With the high school football playoffs set to begin and the volleyball playoffs entering the regional finals, eight athletes have emerged as nominees for this week’s Caller-Times Apple Dental Center High School Athlete of the Week.
Flour Bluff quarterback Kaleb Wright put together an impressive offensive performance and Carroll’s Elaina Lucido finished in the Top 10 at the UIL State Cross Country Championships.
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Ben Bolt running back Noah Perez rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns and IWA’s Brielle Vasquez captured two golf tournament championships.
Veterans Memorial’s Marcus Phillips broke two school diving records and Skidmore-Tynan volleyball’s Audree Vasquez helped lead the team to two playoff victories.
Take a moment to look at the rest of the nominees below and vote for your choice for the Caller-Times Apple Dental Center High School Athlete of the Week.
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Monday and can be submitted through email at ctsports@caller.com.
Voting for this week’s poll will end at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12.
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THIS WEEK’S NOMINEES
Brielle Vasquez, IWA girls golf — Vasquez won the girls individual championship at the Victoria West Invitational and followed with another overall title at the Ray Invitational tournament.
Elaina Lucido, Carroll girls cross country — Lucido finished seventh at the UIL Class 5A State Cross Country Championships in Round Rock with a time of 18:21.
Marcus Phillips, Veterans Memorial boys swimming and diving — Phillips broke two nine-year-old school diving records at the David L. Johnson Fall Classic, posting scores of 339.90 in the 1-meter event and 180.35 in the 3-meter event. He also helped his relay teams finish third in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays.
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Hector Mares, Tuloso-Midway football — Mares recorded nine tackles, eight tackles for loss and five sacks in a winner-take-all game against Beeville for a postseason berth.
Alana Williams, London girls basketball — Williams scored a game-best 21 points in a 50-33 non-district win against Carroll.
Kaleb Wright, Flour Bluff football — Wright completed 26 of 28 passes for 450 yards and four touchdowns in a 77-63 win against Weslaco East.
Noah Perez, Ben Bolt football — Perez rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries and added a receiving touchdown in a 64-55 win against Agua Dulce.
Audree Vasquez, Skidmore-Tynan volleyball — Vasquez recorded 22 kills and 17 assists against Thorndale, then added 12 kills, 14 digs and 17 assists in a regional semifinal victory against San Antonio Stacey.
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