Winners of the South Sound high school basketball Athletes of the Week (Dec. 9 to Dec. 15)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s high school basketball Athletes of the Week poll (Dec. 9 to Dec. 15). Thanks to everyone who voted this week and supported their local student-athletes. Check back next week for a new poll (Dec. 16 to Dec. 22).
Know of anyone with a big performance this week? Email TNT preps reporter Jon Manley at jon.manley@thenewstribune.com
This week’s winners are:
Boys basketball: Damani Green, Wilson
Girls basketball: Joclyen Watt, Wilson
You can read about the candidates and their accomplishments below.
BOYS
Jaylen-Wes Williams, Federal Way: Senior guard had 25 points, eight assists and four rebounds in 67-56 win over Enumclaw.
Kenzel Massey, Lakes: 6-foot-7 junior forward poured in 34 points, three rebounds, an assist and three steals in 80-53 win over Bethel and made 5-of-8 3-pointers. Had 20 points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals in 54-51 win over Spanaway Lake.
Zach Toglia, Gig Harbor: Junior wing had 16 points in 70-53 win over Timberline and 22 points in 66-61 win over Central Kitsap.
Damani Green, Wilson: Senior guard scored 22 points and tallied four assists in 75-65 win over Stadium and had 19 points and five assists in 72-35 win over Bonney Lake.
Wendell Davis, Bellarmine: Lions’ senior had 23 points in 64-63 win over Curtis.
Jaylen Scott, Stadium: Senior guard scored 29 in 75-65 loss to Wilson and 26 in 61-55 loss to Spanaway Lake.
Alex Glenn, Foss: Had 20 points, five assists and five rebounds in 79-53 loss to Clover Park and 15 points, five assists and five steals in 98-56 loss to Federal Way.
Kai Johnson, Olympia: Scored 20 points in 67-46 win over Battle Ground.
Luke Brown, Peninsula: Seahawks’ freshman scored 16 points in 62-43 win over North Thurston.
Omari Maulana, Life Christian: Scored 27 points in 82-48 win over South Bend.
GIRLS
Joclyen Watt, Wilson: Rams’ junior guard scored 27 points, had four assists, seven rebounds and three steals in 64-59 win over Bonney Lake and had 29 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals in 87-33 win over Stadium.
Ella Brubaker, Curtis: Senior scored 35 points in 73-48 win over Puyallup and 27 points in 51-50 win over Bellarmine.
Kya Stewart, Eatonville: Sophomore forward scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in 49-28 win over Steilacoom.
Atreoania Garner, Spanaway Lake: Freshman poured in 30 points in 65-43 win over Orting, scored 29 in 72-53 win over Stadium and had 30 points in 61-28 win over Lakes.
Jordyn Jenkins, Kentridge: Scored 24 points in 57-29 win over Kennedy Catholic and 23 points in 86-38 win over Mount Rainier.
Maddie Plevyak, Yelm: Senior had 22 points in 81-53 win over North Thurston and 24 points in 87-54 win over Shelton.
Aaliyah Alexander, Todd Beamer: Senior guard scored 21 points in 60-34 win over Thomas Jefferson.
Athletes are selected based off of available stats and nominations. Want to nominate someone in the future? Email preps reporter Jon Manley at jon.manley@thenewstribune.com or find him on Twitter, @manley_tnt. All nominations for the week must be submitted by Sunday at 8 p.m.
This story was originally published December 16, 2019 at 10:58 AM.
