Scituate boys hockey LW Ben Whitman voted SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Scituate boys hockey left winger Ben Whitman for being voted SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week for Dec. 13-19!

Congratulations toScituate boys hockey left winger Ben Whitmanfor being voted SBLive’s Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week for Dec. 13-19!

The senior had the game winner off a slap shot from the top of the circle, to seal the 2-1 victory over Hanover.

Whitman received 55.53% of the vote, beating out Bostin Latin's Emelia O’Gilvie who finished second with 25.52%. Winthrop's George Galuris finished third with 17.06% and Cape Cod Academy's Jaeden Greenleaf finished fourth with 0.56%.

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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for Dec. 13-19:

Grace Nelson, Bishop Feehan Girls Hockey: Had 2 goals and 3 assists in a 6-3 win over Arlington Catholic.

Lauren Adams, Andover Girls Hockey: Had 2 goals in a 4-2 win over HPNA (Haverhill – Pentucket – North Andover).

Emelia O’Gilvie, Bostin Latin Girls Basketball: Had career-high 33 points in a 56-41 win over Newton South.

Chloe Jekanowski, Hopkins Academy Girls Basketball: Recorded 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 blocks in a 32-52 loss against Frontier Regional.

Rose McLean, Andover Girls Hockey: Had 2 goals in a 4-2 win over HPNA (Haverhill – Pentucket – North Andover).

Jaeden Greenleaf, Cape Cod Academy Boys Basketball: Greenleaf had 28 points, 7 assists, and 6 rebounds in a 70-55 win over against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional.

Joe Bucci, Andover Boys Hockey: Recorded 2 goals in a 6-1 win over Shrewsbury.

Ethan Dias, Somerset Berkley Regional Boys Basketball: Recorded a double-double (30 points, 20 rebounds) in a 55-61 loss against Durfee.

George Galuris, Winthrop Boys Basketball: Led Winthrop with 20 points in a 71-38 win over Salem Academy. 

Teagan Wilson, Newburyport Girls Hockey: Made 34 saves on 35 shots in a 0-1 loss against Winthrop.