Winners of the Olympia area high school basketball Athletes of the Week (Jan. 6 to Jan. 12)
Voting is now closed for The Olympian’s high school basketball Athletes of the Week poll (Jan. 6 to Jan. 12). Thanks to everyone who voted and supported their local student-athletes. Check back next week for a new poll.
Want to nominate someone for next week’s poll? Email preps reporter Jon Manley at jon.manley@thenewstribune.com or find him on Twitter, @manley_tnt. All nominations for the week must be submitted by Sunday at 8 p.m.
This week’s winners are:
Boys: Damon Gaither, Tumwater
Girls: Aubrey Amendala, Tumwater
You can read about the candidates and their accomplishments below.
BOYS
Jackson Grant, Olympia: Had 27 points and 11 rebounds in 55-41 win over South Kitsap in 4A SPSL play.
Spencer Halstead, Capital: Scored 17 points in 54-34 loss to Gig Harbor and 19 points in 51-38 win over Shelton.
Avery Amin, Black Hills: Scored 16 points in 53-40 win over W.F. West.
Carter McCoy, W.F. West: Scored 27 points in 58-50 win over Aberdeen and 14 in 53-40 loss to Black Hills.
Matt House, Centralia: Scored 23 points in 79-48 win over Rochester.
Damon Gaither, Tumwater: Scored 24 points in 52-49 win over Aberdeen and 20 in 81-27 win over Rochester.
GIRLS
Aubrey Amendala, Tumwater: Scored 19 points in 70-35 win over Rochester and 12 points in 72-19 win over Aberdeen.
Paige Winter, Rochester: Scored 16 points and hauled in seven rebounds in 70-35 loss to Tumwater.
Megan River, Black Hills: Scored 15 points in 59-32 win over Centralia and 17 in 67-61 win over W.F. West.
Kaeley Schultz, Rainier: Scored 30 points in 58-24 win over Morton-White Pass and 16 points and 12 rebounds in 47-27 win over Napavine.
Maddie Plevyak, Yelm: Scored 23 points in 70-51 win over Timberline.
Athletes are selected based off of available stats and nominations. Want to nominate someone in the future? Email preps reporter Jon Manley at jon.manley@thenewstribune.com or find him on Twitter, @manley_tnt. All nominations for the week must be submitted by Sunday at 8 p.m.
This story was originally published January 14, 2020 at 9:42 AM.
