Vote for the South Shore High School Male Athlete of the Week

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Pembroke High's Kevin Leonard has been voted the South Shore High School Male Athlete of the Week.

Leonard received more than 26,000 votes to earn the honor. The track & field star won the Division 4 state title in the 110-meter hurdles (14.79 seconds) and ran on the second-place 4x100m relay team 43.82) at Bridgewater State University.

And this week's candidates are ...

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The candidates​

Nicholas Askjaer, Cohasset boys track & field​

Askjaer was a double-winner the MIAA Meet of Champions at Merrimack College, capturing the shot put (61 feet 7 inches) and discus (187-1).

Tim Donovan, Cohasset boys lacrosse​

Donovan starred in a pair of Div. 4 playoff wins for the Skippers. He had 2 goals and 2 assists in a 19-5 victory over Triton in the Round of 16 and then recorded his 200th career point while netting 4 goals and 2 assists in a 19-6 conquest of Bourne in the quarterfinals.

Luke Geary, Scituate boys lacrosse​

Geary starred in a pair of Div. 3 playoff wins for the Sailors. He had a pair of goals in a 10-5 win over Pembroke in the Round of 16 and then had 4 assists in an 11-6 win over Shawsheen Valley Tech in the quarterfinals.

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Teddy Glynn, Norwell boys lacrosse​

Glynn scored 10 goals across three Div. 3 playoff wins for the Clippers. He had 4 goals in a 22-2 win over St. John Paul II in the Round of 32, added 3 goals and 2 assists in an 18-11 win over Dover-Sherborn in the Round of 16, and netted a hat trick in a 7-5 victory over Weston in the quarterfinals.

Cole Hendrickson, Hanover baseball​

Hendrickson starred in three Div. 3 playoff wins for the Hawks. He had an RBI in a 5-0 win over Tri-County in the Round of 32, got the victory on the mound (10 strikeouts, 3 hits, 3 walks) in a 9-1 win over Greater Lowell Tech in the Round of 16, and then had 4 RBIs in a 9-0 win over Pittsfield in the quarterfinals.

Ryan Kelly, Milton baseball​

Kelly pitched a complete game to beat Billerica, 3-2, in the Div. 2 quarterfinals, allowing 7 hits and 1 earned run with 7 strikeouts.

Greg McGrath, BC High track & field​

McGrath won the 2-mile in 9:12.92 at the MIAA Meet of Champions at Merrimack College. He also ran on the second-place 4x800m relay team (7:47.87).

Alex Otero, Norwell baseball​

Otero had a tiebreaking RBI double in the sixth inning to beat Gloucester, 4-3, in the Div. 3 Round of 16.

Jonah Stephens Roye, Milton boys track & field​

Stephens Roye had a pair of top-10 finishes at the MIAA Meet of Champions at Merrimack College, placing second in the 400-meter hurdles 54.64) and 10th in the 110m hurdles 14.79).

Votes are unlimited. Voting closes on Monday, June 15 at noon. Emailed votes will not be counted. Send future nominations to [email protected]. Our player of the week stories are meant as a way to highlight local high school athletes in the area. Making the list is an achievement in itself. Congratulations to all our athletes.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Vote for the South Shore High School Male Athlete of the Week

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