Olentangy Liberty girls basketball SG Gigi Bower voted SBLive’s Ohio High School Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Olentangy Liberty girls basketball shooting guard Gigi Bower for being voted SBLive’s Ohio High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 7-13!

Congratulations to Olentangy Liberty girls basketball shooting guard Gigi Bower for being voted SBLive’s Ohio High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 7-13!

The sophomore put up 25 points (including six three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals to help lead her team to a 71-27 victory against Pickerington North. 

Bower received 61.72% of the vote, beating out Olentangy Berlin's Chris Brennan who finished second with 36.18%. Tree of Life's Gianna Lane finished third with 1.11% and Mentor's Matt Kish finished fourth with 0.38%. There were over 69,000 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 @sbliveoh.

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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for Feb. 7-13:

Chris Brennan, Olentangy Berlin ice hockey

Brennan came from behind the net to score the overtime game-winner and lead the Bears to their first CBJ Cup.

Gracie Chelf, Wooster swimming

The Cleveland State commit placed first in the girls 50-yard free with a time of 24.53 and qualified for the NE district championship.

Alex Ciolek, Northwestern boys basketball

Led his team with 23 points, including five 3-pointers, five assists and five rebounds to dominate Orrville 73-57.

Owen Fiesler, Triway boys bowling

Led his team in the individual games, rolling a 603 (245-166-192) series.

Eric Holley III, East boys basketball

The Toledo football commit dropped 51 points in a 86-69 win over Hudson.

Matt Kish, Mentor ice hockey

Scored his 20th goal of the season with a go-ahead goal in the third period to help the Cardinals to a 4-2 Baron Cup I victory over Olmsted Falls.

Olivia Klanac, Medina girls basketball

Had 16 points, five rebounds and three steals to lead the Bees to a 55-19 win over Twinsburg.

Gianna Lane, Tree of Life girls basketball

Had 27 points in a 63-34 rout over Delaware Christian.

Kiki McElrath, Bishop Hartley girls basketball

McElrath scored a game-high 20 points in a close loss to Bishop Watterson.

Paul McMillan IV, Woodward boys basketball

Scored 28 points to lead Woodward past Shroder 108-32 and rise to 13th on the OHSAA all-time scoring list. 

Imarianah Russell, Reynoldsburg girls basketball

Had 28 points in a win at Newark, marking her 11th 25-plus-point game of the season.

Peyton Smith, Cleveland Heights girls basketball

Smith scored 14 points and had a team-high 17 rebounds in a 54-45 win over Orange.

Dailyn Swain, Africentric boys basketball

The junior had a huge second half, scoring 17 of his 22 total points and finishing with six steals to lead the Nubians to a defeat over Beechcroft and their first league title since 2005.

Khoi Thurmon, Buchtel boys basketball

Had 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to spoil Brecksville-Broadview Heights’ undefeated season, 75-66.

Jalen Wenger, Dalton boys basketball

Had a team-high 28 points, four rebounds and four assists in a 67-51 win over Revere. 

Daniel Young, Shaker Heights boys basketball

Had 32 points, five rebounds, three steals and four assists to lead his team to a win over Bedford.