Ridgeland boys basketball PG Amare Holmes voted SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Ridgeland boys basketball point guard Amare Holmes for being voted SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week for Dec. 27-Jan. 2!

Congratulations to Ridgeland boys basketball point guard Amare Holmes for being voted SBLive’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week for Dec. 27-Jan. 2!

The junior had a game-high 19 points in the Titans’ 50-37 win over two-time defending Class 3A state champion, St. Andrew’s.

Holmes received 40.75% of the vote, beating out Puckett's Amirah Holbert who finished second with 23.42%. Pisgah's Laylah Johnson finished third with14.44% and Florence's Jaylan McNair finished fourth with 7.35%. There were over 48,000 votes tallied this week! 

If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivems.

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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for Dec. 27-Jan. 2:

Senavion Roby, Starkville Boys Basketball: Led Starkville with 22 points in a 69-57 win over New Hope in the New Hope Classic.

Tessa Jenkins, Pearl Girls Basketball: The 8th grader led the Lady Pirates with 16 points in a 46-45 win over Hattiesburg to claim the championship of the Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Classic.

Sharayah Graham, Hattiesburg Girls Basketball: Led all scorers with 19 points in a 45-46 Coca-Cola Classic championship loss to Pearl.

Terrell Dixon, Brandon Boys Basketball: Scored 20 points in a 71-52 Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Classic championship win over Hattiesburg.

Jaylan McNair, Florence Boys Basketball: Finished with 28 points in an 86-71 win over Vancleave in the Puckett Holiday Tournament.

Madilynn Vuncannon, Walnut Girls Basketball: Had 22 points and 8 rebounds in a 43-67 loss to Pillow Academy.

Oscar Hampton, Vancleave Boys Basketball: Led the Bulldogs with 23 points in a 71-86 loss against Florence in the Puckett Holiday Tournament.

Andie Flatgard, Jackson Prep Girls Basketball: Had 31 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists in a 73-29 win over Callaway.

Damyia Cummings, Hernando Girls Basketball: Scored 16 points in a 50-34 win over Starkville in the New Hope Tournament.

Amirah Holbert, Puckett Girls Basketball: Recorded 20 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block in a 66-32 win over Port Gibson.

Malik Crigler, Holmes County Boys Basketball: Scored a game-high 17 points in a 63-45 win over Madison Central.

Laylah Johnson, Pisgah Girls Basketball: The 8th grader recorded a double-double (20 points,15 rebounds) along with 1 assist and 4 blocks in 49-43 win over Port Gibson. Johnson also earned MVP honors for the game.