Vote: Who should be High School Sports on SI National Girls Athlete of the Week? (11/11/2024)

Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from Nov. 4-10?

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont's Molly Shafer. / Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Each week during the high school sports season, SBLive/SI will gather the best performances across the country with the help of fans, readers and staff.

Now, it’s your turn to choose a standout among the pack, the best of the best.

Here are the nominees for High School on SI’s National High School Girls Athlete of the Week for Nov. 4-10. Voting closes on Monday, Nov. 18 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The poll is below the write-ups on each athlete.

Want to nominate an athlete? Please tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @SBLiveSports.

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.

SBLive/SI National High School Girls Athlete of the Week candidates

1. Livier Andrade, jr., Panorama (California) flag football

Andrade caught three touchdowns and intercepted two passes in a 26-0 shutout of Foshay Learning Center.

2. Emma Bradshaw, sr., Ward Melville (New York) volleyball

Bradshaw had 21 kills as Ward Melville captured the Suffolk Class AAA title against Commack. 

3. Ashley Brown, so., Dock Mennonite (Pennsylvania) soccer

Brown scored three goals in a 6-0 shutout of Masterman. 

4. Kaci Demaria, sr., Palos Verdes (California) volleyball

Demaria did all she could with 42 kills as Palos Verdes fell to Murrieta Valley in five sets in the Division 2 final. 

5. Abby Droner, sr., Chatham (New Jersey) soccer

Droner netted her 50th career goal off a direct corner kick in a 5-1 win over North Hunterdon. 

6. Hope Ernst, fr., Ramsey (New Jersey) soccer

Ernst had two goals and an assist in a 7-0 win victory over Demarest. 

7. Lexie Fragnito, so., Marcellus (New York) soccer

Fragnito scored three goals as Marcellus blanked Canton, 7-0. 

8. Navea Gauthier, sr., Shelby (Michigan) volleyball

Gauthier had 33 kills and 22 digs in a straight-sets victory over Hart. The Ohio State commit is Michigan’s all-time leader in kills with 3,615 and counting. 

9. Audrey Jensen, jr., Milton (Georgia) flag football

Jensen threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-27 win over Blessed Trinity. 

10. Kylee Jerome, sr., Caldera (Oregon) soccer

Jerome recorded a hat trick in a 6-0 shutout of Hood River Valley. 

11. Akylah Kaino, sr., Burns (Oregon) volleyball

Kaino tallied 40 kills — the most for an Oregon player this season — in a five-set Class 3A state semifinal win over Pleasant Hill. The Highlanders went on to place second. 

12. Tessa Knapp, sr., Bay (Ohio) soccer

Knapp, Ohio’s all-time leading scorer, netted a hat trick in a 4-1 win over Nordonia. Knapp is committed to Notre Dame. 

13. Michaela Little, sr., Lawrence (New Jersey) soccer

Little had two goals as Lawrence shut out Freehold Borough, 2-0, to reach the sectional semifinals for the first time in 24 years. 

14. Jaz Martinez, sr., Vega (Texas) volleyball

Martinez tallied 24 kills and 17 digs in a four-set win over Ropes. 

15. Kyleigh Meigs, so., Moore Catholic (New York) soccer

Meigs scored four goals in a 7-0 win over Christ the King. 

16. Gianna Pitts, so., Mechanicville (New York) soccer

Pitts had a hat trick in a 4-0 shutout Northeastern Clinton.

17. Rylee Russell, jr., Freeman (Washington) soccer

Russell exploded for nine goals in a 13-1 win over Rearden. 

18. Khloe Schultz, jr., Sandwich (Massachusetts) field hockey

Schultz had three goals and an assist in a 6-0 shutout of Foxborough. 

19. Molly Shafer, sr., Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Iowa) volleyball

Shafer delivered with 41 kills — a new Class 2A state tournament record — in a four-set win over Dyersville Beckman. 

20. Emily Wisniewski, sr., Crescent Valley (Oregon) cross country

Wisniewski, an N.C. State commit, became the first four-time cross country state champion in Oregon history with a winning time of 17 minutes, 14.5 seconds at the Class 5A state meet. 

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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports