Clutch factor: Who is the H.S. Athlete of the Week for Feb. 26-March 3?
TAUNTON — The winter high school sports season is nearing its end in the Greater Taunton area.
After the first week of tournament action, just two local teams, Taunton and Bridgewater-Raynham girls basketball, are left standing. Taunton hockey took down Southeastern/Bristol-Plymouth in an all Greater Taunton area Division 3 Preliminary Round showdown before meeting their match in Pembroke in the Round of 32. The Tiger and Trojan girls basketball teams both earned Division 1 Round of 32 wins, and both are set for Sweet Sixteen showdowns Tuesday. The wrestling season also concluded, with four local wrestlers placing at the New England Interscholastic Championship in Providence, R.I.
The Taunton Daily Gazette Athlete of the Week for Feb. 19-25 is Bridgewater-Raynham hockey's Bobby Quill, receiving 42% of the vote while Bristol-Plymouth wrestling's Brooke Weafer came in second with 36% and Taunton hockey's Brady Gomes received 14% to finish third.
Now is your chance to choose the Taunton Daily Gazette Athlete of the Week for Feb. 26-March 3, with polls open through noon Sunday. Votes are limited to one per device per hour. Only players from teams that submitted stats to the Gazette are featured in this poll. Scores and stats can be submitted via email to cmerritt@tauntongazette.com.
Here are the nominees:
Boys Basketball
Troy Santos, Taunton
Santos had 27 points against No. 15 Needham.
Deshawn Faulk, Bridgewater-Raynham
Faulk had 19 points against No. 3 Franklin.
Jordan Dietz, Dighton-Rehoboth
Dietz had 23 points against No. 33 Nipmuc.
Girls Basketball
Jillian Doherty, Taunton
Doherty had 17 points against No. 16 Winchester.
Brenna Woodbury, Bridgewater-Raynham
Woodbury had 16 points, seven rebounds six steals and five assists against No. 21 Belmont.
Boys Hockey
Matt Maher, Taunton
Maher had a pair of goals and an assist against No. 40 Southeastern/Bristol-Plymouth.
Cam Wilbur, Southeastern/Bristol-Plymouth
Wilbur had a goal and an assist against No. 25 Taunton.
Adam Bastis, Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk
Bastis had a pair of goals against No. 17 Hudson.
Boys Wrestling
Ethan Harris, Taunton
Harris reached the quarterfinals, but finished the weekend 3-2 at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship.
Brent von Magnus, Bridgewater-Raynham
von Magnus finished sixth in the 132 lb. weight class at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship.
Nathan Hicks, Bristol-Plymouth
Hicks advanced to the quarterfinals, but finished the weekend 2-2 at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship.
Luis Garcia, Bristol Aggie/Dighton-Rehoboth
Garcia advanced to the quarterfinals, but finished the weekend 2-2 at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship.
Girls Wrestling
Olivia Polansky, Bridgewater-Raynham
Polansky finished sixth in the 107 lb. weight class at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship.
Brooke Weafer, Bristol-Plymouth
Weafer finished runner up in the 114 lb. weight class at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship.
Taunton Daily Gazette sports reporter Cameron Merritt can be reached at cmerritt@tauntongazette.com. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @CamMerritt_News. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to the Taunton Daily Gazette today.
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