Vote for The Herald’s high school athlete of the week (Jan. 18, 2026)
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This week’s nominees
Ni’Yonna Asbelle, Andrew Jackson girls’ basketball: The 5-foot-11 senior scored 25 points, had seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals in an 85-8 win at York Prep on Jan. 6.
Asbelle posted a double-double with 30 points and 13 rebounds to go with five assists and three steals in a 74-23 victory over Lewisville on Jan. 7.
Asbelle finished off the week with 24 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 76-28 win over Buford on Jan. 9.
Asbelle is averaging 25.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.8 steals for Andrew Jackson (9-5) this season.
Jada Chambliss, Clover girls’ basketball: The 5-7 senior scored 10 points, had two rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 62-22 win over Northwestern on Jan. 6.
The next night, Chambliss scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 64-25 victory over York.
Chambliss is averaging 7.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game for Clover (8-7) this season.
Kaleigh Lucas, South Pointe girls’ basketball: The 5-5 sophomore scored 27 points to go with eight assists and four steals in a 75-63 win at Camden on Jan. 7.
Lucas also scored 25 points, had seven assists, three steals and a rebound in a 94-18 victory over York on Jan. 9.
Lucas is averaging 17.4 points, 5.9 assists, 4.1 steals and 3.2 rebounds per game for South Pointe (13-2) this season.
Tristan Mobley, South Pointe wrestling: The Stallions’ sophomore went 6-0 this week at both the 165 and 175-pound weight classes.
Mobley was 2-0 in a Region III 4A match, when he was moved up to 175-pounds on Jan. 7.
Mobley also went 4-0 on the weekend at 165 pounds to improve to 36-10 overall this season.
Jermier Nelson, Fort Mill basketball: The 6-2 sophomore scored 27 points, had five rebounds and four assists in a 74-52 win at Rock Hill on Jan. 6.
Nelson also scored 19 points, and had two rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 59-44 victory at Northwestern on Jan. 9.
Nelson is averaging 21.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.3 steals per game for a Fort Mill team (15-3) that has won seven straight games.
Kamyla Torres, Rock Hill girls’ wrestling: The Bearcats’ junior went 3-0 to win the 100-pound title at the Phillip Reed Rumble at Glenn High (NC) in Winston-Salem on Jan. 10.
Torres is 28-5 overall this season.
Chase Walters, Nation Ford basketball: The 6-foot senior scored 12 points, grabbed three rebounds and had two assists in a 62-59 win at Indian Land on Jan. 6.
The next night, Walters scored 15 points, had one rebound, two assists and two steals in a 52-41 victory over River Bluff.
Walters finished off the week with nine points, eight rebounds, four assists and one steal in a 56-36 win over Rock Hill.
Walters is averaging 12.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game for a Nation Ford team (14-3) that has won 11 straight games this season.
Note: Information published today includes statistics through January 10.
This story was originally published January 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM with the headline "Vote for The Herald’s high school athlete of the week (Jan. 18, 2026)."