Wapahani senior basketball player Isaac Andrews was voted the Daily News Athlete of the Week from the week of 1/3-1/10.
“When the community is always supporting, it’s a big factor for us as a team,” he said. You want to go out every night and play even harder.”
During that week, Andrews scored 17 points in a win over Eastern Hancock and had 20 in a win over Cowan. Andrews leads the Raiders with 24.8 points per game.
[The success comes from] leading our guys and playing hard,” Andrews said. “We didn't have the turnout we wanted in the [Delaware] county tournament. But I think we've learned from it and had a couple really good practices [since then].”
The Ball State Daily News will use this program to honor athletes who had an impressive week or a breakout performance. A candidate from each school will be chosen and the community can vote for the winner.
Candidates will be announced every Wednesday with the voting closing on the following Saturday at 5 p.m. If you believe a certain student-athlete should be your school’s candidate, email the Daily News high school sports reporter Zach Carter at zachary.carter@bsu.edu.
To vote for the athletes, check the Daily News Sports account on X.
Here are your nominees for athlete of the week from 1/10-1/17.
Delta: Sophomore girls’ basketball player Jillian Barr - In the Delaware County Tournament, Barr recorded a double-double – 20 points and 11 rebounds – and hit the game-winning layup to defeat Wapahani. In the championship game, Barr led Delta with another double-double – 15 points and 10 rebounds – which helped the blue and gold become county champions.
Wapahani: Senior boys’ basketball player Isaac Andrews - In the Raiders’ 55-41 loss to Yorktown in the Delaware County Tournament, Andrews led Wapahani with 20 points.
Yorktown: Senior boys’ basketball player Jacob Grim - In the championship game of the Delaware County Tournament, Grim led the Tigers with 18 points. His performance helped Yorktown become county champions as they defeated Delta 61-44.
Daleville: Freshman girls’ wrestler Kynlie Keffer - Keffer became the state runner up with her performance at the girls’ state finals.
Muncie Central: Senior boys’ basketball player Brady McNabb - In the Warriors’ loss to Richmond, McNabb led Wes-Del with 11 points and grabbed four rebounds.
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