Vote: Who should be High School on SI's Michigan Athlete of the Week? (10/29/2024)

Read through the candidates and cast your vote for the week of October 21-27

High School on SI Michigan 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. The poll is at the bottom of the page.

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Jaden Pydyn, Detroit Catholic Central 

Senior athlete Jaden Pydyn got it done on both sides of the ball for Detroit Catholic Central as they defeated Detroit Kind, 23-7. Pydyn finished the game with two rushing touchdowns while adding a pick-six. 

Juma M'Kakile, Burton Bendle

M'Kakile had 204 rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 40-27 win over Harbor Springs. He also had 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Conor Rentfrow, Columbia Central

He had 175 yards and two touchdowns in a win against Napoleon on Friday.

Owen Pittenger, Livonia Franklin 

Senior running back Owen Pittenger had himself a performance despite Livonia Franklin’s 35-34 loss to Brighton. Pittenger rushed for 395 yards and five touchdowns and caught two passes for 25 yards. 

Owen Matthies, Lawton

Matthies did it all for Lawton. He had 88 rushing yards, 56 receiving yards and three total touchdowns. On defense, he had six tackles in a win against Constantine.

Sam Stowe, Notre Dame Prep 

Junior quarterback Sam Stowe had a big day despite Notre Dame Prep falling to Hudsonville Unity Christian, 43-28. Stowe threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns. 

Cooper Derkach, Northville

Junior quarterback and cornerback Copper Derkach led Northville to a 27-14 win against Fordson. Derkach threw for 201 yards and two passing touchdowns while adding 72 rushing yards. He also caught an interception on defense. 

Scotty Goodwin, Traverse City Central 

Senior wide receiver Scotty Goodwin caught six passes for 146 yards while adding 18 rushing yards and 50 kick return yards in a 23-7 loss to Traverse City West. 

Adley Keister, Bullock Creek

Keister had 30 rushing attempts for 267 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Swan Valley.

Jayden Cochrane, Sparta

Cochrane caught nine passes for 137 yards and one touchdown in a loss to Kenowa Hills.

Dimari Malone, Macomb Dakota 

Senior athlete and Michigan State commit Dimari Malone had a good performance to lead Dakota over Oxford, 28-0. Malone totaled three touchdowns as he ran for two and caught one. 

Casey Engle, Lowell

Engle was great on both sides of the ball. He had 10 tackles on defense while rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns on offense.

Donovan Triplett, Walled Lake Western 

Junior running back Donovan Triplett displayed his talents in Walled Lake Western’s dominating win over Walled Lake Central, 63-9. Triplett rushed for 140 yards on 10 attempts and three touchdowns. 

Kadale Williams, Jackson Lumen Christi

Senior running back Kadale Williams had a huge performance in Lumen Christi’s 39-21 win against Kalamazoo United. Williams rushed for 225 yards while setting a school record six touchdowns. 

Jonah Leslie, Zeeland West 

Junior running back Jonah Leslie totaled three touchdowns for Zeeland West as they defeated West Catholic, 34-20. 

Justin Jones, Howell

Senior athlete Justin Jones came up big for Howell as they defeated the No. 1 ranked Belleville, 30-29. Jones totaled three touchdowns which included the game-winning touchdown catch with two seconds left to play, ultimately sealing the game for Howell. 

Owen Resch, Lansing Christian 

Senior Owen Resch finished with two goals in the second half to lead Lansing Christian over Oakland Christian, 2-1, in the Division 4 regional final. 

Alex Rosin, Rochester Adams 

Senior Alex Rosin scored the lone goal for Rochester Adams to lift them over Romeo, 1-0, to advance to the Division 1 state semifinal. 

Ronan McDonough, Oxford High School 

Oxford’s Ronan McDonough scored the game-winning penalty kick to defeat Detroit Catholic Central and advance to the Division 1 semifinal. 

Aubree Deshetsky, North Branch

Junior Aubree Deshetsky had two stellar performances for North Branch last week. In a 3-0 set win over Richmond, Deshetsky finished with 28 kills, six digs, six aces, and one block followed by a 30 kill, 14 dig, three ace, and one assist showing in a 3-2 set win over Imlay City. 

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