SBLive South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week (Sept. 11-16): Vote Now

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 11-16 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff

Mike Duprez | Sep 17, 2023

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s South Carolina High School Athlete of the Week for Sept. 11-16 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Saturday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll.

THIS WEEK’S SOUTH CAROLINA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

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 by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

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Congratulations to last week's winner: Carly O'Brien of Dorman Volleyball.

Here are this week's nominations.

Tykest Davenport, Calhoun County, Football

The Saints’ quarterback was 5-of-7 for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns while running for 122 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 62-0 romp over Williston-Elko.

Olivia Roberts, Chesnee, Girls Golf

The defending 2-A state champion had turned two strong performances this week. Roberts, a junior, shot a 68 to earn medalist honors and lead her team to victory in the Lady Hurricane Invitational. Later in the week, she shot a 34 for medalist honors again as the Eagles beat Landrum 150-214.

Rebecca Hutchins, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, Girls Volleyball

Hutchins is a 6-foot-1 freshman who plays a variety of positions for the Bruinettes, including setter. In a 3-0 win over Lower Richland, she had 24 assists, 6 kills, 3 kills and 10 digs.

Kamajay Bracket-Brannon, Broome, Football

The Centurions’ quarterback had another huge night, completing 11-of-13 passes for 250 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 58-6 win over Berea. Bracket-Brannon also ran 9 times for 110 yards and a touchdown.

Jaiden McDowell, Gaffney, Football

McDowell, a sophomore tailback, ran 20 times for 101 yards and a touchdown in the Indians’ 49-24 loss to Northwestern. He also caught 7 passes for 85 yards and a touchdown.

Caleb Pearson, C.A. Johnson, Football

Pearson ran 22 times for 390 yards and 5 touchdowns as the Hornets defeated Swansea 42-27. The Hornets’ quarterback also lined up at wide receiver for some plays, catching a pair of passes for 38 yards.

Yannick Smith, Summerville, Football

The East Carolina commit had 160 yards receiving and a pair of touchdowns as the top-ranked Green Wave routed No. 6 Sumter 47-6. Smith also threw a touchdown pass.

Maurice Anderson, Dutch Fork, Football

Anderson ran for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Silver Foxes ran down North Augusta 41-12.

Tre Howard, Ridge View, Football

How’s this for stepping up? Howard, the backup quarterback playing in place of the injured starter, threw four touchdown passes as the Blazers beat Dreher 40-14.

Sharode Richardson, Westside, Football

Richardson ran for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns on 9 carries in a 56-10 win over Mauldin.

Published Sep 17, 2023

MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.