North East basketball players top first Erie County Athlete polls for the new year
A pair of North East basketball players topped the polls this week Athlete of the Week voting.
The Female and Male Athlete of the Week polls ended Thursday at 5 p.m. after 48 hours of voting. The polls, based on the previous week's performances, are sponsored by AHN.
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North East's Alex Cozzens, who led the Grapepickers during a win vs. Corry in the Erie County Classic at Fairview, was the Female Athlete poll's top vote-getter with 72 votes. Brooke Przybylski, a Harbor Creek basketball player, was a close second with 65 votes.
In the Male Athlete poll, the 'Pickers' Willie Shunk, the most valuable player during Iroquois’ C. Thomas Barringer Classic, won with 126 votes. Iroquois basketball player Colton Carpenter was the runner-up with 86 votes.
Readers can nominate an athlete for the polls by sending an email to sports@timesnews.com, with "Athlete of the Week nominee" in the subject line. Include the athlete's name, school, sport and year, plus a breakdown of their achievements from the previous week.
We don't promise all nominees will be used, but will consider all nominees.
This week's poll results:
Previous poll winners for this season are:
Male: Story Buchanan, Girard wrestling; Nate Edwards, Girard basketball; Finn Jensen, Fairview swimming
Female: Cassidy Swain, General McLane swimming; Haylee Farrell, Seneca basketball; Lily Polk, Girard basketball
More: Holiday highlights from Erie County's top-performing high school athletes from Dec. 27-30
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