Poll results: O’Fallon High School forward is the Athlete of the Week

Ahmad Lathan
·2 min read

Carson Nix of O’Fallon High School is the winner of the Belleville News-Democrat Athlete of the Week high school poll of 2023, as selected by readers of bnd.com.

Nix, a sophomore, scored 3 goals and had 1 assist during the Panthers soccer team’s 3-0 record last week.

For the BND Football Player of the Week, click here.

Nix received 45% of the votes after the Lancers’ second victory of the season.

Here are the other candidates:

  • Sydney Davis, Edwardsville High School, Senior, Outside Hitter: Davis notched 62 kills, 47 digs and 4 blocks along with a 0.274 attack percentage and 0.983 serve-receive percentage during the week. Davis also earned a spot on the All-Tournament team at the 2023 Tiger Classic after her team went 5-2 on the week.

  • Evan Moore, Edwardsville High School, Senior, Forward: Moore scored 4 goals and chipped in 3 assists during the Tigers’ 3-0 record on the week.

  • Addison Walton, Columbia High School, Senior, Libero: Walton led the team in digs (50/59) and serve-receive percentage (90/109) while the Wildcats went 5-2 during the week.

  • Alayna Santel, Breese Central High School, Senior, Right-Side Hitter: Santel, USML commit, notched 68 kills, 21 digs, 3 aces and 3 blocks in 4 victories on the week. Santel also earned All-Tournament team at the Edwardsville Tiger Classic and led her team to a 3rd place finish.

The poll ended at 10 a.m. Friday.

To be clear, this poll is not scientific. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. It’s all for fun, BND readers.

The next football player of the week poll will appear on the BND’s website — www.bnd.com — at 5 a.m. Wednesday. Please email nominations to alathan@bnd.com.