Poll results: Bellefonte wrestler selected Centre Daily Times Boys Athlete of the Week
A Bellefonte boys wrestler took first place in the most recent athlete of the week poll, as selected by readers of CentreDaily.com.
Gage Long was nominated for the week of Jan. 3-9, finishing with 56% (5,224 votes). Long (145) had six wins — all with bonus points, four pins and forfeit on Jan. 7 alone to help Red Raiders win Mountaineer Duals.
Below were the other nominees for the week of Jan. 3-9.
Braeden Shrewsberry, State College boys basketball: Shrewsberry had a strong performance in a 60-40 win over Carlisle on Jan. 3. He had 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals. He followed with a 16-point game in a 64-33 victory against Williamsport on Jan. 5. The senior added two assists, two rebounds and a steal.
Brayden Lisowski, Penns Valley wrestling: Lisowski (127) won the Tool City Tournament in just his second varsity individual tournament.
Charlie Yartz, Saint Joseph’s boys basketball: Yartz had 18 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals against Newport in a 68-49 victory on Jan. 3. The sophomore filled up the stat sheet once again in a 63-54 win over Upper Dauphin on Jan. 5 with 17 points, seven rebounds, one assist, two blocks and five steals.
Ian Phillips, Philipsburg-Osceola wrestling: Phillips (152) had five takedowns to gain a 12-3 major decision over Bellefonte’s Jack McHail on Jan. 7 in the two team’s dual meet.
Jeffre Pifer, Bald Eagle wrestling: Pifer (152) had had six wins this week all by pin — five alone on Saturday to help Bald Eagle win the Juniata Duals. He came in second in the poll, with 2,864 votes.
Michael Lower, Saint Joseph’s boys basketball: Lower had 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and a block on Jan. 3 in a 68-49 win against Newport. He went on to have 15 points, four rebounds and one steal in a 63-54 victory against Upper Dauphin on Jan. 5.
Nate Fleck, Philipsburg-Osceola wrestling: Fleck (139) had six wins this week, five alone on Jan. 7 to help the Mounties finish second at Mountaineer Duals.
The poll ended at noon Saturday. To be clear, this poll is not scientific and just for fun. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. The next polls will be published at CentreDaily.com on Tuesday.
To nominate a deserving player for future Athlete of the Week polls, email cdtscores@centredaily.com.
Reporter Nate Cobler contributed.
This story was originally published January 9, 2023 at 2:19 PM.
