Heat Rocket Rakes In All-Star Votes with Staggering Performances!
This week's nominees are from Creswell, Marist Catholic, North Eugene, Pleasant Hill and Thurston.
We've reached the championship portion of the OSAA basketball season, and athletes throughout Lane County have delivered plenty of strong performances on the big stage. Every week, you get to vote for The Register-Guard's Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Active Chiropractic. Here are the nominees for this week's boys Athlete of the Week: Ace Arnold, Creswell basketball Luke Bailey, Creswell basketball Jordan Gray, North Eugene basketball Leo Filipe, Thurston basketball Damon Keith, North Eugene basketball Aarav King, Marist Catholic basketball Lucas LaBounty, Thurston basketball Landen Melvin, Pleasant Hill basketball Information about each nominee is listed below.
Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at registerguard. com/sports. The poll closes at 9 a.
m. Thursday. Ace Arnold, Creswell basketball Creswell senior Ace Arnold guard was a second-team all-3A state tournament selection after helping lead the Bulldogs to a fourth-place finish.
Arnold averaged 17. 3 points in three tournament games. Luke Bailey, Creswell basketball Creswell senior forward Luke Bailey had 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals March 7 in the Bulldogs' 62-42 win against Pleasant Hill in the 3A state tournament fourth-place game.