room to grow," Dover head coach Nick Piatti. "His speed down the runway is incredible and it says a lot that he was able to take down Lee Tasker's 35-year-old record. He hasn't matched his best jump of over 21 feet yet this indoor season, but he's healthy and ready to pop that one off at states on February 12."
More on girls winner Sarah Theriault of Marshwood High School
Theriault dominated the online poll with over 75% of the votes, for a total of 2,466.
Following Theriault was Exeter hockey player Caitlyn Knowles (416), Portsmouth basketball player Maddie MacCannell (204), Exeter basketball player Rachel Ludwig and Oyster River/Portsmouth hockey player Amelie Cowieson.
"I think it's great that Sarah has been chosen for this award," Marshwood head coach Angie Littlefield said. "Her efforts to our team are so impactful and deserve to be recognized. She's a true team player. Sarah has had a steady season so far but recently has really shown the kind of talent she possesses."
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Theriault leads the Hawks in scoring and rebounds, and is often guarding the other team's best player.
"She is one of the toughest players we have, showing the grit and heart it takes to win big games," Littlefield added. "This is only the start for her."
How you can make Athlete of Week nominations
While winners cannot be repeated in the same season, nominees can be entered in the poll until the season is over. Coaches can nominate players by emailing sports editor Jay Pinsonnault at jpinsonnault@seacoastonline.com or staff writer Brandon Brown at BEBrown@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Seacoast Athletes of Week poll: Marshwood, Dover athletes top ballot
