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