Branford football player Maurice Vought was voted by the readers the LCR Athlete of the Week for Sept. 30-Oct. 5.
Vought received 90 of the 258 votes (35%) cast through noon Wednesday in our online poll following an impressive performance where he scored three touchdowns, including a 90-yard kickoff return, and had a team-high with 86 yards gained from scrimmage to help Branford beat Trenton 34-20. He finished ahead of Lafayette golfer Gavin Barnes (23%), Suwannee cross country runner Olivia Hermanson (19%), Lafayette football player Jordan Murphy (14%), Fort White football player Lecosta Byrd (4%), Columbia golfer Alison O’Brien (3%) and Branford volleyball player Andi Sabourin (2%).
The next poll will be online this weekend. Nominees will be chosen from scores and stats uploaded to MaxPreps, sent in by coaches and from games attended by the LCR's reporters. Coaches can also send in nominees to jkroeger@lakecityreporter.com.