Congratulations to West Forsyth’s Cale Ewings, the winner of SBLive Geogia’s Athlete of Week award as voted by Georgia high school sports fans.
Ewing collected 97.76% of our state-wide vote after he had two pins and placed in the state duals.
If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivega.
Here are all the other athletes that were nominated for Jan. 16-21:
John Avitabile, Central Gwinnett Boys Basketball
Avitabile made the game-tying free throw to force overtime and made the game-winning 3-pointer to give his team the win over Discovery in OT.
Jalayzha Williams, Northeast Girls Basketball
Williams showed out in Northeast’s 87-15 blowout win over Rutland. She finished with 24 points and eight rebounds.
Shadae Thorpe, Northeast Girls Basketball
In a blowout as significant as 87-15, its bound to have multiple stellar performances, Thorpe ended with a near triple double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Kaleb Cooper, South Paulding Boys Wrestling
Cooper is going into the state tournament riding a 12-match win streak and a 33-6 record.
Marcus Gillespie, Clarke Central Boys Basketball
Gillespie led his team with a game-high 34 points and added in six rebounds to win the City Championship.
Morgan Jenny, North Gwinnett Girls Swimming
Jenny won titles in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke, in addition to swimming on a Gwinnett County meet-record breaking 200 medley relay.
Jamichael Davis, McEachern Boys Basketball
Davis flirted with a triple-double in the win over Oak Ridge (FL). He finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Lavonta Ivery, Thomson Boys Basketball
The Junior joined the 1K club over the weekend after a 30-point performance.
Quin Jackson, Social Circle Boys Basketball
The 6’0 guard finished the game versus Eastside with 19 points and the standout stat, 17 rebounds.
Kamonta Durden, Washington County Boys Basketball
Durden went for 17 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in a thrilling one-point victory over Baldwin.
Javaun Pittard, Oglethorpe County Boys Basketball
Pittard had a 30-point double-double with 10 boards and added on two steals and assists in a matchup versus Midland Valley (SC).
Morgan Jenny, North Gwinnett Girls Swimming
Jenny won titles in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke, in addition to swimming on a Gwinnett County meet-record breaking 200 medley relay.
Zyere Edwards, St. Andrew’s Boys Basketball
Edwards led the charge with 30 points, six steals and five assists in an 82-20 win over Pinewood.
Aaniyah Allen, Elbert County Girls Basketball
Allen scored 21 points and hauled in three rebounds in the blowout win but her biggest stat was the eight steals.
Grace Ridley, Dalton Girls Basketball
Ridley had yet another dominant performance, this time in a win over Cass. She finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, five steals and a block.
Kendall Davis, McIntosh Girls Basketball
Davis showed out in a win over Gainesville, she had a 25-point, 11-reboung double-double and chipped on defensively with two steals.
Lucy Hood, Rabun County Girls Basketball
Hood was a hooper in Rabun County’s win over Athens Christian. She finished with five boards, six assists, and three steals.
Myla Benton, Greater Atlanta Christian Girls Basketball
Benton had a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds while also dishing out four assists in a win over East Forsyth.
Jadon Yeh, White County Boys Basketball
Yeh dropped 41 points last week in a big win over Lumpkin County.
Jarvis Wright, Charlton County Boys Basketball
Wright went off in a huge blowout win over ATCO. He finished with 29 points and six steals on seven made threes.
Caylee Simpson, Carver Girls Basketball
Simpson earned her triple-double the hard way, with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals.
Courtney Ogden, Westminster Girls Basketball
Ogden went for 29 points in a big time win over Holly Innocents.
Lyric Green, Dodge County Girls Basketball
Green’s double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds helped her team achieve a record of 15-1.
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