Freeman boys basketball player Boen Phelps voted the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to the Scotties' guard  for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for January 23-January 28!
Freeman boys basketball player Boen Phelps voted the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week
Freeman boys basketball player Boen Phelps voted the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week /

Congratulations to Freeman's Boen Phelps for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 23-28!

The senior point guard had quite a week - in two sports. After signing with Boise State University for football, Phelps put up big performance against Newport (game-high 31 points) and Riverside (22 points), both wins in 1A Northeast action.

Phelps received 82.7% of the vote, beating out Enumclaw's Carter Derosier, who finished second with 6.8%.

We are currently accepting WaFd Bank Player of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivewa.

Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Jan. 23-Jan. 28:

WASHINGTON NOMINEES

Adam Davis, Tahoma boys basketball: The junior forward broke out for a game-high 24 points, including 18 in the second half and overtime as the No. 7 Bears won at No. 5 Skyline in a non-league game. Davis also hit the game-tying 3-pointer with five seconds remaining to put the game into an extra period.

Carter DeRosier, Enumclaw boys basketball: Scored a game-high 23 points in an upset win over then-No. 10 Foss to take control of 2A SPSL.

Emmett Fenz, Ellensburg boys basketball: The senior forward broke a 53-yard school record by scoring a career-high 43 points in a 2A CWAC overtime victory Saturday over East Valley of Yakima. And in a loss to Ephrata on Friday, he 25 points and 13 rebounds.

Davis Fogle, Anacortes boys basketball: Nearly single-handedly willed his team to an upset of top-ranked Lynden, pouring in a game-high 42 points in a Northwest Conference loss to the Lions.

Brooklynn Haywood, Union girls basketball: The 4A GSHL’s leading scorer as a ninth grader registered the state’s top scoring game in 2022-23 - 50 points on 18-of-34 field goals - in a win over Class 2B contender La Conner. It is also a Titans’ single-game record (and comes after earlier-week games of 26 and 27 points).

Kaylia Heidelberg, Peninsula girls basketball: It was a big week for the Seahawks’ junior captain. She rolled up 25 points (including four 3-pointers) in the team’s 3A SSC showdown win over North Thurston, then contributed a season-high 30 points (including six 3-pointers) in a victory over River Ridge.

Cavin Holden, R.A. Long boys basketball: Needing 32 points to tie Adam Perry’s all-time school scoring mark (1,639 points), the guard was better than that - 35 points - to break the record in a 2A GSHL win over Hudson’s Bay. Later in the week, he had 40 points against Columbia River - his sixth game this season of 40 or more points.

Luke Holecek, East Valley of Spokane boys basketball: Sank eight 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 38 points (15-of-22 shooting from the floor) and eight rebounds in a 2A GSL loss to Pullman.

Isabel Sullivan, Eastside Catholic girls basketball: The Nevada signee continues to put up stellar numbers in the Metro League - 26 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Ballard; 26 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Holy Names and 29 points and 10 rebounds in a loss against West Seattle.

Toby Trichler, Sultan boys basketball: Scored 30 points in a win over Eastside Prep that put the Turks in a tie for first place in the Emerald Sound Conference Coho Division

Jenna Villa, Arlington girls basketball: For a while in the Eagles’ 3A Wesco showdown against Stanwood, it was the WSU signee doing all the scoring. He tallied 19 of the team’s 21 first-half points - and finished with a game-high 29 points, including five 3-pointers in a home victory.

Kylie Waltermeyer, Tumwater girls basketball: Back in the lineup after an extended injury layoff (back), the senior guard scored a game-high 20 points, including two 3-pointers, as the Thunderbirds won at W.F. West to force a first-place tie in the 2A Evergreen Conference.

Karlee VonMoos, Adna girls basketball: The Pirates’ post player dominated against then-No. 2 Mossyrock (2B) by scoring 17 points (8-of-14 FGs) and pulling down a program-record 20 rebounds in fifth-ranked Adna’s victory. It also avenged an earlier-season loss.

Kierra Wilcox, Evergreen of Vancouver girls bowling: Led the way with a three-game 629-pin total to claim the individual Class 3A Southwest District title and help the Plainsmen claim the team title.


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Todd Milles, SBLive Sports
TODD MILLES, SBLIVE SPORTS

Todd Milles is a Regional Editor for SBLive Sports, covering Washington, Idaho and Montana.