Vote: The Oklahoman's high school athletes of the week poll for Jan. 24-30
Voting is open for the oklahoman.com high school athlete of the week ballot for Jan. 24-30.
The poll closes at noon Friday. This week’s ballot includes nominees for boys and girls basketball, swimming and wrestling.
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Here are the nominees.
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Boys basketball
Brandon Harper, Sr., Noble: Harper made a clutch jump shot to lift Class 5A Noble to a 50-48 win over Guthrie on Friday. With 3.2 seconds left, he gave the Bears the lead, providing the winning basket for the second time this season. Harper finished with 14 points and four assists.
Noah Jones, Jr., Norman North: Jones played an all-around role in Class 6A Norman North’s 52-42 upset of Deer Creek on Friday. The junior guard had 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Jaden Nickens, So., Millwood: Class 3A Millwood had multiple double-digit scorers in a 68-60 victory against 4A John Marshall on Friday, and Nickens led the way. He poured in 23 points, two rebounds and two assists.
Girls Basketball
Jillian Crawford, Sr., Piedmont: The Wildcats upset No. 2 Carl Albert 45-44 last week and Crawford was a big reason why. Crawford scored a game-high 19 points and made the go-ahead bucket with just under a minute remaining.
Brooke Curry, Jr., Choctaw: Curry turned in 10.0 points in the Yellowjackets two wins over Putnam North and Putnam City last week. Choctaw is on a three-game win streak.
Peyton Walker, Jr., Kingfisher: Walker tallied 16 points, five assists and four steals in Kingfisher’s overtime win over No. 7 Anadarko last week. She shot 57% from the field and 52.2% from behind the arc.
Boys swimming
Thurman Lee, Sr., Shawnee: He won the 50-yard freestyle (23.79 seconds) and 200 freestyle (1:56.37) at the Suburban Conference meet on Thursday in Harrah.
Max Spory, Fr., Edmond Memorial: His top performance at the Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference meet on Jan. 21 in Edmond was in the 500 freestyle. Spory was second with a time of 4:59.21.
Kaleb Vaughn, Sr., Carl Albert: He won the 100 butterfly (55.14) and 100 backstroke (57.73) and played a vital role in Carl Albert’s victory at the Suburban Conference meet.
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Girls swimming
Kaly Hein, So., Harrah: She had a solid week. On Thursday, she placed second in the 50 freestyle (26.69) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (1:01.15) at the Suburban Conference meet. On Saturday, Hein placed third in the 50- and 100-meter short course races at the Rose Invitational in Oologah with times of 30.50 and 1:08.55, respectively.
Natalie Selman, Sr., Shawnee: She helped Shawnee claim the Suburban Conference championship. Selman won the 100 breaststroke (1:14.79) and 200 freestyle (2:09.85).
Victoria Sun, Fr., Norman North: She had an impressive performance in the 500 freestyle at the COAC meet, placing third with a time of 5:47.38.
Boys wrestling
William Heger, Sr., El Reno: He won the championship at 138 pounds at the Chickasha High School Classic on Saturday. Heger defeated Carl Albert standout Kasen Miller in a 15-2 major decision in the finals.
Jace Province, So., Deer Creek: He claimed the 132-pound title at the Big 4+4 Tournament in Perry on Saturday.
Ean Wells, So., Community Christian: He won the 126-pound championship at the Midwestern Conference Tournament on Saturday at Firelake Arena in Shawnee.
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Girls wrestling
Nelly Barton, Fr., Chandler: She pinned all five opponents she faced as she went on to win the 110-pound championship at the Midwestern Conference Tournament.
Lynn Horn, So., Blanchard: She claimed the 125-pound crown at the Chickasha High School Classic and is having a stellar season.
Stacey Nash, Jr., McLoud: She was dominant at the Midwestern Conference Tournament and won the 190-pound title.
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Last week’s results
Here are The Oklahoman’s Fans Choice athletes of the week for Jan. 17-23:
Boys basketball: Caden Kitchens, Kingfisher
Girls basketball: Brook Rutland, Dale
Boys swimming: Ryan Healy, Edmond North
Girls swimming: Avery Littlefield, Stillwater
Boys wrestling: Hayden Wright, Yukon
Girls wrestling: Coty Sessions, Norman North
Want to nominate someone for athlete of the week? Email their name, year, sport and stats to hhart@oklahoman.com, jjackson@oklahoman.com and nsardis@oklahoman.com before 9 a.m. Monday each week with info from the previous week.
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