Vote for your NWF Daily News Athlete of the Week for Aug. 22-27!
Athlete of the Week was a resounding success for the 2021-2022 season.
By season's end the season-long poll nearly topped 2 million votes and awarded 33 high schoolers the top honor. This week, we're looking to shatter those numbers and celebrate the best of the best from our coverage area of 13 schools.
The poll is up and running at nwfdailynews.com through 2 p.m. Friday. The winner will be awarded a one-of-a-kind NWF Daily News Athlete of the Week T-shirt sponsored by All Sports Association at their school and a mention in the following week's voting.
Previously: Check out Week 1 scores from the HS gridiron
For future purposes, nominees are accepted via email or phone at sstringer@nwfdailynews.com or 252-414-4239. Coaches, fans, parents and grandparents, athletes ... any and all submissions are welcomed.
Is your team or sport missing from Athlete of the Week? Be sure to file statistics with sports editor Seth Stringer or keep your MaxPreps page up to date.
Now get to voting.
NWF Daily News AOTW Week 1 Nominees
Bailey Gable, Choctaw — Gable, an Athlete Winner from last year, delivered 67 kills, 63 digs and nine aces as part of an 8-0 week for the Big Green.
Audryana Colon, Niceville — Colon had a team-best 18 kills in an epic comeback win over South Walton in which the Eagles fought off three match points. She also led the Eagles with 11 kills in a sweep of FWB as Niceville finished the opening week 2-1.
Judah McCoy, South Walton — McCoy delivered six solo tackles, six assisted tackles and one tackle for a loss in the Seahawks' 38-0 running-clock, season-opening win over 1A powerhouse Baker.
Micah Turner, Niceville — Turner rushed for five touchdowns in a 42-6 season-opening victory over North Miami Beach to tie the program's single-game rushing record originally set by Ozzie Willhite in 1989 and later Dom Annichiarico in 2019.
Marion Hawthorne, Crestview — Hawthorne had a pick-six and a sack in Crestview's 50-28 -season-opening win over Ridley (Pa) in Kissimmee.
Jadon Reese, Navarre — Reese had three touchdown receptions from Hunter Pfiester in Navarre's season-opening 47-7 win at Fort Walton.
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