Poll: Which Dade high school athlete should be the Miami Herald’s Player of the Week? (Nov. 5)

Miami-Dade’s County’s best athletes delivered some top-notch performances once again last week.

This week, we resume 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. 9, around 10 p.m.

You may vote as often as you like until then.

Here are the candidates from last week’s events:

▪ Frank Montijo, North Miami Beach, football: Montijo scored all four touchdowns in Chargers’ 24-18 overtime win over Hialeah American, which helped secure a playoff spot.

▪ Sawyer Bartelt, South Dade, football: Bartelt had over 10 tackles, a sack and a key fumble recovery to lead the Bucs to a 33-30 victory over Miami Southridge.

▪ Gia Culler-Guerra, Miami Springs, girls’ golf: Culler-Guerra shot a 1-under 72 and won a one-hole playoff against Plantation American Heritage’s Alessandra Tabora to win the Region 4-2A individual title for the second consecutive season.

▪ Reese Rosenthal, Gulliver, girls’ swimming and diving: Rosenthal won the state championship in the 100 breaststroke at the Class 2A meet and helped the Raiders finish as state runners-up.

▪ Angie Vazquez, Doral Academy, girls’ volleyball: Vazquez totaled 25 digs, four aces and 36 receptions to lead the Firebirds to a road win at Boca Raton in the Region 4-7A final and their second trip to state in the past three seasons.

This story was originally published November 5, 2023 at 8:21 AM.