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After plenty of solid fall sports performers over the last week, here are the Journal Star high school athlete of the week nominees for Oct. 21-26.
Head to pjstar.com/sports to vote. The poll closes at noon Friday. Information about the nominees is below.
If you have a nominee for the honor, email us at [email protected] or tag us on Twitter @pjstarsports. Last week, Chloe Fabry of the Brimfield volleyball team was named JS athlete of the week.
Brogan Benassi, Pekin football
The junior quarterback put together an impressive Week 9. Benassi threw for 208 yards and five touchdowns on 9-for-11 passing in a 62-20 win over East Peoria. Pekin (7-2) heads into the Class 7A playoffs on a five-game win streak and hosts New Lenox Lincoln-Way West (6-3) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Jimmy Lollar, Olympia football
The running back put together a school-record effort in a Week 9 win. Lollar rushed for 420 yards and five touchdowns in beating Auburn, 66-44. His yardage mark sets the all-time single-season program record and is just outside of the top 20 IHSA single-game performances. The Spartans (6-3) head to Nashville (8-1) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.
Special night for Spartan football lots of 1st. Olympia wins 66-44 over Auburn. Qualifies for the playoffs for the 3rd year straight. Jimmy Lollar rushes for a school record of 420 yards. He breaks both the single season and yards in a season mark! #spearsup #PlayoffBound
— Olympia Spartan Football (@FootballOlympia) October 26, 2024
Addison Pacha, Metamora volleyball
The senior closed out the regular season in a big way last Thursday. Pacha posted a double-double — 16 kills and 12 digs — as Metamora beat Dunlap, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14 at Bradley University’s Renaissance Coliseum. Her week started last Tuesday with a 12-kill effort to beat East Peoria,…
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Publish date : 2024-10-29 08:45:38
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