Thomas Worthington's Colin Scalis named Columbus area high school athlete of the week

In a vote that ended Oct. 14, Dispatch.com readers selected the Athlete of the Week for competitions that took place from before Oct. 9.

This week's winner is Thomas Worthington football player Colin Scalise.

Scalise had 12.5 tackles and an interception in a 25-17 win over Marysville.

Scalise received 28.8% of the vote and was followed by Westerville South football player Quan Rhodes-McKee, who had 21.7% of the votes. Next was Olentangy Orange soccer player Kaelyn Valleau (14.6%), Upper Arlington field hockey player Emily Barker (13.9%), Olentangy Berlin soccer player Fina Davy (10.6%), and Hartley soccer player Matthew Boyd (5.3%).

Rhodes-McKee, the runner-up, had 17 tackles, an interception for a touchdown, a strip-fumble for a touchdown, a blocked field goal and three tackles for a loss in a 35-20 win over Canal Winchester.

Valleau had a goal in a 5-0 win over Lexington and three goals in a 3-1 win over Hilliard Bradley. She has 12 goals and eight assists to lead the team in scoring.

Barker had a goal and two assists in a win over New Albany and contributed to a 1-0 win over Columbus Academy.

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The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports.

Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week.

Anyone can nominate an athlete through Twitter tagging @BrianWhite13 or by email to bwhite1@dispatch.com.

High school sports: Here's how to nominate Columbus area athletes of the week in 2022-23

Once athletes win during the regular season, they're not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. Athletes who have not been a recipient of one of the weekly awards can be nominated more than once.

Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@dispatch.com.

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