Poll results: Saint Joseph’s basketball player selected as CDT Girls Athlete of the Week
After a close round of voting and more than 29,000 votes, a Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy basketball player is the girls athlete of the week for Feb. 6-12, as selected by readers of CentreDaily.com.
Aubrey Yartz had 17 points in a 35-27 loss to Philipsburg-Osceola on Feb. 9. She took 44% of the votes in the poll, 12,854 votes.
Here were the other nominees:
Bellefonte cheerleading: The squad finished 18th in nationals over the Feb. 11-12 weekend.
Emily Gustkey, Philipsburg-Osceola girls basketball: Gustkey had a team-high 17 points in P-O’s 35-27 win over Saint Joseph’s Catholic on Feb. 9. She added eight rebounds and six steals in the game.
Kiaha McCool, Bellefonte girls swimming: McCool finished with a time of 1:57.08 in the women’s 200-yard freestyle in the Mark Hess Invite on Feb. 11, placing second.
Lily Warlow, Philipsburg-Osceola girls basketball: While Warlow had just one point in a game against Saint Joe’s on Feb. 9, the sophomore had a strong performance on the defensive end of the floor. She had five rebounds, an assist and 10 steals, resulting in a 35-27 win. She came in a close second in the poll, with 44% of the vote — 12,704 votes.
State College girls swimming: State College took home six gold, two silver and two bronze in the Mid-Penn Conference Championships on Feb. 6-11. The Lady Little Lions took home the championship with Jade Castro and Molly Workman finishing first and second-place respectively, winning two gold medals each.
The poll ended at noon Saturday. As a reminder, the 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 Monday.
To nominate a deserving player for future Athlete of the Week polls, email cdtscores@centredaily.com.
This story was originally published February 13, 2023 at 4:11 PM.
