Each week during the high school sports season, Eastern Maine Sports will announce a female and male athlete of the week. If you want to sponsor the female or male athlete of the week email Marc at easternmainesports@gmail.com. Use that same email to send your nominations in during the week. When you send your nominations include the athlete, name of the school, stats for the week of the nomination. Here is a full list of the 328 past athlete of the week winners.
This week, we had seven Rowell’s Garage male athlete of the week nominationn. Kobe Gilbert from PCHS averaged 37.5 points, 15 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and two steals in two games. It is the seventh athlete of the week overall for Gilbert and second in a row. Gilbert is averaging 33.8 points and 15 rebounds this season for the Pirates.
Male athlete of the week February 1st-February 6th
Kobe Gilbert- PCHS – basketball- recorded 35 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, three steals, and one block in 72-55 win over Valley. Recorded 40 points, 17 rebounds, four assists, and two steals in 68-65 loss to Central.
Runner up
- Simon Allen- Central- basketball – had 30 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and game winning three pointer with 3 seconds left in 68-65 win over PCHS.
Other nominations
- Gavin McArthur- MCI- basketball – had 19 points in 69-48 win over Waterville.
- Jeremy Fraser- Camden Hills- basketball- had 24 points and nine rebounds in 72-44 win over Medomak.
- Matt Parent- Messalonskee- basketball- had 30 points and six rebounds in 84-44 win over Waterville.
- Hunter Curtis- Ellsworth- basketball- had 33 points and 10 rebounds in 67-50 win over Orono.
- Isaiah Morales- Van Buren- basketball- had 39 points in 84-39 win over Wisdom.
