Uriah Tenette, Taylee Phelps voted High School on SI National Athletes of the Week (12/30/2024)

Tenette is from Prescott (Arizona); Phelps hails from Freeman (Washington)

Prescott guard Uriah Tenette. / Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

Congratulations to Prescott (Arizona) senior Uriah Tenette and Freeman (Washington) junior Taylee Phelps for being voted High School on SI National Boys Athlete of the Week and Girls Athlete of the Week, respectively, for Dec. 23-29.

Tenette, a point guard, scored 54 points in a 93-87 overtime victory over Chatsworth (California). 

Phelps put up 29 points as Freeman blew by Kellogg, 64-31.

Tenette earned 55.58 percent of the vote, beating out Jake Karp of Egg Harbor (New Jersey), who earned 33.51 percent. 

The National Boys Athlete of the Week poll received more than 40,000 votes.

Phelps (57.85 percent) finished above runner-up Tyarah Woody of Highlands (Pennsylvania). Woody got 39.29 percent of the vote. 

The National Girls Athlete of the Week poll received more than 40,000 votes.  

We are accepting National Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, email bob.lundeberg@gmail.com.

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.

Here were the top five vote-getters in each poll:

National Boys Athlete of the Week voting

1. Uriah Tenette, sr., Prescott (Arizona) basketball

Tenette is a UC San Diego signee. He received 55.58 percent of the vote. 

2. Jake Karp, sr., Egg Harbor (New Jersey) basketball

Karp finished with 22 points and 13 assists as Egg Harbor took down Clearview, 86-74. He received 33.51 percent of the vote. 

3. Brady Lam, sr., William Monroe (Virginia) basketball

Lam couldn’t be stopped in a 73-63 victory over Monticello, putting up 49 points and 19 rebounds. He received 7.88 percent of the vote. 

4. Khamai Orange, sr., Delco Christian (Pennsylvania) basketball

Orange netted 28 points — including the 1,000th of his Delco Christian career, in a 67-65 win over Nazareth Area. He received 2.05 percent of the vote. 

5. Eric Kubel, sr., Canyon (California) basketball

Kubel buried a school-record nine 3-pointers en route to 38 points in a 109-41 win over Duarte. He received 0.54 percent of the vote. 

National Girls Athlete of the Week voting

6. Taylee Phelps, jr., Freeman (Washington) basketball

Phelps was back at it last week with a 46-point performance. She received 57.85 percent of the vote. 

7. Tyarah Woody, sr., Highlands (Pennsylvania) basketball

Woody poured in 33 points as Highlands defeated Southmoreland, 67-50. She received 39.29 percent of the vote. 

8. Kamilla Basyrova, fr., Valencia (California) basketball

Basyrova tallied 25 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals in a 63-36 rout of Arleta. Just before Christmas, the freshman scored 40 points in a loss to St. Joseph. She received 2.35 percent of the vote. 

9. Kate Schat, sr., Cardinal Newman (California) basketball

Schat made a pair of free throws in the final seconds to lift Cardinal Newman over JSerra, 54-53. The senior finished with 27 points, five rebounds and three assists. She received 0.06 percent of the vote. 

10. Caitlyn Holmes, sr., Ellet (Ohio) basketball

Holmes, a Kent State signee, scored 36 points in a 70-68 loss to Streetsboro. She received 0.04 percent of the vote.

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports