MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio girls basketball athlete of the week winner & nominees

Video: MaxPreps Ohio Minute
60 seconds of high school highlights from around the Buckeye State.

You vote, you decide...who had Ohio's best individual performance this past week?
 
MaxPreps and JJHuddle are proud to announce that they will sponsor athletes of the week in girls basketball during the 2016-2017 school year.

Each week during the season (regular and post), there will be a fan-generated contest to tab two weekly winners. Each winner will receive awards (bracelets and certificates).

How does it work?

Fans will nominate top performances (send emails to efrantz@maxpreps.com) and nominees will also be selected from those schools that report stats on MaxPreps. We will announce the weekly finalists (up to 10) on MaxPreps and JJHuddle every Tuesday and voting will be conducted in a special poll. Voting will cease at noon on Monday. The winners (two per week) will be announced the next day along with the next week's nominees. The TOP TWO vote-getters will win the weekly awards.

Vote as many times as you want. It's a competition. Vote Now!

Last week over 118,000 votes were cast!

* Maria Herron, Russia (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Finished one-point shy of the school record with 37 points in a 65-42 win over Botkins. Did hit a record eight 3s.

* Allie Downing, Tri-Village (New Madison) (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Scored 20 points en route to reaching 1,000 for her career in a 76-38 win over Ansonia.


* Tatum McBride, Newton Local (Pleasant Hill)
Scored 31 points in a 59-44 win over legacy Christian. Earlier in the week had a game-high 19 points, five rebounds and four assists in a 61-59 OT win against Miami East. In that game, McBride helped the Indians overcome a seven-point deficit in the final minute of regulation by hitting a 3 to force OT. 

* Erica Johnson, Mansfield Senior
Had 44 points in a 73-44 win over rival Mansfield Madison. Had 30 points in a 58-41 win over Ashland.



* Chloe Cheresne, Salem
Surpassed 1,000 career points in a 48-32 loss to Minerva.

* Emma Messina, Hudson
Had 39 points, four assists, four steals and five rebounds in a 58-39 loss to Wadsworth.

* Miranda Ortero, Berea-Midpark (Berea)
Had career-highs in points (21) and rebounds (22) and added four blocked shots in a 57-22 win against Midview. Followed that with 11 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots in a 57-44 win against Olmsted Falls.

* Layne Ferrell, Franklin
Two days after setting the school record for consecutive free throws made (43) in a 53-21 win over Brookville, set the school record for free throws made in a game by going 17-of-18 in a 65-63 win over Miamisburg.

* Kallee Dowler, Barnesville
Scored 17 points to surpass 1,000 for her career in a 52-41 win over Martins Ferry. Added 27 points (10-for-10 free throws) in a 55-40 win over Monroe Central.

* Abigail Fogle, Upper Sandusky
Scored 19 points to surpass 1,000 for her career in a 57-32 win over Mohawk.



* Talthia Bedford, Beallsville
Scored 15 points to reach 1,000 for her career in a 54-15 win over Paden City (WV).