Poll: Which Dade high school athlete should be the Miami Herald’s Player of the Week? (Oct. 8)

Jordan McPherson
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Miami-Dade County’s top athletes stood out once again this week with more clutch performances as the 2023-24 high school sports season draws closer to the fall sports playoffs.

This week, we resume a weekly feature where we ask you to vote for the best performer of the week in Miami-Dade County high school sports.

Below is a look at the five candidates from last week’s action. Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, Oct. 12, around 10 p.m.

You may vote as often as you like until then.

Here are the candidates from last week’s events:

▪ Melissa Gonzalez, Doral Academy, girls’ volleyball: Gonzalez totaled 127 assists to lead the Firebirds to wins over Venice, McMichael (NC), Ponte Vedra, Gainesville at the Venice Invitational.

Melissa Gonzalez, Doral Academy
Melissa Gonzalez, Doral Academy

▪ Isaac Brown, Homestead, football: Brown ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to lead the Broncos to a 32-16 win over Columbus.

▪ Armondo Blount, Miami Central, football: Blount posted four sacks and several tackles to lead the Rockets to a 17-10 win over Miami Northwestern.

Booker T. Washington Tornadoes quarterback Claudell Sherman (5) runs with the ball as Central Rockets defensive line Armondo Blount (18) tries to tackle him during the first quarter of their high school football game at the Nathaniel Traz Powell Stadium on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Miami, Fla.
Booker T. Washington Tornadoes quarterback Claudell Sherman (5) runs with the ball as Central Rockets defensive line Armondo Blount (18) tries to tackle him during the first quarter of their high school football game at the Nathaniel Traz Powell Stadium on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Miami, Fla.

▪ Alejandro Isaza, Miami Archbishop Carroll, football: Isaza ran for 186 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries to lead the Bulldogs to a 49-14 win over Somerset South Homestead.

Archbishop Carroll Bulldogs running back Alejandro Isaza (1) runs with the ball against the Westminster Christian Warriors during the first quarter of a high school football game at Tropical Park on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Miami, Fla.
Archbishop Carroll Bulldogs running back Alejandro Isaza (1) runs with the ball against the Westminster Christian Warriors during the first quarter of a high school football game at Tropical Park on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Miami, Fla.

▪ Evan Viener, Miami Palmetto, boys’ bowling: Viener bowled a 646 high series this week in a match against Miami Coral Park.

Evan Viener, Miami Palmetto Senior High, Bowling. All-Dade players photographed at A.D. Barnes Park on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Miami, Fla.
Evan Viener, Miami Palmetto Senior High, Bowling. All-Dade players photographed at A.D. Barnes Park on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Miami, Fla.