Marion County High School Athlete of the Week Fan Poll, August 19-24

The 2024-25 high school sports season in Florida will see fall sports in full swing, including the granddaddy of them all, football.

The county’s volleyball teams also opened their schedules last week. Trinity Catholic, Lake Weir, Meadowbrook Academy and Vanguard were the only teams to survive the first wave of games undefeated. Marion County’s football teams also attracted a lot of attention and had several nominees for the title of “Athlete of the Week.”

You can vote once per hour. Please share the poll on social media so friends and family can join in. Voting closes at 3:59pm on Thursday.

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Maveric Skipinski, Dunnellon, football

96-yard kick return

Sean Martin, Dunnellon, football

75-yard interception return for a touchdown

Myah Roof, Dunnellon, volleyball

14 blocks over 2 games

Jessica Bohlen, Belleview, Volleyball

12 kills

Roger Stevens, Forest, football

55-yard kickoff return touchdown

Mae Owen, Forest Volleyball

25 assists, 24 digs, 3 kills, 1 block

Kyndall Seek, forest, volleyball

19 kills in 2 games

Brittin Stevens, North Marion, soccer

2 touchdowns by passes

Dallas Richardson, North Marion, football

2 intercepted passes

Reche Shields, Lake Weir, soccer

3 touchdowns by passes

Bernard Little, Vanguard, Football

2 tackles with loss

McKayla Adames, Lake Weir, volleyball

7 Kills, 2 Digs

Kady Reeves, Vanguard, volleyball

10 assists, 3 digs, 7 aces

Sarah Beville, Vanguard, volleyball

9 kills, 7 digs, 2 aces

Dorimar Villegas, Vanguard, volleyball

20 digs, 2 assists, 2 aces

Gaveena Smith, West Port, volleyball

21 kills, 5 blocks in 3 games

Abbey McClinton, West Port, volleyball

60 assists, 4 kills, 5 aces, 4 digs

Alvin Pickering, West Port, football

3 touchdowns by passes

Rylee Palmateer, St. John Lutheran, volleyball

44 Kills, 42 Digs, 1 Block

Sophia Ochoa, St. John Lutheran, volleyball

37 kills

Ashley Downs, St. John Lutheran, volleyball

81 templates

Sean Thornton, Trinity Catholic, football

Kick Return TD

Kierstan Shaw, Meadowbrook Academy, volleyball

11 kills

Angel Ross, Meadowbrook Academy, volleyball

17 templates

Madelyn Powers, Redeemer Christian, volleyball

19 Kills, 2 Blocks, 4 Digs

Delaney Shaw, Redeemer Christian, volleyball

30 assists, 11 kills, 8 aces