Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois Player of the Week nominees

Voting is now open and will run through midnight Thursday for this week’s Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois Player of the Week. The poll is on the upper right-hand side of the page.

Here are your nominees:

Alyssa Cole, Nashville: The senior scored 40 points in 2 regional wins, becoming the school’s all-time leading girls scorer.

Abby Compton, Goreville: The sophomore scored 50 points and grabbed 24 rebounds in 2 regional wins.

Rylee Edwards, Fairfield: The sophomore scored 43 points in 2 regional games, including 32 in a win over Newton.

Carly Foster, Gallatin County: The junior scored 57 points in 2 regional wins, including 31 points and 10 rebounds in the regional championship win over Meridian.

Nate Kaufman, Agape Christian: The junior scored 62 points and grabbed 25 rebounds in 2 games, including 32 points in a win over Galatia and 15 rebounds in a win over Elverado.

Chance Phelps, Woodlawn: The sophomore scored 40 points in the Cardinals’ regional loss to Wayne City.

Drew Sadler, Anna-Jonesboro: The freshman went 4-1 at the State Championships, finishing in 3rd place in the 1A 106 pound weight class. Sadler finished the season with a record of 50-5, the first wrestler in school history to reach 50 wins.

Jared Shafer, Mt. Vernon: The senior went 5-1 at the State Championships, finishing in 3rd place in the 2A 182 pound weight class. Shafer finished the season with a record of 40-4.

Mason Tieffel, Benton: The sophomore went 3-1 at the State Championships, finishing in 2nd place in the 1A 126 pound weight class. Tieffel finished the season with a record of 47-5.

Caden Hutchens, Du Quoin: The senior scored 28 points in 2 games last week, including 17 at Nashville. Hutchens has made more than 80 3-pointers this season.