Poll: Who should be the Miami Herald’s High School Athlete of the Week? (Jan. 6)
South Florida’s top athletes were recognized recently in the sports of basketball 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, Jan. 9, 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.
▪ Jonathan Joseph, North Miami basketball: the senior scored 17 points with 12 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in an overtime win over Coconut Creek and poured in 11 points with 14 rebounds and 2 assists in a win over Georgia West Hall as the Pioneers went 2-0 at the Sunshine State Basketball Explosion at Coconut Creek High School.
▪ Santiago Henriquez, Miami Palmetto basketball: the senior led the Panthers to a runner-up finish at the Junior Orange Basketball Classic at Miami Westminster Christian. He had 24 points with 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in the finals in a loss to No. 18 nationally-ranked Roman Catholic High School from Philadelphia. In a semifinal win over two-time tournament champ Maryland Mount St. Joseph, he scored 25 points with 8 assists, 2 rebounds and 4 steals. In an opening win over defending 6A state champ Pembroke Pines Charter, he totaled 26 points with 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
▪ Lenonx Munoz, Miami Beach soccer: the senior goalkeeper allowed one goal in three games with two shutouts at the Tampa Bay Invitational as the Hi-Tides were finalists. Miami Beach defeated New Port Richey River Ridge 4-1. Then the Hi-Tides edged Tampa Steinbrenner 0-0 (5-4 on PKs) in the semifinals and lost to Gulf Breeze 0-0 (3-1 on PKs) in the finals.
▪ Victoria Valle, Miami Doral Academy basketball: the sophomore scored 19 points in a win over Georgia Woodward Academy, 23 points in a loss to Ohio Sprinboro and 15 points in a loss to Ohio Magnificat during the Junior Orange Basketball Classic at Miami Westminster Christian.
▪ Nash Youte, Coconut Creek basketball: the sophomore scored 13 points (3-7 3-pointers) with 2 rebounds in an overtime loss to North Miami and poured in 20 points (4-7 3-pointers) with 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 assist in a loss to Miami Braddock at the Sunshine State Basketball Explosion at Coconut Creek High School.
This story was originally published January 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM.
