Vote for Piedmont Athens Regional high school athlete of the week: Oct. 12

The Piedmont Athens Regional and Athens Banner-Herald have launched a weekly athlete of the week series, featuring student-athletes from the 18 schools within their coverage area. Coaches nominate these athletes based on their performance from the previous week, though individual nominations are also accepted via email from interested individuals. The nominee's name, grade level, school, sport, position, and the reason for their nomination must be included in the email to stidwell@gannett.com.

For the week of October 5-11, the nominees are yet to be announced. However, the poll to vote for the winner will be open until Sunday, October 18 at 5 p.m. Voting can only be done through the provided link, and no other means of voting are accepted. The polls are released every Monday, so nominations should be submitted by the preceding Saturday.

Last week's winner was Athens Christian senior offensive lineman Roman Riley, who is ineligible for re-nomination. Previous winners include Leanna Newton from Oglethorpe County (volleyball), Grayson Stafford from Athens Academy (football), Elpacio Lattimore from Cedar Shoals (football), Jill Benning from Oconee County (volleyball), Gavin Hollum from Prince Avenue (football), Clay Bell from Apalachee (football), and Jamison Craft from Bethlehem Christian (football).