Sacred Heart-Griffin, Petersburg PORTA, New Berlin hoops: Who won the athlete of the week?
Nokomis junior Ryan Eisenbarth won The State Journal-Register's athlete of the week.
Eisenbarth collected 70.9 percent and 12,002 votes ahead of Havana's Kaity Robison, who finished with 22.5% and 3,803 votes.
The poll closed at noon Friday. If you would like to nominate a local high school athlete, email us at sports@sj-r.com with subject line "Athlete of the week nomination."
Information about the nominees is below. If you have trouble viewing the poll, click on this link.
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Canon Bruce, Rochester boys basketball
The sophomore scored 10 points in the first half and led the Rockets with 17 in Tuesday's 50-44 Central State Eight Conference win over Springfield High at the Rochester Athletic Complex.
Meghan Wegner, Sacred Heart-Griffin girls basketball
The senior converted the game-winning free throw with 3.6 seconds left and led the Cyclones with 20 points in a 53-52 Central State Eight Conference win at Decatur MacArthur on Friday.
Duncan Scheidenhelm, New Berlin boys basketball
The senior converted the game-winning layup with 1.1 seconds remaining in regulation and New Berlin came from behind to defeat Auburn 50-49 on Friday in a Sangamo Conference contest. Scheidenhelm scored all nine of his points in the second half, including four in the fourth quarter.
Kam Banks, Southeast boys basketball
The senior guard tallied a game-high 19 points and the Spartans trounced Rochester 62-39 in a Central State Eight Conference matchup at the Rochester Athletic Complex on Friday.
Jayce Privia, Petersburg PORTA/A-C Central girls basketball
The sophomore guard scored 13 of her team-high 15 points in the second half and rallied the Bluejays to a 52-46 nonconference win over Mount Pulaski on Thursday. She had seven points in the third quarter and finished 6-for-6 from the foul line.
William Davidsmeier, Beardstown boys basketball
The senior racked up a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Tigers edged host Rushville-Industry 48-47 on Friday. He finished 9-for-18 from the field and grabbed five offensive rebounds.
Kaity Robison, Havana girls basketball
The junior finished with a game-high 18 points in a 52-25 nonconference win over Williamsville at Root Court on Thursday. She scored 12 points in the third quarter.
Jordan Closs, Niantic Sangamon Valley/Buffalo Tri-City girls basketball
The senior guard connected on six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points as the Storm beat Argenta-Oreana 60-23 in the Macon County Tournament consolation semifinals on Wednesday.
Ryan Eisenbarth, Nokomis boys basketball
The junior finished 11-for-11 from the field and scored a game-high 22 points to go with six rebounds in Nokomis' 64-25 MSM Conference win over Raymond Lincolnwood on Friday. He had 20 points in the first half. Eisenbarth also scored 19 points in Nokomis' 63-57 loss at Calvary on Thursday.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Vote for Springfield athlete of the week: SHG, PORTA, New Berlin hoops
