The El Paso Times will honor high school athletes this year every week that you, the readers, help determine. We will be taking weekly nominations and will release a list of finalists for the El Paso Children’s Hospital High School Athlete of the Week at 7 a.m. each Tuesday.
Students in all varsity sports are eligible to be nominated. The poll will close at 3 p.m. each Thursday, and the winners will be announced Friday.
Here are this week’s nominees:
- Ernie Powers , Franklin football. He rushed for 408 yards on 37 carries, had one catch for 15 yards and scored five touchdowns in win vs. Pebble Hills.
- Jaelynn Kohli , Eastlake volleyball. She had 18 kills in playoff win vs. Midland Legacy and 21 kills in win vs. Lake Ridge.
- Evan Rivera , Chapin football. Rivera passed for 269 yards and threw four touchdowns in win vs. Hanks.
- Julian Williams , Horizon football. Williams passed for 339 yards, threw four touchdowns and ran for a touchdown in win vs. Jefferson.
- Luke Lomeli , Eastlake football. He passed for 335 Yards and had four total touchdowns in win vs. Coronado.
- Emma Balsiger , Franklin basketball. Balsiger made the All-Tournament team at the Mavs Fall Classic. She had 20 points vs. Rock Hills and had 14 points and eight rebounds vs. Cleburne.
- Danae Gonzalez , Burges basketball. She scored 20 points vs. Arlington Martin, 25 points vs. Spring Memorial, 28 points vs. San Antonio Brandeis and 19 points vs. Riverside.
- Rachel Silva , Parkland basketball. She was named All-Tournament in the Fabens Tournament. She scored 16 points in title game vs. Fabens. She also scored 14 points vs. YWLA and 11 points vs. Austin.