Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Indiana High School Athlete of the Week (9/9/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Indiana High School Athlete of the Week as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. 

Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced the following week. If you would like to nominate an athlete in the future, please email .

THIS WEEK’S SBLIVE INDIANA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

The Louisville recruit had eight tackles (six solo) and three sacks in a 30-0 shutout of Indianapolis North Central.

Byrd threw for 308 yards and five TDs, and also ran for a score, in a 54-7 win against Salem.

The Indiana commit had five receptions for 202 yards and a TD in a 45-21 victory over Wayne (Ohio).

The junior had 317 yards and four touchdowns on 30 touches in a 48-26 win against Beech Grove.

The senior threw for 301 yards and had the game-winning TD pass in the final minute of a 16-13 win over Indianapolis Lutheran.

The junior threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-21 victory against Shenandoah.

The Miami (Ohio) commit passed for four touchdowns and ran for another in a 46-13 win against Merrillville.

The Stanford recruit had 11 catches for 97 yards and a TD in a 17-14 overtime victory vs. Noblesville.

The senior ran 15 times for 250 yards and two scores in a 56-28 victory over West Lafayette Harrison.

The junior had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 66-yard interception return for a TD in a 43-29 win against Whiteland. He had 150 yards on four receptions.

Higgins had three goals and an assist in wins against Evansville North and Floyd Central.

The Kansas commit and two-way starting lineman had 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in a 20-0 shutout of Chesterton.

The junior had 305 total yards and five touchdowns in a 50-31 loss to Martinsville.

Hughes shot the best score in program history, a 73, to earn medalist honors at the Pocket Athletic Conference Tournament.

The sophomore passed for 178 yards, ran for 130 and had four TDs in a 49-14 win against Wawasee.

The senior had 225 yards and two TDs in a 42-21 win against New Castle.

The junior had 325 yards and three scores on 44 carries in a 53-34 win against Heritage Christian.

The sophomore had a program-record 238 yards and two touchdowns on 11 catches in a 24-10 win over Kentucky power Louisville Trinity.

Nolan ran 15:02 to win the Rick Weinheimer Invitational at Columbus North.

The senior had 206 total yards and two TDs on 23 touches in a 38-14 win against Pike.

The junior had 10 rushes for 177 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 41-13 win against Yorktown.

The sophomore had 230 yards and two TDs on seven receptions in a 40-0 shutout of Franklin Central.

The sophomore had 266 total yards and threw for five touchdowns in a 69-8 win against Frankfort.

The junior contributed three sacks and two tackles for loss in a 35-7 win against South Bend Riley.

Williams shot a 73 to earn medalist honors and lead the Barons to the team title at the Fort Wayne Carroll Invitational.

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– Mike Clark