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10,000 Votes and Climbing! Who Will Win Patch Athlete of the Week Honors?

It's your turn to vote. Help pick Patch's High School Athlete of the Week. Will it be LW East's Kevin Bayer, Brother Rice's Cody Stull or Sandburg's Dakota Hampton?

Help pick Patch's Athlete of the Week in the Southland. Vote for one of the following players (or write in your own candidate) for the week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 2.

Kevin Bayer, senior defensive end/running back, Lincoln-Way East

Good ol’ No. 96 rumbled around right end for 13 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown with 5:09 remaining in . The Griffins trailed 14-0 at the end of one quarter before rallying in a battle for first place in the Southwest Suburban Blue Conference.

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Cody Stull, senior linebacker, Brother Rice

Stull’s second interception ended the game in the second overtime and sealed .

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Dakota Hampton, junior outside hitter, Sandburg

racked up 13 kills in Sandburg’s come-from-behind victory over Marist (13-25, 27-25, 25-23) in the Gold Division consolation match at the ASICS Challenge.

Want to write in your own candidate? Go ahead. Tell us why you voted for your player in the comments. Vote by 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7. We’ll announce the winner Monday, Oct. 10. Weekly winners will be eligible for Patch Athlete of the Month.


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