Vote in the Gainesville-area Athlete of the Week poll for Feb. 24-March 1

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The high school sports season is rapidly unfolding, which means it's once again time for everyone's favorite part of the week: The Gainesville Sun's Athlete of the Week Poll.

Our nomination process is a little different this season. Please click here to see how to nominate.

Athlete of the Week nominees are compiled by what's available on MaxPreps and by submission, so coaches, athletic directors and statisticians are encouraged to send nominees and their stats to [email protected] for consideration.

Last week's winner was Destiny Neal from Newberry girls basketball. Neal received over 300 votes as she scored 27 points and 18 rebounds in the Panthers’ 78-54 region semifinal win over South Walton.

Voting closes at noon on Saturday.

Addison Allaire, Trenton softball​

Florida softball commit with a no hitter vs. Wewahitchka Saturday.

Brant Bivens, Trenton baseball​

Six shutout innings and six strikeouts in the Tigers 10-0 win over The Villages Charter Saturday.

Cayden McVey, Bronson baseball​

Four RBIs in the Eagles 11-1 win over Eastside Friday.

Connor Flinchum, Hawthorne baseball​

Four RBIs and a home run in the Hornets 17-2 win over Peniel Baptist Monday.

Drew Almond, Buchholz baseball​

Three RBIs and a home run in the Bobcats 7-0 win at Berkeley Prep Saturday.

Emily Asencion, Williston softball​

Seven shutout innings in the Red Devils 3-0 win over Newberry Wednesday.

Emma Handley, Union County softball​

Three runs, three hits and two doubles in the Fightin’ Tigers 16-2 win over Fort White Monday.

Isabella Remy, Newberry girls lacrosse​

Four assists in the Panthers 14-9 win over Santa Fe Wednesday.

Kai Washington, Newberry boys basketball​

Team-high 16 points in the Panthers season-ending 75-60 loss to Andrew Jackson in the Class 3A-Region 1 Final Saturday.

Kayden Merricks, The Rock Varsity boys basketball​

Averaged 28 points per game as the Lions won their first state championship 67-62 over Southland Christian Sunday.

Kierce Soloman, Williston girls basketball​

Team-high 25 points to lift the Red Devils to the 66-49 Rural Class State Championship over Jay Friday in Jacksonville.

Matt Knott, P.K. Yonge baseball​

Two runs and three RBIs in the Blue Wave’s 16-2 win at Crescent City Thursday.

Owen Lichstein, Oak Hall baseball​

Six RBIs, three hits and four innings of no-hit baseball in the Eagles 23-0 win over Eastside Thursday.

Raigan Trefzger, Oak Hall girls lacrosse​

Six goals in the Eagles 15-5 win over Forest Monday.

Ryleigh Davis, Santa Fe softball​

Two doubles and two RBIs in the Raiders 6-0 win over Gainesville High Friday.

Tearra Collins, Dixie County softball​

Two runs, three hits, three RBIs and a home run in the Bears 12-2 win over Bell Friday.

Traeston Armstrong, Williston boys basketball​

Team-high 20 points in the Red Devils tight 63-58 overtime loss to Crossroad Academy in the Rural Class State Championship.

Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1 and on Instagram @Ramreporter. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com.

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Vote for the Gainesville-area Athlete of the Week for Feb. 24-March 1

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