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

Ohio Buzzer-Beating Game-Winner
Hiland's Kennedy Schlabach hits a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer in the Division IV state semifinals against Ottoville. Video courtesy of Brandon Yoder/OhioSportsTicket.com.

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 220,500 votes were cast! The winners were...

* Gabby Stare, Newark (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Freshman scored a game-high 23 points as the unbeaten Wildcats downed Dublin Coffman 66-54 to win a D-I regional title. Had 10 points in a 72-40 regional semifinal win over Reynoldsburg.

* Jimi Howell, Norton (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Had 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 55-50 D-II regional semifinal win over Norwalk.


* Braxtin Miller & Libby Bazelak, Archbishop Alter (Kettering)
Senior duo led class to 116-5 record and the Knights to their fourth straight state final and third straight state title in D-II. In a 50-43 semifinal win over previously undefeated Ottawa-Glandorf, duo combined for 35 points and 13 rebounds. In 58-41 state final win over Hatahway Brown, tandem had 44 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists and seven steals.

* Naz Hillmon, Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills)
Standout junior post dominated the D-II state tournament as the Lancers won the program's first state title. Had 16 points and 16 in the semis (beat Africentric Early College (Columbus) 65-54) and 24 points and 17 rebounds in the final (beat Versailles 56-54). 

* Dani Lawson, Hathaway Brown (Shaker Heights)
Senior had a pair of double-doubles in the D-II state tournament. Posted 16 points and 14 rebounds in a 48-40 semifinal win over Miami Trace (Washington Courthouse) and 10 points an 12 rebounds in a 58-41 final loss to Alter.

* Alli Kern, Waterford
Tied a D-IV semifinal record with four 3-pointers en route to 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 37-35 win over Jackson Center. Had 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 61-41 finals loss to Hiland.

* Angela Troyer, Hiland (Berlin)
Senior scored a team-high 18 points in a 44-41 D-IV semifinal win over Ottoville and a game-high 20 points, including four 3s, in a 61-41 state final win over defending state champion Waterford.

* Danielle Winner, Versailles
Junior forward led the Tigers in scoring in a 58-34 D-III semifinal win over Eastern (Sardinia) and a 56-54 finals loss to Gilmour Academy with 14 and 13 points, respectively.

* Abby Voss, Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati)
Junior forward posted double-doubles in a 51-33 D-I state semifinal win over McKinley (Canton) (12 points and 10 rebounds) and a 54-44 finals win over Toledo Notre Dame (15 points and 11 rebounds).

* Bre Hampton-Bey, Notre Dame Academy (Toledo)
Senior and Michigan recruit capped impressive career with 22 points, 10 rebounds, three assist and three steals in a 54-44 D-I finals loss to Mount Notre Dame. Had 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in 75-59 semifinals win over previously unbeaten Newark.