Poll results: West standout guard Boys Player of the Week in southwestern Illinois
Brandon Scott of Belleville West High School is the winner of this week’s Belleville News-Democrat Boys Player of the Week high school basketball poll, as selected by readers of bnd.com.
In recent action, Scott, a junior guard, posted 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals in a 65-45 win over Alton.
Overall, Scott, who secured 78% of the votes, entered weekend action averaging 8.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.43 assists per game.
Here were the other candidates for the week of Feb. 6-10:
- Malik Allen, Edwardsville High School, junior, G. Allen posted 23 points in a 80-31 win over SIUE Charter and 16 points in a 57-38 loss against East St. Louis.
- Cody Dickshot, Breese Central High School, senior, G. Dickshot averaged 17 points last week to go along with collecting 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals in two Cahokia Conference road wins. Dickshot posted 16 points in a 50-39 victory at Columbia and 17 points in a 57-54 overtime win at Freeburg.
- Rini Harris, O’Fallon High School, junior, G. Harris posted 22 points and 9 rebounds in a 58-51 loss against Collinsville and 14 points and 8 rebounds in a 65-51 win over Belleville East.
- Jordan Lewis, Althoff Catholic High School, senior, G. Lewis posted 19 points in a 55-48 loss against Granite City and 28 points and 7 rebounds in a 74-64 OT loss against Alton.
- Jordan Pickett, Belleville East, senior, G. Pickett posted 16 points and 5 rebounds in a 57-45 over Alton and 20 points and 5 rebounds in a 65-51 loss against O’Fallon.
- Brandon Scott, Belleville West High School, junior, G. Scott had 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals in a 65-45 win over Alton.
- Jake Wilkinson, Collinsville High School, senior, G. Wilkinson posted 22 points in a 58-51 victory against O’Fallon.
The poll ended at 8 a.m. Friday.
To be clear, this poll is not scientific. In fact, we invite you to vote as many times as you want. It’s all for fun, BND readers.
The next poll will appear on the BND’s website — www.bnd.com — at 5 a.m. Wednesday. Please email nominations to gvartanian@bnd.com.
Previous poll winners: Taylor Smith of Belleville East High School; Cole Stuart of Freeburg High School; Dylan Murphy of Columbia High School; Clareece Davis of Althoff Catholic High School; the Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament; Jordan Lewis of Althoff Catholic High School; Karsen Jany of Columbia High School; David Marshall Jr. of Belleville West High School; Marshall Jr.; Addi Dilley of Red Bud High School; Chase Lewis of Breese Central High School; Sophia Loden of Mascoutah High School; Loden; Lane Otten of Freeburg High School; Bennett Briles of Nashville High School; and Kaylyn Wiley of Granite City High School.