VOTE: Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week presented by Babcock Ranch for Sept. 11-16
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It’s time to vote in the Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week poll sponsored by Babcock Ranch for Sept. 11-16.
Each week the Naples Daily News staff will select one finalist in each high school sport. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed in by Collier County’s coaches during the week to sports@naplesnews.com. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine who the Athlete of the Week will be.
The poll will be posted at naplesnews.com each Monday, and voting will end at 10 a.m. Thursday each week. The winner will be announced on the @ndnprepzone Instagram page and on Twitter at @NDN_PrepZone. The winning athlete will receive a shirt courtesy of BSN Sports.
First Baptist defeated Trinity Catholic, 21-3, in the Suburban 1 football state championship game on Dec. 10, 2022, at Gene Cox Stadium.
Last week’s winner was First Baptist defensive back/linebacker Logan Bartley.
To see this week’s poll, CLICK HERE!
Here are the nominees for this week:
Football Offense
Nino Joseph, Lely
Came into the game in relief, carrying the ball 20 times for 142 yards and a touchdown in a 46-13 win over Bradenton Southeast.
Football Defense
Bradley Martino, Golden Gate
Picked off a key pass to preserve Golden Gate’s 30-19 win over Naples, giving the school their first win over the Golden Eagles in program history.
Volleyball
Alexa Haley, Seacrest Country Day
The libero posted 96 digs and 15 aces over five games this past week against Canterbury, Westminster Christian, Tampa Prep, Community School, and Evangelical Christian.
Boys Swimming
Charlie Wu, Barron Collier
Wu finished second in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke at the Tarpon Invite, helping the Cougars place second at the meet. He also swam on two relay teams which finished second and third.
Girls Swimming
Fina Hickmon, Naples
Placed first in the 100 free, fourth in the 200 free, and added a first-place finish on the 400 free relay and a second-place finish on the 200 free relay to help Naples finish fourth at the Tarpon Invite.
Boys Golf
Ian Psota, Barron Collier
Shot a 37 to help lead the Cougars past St. John Neumann in a match that was decided by five strokes.
Girls Golf
Alayna Freidt, Community School
Shot an even par to lead CSN past Aubrey Rogers on Thursday.
Boys Cross Country
Will Montanye, Gulf Coast
Won the SFCA Invite on Saturday by a comfortable 23 seconds, clocking a time of 16:00.10 to set a new season-low through three races.
Girls Cross Country
Isabella Adams, Village School
Posted a time of 20:09.60 to take third place at the SFCA Invite on Saturday in Fort Myers, setting a new PR in the process.
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: VOTE: Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week by Babcock Ranch for Sept. 11-16