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    Vote for the Clarksville-area boys high school athlete of the week for May 6-12

    By Jacob Shames, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle,

    2024-05-12

    Who should be the Clarksville-area boys high school athlete of the week for May 6-12? Here's your chance to vote.

    The poll will be open until noon on Thursday.

    Previous winners of the spring sports season are Montgomery Central's Gabe Eddington , Clarksville's Ben Moore , Clarksville Christian's Cade Cocke , Kirkwood's Jon Lucas Pardo , West Creek's Aiden Urdiales , Kirkwood's Matthew Dirks , Montgomery Central's Dylan Fulton , Clarksville Academy's Brennen Gibson and Clarksville Academy's Jalon Page .

    This week's nominees are listed below.

    MORE: See the Clarksville-area athletes who qualified for TSSAA track and field state championships

    Prophet Basden, track and field, Kirkwood: Finished third in the 400-meter dash at the Class AAA Section 3 meet on May 10, posting a time of 48.92 seconds to advance to the TSSAA state meet. Was 10th in the 200 (22.55) and 15th in the 100 (11.28). Helped the Cobras' 4x100-meter relay team finish 13th in 43.87 seconds.

    Zack Baxter, baseball, Clarksville Christian: Pitched a complete game, giving up three hits and one earned run in five innings with eight strikeouts, in a 16-6 win over South Haven Christian in the TSIAA state quarterfinals on May 7. Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base in the Centurions' first-ever playoff victory.

    Myrham Cohen, track and field, Northeast: Placed third in the triple jump at the section meet with a mark of 44 feet, 11 inches, a season best which qualified him for the state championship meet.

    Treyson Cosby, track and field, Northwest: Qualified for state in the 300-meter hurdles by running a season-best 39.78 seconds at the section meet, placing third. Set another season best with a time of 15.52 in the 110 hurdles, placing seventh. Took 12th in the triple jump (41 feet, 7.25 inches).

    Brady Davis, baseball, Clarksville: Threw a complete game shutout, giving up three hits and striking out five, in a 2-0 win over Henry County in the Region 7-4A championship game on May 11.

    MORE: Top Clarksville-area performers in TSSAA baseball, softball, soccer playoffs May 6-12

    Graham Duncan, soccer, Rossview: Scored six goals, including four in the first seven minutes, in a 10-1 win over Springfield in the District 13-AAA tournament on May 9.

    Evan Ozolins, baseball, Clarksville Academy: Fired a complete game, giving up one earned run and seven hits with two strikeouts, in a 2-0 loss to Columbia Academy on May 6 in the DII-A Middle Region tournament.

    Bruce Sergerson, track and field, Montgomery Central: Placed third in the shot put at the Class AA Middle Region meet on May 8 with a mark of 39 feet, 5 inches. Took sixth place in the discus at 113 feet, 9 inches.

    Aiden Taylor, soccer, West Creek: Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime, giving the Coyotes a 1-0 win over Northwest in the District 14-AAA championship game on May 9 for their first district title in 10 years.

    Zachariah Taylor, track and field, Kenwood: Won the Section 3 championship in the 100 meters with a time of 10.60. Qualified for state in the 200 with a second-place finish (21.58) and led the Knights to second place in the 4x200 (1:28.56). Also ran on the 4x100, which came in sixth (42.74).

    This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: Vote for the Clarksville-area boys high school athlete of the week for May 6-12

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