Vote: The Oklahoman's high school athletes of the week poll for Jan. 31-Feb. 6

Nick Sardis, Hallie Hart and James D. Jackson, Oklahoman
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Voting is open for the oklahoman.com high school athlete of the week ballot for Jan. 31-Feb. 6.

The poll closes at noon Friday. This week’s ballot includes nominees for boys and girls basketball and swimming.

If you can't see the ballot when you scroll to the bottom of this story, try refreshing the link or clearing the cache in your browser. Instructions on how to nominate someone are listed at the bottom of the story.

Here are the nominees.

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Boys basketball

Sentinel Moore, Sr., Destiny Christian: Moore had a massive double-double with 32 points and 14 rebounds as independent Destiny Christian toppled Class 5A Southeast, 86-75, on Friday. The senior forward made all of his free-throw attempts and added five blocks.

Tucker Shepherd, Jr., Perkins-Tryon: Shepherd powered the Demons to a 74-50 victory against Berryhill on Friday. The junior guard stuffed the stat sheet with 36 points (including six 3-pointers), seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Aiden Todd, So., Bethany: Todd led Bethany with 25 points and four assists in a 65-51 win against Elgin on Friday. The sophomore guard is averaging 17.5 points and 5.5 assists per game, shooting 55% from the field.

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Girls basketball

Emmary Elizondo, So., El Reno: El Reno only played one game last week, but Elizondo recorded 11 points, four assists and two steals to help the Indians win. With the victory, El Reno is 13-3 on the season.

Hannah Fields, Sr., Norman North: Fields averaged 16.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, one assist and one steal in the Wolves' two wins last week. After taking down Mustang and Moore, Norman North is 11-8 on the season.

Hannah Whitaker, So., Purcell: Whitaker turned it on for Purcell last week. In the two wins over Bridge Creek and Pauls Valley, she averaged 15.5 points in back-to-back games. Purcell is 14-5 on the season.

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Boys swimming

Connor Leader, Fr., Newcastle: He won Class 5A West Regional titles in the 100-yard breaststroke (1 minute, 2.86 seconds) and 200 individual medley (2:02.22) on Saturday in Edmond.

Elias Mendez, Fr., Stillwater: He placed second in the 100 backstroke (55.77) and 200 individual medley (2:03.04) on Friday at the Class 6A East Regional in Jenks. Mendez was also on Stillwater’s 200 medley relay (1:45.77) and 400 freestyle relay (3:29.94) that placed third and fifth, respectively.

Joseph Shaffer, So., Edmond Santa Fe: He won the Class 6A West Regional crown in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.65) and placed third in the 200 individual medley (2:03.18) on Friday in Edmond. Shaffer also helped Edmond Santa Fe finish third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:34.50) and fifth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:37.32).

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Girls swimming

Allie Lewis, Sr., McGuinness: She won the championship in the 50 freestyle (25.21) and placed second in the 100 freestyle (55.79) at the Class 5A West Regional. Lewis also helped McGuinness win the 200 freestyle relay (1:48.26) and place second in the 400 freestyle relay (3:57.62).

Kamryn Pender, So., Yukon: She placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (25.68) and fifth in the 100 freestyle (56.59) at the Class 6A West Regional. Along with that, she swam in the 200 medley relay (2:03.24) and 200 freestyle relay (1:49.11), helping the Millers finish fifth and sixth in those races, respectively.

Abbey Snooks, Sr., Carl Albert: She had a stellar day at the Class 5A West Regional, placing second in the 100 backstroke (1:03.89) and third in the 100 freestyle (57.37), along with being a part of Carl Albert’s 200 freestyle relay (1:48.66) and 400 freestyle relay (4:11.90) that placed second and fourth, respectively.

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Last week’s results

Here are The Oklahoman’s Fans Choice athletes of the week for Jan. 24-30:

Boys basketball: Noah Jones, Norman North

Girls basketball: Peyton Walker, Kingfisher

Boys swimming: Thurman Lee, Shawnee

Girls swimming: Kaly Hein, Harrah

Boys wrestling: William Heger, El Reno

Girls wrestling: Lynn Horn, Blanchard

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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