Vote: Who should be Missouri high school Athlete of the Week? (10/28/2024)

We narrowed down the top fall sports performers of last week. Now, we want to hear from you

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Which Missouri high school athlete had the best week?

Each week, SBLive scours the state for the top fall sports performers, from football to cross country to volleyball from all contests in the week of Oct. 21-26. That included the state championships in girls golf and girls tennis.

Congrats to Chaminade College Prep's Madden Irving who won SBLive's Missouri Athlete of the Week for Oct. 14-19 after setting a single-game school record with 315 rushing yards.

Scroll down, read up on the nominees and cast your vote for your winner. Voting closes Sunday, Nov. 3 at 11:59 p.m. Central time. Winners are announced in next week's athlete of the week feature. Email all future nominees to andy@scorebooklive.com.

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll are 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 who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

MISSOURI ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

Dominik Abadi, Father Tolton Regional Catholic football 

The junior scored a 15-yard touchdown and then ran in a 2-point conversion to help the Trailblazers rally for a 29-28 win over St. Michael the Archangel on Friday.

Rylee Allred, Ash Grove girls golf 

After tying for a state title last year in Class 1, the Lady Pirates standout won another title on Tuesday. She shot 151 and won by five strokes — the lead she held after shooting 71 on the opening day.

Ava Beltran, Liberty girls tennis

In an all-Kansas City area finals, she won 6-3 and 6-2 in the Class 3 finals on Saturday. She became the Lady Blue Jays’ second individual state champion. 

Page Bowman, Springfield Glendale girls golf 

She repeated as a state champion by winning the Class 3 title — after winning Class 4 last year. She won the state title by six shots over teammate Audrey Duvall. The Lady Falcons won the team title too. 

Emree Cameron, Nevada girls golf 

The Louisville pledge won back-to-back state titles — Class 2 this year after winning Class 3 last year — by shooting 146 over the two-day event. She overcame a two-shot deficit after day 1 and won by three strokes.

Abby Carr, Lafayette Wildwood softball 

The Missouri pledge struck out 17 and gave up four hits in a 5-2 win over Parkway South in the Class 5 District 2 championship game on Oct. 22

Kayla Chan, Ladue Horton Watkins girls tennis

The junior won the Class 2 individual championship on Friday, giving up only three points in the finals and winning in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, in the semifinals.

Kate Finley, Springfield Kickapoo softball 

The junior provided a 3-run home run in a 5-0 win over Republic on Monday to claim the Class 5 District 5 title for the Lady Chiefs.

Reese Frey, Republic volleyball

The senior recorded 48 assists as the Lady Tigers beat Springfield Kickapoo for the first time in 11 years on Tuesday. She also recorded her 1,000th career assist during the Class 5 District 6 game.

Lucas Frisch, Worth County football 

In an 8-man game that ended at halftime, Frisch had a pair of interception returns for scores for the Tigers in an 86-16 win over Princeton.

Marlon Gonzalez, McCluer boys soccer 

In three wins this past week, against Hancock, Hazelwood Central and Lutheran North, he had 10 goals and 10 assists. 

Tess Guignon, St. Joseph’s Academy girls golf 

After day 1 of the Class 4 finals she sat in a tie for 5th, 4 shots off the pace. She closed with 75 and won the championship by one stroke on Tuesday. 

Cameron Habel, Platte County boys soccer

The junior helped the Pirates win a third straight game on Oct. 23 thanks to his marker with 56 seconds left in overtime — a 1-0 win over Belton.

Evie Harris, Visitation Academy field hockey

Harris recorded three goals and had an assist in a 4-2 win over Parkway West on Tuesday. 

Karvon Jefferson, Lutheran North football 

The safety racked up 18 tackes, 3 TFL, 2 pass breakups, 2 blocked punts, an interception and a forced fumble in a 50-48 win over Cardinal Ritter.

Brea Jenson, Stanberry softball 

In the 15th inning of the Class 1 District 7 Tournament, the senior hit a walk-off home run to give the Lady Bulldogs a 2-1 win over North Andrew.

Ryan Kassebaum, Washington football

The senior quarterback completed 7 of 13 passes for 184 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for another score in a 34-13 win over Francis Howell Central on Thursday. 

Calvin Layton, Woodland boys cross country

After his brother Reed won three straight Heartland Conference title, Calvin made it four in a row for the family on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau.

Brock Martin, Helias Catholic football 

The sophomore booted a school-record 54-yard field goal in the second quarter against Lift for Life in a 17-12 win on Friday.

Alia Martinez, Oak Park volleyball 

During a 3-0 win against William Chrisman, in the Class 5 District 8 tournament, the junior became the Lady Oakies’ new ace record holder. The previous record stood since 2010.

Colt Nolin, Liberty football 

The junior had only eight carries but made the most of them with 3 touchdowns and 74 yards in a 42-27 win over North Kansas City on Friday.

Katherine Pohren, Maryville girls cross country 

The senior posted her best finish of the year with a runner-up showing at the Midland Empire Conference race on Oct. 22. That helped the Spoofhounds win the league title for the first time since 1995.

Ra’Jon Rayner, Columbia Hickman football

The sophomore picked up an offensive fumble at the 18-yard line and ran it in for the game-winning score late in the fourth in a 28-21 win over Chaminade.

Evan Salazar, Pierce City football

His 65-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter broke a tie game and allowed the Eagles to pick up a 22-14 win over Stockton — which had a 7-game winning streak. 

Beck Snowden, Fort Osage boys soccer

The Indians won their final home game of the year, 8-0, against Kansas City Ruskin on Oct. 23. The senior had six goals for Fort Osage.

Isabella Trim, Father Tolton Regional Catholic softball

In a district champion game against St. Dominic on Oct. 21, the hurler struck out 15 in a 1-0 win for the Lady Trailblazers.

Kennedy Watson, Columbia Rock Bridge softball 

Watson delivered a two-run homer to help the Class 5 No. 3-ranked Bruins pick up a 4-1 win over No. 1-ranked Grain Valley in the Class 5 District 6 title game on Monday. 

Elena Williams, Lafayette County girls tennis

She allowed only seven points in her final three matches and won the Class 1 individual championship on Friday. 

-- Cody Thorn | @sblivemo