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Below are the nominees for The Herald’s high school athlete of the week.
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Ja’Nyia Cunningham, South Pointe girls’ basketball: The 6-foot freshman scored 22 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, had six steals and three assists in a 78-15 win over Northwestern, Feb. 6.
Cunningham also had 14 points, 13 rebounds and a steal in a 90-9 win at York, Feb. 9.
Cunningham was also named to the All-Region III, 4A team this week.
Cunningham is averaging 12.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per game for a South Pointe squad (24-2) that has won 22 consecutive games this season.
Morgan Davis, Catawba Ridge girls’ basketball: The 5-foot-11 senior scored 22 points, had 13 rebounds, three assists, five steals and three blocks in a 49-41 win at Indian Land, Feb. 6.
Davis also scored 27 points, grabbed nine rebounds, five steals and two assists in a 56-35 victory at Northwestern, Feb. 9.
Davis is averaging 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and three steals for Catawba Ridge (8-17) this season.
Aiden Eubanks, Fort Mill wrestling: The Yellow Jackets’ senior won a 7-0 decision at 144 pounds to clinch the second straight, 5A state championship for the Fort Mill wrestling team, who beat Summerville 32-27 at Dreher High, Feb. 10.
Eubanks was also the Region III, 5A wrestler of the year this season.
Caden Giles, Nation Ford boys’ basketball: The 6-foot-10 senior scored 11 points, had nine rebounds, four blocks and two assists in a 58-48 win over rival, Fort Mill, Feb. 9.
Giles also posted a double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks and four assists in a 70-65 loss at Spring Valley, Feb. 6.
Giles is averaging 9.9 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game for Nation Ford (13-12) this season.
Jaylen McMurray, Legion Collegiate girls’ basketball: The 5-foot-4 sophomore scored 19 points, had nine rebounds and three steals in a 66-31 win at the South Charlotte Thunder, Feb. 6.
McMurray also had 29 points, five rebounds and six steals in a 59-57 loss to United Faith, Feb. 8.
The next night, McMurray scored 18 point, had eight steals and five rebounds in a 74-20 victory over the South Charlotte Thunder.
McMurray is averaging 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.1 steals for Legion Collegiate (9-13) this season.
Bryce Peterson, Andrew Jackson boys’ basketball: The 6-foot junior scored 28 points in a 70-49 win over Cheraw, Feb. 9.
Peterson also scored 14 points to go with seven assists and three steals in an 80-46 victory over Central Pageland, Feb. 6.
Peterson is averaging 13.6 points, 5.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 steals for an Andrew Jackson team (22-3) that has won 13 straight games this season.
Aubrey Stevenson, Rock Hill girls’ basketball: The 5-foot-7 junior point guard scored 19 points, had seven rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a block in a 65-47 win over Blythewood, Feb. 6.
Stevenson also scored seven points, had five rebounds, six assists and seven steals in a 61-27 victory at Clover, Feb. 9.
Stevenson is averaging 10.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 3.1 steals for Rock Hill (23-3) this season.
** Information published today includes statistics through February 10.
If you want to nominate an athlete: Athlete of the week highlights area 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.