Poll: Vote for the Miami Herald High School Athlete of the Week (4)

This week, we continue a feature where we ask you to vote for the best high school varsity performer of the week (in Broward and Miami-Dade counties).

This week includes nominees from high school bowling, cross-country, football, golf, and volleyball.

Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, Sept. 25 at 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.

Josh Carmichael, St. Brendan football: the senior totaled 3 touchdowns (2 on offense and 1 on defense) in one half as weather washed away the second half with the Sabres defeating Hialeah Gardens. He had 2 catches for 61 yards and 1 TD and ran for 34 yards on 2 carries with 1 TD. He also returned an interception 102 yards for a score and made 2 tackles.

Harper Kiss, Pine Crest golf: the 7th grader was the top local girls’ finisher, placing third at 1-under 70, just one shot from first at the Palm League Championship at Biltmore Golf Club in Coral Gables

Marcelo Mantecon, Belen Jesuit cross-country: the junior crossed the finish line in a meet-record 14 minutes 35 seconds—a personal best, the fastest time in Florida history and the win—at the Southern Showcase Invitational in Huntsville, Alabama. In an elite field, the Wolverins placed third.

Justin Matias, Archbishop Carroll football: the sophomore carried the ball 10 times for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Bulldogs defeated West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy.

Sara Moreno, LaSalle volleyball: the senior recorded 10 kills, 1 block, 25 digs, and 3 aces as the Royal Lions defeated Ransom Everglades in 4 sets.

Jesus Prieto, Ferguson bowling: the senior had a high game of 246 pins and the high series at 687 as the Falcons improved to 6-0 with a win over ATM.

Lilly Riegger, American Heritage golf: the senior won the Back To School Classic with 69 over 18 holes on the Pines Course at the Pompano Golf Club in Pompano Beach, while leading the Patriots to the team title.

Jim Varsallone

Miami Herald

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Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. He also covers pro wrestling, something he’s done since his college days in the late 1980s. Now in his fifth decade of coverage, he currently follows WWE (Raw, SmackDown and NXT), AEW, Ring of Honor, TNA Impact Wrestling, MLW, WOW, NWA, and the South Florida indies, mainly CCW. He writes MMA, too -- mostly profile stories and video interviews with American Top Team and Sanford MMA fighters in South Florida. As for pro wrestling, he writes feature stories and profile pieces, updates upcoming show schedules in South Florida, photographs the action and interviews talent (audio and video) -- sharing the content here and via social media on his Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channel: jim varsallone (jimmyv3 channel). Support my work with a digital subscription