Who was The State Journal-Register's high school athlete of the week?
![The Sacred Heart-Griffin cheerleaders perform as the Rochester Marching Band performs the Sacred Heart-Griffin school song prior to kickoff in the IHSA Class 4A semifinals at Rocket Booster Stadium in Rochester, Ill., Friday, November 19, 2021. [Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Y799yuW.kDb6GPRHfkG5oQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Nw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-state-journal-register/60675dc33c59488613f518c603a92931)
Riverton girls basketball player Tori Scales was voted as the State Journal Register's athlete of the week.
Scales earned 56 percent of the 9,753 votes, beating out Hillsboro girls basketball player Layne Rupert, (42 percent). The full results are below.
Scales, a senior guard, made three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points in a 56-44 win over Sangamon Valley/Buffalo Tri-City on Tuesday.
The poll closed at noon Friday. Information about the nominees is below. The voting for next player of the week begins again Tuesday at sj-r.com. If you have a nominee for the honor, email us at sports@sj-r.com.
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Madixx Morris, Sacred Heart-Griffin football
The junior receiver hauled in seven catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns in the Cyclones' 49-42 Class 4A semifinal win over Rochester on Friday to advance to the state championship game.
Alexis Wade, Mount Pulaski girls basketball
The junior guard scored a game-high 28 points and Mount Pulaski won its season-opening game with a 54-45 girls basketball victory over Stanford Olympia on Tuesday.
Kloe Froebe, Lincoln girls basketball
The sophomore guard scored 18 of her game-high 27 points in the first half en route to a 53-37 nonconference win over Rochester on Tuesday. Froebe converted nine field goals, including two 3-pointers.
Jayce Privia, Petersburg PORTA/A-C Central girls basketball
The sophomore guard made four 3-points and finished with a game-high 26 points in a 50-41 win over Clinton on Thursday.
Layne Rupert, Hillsboro girls basketball
The junior made 9 of 14 shots and scored a game-high 21 points in Hillsboro's 61-34 win over Mount Zion on Friday. She was 8-for-9 on 2-point attempts.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: IHSA sports: Springfield, IL, area athlete of the week voting poll
