Poll results: Edwardsville middle blocker is Southwestern Illinois Athlete of the Week
Ciara Cunningham of Edwardsville High School is the winner of the Belleville News-Democrat Athlete of the Week high school poll of 2023, as selected by readers of bnd.com.
Cunningham, a sophomore, notched 67 attempts and 36 kills for an attack percent of 0.388, 2.76 per set in 6 matches. She also had 12 assist blocks as the Tiger went 5-1 on the week and placed fifth out of 24 teams in the Crossroads Classic in Effingham.
Cunningham received 99% of the votes after the Tigers’ solid week of the season.
Here are this week’s nominees:
- Jacob Mathenia, Belleville West, Junior, Goal Keeper: Mathenia had a total of 3 shutouts in victories over Alton, Fox and Gibault last week to lift the Maroons in a 4-2 record.
- Braden Missey, Belleville West, Sophomore, Midfielder: Missey scored a combined 2 goals along with 3 total assists in wins against Alton and Fox. He also capped of the week with 1 assist in the victory over Gibault.
- Kaeden Radcliffe, O’Fallon High School, Senior, Midfielder: Radcliffe scored 3 goals for the Panthers in their victories over Collinsville, Granite City and Quincy during the week.
The poll ended at 10 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 athlete of the week poll will appear on the BND’s website — www.bnd.com — at 5 a.m. Wednesday. Please email nominations to alathan@bnd.com.