MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio boys 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 an athlete of the week in boys basketball during the 2016-2017 school year.

Each week during the season (regular and post), there will be a fan-generated contest to tab a weekly winner. 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 will be announced the next day along with the next week's nominees.

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

* Zeb Jackson, Maumee Valley Country Day (Toledo)
Freshman set the school record by scoring 49 points in an 86-77 win over Parkway in the finals of the Parkway Holiday Classic. He hit nine 3s en route to MVP honors.

* Jerome Hunter, Pickerington North (Pickerington)
Scored a career-high 33 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and scored the winning basket on a putback with four seconds left in a 72-71 win over Toledo Bowsher.

* Andre Gordon, Sidney
Had 40 points, eight assists, six rebounds and two steals in an 85-76 win over Greenville. Added 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds in a 66-55 win over Urbana.

* Brett Lauf, Napoleon
Scored 50 points in a 77-72 loss to Sylvania Northview.

* Jordan Fabry, Crestwood (Mantua)
Scored 31 points in a 77-61 win over Waterloo, 29 in a 57-52 loss to Lakeview and 27 in a 74-55 win over Akron Springfield. Also had 18 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in a 61-41 win over Garrettsville Garfield.

* Zach Dawson, Maplewood (Cortland)
Had 32 points and 20 rebounds in a 72-50 win over Champion.

* Chase Yoho, Bellaire
Scred 42 points and surpassed 1,000 for his career in a 77-69 win over Buckeye Trail. Hit 17-of-19 free throws, including 15-of-15 in the fourth quarter.

* Brandon Baker and Matt Bailey, Grove City Christian (Grove City)
Teammates each surpassed 1,000 career points on the same night in a 74-42 win over Fairbanks.

* Jake Justice, Wadsworth
Junior had career-highs in points (30) and 3-point shots made (eight) in an 81-76 win over previously unbeaten Ellet. The game just happened to fall on his father Ric’s birthday.

* Michael Blake, Montpelier
Scored 34 points in an 80-63 win over Fostoria.

* Bryan Gabrielson, Bristol (Bristolville)
Had 37 points in a 77-60 win over Wyndham. Added 28 in a 58-47 win over Brookfield.