Seven Baton Rouge athletes compete for weekly sports award
Readers can vote by noon Thursday on performances from football and volleyball games played between Oct. 19 and Oct. 24.
By Ricardo Kovalenko ·
The Advocate has opened a poll for readers to select the Baton Rouge area high school athlete of the week. The voting window closes at noon on Thursday, and the winner will be featured on the outlet's High School Sports Facebook page. Candidates include seven players from football and volleyball games played during the week of Oct. 19 to Oct. 24.
On the football field, Elijah Haven of Dunham leads in yardage. The Tigers quarterback completed passes and runs for a combined 345 yards and five touchdowns in a 55-6 win over Episcopal. Camden Estep of Catholic also posted five passing touchdowns in a 41-14 victory over Central. Estep completed 21 of 26 passes for 237 yards. Knox Kiffin of University High contributed a triple threat performance in a 58-30 win over West Feliciana. The Cubs quarterback passed for 206 yards and three scores, added a rushing touchdown, and caught another touchdown.
Other football candidates included Caiden Simon of East Ascension, who ran for 129 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries in a 48-32 win over Parkway. Kayden Thodile of St. Amant caught six passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-35 loss to Prairieville. Jamyris Allen of Madison Prep recorded a tackle for loss that resulted in a safety, along with several other tackles for loss, in a 32-3 win over St. Michael.
Monet Temple of University High is the sole volleyball candidate. The outside hitter recorded 24 kills in a four-set victory against Parkway Baptist. Readers who wish to submit candidates for future polls must contact Jackson Reyes at jackson.reyes@theadvocate.com by 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The poll remains open until the Thursday deadline. The winner will be announced on the Facebook page following the close of voting.
Source: The Advocate
