Myrham Cohen voted Clarksville-area boys high school athlete of the week for May 6-12
Northeast track and field sophomore Myrham Cohen was voted the Clarksville-area boys high school athlete of the week for May 6-12.
Cohen received 1,627 votes, which was 61.51% of the total. In second place was Rossview soccer senior Graham Duncan.
Previous winners of the spring sports season are Montgomery Central's Gabe Eddington, Clarksville's Ben Moore, Clarksville Christian's Cade Cocke, Kirkwood's Jon Lucas Pardo, West Creek's Aiden Urdiales, Kirkwood's Matthew Dirks, Montgomery Central's Dylan Fulton, Clarksville Academy's Brennen Gibson and Clarksville Academy's Jalon Page.
This week's nominees are listed below.
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Prophet Basden, track and field, Kirkwood: Finished third in the 400-meter dash at the Class AAA Section 3 meet on May 10, posting a time of 48.92 seconds to advance to the TSSAA state meet. Was 10th in the 200 (22.55) and 15th in the 100 (11.28). Helped the Cobras' 4x100-meter relay team finish 13th in 43.87 seconds.
Zack Baxter, baseball, Clarksville Christian: Pitched a complete game, giving up three hits and one earned run in five innings with eight strikeouts, in a 16-6 win over South Haven Christian in the TSIAA state quarterfinals on May 7. Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base in the Centurions' first-ever playoff victory.
Myrham Cohen, track and field, Northeast: Placed third in the triple jump at the section meet with a mark of 44 feet, 11 inches, a season best which qualified him for the state championship meet.
Treyson Cosby, track and field, Northwest: Qualified for state in the 300-meter hurdles by running a season-best 39.78 seconds at the section meet, placing third. Set another season best with a time of 15.52 in the 110 hurdles, placing seventh. Took 12th in the triple jump (41 feet, 7.25 inches).
Brady Davis, baseball, Clarksville: Threw a complete game shutout, giving up three hits and striking out five, in a 2-0 win over Henry County in the Region 7-4A championship game on May 11.
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Graham Duncan, soccer, Rossview: Scored six goals, including four in the first seven minutes, in a 10-1 win over Springfield in the District 13-AAA tournament on May 9.
Evan Ozolins, baseball, Clarksville Academy: Fired a complete game, giving up one earned run and seven hits with two strikeouts, in a 2-0 loss to Columbia Academy on May 6 in the DII-A Middle Region tournament.
Bruce Sergerson, track and field, Montgomery Central: Placed third in the shot put at the Class AA Middle Region meet on May 8 with a mark of 39 feet, 5 inches. Took sixth place in the discus at 113 feet, 9 inches.
Aiden Taylor, soccer, West Creek: Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime, giving the Coyotes a 1-0 win over Northwest in the District 14-AAA championship game on May 9 for their first district title in 10 years.
Zachariah Taylor, track and field, Kenwood: Won the Section 3 championship in the 100 meters with a time of 10.60. Qualified for state in the 200 with a second-place finish (21.58) and led the Knights to second place in the 4x200 (1:28.56). Also ran on the 4x100, which came in sixth (42.74).
This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: Clarksville-area boys athlete of the week poll voting May 6-12
