It’s time to vote for the Morris/Sussex Athlete of the Week!
Read about the performances that stood out and let us know who you think should be the Athlete of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.
Nominations were provided by coaches and are presented in alphabetical order. Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Diya Badlani
Chatham sophomore foil
Badlani was the only A-strip foil to go undefeated, finishing 14-0 at the Santelli Tournament on Jan. 12. She helped Chatham’s foil squad finish second, and the team claim its third straight team title.
More:Chatham girls sweep, boys defend team title at fencing Morris County Tournament
Gianna Capriglione
Roxbury junior forward
Capriglione averaged 15.3 points and 9.3 boards as Roxbury went 3-0 last week, defeating Parsippany Hills, Mount Olive and North Hunterdon.
Abigail Hawes
Mountain Lakes senior guard/forward
Hawes averaged 18.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and five steals as Mountain Lakes swept its NJAC-Liberty foes, defeating Hanover Park, Morristown Beard and Morris Tech.
M.J. Jarrell
Morristown Beard sophomore shooting guard
Jarrell averaged 29 points, eight rebounds and three steals as the Crimson went 2-1, defeating Morris Tech and Parsippany and falling at Orange.
Molly Smyth
Mount Olive wrestler
Smyth earned three victories by pin at 126 pounds, helping Mount Olive also go 3-0. Smyth started the week with a 13-second pin against Cliffside Park, then defeated Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex place-winners from Warren Hills and Vernon.
Michael Strong
Kittatinny sophomore guard
Strong averaged 18.7 points as Kittatinny went 1-2, defeating NJAC-Colonial leader Dover, and falling to Newton and Pope John.
Charlotte Tuhy
Madison senior forward
Tuhy scored her 2,000th career point on Thursday at Hanover Park. She averaged 24.7 points, six rebounds and 3.7 steals as Madison lost at Morris Catholic, and defeated the Hornets and Morris Knolls.
Flashback!Madison junior Charlotte Tuhy reaches 1,000 points
Will Van Doren
Hackettstown sophomore epee
A sophomore at Warren Tech who fences for Hackettstown, Van Doren went 2-1 in a loss to Morris Knolls and 1-2 in a loss to Voorhees.
Mia Washington
Pope John junior guard
Washington averaged 22.3 points, seven boards, two assists and three steals as Pope John went 2-1 last week, defeating NJAC-American foes Randolph and Morristown and lost to Caldwell.
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