Vote: Who should be SBLive's Michigan Athlete of the Week? (10/31/2023)

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Michigan Athlete of the Week from Oct. 23-29

Here are the candidates for the SBLive Michigan High School Athlete of the Week.

Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday.

If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com with “MIHSAW Nomination” in the subject line.

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.

Michigan Athlete of the Week

Geno Seets, Waterford Mott

Seets had a fantastic game against Livonia Franklin. He caught 11 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns. One of his touchdowns went for 73 yards. 

Landon Tungate, Byron Center

Tungate was a dual-threat for Byron Center in a 42-23 win over Portage Central. He threw for 182 yards and one touchdown. He also ran for 100 yards and three touchdowns. 

Trey Sloothaak, Zeeland West

Sloothaak rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown in a 52-22 win over Zeeland East in the first round of the playoffs.

Brayden Lape, Grass Lake

Lape threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns against Lumen Christi. He now holds the school's single season record for passing yards with 2,492.

Drake Irwin, Rockford

Irwin was fantastic in Rockford's playoff opening win. He completed nine passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 26 yards and a touchdown. 

Tyler Traub, Dearborn Divine Child

Traub rushed for three touchdowns and 257 yards on 17 attempts. One of his touchdowns went for 59 yards.

JT Hartman, Forest Hills Central

Hartman accumulated 205 rushing yards and three touchdowns and a touchdown pass. He also made eight tackles. 

Jon Jasionowski, Livonia Franklin

Jasionowski racked up the yards in a loss to Waterford Mott. He rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught five passed for 161 yards and two touchdowns, and he had five tackles on defense.

Xavier Gallant, Lumen Christi

Gallant was a force against Grass Lake. He had 14 carries for 148 yards and a touchdown.

Connor Wolf, Grand Rapids Catholic Central

Senior quarterback Connor Wolf shined in a first round playoff matchup against Benton Harbor as he led the Cougars to a 42-6 win. Wolf completed 23 of his 33 passes for 317 passing yards and six passing touchdowns. 

All of Wolf's touchdown passes came in the first half, which tied an MHSAA record for touchdown passes in a half. 

Graham Junge, Flat Rock

Junior quarterback Graham Junge completed 9 of his 14 passes for 235 passing yards and four passing touchdowns as Flat Rock secured a 42-0 playoff win over Milan. 

Marcello Vitti, Divine Child

Sophomore defensive back/running back Marcello Vitti finished with 172 rushing yards on 10 attempts and two touchdowns, while also compiling 14 total tackles on the defensive side in a 39-22 win over Redford Union. 

Andrew Schuster, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley

Senior quarterback Andrew Schuster continued to shine as he led Chippewa Valley over Sterling Heights Stevenson, 45-20. Schuster completed 19 of his 23 passes for 268 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for 62 yards and four touchdowns. 

Michael Bush, Linden

Senior quarterback/middle linebacker Michael Bush was everywhere for Linden despite their 45-20 loss to Mason. Bush completed 10 of his 19 passes for 124 passing yards and one passing touchdown, while rushing for another 106 yards and two rushing touchdowns. On defense, Bush compiled 21 total tackles. 

Tyson Hill, Chelsea

Senior running back Tyson Hill totaled 355 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns as Chelsea defeated Tecumseh, 49-35. 

Brock Townsend, Caledonia

Senior running back/safety and Central Michigan commit Brock Townsend finished with 188 rushing yards and three touchdowns while also returning a 65-yard punt for a touchdown and a 34-yard touchdown reception. Townsend also totaled six tackles on the defensive side of the ball. 

Alex Fernandez, Lansing Catholic

Junior quarterback Alex Fernandez finished with 363 total yards and five total touchdowns as he led Lansing Catholic to a 35-34 win over Michigan Center. 

Trav Moore, DeWitt

The sophomore running back had a huge performance to help DeWitt over Fenton, 56-28, and advance to the District 3 final. Moore totaled 173 rushing yards while setting a school record of five rushing touchdowns. 

Aidan Grzesikowski, Lamphere

Junior quarterback Aidan Grzesikowski finished with 235 passing yards and three passing touchdowns while adding seven tackles on defense despite taking a tough playoff loss to Marysville, 33-20. 

Sophia Anderson, Holt

In girls volleyball, Sophia Anderson led Holt to a CAAC Blue championship with a win over Okemos. Anderson finished the match with 36 assists, nine digs, and three aces. 

Karis Chatfield, Jenison

Sophomore Karis Chatfield finished with 21 kills, three assists, and 14 digs in a 3-1 match win over Grand Haven. 

Navea Gauthier, Shelby

Junior Navea Gauthier finished with 38 kills, 22 digs, one block, and one serving ace in a 2-1 win over Kent City. 

Blendi Jahiri, Mason

Junior Blendi Jahiri was the vital piece in Mason’s regional title win. In the semifinal against Riverview he would score the game-winning goal followed by finishing with two goals as Mason defeated Dearborn Divine Child in the final, 3-0. 

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