Athletes of the Week

Here’s who you named the Centre Daily Times’ Athlete of the Week for Feb. 5-12

Philipsburg-Osceola boys basketball’s Jeremy Whitehead pulls up for a jumper in a game against Tyrone. Whitehead has been named the Centre Daily Times’ Athlete of the Week for Feb. 5-12.
Philipsburg-Osceola boys basketball’s Jeremy Whitehead pulls up for a jumper in a game against Tyrone. Whitehead has been named the Centre Daily Times’ Athlete of the Week for Feb. 5-12. Philipsburg-Osceola Athletics

Philipsburg-Osceola boys basketball’s Jeremy Whitehead has been named the Centre Daily Times’ Athlete of the Week for Feb. 5-12.

The Philipsburg-Osceola senior forward won with 54% (624 votes) of the vote. State College girls basketball’s Jordyn Steindl finished second with 32% (373 votes) and State College girls swimmer Jade Castro followed with 8% (92 votes) of the vote.

Whitehead had a big week for the Mounties, scoring 53 points and grabbing 30 rebounds in three games. He had 13 points and 10 boards in a 69-65 victory in overtime on Feb. 8 against Hollidaysburg. Whitehead went on to score 14 points and grab 10 rebounds in a 65-32 victory over Saint Joe’s on Feb. 9. He had a game-high 26 points and had 10 rebounds against Bellefonte in a 55-50 victory on Feb. 11.

This story was originally published February 20, 2022 at 6:00 AM.

Kyle J. Andrews
Centre Daily Times
Kyle J. Andrews is a 2018 graduate of the University of Baltimore, home of the perennially undefeated Bees. Prior to heading to the Centre Daily Times, he spent times as a sports reporter for the Baltimore Sun Media Group, covering the Ravens and Orioles for 105.7 The Fan, Baltimore Beatdown and Fox Sports 1340 AM.
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