Vote for the Morris/Sussex Athlete of the Week

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Read about the performances that stood out and let us know who you think should be the Athlete of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.

Nominations were provided by coaches and are presented in alphabetical order. Voting closes at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Josh Brancy

Sparta senior centerfielder

Brancy, Sparta's leadoff hitter, was 8-for-17 with three doubles, five stolen bases, six runs scored and four RBI.

Isabella Cefola

Mount Olive junior centerfielder

Cefola was 5-for-17 with a walk, hit by a pitch, three RBI and six runs scored as the Marauders went 1-4 last week. Cefola had seven stolen bases, breaking Mount Olive's single-season and career records.

Luke Cimino and Scott Sullivan

Madison first doubles

The juniors defeated Kinnelon, Hanover Park and Parsippany HIlls< all in straight sets, to remain undefeated.

Dylan Fitzsimmons

Morris Knolls junior centerfielder/pitcher

Fitzsimmons was 1-for-20 with a walk, three doubles, two stolen bases, three home runs, nine runs scored and 13 RBI as Morris Knolls went 4-1 last week. He allowed one hit and struck out three in two innings of relief, earning the win against DePaul on Saturday.

Andrew Guffanti

Whippany Park junior right fielder

Guffanti went 7-for-12 with two doubles, two triples, a walk, three stolen bases, four runs scored and seven RBI as Whippany Park went 4-0 last week/

Gabrielle Heim

Sparta senior pitcher

Heim allowed five hits, three walks and four runs (three earned), striking out 34 in 18 innings. At the plate, Heim was 5-for-9 with two doubles, a walk, a run scored and three RBI as the Spartans lost to Roxbury and Morris Catholic and won at Blair.

Pete Malizzi

Hopatcong senior pitcher/shortstop

Malizzi went 8-for-11, with two doubles, a triple, a home run, four stolen bases, five runs scored and five RBI as Hopatcong went 2-1 last week. He hit for the cycle in a 17-7 victory against Warren Tech on April 23. On the mound, Malizzi allowed four hits, walked three, hit a batter and and struck out eight as the Chiefs beat Sussex Tech, 2-0, on April 22.

Joey Mendez

Wallkill Valley senior golfer

Mendez shot a 2-under 32 on Tuesday at Crystal Springs Golf Course, the lowest reported high school round in New Jersey this spring. Mendez averaged 38.4 strokes in the Rangers' four matches, victories against Hopatcong and Newton and a loss to Sparta.

Avery Miller

Hopatcong junior pitcher

Miller allowed 16 hits, a walk, and four earned runs, striking out six – including the 200th batter of her career – in nine innings of Hopatcong's losses to Mountain Lakes and North Warren.

Madison Mortimer

Kinnelon sophomore goalie

Mortimer allowed 25 goals, made 50 saves, and had eight ground balls and three forced turnovers as Kinnelon lost to Scotch Plains and Glen Rock, and defeated Villa Walsh.

Isaac Smith-Lewis

Lenape Valley sophomore

Smith-Lewis helped Lenape Valley earn 28 team points at Randolph Relays on Saturday, winning the long and triple jumps, and clearing six feet – the best high jump mark of the day. Smith-Lewis also won the high jump and was second in long jump at dual meets against Vernon and Jefferson.

Alexandra Sweetman

Sussex Tech sophomore pitcher/shortstop

Sweetman went 7-for-11 with four doubles, three RBI, a triple, a walk, three stolen bases, and three runs scored as Sussex Tech beat Boonton and Hackettstown. On the mound, she allowed five hits and a walk, striking out 10 in five innings of scoreless ball against the Bombers.

Kevin Tinio

Randolph junior setter

Tinio had 39 assists – including the 800th of his career – four kills, a block, nine digs and three aces as Randolph defeated Chatham and Morristown.

Nick Werner

Pequannock junior pitcher

Werner totaled three hits, eight walks and six runs (four earned), striking out 22, in 11 innings. He had a complete-game no-no hitter with a school-record 18 strikeouts in Pequannock's 2-0 Morris County Tournament victory against Morristown Beard on Saturday.

Ian Yip

Sparta sophomore first singles

Yip won the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex first singles title as the No. 4 seed, helping Sparta win the team title for the second year in a row. Yip lost at first singles in both Sparta's regular-season matches last week.

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This article originally appeared on Morristown Daily Record: Morris/Sussex Athlete of the Week poll, vote, results

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