Vote now for Seacoast high school Athletes of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Welcome to the 10th installment of the Seacoast high school Athletes of the Week for the 2023 fall season, presented by York County Community College.
This week, and in weeks to come, you can vote for a girls athlete of the week and a boys athlete of the week.
This week's poll is for outstanding athletic accomplishments during the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5.
How do I cast my vote?
Voting can be completed through the two ballots listed below. Voting closes at midnight Thursday, Nov. 9.
How do we learn who wins?
Winners will be announced in a story published on Friday, Nov. 10 at seacoastonline.com and fosters.com.
May I nominate for future ballots?
Yes. Nominate a Seacoast high school athlete by sending an email to sports@seacoastonline.com. Feel free to send us a photo of the athlete, too.
Here are this week's nominees and polls:
BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
Tyler Hussey, Marshwood, football
Hussey scored the go-ahead touchdown on a quarterback sneak in last Tuesday's Class B South quarterfinal as the Hawks defeated Gorham, 27-26.
Hussey ran for 78 yards on 10 carries and a score, and completed 7 of 11 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown pass.
Sean DeLello, Exeter, football
DeLello scored three rushing touchdowns and ran for 61 yards on nine carries as Exeter defeated Keene, 31-13 in the Division I first round this past Saturday.
Declan Healy, St. Thomas Aquinas, football
Healy had a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter in the Saints' 21-7 Division II quarterfinal win over Sanborn this past Friday night.
Ryder Aubin, Dover, football
Aubin had a total of five touchdowns — three on the ground and two passing — in the Green Wave's state Division I tournament first-round loss to Bishop Guertin, 56-42, on Saturday night. Aubin scored on runs of 1, 2 and 7 yards and threw TD passes of 43 yards to Ben Allen and 22 yards to Brady McInnes.
Evan Whalen, Oyster River, soccer
Whalen had eight saves, including two huge saves in a matter of seconds, in the Bobcats' 1-0 loss to Lebanon in the Division II semifinals.
GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES
Allie Moore, Berwick Academy, soccer
Moore, a goalkeeper, earned two shutouts last week against two reigning New England Prep School Athletic Council finalists — New Hampton and Brewster. The senior captain had 18 saves against Brewster. She has helped secure a combined 13 shutouts this season while splitting time in net.
Carys Fennessy, Dover, golf
Fennessy won the New England Girls High School championship with a score of five-under-par 67 in last Tuesday's tournament up in Connecticut. Fennessy's score of 67 was a six-stroke lead in front of the second-place finish of 74.
Katherine Dornan, St. Thomas Aquinas, soccer
Dornan scored on the game-clinching penalty kick in last Wednesday's Division III semifinal that sent the Saints to the D III state finals, which the Saints ended up winning on another game-clinching penalty kick made by Dornan.
Cary Drake, York, cross country
Drake covered the 3.1-mile Troy Howard Middle School course with a first-place time of 18 minutes, 8.47 seconds as the Wildcats captured first place overall.
Haley Kavanagh, Oyster River, cross country
Kavanagh, a junior, finished second overall in Saturday's NHIAA Meet of Champions, with a time of 17:56.36, helping lead Oyster River to a first-place finish.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Vote: Seacoast high school Athletes of the Week Oct. 30-Nov. 5 ballot