Hilliard Darby basketball player Carmela Biedenbach was selected the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Girls Athlete of the Week for Feb. 2-8.
Biedenbach had 9 points, no turnovers and went 6 of 6 from the line to seal a win over Olentangy in the fourth quarter. She plays every guard spot, defends the other teams’ best players and shoots 40% from the 3-point line and 80% from the free-throw line.
Biedenbach received 55.8% of the vote and was followed by Logan gymnast Sophie Sater, who received 29.6%, and New Albany basketball player Mary Kidwell (14.4%).
Also nominated were Big Walnut basketball player Remy Largent and Africentric basketball player Jeniya Bowers.
Sater broke the school’s girls Indoor pole vault record with a jump of 11-5, then won the all-around competition in a gymnastics tri-meet at Lancaster. She placed first on Floor, second on bars, third on beam and fourth on vault in the meet.
Kidwell made a program-record eight 3-pointers, breaking a mark that had stood since 1998, in a 75-20 win over Central Crossing. She finished with 28 points.
Largent made nine 3-pointers and finished with 33 points, six assists, six steals and six rebounds in an 80-18 win over Westerville North. She had 55 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds in three games in the week, all wins.
Bowers scored 26 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, in a 58-49 win over Walnut Ridge.
The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports.
Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week. The boys poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays. The girls poll is live until 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to [email protected] or through X (formerly Twitter) tagging @BrianWhite13.
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.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: OSU Wexner Medical Center Girls Athlete of the Week: Carmela Biedenbach