Welcome to Athlete of the Week voting from The Palm Beach Post!
Congrats to our last winner, Summit Yannotta of Jupiter cross country. The freshman ran a 17:20.62 to take sixth place at the South Fork Bulldog Invitational, leading the way for a Jupiter win at the event.
Each week, The Post will highlight the best boys and girls high school student-athlete performances in Palm Beach County. The polls will be open until noon Friday.
Nominees are accepted via email or phone, but will be selected by staff in the absence of submission.
Here are top performances from boys athletes across the most recent week of competition.
Voting will be open until Friday, Oct. 16 at noon.
Football: Kendall Newberry, So., Dwyer ― Recorded 87 yards and two touchdowns on
six rushing carries
Football: Julian Ayala, Sr., St. John Paul II Academy ― Passed for 246 yards and three touchdowns in a 22-21 win over Marathon
Football: Hershell Reynolds, Sr., Palm Beach Lakes ― Caught five passes for 89 yards and a touchdown in a 27-17 win over Park Vista
Cross country: Padraig Irish, So., Benjamin ― Paced the field in the Benjamin Invite, running a 19:41.93 to finish in first place
Golf: Max Dimitrelos, So., Boca Raton ― Paced the field by shooting a 37 in a win over West Boca Raton
Alex Peterman is a high school sports reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at apeterman@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: The Post's Boys Athlete of the Week: Vote on the best of Oct. 5 - 10
