It’s that time again to participate in the selection of the Hometown Life Prep Athlete of the Week.
The current nominees for the athlete of the week poll are listed below. The voting period extends until 12 p.m. on Friday. While you have the freedom to submit multiple votes, only one vote every three hours will be counted in the poll.
If you wish to nominate an athlete for future consideration, you can tag the Twitter handle provided or send an email to the specified address. Remember to furnish their statistics along with a brief summary of their impactful contributions to their respective teams.
Crucial Note: Kindly refrain from submitting votes via email; utilize the voting widget below for this purpose.
Recipient of last week’s award:
The nominees for this week are as follows:
- Quentin McCullough from Canton Prep.
- Benny Lemke representing Westland Hope Christian Academy.
- Naiya Krispin hailing from Detroit Country Day.
- Cameron Cherry of Redford Union.
- Emma Finch from Garden City, who also recorded six points in a match against Romulus.
- Sofia and Natalia Salinas from Bloomfield Hills Roeper.
- Natalie Shulters of Lutheran Westland, who contributed four points in a challenging game against Roeper.
- Will Claypool from Bloomfield Hills Roeper.
- Simon Hoeft representing Lutheran Westland.
- Parker Ostach of White Lake Lakeland.
- Matthew Morris of Walled Lake Northern, who achieved a personal best in the 100-yard breaststroke during the Oakland County meet.
- Isabella Cepak from South Lyon East, securing her 100th career wrestling victory and placing third in her weight class at the Lakes Valley Conference tournament.
- Cam Crosby of South Lyon East, known for a game-winning shot that propelled the Cougars to victory over South Lyon.
- Nyla Lake, also from South Lyon East, who scored a career-high 20 points in a triumph against Milford.
- Kam Parikh representing South Lyon, contributing nine points in a closely contested match against South Lyon East.
- Clara Guffey from Birmingham Seaholm, who scored seven points in a close loss to Royal Oak.
- Caroline Paluk of Farmington Hills Mercy, who added six points in a 62-39 victory over Bloomfield Hills Marian in the CHSL tournament quarterfinal.
- Ella Swanson representing Bloomfield Hills Marian, scoring 11 points in a competitive game against Mercy.
- TJ Nadeau from Detroit Catholic Central, recently reaching the milestone of 1,000 career points in basketball.
- Dyoni Edwards of Bloomfield Hills, who tallied 19 points in a 61-58 defeat to Troy Athens.
- Anthony Hutter from Milford, posting impressive stats of 23 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks in a win against South Lyon East.
- Devon Foster of Redford Union, showcasing a 19-point performance in a commanding victory over Garden City.
- Mira Kelley from Milford.
- Will Soderwall of Birmingham Seaholm, contributing seven points in a 37-28 win over Lake Orion.
- Lee Krueger of Detroit Catholic Central, securing an individual district wrestling title at 190 pounds.
- Connor Bercume from Detroit Catholic Central, claiming an individual district wrestling championship at 215 pounds.
- Ryan Totten of Detroit Catholic Central, emerging victorious in the individual district wrestling competition at 106 pounds.
- Wyatt Lees representing Detroit Catholic Central, attaining an individual district wrestling title at 113 pounds.
- Mack Moscovic from Detroit Catholic Central, clinching an individual district wrestling championship at 120 pounds.
- Grayson Fuchs of Detroit Catholic Central, winning an individual district wrestling title at 126 pounds.
- Mason Stewart from Detroit Catholic Central, victorious in the individual district wrestling tournament at 150 pounds.
- Darius Marines representing Detroit Catholic Central, achieving an individual district wrestling championship at 157 pounds.
- Andrew White of Detroit Catholic Central, triumphing in the individual district wrestling competition at 175 pounds.
- Gino DiPonio from Livonia Franklin, securing an individual district wrestling title at 132 pounds.
- Zephan Catalina representing Northville, winning an individual district wrestling championship at 144 pounds.
- Noah Gregg of Canton, excelling as the top finisher for his team in the individual district wrestling tournament, securing fourth place in the 165-pound weight class.
- Christian Hollow from Livonia Churchill, leading his team with a second-place finish in the 106-pound weight class at the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Anthony Madafferi and Bovi Freeman of Novi, achieving second place in the 138 and 144-pound weight classes, respectively, during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Sam Plencner from Plymouth, emerging victorious in the individual district wrestling competition at 165 pounds.
- Ayush Kunjadia representing Salem, winning the individual district wrestling championship at 138 pounds.
- Peerless Schlusler of South Lyon East, securing second place in the 175-pound weight class for his team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- RJ Green from South Lyon, achieving second place in the 190-pound weight class for his team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Richardo Wourman of Livonia Stevenson, claiming the individual district wrestling championship at 285 pounds.
- Alex Sparkman from Livonia Clarenceville, achieving second place in the 285-pound weight class for his team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Charles Wroblewski of Garden City, emerging victorious in the individual district wrestling competition at 285 pounds.
- LaVale Odom and Lance Gray from Redford Union, securing second place in the 190 and 285-pound weight classes, respectively, for their team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Richard Davis of Brother Rice, clinching the individual district wrestling championship at 113 pounds.
- Ricardo Saenz from Brother Rice, achieving victory in the individual district wrestling competition at 126 pounds.
- Deacon MacNeill of Brother Rice, winning the individual district wrestling championship at 144 pounds.
- Caleb Steele representing Brother Rice, emerging victorious in the individual district wrestling tournament at 175 pounds.
- Robert Dawson from Westland John Glenn, securing the individual district wrestling title at 120 pounds.
- Franklin Hernandez of Westland John Glenn, claiming the individual district wrestling championship at 144 pounds.
- Casey Kolb from Westland John Glenn, triumphing in the individual district wrestling competition at 150 pounds.
- Jake Kennedy representing Westland John Glenn, achieving victory in the individual district wrestling tournament at 157 pounds.
- Ezra Bousley-Crane of Wayne Memorial, securing fourth place in the 106-pound weight class for his team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Morgan Miller, Liam Garrett, and Aiden Miller from Lutheran Westland, achieving second place in the 190, 120, and 138-pound weight classes, respectively, for their team during the individual wrestling tournament.
- Aiden Whan of Birmingham Groves, securing fourth place in the 215-pound weight class for his team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Luca DeSanto, Oscar Connolly, and Luke Johnson from Birmingham Seaholm, achieving fourth place in the 190, 165, and 175-pound weight classes, respectively, for their team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Kyle Scofield of Milford, attaining second place in the 285-pound weight class for his team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Andre Neumann representing White Lake Lakeland, achieving second place in the 215-pound weight class for his team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
- Jaxon Foote, Anthony Najjar, and Emir Sarkic from Bloomfield Hills, achieving second place in the 138, 144, and 157-pound weight classes, respectively, for their team during the individual district wrestling tournament.
Brandon Folsom is dedicated to covering high school sports in metro Detroit for Hometown Life. For more updates, follow him on Twitter.