Vote now: Who should be this week’s SBLive Texas High School Athlete of the Week (Apr. 4-10)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Texas High School Athlete of the Week for Apr. 4-10 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 Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday, Apr. 18. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivetx.
THIS WEEK’S SBLIVE TEXAS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Jules Burrow, Midlothian Heritage girls soccer: Burrow scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Argyle to lead the Jaguars to the state tournament.
Macy Hamilton, Mansfield softball: Hamilton went 3-for-3 at the plate with a triple, two RBIs, four runs scored, and stole two bases against DeSoto.
Catie Amador, Joshua softball: Across a two-game span, the sophomore pitcher struck out 31 batters over 14 innings pitched.
Kyndel McDaniel, Timber Creek softball: The senior had an impressive day against THESA. Going 4-for-4 at the plate with three home runs, a double, four RBIs, and scored four runs.
Kennedy Fuller, Southlake Carroll girls soccer: The freshman scored her ninth goal of the playoffs in a 2-0 win over Flower Mound Marcus to lead the Lady Dragons to the 6A state semifinals.
Marissa Powell, Aledo softball: The Oklahoma Christian commit went 4-for-4 at the plate with a triple and had five RBIs against Granbury.
Cadence Chambliess, Godley softball: Chambliess went 7-for-7 at the plate with three doubles, a triple, four RBIs, and scored five runs last week.
Jacob Morgan, Flower Mound Marcus baseball: Morgan totaled three hits - including two home runs - and three RBIs in a dominant 15-5 win over Mansfield Legacy.
Preston Clark, Aledo baseball: The reliever came on in the third inning and gave up just three hits and two runs, to help lead Aledo past Southlake Carroll.
Justin Lamkin, Calallen baseball: The Texas A&M commit pitched seven shutout innings to lead Calallen to a 4-0 victory over Tuloso-Midway in a key District 31-4A matchup.
Brennan Bezdek, Frisco Wakeland boys soccer: Bezdek scored two goals in the Wolverines' regional semifinal win over Mount Pleasant and then tallied the game-winning penalty kick in the regional championship win against Lone Star.
Christian Cifuentes, Plano boys soccer: Cifuentes netted the game-winner in overtime to lift Plano past Keller, 2-1, to secure the program's first state tournament berth since 2009.
Walker Polk, Coppell baseball: In two wins against Hebron, the Baylor commit went 6-for-8 at the plate with two home runs and five RBIs.
Caleb Scott, Denton baseball: Scott went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double, RBI, and scored two runs in a 12-2 win against DeSoto on senior night.