Granville's Tyler Ernsberger named Columbus area high school athlete of the week
Brian WhiteIn a vote that ended Nov. 26, Dispatch.com readers selected the Athlete of the Week for competitions that took place from Nov. 15-21.
This week's winner is Granville football player Tyler Ernsberger.
Ernsberger completed 6 of 7 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns in a 57-49 win over Western Brown.
Ernsberger received 52.9% of the vote and was followed by Granville football player Devon Haley, who had 21.5%, West Jefferson football player MJ Book (17.8%) and Granville basketball player Ella Wigal (5%).
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Haley, the runner-up, ran for 284 yards on 35 carries and scored six touchdowns. Book had 12 catches for 198 yards and a touchdown in a 16-14 win over Beverly Fort Frye. Wigal scored 25 points in a 50-25 win over Logan.
The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports.
Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week.
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Anyone can nominate an athlete in a variety of ways — through Twitter using the hashtag #DispatchAOW or tagging @BrianWhite13, via the Dispatch's Facebook page or by email to bwhite1@dispatch.com.
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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.