Meet this week's Louisville high school boys athlete of the week from CAL soccer
Fall sports are in full swing, and so is The Courier Journal's athlete of the week poll.
We had some eye-opening performances from Louisville area athletes last week, but only one can be named The Courier Journal boys athlete of the week.
CAL soccer's Bryson Hauser is The Courier Journal boys athlete of the week for the week of Aug. 14-20. The senior led CAL to a 5-0 victory over Christian Academy of New Albany, Indiana, by scoring a hat trick in the team's sixth match of the year.
Hauser narrowly beat St. Xavier's Trevor Havill to win the award.
Check back Monday morning to vote again for next week's athlete of the week. Polls close Thursdays at 6 p.m. Winners are announced every Friday.
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Bryson Hauser, Christian Academy of Louisville, soccer
Christian Academy's Bryson Hauser had a field day against Christian Academy (New Albany, Ind.). The senior scored his first hat trick of the season in a 5-0 win over the Warriors on Thursday, Aug. 17.
Trevor Havill, St. Xavier, football
St. Xavier senior quarterback Trevor Havill completed 12 of 15 passes for 195 yards and four touchdowns in a 52-13 Tigers victory over Floyd Central (Indiana).
Cole Hodge, Christian Academy of Louisville, football
Christian Academy quarterback Cole Hodge threw for 302 yards and accounted for four touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) in a 28-14 victory over Owensboro.
Jamari Pennebaker, Holy Cross, football
Holy Cross running back Jamari Pennebaker had 23 carries for 158 yards and a touchdown to lead the Cougars to a 23-7 victory over North Bullitt.
Ibrahim Piracha, DuPont Manual, soccer
Junior midfielder Ibrahim Piracha had an outstanding week for the Crimsons. Piracha completed a hat trick against Central and added an assist in Manual's 10-0 win on Wednesday, Aug. 16. The next day, in Manual's match against Male, the midfielder scored the go-ahead goal to give the Crimsons their third win of the season.
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