Vote for The News-Press Athlete of the Week for Nov. 27-Dec. 2 presented by Babcock Ranch
Each week, The News-Press staff will select one finalist in each high school sport. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed by Lee County’s coaches during the week to sports@news-press.com. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine who the Athlete of the Week will be.
The poll will be posted at news-press.com each Monday, and voting will end at 10 a.m. Thursday each week.
Previously: Vote for The News-Press Athlete of the Week for Nov. 13-25 presented by Babcock Ranch
The winner will be announced on the @newspresssports Instagram page and on Twitter at @nphssports. The winning athlete will receive a shirt courtesy of BSN Sports. Last week we had a tie as Bishop Verot girls basketball player Cameron O'Halloran and Fort Myers soccer player Lyla Perk we named co-winners.
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Here are the nominees for Nov. 27-Dec. 2:
Football
Austin Price, Dunbar
The Tigers quarterback completed 16 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns while under heavy pressure in Dunbar's 35-14 state semifinal loss to St. Augustine.
Boys Basketball
Tavian Cook, Gateway
Cook scored 32 points for the Eagles in a 75-55 win against Oasis on Tuesday. He also put up 30 points in a 63-62 overtime win against First Baptist on Thursday.
Girls Basketball
Lilly Witz, Cypress Lake
Witz averages 13.5 points per game in three Panthers wins including 20 against Island Coast.
Boys Soccer
Sam Bedoya, Mariner
Bedoya scored two goals and an assist in the Tritons' win over Canterbury.
Girls Soccer
Jillian Haataja, Bishop Verot
Haataja tallied four goals in the Vikings' 8-0 shutout win over ECS.
Girls Weightlifting
Kate Johnson, ECS
Johnson compiled a 300 Olympic total and a 280 Traditional total in the 129-pound weight class.
Boys Wrestling
Anthony Cardenas, Cypress Lake
Cardenas won his 175-pound match in a dual meet against Dunbar by technical fall 18-3.
Girls Wrestling
Kendy Sierra, Cypress Lake
Sierra won her 140-pound match in a dual meet against her Dunbat opponent by fall in 2:53.
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Vote: The News-Press Athlete of the Week sponsored by Babcock Ranch Nov. 27-Dec. 2
