Who should be the Centre Daily Times Athlete of the Week for Jan. 31-Feb. 5? 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. The poll will close at noon Friday.
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 the CDT sports staff 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 us via email at cdtscores@centredaily.com.
Blair Eckley-Jones, Bellefonte boys basketball
Eckley-Jones totaled 30 points last week in two games. He had 11 points in a 45-35 win over Dubois on Jan. 31 and added a team-high 19 points in the Red Raiders 64-56 defeat of Clearfield.
Braeden Shrewsberry, State College boys basketball
Shrewsberry scored a team-high 18 points in State College’s 64-58 loss against Chambersburg. He netted his 1,000th career point in the third quarter with a 3-pointer.
Cole Felker and David Martin, Penns Valley wrestling
Felker (172) and Martin (152) finished with two pins each in the District 6 Championships. Penns Valley defeated Mount Union 56-15 in the first round before losing a quarterfinals match with the Eagles on Tuesday.
Kailen Winkelblech, Penns Valley girls basketball
Winkelblech had a team-high 19 points in Penns Valley’s 52-28 victory on Jan. 31. She followed up with a 16-point performance in the Lady Rams’ 46-39 loss against Montoursville on Wednesday.
This story was originally published February 7, 2022 at 9:42 AM.
