Poll: Which Dade high school athlete should be the Miami Herald’s Player of the Week? (Nov. 20)
The football playoffs heated up last week as they reached the second round.
Couple that with some clutch efforts on the soccer field and the winter sports season is already starting to pick up.
This week, we continue a weekly feature where we ask you to vote for the best performer of the week in Miami-Dade County high school sports.
Below is a look at the five candidates from last week’s action. Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, Nov. 24, around 10 p.m.
You may vote as often as you like until then.
Here are the candidates from last week’s events:
▪ Hector Chavez, Columbus, football: Chavez, a sophomore middle linebacker, recorded two sacks, three tackles for loss and at least a dozen total tackles, and returned a blocked field goal 100 yards for a touchdown in the Explorers’ 28-0 win over Palmetto in a Region 4-4M semifinal.
▪ Jermaine Beard, Norland, football: Beard had three sacks with the last being the crucial one to stop Booker T. Washington in the red zone during a 14-7 win over the Tornadoes in the Region 4-2M semifinals.
▪ Aden Davenport, Palmer Trinity, football: Davenport completed 12 of 17 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Falcons to a 27-24 upset win over Archbishop Carroll in the Region 4-1M semifinals.
▪ Ana Levy-Armesto, Gulliver Prep, girls’ soccer: Levy-Armesto made seven saves and posted a shutout in a 2-0 win over Calvary Christian.
▪ Dylan Smiley, Miami Country Day, boys’ swimming and diving: Smiley won the state championship in Class 1A in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 47.15 seconds.
This story was originally published November 20, 2022 at 5:11 PM.
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