Vote! Decide this week's Marion County Athlete of the Week with 31 nominees to choose from
Marion County athletes are jostling for athlete of the week after another week of big performances. Whether athletes dribbled the ball with their hands or feet, they made an impact.
Forest Wrestling continues to make appearances on the podium with two top five finishers at the the Bill Scott Memorial tournament. Tico Smith continues to post gaudy scoring totals before starting high school. Tatiana Matthew paces the county with another week of 30 point per game performances.
Vote once per hour for your favorite athlete. Share the poll on social media so friends and family can get in on the action. Voting will close Thursday at 2 p.m. Results post Friday morning.
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Brent Ryals, Forest, Wrestling
4th place at Bill Scott memorial tournament
Cooper Halstead, Forest, Wrestling
5th place at Bill Scott memorial tournament
Bode Burns, Dunnellon, Basketball
11 points, 9 rebounds, 2.3 steals per game
Princess Hardin, Dunnellon, Basketball
11 points, 7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3 steals per game
Tatiana Matthews, Dunnellon, Basketball
30.5 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 9 steals per game
Austin Hilty, Trinity Catholic, Soccer
3 goals, 1 assist in three games
Nicholas Bustillo, Trinity Catholic, Soccer
4 goals in two games
Heaven Sanders, Trinity Catholic, Basketball
2 points, 12 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Jerdarrius Jackson, North Marion, Basketball
12 points, 5 rebounds, 8 steals, 1 assist, 1 steal
Coy Sizemore, North Marion, Basketball
14 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
Selvin Banegas Rodas, Belleview, Soccer
1 goal, 3 assists
Natalia Villeda, Belleview, Soccer
1goal, 1 assist
Lainey Liles, Belleview, Soccer
1 goal, 1 assist
Briyanna Miles, Belleview, Basketball
14 points, 2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.5 steals, .5 blocks per game
Ashlyn Wan, Vanguard, Soccer
2 goals
Kaycie Williams, Vanguard, Soccer
2 goals
Kaylie Saez, Vanguard, Soccer
1 goal, 2 assist, 10 steals
Sylnya Roberson, Vanguard, Basketball
5.5 points, 7 rebounds, 8.5 blocks per game
Amar Young, Lake Weir, Basketball
11 points, 4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals per game, game winner
Magnus Jensen, Lake Weir, Basketball
2 goals, 3 assists
Demetreius Brown, West Port, Basketball
26 points
Jamie Drake, West Port, Soccer
2 goals
Daisy Aguire, West Port, Soccer
1 goal, 1 assist
Antonio Mikedis, West Port, Soccer
4 goals
Gustavo Maldonado, West Port, Soccer
1 goal, 3 assist in two games
Jessica Colon, Forest, Basketball
14 points, 4 assists
Andrew Parker, Redeemer Christian, Basketball
24 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 2.5 blocks per game
Arisa Ford, Redeemer Christian, Basketball
11 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals, 1 block per game
Tico Smith, Meadowbrook Academy, Basketball
22.6 points, 4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 5.6 steals per game
Gaige Daugherty, Meadowbrook Academy, Basketball
14 points, 5 rebounds, 3.3 steals per game
Rodney Paz, Ocala Christian, Basketball
11 points per game
This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Vote to decide Marion County high school athlete of the week
