Vote: Who should be the SBLive/SI Idaho Boys Athlete of the Week (10/28/2024)?

Here are the candidates for the SBLive/SI Idaho Boys Athlete of the Week

Ben Avella, Bishop Kelly / Photo by Loren Orr

Each week during the high school sports season, SBLive/SI will gather the best performances across Idaho with the help of fans, readers and staff.

Now, it’s your turn to choose a standout among the pack, the best of the best.

Here are the nominees for the SBLive/SI Idaho Boys Athlete of the Week for Oct. 21-27. Voting closes Sunday, Nov. 3, at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The winner will be announced the following Monday. 

The poll is below the write-ups on each athlete.

Want to nominate an athlete? Please email Bob Lundeberg at bob.lundeberg@gmail.com. 

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

1. Ben Avella, jr., Bishop Kelly football

Avella accounted for three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) while passing for 191 yards in a 21-6 victory over Emmett. 

2. Travis Bartich, sr., Boise soccer

Bartich kept a clean sheet as Boise downed Rocky Mountain in overtime, 1-0, to claim the Class 6A state championship. 

3. Noah Burnham, jr., Eagle football

Burnham finished with 121 yards of total offense as Eagle fell to Rocky Mountain, 38-0 in the 6A Southern Idaho Conference championship game. 

4. Alec Campos, so., Homedale football

Campos intercepted two passes as Homedale shut out Cole Valley Christian, 54-0. 

5. Onix Carson, jr., Vallivue football

Carson had 22 carries for 130 yards and three touchdowns in a 25-14 victory over Nampa. 

6. Marcellus Clay, sr., Capital football

Clay ran for 119 yards and three touchdowns while catching five passes for 67 yards and another score in a 32-22 win over Borah. 

7. Kolin Cook, sr., Weiser football

Cook accounted for five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) in a 70-13 win over Payette. 

8. Zyan Crockett, jr., Skyline football

Crockett compiled 258 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns as Skyline downed Bonneville, 46-16. 

9. Henry Downey, sr., Skyview football

Downey recorded for 185 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in a 21-0 shutout of Ridgevue. 

10. Owen Hatfield, jr., Salmon River football

Hatfield needed just seven carries to run for 186 yards and two touchdowns in a 64-26 rout of Council. He also had 13 tackles on defense. 

11. Tez Hernandez, jr., Nampa football

Hernandez ran for 101 yards and a touchdown in the loss to Vallivue. 

12. Graham Herzog, sr., Owyhee soccer

Herzog netted two goals in the 6A state quarterfinals and had two more in the third-place match, helping Owyhee secure the bronze medal at the state soccer tournament. 

13. Porter Higley, jr., Buhl football

Higley had five catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-23 win over Filer. The junior also recorded four tackles for loss, including two sacks.

14. Drew Holman, jr., Middleton football

Holman rumbled for 148 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries as Middleton downed Mountain View, 17-14. 

15. Hudson Lewis, jr., Timberline football

Lewis scored two third-quarter defensive touchdowns in a 36-35 overtime win over Owyhee. The senior intercepted a backward pitch and raced 63 yards to the end zone and later added a 57-yard pick-six. 

16. Dawson McInelly, sr., Sugar-Salem football

McInelly compiled 234 all-purpose yards, two touchdowns and five tackles in a 45-7 rout of Teton. 

17. Trenton McLean, sr., Post Falls football

McLean caught six passes for 135 yards as Post Falls defeated Lake City, 28-6. 

18. Rylan McPherson, sr., Rocky Mountain soccer

McPherson scored two second-half goals in a 2-1 6A state semifinal win over Bishop Kelly. 

19. Taeshaun Reese, sr., Rocky Mountain football

Reese had 107 yards of total offense and two touchdowns in the shutout of Eagle. 

20. Caden Symons, jr., Coeur d’Alene football

Symons completed 15 of 19 passes for 284 yards and five touchdowns in a 49-12 win over Raymond (Canada). 

21. Kage Weil, sr., Lakeland football

Weil ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries in a 34-14 win over Lewiston.

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports