Vote: Augusta-area high school sports athlete of the week, including Week 4 of football

With the first month of high school football in the books, it's time to take a look at last week's top fall sports performers.

The athletes featured in this poll represent the best on-field performers from the past week of high school sports competitions around the Augusta area. For nominations for future polls, please email Will Cheney (wcheney@gannett.com) or message him on X (formerly known as Twitter). Augusta-area athletes from Georgia and South Carolina schools are eligible.

The pole and nominees and results are listed below. The poll will close at 5 p.m. Friday.

Previous winners

Jaris Sinkfield, Thomson football

Chloe Smith, Thomson softball

Treasure Story, Grovetown softball

Nominees for Augusta-area high school athlete of the week

Cole Trupp, Greenbrier football

Trupp rushed for 164 yards and five touchdowns in a 43-14 win over Statesboro. He also recorded 10 tackles on defense.

Anthony Jeffery, Thomson football

Jeffery rushed 223 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries in a 20-13 win over Grovetown.

Ty Jones, Lakeside football

Jones completed 8 of 12 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown in a 21-0 win over Evans. He also added 101 yards and a score on the ground.

Jeanarion Kamga, Westside football

Kamga carried the football 19 times for 147 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 27-12 win over Richmond Academy.

Reante Byrd, Hephzibah football

Byrd rushed for 149 yards on 20 carries in a 22-14 loss to Aquinas.

Sean Vandiver, Burke County football

Vandiver completed 9 of 13 passes for 205 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 50-12 win over Warren County. He also added 31 yards and a score on the ground.

Jane Pennington, Davidson Fine Arts volleyball

Pennington recorded nine kills, nine aces and 11 assists in wins over Glenn Hills (2-0) and Butler (2-0) last week.

Londyn Williams, Burke County volleyball

Williams racked up eight kills during a 2-0 win over Richmond County Technical Career Magnet last week.

Bailee Ussery, North Augusta volleyball

Ussery racked up seven aces and 14 digs in a 2-0 win over Ninety-Six last week.

Addyson Richards, Grovetown volleyball

Richards recorded 11 kills, 14 aces and 13 digs in a 3-1 win over Westminster Schools of Augusta last week.

Journey Buzzell, Harlem volleyball

Buzzell recorded seven kills and 11 aces in a 3-0 win over Hephzibah last week.

Karsynn Tucker, Greenbrier volleyball

Tucker recorded three aces, four digs and 12 assists in a 3-0 win over Alleluia Community School last week.

Reese Janik, Alleluia Community volleyball

Janik racked up nine kills, 17 digs, 12 assists and an ace in a 3-0 loss to Greenbrier last week.

Jane Stewart, Grovetown cross country

Stewart (21:55.61 took the top spot in the girls varsity 5,000-meter race at the Piedmont XC Festival in Athens last week.

Maddy Harl, Grovetown softball

Harl went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run, two doubles and three RBI in a 15-0 win over Rockdale County last week.

Braedyn Quarles, Evans softball

Quarles went 1-for-2 at the plate with a double, HBP and two RBI in a 21-9 loss to Brantley County last week.

Shantrisse Williams, Cross Creek softball

Williams went 3-for-3 at the plate with four RBI and three stolen bases in a 22-8 win over Westside last week.

Aajah Houston, Westside softball

Houston went 2-for-2 with three RBI and three stolen bases in a 22-8 loss to Cross Creek last week.

Janiya Scott, Thomson softball

Scott hit a solo home run in a 16-8 win over Josey last week.

Denahja Curry, Josey softball

Curry hit a double and drove in three runs in a 16-8 loss to Thomson last week.

Cam Nixon, Cross Creek football

Nixon caught nine passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns in a 51-22 loss to Baldwin.

Levi Murphey, Westminster Schools of Augusta football

Murphey completed 13 of 23 passes for 206 yards and four touchdowns in 54-24 win over Harvester Christian. He also added 105 rushing yards and a pair of scores on 10 carries.

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Augusta high school athlete of the week reader poll for Sept. 9-13