It’s time to vote for the Mississippi Coast Athlete of the Week for January 15
Another week, another set of athletes who turned in big outings around the Coast. As always, we highlight some of the top performers each week and ask you to choose a winner.
Nominees this week are from Christian Collegiate, Harrison Central, Biloxi, Gautier, St. Patrick, Hancock and Pearl River Central.
This is not a scientific poll, and you can vote as many times as you’d like until voting ends at noon on Jan. 22, at sunherald.com.
For details about how to contribute to our new fan page, click here.
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:
- Payten Clark, Christian Collegiate girls basketball: The sophomore scored 27 points against Ben’s Ford for the Bulldogs.
- Anaisha Carriere, Harrison Central girls basketball: Carriere recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Northwest Rankin.
- Reggie Connor, Biloxi boys basketball: Connor scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a win over Gulfport.
- Matt Krass, St. Patrick boys basketball: Krass dropped 37 points with six made 3s in a win against Perry Central.
- Brooklyn Cuevas, Hancock girls basketball: Cuevas scored 28 points in a win against Davidson (Al.).
- Jennifer Lopez, Gautier girls soccer: Lopez scored four goals and picked up an assist in a 6-0 win over Laurel.
- Ayden Porter, Pearl River Central boys soccer: Porter scored four goals across two wins, including a hat trick against West Jones.
This story was originally published January 16, 2024 at 2:19 PM.
Scott Watkins
Sun Herald