Who was the best high school athlete in Greater Columbus last week? Your vote decide

Dispatch.com readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes of the week on their desktop, the Dispatch.com mobile web or Dispatch app once per hour by scrolling down to ballots listed below.

Deadline is 4 p.m. Friday.

Last week's winner: Gahanna Lincoln's Stu Heckathorne named Athlete of the Week

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center high school Athlete of the Week voting occurs each week during high school sports competition and recognizes athletes across all sports.

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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. Voters can cast one vote per hour per device. You do not have to be a subscriber to vote.

Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Nominations and votes are not the same things.

Please be aware: The Dispatch's voting system recognizes only one vote per WiFi IP address, so consider taking your phone off WiFi to vote each hour if you're sharing it with multiple people.

Athletes were nominated over the past few weeks for the vote starting Monday, Feb. 19.

Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Nominations and votes are not the same things.

Athletes are on this week's ballot based on information made available to The Dispatch, and nominations made over the past week.

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Once athletes win during the regular season, they're not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. If athletes haven't won in the regular season, they can be nominated more than once.

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The Dispatch staff reserves the right to remove ballots or athletes from the ballot where voting irregularities have occurred.

Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@dispatch.com.

Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Nominations and votes are not the same things.

Here are this week's Athlete of the Week candidates:

Andrew Benvie, Granville Christian: Scored 37 points in a 55-54 loss to East Knox.

Caden Blamer, Upper Arlington swimming: Finished first in the 100 yard backstroke in the district meet.

Gigi Bower, Olentangy Liberty basketball: Had 20 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two assists in a 61-49 win over Gahanna Lincoln.

Payten Bruns, Hilliard Darby basketball: Had 20 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a 46-35 win over Hilliard Bradley.

Landon Evans, Pickerington Central basketball: Made the game-winning shot in a 45-42 win over Pickerington North.

Samuel Johnson, Worthington Christian basketball: Had 28 points and 25 rebounds in a 47-35 win over Columbus Academy to win the CBL championship.

Mackenzie Stevenson, Teays Valley wrestling: Won first place at the Delaware Hayes Invitational. She has placed in five tournaments and has a record of 26-12.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Vote: Ohio State Wexner Medical Center high school Athlete of Week