From staff Reports 

The Austin Sports Journal has partnered with Covert Ford to honor the top high school athletes in the Austin-San Antonio region each week during the high school sports season, 

The Austin Sports Journal will gather the top performances across our 13-county coverage area with the help of readers, coaches and staff. Then let our readers decide the top athlete for the week.  

Voting is open from 3 p.m., Mondays through 10 p.m., Tuesdays. The Austin Sports journal will announce the winner each week on our website and present the athlete of the week with a certificate.  

Coaches are encouraged to nominate athletes no later than 5 p.m., Sundays each week. Nominate players by emailing Michael Adams at madams@austinsportsjournal.com. 

Here are this week’s nominees:  

Cole Taylor, Pflugerville, football: The senior quarterback was nearly unstoppable, throwing for 295 yards and 8 touchdowns on just 15 pass attempts in the Panthers’ blowout win over Austin Navarro. 

Dylan Belinga, Liberty Hill, football: The junior running back torched Connally’s defense with 226 yards and 3 touchdowns on only 14 carries, averaging more than 16 yards every time he touched the ball. 

Jaxson Schad, QB, Weiss, football: The sophomore quarterback lit up Lehman with 358 passing yards and 7 touchdowns, completing 18 of 23 passes in a dominant offensive performance. 

Joy Udoye, Cedar Park, volleyball: The senior outside hitter had 21 kills with a .316 hitting percentage against Liberty Hill. Against Hays she had nine kills with a .538 hitting percentage.  

Jennavee Jensen, Vista Ridge, volleyball: The senior outside hitter had 14 kills and a .684 hitting percentage to go with six aces and four digs in the Rangers’ win over Manor. Tuesday against Stony Point, Jensen had 19 kills with two aces and eight digs.