High School Sports

Who is this week’s Centre Daily Times high school athlete of the week? Vote here

Editor’s note: The Centre Daily Times will publish a weekly poll on Monday mornings for readers to choose the Athlete of the Week for the previous week of competition. Please go to CentreDaily.com and click on this story to cast your vote.

Here are this week’s nominees for the Centre Daily Times high school athlete of the week presented in alphabetical order. They were selected by editor Lauren Muthler and sports reporter Jon Sauber via stats compiled by the CDT or sent to cdtscores@centredaily.com. Vote for your favorite.

If you’d like to nominate a player’s performance for future weeks, or believe a deserving nominee is missing from this week’s poll, please contact the CDT via email at cdtscores@centredaily.com.

The poll closes at noon Friday, and a short profile of the winner will appear in Sunday’s paper.

Bald Eagle girls’ volleyball

The Eagles set the record this week with their 80th consecutive Mountain League victory when they defeated Bellefonte, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23. They haven’t lost a league match since October 2014.

Kaleb Stamm, Philipsburg-Osceola

Stamm led the Philipsburg-Osceola football team in rushing in their 40-14 loss to the Central Scarlet Dragons Friday night. He carried the ball 16 times for 102 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Kelsey Hull, Penns Valley

Hull set a personal best with a time of 19:45, leading the Rams’ girls’ cross country team to a win Tuesday over Philipsburg-Osceola. She followed that up with a second-place finish at the PIAA Foundation meet in Hershey on Saturday.

Madalyn Morelli, Bellefonte

Morelli lit up the scoreboard for the Red Raider girls’ soccer team as she led it to a win Wednesday over Philipsburg-Osceola. She scored three goals on nine shots in the 4-2 victory.

Quiana Guo, State College

Guo advanced to the District 6 Class AAA Finals with a Thursday semifinal win over Isabella Frank, 6-4, 6-2. It was the sophomore’s third victory of the day on her way to a runner-up finish in the district.

This story was originally published September 28, 2020 at 8:00 AM.

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Jon Sauber
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Jon Sauber covers Penn State football and men’s basketball for the Centre Daily Times. He earned his B.A. in digital and print journalism from Penn State and his M.A. in sports journalism from IUPUI. His previous stops include jobs at The Indianapolis Star, the NCAA, and Rivals.
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