West Jefferson's Braxton Vance named Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Boys Athlete of Week
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West Jefferson football player Braxton Vance was selected as the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Boys Athlete of the Week for Oct. 20-26.
Vance caught nine passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 36 yards and two scores on five carries in a 49-6 win over Fairbanks.
Vance received 31.8% of the vote and was followed by Olentangy Berlin football player Cooper Ailes, who received 30.1%, Dublin Coffman football player Brayden Scholl (11.6%), Grandview Heights football player Camdyn Dover (9%), Circleville football player Hudson Phalin (5%), Johnstown football player Ryan Sager (4.9%) and Pickerington North football player Ryan Miller (4.7%).
Ailes, the runner-up, had a sack and an interception in a 14-0 win over Olentangy.
Scholl had 14 carries for 110 yards, two receptions for 20 yards, one completion for 9 yards, three kickoff returns for 62 yards and one tackle. He had 201 all-purpose yards, his third straight week with more than 150 yards. It was the 10th straight week he played three or more positions.
Dover had three interceptions for 57 return yards, two pass breakups, two tackles and one reception for 8 yards I a 56-0 win over Mifflin.
Phalin ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries and completed 7 of 9 passes for 130 yards and a score in a 26-7 win over Bloom-Carroll.
Sager ran for 207 yards and four touchdowns in a 52-7 win over Newark Catholic.
Miller returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown in a 35-0 win over Gahanna Lincoln.
The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports.
Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week. The boys poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays. The girls poll is live until 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to bwhite1@dispatch.com or through X (formerly Twitter) tagging @BrianWhite13.
Once athletes win during the regular season, they’re not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. Athletes who have not been a recipient of one of the weekly awards can be nominated more than once.
Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@dispatch.com
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Meet OSU Wexner Medical Center’s Athlete of the Week: Braxton Vance
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