It’s time to vote for The State’s spring sports boys Athlete of the Week from Midlands-area high schools and games played March 31-April 5 .
Voting ends Friday at noon. The winner will be announced on Lou Bezjak’s Twitter/X page.
There will be a weekly poll throughout the rest of the spring sports regular season. Coaches can nominate their athlete by emailing Lou Bezjak at lbezjak@thestate.com by 1 p.m. on Mondays .
Boys Player of Week Nominees
Rohan Bremmer, AC Flora baseball: Sophomore went 4-for-8 with four RBI including a walk-off hit in the 9-8 win over Lugoff-Elgin on Saturday.
Johnny Collins, Blythewood baseball: Junior pitched six shutout innings of one-hit ball with six strikeouts in a 10-0 win over West Florence on Tuesday. Collins also was 5-for-7 at the plate with four RBI in the Bengals’ two victories.
Wyatt Hightower, Chapin golf: Senior shot a 1-under 70 to win the Lexington County Golf Championship.
Malachi Merkovsky, Chapin lacrosse: Junior had nine goals and four assists in the Eagles’ two wins last week.
Drew McCall, Hammond lacrosse: Senior had 10 goals and four assists in the Skyhawks’ two wins last week.
Mason Mills, Newberry baseball: Sophomore pitched a complete-game victory against rival Mid-Carolina, allowing an unearned run and three hits. At the plate, Mills was 3-for-6 with five RBIs and two stolen bases.
Ethan Moody, Richland Northeast track & field: Moody won the 110 hurdles (14.09) and 400 hurdles (53.84) at the Blazer Twilight Invitational on Friday night.
Candler Morden, Dutch Fork baseball: Senior picked up the win against Lexington, allowing one earned run and striking out 11. He also was 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Mason O’Cain, Ben Lippen baseball: Senior was 4-for-6 with three RBI as the Eagles won all three games last week.
Matthew Pinasco , Hammond soccer: Pinasco scored two goals and had three assists last week for the Skyhawks.
Gaines Roberts, Irmo soccer: Roberts had the game-winning assist in the victory over River Bluff .
Dalton Taylor, Gilbert baseball: Senior tossed a four-hit, complete-game with six strikeouts in 4-0 win over Airport. At the plate, he went 4-for-9 with two RBIs in three games.
Josh Uhlar, Saluda baseball: Senior pitcher/second baseman hit .714 with six RBIs and three stolen bases. Uhlar pitched a complete game against Ninety-Six, striking out nine and allowing two runs.
Eli Vance, Chapin soccer: Junior striker had the go-ahead goal against Dutch Fork and game-tying goal against Lexington. The Eagles went on to defeat the Wildcats in penalty kicks.
Jasper Westfall, Cardinal Newman soccer: Junior midfielder had four goals and two assists in the Cards’ wins over Hammond and Ben Lippen
April 7, 2025 | State, The: Web Edition Articles (Columbia, SC)
Author/Byline: Lou Bezjak, The State | Section: high_school