Artesia's Jarren Wadkins wins Current-Argus Prep Hero Award for second time this season
Artesia High School basketball senior guard Jarren Wadkins is the winner of the Carlsbad Current-Argus Prep Hero of the Week.
He is a two-time winner of the award and he claimed this week’s prize with 53% of the 5,212 votes cast.
Wadkins scored 16 points against Taos in the opening round of the boys’ 4A state basketball tournament March 9.
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Artesia High School girls’ basketball sophomore guard Kailee Padilla finished second with 32% of the 3,168 votes cast.
Nearly 10,000 people voted in this week’s poll.
Mike Smith can be reached at 575-628-5546 or by email at MSmith@currentargus.com or @ArgusMichae on X, formerly known as Twitter
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