Poll: Who should be the Miami Herald’s High School Athlete of the Week? (Dec. 16)
South Florida’s top athletes were recognized last week in the sports of basketball, cross-country and soccer.
This week, we continue a feature where we ask you to vote for the best performer of the week from basketball and soccer in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, Dec. 19, around 10 p.m. You may vote as often as you like until then.
Here are the candidates:
NOTE: You should see a Miami Herald box underneath this note for you to type Yes and click Submit. That will ignite the actual poll to vote.
▪ Cameron Boozer, Columbus basketball: the senior scored a game-high 31 points -- including three clutch shots -- as the nation’s No.3-ranked Explorers (5-1) defeated the nation’s No.2-ranked Washington D.C. Gonzaga 85-79 in triple overtime at Miami Dade College. Boozer (31 points, (4-8 3-pointers), 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block) sank the tying 3-pointer to force overtime, another 3-pointer to send the game into double overtime and a 3-pointer to tie things again en route to a third overtime.
▪ Sumayah Brown, North Broward Prep soccer: the senior scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Palmer Trinity as the Eagles improved to 6-2-1.
▪ Fiorella Careaga, Barbara Goleman soccer: the sophomore scored 4 goals in an 8-0 win over Southwest as the Gators improved to 5-3.
▪ Alejandro Gonzalez, Cypress Bay soccer: the senior scored the winner in a 1-0 win over Belen Jesuit and added 1 goal in a 5-0 victory over Nova as the Lightning improved to 5-3-2.
▪ J’adore Hayes, North Miami basketball: the junior center scored 18 points with 20 rebounds and 5 blocks in a 55-38 win over Miami Palmetto as the Pioneers improve to 8-1.
▪ Jonathan Joseph, North Miami basketball: the senior scored 23 points with 10 rebounds and 3 steals in a 59-45 victory over Miami Springs as the Pioneers improved to 4-2.
▪ Olivia Rodriguez-Salum, LaSalle soccer: the freshman goalkeeper recorded 2 more shutouts (1-0 over Archbishop McCarthy and 3-0 over Chaminade-Madonna), giving her six this season as the Royal Lions improved to 7-3.
▪ Ainsley Seidel, Coral Gables soccer: the sophomore scored 5 goals in an 8-0 win over Reagan and added 1 goal and 2 assists in an 8-0 victory over Edison as the Cavaliers improved to 7-0.
▪ Nicolas Wieciorovski, Dr. Krop soccer: the freshman set-up both goals in a 2-1 win over North Miami as the Lightning improved to 3-1-1.
