The Athlete of the Week nominees for September 20-26. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Wednesdays paper.
Last weeks winner
Kyson Vanee | Shorewood football
The senior quarterback (18 of 24, 203 yards, 1 passing TD, 34 rushing yards, TD) led two fourth-quarter drives in Shorewoods comeback win, including an 85-yard late game-winning drive capped by an 8-yard touchdown pass as the Stormrays improved to 2-1. Vanee won The Heralds Athlete of the Week for Sept. 13-19 by claiming 281 (25.07%) of the 1,121 votes.
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This weeks nominees
Bryson Acosta | Snohomish football
The junior running back carried the ball 13 times for 176 yards and four rushing touchdowns in three quarters of work during a 52-0 win over Marysville Getchell on Sept 25. His long was a 55-yard TD run on 4th-and-12, and he was not tackled for a loss all night.
Julianne Buchan | Archbishop Murphy girls soccer
The junior forward scored all four Wildcats goals in a 4-3 win over Kings on Sept. 26.
Kyler Burke | Stanwood soccer
The junior forward scored two goals and added an assist in a 4-0 win over Everett on Sept. 22.
Beau Everson | Granite Falls football
The junior running back ran all over Lakeside (Seattle) on Sept. 25 with 12 carries for 250 yards, including TD runs of 95 and 82 yards. Everson also had three catches for 43 yards, along with six tackles on defense and a blocked Lakeside field goal attempt on special teams.
Ava Gonzalez | Everett volleyball
The senior outside hitter went for 24 kills and seven aces as the Seagulls downed the Tomahawks 25-13, 25-13, 25-9 on the road on Sept. 24. She also registered 27 kills and 10 digs in a Sept. 22 loss to Stanwood.
JJ Gray | Tulalip Heritage football
The senior made the most of his five touches during a 38-0 win over Darrington on Sept. 24, totaling 113 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. He also completed a 23-yard pass.
Emma Nowak | Glacier Peak volleyball
The senior outside hitter stood out on both ends with 23 kills and 13 digs during a 3-2 set win over Mount Si on Sept. 24.
Note: The Heralds Athlete of the Week nominees are chosen based on stats reported to the newspaper, recommendations from coaches and first-hand observations. Stats from games and recommendations for nominees can be sent to sports@a regional outlet.com. Nominees must be submitted by 9 a.m. Monday. Did we miss someone? It could be because individual stats were not reported to the regional outlet. Coaches/scorekeepers: Please report results by 10:30 p.m. on the day of the event. To participate in the voting, visit a regional outlet.com.