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Below are the nominees for The Herald’s high school athlete of the week.
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Sarah Anderson-Wildy, Rock Hill girls’ basketball: The 6-foot-2 senior scored two points, had six rebounds, three blocks and one steal in a 58-39 win over Clover, Jan. 23.
Anderson-Wildy also scored five points, grabbed seven rebounds, six blocks and two steals in a 50-44 victory at Spring Valley, Jan. 26.
Anderson-Wildy is averaging 3.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks for a Rock Hill team (19-3) that has won 13 games in a row this season.
Lance Barnes, Catawba Ridge boys’ basketball: The 6-foot-3 sophomore scored 34 points, grabbed six rebounds, five steals and two assists in a 60-45 victory at South Pointe, Jan. 26.
Barnes also scored 20 points, had nine rebounds, four assists and one steal in a 67-36 win over Northwestern, Jan. 23.
Barnes is averaging 19.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and three steals for Catawba Ridge (19-2) this season.
Eliza Baskins, Lancaster girls’ basketball: The 5-foot-7 junior scored 14 points, had nine rebounds and four assists in a 51-45 overtime win at Indian Land, Jan. 23.
Baskins scored 29 points, had eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 47-26 win at Northwestern, Jan. 26.
The next day, Baskins had two points and four rebounds in an 83-29 loss at South Pointe.
Baskins is averaging 14.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, two steals and 1.5 assists per game for Lancaster (4-13) this season.
Zeke Clyburn, Andrew Jackson boys’ basketball: The 6-foot-5 sophomore scored 15 points, had eight rebounds, three assists and one steal in a 68-22 win at Chesterfield, Jan. 23.
The next night, Clyburn had a double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 74-57 victory over North Central.
Clyburn had another double-double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and two assists in a 71-50 win at York Prep, Jan. 26.
Clyburn is averaging 12.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game for an Andrew Jackson squad (17-3) that has won eight consecutive games this season.
Ja’Nyia Cunningham, South Pointe girls’ basketball: The 6-foot freshman scored 22 points, grabbed eight rebounds and four steals in a 90-8 win over York, Jan. 23.
Cunningham had 18 points, nine rebounds and one block in an 82-31 win over Catawba Ridge, Jan. 26.
The next day, Cunningham added 20 points, 10 rebounds and two steals in an 83-29 win over Lancaster.
Cunningham is averaging 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals per game for a
South Pointe team (20-2) that has won 18 straight games this season.
Caden Giles, Nation Ford boys’ basketball: The 6-foot-11 senior scored 18 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and had two blocks to lead Nation Ford to a 68-62, overtime win at rival, Fort Mill, Jan. 23.
Giles also had eight points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block in a 56-54 loss at Clover, Jan. 26.
Giles is averaging 9.6 points, 9.5 rebounds and three blocks per game for Nation Ford (10-11) this season.
Jaylon Hoover, Clover boys’ basketball: The 6-foot-1 senior scored 14 points in a 68-38 win over at Rock Hill, Jan. 23.
Hoover also scored 13 points to go with three rebounds and four steals in a 56-54 win over Nation Ford, Jan. 26.
Hoover is averaging 15 points, two rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game for Clover (12-9) this season.
Payton Munsey, York Prep girls’ basketball: The 6-foot senior center scored nine points, had 11 rebounds and three blocks in a 47-17 win at North Central, Jan. 23.
The next day, Munsey had 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in a 47-22 win over York.
Munsey finished off the week with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists in a 74-31 loss to Andrew Jackson, Jan. 26.
York Prep is 10-9 overall this season.
Chris Propst, Northwestern wrestling: The Trojans’ senior won the 113-pound title at the Region III, AAAA tournament, Jan. 27.
Propst is 27-6 overall this season.
Skylar Young, Indian Land girls’ basketball: The 5-foot-6 sophomore scored 13 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and two steals in a 51-45, overtime loss to Lancaster, Jan. 23.
Young also scored nine points, had six rebounds, and two steals in a 43-24 win at York, Jan. 26.
Young is averaging 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals for Indian Land (7-13) this season.
** Information published today includes statistics through January 27.
If you want to nominate an athlete: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athletes’ name, school, class, photos and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.