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    VOTE: First Florida Credit Union Athlete of the Week for Jacksonville: May 13

    By Clayton Freeman, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union,

    2024-05-13

    The results are in.

    Clay's Shelby McClain is the Florida Times-Union's latest First Florida Credit Union Athlete of the Week for the 2023-24 high school sports season, covering the week of April 29-May 4 in the Jacksonville area.

    The senior caught eight passes for 90 yards and a touchdown and helped the Blue Devils to a shutout on defense to win the Region 2-1A flag football championship.

    She placed first in a vote of top Northeast Florida performers that included Jack Cox (Bolles boys lacrosse), Brian D'Errico (Beachside baseball), Zach Hyatt (Fleming Island boys tennis), Amiyah Jones (Baldwin softball), Brooke McCoy (Episcopal girls lacrosse), Mychaela Parker (Orange Park girls track), Madison Schramm-Santos (Ponte Vedra girls tennis), Jeffrey Simmons (Creekside boys volleyball), and Chavez Williams (Riverside boys track).

    This week's vote

    It's time to vote for Florida Times-Union's next First Florida Credit Union Athlete of the Week for the week of May 6-11, 2024.

    The Times-Union gathers nominees from scores, stats and nominations e-mailed to the sports desk during the week by coaches across Northeast Florida. Coaches can e-mail these stats and scores to preps@jacksonville.com.

    This week's voting begins Monday morning and closes at 10 a.m. Thursday. Votes are restricted to once per device per hour. Vote at jacksonville.com/sports.

    To see the poll, click here.

    Here are the nominees from May 6-11.

    Ethan Binns, Bolles boys lacrosse

    The attacker scored a team-high two goals in the Bulldogs' state semifinal, a 19-7 loss to Palm Beach Gardens Benjamin.

    Esa Brenneman, Bartram Trail girls lacrosse

    The freshman scored seven goals during the week, including a team-high five in the Class 2A championship victory over Tampa Plant, helping the Bears to their third consecutive FHSAA title.

    Tyce Donnelly, Creekside boys volleyball

    The junior recorded 17 kills and three blocks in the Knights' regional playoffs against Gulf Breeze and Lake Mary.

    Reese Green, West Nassau softball

    The senior center fielder went 3 for 3 with three runs scored, three stolen bases, a double and an RBI in the Warriors' 6-2 win over Suwannee in the Region 1-3A first round.

    Katherine Kelly, Ponte Vedra girls track

    The junior cleared a personal best of 11 feet, 3 3/4 inches to win the pole vault, helping the Sharks to the team championship for Region 1-3A.

    Aidan King, Bishop Snyder baseball

    The senior pitched a one-hit shutout with 20 strikeouts, adding a home run and a double at the plate, leading the Cardinals past Providence 3-0 in the Region 1-3A first round.

    Jake Officer, Episcopal boys track

    The junior won the Region 1-2A championships in the 800-meter run (1:55.05) as well as the 1,600 (4:17.96).

    Editor's Note: We reserve the right to disqualify a candidate or declare a vote "no contest" if tampering such as bots or offering to pay for voting is evident. Please respect the integrity of the vote the way these athletes respect the integrity of the game.

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