Vote for the Battle Creek Enquirer Athlete of the Week for Feb. 5-10
Meet the Battle Creek Enquirer Athletes of the Week, presented by Oaklawn Hospital.
Each week during the high school sports season, we will ask our readers to vote for the top performance of the week in all the winter sports, taking a look at events from Monday-Saturday.
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Make sure to vote early and often for your pick, as the winner will get an Enquirer Athlete of the Week T-shirt. Fans can vote for their favorite athlete until Wednesday at 5 p.m.
VOTE: Enquirer Athlete of the Week - Week of Feb. 5-10
Brevin Bailey
Pennfield Boys Basketball
Brevin Bailey helped Pennfield to its first back-to-back wins since December as the Panthers earned victories over Paw Paw and league-rival Marshall. Bailey came up with a big late basket to allow Pennfield to stretch the lead against Marshall in the final two minutes in that 43-40 win, along with a team-high 10 points and six assists against the defending league-champion Redhawks.
Ricky Johnson
Harper Creek Wrestling
Harper Creek heavyweight Ricky Johnson helped the Beavers to a MHSAA Team District championship during the week. He then went on to win an individual district title, taking first place at 285 pounds at the Division 2 district tournament at Stevensville-Lakeshore. Johnson beat Pennfield's Dane Harper in the individual district final, 9-7.
Dayveon Rupert
Lakeview Wrestling
Lakeview's Dayveon Rupert finished as a Division 1 district champ at 150 pounds at a MHSAA District tourney at Jackson, earning an 11-3 major decision over Xander Coumeya of Bridgman in the finals. Rupert is now 49-2 on the season. At the MHSAA Team District, he earned wins in both of Lakeview's duals as the Spartans were knocked out in the district final.
Holly Talbert
Climax-Scotts Girls Basketball
Climax-Scotts guard/forward Holly Talbert continues to have a great sophomore season as she has helped lead the Panthers to a 10-4 record as the team finished under .500 a year ago. Talbert and Climax Scotts have won three of the last four games, with the only loss coming to No. 2-ranked Colon. During that stretch she had a team-high 23 points against Delton Kellogg.
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