It’s time to vote for the Mississippi Coast Athlete of the Week for January 2
Athletes across the Mississippi Coast are heading into the new year fresh off Tournament Week over the holidays. The Sun Herald will be rolling out a new poll each week combining the top girls and boys athletes and their performances.
Nominees this week are from Harrison Central, Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagoula, St. Patrick and Pass Christian.
This is not a scientific poll, and you can vote as many times as you’d like until voting ends at 5 p.m. on Jan. 8, at sunherald.com.
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To submit a nominee for next week’s poll, send game stats from an event that occurred this week to swatkins@sunherald.com.
Get to know the nominees here:
- Aujaylen Barron, Harrison Central boy’s basketball: Barron dropped 41 points in a 67-63 win over Albertville (Al.) to earn Gulf Coast Holiday Classic Tournament MVP honors.
- Zaniya Johnson, Biloxi girl’s basketball: Johnson also dropped a 40-ball, scoring 43 points with 13 rebounds in a 57-22 win over St. Scholastica (La.).
- Amir Abdul-Rauf, Gulfport boy’s basketball: Abdul-Rauf scored 32 points in a loss to Princeton (Oh.) and averaged 24 points per game at the Gulfport Holiday Classic.
- Dorian McMillian, Pascagoula boy’s basketball: McMillian scored 18 points in the win over Canton at the Madison County Invitational Tournament championship and was named MVP of the event.
- Brooklyn Mitchell, St. Patrick girl’s basketball: Mitchell scored 28 points in a loss to Pass Christian at the Bay High Christmas Tournament.
- Kamaiyah Pruitt, Pass Christian girl’s basketball: Pruitt scored a career-high 30 points in the win over St. Patrick.
Scott Watkins
Sun Herald