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.
Brady Bigger, State College
Bigger led the State High boys’ cross country team to a District 6 title Saturday in the Class 3A meet held at Reedsville. Bigger finished the race with a time of 15:37, 14.2 seconds ahead of second place.
Colton Sands, Penns Valley
Sands led the Penns Valley boys’ cross country team to a District 6 title Saturday in the Class 1A meet held at Reedsville. Sands finished the race with a time of 15:55.5, 42.9 seconds ahead of second place.
Kaleb Stamm, Philipsburg-Osceola
Stamm was dominant on the ground for the Mountaineers in their 34-14 win over Northern Cambria. He carried the ball 23 times for 171 yards and three touchdowns and ran back the game’s opening kickoff for a touchdown.
Jordan Reed, State College
Reed led the State High girls’ cross country team to a District 6 title Saturday in the Class 3A meet held at Reedsville. Reed finished the race with a personal best time of 18:34.7, 15.4 seconds ahead of second place.
Philipsburg-Osceola volleyball team
The Philipsburg-Osceola volleyball team clinched a Mountain League title and undefeated 15-0 record by sweeping Bald Eagle Area — 25-23, 27-25 and 25-22 — for the second time this season. The Mountaineers earned the No. 1 seed in the District 6 Class 2A tournament.
This story was originally published November 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM.
