Vote for The Herald’s high school athlete of the week (Dec. 7, 2025)
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- The Herald lists high-school athlete nominees and runs a public poll closing Sunday noon.
- Nominees span football, swimming and cross-country, backed by game and meet stats.
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Here are the nominees for The Herald’s high school athlete of the week.
The poll closes at noon Sunday. You may vote as often as you like.
This week’s nominees
India Adams, Lancaster girls’ basketball: The Bruins’ eighth-grader scored a career-high 19 points and had four rebounds, two steals and one assists in a 52-51 win over Keenan at the Lake Murry Tip-Off Classic at Lexington High on Nov. 24. Adams was 4 for 4 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory.
The next day, Adams matched her career-best with 19 points, two assists, one rebound and one steal in a 61-36 loss to host Lexington in the tournament championship game.
Eli Anstey, South Pointe wrestling: The Stallions’ senior went 4-0 on the weekend to win the 138-pound title at the Venom Duals at Catawba Ridge on Nov. 22.
Anstey is the reigning 4A state runner-up at 132 pounds.
Reagan Beard, Rock Hill girls’ wrestling: The Bearcats’ freshman went 3-0 to win the 126-pound title at the North Henderson Lady Knights’ Invitational on Nov. 26.
Niyah Colvin, Northwestern girls’ Basketball: The 5-foot-7 junior forward scored 17 points and had six rebounds, five steals and six more deflections in a 55-46 loss to Palisades on Nov. 25.
Colvin is averaging 9.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and three steals per game for Northwestern (0-2) this season.
Rico Hickman, Clover basketball: The 6-1 junior guard scored 10 points, had six rebounds, five assists and two steals in a 66-10 win over Cardinal Newman on Nov. 24.
The next night, Hickman scored 16 points and had two rebounds in a 70-22 victory at Columbia.
Kam McFadden, Northwestern football: The 6-foot, 200-pound senior middle linebacker had 14 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a hurry in a 51-19 win over Indian Land in the 5A, Division state semifinals on Nov. 28.
McFadden has 99 tackles, including 19.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and six hurries for Northwestern (12-1) this season.
Jermier Nelson, Fort Mill basketball: The 6-2 sophomore scored 19 points, had two rebounds and three assists in a 71-50 win over Charlotte Latin on Nov. 25.
Nelson also scored nine points, had six assists, three rebounds and a steal in a 74-60 loss to Gaston Christian in the Phenom Hoops’ Lakesgiving Classic at Lake Norman High on Nov. 28.
Nelson is averaging 20.7 points, 3.5 assists, three rebounds and 1.5 steals per game for Fort Mill (3-1) this season
Note: Information published today includes statistics through November 29.
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This story was originally published December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM with the headline "Vote for The Herald’s high school athlete of the week (Dec. 7, 2025)."