Voting is now open and will run through midnight Thursday for this week’s Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois Player of the Week. The poll is on the upper right-hand side of the page.
Here are your nominees:
Alyssa Cole, Nashville: The senior scored 40 points in 2 regional wins, becoming the school’s all-time leading girls scorer.
Abby Compton, Goreville: The sophomore scored 50 points and grabbed 24 rebounds in 2 regional wins.
Rylee Edwards, Fairfield: The sophomore scored 43 points in 2 regional games, including 32 in a win over Newton.
Carly Foster, Gallatin County: The junior scored 57 points in 2 regional wins, including 31 points and 10 rebounds in the regional championship win over Meridian.
Nate Kaufman, Agape Christian: The junior scored 62 points and grabbed 25 rebounds in 2 games, including 32 points in a win over Galatia and 15 rebounds in a win over Elverado.
Chance Phelps, Woodlawn: The sophomore scored 40 points in the Cardinals’ regional loss to Wayne City.
Drew Sadler, Anna-Jonesboro: The freshman went 4-1 at the State Championships, finishing in 3rd place in the 1A 106 pound weight class. Sadler finished the season with a record of 50-5, the first wrestler in school history to reach 50 wins.
Jared Shafer, Mt. Vernon: The senior went 5-1 at the State Championships, finishing in 3rd place in the 2A 182 pound weight class. Shafer finished the season with a record of 40-4.
Mason Tieffel, Benton: The sophomore went 3-1 at the State Championships, finishing in 2nd place in the 1A 126 pound weight class. Tieffel finished the season with a record of 47-5.
Caden Hutchens, Du Quoin: The senior scored 28 points in 2 games last week, including 17 at Nashville. Hutchens has made more than 80 3-pointers this season.